| Show The Green Pastures Opens Here Tonight The Green Pastures Marc Connellys Conachy's Connelly's Connellys Con Con- nellys nelly's Pulitzer prize play opens tonight to to- night at 8 20 p. p m. m at the Victory theater the the- ater A large and enthusiastic audience audience audi audio ence of first will welcome the he outstanding stage stale attraction which has played in only a few favored favored fa fa- cities in United inthe-United the United States since its ts rt record ord breaking run in New York The cast of colored artists arrived ar ar- rived in Salt Lake Thursday morning mom morn ing ng in their special elev eleven car car n-car train A technical staff of fifteen preceded he special train to complete arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for tor staging the elaborate pro pro- During the thc past week the Victory theater stage has been rebuilt by a small army of mechanics The giant treadmills used in one of the most impressive scenes scenes' of the play- play the he the march of the children of Israel rom from rom Egypt were Egypt were installed install d and other arrangements comple completed cd The rhe Green Pastures is a sta stage e presentation 0 of the story of creation and ind sacred history to the dawn of ot p I Christian era as conceived by t I 1 plantation negroes es of the deep sou sOth It t abounds in naive humor and yet s so o novel is the play that every humorous humor humor- ous ous scene terminates in poignant tragedy Such spec spectacular ular Ol Old Testament Testament Testament Testa Testa- ment episodes as the creation of at the universe the the deluge cruIse of the ark the exodus exodus- from Egypt and taking tak tak- ing tag of Jer ch and the fall of Jerusalem Jerusa lem lemare em are presented Richard B. B Harrison famous as a lecturer and educator plays the role rolef of the universe universe uni uni- of f de creator of verse who walked de earth in the form orm of a man Solely through his work v with th this play Mr Harrison was awarded d the medal which Is bestowed on the negro who has achieved the outstandIng Ing ng intellectual work of f the year The Green Pastures will be pre ore presented presented exactly as it was in New Y York rk with the production complete in every detail Not only the original personnel of at the acting cast but also the he famous amous heavenly choir which sings ings twenty five spirituals during the he production has been kept intact for or or over 1000 performances There are eighteen spectacular changes chances of scene in the course of each perform perform- ance Four performances of ot The Green Pastures Pastures' will be given In Salt Lake Thursday y Friday and Saturday nights July 21 22 and 23 and a special special special cial matinee Saturday beginning at 2 20 p. p m. m |
