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Show Volume 3. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOVEMBER, 1949 OPERA STADIUM By EVA LEWINSON Is opera high-hat- ? Not in China. Over there it is the main form of entertainment for the people, young or old, rich or poor. The operas the thing! Lets take a trip there and see what goes on. The crowds around an open space are what first catch your attention. The space turns out to be a makeshift stage before which are lined long tables and benches. On the tables are cups of tea, dishes of sunflower seeds, peanuts and melon seeds. A company of strolling players is about to put on an opera. You take your seats and suddenly an amazing apparition in a horrible mask and sumptuous red and gold clothes appears and sings in a very high falsetto voice. He is the prologue and tells you about the play. The three or four piece orchestra, fully equipped with big drums, cymbals and an instrument something of a cross between a trumpet and a clarinet strikes .iica!:y tune, -- ami-tbe play begins. All the actors are men who sing womens parts in falsetto voices. There is hardly any action, the expression is all in the masks worn by the actors. These masks designate the villain, greeted by loud clapping to signify disapproval of the audience, the hero, greeted by shouts of hao, liao, and the heroine in a pale mask with great black eyebrows, who causes the audience to gasp, wondering if she will survive the adversities of fortune which fall. The stories are mostly allegorical, or fairy tales which have been handed down through the ages as stories of legendary origins of the race. The whole affair is very informal. Just take a sip of tea or a handful of seeds any time you want to, or shout at the person across the table to argue about whose tea he is drinking. For color, noise and just pure, sheer excitement, the Chinese op era cant be beaten. In our modern age, theaters have been built for regular opera groups in the larger cities, but outdoor operas are still the most popular form of entertainment in China today. Even the stern old empress dowager loved the opera and had a special theater built in the summer palace outside Peiping. This is a huge, painted, wooden affair, open on all sides and built in three tiers signifying heaven, earth and man, and she would have three operas going on at the same time. Fall Play November WESTMINSTER DANE HANSEN China Style Provided by his family in honor of Lt. Dane Hansen U. S. A. A. C. 1921-194- October 29, 1949, is a day that will be remembered by all students. The Dane Hansen stadium was completed and ready for the dedication that afternoon during the homecoming football game. queen, Bar- bara Meissner, together with her attendants, Margaret Scott and Marilyn Cress, toured the field to begin the afternoon. This was followed by the raising of Dane Hansens own flag by a color guard Romain Snodgrass, Nick Charles Berret Chaffos, and (Army), Buck Collings, Jerry and Lester Wirley Bax te r.au Gebo (Marine Corps). At half time the Parsonettes, under the leadership of Hazel Pittman, marched smartly to the center of the field to form a W, then returned and each Parsonette paired up a former W man and escorted him onto the field, forming two straight lines. A float decorated by members of the student body and bearing the dedication plaque, was escorted by an honor guard. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen and their close friends were escorted onto the field by the queen and her two maids of honor and were met there by the chairman of grounds and buildings, a member of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Wheat-lake- , President Steele and Bruce Lamus, president of the student body. Mr. Hansen stated the various reasons for the building of the stadium. He formally gave Mr. Wheatlake charge of the stadium for the college and the pleasure of the students of this year and of the years to come. Mr. Wheatlake thanked Mr. Hansen and announced his intention of taking care of the stadium and It is confusing, A COWBOY A LADY AND A DANCE but after you have seen it you will surely vote it one of the most impressive spectacles you have ever attended. Ed. Note Miss Eva Lewinson, freshman, was born in Germany, later moving to China for a stay of fourteen years before coming to Westminster College. 19 NIGHT OP JANUARY 16 the annual known shindig throughout "Westminster Range as the Cowboy and Lady Dance, this cornin Friday. Byron Burmester, president of Foster Hall men, announced that plans are nearing completion for the annual dance. The Western theme will be carried out in all portions of the event. The decorations committee, under the direction of Kenny Rash and Harold Wylie, have promised to come up with some new and unique ideas for this evening of fun. Bob Swaih is in charge of the chuck-wago- u and has been veiHson ing Up through the Basin u atr y.-- i r Is- invited to the ty will be given baby orchid cor- cages by tK men of Foster Hall. round-Glanvil- G 2. PLAYERS All riggin, gear and Foster Hall lounge is gettin a special soapin and polishin in preparation for 3 The homecoming Number le par-Urban NURSES ENTERTAIN Student nurses of St. Marks hospital held their annual Halloween party October 29, at the St. Marks dormitory. Zacharias, the skeleton, reigned over the festivities, assisted by Mrs. Chase, the model, dressed as a corpse. The decorations and refreshments were unique in that they varied greatly from the traditional types. The nurses invited men from Hill Field to help them through the enjoyable evening. keeping the memory of Dane Hansen always fresh in the minds of the students. Bruce Lamus told us a little of what the stadium would mean to Westminster. The last speech, by Dr. Steele, told about the boy and the man that was Dane Hansen. The W club e awarded a student activto Hansens. card the ity life-tim- Hansen unveiled the plaque and the group on the field The event gave our dispersed. a college great deal of prestige and the wholehearted support of t.he student body was very much appreciated. Amo-nguests presMrs. ent on the campus were Governor and Mrs. Lee, Senator and Mrs. Watkins and many of the Hansens friends. Karen Andre is not a woman to be thrown aside!! Karen is accused of taking her revenge on the night of January 16th. Would you say, She is guilty? You can answer this question, for only 25 cents, November 19, Converse 8 :15 p. m. Hall, Included in the cast, under the direction of Mr. J. Lees, are: Jerry Glanville, as the district attorney ; Alex Eliopolus, as council for the defense; Gene Montague, taking the part of Karen Andre, the defendant ; Sam Anton, private eye to shadow Mr. Faulkner; Bob Snethen in the role of court clerk, and Mary Langer as Nancy Lee FaAilkner, wife of the deceaad. Others in the cast are: Duane Howard one-t- h Dudsotq' y John Contento, Joy Brown, Carole Donaldson, Janice McKLr-lanJohn Calevas, George Dimas, Bob Boughton, Camille Gibson, Gwen Lewis, Rae Rhodes, and John Brown. e, The play is scheduled for only one night, November 19. Students with activity cards will be admitted for 25 cents; persons without activity cards will be Charged 75 cents. There is a limited number of seats get your tickets early. STUDENT CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION A new constitution was adopted by the Student Christian Association during the regular meet ing, Tuesday, November 1, according to Dick Jennings, president ol the organization. The purpose of the SCA is to bind together those college students whose is tc work for Jesus Christ. The constitutional committee was made up of President Jennings; Bill like-purpo- se Leola ; Hannifin, Jorgenson, secretary, and Lincoln Anderson, past president. Dr. II, Rogers is faculty advisor. Other business taken up by the organization was the decision tc continue the SCA scrapbook of events of articles taken from the local publications. vice-preside- nt |