Tuesday, May 4, 1965 Eastern News Page Three 'My Fair Lady' To Open Friday In Fine Arts Theatre The curtain of the Fine Arts John E . Bielenberg, assistant phoenetics and pronunciation to Galatia; Trena Smith, Danville; KAREN COOLEY, Charleston; Theatre goes up Friday evening on professor of theatre arts, has de­ make her appear as a duchess. Suzanne J. Coleman, Villa Steve Kelly, Roselle; Doug Est­ a London tenement where the signed a set with two 21-foot dia­ There are several entanglements: Grove; Karen Stojan, Hampshire; ness, Forest Park; Rodger Schoon­ flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, ped­ meter revolving platforms which El.iza's falling in love with Hig­ Barbara B. Swenson, Westchester; over, Mt. Carmel; Jim Moses, De­ dles her wares. include three settings. In the fore­ gins and her father's trying to Sara Golinveaux, Birmingham, catur; Kenneth Mehl, Carrollton; George Bernard Shaw's com­ stage, the set includes four addi­ worm money out of Higgins for Ala.; Gary Connett, Robinson; Mark Allen, Carlinville; Lynette mentary on the need of phoenetic tional settings. the use of his daughter. Nancy Brinker, Olney; Mary Reid, Nottingham, Decatur; Lin d a reform, turned into a musical More than 100 costumes have The cast for the production in­ Car linville; Karen McAlister, Childress, Ashmore; comedy that swept Broadway as been designed for the large cast cludes two "Elizas." 1,inda Stan­ Joliet; Blaise DeMuth, Mt. Pulaski, the longest running show in hist­ by Ann E. Smith, instructor of ley, junior music major from Gordon Case, Manhattan; Larry ory by Alan Jay Lerner and theatre arts. Douglas Koertge, Louisville, and Kathy Oros, soph­ Keyes, Charleston;. and Marilyn Frederick Loewe, will be shown in graduate assistant, has designed omore theatre arts major from Ferguson, Decatur. seven performances here with a a collection of hats for the pro­ Granite City, will share the "Fair Among the many songs from cast of 52, directed by E. Glendon duction, working with Miss Smith Lady" role. the production are "I Could Have Gabbard. to coordinate the hats with her Noel Watkins, junior theatre Danced All Night," "With a Little turn-of-the century costumes. arts major from Casey, plays the Bit of Luck," "Get Me To the THE PRODUCTION is a com­ role of Henry Higgins. Other lead­ Church on Time," "On the Street bination of the efforts of the wo­ THE PLAY TELLS a Cinderella ing roles include Koertge as Al­ ·Where You Live," and "I've Grown men's physical education depart­ story of a London flower girl fred P. Doolittle and Roger Lewis Accustomed To Her Face." ment (Gayle Graffe, instructor of who is taken under the wing of Hudson, junior English major modern dance, does the choreo­ phoenetics instructor Henry Hig­ from River Forest, as Col. Picker­ graphy), the School of Music gins. Higgins uses Eliza to show ing. (John N. Maharg, instructor, that social position is a matter of Also in the cast are J~nice Fran­ coaches voice) and the theatre speech. He coaches the girl in cis, Charleston; Van Watkins, rrts department. Casey; Joe Yanello, Streator; Rita Gabbard has termed the musical Van Zant, Tuscola; Donald A. "the most ambitious production in Peterson, Oak Lawn; Darris Wise, Eastern's history." More than one Grayville; Bill Moser, Decatur; week before the opening, more Leslie Stewart Jr., Chicago; than 400 advance tickets had been sold. PHILIP KUHL, Ingraham; John Rinesmith, Paris; John Stieglitz, Northridge, Calif.; Linda Walther, Mattoon; Carol Wilcox, Park Ridge; Ron James, Decatur; Jerri Straka, Granite City; Alan White, Sullivan; Jim Ferguson, Robinson; Tony Sokol, Cary; Mike Craig, Charles­ ton; Wallace G. Moon, Charleston; Lor a lee Coleman, Charleston; Mary McCarter, Palestine; Pete ~urns, Frankfort; Gordon Bovinet,I'