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Show Page 28 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Thursday, June 30, 1983 Arts Music, drama, art, film, the people and the productions new White Is Sf ill Panorama Adds Screen For Overflow Warbling By VERNON SCOTT Hollywood Reporter HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Iff The Panorama, scheduleu Saturday at BYU's Cougar Stadium is sold out, but more than 40,000 people can see it outside the stadium at the track field. A diamond vision screen will be set up adjacent to the Cougar Stadium to accommodate the overflow crowd. - Every seven years or so when "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is Adriana Caselotti gains a modicum of celebrity. Adriana, 67, is the voice of Princess Snow White in Disney's first feature length animated movie. Her participation in the film is Adriana's sole claim to fame, a moment in the sun she cherishes dearly. So profoundly did the experience affect Adriana that she breaks into Snow White's sugary sweet, trilling voice often and in unexpected circumstances. INTRODUCTORY 12 SALE The other day she startled folks in the Disney Studio's commissary by bursting out in a full chorus of "I'm Wishing," which Snow White warbled into the wishing well prior to her first encounter with Prince Charming. The Disney diners swiveled around, listened for a moment, raised their eyebrows and returned to their lunches. "Don't be afraid," Adriana said. It was the same line and the same voice with which she placated the dwarfs when they discovered her in their bedroom. ' 'n ''' J ' in show business never did again." before ife, Price $550 Affer This Sale Stretchable Stitches Overcast seams Over-la- p Bridge Stitches Handles any fabrics from heavy denim to the sheerest tricot USE YOUR ZCMI CHARGE CARD, VISA, MASTERCARD, SO 1st Come 1st Served AMERICAN EVE I EXPRESS 90 Days No Interest and I . "Maybe I could try out for it, Daddy." Papa Caselotti suggested his daughter hang up. But Scott asked her to come to the studio to audition. Adriana was the first of 150 girls tested for the part. "Mr. Disney wanted a lilting quality in Snow White's voice," Adriana said, giving yet another "He wanted a floating, happy little voice flying through the air. demonstration. - was Harry Stock well, the voice of Prince Charming. "Harry invited me to the 'Snow White' premiere," Adriana said. "I remember it well. I was 21. It was Dec. 27, 1939, at the old co-st- ar Carthay Circle Theater. "They wouldn't let us in because we didn't have tickets. We said we were Snow White and Prince Charming but that didn't help. Finally an usher let us sneak into the balcony where we stood and watched the first 20 mintues. "A nice man offered me a seat. But Harry was furious and left in a huff. The studio had overlooked us for tickets." Harry and Adriana met again last April at a Disney reunion for the "Snow White" gang, including a half-doze- n animators who worked on the film. "Harry and I were the only voices left from the picture," Adriana said. "Lucille LaVerne who did the witch and the queen is dead. And so are all four of the men who did the voices of the dwarfs." Adriana remains lively enough. She is slender, animated and anxious to return to show business voice she is with a child-lik- e certain will captivate the world. It is squeakier and more syrupy than White's. Thrice married, once divorced and twice widowed, Adriana is thrilled about going on a nationwide tour this month and next.to promote the reissue of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," opening July 15. She is convinced it is the best of Disney's cartoons and will still be released in the year 3000. "It's a classic," Adriana said in her Snow White trill, fluttering her eyes in accompaniment. '"Snow White is timeless and beautiful. Stand outside and look at people's faces when they leave the theater. They look younger and happier." Inspired by her own words, Adriana burst into another chorus of "I'm Wishing." By this time the Disney commissary was deserted. Snow y, .ta r. w. .r tl3MMlS a ISKKSls w(Z YOUR CHOICE "He was looking for a voice so I didn't tell anyone my age. Whenever they called at home I answered in my little girl voice, the voice of Snow White." streetcar Adriana took a ride from home to the studio daily, earning $20 a day. Over a period of two years she earned $970, not bad considering the animators made $10 a week in the depths of the Great Depression. 24-d- - Adriana Every seven years or so when "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is Caselotti gains a modicum of celebrity. Adriana, 67, is the voice of Princess Snow White in Disney's first feature length movie. Adriana's father, a singing teacher, was contacted by Disney casting director Roy Scott in voices. While search of child-lik- e Papa Caselotti talked to Scott on the telephone Adriana picked up an extensions and piped: Her Regular Never needs oiling, can't thread lock or jam Snap on presser foot Double or triple needle sewing No turn buttonholes Extra long 5mm top stitch or basting stitch Never unthread to wind the bobbin ' ' Truth is, Adriana remembers every line, verse and nuance of her only performance. No small feat when one recalls she recorded her role in 1936-3"I was 18 at the time," Adriana said wistfully. "I'd never worked PRICE ' Ncr Beautiful sofas in every way: in design, in construction, in quality fabric, too. If your living room would be more livable with a new sofa this is the buy you shouldn't miss! Matching love seats available $349. , ' I |
