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Phlight of Phantasy

Aerial antics: Doubling as sport and art, Acrotheatre combined elements of gymnastics, ballet, and the circus. Directed by gymnastics coach Erwin "Bud" Beyer, AB'39, it flourished in the 1940s-50s, earning mentions in Life and Look. Midnight Phantasy (1951), told the story of Suzette, a department-store alterations girl, and Jimmy, the stock boy she loves but who is infatuated with "the Season's number one Deb." Working late to finish the deb's gown, Suzette and Jimmy fall asleep, and the toys and dress models come to life. Above, some mischievous "mice" watch as cats Nathaniel Risley, AB'51, and Twila Richmond, X'53, rehearse a seat bounce on the trampoline. photo credit: Stephen Lewellyn