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Sets, Songs, Choreography Stand Out In Freshman Show;
Poor Dialogue, Lack Of Characterization Are Biggest Weaknesses

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Ankles Away also suffered in
that it had too few clearly drawn
character parts, although this is
admittedly difficult to do in a mu-
sical comedy which tries above all
to have a large number of people
participating.

The standout of the show was
Walda Barnett, as “Liz Terine.”
She possessed an amazing amount
of stage poise and personality, a
good voice to put across the “Flat-
tery Song” and dancing ability to
make a success of the “Pacific
Tango.” She also-achieved the
noteworthy distinction of main-
taining a convineing Brooklyn ac-
cent throughout the show.

Lee Ellis as “Iris Totle,” the
lady with the Ph.D., was also ex-
cellent. With a husky voice and a
generally disdainful air, she got
the maximum humor from her
lines and her song, “Logic Biolog-
ic.” She was a worthy addition to

_the long line of take-offs on the}

“typical Bryn Mawr alamna,” who
seems to appear in every class
show.

Note also should be made of the
two old salts, played by Sue Op-
stad and Angie LaVigne, who look-
ed so wonderful that they could
have been a success without open-
ing their mouths. But they proved
.that doing so would not detract
from their characterizations by
singing “Sailor’s Jig,” which was
enhanced by being sung in the
_apron, at the stairs.

‘Tawn Stokes, as “Admiral Pal-
sey,” was humorous and forceful,
whether combined with Betty Ver-
-mey as. “Captain Albert Ross,” or
Constance Brown: as “Mrs. Pal-
sey,” who of course turned out to

be the real force behind the U.S.|°

Navy.
Martha Bridge as “Dr. Perry

Noid,” the psychiatrist, was amus-

ing and appropriately maintained
an air of-aloofness from the com-
mon members of the crew. She
was particularly good in her ren-
dition of the “Psycho Song,” which

she put across quite effectively

without exaggerating her gestures
or tone of voice.

 

 

 

  
  
  
 

 

 

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and Betsy Hilgenberg had several
lovely duets, which they delivered
well. However, they were rather
self-conscious in their relations to
each other, and their characters
were not well enough developed for
their romance to take on more
than a surface meaning.

One other instance in which
better characterization on the
part of the'writers would have im-
proved the show was Captain Sally
Thenics, played by Mary Jo Grif-
fith. She was given little to do
until the third ‘act, when under the
influence of the psychiatrist she
was encouraged to sing “Blow and
Grin,” an operatic adaptat'o.. In
this song she proved to hava a
really excellent and mature voice,
and @ definite talent for c:medy.
It is too bad that she was not giv-
en more and better lines in the
beginning of the show.

Unevenness

In general there were no central
characters, but rather scattered

standout personalities, whose rela-
tion to each other was a little
sketchily drawn, This too perhaps
contributed ‘to the unevenness of
the show, and its general lack of
unity.

The dialogue in Ankles Away

 

The two lovers, Eloise. Clymer was its weakest point. It was quite

abundant, and. much of it was of
age meee and of little rele-
vance to the plot. If some of it
had been cut, it would have pointed
up the amusing lines and speeded
the action.

The set of Ankles Away was

quite good. The ship design was
simple but effective, and the use
of the front part of the stage for
the Admiral’s and the psychia-
trist’s offices, suggested by a desk
and a couch, solved the problem of
complicated scene changes.

The staging was excellent. An-
kles Away for the majority of the
time had a large number of people
on stage. But by skillfully putting
them in scattered groups. of two’s
and three’s, the freshmen managed
to keep the stage uncluttered, and
to convey an impression of the
depth and size of the ship.

Thanks to the Naval-Air Station
of Willow Grove, the costumes
proved to be a great success. The
naval uniforms looked good on
stage, and perhaps surprisingly,
good on the girls. Shorts and
dresses wez> effective on the wom-
en “recruits.” In the final scene,
however, the women proved to be
women by coming out in their but-
tons and bows, their formals add-

Wednesday, February 16, 1955

Haverford-Bryn Mawr Science Clubs
Meet To Discuss Summer Positions

How and where to get summer
lab jobs and what they offer was
the subject of the’ Science Club
meeting on Tuesday, February 15,
at 8:30. Studehts-described their
experiences in»past-stmmers to fa-
miliarize others with the situations
they may meet.

In’ general, it is best.to apply.

early and “be really interested” in
the job you hope to have. Many
places which have jobs available do
not advertise them, so students are
advised to try likely possibilities.

There are living accommodations
available near all the places dis-
cussed except the two chemical
ones, Gulf Research and Develop-
ment ‘hear Pittsburgh and Ameri-
can Cyanamide which has plants

 

 

ing greatly to the attractiveness of
the scene.
Fine Songs, Choreography

Ankles Away was an. uneven
production, and one wishes that
more could have been done with its
theme, and in intregating its music
and dance into a more compact
plot. But Director Nancy Moore
and the freshmen can take pride in
the numerous fine songs, and in
the choreography, which will set a
standard for many shows to come.

 

near New York City and Stamford,
Connecticut.

Most available ‘work is fairly
routine though Jackson Memorial
labs (all phases of\ science), the
University of Michigan Biology
Station, the Institute for Cancer
Research, Brookhaven National
Laboratories (all phases of sci-
ence) and the American Museum
of Natural History (geology and
animal behavior) were exceptions,

Of these, the student pays to
spend a summer at the first two
and the pay is low at the last one.
“Average” earnings. seemed to~be
$50-$70 per week.

The more routine jobs offer an
opportunity to see what working
in_the field is like, to meet some
of the people involved in it, and to
acquire important techniques.

Among the places discussed
were Bell Telephone, Dumont Lab-
oratory, I. B. M...Machine (math.
and physics), Sloane Kettering In-
stitute (chem. and biology) - and
Los Alamos ‘Laboratory (all phases
of science). Addresses of these
and information about other places
can be obtained at Miss ‘Compton’s
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