PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MRrCl "Heavenly Days Opening To Continue Tradition ",. JGP Production To Pick Up College Life Theme Tonight By NAN REGAN#LL Michigan life at its worst and its best will be displayed in "Heav- enly Days," the 1952 Junior Girls' Play production to be held today, tomorrow and Saturday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Entirely written, produced and directed by junior women, this year's show will join a procession of brilliant shows which began here in 1904 as an outgrowth of a skit presented at the traditional Senior Swing-out which was later discontinued. The 1904 skit dealt with Buster Brown at Michigan. MRS. MYRA JORDAN, dean of women, suggested at the time that the junior women write and present a play in honor of the graduating class. The result was "Everysenior," a travesty on the old moralty play, "Everyman." The 1907 production entitled, "Don Quixote, the Coed Knight" marked the beginning of interest in the play on the part of men. An editorial in The Daily stated that the "Masculine element of the campus resented being barred from, 'the gay little functions held under Mrs. Jordan's eye'." IN 1907, JGP " MARTIGAN" was presented for senior women only. one night while the second show was open to all women on campus. This was the first time that more than one showing of JGP was given. "The Come Back" in 1915 was unusual in that it was the first play to be performed outside. of Ann Arbor when the cast traveled to Toledo to perform. The play represented the University in 2002 as an institution of learning for women only, since all the men had left years ago to fight in the World War. The play dealt with the return of men to. Michigan after a fierce battle with the dean of women. ANOTHER UNUSUAL PART of the 1915 JGP was that senior women attended the play in a body in their caps and gowns for the first time, and this tradition still remains. In 1915, Professor John L. Brumm of the journalism department undertook the direction of the play for the first time and continued as director until 1925. Man suffrage as far as JGP was concerned did not take place until 1923 with the presentation of "Jane Climbs a Mountain." A Detroit newspaper came out in the 1920's with the declaration that JGP was ready to compete with the Union Opera. This was denied by The Daily which asserted that the main purpose of JGP was to honor senior women. It was always a tradition to center JGP about college life until 1949 when junior women broke with the tradition in their "Fate of the Union." In 1950 and '51 a local theme was also avoided, but the 1952 production, "Heavenly Days" will go back toe the campus tra- dition and present a show on college life that will take in a period from tle- first time women were admitted on the Michigan campus to the present. In former years, many of the plays were held at the Whitney' Theatre. "Gold" in 1919 was. the first play to be held there, and junior women were oppointed as marshalls to accompany seniors in their march from the Union to the Whitney. At that time, "Senior Supper" was the name given to'the present Senior Night activities. Senior women were seated in blocks. Senior class officers, YWCA officers and its cabinet, members of the social committee, and those affiliated with Mortarboard and Senior Society sat together. In 1936 all senior women were allowed to wear their caps as well as gowns for the first time on Senior Night. Formerly members of Mortarboard and Senior Society only could wear caps. Not until 1937 was the traditional ceremony In which engaged women suck lemons and married'women blow out candles inaugurated. After the completion of the League, JGP and Senior Night took place there. Before going into the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, senior women would parade through the League singing. r 4 "" 2S, iu - - I cI S , I famous. for fine perfue t COMPETITION-Shown rehearsing a "twenties" dance number which ,is part of a dance contest to be presented in JGP are two members of the "Heavenly Days" cast. This year over 20 song and dance numbers will be featured in JGP. This number is much higher than usual. JGP Posts Require Petitions a new .frill I -Daily-Campbell CAN-CAN-Getting into the swing of things for Junior Girls' Play is this line of aspiring Can-Can dancers. Rehearsals for tonight's, Senior Night opening of "Heavenly Days" have been in progress for the past four weeks, being held almost every day including weekends when the cast rehearses usually until midnight. JGP consists of a play interspersed with numerous singing and dancing acts. The show is entirely written, produced and directed by junior women. Performances are scheduled for tonight, tomorrow and Saturday afternoon and evening. The procedure for obtaining po- sitions on the central committee of Junior Girls' Play, like most other positions connected with the Women's League, is centered around the petition -interview method. In March and April, students in- terested in any of the positions, obtain a petition from the League Undergraduate Office. In filling out the petition, the person is expected to put down past experience, qualifications, col- lege activities, and subjects taken that might pertain to the job in which she is interested. Then she lists the duties of the job as she understands them, crit- icism of the job as it has been done in the past and ideas for Im- provement. For approximately two weeks in the middle of April, the Interview king and Nominating Committee interviews prospects for all junior positions including JGP and choos- es those who will fill the posts. Positions on the JGP central committee are general chairman, assistant chairman, director, assis- tant director, secretary and treas- urer. Others are costume and assistant costume chairman, make-up and assistant make-up chairmen, mu- sic chairman, composer and ar- ranger, choral chairman, programs chairman and properties and as- sistant properties chairmen. The list continues with publicity, stunts, posters, script committee chairmen, stage manager and as- sistant stage manager and tickets, ushers, dance and assistant dance chairmen. ifagranG e. ...it's so new and so gay. Sweet, saucy, young a, tomorrow-that's the ueW Jolt B~uquet. garsize ... # $Z000 Colognu . ounees .. 62.0O0 4 ounces .. ;#.00* Dusting Powder.... "$2,50. Cream Sachet ...$ISO2.*ot, vus Ta DRUG CO. 324 iSouthY State Street 818 Sth State Street Th tp ndab Stores Be assured of a "Second Look" by having a soft beautifu ly- styled coiffure. 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