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Times FROM “Eight Thirty” — when the curtain rises on ladies and gentlemen of the chorus—to “Ten Thirty” with the entire company in a grand finale, Christa-
more Follies of 1952 promises to rival a Broadway smash hit of any season. On the Murat Theater boards Thursday and Friday nights will be the shiniest, speediest cast of T6¢4l talent (some 140 adults and six youngsters) ever assembled here. Curtain - time both evenings is 8:30 o'clock.
” » o THE BILL WILL run the gamut from chorus lines to a show-stopping violinist, Eugene Kilingki, from comedy to “mellerdrammer,” with an Ayres’
spring fashion show added for,
full measure. In two entertain-ment-packed acts will be more than 20 scenes—beautiful and ridiculous, gay and nostalgic. Such scene titles as° “What 7727,” “Arabian Nights, “Morale Builder” and “Be a Mess” are just teasers. Sponsored by the Christamore Aid Society, the showin less than four weeks’ rehearsal has been whipped into “on stage”
The Social Calendar—
shape by director James Dyas of the Jerome H. Cargill Co. New York, producer. ” n » : THE SHOWMAN'S surprise will be various specialty acts. Up to production-time talents of these stars has been pretty much off the record to. the
general public. Making her public debut Thursday will be attractive Mrs. Robert A. Garrett. A
sleigh is the background for her vocal number as a Moonlighter in “Snow Scene by Currier and Ives.” Betty first put to use her musical training in Ward-Bel-mont College and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in her Ohio River Queen City home town. She appeared on WKRC in Cincy, made rec¢ordings, too, for WLW.
Mrs. Suzanne Mayer, who
joined Betty for the picture, is
a stooge in “What ? ? ?”’ That's
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GLAMOUROUS Gloria Gustafson, a budding Morira Shearer, doesn’t wear red shoes when she twirls on her toes across the stage as. the Snow Queen. A Butler University student, the 18-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Gus-
tafson, has studied dancing under Miss Eileen Poston -at Butler's’ Jordan Music College for 11 years. She has been in ballet in the Murat as ‘well as in Booth Tarkington Civie Theater productions.
Flashy Robbie -Robinson, a .
brazen Good-Time Charlie in “White River Cruise,” is a brush-toe-brush expert. When ‘he rests it's to study Indiana University Dental School texts. Starlight Musicales and Civic fans will recognize singing Vernon Roth. This time he's the gifted Sheik of Araby in “Arabian Nights.” » » » » HIBBARD JAMES whose lilting song and Left Bank artistry will draw on stage 10 lovely fashion models studied music at Harvard University, formerly sang with the Glee Club there. ’ He's played leads in Broadway productions, was soloist with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops Orchestra. That's part of the story. The rest will be seen Thursday and Friday nights behind the Murat footlights. Mrs. John W. Gamble heads the sponsoring society which supports Christamore House, reason for the gala production.
Parties Are Blossoming Over Town
IN THE spring, society's fancy quickly turns’ to thoughts of party renaissance. Teas, luncheons, dancescard events and dramas dot the calendar throughout the month. And activity will blossom even more as the season gets underway. Scheduled for March are the follgwing events: om
Mar, 2—Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to present Oscar Levant, pianist, at 3 p. m. to-
day and 8:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Murat. supper in “Meridian Hills Country Club. Mrs. Charles Martin to address Propylaeum members at buffet supper on “Birds Eye View of Europe.” Lecture on “Photography” at 4 p. m. by "Robert O. Parks in Herron Art Museum. ?
Mar. 4—Propylaeum Fortnightly annjyersary tea.
Mar. 5—Motion picture program at 8 p. m. in Herron Art Museum on Albrecht Durer's “Life of : Christ” and “Joan Miro Makes a Color Print.”
