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PEP CLUB SHOW Talent FUTURE SECRETARIES? : gracing offices in the business w line for the Pep Club Musicale. ter) is from Columbia. Priscilla patterned after Broadway extravi now for the dances and other pl Music Ana Blues: 'Lif By Bob Grosse Music Analyst Pity the poor Disc Jockey. His life is not an easy one. If you have ever heard an early morning D. J. say light-heartedly in a studiedly cheerful voice, "Good Morningl It's 5:25 and a bea-u-ti-ful day!", * you realize that he is a man who knows well the meaning of the word "paradox." Furthermore, he is a man whose success depends upon his ability to please everyone. This unenvia ble position is complicated further by the fact that he doesn't even know who he is trying to satisfy. The disc jockey must serve three masters: his boss, interested in the commercial value of record -spinning; his listeners, interested in the entertainment aspects of the trade; and his own personal tastes and desires which must be subordinated to the other two. Hence, he is daily put into a "have - you - stopped - beating - your-wife" position; and the broadcaster who can hop off the treadmill and find success with out sacrificing his own self-re spect is both wvise and rare. Sure-Enough Curiosity It is a curious business. The matter of requests, for example, is enough to drive the novice out of the studios and into some nice, quiet occupation, like boilermaking or riveting. People send in wrong requests to the right programs and right requests to the wrong programs. One night New Orleans' "Moon glow with Martin" had a request for "The Green Door" while "Randy's Record Shop" from Nashville announced a bid for "Shorty" Rodger's "Popo." For tunately, neither record was played. Try as he may, the D. J. cannot win; sometimes he can't even break even. Sometimes, the listeners don't even know what they want. Har old DeSoto, longtime chief an Dr. Dan W. Hollis Is Tfeachuig Ci Psi Pledge Course Dr. Daniel Walker Hollis of the University history department has been selected by Chi Psi social fraternity to conduct a course, "The Man and His College," for the members of the local chapter, Hillyar Rudisill III, president of the local chapter, has announced. %The national executive comroit tee and active members of the lo cal chapter selected Dr. Hollis to lead the course, which is being offered now. The course is designed primar ily to orient the new pledges in campus activities and to instruct them in methods of reading, study ing, and course selection, Rudisill APRIL 25 Scout I tA. . . These three freshman secretari orld, but this spring they will join a Beverly Jones (left) is from Aiken Harrington (right) hails from Batl iganzas, is scheduled for April 25. ases of the show. (Staff photo by lyst Sings I Is Not An nouncer at WUSC, tells of the time that a young man called In' to ask for something called, "I Don't Want My Arms Around You." After checking and recheck ing the files, Harold told the lis tener that there was no such reoe ord listed. "Oh, you must have it," the irate male voice replied, "Look, it goes like this," and he began singing, "I don't want my arms around you, No Not Much." Festival Program Thes Columbia Music Festival Association has announced its pro gram for next year. The 1957-58 concert series will Include per formances by the Ballet Theatre, the NBC Opera Company, Man YOU HAVEN'T TASTED STEAM UNTIL. YOU TRY OUR OWN FAMOUS - STE CHO5 xpecte( 'C.fty,$. 1 sl science majors may soon he ther Carolina coeds in the chorus and Mary Frances Morris (cen le Creek, Mich. The show, to be Practice sessions are under way Walt) isc Jockey Easy One' tovani and his orchestra, Baritone George London, and the Pitts burgh Symphony. While this may seem a bit early to begin promotion for next fall, the Association has set a dead line of March 16 to renew season tickets. The Last Chorus The U.S.C. band will present a concert on April 5 at 8:15 p.m. in Drayton Hall. Overheard at last week's con cert by the Pittsburgh Sym phony . . . First Hipster: "Man, how did you like that Beethoven bit?" Second Hipster: "Yeh Man, the tune really swung but I didn't dig the arrangement." L BROSLED AKS a as a, VItz[ G VUjIA IForV A Hollywood talent scout will probably be here for the final production of the coming Pep Club Musicale, Executive Producer Sid Gissendanner has announced. A confirmation is expected in the near future, he said. Full scale rehearsals were begun Wednesday, . for the entire show. Work is progressing very well so far, Gissendanner said. The script has been written in its entirety, and most of the song and dance numbers have been decided upon. Show Format The show will be presented in two acts, with three scenes in each act. The story is that of a young boy who is working as a stage hand. He is discovered by the producer of the show, and is made into a star. More men and women are needed for the show, accordii.g to Director Joe Ceros, but especially men. These persons are needed to help with scenery, costumes, make-up and all phases of staging, as well as for the cast. People Interested Those people interested in par ticipating in the show are asked to contact Ceros or Gissendanner as soon as possible, so that they might be assigned a part in the musicale, scheduled for April 25. Female leads and male and female participants have been ten tatively named for the show. Julie Petosky and Pat Turner will have first and second leads, res pectively. Specialty numbers, including songs and dances, will be per formed by Joanna Walker, Helen Wood, Lennie Sanders, June Mc Colly, Joan Arant, Suzannah Thomas and Augusta Mason. Seveal "summer profs" o part of their time conduc courses for P & W A's yo and bw. .1 alrrrnh an,g lusicale Original Numbers Kathy Ducker, who has written several songs, will sing three of her original compositions in the show. Chorus girls, for songs and dances, include Jean Heape, June Thomas, Nell Gene Corley, Susan Fant, Lois Ann Hough, Jane Law rence, Jane Ryon, Sandra Rivers, Marva Ann Tanner, Sandra Hen drix and Anita Primost. Other girls in the chorus will be Mary Frances Morris, Gloria Kay. Carolyn Smith, Serena Hen drix, Priscilla Harrington, Sulata Johnson, Jeannie Elliott, Dot Warner, Beverly Jones, Mille Jones and Kit Carson. Calypso Performers A calypso number will be per formed by Barry Klassman, Steve Baumrind, Michael Desky and Marvin Walberg. Other men who will be in the cast are Prentice Peabody, Gerald Floyd, Bob Lenn, Sy Lawrence, Harry Hermann, Bill Collins, Authur LeBruce, Buddy Kennedy, Bob Shaw, Jack Pendarvis, Robert Turgeon, Robert Thornton, Parker Evatt and Sam Stilwell. Male leads have been auditioned, but were not available for release at press time. Bob Lenn is in charge of dances for the show. Miff Fischer, Anita Primost and Mary Foster will assist him. Good Jazz . .. Good Time. 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