Show 12C THE OGDEN OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINE- NOVEMBER UTAH SUNDAY MORNING 1 I9C9 THE LIVELY ARTS “The Maories are naturals when It comes to harmony melody Par-- 1 and Roland drama” rhythm ry in New Zealand getting production details ready for the performances of Ogden’s “All Faces West” notified Ogden friends this week Composer Parry has been in Auckland’ Wellington and other New Zealand cities for several weeks selecting singers Performances of the music-dram- a which has enjoyed nine years in Ogden are scheduled for late December In letters to his fellow staff members at Weber College Mr Parry wrote last week: “I am really hop skipping around by plane and rail-ca- r auto and bus Thank goodness our music has grown on everyone as they rehearse Grand Opera Paying Off In Windy City Revival " By Robert Cram CHICAGO (UPD— Carol Fox the yourg woman who treaded where the theatrical angels would rot and brought grand opera back to Chi- - BYU Players Tuning Up For 'Romeo' “Romeo and Juliet” William immortal tragedy of Shakespear d lovers will be the the next major production of the Brigham Young University Theater Nov 7 at 8:15 pm in the Joseph Smith Auditorium Starring roles will be played by Lynn Palmer as Juliet and Harolc Oaks as Romeo They will be supported by Judith Olauson as Lady Capulet Janice Anderson as Lady Montague Gary Stewart as Capulet Lee Scanlon as Montague Don Worsley as Friar Lawrence and Carene Garke as Juliet’s nurse Others in the cast include Tom Macaulay Prince of Verona Ger aid McCulloch Paris Roger Jor o dan Mercutio Johnny Mask Phil Keeler Tybalt Darrell Burns Friar John Jack Sederholm Balthasar Robert Nelson Sampson Norman Morris Gregory Lee Gifford Peter Kent Nelson Abraham and Lorin Blauer apothecary The Shakespeare play was written about 1505 and published in quarto form in 1597 It was based on a poem by Arthur Brooke which in turn was based on a novel by star-crosse- 4-- Ben-voLi- Bandello MUTUAL HATRED In spite of the mutual hatred of their houses for each other Romeo of the house of Montague and Juliet of the house of Capulet fall in love and are secretly married Romeo is forced to kill Juliet's kinsman Tybalt in a duel and must flee from Verona to Mantua Unaware of her marriage to Romeo Juliet’s parents try to force her to marry Paris In order to escape the wedding Juliet takes a potion prepared by Friar LawTence to make her appear as though she were dead Romeo having missed the news of this devise returns to Vei'ena with tragic results “Romeo and Juliet” will be directed by Dr Harold I Hansen chairman of the BYU Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts cago is gambling again this year She says it’s paid off “We don’t play it safe” Carol said of the lyric opera company she founded “This year’s program is way out We took a chance and were right" Carol in her early ’30s and the wife of Chicago physician Dr Larkin Flanagan founded lyric opera in 1952 on her return from years of voice study in Europe She carried her cause through a series of court battles which she won and she’s “not planning to throw it all away “Our repetoire this year will not be the standard type that has been brought here in the past” she said “We'll have a lot of lyric firsts including Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman” and Verdi’s “Simon “But I think Chicago is and ticket sales paid it for ready Boc-canegr- OUTDID MALES The quiet young mother has done what no man was able to accom plish— bring grand opera to a city that had been to all appearances most happy without it since 1946 The daughter of wealthy office furniture manufacturer George Fox Carol “came up” through private elementary schools here She later went to the Pasadena Calif dramatic workshop and then to New York and Italy where she spent years studying opera - When she returned from her years in Europe she was “ashamed” that a city the size of Chicago had no opera So she set about the task of bringing it back She spoke fluent Italian and knew many of the stars personally Coupled with an easy but firm and willful personality this background enabled her to jump one of the biggest hurdles— signing the singers that will draw the 93 per cent houses lyric’s been enjoying “The other main hurdle is in putting yourself in a position to pay them” Carol said Those who work with her say she has a genius for raising money “particularly when the chips are dOWTl” But Carol - attributes her success to the interest of the local moneyed gentry in grand opera along with gifts from