r, MARCH 15, 1952 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Mother Goose To Tell Tales At Annual Senior Ball Tonight Modernized Georgie Porgie, '01 King Cole' To Create Atmosphere for Don Bari Music 'HEAVENLY DAYS': Cast, Committees Prepare for JGP "Once Upon A Time," the '52E Senior Ball, will be held from 9 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight in the Union Ballroom. Tickets priced at $2.50 a couple may be purchased from 1 to 5 p.m. today in the Administration Build- ing. They will also be sold at the Union during the dance. * * * STUDENTS )FROM every class 'are invited to attend the ball, al- though it is traditionally given in honor of the graduating class. Late permission will be given .I, Frosh Teams Plan Dances This year's Frosh Weekend to be held Fri. and Sat., April 18 and 19, is getting into full swing with various organizational meetings of oth eams. Maize team is holding floor- tryouts this afternoon from 3 p.m. in the League and next ednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Frosh Weekend dates back to 1948 when it was held with the purpose of initiating Freshmen women into League activities. Since that time competition be- tween the two teams has grown into a traditional rivalry that is settled the nights of the show by judges who award the plaque of honor to the winning team. Committees for the two teams were chosen at a mass meeting in the League Wednesday night. for the dance which is semi- formal. The senior committee suggests that men wear suits and women choose between "dressy" dresses, cocktail attire or formals. A modernized Mother Goose set- ting has been chosen for the theme of the annual ball. Characters from famous nursery rhymes will closely resemble "Joe Colleges" and "Mary Coeds" seen on any campus. * * * GEORGIE PORGIE in white bucks and grey flannels will be "kissing the girls and making them cry" and Little Boy Blue, star halfback, will be hard at work studying and "deemphasizing." Ol' King Cole will have his ID checked at the door and Jack and Jill will climb Beer Mountain for the occasion. DON BARI and his orchestra will be playing from beneath Humpty's well-known "wall." Bari, who is well-known in Detroit, has provided the music at several campus events this year. Couples attending Senior Ball will have an opportunity to pre- view this year's Union Opera during the intermission. A spe- cialty act from the show will be given, followed by a Charleston dancing contest. A local jewelry store has con- tributed a trophy which will be awarded to the winning couple. Programs decorated on a gradu- ation theme will also be given at the door. Coeds are-requested not to wear corsages in keeping with campus custom. Photo by-Jack Bergstrom RISING TO THE OCCASION-Getting ready for the March 20, 21 and 22 performances of Junior Girls' Play, Jody Steinkamp, left, and members of her stage and scenery committee check set direc- tions so that the cast may rehearse without fear of walking through walls or into trees. Entitled "Heavenly Days," the play will be centered about college life. * * * <.> * * * * * * .t "11 .. I Cast and committee members for "Heavenly Days," Junior Girls' Play production, have risen to the occasion and given up a large part of their social life for the past three weeks while rehearsals have been in progress. , Scheduled for Thursday, March 20 through Saturday, March 22, including the Thursday Senior Night performance. JGP requires a tremendous amount of work and time by the cast, committees, and the central committee. GETTING THE SHOW into shape, Nancy Born, director, has had the usual trials and tribula- tions. With rehearsals being held almost every night including weekend nights, the problem of men has confronted the direc- tor. Men who have been kept in the background by JGP spend their Friday and Saturday nights figur- ing out ways to get into rehearsals in order to make late dates after rehearsals lasting until midnight. * * * ANOTHER PROBLEM which confronted Miss Born was a re- sult of confused set plans. It is Daily Classifieds Bring Quick Results always hard for the cast to ima- gine just where the sets are to be but with confusion in the plans yet, there were women making their grand entrances and exits through walls that had not yet been set up. Imagine their surprise on opening night when they would have discovered that their big scene took place behind a set wall! During one week of rehearsals there was a pervading air of gloom, for Sue Ralston, one of the leading characters, had set up residence in Health Service with a case of flu and a lost voice. Even during that week the show carried on, however, for Miss Born stood in a for the stricken actress. The committees have had their share of work and troubles along with the cast. The stage and scenery commit- tee has had to have rehearsals of its own aside from regular re- hearsals because there are so many scenery changes that have to be made in a matter of sec- onds. Between two scenes, a dorm- itory settng has to be changed to a railroad station scene in one minute. / * * * THE MAKE-UP committee has{ been working on somewhat the same principal that a first-aid committee works, by practicing on each other. Although the members have not as yetuhad to bandage each other up, they have had to use plastic noses and other beauty aids on each other when practic- ing character make-up. Because "Heavenly Days" cov- ers a period of a great many years, there is a tremendous range of costumes for which the costume committee is responsi- ble. Some of the parts require as many as nine costume changes throughout the play. Hence, many an hour has been spent at the sewing machine by Nancy Eichenlaub and her committee. JGP central committee, which has been working on the show since last spring, is composed of Joan Brown, chairman; Jo Phil- lips, assistant chairman; Nancy Born, director; Nancy Baehre, as- sistant director; Paggy Zager, secretary and Nancy Pridmore, treasurer. Others are Nancy Eichenlaub, costumes; Margy Boos, make-up with Catherine Toarmina as her assistant; Berta Houston, music; Evelyn Brooks, composer and ar- ranger; Sally Hansen, choral; Sally Gouldthorpe, programs and Pat Texter, properties with Meryle Reiss her assistant. The list continues with Donna Mayer, publicity with Carolyn Fisk, Barbara Cole and Bev Arble her assistants; Jody Steincamp, scen- ery; Diane Harris and Faith Krue- ger, script and Diane Harris, stage manager. Ann Black is in charge of tick- ets, Dona Davenport, ushers and Nancy Nelson, dance with Dorcas Strong her assistant. ;r" t Wedding Gowns' h . .,... .f. This year's June bride will have an opportunity to choose between the traditional white wedding gown or one champagne colored, as leading stores are now includ- ing champagne colored gowns in their collection. T' i I If 1 1?. j ii I f x". :': 3 : : : '; " I i}} ;. :: 1 i r ti+ f; i ' I , k;: 1 I ': i}' ... r~ I1 I& What's the matter, Baby? Ii111 , .3 Let Daily Classified Ads I 111 1