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Show UNIVERSITY LISTS NEXT PRODUCTION "Samson and Delilah", second hit of the University of Utah Summer Festival, will open in Stadium Bowl Thursday, July 17 Close on the heels of Cole Porter's Port-er's Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate", which ends a six-' six-' night run Saturday night, Juiy 12th. Starring the original star, Patricia Pa-tricia Morison, and Jon Geyans, handsome young tenor, "Kate" has been seen by full-seating crowds, according to Gail Plum-mer, Plum-mer, festival manager. The snappy song and dance show also features Rudy Tone who appeared in the original 'JCate" cast and Sally Bailey, prima ballerina of the San Francisco Fran-cisco Ballet Co. The show has won some of the finest plaudits given summer festival presentations. presenta-tions. Two new stars will step into the leading roles of the Biblical opera, "Samson and Delilah". Claramae Turner, contralto, and Lloyd Thomas Leech, tenor, will r : 1 - -- mi riifrH-'-rri 'fi--r' -Tii in CLARAMAE TURNER iar ground for the university production. Miss Turner has appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux conducting, con-ducting, and was presented as featured artist in the "Neopoli-tan "Neopoli-tan Nights" program in -New York's Lewisohn Stadium, with Guiseppe de Luca, Jan Peerce, and Alexander Smallens and the New York Philharmonic. Her glamorous personality and extraordinary voice are also familiar fa-miliar to radio and television audiences. Her frequent appearances appear-ances on the air and before the TV screen have established this young singer as one of the most versati!? of artists. Tickets are still available for the final nights of "Kiss Me, Kate" and the three night run of "Samson and Delilah" at the box office, 2nd South and Main in Salt Lake City, and at the Bingham - Evans Drug store locally. appear in the title roles and will be supported by Mr. Geyans, Miss Bailey and a cast of Utah thespians. 'Miss Turner, one of the most . attractive contraltos of recent Metropolitan Opera seasons and leading contralto of the San Francisco Opera Co., made her Met debut in 1946 and scored an instant success. All the critics agreed that Miss Turner was that rare opera singer sing-er who can act as well. Since her debut she has gained additional distinction in Metropolitan Opera performances of "Aida", "The Marriage of Figaro", "Hansel and Gretel", and the first American performance of Benjamin Britten's Brit-ten's "Peter Grimes". Since she has appeared in a distinguished concert version of "Samson and Delilah", the beautiful beau-tiful contralto will be on famil- |