Show U Festival Kickoff Loaded for Fun By PAUL CRA CROFT Had Lady Godiva reeled off a brisk during opening night of Merry Monday would have run the gamut of As it this year's Summer Festival kickoff had the added attraction of hosting the officers and men of the Division in return for which gesture the patrons heard a spine- tingling concert by that outfit's smart Although some of the business staff of the show momentarily expected a raid by the police have been led to believe that the university is a haven of nasty the show ran off sans unpleasant It is to be hoped that the gendarmes don't hear of that 3rd act or Directors Abravanel and Christensen may spend the rest of the summer in the The stars of the show are without doubt the finest ever to trod the expansive boards of the Stadium Bowl As charming backstage as she is up Vera Bryner couples dramatic talent and bundles of energy with the most appealing female voice yet heard in the If Miss the merriest widow of them is a sample of Russian-born we're fighting the wrong George as Danilo had a corking good He possesses possibly the most elastic backbone this side of a kooch Stiff and straight as a soldier and diplomat one he can roll like a drunken sailor in an earthquake the But if you can't bring yourself to marvel at a gentleman's admirable stage with J. you need only shut your eyes and listen to a magnificent voice to enjoy yourself no Robert as Jolidon is After seeing him again for the first time in two it was easy to understand how his silk-smooth motions have sent him to the top of the film heap in one big His voice needs no special except as everyone knows by it's as thrilling as they Comes of next week when he's in his real he's going to lift Acres right out of the Naomi Sanders a former Salt Laker who has made more than good backed up the leads in noteworthy Her duets with made good listening and There were comics galore romping around in Doc Lees' rewrite of the Robert Harold F. H. E. D. Stans Russon and John and Don silent were the male laugh Lucille June and Colleen my brother's sneakers Hutchins did the honors for the Ross Dalton and six sexy gals round out the The show moves fast except for See 3 Festival from an overlong first Things did not get too speedy for the whose muffed lines totaled a highly respectable three by our unofficial Maestro with the hum of props still in his led the orchestra and chorus through the gay score with that deft touch which identifies everything he does At this we'd like to depart from notes long enough to recommend that Willam Christensen stand at the crates and pass out metal gloves to the patrons so that the applause that greets his dances won't be too hard on the front It's a good thing that the aforementioned Can-Can came late in the Male eyeballs were rolling around near our seat so frequently that we missed a couple of entrances and three which could have been disastrous had not the denouement been pretty well denuded what ever happens to by that Sally Bailey and Barton led a willing and able group of dancers through the most exciting numbers in the five-year history of the Vern Adix's sets and Sereta Jones' costumes fought to a tie in the eye-appeal while the mechanics and lighting of the show evidenced lots of hard Talked to a fella today who thinks he'll stay home from both and next fella who says his name is Napoleon |