Mar, 6 and 7—Christamore Aid Society's Follies of 19852 in * Murat.Theater. ~
Mar, 8—Maennerchor .group of Athenaeum to sponsor ‘8 Pp. m. concert and dance,
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Mar. 9— Gallery talk by Mrs Thomas B:- Noble in Herron Art Museum at 4 p. m. on “Indian Artists of the Southwest." Mar. 12—Morning bridge and canasta in Propylaeum®
Mar. 14—A sophisticated com-
edy, “My Dear Children,” to be presented by Booth Tarkington Civic Theater through the 22d. “Election of officers to be held by the Children’s Museum Guild in the home of Mrs, C. C. Schuetz, 7900 Morningside Drive. Riviera Club dance at 9 p. m.
Mar. 15—~Broadmoor Clib dance. Italian .dinner- party in. the Indianapolis Country Club. Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to end season with an ‘all-request program Mar. 15 and 16. Hillcrest Country Club St. Patrick's Day dance. Mr..and Mrs. Gordon Farnsworth to be chairmen of the dinner-bridge party in Meridian Hills Club. Athenaeum to observe St. Benno festival.
Mar. 16—Tllustrated lecture at 4 p. m, on “Splendor of the Ming Dynasty” by Wilbur D. Peat in Herron Art Museum.
Mar. 17-Opening of . “South Pacific” in the Murat Theater to run through the 29th (except Sunday).
Mar. 18 —- Luncheon-bridge in .the Meridian Hills Club -under the chairmanship of Mrs. Robert M. Kraft.
With Windy March Making Annual Entrance
Mar. 19— Cabaret dihner-dance in Broadmoor. Style show to
highlight Propylaeum Day luncheon.
Mar. 20—Dr. Sputh Day to be ohserved by. Athenaeum members, .
Mar; 21—Mr. and Mrs. C. Claire Knox to be chairmen of the Meridian Hills: Club square dance.
Mar. 22—Children’s Theater in Athenaeum.
Mar. 23— Motion pictures at 4 p. m. by Gilbert Booram on “Customs ant. Dances of the Pueblo Indians” in Herron Art Museum.
Mar. 26 — “Mornings Books,” Propylaeum.
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Mar. 28—Riviera dance at 9 p. m. Dinner-bridge and canasta in ‘the Propylaeum. _
Mar. 29—Players to present production in the Civic Theater followed by a dance in Woodstock Club, Teen-age dance in Broadmoor. Concert orchestra “to present program ‘and dance ‘imr .the Athenaeum. .Jfndianeapolis Country Club's. South American dinner party.
Mar. 30—Backsatage vaudeville
show and. sale for membersof Civic Theater. Children's.
and parents’ motion picture hour at 4 p. m. in the Herron
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Pupils Create Drawings
USICAL notes, bars and- staffs danced across the drawing board this week. : .- Public. school pupils in the fourth through eighth
and chalk in tune to records of symphony selections on the children’s concert program the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will play Saturday. Five of the most rhythmic drawings from each participating school were delivered yesterday to Central Library. Be-
“ginning fomotrrow they will he
exhibited through Mar. 10 in the Riley Room. » ” » YOUNG ARTISTS winning
blue, red and white ribhons will receive them from Dr. Fabien Sevitzky Saturday morning in the Murat Theater.
Art teachers supervised. “But
‘each entry was the adolescent's
own reaction to the piece he interpreted. Mrs. Howard Kahn dreamed up the idea, served as project chairman. Sue Welton, 8A "in School 84, drew a composite. water color. Behind Maestro Sevitzky in the foreground is the children’s
* grades guided their crayons, water color brushes, pencils
audience. Mozart's Overture to “Marriage of Figaro’ is upper
left, Carpenter's “The Home Road,” upper ceqfiter.. A hrownhaired Jeanie and banjo play- , er represent Duhenszky's “Ste-
phen Fosfer.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Welton, BIO Guilford AVE Tormerty of West Lafayette. Incidentally her mother = wrote the program notes, a job, het did for SeVitzky’s concerts on the Purdue University campus. School 57% Lynn Blair, also an 8A, chose “The Home Road.” Her soldiers flag flying in his “imagination,” . surveys “my woodlands, my cornfields, my country, my home.” Foster's “Camptown Races”
caught Michael Lovings' fancy. Figuring in his crayon drawing are a racing horse, steamboat and saxophone. Son of Mrs. Essie Loving. 553 W, 27th St., he's a School 87 TA.
