Show Counties May i 1 y Lose Centennial Shows hows sows Unless quick action Is taken by county count and community centennial centennial centennial cen cen- tennial committees es or by schools churches or civic groups to sponsor brilliant light opera drama art exhibits and shows they may lose that opportunity Dr pr Lorin F F. F Wheelwright production manager manager manager man man- ager of the Arts Division of the Centennial commission K announced ed this week The commission has offered to toa toa toa a limited number of larger communities communities com com- s the presentation of the Utah Symphony orchestra to every theater which can stage a production with a cast of 40 people the light opera Blossom with a professional cast to all comm communities unities with good stages and sufficient seating capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca dramatic productions by bythe bythe bythe the Brigham Young University U. U of U. U and dr dramatic groups and to almost all schools churches or organizations the shows To obtain these productions Itis it itis itis is necessary to sign contracts with Wallace Vallace A. A Goates booking representative ot of the commission Contracts are so framed that in almost all instances the production production tion is given at a loss to the Centennial commission and so that with reasonable cooperation the local sponsoring group can make expenses or a possible I profit I The proposed productions are part of the Centennial program of providing pro to smaller communities presentations of or quality and size sizo which the they could not normally normally norm norm- all ally support pocketing a monetary monetary monetary mone mone- tary loss as the states state's contribution contribution contribution tion to the tho local Centennial fes fes- Admission prices also have o been set at an unusual low Most communities according to Mr 11 Goates have exhibited in interest interest interest in- in terest in being included in the coming schedules but have been slow in completing arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments by signing contracts and Continued on last page I Centennial Continued from rom page 1 setting dates They should contact contact contact con con- tact Mr Goates immediately if they want to be retained on the proposed schedule by writing Wallace Vallace A. A Goates Centennial Commission Box Salt Lake Lako City 8 Utah The productions are expected to take talia the road by February 1 according to Mr 11 Goates and schedules must be completed before before be be- fore that time No new dates will be accepted after the deadline deadline deadline dead dead- line Is reached on January 10 since added performances and special trips not on the regular tour would be too expensive to tobe tobo tobo bo be possible |