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OPERA SPECIAL ben trovato.
Leonard W. Nieter..........Editor Witness, "Tres Rouge, a Mr*Wcal
Assistants oC medie," born in the brain of Harold
Linton B. Dimond..........ReporterSchradzki, '15L, contributing editor,
and carried to a successful consumma-
Clinton P. Anderson.......Reporter#tion by "Wap" John, present incumb-
Bruce Swaney............Report ent (or encumbrance) of the managing
E. L. Zeigler ................Reporter editor's chair.
cumstances is bound to be sparkling,
vivacious, and full of spirit. Mourn-
ing, crepe, hypochondriasis, and vex-
ation of spirit are forever tabooed,
their place being pre-empted by joy,
heydey, and marriage bells.
No uproarious, screaming farce, this
comedy of which we are speaking, but
the quiet, chuckling, mirth-inducing
kind, conceived on strict Gargoyle
principles, carried forward in the ap-
proved Gargoyle style.
The lines and lyrics are aimed first
rat the diaphragm, then at the heart,
and we miss our guess if they do not
make a bull's-eye in both place.
Business Staff
J. W. Langs, '17 N. T. Bolles, '18
Robert C. Patterson, '18
Louis Freidenberg, '19
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1916
.THE NINTH OPERA
In the midst of the year's biggest
events we are confronted with the
most completely managed student pro-
duction of the year, the Ninth Union
Opera, "Tres Rouge." We can hardly
term it the "best ever," but point with
satisfaction to certain outstanding fea-
tures which predict success.
Never before, in the history of Union
operas has there been such determined
enthusiasm shown in a single project.
The efforts of cast, chorus, managers,
and director will tell their story when
the curtain is lifted for the first time'
Wednesday evening.
Behind these outward expressions,
there has been evident a new spirit,
.which has enabled the production to,
develop a smoothness and harmony of
effort never exemplified in any other
Union production. What has caused
that spirit cannot definitely be stated.
It is there. It has accomplished the
most.
With the rapid progress of the
Union's project, we can look to the
future with satisfaction, confident that
with a new building and an ever in-
creasing alumni spirit, Michigan's
hopes are better than ever.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
The fellow who nurtured enough
nerve to do the limit these days and
took her to all those going's-on may
have some stand-in-but soon he'll
stand-out in the cold blizzard with a
sport coat waiting for spring.
The Freshman And His Girl
At The Opera; His fistake
It was his initial bow into society.
He felt that elevating ripple wiggling
its way up and- down, his spinal
column. (The one that sends men to
infirmaries before they are matured.)
He felt it. And he was confident his
wonderful friend would enjoy the per-
formance and as he loosed his west-
ern jacket, he leaned over towards
where she sat, and smilingly mutter-
ed, "Well, I'm set for the show-aren't
you?" She shrugged her middle left
shoulder, and pulled her feet up to the
resting board on the seat before her.
"Isn't it about time?" she queried.
"Well it ought to be if it isn't," he
followed, "we're here anyway."
The first act passed by all too rapid-
ly for him. He had completely for-
gotten her. She wasn't lost in him
much. The second act was all the
more fatal, and while the heroine was
singing her final lyric, he groped for
his jacket, and assisting her with her
coat, chuckled and said, "That 'er was
sure some =show. Never saw such
clever gals in all my life."
And for weeks he never met her on
the campus, and he wondered why his
telephone calls were so fruitless. She
was awfully busy most all of the time.
He went to a fellow senior, opened
his case before him, and the educated
superior put him wise, when he
summed up his case by saying "Never
be lost in the show when you're with
one of the fair sex. Be uninterested.
Be talkative. Jest, criticise, para-
phrase, and a swell dinner afterwards
will give you a fair start towards a
woman's heart."
