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Donning their plexiglass slippers, the Children's Theatre players dance to an exquisite modern adaptation of Cinderella. This version is modern, to say the least, with such lines as, "Hit the road, toad," and "Wise-guy, eh?" It seems to do Cinderella no harm, however, for children in the audience aren't bothered by the dialogue, which is a clever compound of parental cliches...
...modern adaptation, Cinderella naturally becomes a musical, a feat accomplished rather easily with the sprightly tunes of Dick Brown and Clarence Chang, and the lyrics of Lucy Barry and company. Brown's first song, "Mother Knows Best" is a little too much of the brass musical to be comprehended by children, but adults roar with delight at the Broadway step and brash voices of Maryanne Goldsmith, Sally Shoop, and Anne Adams. Most of the other songs, which were written by Chang, are better suited to infant ears, and Brown redeems himself with the finale--"Flowers Are Dancing...
...will probably give our profits from 'Cinderella' to the H.D.C. for fixing up the Bindery," she said. "The money will cover some pressing needs there, and we feel giving it to them will be a bigger help for University theatre than contributing it to the Theatre Fund," she added...
This action leaves the Children's Theatre without a theatre building in which to present productions and has already forced the group to move current rehearsals of "Cinderella" to Phillips Brooks House. P.B.H is not classed as an educational building...
Three of the money-making performances of the show were given in Agassiz Theatre, where rehearsals are now going on for the group's next production, "Cinderella." In additions, Children's Theatre gave two "actors' benefit" performances of "Alice" in Agassiz, which netted 26 members of the company $3.25 each...