companies and in- dividuals throughout the world including the Italian government Her formula is to keep striving for progress even thought “y o u think you’re satisfied” are inclined to attribute her results to a quality rather than a formula— Co-work- a Secret About New Thriller Imported Crystal Hummel Figures Lenox' Glassware CHUGG'S 2450 Wash Blvd a" off” They've Gof Disfinciion LEARN BY EAR The Maories will practice for hours Usually they learn it en tirely by ear — only a few of them ' “ now” “courage” Gifts of Ford Marks 40fh Year as Director 'Faces West' Composer Says Maories Fill Bill Perfectly R HOLLYWOOD (UPD — There seems to be a great deal of secrecy behind the filming of the Allied Artists suspense thriller ‘The Hypnotic Eye” There will be an audience participation gimmick which will not be disclosed until the picture is released The screenplay will be filmed on closed sets g head music They are a know I and people 'they will come through with v excellent perfine-lookin- TENSE SCENE — The strain of living together in a tiny attic for two years causes several emotional blowups as Robert Peters Herbert Spence and Steven Rubin indicate in scene from tfThe Diary of Anne Frank ” The Weber College production formances” Mr Parry is a music instructor at Weber College He was sent to the “down under” islands by the LDS Church to produce the music-dram- a which depicts the trek of the Brigham Young group of Mormon pioneers of 1847- Igor Gorin famed baritone who will play the leading role’ as he has in Ogden productions during the nine years will join Mr Parry soon Gorin is in Australia on a concert tour Newspaper clippings inclosed in Mr Parry’s letter gave generous underspace to the music-dram- a taking The Honolulu Advertizer also carried a story about the project after composer Parry made a plane stop at Honolulu en route to New Zealand Helen Parry wife of the composer and author of the music-dramalyrics is scheduled to leave in early November to join her husband' Mr Parry said in his letters that Weber College is getting good publicity too through his overseas assignment ‘ HOLLYWOOD (UPD— John Ford marks his 40th year as a motion picture director with “Captain Buffalo” being filmed for Warner Brothers 'ilV Parly Invifalicns For tho finott par-- ‘ tho vory bot ty invitations Also ri your finost of HALLMARK — oloc-tio- BRIDGE TALLEY AND NOTE PAFEX ’s 3045 Harrison Blvd ' opens Thursday IN THE WINGS Weber College Puts Final Touches On 'Diary of Anne Frank' Drama By Lou Gladwtll You can just about be sure of seeing a top performance when College presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” in Moench auditorium lower campus Thursday Friday and Saturday Curtain time is 8:30 p m It will be John Elzey’s first play for Weber and like any other director he wants to make his icebreaker a big hit Let us hasten to add that Mr Elzey is no green hand at the art for he has directed and acted in plays on university and community levels The shoW also will be Weber’s first dramatic venture of the season and must shoulder the added responsibility of getting the year’s series away to a successful start Wre-b- er Even younger than Kathryn Ann is Steven Rubin an Ogden High School senior who is cast in the role of Peter Van Daan At high school he is branded “unusually good” for his years From the community are several busy thespians of high repute including Robert Peters and Herbert Spence who have been in any number of plays during the past three years versity of Utah ' DRAMA MAJOR Lynn Peterson is a newcomer to the local boards She is a drama major from Texas Christian University Mr Socwell a teacher at Roy Junior High School has been active in both college and community theater Mr Elzey is technical director of Weber’s theater arts staff Most of his training has been in that ning sets arranging lighting and sound He did the sets for the ‘‘Diary” and they have caught the dreariness of the two-yestay of the exiled Jews Tickets are on sale at the cashier’s window Building 1 upper 'campus' They cost $125 for everybody for the three evening performances and 75 cents for a special student’s matinee Saturday at 2 p m Susan Brown Bob Wood and Judy Butler are other Weber College scholars in the show who have performed under many directors Others from the community are Sharon Wallace Allred Lynn Peterson and Clarence P Socwell who add a lot of weight to a really fine casting triumph Mrs Allred took main roles in several of Weber’s COMPATIBLE GROUP 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