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Show picture shows a baby and about at the end he is pictured with a lady and three children. It was a very clever presentation. Ricki Dunn, billed as the world's funniest pick-pocket" provided a change of pace just before the intermission. Rouvaun was accompanied by the Stewart Grow orchestra augmented by the initial appearance ap-pearance oftheRouvaunSingers from this area. His able conductor con-ductor is Maestro Buzz Adlam who travels with Rouvaun. Although I'm not a music critic I'm quite sure that the audience agreed with me judging judg-ing from the app la use that Rouvaun was best when performing per-forming numbers such as "Granada", "On A Clear Day" and "The Impossible Dream". To me this man is a happy combination of Robert Merrill of the Metropolitan Opera and Johnny Cash! Salt Lake City is indeed indebted to Eugene Jelesnik for bringing him in for this series. A standing ovation was tendered Rouvaun at the finale and he obliged by singing "The Lord's Prayer." Bits and Pieces By Eleanor Bennett One of the side benefits that I derive from this job of mine here at the Park Record (and believe me they are many and varied) is the mail I receive. Not only do I get lovely letters let-ters from subscribers and former Parkites, I also receive much advertising and promotional promo-tional material. A couple of weeks ago there was a lengthy resume' of a concert con-cert program to be given by Rouvaun. What caught my eye was a press pass good for two reserved seats for the night of May 4. Reading more closely and making inquiries around town I discovered that Rouvaun is a well-known Utahn who has made good as a concert artist, a recording re-cording star, night club performer. per-former. 5 I als' i mad out that he is a cousin to Bill Gardner, Gardner Realty, right here in Park City! I asked Margaret Johnson to join me and we drove down to Highland High-land High School and had excellent excel-lent seats for this outstanding performance. Rouvaun is indeed unique. His volume is stupendous, his control amazing and his repertoire most inclusive; he is a man of great personal charm and he carries a certain dignity about him. Amone the songs he sang is Que called "This Is My Life", during the singing of which slides are thrown in rapid succession suc-cession on a thin drop curtain in back of him. These depict his life-pictures of him as a little boy, as an older youth; there are scenes showing famous fam-ous show places where he has appeared; the picture of him in Pagliacci's costume hints to the viewer that he has sung opera; then a picture of a bride and groom (and the audience assumes as-sumes he is married). A later |