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By KATY ATKINS JNDIANAPOLIS friends of Jack McLeod are especially interested in the cocktail party given recently in Evanston by Mr. “and Mrs. Charles Bunnell, when they announced the engagement of
their .daughter Sally to Jack. Though Jack
now lives in Winnetka, he grew up here
to Park School, going on to
Princeton and graduating In " 43. ¥ His “parents wii. are Mr. and Katy Atkins Mrs. Donald McLeod. now residents of Old Lyme, Cc in., who keep in close touch with people at “home.”
JACK'S AUNT, Marjorie
‘Cowan, left Thursday for a fas-
cinating cruise from Ft. Myers, Fla, up the Orange River and through Lake Okeechobee. She is traveling with Mrs, William Harrison of Louisville, n n n § CURTAIN TIME for the Christamore Follies is hot fdr away, as we were reminded by the gay green-and white cards,
by Jean Weldon, received. in The malt This week. All hands are rallving ‘round to make the show a succe No «group has a bigger job than the : costume committee
headed bv Dickie: Bool The costumes have from New York. by alr
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rail. Once collected they must be cleaned, pressed and fitted.
» >: u THE COMMITTEE includes Ann Alig, Sally Gould, Mable Heslar, Josephine Bertermann, Madeline Sayles and Harriet Miller,
Twenty pairs of ruffled panties have arrived.
They were dumped in Blaine
Miller's arms to be done at the Excelsior Laundry, a life-saver to the busy committe which has already commandeered most of the ironing boards and electric irons in the neighborhood, We are sure to see an amusing show on Thursday, night, » - ” THE GIRLS AT Ann Reed's recent leap year party royally
entertained their escorts.
They not only called for them:
but served them at supper and
adorned them with vegetable boutonnieres supplied by the hostess.
JA variation on charades added hilarity to the evening. Each hoy and each girl was given ‘a property from an already assembled collection. When matched, each pair represented the title of a song. The idea was to find one's half. For instance a girl carried. two bowls of ice cubes, a boy a bowl of candy kisses, to complete “Cool Cool Kisses.”
# " » “THE PRIZE winners found each other first Hildegarde Wemmer and Whitesell as ‘The Little That Cried.” Hildegarde had an onion and Phil draped in a white sheet The party was at the
who were Phil Cloud
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home of Ann's parents, Genee vieve and Phil Reed. Members of the Indianapolis Smithy Club meeting at Mrs. Theod®re Griffith's last Tues
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day could not but contrast the '
beautiful day with the dreadful one for the February meet ing last year when cars got stuck in the mud.
. » u A NOTE OF SPRING was struck in the pots of yellow jonquils and crocuses outside the front door, and the shaded cineraria on the steps in the front hall.
A pale green crystal epergne on the piano held pink carnae tions and lavender freesias, Purple and white freesias were in an epergne on the dining room table, Mrs. Charles F. Meyer Jr. headed the committee for the luncheon. Mrs, A. K. Scheidenhelm, president, just home from the Alumnae Council gave an interesting report of the pro ceedings. ” ~ »
FINAL PLANS for the Core don Bleu Cooking School were discussed. This will be held on five Thursdays, beginning Mar. 20, in the Auditorium at L. 8, Ayres & Co. ’ Arrangements have been made tor Mrs. Dione Lucas of New York, who will conduct the classes, to stay at the Colume pia Club. 4 Members are looking forward to informal luncheon groups for patrons and themselves following the various sessions, Undoubtedly the quality of the local-cuisine, always pretty high, will take a sharp swing up this spring.
—Sue Welton (seated) and Lynn Blair. ; - 3 z