WEDNE,"1EAY- NOVEMBER 11, 1959

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

WEDNE~~AY OVEMBR 11, 959 TE MICIGA AL

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BY OGDEN NASH, S. J. PERELMAN:
Soph Show To Open with 'One Touch of Venus'
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By STEPHANIE ROUMELL
The Lydia Mendelssohn curtain
will go up on "One Touch of
Venus," the 1960 Soph Show, at
8 p.m. Thursday through Satur-
day nights.
Ogden Nash and S. J. Perelman
collaborated on the script which
was originally produced as a
Broadway musical starring Mary
Martin. "One Touch of Venus" was
also made into a movie, but Holly-
wood presented it as a comedy.
"The play is exactly right for a
Soph Show production," Steve
VanderVoort, '62, Soph Show co-
director, commented. "Most sopho-
more play enthusiasts have had
only a limited amount of experi-
ence with the theatre, and the
Nash-Perelman play is good to
learn on."
Simple, Effective Songs
"One Touch of Venus" has sim-
ple but effective songs and sets, he
explained. Plays such as "Carou-
sel" and "Oklahoma" call for big-
ger productions, but this play has
a contemporary setting. There are
,no period props and costumes to
worry about.
"Working on Soph Show has
been a learning process for per-

formers and directors
VanderVoort noted.

as well,"

Each year, the Soph Show com-
mittee employs a professional di-
rector who acts as a safeguard to
insure that the play actually goes
on, VanderVoort explained.
Guides Production
Ted Heusel, Civic Theatre direc-
tor, has been guiding the sopho-
more production through the
rough spots this year.
"But he waits until we ask his
help," VanderVoort said. "The co-
directors work at the problem
first, and then when we are really
stuck he gives us advice. This is
good for the learning process."
A musical is put together in
stages, VanderVoort related. For
a time the dancers, singers and
actors are each guided by separate
directors. Then the co-directors
begin putting everything together,
and finally, the last night of re-
hearsal, the directors' jobs are over
with-the show continues by it-
self.
"From here on in we have noth-
ing more to do with it, Vander-
Voort said. "We can only sit back,
hold our breath and hope." ...
Further rehearsals after the

FINAL TOUCH -- In rehearsal, members of the cast of this year's
Soph Show add final touches to a scene from Ogden Nash and
S. J. Perelman's comedy, "One Touch of Venus." The play, com-
pletely produced by the sophomore class, will be presented this
weekend in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.

play opens are unnecessary, he ex-
plained, because the actual per-
formance on stage is all the prac-
tice that the cast needs.
"One Touch of Venus" tells the
story of a statue who comes to
life when a barber places his fian-,
ce's engagement ring on its finger.

Venus falls in love with the barber
and pursues him.
"The play is light, modern and
fun," VanderVoort said.
"Some of the lines are very
funny; some are very risque -
we've cut out some of those. But
there is still plenty of spice left."

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