"East West - - Over the Ocean"
by Susan Creveling
To England. With Herman and the
Hermits. And the miniskirts. And
the long hair. And the cheese and
biscuits. And all the "blarney" along
with it.
What is England--besides all this?
England is its people. The way they
feel, think, and live. What better wav
to learn about people than by living
with them and sharing their ideas?
That's what I did. For three months.
I learned about the English people and
their way of life. While attending an
English Riding School, I learned to work
beside English people with the same am
bitions I have.
It's funny but true: the English
people sort of grow on you. At first,
their pride seems to ahow them as cool
and unfriendly. But once you have gotter
to know them, and to accept and respect
their ideals, they in turn accept and
respect you. Once you have proven your
self as an honest friend, the Englishman
is your friend for always, and will be
there to see you through hard times as
well as easy ones.
Another characteristic of the English
which amused me was their outlook on life
--content with what they are. No matter
what occupations, they all seemed to lack
real drive and ambition for status and
personal gain as we know it today in
America.
There is so much I could say about
the English and about England itself.
I love England. I love the cities
and the countryside. I love London and
Ticket orders should be add-
Picadilly. I even like the mini-skirts
reseed to Playhouse Box-Office Box
and the cockney talk and the Tower of Big
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Ben. I'll never forget the "London bobbles
mailed the last week in January.
and the birds in Trafalgar Square. And
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the sheep that run wild in the moors, then
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too, the stag hunt I went on. until the b tph oneoff for ticket orders
too,opens at the
end of January.
( Remember "Tom Jbnes?")
All these make England. To me.
But they belong to England and only
to England. And must remain with
the English people. Here in the
U. S. are the American people. So
different. And yet so much alike.
How interesting to learn about a
country through its people.
I love America.
But England really does
swing.
TO THEATRE GOERS . ..
With the opening of Gypsy four
weeks agay, the Playhouse phone is
swamped with requests for reserva
tions. While delighted and extreme
ly gratified, the staff is much too
small to handle phone orders at
this early date. They can and are
accepting mail orders.
In order to facilitate hand
ling, mail orders should be made
out as follows: (1) Members should
enclose membership stubs for the
third production with their request.
Order for extra tickets should be
accompanied by a check in the amount
of $3.50 for each ticket. Enclose
a stamped self-addressed envelope
if tickets are to be mailed. Give
three choices for the day at which
you wish to see the show. Mark
membership number on the envelope.
Non-members should enclose a
check for $3.50 for each ticket
ordered. Give at least three
choices for the day you wish to
see the show. Enclose a self-add
ressed stamped envelope for tickets.