THE TMICHIGA N DA ILY SL"NDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1955 vAf w. Rte ; A l'fl' @ H .IHCUND IL UDAFBRJR 1,15 G&S MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Bilik Has Whirlwind Job in Operettas By DONNA HANSON Neither lost music, broken legs' nor allergies faze Jerry Bilik, '55M, musical director of the Uni- versity's Gilbert and Sullivan So- ciety. if the music is lost, Bilik just dashes oi another score as he did for last year's "Bilik and Sulli- van's" production of "Thespis." When a member of the men's{ chorus broke his leg before the opening night of the "Pirates of Penzance," Bilik put him on stage anyway, dressed as. a wounded pi- rated. Allergy Rash Then there was the time a mem- ber of the women's chorus was al- lergic to some material in her cos- tume and broke out in a rash along her arm. She could still be seen on stage, however, with her arm in a sling. The sling was dyed green, the same color as her costume. Undaunted by mishaps such as these, Bilik continues arranging, directing and coordinating the Gilbert and Sullivan productions until he has near-professional re- suts A good personality is the criter- ion of a would-be member of G&S. "I look for peopl with senses of humor," Bilik said. "Who also laugh at my jokes," he added. As an amateur choreographer, Bilik is arranging a five minute ballet for the overture to the com- ing Gilbert and Sullivan produc- tion, "Iolanthe." "This will be unique," he said, "because Gilbert and Sullivan never used ballets." Production Lead Starting out as an accompanist and ,tympanist for G & S i his freshman year, Bilik started up the ladder by first obtaining a lead in a production. In his sophomore year, Bilik arranged a complete accompaniment for the production of "Yeoman of th. Guard." Bilik likes to work with the G&S group because it is a big teamwork' job. "This group is unique in that Gothic Society Plans Showing Of Two Films The Gothic film society will show two experimental feature films at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Rack- ham Amphitheatre. "Metamorphosis," the film based on Franz Kafka's story of a man who turned into a gigantic insect, has been brought back for the showing. The film was made in Ann Arbor by University students in 1951 The translation of Kafka's story into film medium was the first pro- duction of a sound feature-length film by an amateur university group. Produced and directed by Wil- liam Hampton, written by William Wiegand of the English depart- ment with music by Edward Chud- acofl of the School of Music, the film uses the "camera-eye" tech- nique. It has been exhibited in nu- merous universities and museums across the country. The second film to be shown, "Zero De Conduite," was directed by Jean Vigo. It takes place in a boys' school, and uses an impres- sionistic method to show situa- tions from the boys' point of view. The principal of the school, for example, is portrayed by a midget, with other characterizations simi- larly slanted. The showing is open to all mem- bers of the Gothic Film Society. Second semester memberships may be bought at the door for $2.50. The second-semester membership will be good for six programs, in- cluding "The Crazy Ray," drected by Rene Clair, and "Metropolis," directed by Fritz Lang. S ~ pPclI ans'~ Hit Defense, Expert Says'.* A University guided missile cx- ', pert has warned that proposed #< plans to establish a "space plat- form" 1,000 miles above the earth would cripple the national defense effort. Prof. Harry H. Goode, director of the Willow Run Research Center, cautioned against an all-out pro- gram to build the man-made sat- ellite during an interview over sta- tion WUOM. He underscored the "staggering cost" in dollars and scientific man- power required for the project, which is advocated by space travel proponents. Four Billion Yearly Expense THE UNIVERSITY of Michigan The technical problems involved meeting for new members Wed can be solved, he said, but this 730 p.m. in the Union. Dick would be at the expense of about 73 ~°i h noDc four billion dollars a year for ten will show colored slides of the ci to 15 years. and refreshments will be served.P Space platform backers feel the dinghy goes into second place satellite would serve as an obser- Memorial Trophy Regatta at C vation post over the entire world and as the essential jumping-off place for interplanetary journeys. u c So iety At an altitude of 1,000 miles, the "man-made moon" would circle the earth at bort 16,000 milesF per hour. f Prof. Goode said development of 'triGroup the platform would call for the ef- forts of between 4,000 and 40,000 The Budapest String Quartet persons, half of them highly skill- ed technicians needed in present will be featured in the 15th annual defense work. Chamber Music Festival sponsored Would Drain Experts by the University Musical Society This demand for experts from next weekend in Rackham Audi- such fields as electronics, guided ri missiles, nuclear research, infra- torium. red specrometry and optics would Prof. Robert Courte of the Stan- drain the nation of scientific abili-; ley Quartet will appear as guest ty, he warned, violist in the last concert Sunday. "Thousands of the best techni- Friday's program will include cal men and women in the coun- "Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. 1" by try would have to devote full time Haydn; "String Quartet, No. 1" to this single project, and we are by Lees and "Quartet in A mi- already behind the Soviets in the nor, Op. 29" Schubert. 