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

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STEVE SHORE, JULIE EASTLAND, and Judy Thimm vibrantly perform Together Wherever We Are. BACKSTAGE OF A BURLESQUE house, Louise (Judy Thimm) and Rose (Julie Eastland) ponder the necessity that Louise perform. STRIPPERS JUDY POMIERSKI, DONNA BRADER and Sue Zifferin sing You Gotta Get a Gimmick. JUDY THIMM DOES her Gypsy Strip Routine— Let Me Entertain You — as part of the finale. 21 ■M wj x imMtsMmBi

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LOUISE, HERBIE AND ROSE decide to stick it out together as they sing Together Wherever We Are. n.- . MARIE STANLEY MAKES behind-the-scene preparations for her part as a Hollywood Blonde. Spring Musical Spring Musical, which traditionally highlights Mothers' Day Weekend with four performances, provides an excellent opportunity for our campus talent to be discovered while at the same time pro- viding enjoyable entertainment for students, for faculty, and for parents alike. Gypsy was last year's colorful selection. It por- trayed the decline of vaudeville and the rise of bur- lesque in the American theater through the story of Rose Havock and her two daughters, June and Louise. Herbie, their agent, accompanies them through their crises and rise to stardom. Although the cast included over seventy people, the three stars were Julie Eastland as Rose, Judy Thimm as Louise (later known as Gypsy Rose Lee) , and Steve Shore as Herbie. The two act production included all seventeen scenes and twenty musical numbers from the original Broadway production. The final act of the play utilized a spectacular false proscenium and over seven hundred flashing lights with the name Gypsy Rose Lee above. Tryouts for Spring Musical are held at the begin- ning of every spring semester by Ned Levy.

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JUDY WINGET, MAY QUEEN, is crowned as her court looks on. HONORS' DAY MARKS a highpoint as students of outstanding quality are honored for their scholarship achievemenrs in the presence of their parents. SPRING IS IN THE AIR, and an lllini Mom and Dad notice ihe signs blooming on the University of Illinois campus during Mom's Day Weekend. i Mom's Day Weekend Just as Mother's are honored around the United States on a special day set aside in their honor, so the University of Illinois sets aside one weekend in May for this same purpose. In order to make the weekend completely enjoy- able, the University, in co-operation with various campus groups, participates in various events in- cluding Shi Ai-Sachem Sing and a University Thea- tre production. In addition, houses all over campus provide individual events for their Moms. A highlight of the weekend is the crowning of the May Queen chosen from a group of girls on the basis of activities and scholarship.