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Show Play To Salute Birthday Of Shakespeare As a salute to Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his birth, the University will produce "Henry IV." Dr. C. Lowell Lees, director, sees Henry IV" as the "perfect choice for a Utah salute to Shakespeare's Shakes-peare's 400th birthday. Moreover, it is generally rated the finest of Shakespeare's historical dramas. Falstaff," he added, " Makes it one of the great comedies." Playing the hefty, hilarious Falstaff Fal-staff ,the 300-pound Victor Buono returned to Salt Lake City and put in his first full day of rehersal Saturday. The Hollywood actor has given himself three full weeks to prepare pre-pare for what he considers the "greatest role in the English language." lang-uage." DR. LEES announced two more additions to the cast, both familiar to University audiences. Francis Urry, whose hits have spanned 35 Utah seasons ,has accepted the role of King Henry. David Blankeslee will play Hotspur. He recently won acclaim in his first Utah performance perfor-mance in the title role of "Gideon," produced in the Little Theatre. "Henry IV" will be staged 11 times, April 9-18 at Pioneer Memorial Mem-orial Theatre. It will play nine evenings at 8:30 p.m., and matinees each Saturday at 2 p.m. |
