Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-01 | Page 14 | Former Olympic Champion Comes to Lyric as Singer

Former Olympic Champion Comes to Lyric as Singer J Something Something- new in singing Is presented by promising star Paul Gary who arrived ved In Salt Lake Monday to o appear for tor one week on the Lyric theater stage show Handsome Mr Ga Gary has hu a back back- ground which few tew singers gingers may boast bout He has an entree before the footlights in quite a different capacity than that of actor and singer Internationally Paul has been acclaimed as one of at this country country's country's coun coun- try's try Important athletic figures and he is a former Olympic cham chain pion So great was wu his achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments menta in the athletic arena he was loaned by the United States government government government gov gov- to Czechoslovakia in 1936 to compete In an all aU round athletic competition In that coun coun- try It was the famed operatic diva Amelita Galli Curci Curet who discovered discovered discovered ered Paul Gary and persuaded the athlete to d desert ert the parallel bars bus for tor the musical ones He was wu given a scholarship at Charles university in Prague where his musical c career reer was waa fostered until the war J Q r w r f r j SINGING HERE Paul Gary former Olympic athlete athlete athlete ath ath- lete Is appearing on the Lyric theater stage show this week