| Show black hills passion play in S L L C one week starting jan 15 tile the black hills passion play ore 01 e of 0 the most unique dramatic performances given on the amerlean stage will bo be presented in salt lake city january 16 15 to 24 inclusive by the salt lake lions club it has been announced noun lioun ced the play which lias has been produced continuously since the middle ages portrays the last seven days of the lite life of 0 christ the play is being brought to utah as a part of 0 the centennial celebration william J fouyer lions club president declared will assist financing polio ward at the salt lake hospital mr air router fouyer announced that james C hill salt lake insurance man will head the committee arranging for presentation of tile the dramatic performance the play he added has been seen by more americans than thail almost any other single production mr air hill in describing the play declared that it has been running continuously since 1242 w when hen it was first put on by monks at kuenen germany in 1932 mr hill added the then leading actor josef brought the play to this country in order to escape the persecution tion which was then prevalent in Geri germany tany and most 0 of europe since that time the play has been presented at spearfish south dakota in the heart of 0 the black hills country each summer and brought on the road load during the fall and winter months hr play owes a great deal of 0 ua Ls babes bai which has been phe bui w trial ial to the amazing per 1 0 oe I 1 al mi I 1 bieler ii eler and the biot ui ti alie lie ca cast t they are aie highly 1 ainuu a artists r t and have given heir lives to the production ol of tile the play mr air hill said that tickets could bs be secured by writing to uie the lions club in salt lake or through the efforts of local L ocal lions clubs throughout the state in III salt lake city tickets were to go on sale january 3 mr hill said the play would be presented nightly with afternoon matinees mati nees from january 15 to 24 it will be one of 0 the first and largest contributions by civic groups to the general general utah centennial celebration he pointed out the play will be produced in kingsbury hall university of utah campus with part of the proceeds going to the university for courses in dramatics and sp speech bech we believe mr air hill added that the best interests of the state are being served in bringing this religious drama to utah as part of the centennial plan it Is of intense religious interest and the acting and stage production are the lest best examples of theatrical art that can be obtained bained anywhere in view odthe of the religious basis in the utah centennial celebration mr air hill abed th the e passion play Is particularly appropriate |
