FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .8, 1946
Mellott Paces Twenty-Eight Dancers
In Thespian 'No Kick Coming' Chorus
There’s a chord on the piano, bear the brunt of the taps. The fall of 1941; he was co-director in
“Let’s go, kids,” Bud Mellott new members practice on their.,the spring of 1942 and dance di
chouts ? w ; n and so ™ e lhe veterans rector in the fall of 1942. When
-. ', .. . help .them with the steps until by Thespians was revived last spring.
. And another Thespian chorus the time rehearsals are half over, Mellott became president as well
rehearsal begins. everyone in the chorus can tap as .continuing with his dance work.
Eighteen pretty girls in. shorts Even . the fellows,” 'he Re is production manager for the 1
or slacks and ten boys go into added -. a * 1 I I3W .
another dance routine while Mel- , a Part of theroiitine turns , c e^ p V on 0£ a small ■
• _ 4 . .• *»,_ out to be too difficult Tor, the group ,of girls I had several y.e.ars
lptt, their director, .hops onto, the -sfte' .this chorus- is the best I’ve,
stage to demonstrate 'a.,nejy step'dire...tihie when tli,e.'.ki4s.'..^ , |pfe;”'. ®y' e r worked with,i’ said-'Mol'lo.tt.
or make a tew .-changes. . • -said '‘‘when. W.e .change ‘‘They are quick to learn, -retain t |
. . Four nights a week froiti seven tiie routineaftcr.ihey haye'xearnV 'w.eli they learn, and are most]
to nine, .Mellott and his .twenty- Plana ' : :»8!£ y^ ’
. e%W.-ia£e.at..workvon--the .dance J ...
.'niimhn'wti ; . Thefe.is..a';>method. tdth©jgeem- '-• The eshorus is composed .(of
umberi-in No Kick - Qomiht,. ing madnesshfr'ohearsaVfhiMon'r-' Jackie Cooggn, Joy Eiohhorri. yir
;&t-.the beginning, of the .semesi- day and, Tuesday., nights,.;Me,lloit ginia Gallup, Ruth Harrocks, Lois
fer 'a-coll-. went out' for girls .anij teaches .the, chorus ,new-routines.' (Lyman,' Marilyn Mendoza, Helen
bays »sho. wanted to dance. Mel-. 'Thursday, they run,.'-throjigh-the: -Noble, Bea S.tern,. jLapry .Cham-?
10,1/t taught them-' a routine,- and numbers, until they are'Sure cd 'berlain.'-Haroid Ferguson; “Fuzzy”
chose -his chorus on the basis of; every step. JBe,a Stern or Reh Hor- Loinady, and Bob Schultz, who
present and - potential dancing- rocks, veteran dancers themselves, .are veterans of last spring’s show,
ability. ,Of course, stage appear- take charge at these practices, and Mary Jane Eisenhuth, Bar
an.ee (looks -and a good figure for Sunday night there is a combina- bara Engstrom, Marty Irwin, Ruth
the girls) makes a difference, ac- tion script and dance rehearsal .to Kraftsiow, Peggy Keefe, Barbara
cording to Mellott. In some cases, give the full effect of the scene. Jelen, Jane Randall, Lillian Skra
it has been necessary to sacrifice Two pianists alternate to provide ban, Betty -Williams, Charles Dief
a good dancer just because she is music. . . endefer, Maurice .Gralla, Jack
too tall or too Short. Bud Mellott and good dances Hansell, Jack Morgan, Sid Simon,
Learning. t.o’Dance ' : seem synonymous in Thespians, and Steve Y.U'has who are new
- “When . .we choose the ■ chorus,' He started dancing*for them in the comers to the line
about :80 per cent of them don’t
know how to tap dance,” said Mel
lott. “I teach them a routine and
at first they fake through the steps
while the experienced dancers
Home k Alumna
Receives Award
.Sarah T. Masurovsky, of New
York, who received a bachelor of
science degree in home economics
at the College last June, has .been
awarded a $5OO Phi Kappa Phi
Fellowship lor graduate study.
Announcement of the award
ws s received'by D. L. Markle, pro
fessor of electrical engineering
and secretary of the Pennsylvania
•State College chapter 0 f the honor
society. -
Miss Masurovsky, who was
graduated with honors, presently
is enrolled as a graduate student
in Puibl’c Health Nutrition'-at Sim
mons College, Boston, M?ss.
While an undergraduate at the
College, Miss Masurovsky was a
member of Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha
Lambda Delta; Pi Lambda Theta,
Omicron Nu, and Ellen H.
irds Club.
She was awarded an Evan Pugh
Medal, $25 WiSGA Sehoiiarshio,.
Merrill-Palmer School Award;
Borden’s Senior Home Economics
Scholarship Award; the Omicron
Nu Freshman Award: and the
Pillsfbury Shelf of Home Econo
mics Bcoks award.
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