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The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah • 28

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The Daily Heraldi
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Provo, Utah
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Page 28-THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, August 8, 1976 m- r.t Dixon Play Set Aug. 20 vn J. 1 1 Letters! WW 1L JUL $2ki. 'fp journey to attend the first performance as guests of the theater and also to attend a reception which will be at the Pleasant Grove City Hall at 7 p.m. on Aug.

20. Pre-show entertainment will also be presented outside the theater that same evening. Mr. Major explained that these special guests will have to make reservations at least week prior to the premier-performance. He pointed out that Mrs.

Dixon and her family will also be special guests that night. Performances of the play will be given on Aug. 20, 21, 23- 28, and 30, 31. Mr. Major reported that family rates will be in effect on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the run of the play.

Cast members include Becky Pitts, Adeline Johnson, Will Hazlett, Quinn Pedersen, Glade Hill, John White. Rachale White, David War-nick, Otto Johnson, Denley Fowlke, Ron Coleman, Gary Anderson, and LeRoy Christensen. The play is being directed by Duke Major, assisted by Florence Haxlett. Costuming is by Marcella Bartatt and hairstyles by Judy Cook. tun ww fj'mTilm 5 itl i I.

-f Jilt $. if rnt Hi 1 ft 4 i fi i ll ii ft. a. jb ita PLEASANT GROVE a Nice Day For A written by Provo native Janice Dixon, will have its premier performance at the Alhambra Theater in Pleasant Grove on Aug. 20.

The play, which tells the story of the Hole in the Rock expedition, is being partially financed through a grant given by the Utah Institute of Fine Arts, Duke Major producer, noted. In recognition of the people who made this trek, the Alhambra Theater is inviting those whose parents, grandparents, or great grand parents participated in the The moon and sun cause tides, not only in the ocean but in every fluid, even a glass of water i i THE BEACH BOYS, one of the enduring popular rock groups in Amerira will appear at Brigham Young University on Sept. 16. The concert is slated for the Marriott Center and marks the first time the group has been at BYU. riiiniii hi nn miiinn iMi'iiMwu'i'tL'ii w4 iff HwW i i Beach Boys Coming to BYU i t.Z 'tin '-v with the group writing, producing, and singing.

Brian's brother Dennis is the middle of the three brothers and is the only member of the groupe to qualify as a genuine surfer. It was his interest in the then faddish sport that started the band's climb to success in the early 1960's. Dennis was the band's drummer until 1971 when a hand injury forced him to switch to the less taxing keyboard instruments. Berry beat. Brian wilson retired from the group in 1965 to concentrate on songwriting and recording studio work.

He was replaced in the road band by Glen Campbell. Although Brian Wilson's compositions have appeared on virtually every Beach Boys album since the very beginning, his involvement with the band decreased steadily from 1967 until 1976. Now he is again fully involved will be the first to fill the Marriott Center since the Carpenters were here three years ago to perform before a capacity crowd." Brian Wilson from the beginning the band's leader, bassist, chief songwriter, and producer returned to the troupe last spring after a tree -year absence. He rejoined his two brothers Carl and Dennis and Mike Love and Al Jardine to relaunch the Beach Boys into current popularity. The five started the group while attending Hawthorne High School in suburbia Los Angeles under the name The Pendletones.

They rose to popularity as The Beach Boys when they recorded Brian Wilson's tune "Surfin" by combining the Four Freshman harmonies with the Chuck A sell-out crowd of 25,000 is expected at Brigham Young University's Marriott Center Sept. 16 when The Beach Boys make their first appearance on the campus. The troupe, now celebrating its 15th year, is one of the mor long lived bands that exists today in the rock and roll field. At BYU the band will present a two-hour show with an intermission. Tickets will go on sale at the Marriott Center ticket office to BYU students, faculty, and staff on Saturday, Sept.

4 at 2 p.m. General public ticket sales will begin Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. Negotiations to have The Beacn Boys come to campus have been under way for about two years," llydeman said. "And we believe this group It's -fj 1 Nik iiril fi in ii1" mi ml, min DR.

LEROY C. WILCOX, Provo, demonstrates the use of his puppets which he made for 'Rumpelstiltskin', a children's marionette show which will be shown in the Provo Public Library this week. Maralee Loveridge, 7, will have a key role as the queen. Library Marionette Shows To Be Given Wednesday Oscar Wilde Play Scheduled at Castle QUINN PEDERSON and Becky Pitts rehearse a romantic scene from "It's a Good Day for a Miracle" which will be presented at the Alhambra Theater in Pleasant Grove beginning Aug. 20.

