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Show . " .... , Y x 1 A 1 ' f: i- BRYCE CHAMBERLAIN To Portray Life I Of Joseph Smith Lvce Chamberlain, the ac-St.Lho ac-St.Lho has brought Joseph kit B life in presentations ! truss the country, has 'tt-Wuled a series of perfor-V perfor-V Ljces in Salt Uke and Utah 16 sLties this month. sums su-ms "Joseph, The ManThe Lr" will be presented at a L Jordan theater Dec. 19-23 I L in Utah County Dec. 1 chamberlain, who has Uably studied the Prophet lore thoroughly than any "fl iter actor, brings Joseph ,3 Ssiili to life on the stage. m hsl he limns out the )S prophet' with narration and ""1 jteical description. R Tf THEN, as the audience J niches, he steps into the role I,,, if Joseph, becoming the man I ad seer. The audience comes V,Bknow Joseph Smith on a Ijljjersonal basis never before .1 Interwoven with fact and II iiirect quotation from the Prophet, the presentation " rikes the audience part of 2S history. ! GETTING to know the vplwt has been a major ac-ny ac-ny for Chamberlain during Hast several months. ie well-known Mormon or, a BYU faculty amber, has been studying ph Smith and perfecting characterization as part of irolessional development rir-ect for the university. "JOSEPH, The ManThe ier" is already so well ac-ajied ac-ajied that, without advertis-sj, advertis-sj, Chamberlain has been bpibusy performing it for, merested groups. The per-taances per-taances this month will be tt( first regular runs tWuled in theaters. Chamberlain is probably test known to LDS audiences br his lead role in the film, tan's Search for Happiness." Hap-piness." ' BUT HE has 25 years' aperience in theater as an Bor, director and teacher, el has performed on stage whsuch well-known performers per-formers as George C. Scott, Victor Jory, Colleen Dewhurst and Larraine Day. Chamberlain also played the role of Karl G. Maeser in the BYU Centennial production, produc-tion, "Brighaml" "JOSEPH, The ManThe Seer" will run at the Green-Briar Green-Briar Theatre, 8261 S. Redwood Red-wood Rd., Dec. 19-23. The Green-Briar closing date is, coincidentally, (Joseph Smith's birthday.) The presentation will be offered at the Valley Centre Theatre, 60 N. 300 W., Provo, Dec. 26-31. All performances will be at 8 p.m., and there will also be two Monday family shows at 6 p.m., Dec. 19 and 26. Tickets may be bought in advance for $3 or at the door for $3.50. They will be $12 per family for the 6 p.m. shows if purchased in advance, or tickets bought at the door will cost $15 per family for these matinees. . , TICKETS may be purchased at the theaters, at ZCMI and Chuck-A-Rama in Salt Lake City and Orem, or at Norma's China Closet in Provo. For information call 486-6234 or 943-8150 in Salt Lake City; or, in Utah County, call 225-8726 or -225-1234 |