FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1962 Review FrOin Slapstick ..to COrii - 1 By DEX HUTCHINS Collegian Reviewer ; The' Agatha Christie thriller ."Witness .for the Prosecution," a Penn State Player production how at Schwab Auditorium, hops through the efforts of a generally mediocre- cast from slapstick ito• plain -corn 'in scenes which could only take place in a Kan garoo, court. t . Directed by Walter H. Walters, head of the department of theatre darts, the production is saved from ' total collapse by magnificent per formances by . Warren Burns and ;Joanne Beegle. MRS. - BEEGLE. as Romain, the ,"wife" of Leonard Vole,. an ac cuseduntuderer, is outstanding as a mysterious woman who seeks to send her husband to the gal lows. 'Mrs. Beegle expresses the "many, .subtleties • of , her role t h r,o u g h. carefully controlled speech 'inflection which makes hers the most fascinating person ality in the play. Lively Warren Burns as Sir THE BURGER Mehu- Hoagies . . . . . .) . . 45c Introductory Offer . . . Frei Coke or Root Beer with every. Hoagie Hot Beef with' fiench fries . J. 60c HOt Meat Loaf with french fries . 55c Mot. Dog with ' • Sauerkraut or Coney Island Sauce 20C Pizza with ileat Sauce or Pepperoni 85c & $l.OO Steak - choice cut . . . $1.29 with French Fries - • Toinuto and Lettuce Salad Bread and Butter Homemade Chili 30c eAll above items found also at the My-O-My Bair downstairs Wilfrid Robarts, counsel for the defense, holds the audience in his grip as a clever comedian who, when -called upon, can Interject a .drainatic undertone into his portrayal{ • John Whitesell, as Leonard Vole, a poor young Englishman accused of murdering a rich old lady, self-consciously grins his way through his part leaving . the audi ence devoid of sympathy for his character. DAVID ARMBRUSTER, a so-i licitor, takes the audience back to another century with his mechani cal methods of expressing emo tional feeling. ,His I forced and artificial histrionics are at least a distraction in his scenes. All the actors in this play are DOING IT THE HARD WAY by hsl A tr.. (GETTING RID OF DANDRUFF, THAT ISt) easier 3-minute way for men: FITC Men, get rid of embarrassing dandruff easy as 1.2-3 with FITCHI In just 3 minutes (one rubbing, one lathering, one riniing), every trace of dandruff , grime, gummy old hair tonic goes right down th • drain! Your hair looks hand • u s: n m gi e e r s , , r healthie so r.ffYoutdr. refreshed. Use F Remover . SHAMPOO every week for LEADING MAN'S positive dandruff control. SHAMPOO *Keep your hair and scalp really clean, dandruff-freed Hmm, remind you My-O-My Bar (across from Old Mcim THE DAILY COLLEGIAN: UNIVERSITY PARIC PENNSYLVANIA andicapped by ,the Worst make-i up job seen on the University, stage this year.. The characters; handicapped re bedecked in such a motley larray of .hues as'seerpingly to ap-i pear on one hand in nigh fever—l ' or on the other posthumously. Highlighting the Shortcomings: 'of cast and acting talent are, trealistic sets cleverly', designed by; William Allison.;ln it sense Alli-' son's talented handivOrk Is a det riment to the play 4s its somber realism makes . the. stumbling characters stand out even more fully in comic re lief.' Fewer than one third 'of the psychiatrists, psychologists, social; workers and nurses needed to, combat mental illness are avail-; able to meet current demands. of anything? SHOP Let Collegian Classifieds Work for STUDENTS Clip this money-saving -_ coupon today and get sl.oo's worth of Dry Cleaning . 1 W. - H. (Bill) RIMMEY'S T'ailor, Dry-Cleaning, Laundry Cleaning and Pressing DRESSES 99 c MEN'S SUITS SKIRTS BLOUSES SWEATERS TROUSERS -- Laundering --- Las;lies BLOUSES TOr more, only 25c Men's DRESS SHIRTS 3 or more, -only .. r. ... I9c Two Convenient Locations 113 1 Beaver St.' 234 E. Cellos,. Jvit. FREE 59c
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