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Show VOLUME VIII FRIDAY, Monday night, Feb. 23, will mark opening performance of the spectacular musical Kismet, according to Marion J. Bentley, director. Presentation of the show beginning Monday will be the culmination of nearly a years work by director and designer. Scenery and costumes for the lavish, Arabian Nights musical were inspired by Persian miniatures, according to Dale Graff of San Francisco, designer of the show. Construction crews, under the direction of Mans Jennings, have been working for the past several weeks on scenery, and sets have been painted under the direction of Lynn Freeman. The popular musical tells the story of a day; in ancient Bagdad. The tuneful score, based upon the music of Borodin, includes such hi f songs as Stranger in Paradise, Baubles, Bangles and Beads, and And Th's is My Beloved. A hit since the first production in 1945, the show has been given numerous productions on the stage and on the screen. Its most recent stage production in 1953 garnered it a total of six individual awards, including the Outer Circle Award as the years best musical, Antoinette Perry Awards for musical arrangement, book and producer, and Donaldson Awards for best direction and best costume designs, as well as a special award for the years best musical score. The production will play nightly from Monday, 23rd, through Friday, 28th. Tickets are on sale at the GYU registrars office; prices $1.00 reserved seats, general admission, 75 cents and students, 50 cents. This FEBRUARY 20, 1959 NUMBER 9 the D-D- ay fi :v v C X V v. : J Pictured are Jeanette Garner, Lalume, and Kent Cottani, Poet, as they appear in the musical production KISMET. Orchestra to Play At Year's D-D- ay Dance years dance the most unusual and Get Underway Plans are now underway for the annual D Day Activities at Dixie College, scheduled for March 20, with the appointment of Carlon J. Cooke of Salt Lake City as chairman. The various committees selected by Carlon to assist in planning this funnest day of the year are: Brent Crosby, Mans Jennings, Stan Shakespeare, Marilyn Fawson, Margaret Fawson, Gery Jensen, Marilyn Snow, Lucile Hunt, Barbara Larkin, LaDeen Tobler, Karen Hammond, Sherrill OConner, Steve Thompson, Norman Sorenson, Jay Groves, Bruce Hafen, Larry Harmon, Darlene Heaton, and Joe Lang. Some of the featured activities for the yearly celebration will be the traditional whitewashing of the D by the members of the sophomore and senior classes, general campus cleanup by the freshmen and iunior classes, class lunches on the hill under the D, the Parade, and as a climax to the days Pvents. the dance will be held in the LDS recreation hall, where the girl chosen as Queen will be crowned. D-D- r) I? In order to make this Plans V I'Jfc Karen Sandberg Is Crowned Sweetheart by far the most enjoyable Dixie has Exotic shades of pink combined yet had, the dance committee has gone out on a financial limb to se- to form a perfect setting for lovely cure the services of Brigham Young brown eyed Karen Sandberg as she dance ascended the throne Friday, Feb. 13 Universitys to become Lambda Delta Sigmas the Ys Men. orchestra By doing this, the committee is Sweetheart of 1959. Miss Sandberg, daughter of Mr. assuming that we who will be contending for the highest of the and Mrs. Garth Sandberg of Hurrihigh title or otherwise participat- cane, was an image of the theme festivities, will be Exotica in her lovely lavender ing in the willing to help them out with the gown, as she was escorted to the expense of bringing this dance band place of honor by her escort, Gene to our campus. The purpose of this Bennett. Richard Smith, fraternity presiarticle is none other than to make you aware of the problem we are dent, presented Miss Sandberg the faced with, so that when our fund- official sweetheart pin and a gorgeraising campaign begins, you in will ous bouquet of red roses. for Miss Sandberg is active in school have all vour pennies cashed greenbacks and be in the proper affairs, and is a member of the Dixie School Band. frame of mind to help our dance be the greatest ever. widely-acclaime- d D-d- D-d- Pep Club Sponsors Dance DATELINE Feb. 23 M u s i c a The Dixie High School Pep Club production StockKismet of the will be the sponsors plays Feb. 23 through Feb. 28. ing Hop to be held Saturday, Feb. 26 FBLA. Dixie-Delt- a the 21. following High! Feb. 28 Dixie College at CSU. Feb. School game. March 2 Spanish Club. o Rosalyn Ott, pep According March 4 Delta Psi; German Club club president, the admission for March 5 Lambda Delta Sigma; the dance will be $.50, and all mem- FHA; FFA March 7 3rd Ward Gold and bers of the studentbody are invited Green Ball to participate in this activity. 1 The Jeteftes Yind Up Successful Season The Jetettcs, Dixie High School precision marching group have completed a successful year presenting the activities at all of the High School basketball games. The organization, which was formed this year in conjunction with the pep club, is composed of eighteen high school juniors and seniors, with Miss Myrna Hunsaker as advisor. Members of the Jetettes are: Leona Brooks, Martha Hatch, Shirley Graff, Judy Ellen Leavitt, Rosalyn Ott, Joan Esplin, Ramona McArthur, Darlene Alldredge, Barbara Reber, Nancy Jackson, Ilona Janet Hafen, Pat Cook, SandyAtkin, Wilkin, Joey Leavitt, Janet Smith, Jeri-lyBurgess, and Barbara Bowler. half-tim- e n Book Review Heard By Delta Psi Omega In a recent meeting of the Delta Psi Omega, dramatic at Dixie College, a review fraternity of the Life of Abraham Lincoln was given by Mrs. Montrue Larkin of St. George. This review was very appropriately given as a tribute to the great man who was president of our nation, and whom the nation paid tribute on the recent anniversary of his birthday. |
