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Show AlyjMIJ IMA HI PHWWWWW Ti- iiiummm im nrinwnj iMir mm- in-ff PORTRAYING MARY is Actress Clare Hume in the age-old pro-I pro-I duciton of the "Passion Play" j now at KiJigshury Hall. j Passion Play Marks Success Salt Lake audiences witnessing witness-ing the "Passion Play" for the first time were impressed with the production of the costly, .colorful and message-laden por-. por-. trayal of the closing days of the life of Christ. Since its debut Salt Lake at Kingsbury hall Wednesday night the production has been playing to capacity audiences. Proceeds of the production, which is under the sponsorship of the Salt Lake Lions and which will continue through Jan. 24 with matinee productions today and daily through the 24th, will be used to finance Lions club charity work, as well as a donation dona-tion to the university drama department and a large donation to the polio hospital in Salt Lake. "The precepts of the Prince of Peace hvae pla3red a dominent role in Utah's history," said one critic. "No greater contribution to a continuance of tolerance and brotherly love could have been conceived and no feature attraction at-traction of the Centennial observances ob-servances could better fit into the Utah scheme of tribute to the hardy pioneers who trekked to the desert wastes to buiid their own conception of the ideal community and foster that conception con-ception through 100 years of trial and accomplishment." Despite "sell-outs" for opening open-ing nights, Lions club committeemen commit-teemen directing ticket sales reported re-ported mailed and telephone orders or-ders for reservations still are being be-ing accepted for later productions. |