Lie igan1 I&ht Feaiture Sectionll I ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1930 PRICE FIVE _________________________________________- ~ I :10 grls to it tree Ann Arbor Life Will be Interpreted by Collegiate Plot, Campus Scenes, Specialty Numbers, Comedy Skits, When Junior Girls Open 26th Annual Production With Presentation Honoring Senior omen March 17 in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre ivacious choruws i lU le un ontstaulind fca/tre of Ic Junio Giris play. e One of the raups, is shown llve. Its menbers are -(1left to right ) Harriet Areyc. Mallrxr Perency, Aiqnrs L.al/y, larl lEddinylon. L'rncsline WaIginer, Mary Ilost . r, and 1:I11 "i in1 'Orl"(l'V . - ill and Kat/. t:ilI play -ing .role Sircet." t :. a ., t By Margaret Harris NCE again the junior women o f Michigan'~ have undertaken the task which was cre- ated for them by the earnest efforts of those who preceded them, and have entered upon the production of their annual musical comedy with a determination, earnestness, and clear comprehension of what that task should mean. No class having a part In contrast to t/he general Jeclie ttcDo/c, fem~linrinle kRuth Bishop, left., and collegiateness of the play, lead of "Slate Street' 'k l1 Josselyn McLean will be re- are the parts of the_ Iwo give a specialty dance as a sponsible fora conied /duet vi/lians, laken by Hlen highliqht in the production. as cabaret oaitresses. Carrmi, ltt, and1 i wian I1u/lock. -Photos by Spedding. To thq juniors h special-v their earn and cool Olympia Lois Ben in the establishingc Plays Develop t Class Unify the class which no of the tradition which is the Junior Girls' Play has yet equalled the superb flour-. ish with which the women of the class of 1931 have assumed the mantle which was their - heritage from w awaits the opening of the play to be presented in thei: honor,-the seniors. Twenty-five years have seen the development of the Junior Girls' Play from the position of instability and slight recognition in which it made its first appearance in 1904 to the place of honor which it now commands. In those years, each successive production has meant one more step forward in the progress of the play's growth. Throughout all the changes which have come with its ever-increasing importance among cam- pus traditions, the buoyancy and light-hearted- ness of college days has been retained, with the result that the Junior Girls' Play is today the well suited to mark the return to campus sur- roundings which the Junior Girls' Play makes this year. "State Street," the title of this latest junior presentation, is indicative of the nature of the production which it represents.. Familiar to Michigan women is the Whitney theatre, in which junior plays for the past years have been presented to audiences, the increased size of which made the use of Sarah Caswell Angell hall, the original scene of the production. impossible. This year the Whitney will be super- seded by the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre, the laboratory of the women themselves, which the completion of the League tuilding gave them. Marking this return to a campus building is the adoption of a college plot, a theme ,successfully used in several former productions of the play. "State Street" is a far cry from "Forward March," a war travesty which was the offering of the class of 1930. Yet the variations in plot have not altered the nature of'the play itself, for in its essential details the Junior Girls' Play is still the production which has won so much recogni- tion during the past years. college life. Miss Loomis' success in directing this production should be indicative of what may be expected from this latest production, which is similar to the 1926 play in general theme. Miss Alice Lloyd, adviser of women, has for / the past year provided valuable assistance for the women of the junior class during the prepa- ration of the production. Her success in so ca- pable handling all the disturbing problems which must naturally arise in undertaking a play of- this kind has been one of the greatest incentives for the forward progress .of the Junior Girls' Play. In plot, "State Street" is unusually fitted to serve as the vehicle of a college presentation. It deals with the amusing experiences of a charming little racketeer who comes from Chi- cago with a gang to exploit a college town, that is, Ann Arbor. What happens when she assumes the garb of a State Street girl and attempts to act the part furnishes a series of incidents guar- anteed to keep any audience in a state of high excitement. In commenting with wit and gen- tle satire on personalities and events of college days, the play does so not so much for the edi- past. Those who Songs Surpass Past "its" still sing such favorites as + "Helen, I Love You" and "My Michigan , Man" will welcome these latest lyrics. "R o m a n y Racketeers," "The Girl in Pink," "Sweet and Low Brow," and "The of the country fair sort where the play ends with an appreciation of what playing the part of a State Street girl must mean. This year's song hits promise to be all that songs from Junior Girls' Plays have been in the Mar j ory McC Jo s se 1 n Mc Ruth Bishop, Josephine Smith, and Albe Maslen are the juniors taking these. parts. An unusually large number of choruses sisted by specialty dancers and sirigers, are The free employment of dances and songs, ated for "State Street" by junior women, continue the musical comedy tradition whicl become an essential feature of the produc Under the direction of Lucile Strauss, chai: of dances, the choruses have been .trainE carry out their work in such a manner contribute largely to the success of the pro tion. Particular ability and talent is exhibite members of the specialties group. Contra: usual custom, the specialty numbers have Singlefoot" are outstanding. Mention must also be made of "Hit the Trail," "State Street Baby," and "The Dealer in Futures." The members of the music committee, under Marjorie McClung, composed the melodies. Jeanette Dale, in the role of the State Street girl, heads the list of cast members.. Opposite her is Kathleen Badger, who plays the part of the State Street boy. Miss Dale and Miss Badger are supported by four others who take the com- edy and 'heavy" roles. As a characteristic bond- salesman type of college boy, Jane Robinson shares honors with Barbara Stratton, who por- scattered among awarded to the Tap Choruses Featured the smaller parts, as leads. Featured as sp dancers accompany choruses are Ma: Barr, Lucile Strau Josephine Smith choruses are given nence in this vear duction. As specialty singer, Helen Carr , n -- ;_ . fn - eh - - -- m