Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1952 — Page 29

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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1952

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SHARPENED SKATES—Mrs. Ted Mcintosh with Marylin and Stanton pick up their blades from Robert Throckmorton at the Coliseum Skate Shop.

Mothers Play Backstage Role for Ice-O-Rama

EHIND The Indianapolis Times Ice-O-Rama galaxy of home town skating stars is a corps of “backstage

mothers.”

But they've been 'way out in front in help-

ing shape it into a scintillating show.

All during the weeks of practice at the Fairgrounds Coliseum—scene of the sixth gala rink production, 8 p. m, Thursday — they've wakened early, or been roused .by eager youngsters, to get there on time. Organizing car pools, they've driven their own and neighboring moppets to the big arena. Often it's meant several trips a day for those who had more than one youngster in the show. » t ” TINY TOTS — and up — have been carefully ‘checked in” at each session by assisting mothers. Since skates do dull, trips have been made to the Skate Shop where they emerge sharp and shiny. Even before the cast started training, méthers, after dishes,

beds and lunches, began .a working routine at downtown costume headquarters. From unexciting bolts expert fingers turned smooth satin and stiff tarlatan into colorful and glittering outfits. Others, just cut, were delivered to stay-at-home mommies who stitched into the morning hours.

= t . SHOW. night more of this backstage crew will: act as wardrobe mistresses and makeup experts in anticipation of the first number. Weary? Sure. But it will be forgotten as they watch their own offsprings glide across the ice in the one-night two-hour charity production. And with the kids they’ll be eager for next year and The Times Ice-O-Rama.

Tudor Hall's Lower School Schedules Operetta

LOWER school students of Tudor Hall; including grades

five

to eight, will present “Hansel and Gretel,” an

operetta, at 8 p. m. Saturday in the school auditorium. Adapted by Berta Elsmith from the opera by

Humperdinck and Wette, the students will present and direct the musical. Included in the cast will be Margaret Lie Miller, Hansel; Julie Cain, Gretel; Gaile Gerdan, father; Fay de Fenelon, mother; Sandra McCrae, witch;

Emilie Lamb; sandman, and Lucinda Brown, dewman. ’ - » = BESIDES THESE leads,

there will be a number of students in the Soruges, Students participating in actual staff duties will be Jill Pearson, assistant director; Elisabeth Hammond and Ree Rice, business managers, and Eligze ‘Noonan and Penny Savage, property chairmen. Faculty members who will assist in directing the performance are Mrs. Carol Nelson and Miss Nell McMillan Frazier, musie; Miss Grace A. Horsfall, scénery; Miss , Audrey Ross, dancing; Miss Betty Lou Bryant, propeity, and "Miss Lois Sutton, accompanist. *

Players Set Next Event

Two one-act plays to be followed by a-dance in the Woodstock Club will be presented Mar. 29 by The Players. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Hiser, chairmen, will be assisted by Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dyer Jr.,, Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Taggert Jr.- and - Mrs, Edward Wohigemuth. Mrs. Harold Buell will be production adviser. Included in the cast for the first play, ‘“Heat Lightning” will be Mrs. Raymond: Mead, Harry Wade and Dr. Wayne Ritter. Mrs, Robert Ferriday Jr. will be director. “Albuquerque . Ten Minutes” will be the second play, Participating will Be Mr. and Mrs. Earl Townsend Jr, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fenstermaker. and Mrs. Ralph Lieber. Miss Eunice Dissette will: direct the production.

SHOW MAKE-UP—Mary

S. Warwick, Margaret Pack and Mrs. Ray Pack.

CAR POOL—Jimmy Wood, Bill Nichols, Judy Wood, Bill Wood, Richard “Wade (left to right) with Mike Wood (foreground) ‘and Mrs. Arthur Wood, a driver mother, en route from Coliseum rehearsal.

SEWING SESSION—Mrs. Chester Warwick.

Don't Miss The Programs That Are Coming This Week;

MOMMIE, IT’S TIME—Mrs. Robert B. Evans Jr., Jody and Teddy.

Rabbit's Foot Brings Good Luck To Dramatic Club Cast

By KATY ATKINS ODAY we look both forward and back to pleasant events.

