Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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Hypnosis or an 8 a.m. class? John Kolisch uses a mass hypno- sis technique on a student. Frank Gentile climbed an imagi- nary rope while under hypnosis. Hypnotist John Kolisch 27 .

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A crowd gathered to observe, par- ticipate in and enjoy a hypnotism exibition. Puppet Without Strings Side by side students relaxed and got into the proper frame of mind for a hypnotism. T heir are many gifted and talent perform- ers who appear here at Seton Hall. Some are not- ed for the way they write about the world around them and others are known for making us laugh. One performer who showed a unique talent was John Ko- lisch. Kolisch dazzled stu- dents in the Pub on March forth in the display of his talent as a hypnotist. Most people think of a hypnotist as a person who has people follow his pock- et watch with their eyes or something out of a Alfred Hitchcock movie. Kolisch s technique does not require a watch, only the the help of about 20 students. Be- fore the act begins he tests the audience to see who is a likely candidate for the show. After he has deter- mined this, he selects the 20 volunteers he uses for the remainder of the show. The students who are se- lected are then placed in a hypnotic trance from which Kolisch has them perform a number of activities. Most of the stunts are designed to ridicule the person and bring roars of laughter from the crowd. When the show is over the person is awak- ened and remembers noth- ing of what happened. After the show those who took part in the demonstra- tion leam of their activities from their friends. Some re- plied I was not really hyp- notized I was just playing along. What ever the case may be a good time was had by all. 26 Hypnotist John Kolisch

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' ' A Scrap Of Paper ' ' Opens Theatre Season by JOE DALY S eton Hall ushered in the 1986-87 Theatre- in-the-Round season in October with A Scrap of Paper ' a romantic comedy by Victorien Sardou. The play is set in the mid- nineteenth century near Chinon, France. It makes light of loves lost and new- found loves which develop around an old love note, the scrap of paper. The first act describes a former love affair between Clarisse (Bernadette Zar- nick) and Prosper Block (Vincent Sagona). This up- beat beginning presents an amusing recollection of events explaining why Block never received Clar- isses note. The ensueing two acts follow the characters through a relentless search for the scrap of paper. It is during these two acts that the cast is able to develop their comic abilities. Many humorous asides and whimsical antics keep the story moving and the audi- ence laughing. In addition to the charac- ters ' search for the scrap of paper, the plot centers on mistaken intentions and a romantic entanglement be- tween Prosper Block and Suzanne (Maureen Brady), Clarisse ' s cousin. Mot until the troublesome letter is destroyed is there any or- Vanhove, (John C. Winson) takes a long draw of his pipe and re- flects upon the past. Clarisse (Bernadette Zarnick) and Suzanne (Maureen Brady) finally realize the predicament they ' re in. 28 A Scrap Of Paper ' '