—Photo by Bavar NANKI POO, enacted by John Cox, sings his tale of woe during the first act of The Mikado' on stage tonight in Schwab Auditorium. Drama 'Mikado' Will Open Tonight in Schwab The opening of "The Mikado" at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium will mark the first time that Players has pre sented a musical.. The three-night run will also be the first time that Players has presented a show with the department of music and the division of dramatics. However, the group has worked with the dramatics division in the past. This performance is a forerun ner of the school of fine and ap plied arts, a combination of the art, music, and drama depart ments scheduled to open in Feb ruary. ' The Players board of control, composed of the senior managers of the me various functions of Play ers, the officers of the group, and six faculty members select . the plays to be presented by Players. The group plans to present more musicals in the future. "The Mikado" is a satire on life. The play, which takes place in Titipu, Japan, is the story of Nan ki Poo, played by John Cox, who has fled from the court of his father, the Mikado of Japan, to escape marriage with an elderly lady, Katisha. The Mikado is en acted by Jack Kapitanoff, and Katisha by Barbara Kabakjian. Nanki Poo assumes the disguise' of a musician and falls in love with .Yum Yum, played by Claire Ganim. Act X opens with Nanki Poo hastening to the court of Ko Ko in Titipu to find out whether I Yum Yum is free to marry him. Koko is played ,by Wayne Zarr. Nanki Poo 'learns that Ko Ko has become Lord High Execution er and that he is planning to marry Yum Yum. But Ko Ko re ceives a -letter from the Mikado telling him to execute somebody or else lose his position. Ko Ko grant Nanki Poo the right to mar ry Yum Yum for a month if he will be the subject of the public execution. Ko Ko then discovers that the wife of a man who has been exe cuted must be buried alive. The events revolve and a false affa davit is made saying Nanki Poo has been executed and Nanki Poo and Yum Yum leave the country. The Mikado appears and dis covers that the execution was of the heir apparent. To solve the problem, Ko Ko offers to marry Katisha, and she ecepts. The play ends with Nanki Poo's discover ing himself as the son of the Mi kado. 5 Coeds Enter 'Prix De Paris' Fashion Contest Five coeds will represent the University in Vogue magazine's 26th annual "Prik De Paris" fash ion contest. The representatives are Barbara Edwards, senior in home eco nomics from Havertown; Nancy Woodward, senior in education from Pottsville; Janet Magavich, senior in business administration from Hazleton; Ann Lederman, senior in journalism from Glen side; and Ileana Wolfgang, senior in journalism from Scranton. Sponsored Annually The "Prix De Paris" is an an nual contest open to college sen ior women interested in fashion, writing, advertising, merchandis ing, decorating or publishing ca reers. The first prize in the con test is $lOOO in cash or two weeks in Paris. The second place winner receives $5OO and the ten honor able mention winners receive $25 each. Receive Consideration These top winners also receive top consideration for jobs 'on Vogue and other Conde Nast Pub lications. The next 50 top rank ing contestants are recommended to stores, advertising agencies and other publications. The entrants are required to answer two quizzes. Those who pass the, quizzes are eligible to submit a 1500 word thesis for the final awards. Contest winners will be notified in May. Brown Named Recipient Of Home Ec Award Myrtle L. Brown, graduate stu dent in home economics, is the 1955 recipient of the Mary Swartz Rose Fellowship. The award, given for graduate study in nutrition or allied fields, was announced at th e banquet which closed the 38th meeting of the American Dietetic Association in St. Louis, Mo. Other members of the cast are Ray Vanderbilt as Pooh Bah, Kenneth Cooper -as Pish Tush, Jane Mort as Pitti Sing, and Eli zabeth Harned as Peep 80. Leonides To Set Up Aid Fund Leonides, independent women's organization, voted Monday night to establish a scholarship fund which would be administered on .he basis of need to eligible inde pendent women. No amount was officially desig nated. The group plans to build up the fund by work weeks or money-raising projects in which independent women could parti cipate. Rosetta Kearney, Doris Wenger, Judith Berman, and Kay Leitzin ger were appointed to a commit tee to screen applicants for the scholarship. Judith Pendleton, Leonides president, announced that 63 vol unteer independents have been asked to participate in Band Day. One woman and one member of the Blue Band will be assigned to each visiting band to answer questions and assist high school bandsmen from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. The Leonides entry in the Mar di Gras festival will feature a jack-in-the-box booth with a mod ernistic theme. Leonides, Panhellenic Council, the Association of Independent Men, and Interfraternity Council will sponsor a Gridiron Ball from 9 p.m. to midnight, Nov. 19, in the Hetzel Union ballroom. Johnny Nicolosi and his orchestra will furnish music for the informal dance. LA Student Council Will Support NSA At Cabinet Tonight The Liberal Arts Student Coun cil has voted in favor of con tinuing membership in the. Na tional Student Association. Louis Adler, council president, will support NSA when it is brought bef or e All-University Cabinet tonight. Helena Moraio, election com mittee chairman, reported that 36 per cent of the freshmen voted in the elections held last week. The four