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Show South Amphitheatre Revived fit Zion Natl Park The South Amphitheater at Zlon National Park, originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Con-servation Corps in 1936, will be reactivated this year after many I years of non-use owing to inadequate inade-quate equipment and seating arrangements. ar-rangements. This was announced announc-ed just this week by Superintendent Superin-tendent Paul R. Franke. This amphitheater, located near the South Campground and Zion Inn, has been completely rehabilitated, and through funds provided by the National Park Service and the Zion-Bryce Natural Nat-ural History Association, and has been equipped with modern sound and projection equipment. Especially constructed benches with back rests have also been provided. Several hundred seats are now available, and additional addition-al ones will be added . until the Amphitheater will accommodate accom-modate from 500 to 600 persons. The evening programs, starting start-ing at 8:15 p. m., will feature recorded music, bird songs, sound movies and naturalist lectures illustrated with colored slides. Trial programs will be given on Thursday, May 26 and Saturday Sat-urday May 28, and a definite schedule of regular programs will be announced for the following fol-lowing week. This program, part of the Interpretive service for a better understading of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and the several national monuments mon-uments of Utah, will be under the direction of Park Naturalist Myrl V. Walker. "One of our long time objectives object-ives will be achieved with the reopening of this amphitheater," reports Superintendent Franke. "We believe the visitors will enjoy en-joy these evening programs out-of-doors, at Zion Cahyon amidst the spectaular settjng created by the towers of the Virgin, West Temple, Bridge Mountain, and the Watchman," he said. No charge is made to the public for these programs as thev are part of the services provided with the park entrance permit. |