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Show Johan StrausTTT' ' doesn't come froni S2f It comes from the L chestra and chona I ' fate this phSophCyap2r. is perhaps the Unm ' heard m the hisS?, Vern Adix, set Z 1 l Ross Ramsey, head Jf crew together Ji. t sound and prop mPn fully handled the mV11 which always Sft open-air show. ThUnn change was madj qnuelcj? good order. ulcWy t All in all, thi !, . t of thesiJ, aiust for summertim ment. 'The G,vi t, dudes its nightly run, n day and will be .X"5 English veri'Jl. starring Mr. Roun.s..i.;n ty Carlisle, Julyft g non 0f William F. (Bill) Chris-STscn, Chris-STscn, the dancers provided , f.h nf the gaiety and color of J! th act Besfdes the finale, they 'mire n a "Mailman" sequence .'.v in the show and in a more innri:(l 'Potpourri of Strauss number which opens the second 1( t Pixy-hke Joan Vickers, ba -i,,,na of the San Francisco ba!-U-t company, and Roland Vas-au.7 Vas-au.7 and Dick Burgess of the luiw organization, star in th:s number. Salt Lake City has nev-tr nev-tr before seen such excellent choreography. Mr. Christensen ;,bo handled many of the less fonniil dancing scenes, notably the "Corset" scene in act II. Too much credit cannot be given gi-ven the orchestra and chorus. Maurice Abravanel had them at: o'.meit pitch from the opening scene to the colorful "Blue Dan-1 u!." finale. Early in the fust act as much at rn.ue in a ri. part as in his famous corned - -hneutions. Comedy "V,1 .i.' , ted in "The Gr.al Waltz . standout peiloimanc.;.". turned in by :' Stan KiuMon. Did -V M' and Stan Hamilton. Humor lights were Mr. Ruon s ue V turn of bus fnew...-ks adn.the i ' mic sequence n. w.'uc" NicolavU and M. . Morgan in.v ,d slapstick and ballet t, ; down the house. H. f.. I). ' 4 ford, M..rv Ethel Eecles and RuU Jensen Clawsoil also bl nded ridiculous and the sublime in a military ballet number 1 us ti.o produced a sei .e.s of staikl'.'J. . jobs in difficult requimiH. both serious and comic mterpi''-tation. mterpi''-tation. Among the tmiJest unikeis m the cast were the members ot tlie ballet troupe. Under the dirtc- CAPACITY CROWD HAILS 'WALTZ' AT U FESTIVAL "The Great Waltz", initial event ev-ent on the gala University 'A Utah Summer Festival schedule, opened complete with fireworks fire-works in Staaium Bowl Moii-1 day night before 9U00 enthusiastic enthusias-tic patrons. Almost immediately after the-, footlights went up, familiar thie ',' quarter time rhytnms of Strau :s i music filled the an, and the sta.'e i became alive with graceful b.u-l let dancers. Adding to the spee-j tacle of the music and dance were more than $50,000 worth of multi i colored costumes, in addition to; many more designed and created ' by Sereta Jones, university thea-, tre costumer. ' "The Great Waltz" tells the, story oi the difficulties encoun-; tercel by a son who attempts i.j .'iirfmirl ir, th,i nnuip wnt'lH of romantic Old Vienna without trading on the r:ame of his re- j nowned father. Woven into" the j story is the music of both Johaii Strauss Sr. and his son. Director; C. Lowell Leoj has integrated I the show with Irs usual brilliance j giving him his third straight1 summer festival success. Heading the cast were Robert Rounseville, whose rich tenor voice and engaging personality gave reality to the role of Johr.n Strauss Jr., and Gwenn Haw thorne, comely blond soprano who portrayed his sweetheart, Resi. Both stars were impressive in their interpretations, which evidenced their thorough training train-ing in leading circles of show-! manship and vocal development Chester (Chet) Dowse, playing j his first straight role in many seasons, demonstrated that he is i |