Bicentennial Effort Bracknell and Cecily Cardew. Both young ladies, at one point in the play, are engaged to the seemingly non existent Earnest Worthing. Lady Bracknell, Gwendolyn's mother, played by Laurel McLeod, does her best to foil the plans for both sets of lovers. Her dislike for Jack is the cause of her antagonism. John S.

Huntington and Jon Swindle fill smaller comic roles. Set design for the production is by Ed Macdonald and costumes are being execr'ed by Heather Hickman. Tickets are currently available at the Union Block and at Clark's Downtown in Provo. Castle Productions is presenting its second play of lie season, "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. The play will be shown Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Aug.

19-21 at the location, 1300 E. Center, Provo. Written before the turn of the century, "Earnest" is a comic statement on the aires of Victorian England. Robert Mark Read is directing the production and has cast Ed Macdonald and Doug Stone in the roles of bon vivant friends Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrief. Their respective sweethearts are played by Debbie Stephens and Anne Twelves, as Gwendolyn Millie Chessman Releases Trilogy Eric Johnson Slates Recital For Tuesday 'Giselle' To Open Ballet West end of the Summer Reading Program although children may continue to ready to ob-tain pages for their scrapbocks.

All children are invited. The Orem Public Library is using hand puppets to say "congratulations" to several hundred children who have made significant progress in the annual Summer Reading Program. An hour-long entertainment, featuring variety acts and puppet theatre will be presented at the library Saturday at 2 p.m. and Aug. 16 at 2 p.m.

The shows are staged by a group of professional children's theatre enthusiasts from Brigham Young University. As "The Whistlin' Whittlin' Brigade." Provo and Orem public libraries scheduled marionette shows in the children's section this week. a marionette play, will be presented in the Provo Library auditorium on Wednesday with performances at 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m. under the direction of Dr. LeRoy C.

Wilcox. The marionettes will be operated by Kris Jorgensen, Marilee Stocks, and Dr. Wilcox's four granddaughters, Lori, Norene, MaraLee Loveridge and Carol Gammon. Another granddaughter, Lori Wilcox, is the voice of the queen. Other voices are Howard Wolsey, David Rencher and Gene Hill.

This program will make the Eric Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Johnson will present a graduation violin recital on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at his home, 1450 E.

640 Provo. He has completed the first level of Suzuki method. He is a student of Lori Potter and is enrolled in the Goodman Music School Friends are invited to attend. Ballet West in Salt Lake will open their winter season with "Giselle," termed the supreme achievement of Romantic Ballet. The love story of Giselle and Count Albrecht is told in a timeless ballet which has been performed for over a century.

"Giselle" will be performed Sept. 24-25. 26-30 and Oct. 1-2. "rv.

Mil TO SCHOOL 7 OFF SALE MfSfhA I Hii aO MUt li forthright manner, and explains the problem of clothes which froze on clotheslines in winter with succinct humor. Again every poem is illustrated and uses the talents of Vernon Murdock. "Reflections of Modern Pioneers" is written for young adults In fact, she dedicated it to all young people who have listened to their parents and grandparents tell how hard times were when they were young. It starts with birth and continues through life. She captures many of the events of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood including the dog that everybody wanted except mother (and guess who took care of the dog.

fed it and cried hardest when it died -Mother of course). Her primary reason tor writing this book was to guide young people who are facing a different set oi" obstacles than their pioneer ancestors faced She has managed to abstract many of the events of growing up that she has experienced through her own life with her six children and put them into an easy reading enjoyable fonn.it Marilyn Diner Gandre provides the soft pastel illustrations The books will he available this week in area retail stores By CHARLENE WINTERS Millie Foster Chessman felt so fortunate to be alive during the historical experience of the Bicentennial that she's wrote a trilogy of books to express her feelings about America The books cover three periods of time. The first text. "Book of Mormon Pioneers" is geared for LDS readers whiie the other two, "Reflections of Frontier Pioneers" and "Reflections of Modern Pioneers" have a more general appeal. The volumn on ancient Mormon pioneers give cap-sulized poems on the nature of Book of Mormon characters.

It is more reflective of attitude than actual description and succeeds in giving the reader an insight into the character of the people she's honoring. Each poem is well illustrated by Stuart Ileimdal. a local artist Poetry from the second book is based on fact. Mrs. Cheesman gleaned information from her ancestor's journals and from her mother and her own memories It is a tribute to all frontier pioneciS and deals with the tragic aspects of pioneer life as well as common daily activities that were a part of frontier living For instance, it relates children's in a direct.

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