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I Th Niw-Rvlw, Roteburg, Or. Thur. Mr. 1, 195 Famed Broadway Musical Comedy 'Oklahoma!' Has Oregon Premiere . 4 .a. ,-' si" ; f-' 1 - "vi . - f ; , j ; , '"PiiiS, ill vn? t ;-. tF '''irf . A Si f ' hit fV' fl ' btf-ZKi DRAMA DIRECTOR Laura makes a final check on ound ( 1 1 ?V- ! I IS Fl 0?4'fiwV e -W-yL iA&wS effects. r- ;n -iWt w&'TT p HvaaHBHiH 1 ai 1 f if v v. :a UL fc , 4 ON STAGE ''Oklohomo! ' ensemble makes territory days tuneful songs highlighted aowd scenes. . . ,w j U1 Cunjf I WW a UFIU . I V.. -,r tfe . iTB. V IKS' " ff VMS' it lSr 4 T, f if 1 TUiT't .rTTir, HI HH UUUDU I.A 1 MAT d BETTER Gertie (jeannine Coulter), whisks away Eason (right) i-iimi,ui nun wi 1 mill Ui VLIMV J If Tl lYWMGTl 1 s 'VZC- pr,n.: 1 1 '"',"1 aO in"" j f. "f ' EDaoUnB(rEiaht1ST " h9r0'n9 " er WinSm Ann Fer9USOn left) and icki Opening Night The evening of Thursday, Feb. 23, 19$6. was an aus picious occasion for Douglas County and Oregon The state premiere of a famed musical comedy. Rodgers and Hammerstein s ' Okla homa!." began at 8 p.m. at Douolas Hiah chonl. On hand, before curtain time and during the show s open ing, w a s News-Review Photographer Paul Jenkins. His visual record of activi ties that night, aptly cap tured bv his cnmprns nn- pears on this picture page. I he excitement and en thusiasm of the particiDants twinkled like Stardust on the tip of a magic wand for them, indeed, it was a magical evening. Jf fR tMf 1 ! f: Wt1 ttJV-V- r Sr EVERYONE HELPED Lnurpu (An,,. f.r,,.i u.,-. a.i Parker (Louis Vance) and Ali Hakim (Norman Malone) draws eye lines for Andrew Carnes (Roger Davidson). L 1w . J f -iff, J 1 MUSICAL DIRECTOR Irene McLaughlin iMAf', ':-4s v'Trl 1 9 $rX j?4'-rtir'r VILLAINOUS JUD (Jerrv Carter) glowers appropriately as Ado Annie (Carol Dowdy) gives special attention to his theatrical mustache Sit r-- &t-'Ii-cJa, rat, '! MrMAL MOC Ur befor curtain time is made by stage -Crew member Dale Sweelev if 5" Uif v i ''w - V ' i -,'. -fsp vTi.j ' s SULTRY EYELASHES for A.U Ann;- (r, n,...., ' '- ' f Lii , 1 H I J L' . LwJl iw-i . 1', 'I S?! t -V C Y erS'an d,f Hak"" (R- "A"' TOGO a,. Can-Con dancer Barbara Neiison sho.Tr , Sfrd E.anj JWe.dell W.f, ,ke Se (Eilis Vance, v.. u mmoer ryamv. Uuyk. (right,. Aunt Eller (Sh.rley Shepherd), Will Parker (Louis Voncei; j Gorman Malone; m foreground.
