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Show "PROMISED VALLEY" SHOWING AT UNIVERSITY WELL ATTENDED Capturing all of the human warmth and color of Utah's founding, "Promised Valley," first show of the University of Utah 1950 Summer Festival opened op-ened to a capacity crowd in stadium sta-dium bowl on the Fourth of July. Ju-ly. Somewhat altered from the original or-iginal production which marked the Utah Centennial in 1947, the show was hailed by patrons and critics as a better integrated, more lively work. Said Mayor Earl J. Glade of Salt Lake City, "Thsi show is an exclamation point in midsummer!" Under the dramatic direction af Dr. C. Lowell Lees, head of the department of speech at the university, the play caught more of the epic behind the story of the Mormon pioneers and moved rapidly through each scene. Changes were made with the approval of Arnold Sundgaard, Broadway playwright who wrote the play in 1947. A larger orchestra and chorus under the baton of Maurice Ab-ravanel Ab-ravanel brought the original music mu-sic of Utah's own Crawford Gates Gat-es into its most brilliant focus. New dances by Utah-born Bill Christensen topped anything of the kind ever seen in Stadium Bowl. Outstanding in their leading roles were Norman Scott and Dorothy Kimball Keddington. Mr. Scott's rich and powerful basso voice gave a boldness and strength to his role as the determined deter-mined young Mormon leader. Personal choice of Toscanini to sing with the maestro, Mr. Scott proved that his is a name to be reckoned with in America's musical mu-sical future. Mrs. Keddington, a descendant of pioneers, was in excellent voice in her role as the wife. She displayed a keen sense of dramatic value throughout. Other important parts were contributed by Ross Ramsey, Stan Russon, Lila Eccles Brim-hall, Brim-hall, John Nicolaysen and S. Richard Keddington. First run of "Promised Valley" will close Saturday, July 8. Gounod's immortal "Faust", in English, will run July 14, 15, 17 and 18. Mr. Scott will sing the lead role of Mehistopheles while Dorothy Sarnoff will appear as Marguerite, Jon Crain as Faust and Theodor Uppman as Valentine. Valen-tine. Mr. Uppman was Escamillo in last year's "Carmen". "Promised Valley" will close the Summer Festival on July 21, 22 and 24, Dr. Lees said. - o |