University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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99 The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc, Elizabeth Hiller, talks with Amanda. Amanda, played by julie Stusrud, appears quite overwhelmed at the light snack being served her Raymond Thompson plays the role of the butler

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Daniel Hoppe as John Proctor prepares to investigate the charges of witchcraft. Judith McCormick, his wife, attempts to stop him. Another vein of entertainment is available in the annual spring presentation of the Harry Partch Musical. In Shis scene, from Time Remembered, Amanda appears with Don Walters as Lord Hector and the Duchess, played by Linda Passent. Theatre Has Very Successful Season University Theatre ended their successful sea- son in May with the outstanding production of Time Remembered. This was the fourth play by jean Anouilh to be staged as a major pro- duction. In past years others presented were The Lark, The Waltz of (he Toreadors and Ring Round the Moo7i. All of these plays present a poetic interpretation of reality in their imagina- tive scripts, but the approach is especially evi- dent in Ti})ic Remembered. Director for the production was Clara Behringer, and costumiere was Genevieve Richardson. An earlier presentation in the season was Arthur Miller's The Crucible. This dramatic presentation has many values — its picture of mass hysteria, its historicity, and its possible application to contemporary events and even to events in the future. This production was presented under the capable leadership of Joel Trapido. Bernhard Works served as technical director and desig ner. 22

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Tony flees to Maria after killing her brother. Tony and Maria sing together. Imi Union Presents West Side Story On Mothers Weekend last sjaring many students with their mothers and other guests gathered in throngs on the quadrangle. The Auditorium man- aged to be the focal point of the entire week- end, because that was where West Side Story was presented. This musical, the story of the con- Hict between two gangs living in the West Side of New York City, was presented to sell-out audiences for the grand total of five time during the weekend. Sally Hart, John Winings, and all other members of the talented cast, as well as the director, Edward Levy, put in many long tiring hours of hard re- hearsal in order to bring the conflict between the Jets and Sharks into realization. From the first finger-snap until the death of Tony, West Side Story received everyone's vmdivided attention. For many weeks after this presentation, the whole campus was singing Gee, Officer Krujike, a favorite num- ber of the performance. The entire Jet gang demon- strated their agility in this number. Again the Illini Union committee surpassed itself in providing outstanding entertainment for the campus with this production. l] est Side Stoiy was discussed for weeks before and after the per- formances and Avill, undoubtedly, be renrembered for a long time by everyone. 24