FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1961
Review
'Can Can r Needs Vitality
By DEXTER HUTCHINS
Collegian Reviewer
The Penn State Thespian’s
production of Cole Porter’s
Can Can, under the supervi
sion of James P. Jimirro,
though frequently colorful
and exciting is generally carried
through with an air of restraint
which robs the musical of much of
its vitality. j
Despite the efforts of many)
members of the cast the produc
tion is hampered by too frequent:
lapses in the forward momentum
of the action within the play itself.
The loose story line concerns
a young judge's brief career on
the bench of a Paris court fol
'lnternational' Leader
Conducts Symphony
Peter Herman Adler, musical director and conductor oh
the Baltimore Symphony, gives the orchestra an “interna
tional” note since he was a noted Czechoslovakian musician
before making his American debut.
The Baltimore Symphony will give an Artists’ Series
concert at 8 p.m. Sunday in Rec-' ~
reation Hall. Over half the student j In 1940, Adler made his Ameri
tickets and more than 400 general can debut conducting the New
admission, tickets are still avail-i York Philharmonic Orchestra and
able from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and in 1959 became permanent con
-1 to 5 p.m. at the Hetzel Union ductor of the Baltimore Sym
desk. Students may obtain tickets phony.
free upon presentation of a ma
triculation card; general admis
sion is $1.25.
Adler began studying the vio- J
lin at the age of five in his
home town of Jablonec. Czecho- I
Slovakia, and gave his first re- J
cital there when he was 10. i
He gained admission to the l ciated with the NBC Opera
noted Prague Conservatory of) Company, and conducts its or-
Music, and while still a student: ohestra several times a year,
there he became musical director 1 The associate conductor of the
of the Jablonec opera. After con- Baltimore Symphony is Herbert
ducting the Prague Philharmonic Grossman, a native of New York
Orchestra a few years later, Adler City. He has also been associated
was invited to appear with many with the NBC Opera Company, as
other leading German and Aus- well as the New York City Opera
trian symphonies. Company.
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various groups on campus, such as hat societies and men
and women's resident groups.
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lowed by a rapid fall to an
incongroui love affair with a
seductive cafe belle.
Joanne Beegle as La Mome
Pistache, the cafe queen, displays,
beneath an inconsistantly good
performance,' a subtle talent and
sense of timing which proves
ample to carry her through this
role.
Miss Beegle’s performance is
hampered by a lack of guste in
jthe delivery of her lines and oc
casional lapses in the quality of
| her characterization. This destroys
much of the intended effect on)
the audience of the vibrant per
sonality of La Mome Pistaene.
Robert Valanty is outstanding
in his role as the young Judge
Aristide Forestier. Valanty dis-
In ihe intervening years, Ad
ler founded the National Broad
casting Company Opera and
conducted the orchestra for the
world premiere of Gian Carlo
Menoili's "Maria Golovin" at
the Brussels International
World's Fair. Adler is still asso-
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plays the stamina required for the
many demands of his role. He
sings and acts with seeming equal
ease and is at home in the comic
as well as the more serious scenes.
Mike Goff Is irrepressible in
his role as the flamboyant
sculptor Boris Adzinidzinadze.
He works with what might be
termed "controlled frenzy" in
carring oft ihe most hilarious
scenes in ihe show.
Wally Glickman as Hilaire
Jussac, a “tormented” art critic
who is not above selling his
opinions for the attentions of the|
sculptors mistress, i 3 the best
character actor in the show. j
Glickman's alertness to the!
action around him and his great
sense of timing brings out not
only the best of his own abilities
but those of his companions on
stage as well.
The efforts of these actors arej
admirably supported by lively)
chorus numbers and dance rou-l
tines. The famous “Can Can”!
scene is handicapped however by j
the orchestra, which at this point!
falls apart in a wild frenzy of.
bleats and booms. Enough sem-;
blance of rhythm remains however
to assist hardworking dancers.
Lollipop Sale Tomorrow
Chimes, junior women's hat so
ciety, will sponsor a lollipop sale
tomorrow to raise money for its
scholarship fund, Nancy Hughes,
president, said yesterday. Mem
bers of the society .will sell the
lollipops along the high school
band parade route both in town
and on campus and at the foot
ball gamp tomorrow afternoon.
Library Gets Holiday
The Patlee Library will be
closed all day on Thanksgiving,
next Thursday, a source at the
librarian's office said yesterday.
The library will be on regular
hours during the rest of Thanks
giving week.
University Relations
Attacked byWilliams
Relations between the students and the administration
are now at the lowest level at which they have been in recent
years, and this level is still sinking, Gomer Williams, junior
in business administration from Harrisburg, said Wednesday
night at a meeting of the Town Independent Men’s Council.
“Most people think of the stu-
dent-administration problem as a the existing means of publicity
complete breakdown of commti- more.
nication between the students and; #Dr. Eric A. Walker or Dr,
the administration,” Williams Robert G. Bernreuter should mako
said. “However, there is also a 1 weekly or bi-weekly reports to
breakdown of communications be-' the students.
'tween the administrators them- williams said that this com
se'ves - municalion breakdown has re-
I "I think that it would be a suited in administrators giving
good idea if the Hat Societies -i contradictory answers to stu-
Councii were to have as its goal j denis. He added that if has also
the improvement of student- j ment that often there is no
administration relations," Wil- I one who will take the responsi
| liams said. "The members of the ' bilily for a decision that has
hat societies will influence many ; been made.
I people as these are the students * A third factor is tivat there is
| to whom the student body looks little communication within the
for guidance and leadership." student body, Williams said. He
■ Williams said that he thought a ddcd that because of this factor
that a committee should be set up 1™ * c o no , know what
to work on this problem. f i° do W! th their complaints and as
„ , a result these complaints grow out
Williams listed seycial sugges-- j proportion to the problem,
tions for he administration to ; 4h er e is not a mutual trust
uelp solve the piobicm. present on this campus between
• The administrators should the students and administration,'*
have more informal chats with williams said. “We can build this
the students. j trust through our actions each
• The administration should use'day,” he added.
Meet a lady
your electric company
The lady on the left, that is.
Babies, too, can own an electric light and
power company. Just as mothers and doctors
and crib makers and diaper service men do.
Point is: people own your power company.
Not the government, the city or the state.
But people with savings to invest. (The baby?
Her grandfather gave her two shares when
she was born.)
You see, your power company is investor
owned—by people like you.
It is free enterprise at work to help keep
America Powerful!
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