Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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A An Aggie football player (Ellis Adams), gets dressed preparing for his trip to the Chicken Ranch after their victory. Shy (Donna Kimball), starts to feel more comfortable with her trade at the Aggie celebration. - Senator Wingwoah (Paul Lormand), is caught in a ques- tionable position with one of the ladies of pleasure (Leslie Knaff). A Miss Mona (Linda Child- ress), in black, explains the whorehouse as being a Little Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place in one of her musical numbers. mi ' Best Little Whorehouse ,,, 71

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deep in the heart of Texas, ain ' t ... Nothin ' Dirty Goin ' On! By Andrea Torrence The Memphis State University Theatre topped off its 1984-85 season with a presentation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas . This production, directed by Keith Kennedy, was the rousing story of a house of ill repute that prospered in the little town of Gilbert, Texas under the supervision of Miss Mona, played by Linda Childress. Eventually, this fine establishment was put in jeopardy by the uproar that was brought on by Melvin P. Thorpe, played by Ken Parnell. This clamor was heightened when this television sen- sationalist, the watchdog of Texas himself, paraded through the whore- house one night gathering depictive photographs of some Aggie football players celebrating their victory. The commotion weaved its way through Texas and finally made its way to the Governor, played by S. A. Weakley. Even though this classic bordello had long served a widespread public service, This production included a cast of the Governor, due to a majority appeal, ordered that the brothel be closed down. Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, played by Jim Palmer, found the task of closing down the whorehouse a very difficult one because of his close ties with Miss Mona. over 30 people and had 13 musical numbers. The choreography was by Susan Chrietzberg, costume design by Douglas J. Koertge, music direction by Kermit M. Medsker, and the impressive set design was crafted by Jan Chambers. A Melvin P. Thorpe (Ken Parnell), exposes the den of iniquity to the public in his musical number, Texas has a whorehouse in it. ► The whorehouse is in full opera- tive use one night in Gilbert, Texas. The Governor of Texas (S.A. Weakley), gives the press the run- around in his musical number, The Sidestep.

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w ■ Bronx-bred Nostalgia By John McCommon The flavor of the Bronx came south to MSU ' s Main Stage Theatre as a proud, young New Yorker made an awkward but hysterical entrance into show business in the long-awaited MSU pro- duction of Enter Laughing. Another play was situated inside the main production, creating a genuine classic comedy. The comic genius of director Paul Bogart unfolded as glittering nostalgia with a colorful tale of mishaps encoun- tered along the route to success by an average kid from the Bronx. The true artistic aspect of the director shone through from the sharpness and brilliance of every scene to every indivi- dual performance. The heart of the comedy lay in John Dye ' s outstanding portrayal of David Kolowitz, post-high school youth, as he wandered lost in pure awkwardness and naivete. He stumbled across the stage and into the dressing room of the sexy leading A Unloading a box of machine shop parts, David Kolowitz (John Dye) con- fesses to his pal Marvin (Galen Fott), Sometimes I think I ' m a sex maniac. }S Van ndt 72 Student Life