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Show State f'TGSS - FESTIVAL BEGINS. Madigral Dancers are a fun and interesting part of the Shakesperean Festival, dancing each night before the productions begin. Theaterto be dedicated op it ilo n s s lii . : .suss ':$: - . . . :.V i J 00 j v The Utah Shakespearean Festival will be launched tonight with Dedicatory Services during which the Adams Memorial Theatre will be turned over to the State of Utah by Royden C. Braithwaite, President of the Southern Utah State College. Special invitations for opening night festivities have been extended to Governor Scott Matheson as well as former Governor Calvin Rampton and his wife Lucy Beth. In addition, invitations in-vitations have been sent to legislators, members of the Board of Regents, State Building Board, SUSC In stitutional Council, Utah Division of Fine Arts, the Festival Board, members mem-bers of the media and play directors. Other events schedules for opening night include a Bard's Banquet, from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.; a dedicatory prayer by Watson L. Adams of Parowan at 8:30 p.m. ; comments delivered by Max Anderson of the State Building Board; and observations of Dean Eggertsen, and Obert and Grace Tanner, whose generous contributions have made possible the imposing new structure. The building will be accepted by Governor Matheson (or, in his absence, a member of the State Building Board). The Adams Memorial Theatre has received national recognition for the esthetic and functional qualities which make it one of the most beautiful and significant structures of its kind. The festival has become an important im-portant part of the life of the college and the community over the years of its existence through its contribution to the cultural heritage of western life and thought. Festival activities have provided a significant arena for summertime participation on the part of residents of Cedar City and its environs, en-virons, and, as a result, has won enthusiastic en-thusiastic support from merchants and townshpeople who have come to recognize its value. Opening night play is Taming of the Shrew. Other plays in this year's program are Coriolanus and Romeo and Juliet. Gilbert and Sullivans Mikado will be performed for matinee audiences on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons in the college auditorium. An additional week has been added to the current season, with the plays running through August 20. GOV. SCOTT MATHESON |