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Show "The Messiah" Ready For Presentation Sunday Night New Soloists To Appaer Messiah Director ..r-ll", w iMiMit WWu,ii J. 'A 1 i 1 WM. H. MANNING With a dress rehearsal Saturday evening at the Third ward chapel of the three choirs and orchestra, "The Messiah" will be in readiness for a grand performance Sunday f evening at 7:30 in the Third ward chapel The public Is asked to take notice of the change in time and place, because other announcements have gone out of a performance in tha afternoon and a publlo meeting at night. However, tha original scheduled sche-duled time will be held and the performance will be Sunday evening even-ing at 7:30 and no publlo meeting. Because of the poor heating facilities fa-cilities at the publlo school auditorium audit-orium it was thought advisable by those in charge of the production to go to the Third ward chapeL where the audience, singers and orchestra could be more comfortable. comforta-ble. "We have never had a better chorus and orchestra," said Wo. H. Manning, choral director, "and although six new soloists will make their bow throughout the season, their performances will be of a very high order. Those who have sung before, Coy Manning, soprano; Herschel Neeley, tenor; and Joseph Hunter, basso, are singing with a deeper understanding than ever before. be-fore. Those singing for the first time will be Lois McConnell, Cedar City; Lillian Workman, Hurricane, sopranos; so-pranos; Bee Roberts and Ruth Corry, contraltos; Wallace Adams, tenor; Bill Sanders, La Verkln and Jos. Hunter bassos. The great chorus, made up of the College combined men's and women's chorus, the Cedar City Choral Society, and the Zlon Park Stake choir from East Washington county, will number well over two hundred voices, and gives hope to the thought that In years to come choirs from other towns will be invited to Join In this great Christmas Christ-mas offering. |