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Show Professor Harold Hill And His Meredith Willsons Music a light, happy, family musical will open a two week run at Valley Music Hall in North Salt Lake on August 8. In the starring role will be Salt Lake native Art Lund who was last seen on the Valley Music Hall oval as Johnny Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown." "The Music Man is more than a re tale of selling and gullible country bumpkins. It is a show that nearly rewrote musical history! From its blaring, blood stirring 76 Trombones to its ro"Till There mantic, Was You, the show proves the genius of its composer, Meredith Willson, who also composed the music for "The Unsinkable into River City, Iowa. high-pressu- soft-pedale- ics awards and other honors. To quote Meredith Willsons own feeling for this musical play... he says: 'The Music Man was intended to be a valentine and not a caricature. Also starring in the production are Maureen Bailey, who has ap Trombones fessor Harold Hill Man, Molly Brown. The nearly show was a smash hit on Broadway and was named the best musical of the year, along with getting top New York drama crit- 76 peared in Broadway productions with Mary Martin and will be remembered for her role in Valley Music Halls production of "Charlies Aunt; Madge Cam- was the hilarious eron, who mother in Valley Music Halls Bye Bye Birdie; Norma LarDamn kin, who appeared in Yankees at the music haU and Michael Brooks, Russell Schul-ma- n, Jane Elder and Thomas Glynn. The story opens July 4, 1912, as the train brings the g, slick-talkin- pseudo musician Pro Professor Hill convinces townspeople to get youths away from the pool hall and into his newly formed River City Boys Band. He sells the musical instruments and band uniforms. Without a music lesson to his credit, the professor uses the think system to teach the boys to play music that is little more than raucous noise, but which is heard by the ears of their parents as something befitting the Sousa Band! Other top show numbers include Goodnight My Someone, "Lida Rose, You GotTrouble, Marion, the Librarian, and others. Although Utahs Art Lund plays Professor Harold Hill, an unmusical, every -- time a bullseye st salesman in Valley Music Halls 'Music Man, August 8 through 20, hes no untutored stranger to the music world. con-arti- Hes been in a raft of great shows on Broadway and elsewhere, including "The Most Happy Fella, 'Dchnfook, "Destry Rides Again, and Richard Rodgers No Strings. Salt Lake County Fair The final two days of the Salt Lake County Fair are Friday and Saturday. The fair which began Monday contains a wide variety of exhibits planned to please youngsters of all ages. Schedule for Friday and Sat- urday as follows: 7:30 a.m. - Entries for Third Flower Show 10:00 a.m. - Judging Flowers 8:30 p.m. - Professional Show. Saturday 8:00 a. m. - Jrjjing Horses, Halter Classes, All Breeds, Quar- ter Horses, Appal oosa, Arabians, P.O.A. Ponies, Shetland Ponies, Welch Ponies, Morgans, American Saddlebred, Thoroughbreds, Tennessee Walkers. 1:00 p.m. - Fit Beef Auction 7:30 p.m. - Farm Bureau Talent Show 10:00 p.m. - All Exhibits leased to Exhibitors Re- G 12 |