freshman representatives are Saul Bernstein, arts and let ters major from Elkins Park; Lee Cohen, journalism major from Mount Penn; Richard Friedman, arts and letters major from Har risburg; and Mary Peters, arts and letters major from Fogels vine. The council decided against having a student-faculty mixer this semester because it was too late in the season, but passed a motion to hold one at the begin n‘ing of next semester. International Relations The International Relations Club will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Hetzel Union auditorium. A panel discussion on German uni fication will be held. ~ W :.,111 lii„ ',o9C.lll!l',e ZYINIANAIVPMMV:PargriVYKIMETSEMISURCUM":23kN, r I '. I g * • ' Top off your Junior Prom date with ki . ~.:. dinner or supper in the Early 1 American candlelight atmosphere 11 tO of • o ... i'a• LA GALERIA SPECIAL HOURS FOR JUNIOR PROM la 1 FRIDAY: Dinner 5:00-9:00 Supper 9:00-1:45 Pi SATURDAY: Luncheon 11:00-1:00 - ti i:i Dinner 5:00-9:00 Supper- 9:00-12:45 Q . .N 1 SUNDAY: Breakfast 9:00-12:00 Dinner 12:00-8:00 LA GALERIA . Try our charcoal broiled steaks, chops, seafood, or Italian Cuisine 233 E.' Beaver Ave. State College tj z,iktViikir;:" • 4117iii.:111114 WSGA Votes to Give Endorsement to NSA Women's Student Government Association last night voted to give full support to the controversial National Student As sociation'. The question of NSA, a confederation of colleges and uni versities for discussion of common problems and to give stu dents a voice in national and international affairs, will be discussed at Cabinet tonight The chief opposition to the or ganization came from Martha Fleming, junior senator and a del egate to the national NSA con vention last summer, who said that although she is definitely in favor of the organization and the benefits it could give Penn State she feels that "Penn State is not ready for it yet." Miss Fleming suggesteu that Cabinet table the motion until spring and during that time Penn State could become an active ob server in the organization. "During the period of active ob servation we would be able to set up our working organization on campus and would receive the benefits of NSA except that we would not have voting power," she said. A working program Miss Flem ing explained would consist of four main committees—campus, regional, national, and interna tional. These committees would then discuss affairs in their cate gory, and correspond with, other college committees of the same type. Miss Fleming felt that more education of the student body was needed before the program could succeed and that by an ob servation period we could "wait ,and see rather than accepting blindly and then falling by the wayside." Patricia Douthett, chairman of judicial, said she thought that much of the opposition being raised against NSA was because of the cost to the student body. She felt that this should not be the major consideration and that in her opinion we "should defi nitely join and stop sitting around doing nothing." Norma Talarico, representative from Leonides, said that - she' thought before Penn State joined NSA the organization should be "cleaned up" on a regional basis. Nov. 4 and 5 Center Stage at 8 As it now stands with so many small schools in our region and none of our size, we are helping them without aiding ourselves, she said. WSGA also voted to give fresh. man women their choice of a one o'clock and 12 o'clock permission this weekend. Upperclass women will receive a two o'clock Friday night, and' a one o'clock Saturday night. Are the Looking Glass By Gabbi Shades of Simmons (keep 'em down) it's been another tre's ga is week-end and an other looming up. Methinks I can make much mad money selling toothpicks for droopy lids—now that's an eye-open er!! Speaking of being on the ball (we weren't but who needs continuity) you cannot consider yourself as such until you've been to ETHELS. We're bugs for beetles Once you've gotten past that rust couch in the window and tucked those house beautiful dreams away—you'll enjoy the costume jewelry that breathes of good taste. Particularly pretty are the tiny scarab (those are beetles) watch bands in gold and silver that do more for your watch than Lewis does for Martin. You won't even notice your minute hand is missing—puts the timepiece right in the bracelet bracket —all for $8.50!! And if you've a pet stone in your scarab bracelet, spotlight it an d choose matching earrings—but ton or drop—these are $7.70. And if Santa hasn't brought you a scarab bracelet yet, ETHELS has them too—from $9 to s4o—so go on, look cos mopolitan. Did you say bright eyes? mebbe so, but Eisenberg Ice is P. quick runner-up. "Glowing with heady fire"—(no wonder nobody but us advertisers read ads). They make the newest rhinestone pins and earrings. There are other makes too, in bracelets, to sparkle and gleam like that engagement ring (someone else is wearing). Pearl, silver and goId—ETH EL'S has them all to touch off that prom picture you're paint ing! Priced from $2 up. Get rid of that old bag And we don't mean your date (to each his own) but ETHEL'S has the handiest and handsomest, for toting (you can stop using his pockets). Tiny (they're not that tiny) evening purses with a snap lock in many shades 'of velvet, satin, white brocade, black faille—So perfect for those few essentials—only $2.15. In flan nel you'll find a smaller ver sion of the miser's purse with a built-in- pocket for glasses (eye, that is!) Stop in today, cause Gabbi says they're great' ..1.1.1 ' 111 I. (0111111 AVE. ITI 0011111. fA.
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