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Show ROCKY MOI NTAIN REMEW. from LOWELL DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS Highland Mo I Lots Of Glitter In That Valley Highland No II Walt Disneys greatest achievement RETROSPECT - All that gutnot gold' And, during the past week Congress has okayed silver coins "sans ters is ! silver, as well. am one of those skeptics referred to by Valley Music Hall's grand opening emcee, Arthur Linkletter, as one who expresses the view that VMH doesn't have a warranty for 1 immediate financial success. Artistic success is a camel of a different horse and is less problematical -- although in VMHs case. no shoo-i- n It's case was beautifully, imaginatively presented, be- HUls I'.liiYcc u(n; M niiiiim .n -- aim all ginning with a thorough l LAUGH WITH ion IMlniiS lVl with im . THl BIG AOVLHTUBt tM! WITH and painstakingly premeditated ---promotion advertising stock sales program in true Social Hall Avenue style. VMH backers received full value for each buck which found its way to its ad agency. It was a beautiful campaign from initial announcement nearly a year ago to Hollywood style grand opening last night with glitter, glitter, glitter. The romance was whirlw ind between Hollywood (hereinafter termed Big City or BC) and energetic. indefatieible present day counter cart of his . pioneer proVMH President genitors Russ Ballard, ms immediate associates and upwards of 3,000 stockholders. The latter's efforts were monumental; their results, a fabulous, breathtakingly handin some a beautiful setting parti cularly to the east Their problem: how to come up with a happy, successful marriage in the wake of such a glit- - WMM ldLL TOMTRYON HARVE FRESNELL was welcome The shows big Never Walk song. "You'll Alone, was sung capably, but not movingly, by Margery MacKay Better suited to a romance. Monday tenng night's wedding capped the romance -- engagement period should follow an There ecstatic honeymoon After the honeymoon could be a cold winter! Maybe an early Fall; Autumn, that is. MICHAEL ANDERSON, JR aLnJ I9M n PLUS WALT DISNEYS fc Anam PMUVtSKW COLOR DEBORAH OTTER " 2nd CO-HI- T FRANKIE AVALON CO-HI- T "FLASH THE TEENAGE Dd.UK CtXC theater-in-the-rou- WALLET "SKI PARTY" ,N COLOR BIG WEEK! WHERE THE HES MEET THE SHES ON SKIS! as a scene beverage cubicles operators credit of their gross We certainly have no quarwith the physical plant. It is everything the pre -- opening promotion bugle It is a ing promotion bugled. It is a facility all can be proud of. W e hope it succeeds and be- rel pet in strings, My hunch is that VMH goes it alone from here out, and while buffs will know Peter Palmer, at least, even Miss Moser, whose delightful portrayal of Julie charmed us, may be beyond their ken. This duo headed a strong singingacting cast. Excitement always increased a few emotional decibels with successive appearances of Jack (Mr. Snow) DeLon who excelled both dramatically (comically) and vocally (he simply had the best singing voice) Contributing to comic relief was his Carrie (Rosemary Rainer) who was given to some overacting and considerable flatting in her musical forays, particularly on in high tessitura sustained, phrase-endin- g notes. Receiving some of the biggest hands was veteran Shirley Chambers whose Mrs. Mullen was neatly etched. I failed to underroar of stand the huge that however, laughter, greeted her grief stricken entrance immediately following Bigelow's death. She had geared the crowd to laughter, and like Pavlov's dog - the crowd forgot to shift gears for her death-sceentry ed u SHIRLEU M3CLAINE Etftviws mmm brass departments plus m vet Stew Grow on trum- They sounded as well as possible but re vena ItWIMMlI 1 imvf zmn RESTAURANT Dinin': Room and Itaiujmd Facilities .Sptcisizing ft Choice Steaks prime rib Australian lobster and more... SUNDAY RREAKFAST AH fain it !t le with excellent service 9 a. m. 6U0 p.m. DINNER I p.m. Tues. thru Sat. Exceptional Dining Atnunphere SUNDAY SUPPER 4-- 9 p.m. Valley View Breath-takin- g Wasatch Itlvtl. at lid lh South '278.3451 Q DC AN it 4l1'JSlt2CZ3 tflgmsEina cnuM m M CO-W- T tirurrii jooffsuct tiuti i wsm, um no, mm sc rssz Uptown. LUM THE 3 FACES OF EVE f I v TZiaStcr ", 4 A U3S4U THE GREATEST crrMTV ikllVl down-tho-ai- rJV . L ' A ,rn PVFR VJ1 I PI II hi.rMCHKCHtm I CoiunH llVlwt TUMCt' im urti mmcmii' Robert Nash was an evil, believable Jig.er, and his comic scene with Miss Rainer 911 - 11 ! TW ftSOBOl $TVf ciniiama IM NIOMTIV .. PJW. WIWIMUt.W. 4 WiO Mia. -- AN CMi 1 M Ma. Am IInm. Scuth&it ne mgs-- OMAR SHARIF JEANNE MOREAU -- Sherry Sailer In gi GEORGE C.SC0TT ALAIN DELON er ' m4 MS REX HARRISON physically The stars acquitted themselves well. The B C boys, however, must realixe that names like