HPT to Perform 1961 Production Before Rockettes

The Hasty Pudding's Pro and Con will come closer than any of its 112 predecessors to playing on Broadway when the boys flash their synchronized kick-line at a special closed performance for the Rockettes next Thursday in Radio City Music Hall.

Commented one joyous member of the cast: "We feel this is a very, very big; very, very wonderful break."

The performance, a surprise addition to the Pudding's annual spring tour of eastern Harvard Clubs, was arranged by Rockette Jean Kittell, the kick-line specialist for this years' show. Members of the Pudding cast will be guests of the Rockettes for the Music Hall's floor show, and will put on Pro and Con for the dancers in a basement auditorium during the showing of the feature movie.

After opening the spring tour Monday at the Harvard Club in Millburn, N.J., Pro and Con will move to New York City for a two-day stand, including the special matinee. Performances in Bedford, N.Y., and Northampton, Mass., will conclude the tour. One of the show's executives pointed out that "if you miss it in Cambridge, you can still catch it in Northampton."

Other Specialists

Miss Kittel is only one of the specialists which the Pudding brought to Cambridge "to amuse the local drama people." Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer for the show, has worked extensively on Broadway, most recently for "Sweet Bird of Youth" and the current "Mary, Mary."

The director, Robert W. Norris '55, is Resident Director of the Baltimore Actors Theatre, the equivalent of Boston's Charles Playhouse. Francis Mahurd, a television set designer, was called in from Framingham for the sets.