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Famed Broadway Musical Comedy 'Oklahoma!' Has Oregon Premiere
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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.
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Parker (Louis Vance) and Ali Hakim (Norman Malone)
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VILLAINOUS JUD (Jerrv Carter) glowers appropriately as
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