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Corner Maynard and William Streets
Headquartersi for
Tres Rouge Music
Scores and Sheet Music
Publishers of
"Mr. Bull of London Town"
Song Hit
ALL - NATION REVUE,
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Michigan Song Book
Containing Hits of all former Operas and News of the Campus
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To think of the man who, in the
glimmering stage lights accepts the
flowers landed over, and then writes
home telling how women students
showered him with bouquettes.
And when all is over-he has but a
year to wait for a repetition of suc-
cess-and a dangerous bridge of elig-
ibility.
The man with the poster habit all
over his room may be a collective
genius,-but for real work, well-
And besides-in the race for popu-
larity we find real humans attending
three consecutive nights.
Many an-opera-goer rests firmly in
the belief thatepaint and powder are
essentials-in some cases.
With some, Friday night is a toss-
up, but tradition and majority take it
as a dress-up.
Naturally,-he calls her up-too late
foi tickets-sorry-maybe next year.
But she knew him all the time.
He found out next.
SNAPPY GARGOYLE LEAP YEAR
NUMBER ON SALE THIS WEEK
Art Work Special Feature of Humor
Publication; Place 1,500
Copies on Sale
With a snappy Gargoyle Leap Year:
number to go on sale Friday, Opera
goers will be able to procure what
is said to be one of the best humor
numbers published by the Gargoyle
staff this year. A total of 1,500 copies
will be put on sale.
^The Leap Year number will take
the place of the annual opera num-'
ber, and is sure to be as popular with
START BUILDING NEW
MICHIGAN UNION SOON
Alumni Contribute Heavily to Project;
Temporary Quarters
Uncertain
Work on the new Union building,
according to present indications, will
begin during the month of July, if
the final plans can be submitted to
the various bidders within a few days.
1. K. Pond, designer of the new Mich-
igan Union building, is at present
putting the finishing touches on the
plans for the new structure.
At about a week before commence-
ment, the old building will be torn
down and excavation will begin im-
mediately. It will take at least a
year and three or four months to
complete the new home for Michigan
students. If rapid progress is made,
the place should be finished by the
fall of 1917.
The alumni interest in the project
has been very keen and up to the
present time they have contributed,
together with the student body, over
$700,000. The alumni campaigns have
not been completed as yet, although
a few of them have handed in their
final list of contributions. The men
behind the project are confident that
the million dollar mark will be passed
whenthe campaign has been pushed
to the finish. Many of the alumni
have not been approached on the mat-
ter as yet.
The temporary quarters for the
Michigan Union have not been de-
cided upon, owingto the fact that
the original plan of the Union author-
ities was found unsatisfactory. There
is a possibility however, that suitable
arrangements can be made for quart-
ers adjacent to the new structure,
providing such a building will not
interfere with the construction of the
new Union.
EXPECT MUSIC OF
TRES ROUGE TO.
MAKE BIGGEST HIT
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In commenting on the singing, Mr.
Moore made much of the large number
of extraordinary voices in the cast,
and the unusual arrangement of parts
that allowed the best songs to fall to
those possessing the best voices.
Sikes has not been heard in an opera
except on one previous occasion when
he took a minor part. This year he
appears in the role of leading man and
is given an excellent opportunity to
display his singing ability. Mr. Moore
expressed great pleasure " with his
voice, applying to it the phrase, "well
adapted." He promises the audiences
a surprise and a treat. Grover, he said,
LARGE OPER TRYOUTS
MAKE' ELIMINATIONS HARD
More Than 120 Candidates Turn Out
For Chorus; Make Four
Cuts
The tryouts for the 1916 Union Opera
surpassed that of any other year, and
if enthusiasm counts anything at all,
the comedy, "Tres Rouge," should be
one of the best productions of the
Mimes of the Michigan Union. The
difficulty faced this year was that of
eliminating men who showed consider-
able talent, but who were dropped be-
cause of the large number occupying
that class.
When the first call for cast tryouts
was issued, thirty men, all of excep-
tional ability and talent, responded.