10:30 A.M. to 1 1 P.M. Closed Saturdays SON - ROWN G Restaurant and Pizzeria SPIZZA IS OUR SPECIALTY ° r' 1204 South University Sailing Club will hold an open Anesday, February 16, 1955, at Hamlin, commodore of the club, lub's activities at Base Line Lake Number 8, Michigan Sailing Club at the annual Timme-Angsten olumbus, Ohio, November, 1954. Tickets On Sale For Departmental Series of Plays -Daily-John Hirtzel JERRY BILIK . . . Not Fazed it is completely run and adminis- tered by students, without salaries, from the president down to the last stage hand. The result is a very optimistic driving spirit which outshines any flaws in the per- formance. This is what makes a slightly imperfect production very enjoyable to the audience." Showing outstanding versatility, Bilik ,in addition to directing G&S, arranges shows and music for the University Marching Band and music for the Symphonic Band. Upon graduating with his de- gree in music education, Bilik is expecting to go to West Point as arranger for the West Point Band. Foreign Journalism Students Comment on U.S. News Style 1 ,a ., ,+ By MERLE MAYERSTEIN "The average news story in Ire- land gets less of the glamour tech- nique and more straight writingr than American newspapers," George Holmes, graduate journa- lism student here from Dublin, Ireland said. Three other University journa- lism students, Jovita Rodas, Grad.,1 from the Philippines, Robindra Chakravorti, Grad., from India, and Herman Besselink, Grad., from the Netherlands, agreed with Holme's opinion in regard to their countries' newspapers.r Miss Rodas commented that five of the seven top Filipino papers are very conservative, even though they use the same news agenciesC as American papers.- She went on to say that The Manila Times is regarded as one of the freest papers in the Orient. It is written in English as are all the metropolitan Filipino newspa- pers. In general they resemble our; papers, including comics. On the subject of comics, Besse- link, the Dutch student added, ".. . we have one small 'educa- tional' comic, and very sophisticat- ed cartoons." Logical Development As for Dutch news stories, they are "just a logicaf development of what is going on in simple writ- ing." Besides news stories, papers in the Netherlands contain inter- pretive articles dealing with the Wright Brothers Subject of Talk "The Wright Byothers-from an Englishman's Point of View" will be the topic of a lecture by Captain J. Laurence Pritchard, at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Rm. 1042 East Engi- neering Building. Captain Pritchard is the for- mer secretary of the Royal Aero- nautical Society of Great Britain. The lecture is sponsored by the aeronautical department of the Engineering College. news and the motivations behind what actually is reported. "Also, I think we generally have more articles on literature, the arts, and cultural events," Bessel- ing continued. "International news is given a lot of space because our interests are tied up with all Eur- ope," he said, "and if we did not pay attention to European affairs, we would not exist any more." One of the most unusual features of a Dutch newspaper is the art- ist-drawn headlines over general interest stories. The headlines are more factual and smaller than those in American papers: According to Holmes, .headlines in Irish newspapers are "very con- cise-fairly run-of-the-mill; they tell what is in the story'' The Irish student added that there is practically no syndicated news since the papers can be de- livered over the small island in a short time. The papers cover local news from all over the country. Hand-Out He said that reporters must de- pend on government "hand-outs" of news each day for information on government affairs, "World news is given more space in Indian newspapers than in Eu- ropean or American newspapers according to a survey made by In- ternational Press Institute," Chak- ravorti commented. "Writing style is more or less subdued, and if col- or is added, it is indirect," he con- tinued. Chakravorti added that crime stories are very seldom found or the front page unless they are very important and morals charges are never played up. Chakravorti, Holmes and Bessel- ink are here on Press Club Fel- lowships which arc offered to two foreign students a year by the University and the University Press Club. I'1 a 1 l t I 1 5 n v training of such persons," he said. Goode reminded his listeners In the second concert Saturday that during World WarII, the the group will perform the "Quar- Germans put "too many scientific tet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2" by eggs in a single basket" when Beethoven, the "Quartet in D, they concentrated on developing K499" by Mozart; and the "Quar- the V-2 rocket. "Even though Ger- tet No. 2" by William Denny. man scientists knew the potential On Sunday in addition to the of the atomic bomb, their best "String Quartet, No. 1" by Bartok, efforts went into the V-2," he theQuartet with Prof. Courte will added. play the "Quintet in C major Opus "The satellite is possible," he 29" by Beethoven and "Quintet int concluded. "But personally, I G major, Op. 111" by Brahms. don't think we want to run the Tickets for the Chamber Music risk, as a nation in a hostile Festival may be purchased at the world, of falling behind in the vi- i office of the University Musical tal fields of nuclear weapons, air- Society in Burton Tower. Season craft and miss2e development. The tickets are $3.50 and $2.50 and cost of the space platform implies single concert tickets, $1.75 and that we will." $1.25. I.I Mail orders for season tickets for three speech department plays are now available through the Lydia Mendelssohn box office. On the playbill are Verdi's "Fal- staff," Congreve's restoration com- edy "The Way of the World" and James Harvey's "The Clugstone Inheritance." Tickets for all three plays are $1.90, $2.60 and $3.25. A special student rate for opening night has a $1.50 charge for all three plays. The Lydia Mendelssohn box of- fice will open for sale of season tickets Feb. 21, with tickets for in- dividual performances on Sale Feb. 24. Individual tickets will be $1.75, $1.50 and2$1afor the Verdi opera; $1.50, $1.20 and 90 cents for the Congreve comedy; and $1.20 90 and 60 cents for the original play by Harvey. 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