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...which goes to illustrate a simple point: denying women the opportunity to audition for the Pudding show denies them access to a valuable opportunity. True, many women still choose to participate as production staff, crew and patrons. But many have confided that they feel as if they're waiting under the table for scraps, and others strongly resent the Pudding's all-male casting. Most who object remain tight-lipped and look elsewhere--to less-funded, more amateur productions--for creative fulfillment...
...barring "undesirable" members. In 1951, the Woman of the Year Award was inaugurated. Shortly thereafter the Club and Theatricals split. Women were then allowed to work in costuming and make-up. In 1967, the Man of the Year Award was initiated, and not until 1973 did the Pudding Theatricals' crew turn...
Another distinguishing factor of the show is its diverse cast and technical crew, drawn from various corners of the Harvard arts scene. A popular complaint from students involved with campus productions is that Harvard's theatrical talent is stretched too thin. Indeed, McGuinness reports that there was some resentment directed at her show during common casting for precisely this reason: several other musicals were competing for the same pool of people. But Guys and Dolls, more than most other shows at Harvard, has attracted people from outside the regular theater community, from a capella to the Pudding to dance companies...
Wang, however, would not be discouraged, and yesterday got a new marker in Weld basement from Dorm Crew--picking up the pieces and beginning anew...
...this, however, was a mere preamble to what would be the zenith of Moran's career: his plan to fly midgets (his word) on kites over Central Park, bearing an advertisement for a Moran client. Moran managed to hire a crew and repaired to Central Park for lift-off, his kite handlers and the undersize pilots sporting snappy uniforms and caps saying MORAN AERIAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. The day was fine, the winds conducive. But as the crew was in the process of getting the first pilot airborne, the authorities intervened. A cop asked Moran if he had a permit. Moran...