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Show 4 Natural History Attractions Continued from page 5 the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus; Hogle Zoo, near the mouth of Emigration Canyon; and Tracy Aviary in Libery Park. Hansen Planetarium offers a cosmic joumey. Visitors can soar to the moon or to a distant galaxy, and plunge backward and forward in time to see the beginning and end of the universe. And the Space Transit Planetarium Star Projector can recreate the sky anywhere in the universe at any time past, present or future. Ballet West is great credit to state. one of three best in the West. If s Cultural Seeds Maturing Continued from page 8 City, but in most communities in the state they would beam with justifiable pride. The pioneers planted the cultural seeds which are maturing today. First Play in 1895 82 Years of Drama Under Dr. C. Lowell Lees, who headed the U. of U. The University of Utah has enjoyed nearly 82 years of dramatic productions. Maud May Babcock, who established the theater department at the U., directed and acted in the first university production on June 6, The 1895. The performance, Eleusinia, featured an alluniversity cast, and was presented on the stage of the old Salt Lake Theatre. theater department from 1943 to 1964, a policy was established of bringing top professional performersto That was the only play presented during that first season. In fact, there were a y seasons number of at the U. of U., but the. university company toured one-pla- extensively throughout northern Utah and performances were sought in most of the states major cities. The U. theater reached professional stature in 1918. That year, Miss Babcock brought Maurice Brown, a of noted producer-directo- r the time, to Utah. Mr. Brown served as artistic director of the U. plays presented in the old Social Hall. This was a genuine profes-sional repertory company with career actors, who were paid for their performances. But under the twin handicaps of an influenza epidemic and a theater that was too small, the U. professional company survived only three years. S 2 But it did set the tone of that has characterized drama at the U. of U. theater since that from the world of theater Utah as guest stars in the university productions. Since then university productions have been a blending of students, community players and professional actors, all working together, for the advancement of the theater arts at the university and for the enjoyment of the public. The Utah Museum of Natural History includes more than 100 exhibits covering from the creation of the earth to the 20th century. Each display is a frozen demonof time, as the such things strating Age of Dinosaurs, prehistoric man and prehistoric marine life in ancient Utah seas. moment Hogle Zoo is a zooligical garden, thehome of more than 1,000 animals. The zoo features Arican gorillas, giraffes, sea lions, elephants, zebras, anteaters, orangutans, gib-hen- s, otters and much more. Newest attractions include giraffe building, feline building and a unique a climatized small animal building, housing small mammals, birds and reptiles. Tracy Aviary spreads across 11 acres, and includes some 250 species and subwater-fow- l. species of birds and It was founded in 1938 and is now one of the finest collections in the West. CHOOSING A COLLEGE? CHECK WEBER FIRST! GREAT LIBERAL ARTS SUPER TECHNICAL-VOCATIONA- L ECONOMICAL CONVENIENT OUTSTANDING FACULTY ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES professionalism time. From then on, productions were cast with local acjors as well as students. Under direction of Miss Babcock and later under her successor, Joseph F. Smith, a pattern of five annual productions was established LET US TELL YOU ABOUT IT! Contact Student Relations Office 1 Ext. 171 for Information 399-594- WEBER STATE COLLEGE Ogden, Utah |