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Show Daniel McFarlane is youngest pageant of the Arts performer I " - y- 1 7 I 1 , r. I v - . V J 15 At 27 months of age, little Daniel r ? Mtfarlane has the distinction of W" hini the youngest cast member to appeared in the Utah Pageant J J ams Arts in its 15 year run. it The young performer, appearing P three nights recenUy, wasn't too , J' what to expect the first night-;- ; and burst into tears when the curtain went up and the audience began to aPidon't cry tonight," he solemnly i tojrj his mother, Shawnee , McFarlane, before the curtain went up the second night. He still wasn't too sure about holding still, however, or whether he wanted to pose the way he was sup- st- '"piiel and his mother, Shawnee McFarlane, were filling in for K regular cast members in the pain- "Queen Elizabeth's Reliquary Shrine" for three performances. Daniel s appearance continued a ' faffliiy association with the Pageant 1 that began with the beginning of the C production 15 years ago when gran- u dparents Byron L. and Dorothy I McFarlane were connected with it - " Byron as a board member for three years and assistant narrator for two k, years, and Dorothy as ticket manager for seven years. In." " Shawnee McFarlane and son, Daniel, 27 months, prepare for Utah Pageant of the Arts. His father, Clarke McFarlane, has been on the Pageant production staff for the past 12 years - serving backstage where needed - including as the human motor for the revolving selections seen by the audience. The youngest cast member prior to Daniel was three, according to Pageant personnel. |