Statue, Barber
Complicate Play
Whitelaw Savory, founder and
owner of the Whitelaw Savory
Foundation of Modern Art, will be
seen leading the opening chorus of
"One Touch of Venus” when the
modern musical comedy begins its
eighth performance run Friday at
the University theatre. The arrival
of the long sought statute of Ve
nus of Anatolia to the Foundation
and subsequent actions of a visit
ing barber create a situation which
offers over two hours of musical
hilarity to theatre-goers.
Rodney Hatch, the barber, soon
arrives at the Foundation. When
left alone with the statue of Ve
nus, he slips his fiance's engage
ment ring on the plaster finger—
an act which brings the statute to
life.
Plot Complicated
The arrival of Rodney's fiance,
Gloria, complicates the already
tangled love affair. Venus causes
Gloria to disappear, and Gloria's
mother accuses Rodney of killing
Gloria. The police take Rodney off
to jail, but are surprised when
Venus insists on being locked up,
too.
In the second act, the arrival of
an avenging Anatolian, a joyous
jailbreak, a hurried hunt and the
return of Gloria work the plot
toward the ultimate solving of its
character’s problems. A ballet de
picting Venus' life as a modern
housewife is interrupted when the
gods come to take her back to her
Olympian home.
Songs Listed
Throughout the evening, the
haunting music of Kurt Weill and
the scintillating lyrics of Ogden
Nash will be served in liberal doses
for the theatre-going public. The
title song is only one of many
songs in the'show.
The opening chorus, led by
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Howard Keel
Kiss Me Kate
Tech.-Musical
Scott Brady - Vera Ralston
Perilous Journey
Drama
I Savory, is the rousing “New Art
i >.s True Art." Molly Grant sings
| the title song, as well as “Very,
Very Very.” Venus asks about the
present state of love in “I'm a
Stranger Here Myself" and tells
about her feeling for Rodney in
“That’s Him.” She joins voices
| with Savory for the “Foolish
Heart” duet and with Rodney for
“Wooden Wedding" and the hit
; song, "Speak Low.'
“The Trouble With. Women,"
done in unique barbershop quartet
style features Rodney, Savory,
Taxi Black and Stanley. The chor
i us, led again by Savory, tells the
1 unusual story of “Doctor Crippan"
j to end the first act.
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Souvenir Display
Precedes Vodvil
’ Displays of souvenirs from sev
eral foreign countries will precede
the annual Vodvil show Friday
from 9:30 to 10 p.m. in McArthur
; court.
The World University Service
j carnival, in the McArthur court,
will feature exhibitions of cloth
i ing, leather goods, foreign coins
' and many other articles displayed
j by foreign students on campus.
Foreign students in their native
costumes will be at the carnival
booths to explain displays and
answer questions. Many items will
be for sale. Profits will be given to
the WUS fund drive, according to
Ingrid Meijling, carnival chair
man.
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Musical Features
Variety of Talent
Larry Swanson, senior in music,
will play his second leading ir>le
in a University theater production
as Rodney Hutch, the bashful bar
ber in "One Touch of Venus,"
which opens Friday on the Uni
versity theater main stage. He
played the- title role of the Devil
in the American opera, "The Devil
and Daniel Webster” two seasons
ago.
Verla Thompson, sophomore in
>peech, makes her first appearance
n the University theater as Ven
us, the title role. She has had fea
tured roles in the University ex
change assembly — "Show Busi
ness — UO."
Veteran Performer
Audrey MCtretta, junior In mu
dc .will be seen in another major
ole as Molly Grant, beautiful and!
vitty secretary to Whitelaw Sav- i
jry. Miss Mistretta played the title!
. ole in the UT production of “The j
Tld Maid and the Thief.”
Paul McMullen, graduate in'
speech, will be seen for the first j
time by Eugene audiences tonight (
•s Whitelaw Savory, founder and ;
owner of his own modern art foun-1
Jation. Jerry Reynolds, sophomorej
n music, will be remembered for j
his role of Charlie Dalrymple, the [
bridegroom who "Goes Home With J
Bonnie Jean” in "Brigadoon.” He i
plays Taxi Black in "One Touch of
Venus.”
Dalece Peterson, freshman in;
speech, who plays Gloria Kramer,
Rodney’s intended bride, also
makes her Unvernity theater debut
in this production.
Cast 1J 'ted
Other members of t-he cast are
Bill Veatch, Stanley; Ken Keisey,
Sam; Marilyn Patterson, Flora
belle Kramer; Scott Lehner, Zu
vetli; Jane Cotton, Mrs. Moats and
Dave Sherman, Dr. Kotik;
Singing chorus; Joan Basinski,
Carolyn Everett, Carol Fisher,
Marjorie Gotter, Helen Johnson.
Donna Lehner, Pal Lydiard, Kay
Maxwell, Marjorie Nichols, Joyce
Noeth, Jo Ann R >gers, Mary Whit
aker, Tom Hogan, Ben Kahalekulu,
Richard Pittman, Galen Putnphry.
John Robertson, Robert Terry and
George Wanson.
Impressionistic Set
Designed for Show
Impressionistic settings will pro*
vide a brilliant background for the
action of "One Touch of Venue,"
the musical comedy whio-h begins
its eight-performance run Friday.
Do: Igned by the director, Fred
erick J. Hunter, the settings are
mounted on moveable platforms so
that a new scene can be set by
turning Hie settings around.
The many scenes for the show
Include the gallery of the White
law Savory Foundation of Modern
Art, Rodney's room, the Arcade of
Radio city, a rnid-town bus depot,
Rodney’s barber shop, Savory's
bedroom, the tombs, a deluxe hotel
mite and the “Venus in Oaone
Heights" ball< t.
The costumes for the show have
been designed by Wilma Hundahl,
graduate In speech, who Is the
costume mistress for the theater.
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