Palmer, Moser, Rainer, DeLon, Kinda Kaye, etc. don't ring the bell for Mr. S L. Doe like visiting as Robert Rhonda Fleming, Taylor, Hedda (The Hat) Hopper, Edgar Bergen and Art Link-lett- all of whom have probably been seen for the last time loeallv. II 4 7 IS 7 33 Fiati INGRID BERGMAN woodwind rsal B C boys, Local potential audiences have shown a predilection for free entertainment in the valley's initial 118 years. is their motto. Whether the bulk of VMHs customers are to be found where they think they are is yet to be determined. My money - based on two decades jazz over his musical winner with counterpart passing years. His lyrics have an immediacy about them, a way of unmasking potent unive- th both political parties. cipals and tV '2ZZZ Mi M performers locally1 The include I'tah Symphony prin- f I B-- 5) vomit 15 m comes a permanent part of our local entertainment - arts picture. It is certainly the most significant innovation in that picture since the bond election okaying the SL Civic Center. By the same token it may find itself in a struggle for survival with that same Center, scheduled for completion within the next three-fiv- e years. In their enthusiasm VMH, urged on by wife could result in both Mormon and Gentile backlash Some officials may have felt put upon as they were in the recent November elections by - -- take mid- on the local g is in other pastures watch-do- behind Oklahoma, South Pacific, and King and I, in that it successfully order weathered Broadway and three Broadway revivals, plus national touring companies, and has survived - and I mean just that - performances by every high school. Its book is its weakness. It was a better play Lilliom. But it does have some of Rodgers best tunes - If I Loved You, June is Bustin Out, Youll Never WalkAlone-an- d many of Hammersteins best lyrics In fact, Hammer-stemost often comes out which movie with 15- - 20 as LL Dl'KiHM - me carousel performance itself like Wagner or Tchaikowsky. Rodgers and Hammerstein "go on their own momentum. Carousel is a guaranteed success. As No 4 in the R. 4 H stable -- ed church officialdom (continued on sound. All the top musicals have been done locally with at least 28 VMH's pit musicians. pit houses a total of 15 How can four strings ( 3 fiddles and one cello) get a Rodgers tune off the ground in the manner to which we are accustomed Now Taking the cue from B C movie operators, VMH is richly endowed with popcorn-carbonat- may not have assayed the local (peculiar, as you know) situation. Opening as they did -- - in the heart of Days of '47 week may work to their disadvantage. Kate Days of 47 queen-pi- n, B. Carter, does not take happily to competition. VMHs appropriating high that's a real problem. audiences are geared to rich i oegsot con m-t- he -- And LOW aunt built -- in weakness of round productions is lack of singing enof precision semble, exactly none of whom A climactic closing moments, of lack of partly because orchestral support. S L. mm SERV.IC B C earphones in order to hear what was going - on in the round above him T timer in the Hollywood movie version she. a Met mezzo), it failed to come off in Mr. Ballard and his colleagues have left few shines unturned in their effort to bring Big Time entertainment to the Wasatch front. And they are missing no opportunities to give stockholders full value. Parking, alone, at fifty cents per will be no small item This is a trick they may have picked up from U. Athletic Director Bud Jack. Seventy -- five cent programs should be a good solid item on the positive side of the ledger; especially in early days. They are glitter And Broadway buffs will pass up the opportunity, knowing they are full of nothing and unin view of the necessary cheaper, throwaway programs which come free with ticket purchase. Program income will pay for a musician or are for two. Programs tourists, Manhattan or local. life-dea- ceived little guidance from a harrassed Peter Laurim, musical director, whose pYin-cip- al preoccupation was (Claramae no mezzo-sopra- far-seei- ne SENTA BERGER TECHNICOLOR' July 22. 1965 A 7 gnncQ 1 tows 04-14- 1 r. 4 EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT SHAKES THE SCREEN by Janice Don directed by From the beginning, LIKE CANNON THUNDER! they knew it was JAMES STEWART x ROBERT HYDE v t rang.... but nothing could keep them apart! r WALTER SUZAK LURRY STORCH S'w.E' . e0 WILSON DICK - NITATALBOT 'S ' '. I 0f . lecnnicofor vt' IN TECHNICOLOR TCNT YOUNG U DAN DURTEA of U PKMER SUris TOMORROW AT AT TWO THEATRES - MOTOR-V"TAGGART "CK ROWS) MEMORIAL EVA M THEATRE FIRST RUN for ICAnTGnaNTB tickets 3224361 JULY 2B - 31 pm. Ju'y 31st fat. Goose' TECHNICOLOR' Mitmee 2 mm ElIZASETHTmOR U jj (ONLY) DICK FOIAN GC. K iTrevoiHotaip fiT.TiJ I J M t K I" BURTON MARE SAvT J 'JUIA m |