AMUSEMENTS A MUS M U S JE E M K E- EN N T I S The Green Pastures Pastures' Here Next Thursday Th The famous 1930 Pulitzer tzer prize play The Green Pastures will open its three day engagement at the Victory Vic Vie tory lory theater with its one thousand and si sixteenth consecutive performance perform perform- ance on Thursday ni night ht July 21 More than colored actors and singers who for two and one half years have attracted attention and praise are In the thc cast From the premiere performance In New York on February 26 1930 the great spectacle has played c continuously cushy trav traveling ling from coast t to Id coast coastin coastin in its special car 11 train after consecutive crowded performances Inthe In Inthe inthe the metropolis It has kept intact no not only the thc original personnel of th the acting cast but also the famous Heavenly Choir which sings 25 spirituals during the 18 spectacular cular changes of af scene in the course o of each performance nce It has been the policy to appear in only one city in each state st te and on many occasions patrons have traveled trav tray hundreds of miles mlles to enjoy th the unique entertainment which is so all al embracing in character that it ha has comedy drama and poignant tragedy spectacle and other features to be he found elsewhere only in opera and concert Narrating the familiar stories o othe of the Old Testament from creation to the dawn of at the Christian er era a aseen as seen through the eyes of the unsophisticated unlettered plantation ne negroes ne- ne groes of ot the deep south the production production tion boasts a naive charm and wholesomeness whole whole- in addition to its novelty It has enjoyed the unprecedented support support sup sup- p port rt of reli religious Ious groups educational and cultural leaders leaders- and of ot drama and music enthusiasts The seat sale on The Green Pastures Pastures Pastures Pastures' Pas Pas- tures tures' opens today at the Victory theater Four performances will be given Thursday Thursday- Friday and Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evenings July 21 22 and 23 and arid J Saturday matinee