This large number of candidates for
major roles rendered choice a difficult
matter, and how to cut and weed out"
those of lesser talent immediately be-
came one of Director Morgan's wor-
ries. The material responding to the
initial call was of such a uniform char-
actersthat extreme deliberation was
necessary in deciding what men were
to be retained.
Next came the call for chorus try-
outs, with the resultant appearance of
120 prospective candidates. Four cuts
were necessary before a final chorus
could be selected and when all is said
and done it will assuredly be agreed
that the chorus was a worthy support
to a splendid cast.
Grant L. Cook, '17L, as Mrs. Gregg;
M. C. Wood, '17, as "Dale;" Joseph
Palma, as "Kitty;" and E. E. Pardee,
'17, as "Fan," have the other .nging
parts.
Costumes Arrived Yesterday Morning
Costumes for the cast and chorus of
"Tres Rouge" arrived early yesterday
morning, muchto the satisfaction of
those in charge.,
A complete rhearsal will be held
tonight, while a costume parade is
scheduled for sometime today.
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OPERA MANAGING
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of volts and amperes, of switches and
induction coils, that stands him in
good stead in unravelling the maze of
wires and circuits that are a part of
the opera stage lighting system.
J. M. Barrett, Jr., '16-'18L, chair-
man of the publicity committee, is the
man who has made the opera
known beyond the immediate confines
of the campus. The carefully planned
publicity campaign of this committee
is expected to result in capacity houses
both in Ann Arbor and neighboring
cities.
A side issue as regards the opera it-
self, but of considerable importance
to the campus at large, is the music
publishing committee, of which Ben-
jamin Motter, '16, is chairman. As its
title indicates, this committee has
charge of the publication of opera
music in folio and single sheet form.
Finally, there is the treasurer, a sort
of financial secretary, who labors all
day computing costs. This post falls
to Staats Abbrams, '17E.
In addition to the heads ofacommit-
tees, the following men are active:
Assistants General Chairman-Kemp
Burge, '17, Arthur Schupp, '17E, Glen
Howland, '17.
Assistants, Master Costumes-E. B.
Palmer, '17, Thatcher Rea, '17E, Tom
Reid, '17.
Assistant Stage Manager-Gordon
Smith, '17E.
Publicity Gommittee-J. W. Langs,
'17, L. W. Neiter,#17, L. J. Buckly, '17,
Norman T. Bolles, '18.
Music Publishing Committee-Robert
Collins, '17E, Cyril Talbot, '17, Karl
Walker, '17E.
Assistants, Master Properties - Abe
Hart, '17, J. C. B. Parker, '17, John
Neuman, '17E.
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rector Morgan, who has successfully
directed numerous campus productions;
of the University of Pennsylvania,
where this system has been used for
years.
Under the present plan, the entire
book for next year's production will be
completed by the end of this semester,
and by the beginning of the fall term
the musical numbers will also be com-
pleted. This year, due to the lateness
of the writing of the book, the musical
numbers were not written until a few
weeks before the rehearsals began.
The new system should enable the
Union opera committee to produce a
show of exceptionally high calibre next
year, one in which both plot and dia-
logue will be carefully treated.
C'A 3PUS FORUM HAS ENABLED
STUDENTS TO GI'VE OPINIONS
Various Problems Have Been Brought
Up for General Discussion
at meetings
The history of the Forum of the
Michigan Union does not date back
further than the first of last year.
The exact (ate was February 19, 1915.
at which time a group of students
gathered in the Union to discuss some
campus problem.
The meetings were held from time
to time, and became. quite popular
with the students as a place for their
expression of opinion on various ques-
tions. Summer baseball, the student
council, the value of fraternities, the
Straight Bill and campus'societies all
received their due amount of atten-
tion at the meetings.
At a ricent meeting the military
training was debated, and an unusual-
ly large number were present. The
Michigan Daily was also discussed
at one of the last gatherings. Harry
Gault, president of the Union, stated
that at least two Forum meetings
will be held before the second
semester is over.
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