In the former group is the concert at the Art Museum on Thursday night. The Women’s Committee of the * Indianapolis State Symphony Society is presenting the well-known cellist Jerome Carrington, with Edwin Biltcliffe at the piano. T om orrow night the Advisory ‘Committee of the Juvenile Court stages a new kind of ‘annual meeting when two of its most distinguished members, Gov, Schricker and our 11th District

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Congressman, Charles Brownson, will speak. So we have two widely different, worth-while evenings arranged, no conflict in dates, no reason to miss either program. The drama loomed large last week. The Dramatic: Club play at the Tarkington Civic Theater on the previous Saturday night was great fun. Being an adaptation of a Bret Harte story, it gave the audience an opportunity to join the show. It was quick to respond with hisses for the villain and cheers for the hero. The entire cast contributed to an excellent performance, Perhaps along with talent and good. direction, they were hélped by the rabbit's foot given to each member by the committee at the party, after dress rehearsal, at the Howard Fiebers'. Since the action of the play took place -in . the “Roarin"

Dog” Hotel, a similar sign was on the Fiebers’ front door. Guests were warmly welcomed by old-fashioned carriage

lamps. ad, After the last curtain call, the curtain was rung up at

once while the committee, the girls in evening dress, struck the set. It was a delightful informal note. Jogie Frénzel, who played the title role of M'liss, after three acts in patched blue denim, appeared at the party at Woodstock in a ravishing pink gown. It was just about the shade of the geraniums used in the chuck wagon wheel that decorated the cast table. ~ n ~ A RED AND WHITE checked cloth, pampas plumes, red carnations and pots of red tulips added to the effect, Madeline Savles’ sister, Betty Nicholson, and Nell Joss, daughter of Mrs. William Mode Taylor, were among the out-6f-town guests,

A surprise birthday dinner for Dorothy Haueisen, arranged by her daughter, Jane Brant, was one of the parties preceding the'play. Another was given by Helen and Niven Stall, > n ~ ~ WHEN THE Women's Affairs Committee of. the Civic Theatre held a “white elephant” sale at Mrs. Gordon Batman's Wednésday, Mrs. Howard Griffith, the auctioneer, gave. her Job a new twist. She defined a “white elephant” as a rare Asiatic beast with a pale skin: hence colloquially

anything difficult to keep, or a

burdensome possession. Making the point that what was a burdensome possession to one could hecome a delightful accession’ to another, she briskly disposed of her wares, ~ ” » : THE TEA TABLE at whic Mrs, J. W, Coffey’ and Mrs, Everett ‘Schofield presided, was charming with silver bowls at either end,

These were filled with white

tulips, snap dragons and flamingo sweet peas. Green candles . were used in silver candelabra. ~ » ~ Katherine Kercher, whose marriage to Willis, B. Conner

111 takes place this month, was honor guest at a personal shower given by Mrs. Harry Hood Martin on Thursday, : on 8 THE GIFTS WERE brought in on a tea cart decorated with white sweet peas. The same flowers caught the draped tea cloth on the diningroom table. The cloth was white

satin under cream net. White candles and white and pink spring flowers were on the

table.

Among the returning travellers this week are Mr. and Mrs, Bowman Elder, back from Florida, and Mrs. Garvin M. ‘Brown returned from her

Times photos by John R. Spicklemire |

City AAUW To Hear

Gen. Wilbur

“THE Crisis in Our Relas tions. With Asia” willbe discussed by Gen, William H. Wilber at the March meeting of the Indiane apolis Branch, American Ase sociation of University Women, The 6:30 p. m. dinner event will be Tuesday in the Broade way Methodist Church. Gen, Wilbur, a leading come bat officer in World War II, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Roosevelt for leading American troops ashore at Casabalanca.

DURING THE PAST 30 years he has made extensive surveys of social, political and economies developments in vital areas of the world. A versatile linguist he has ine terrogated men and women in all levels of society in his travels and has conferred with leading figure in world politics, He has recently returned from Korea, Japan, China and the Philippines. Mrs. Lloyd Wilhite, AAUW first vice president and proe

gram chairman, will introduce Gen, Wilbur. Officers will be elected pree ceding the program.