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£SOCK IT TO ME* — Swinging four-year-old Jimmy Osmond, backed by his singing-playing older Osmond Brothers, performs for 6,800 children yesterday morning at the Garden State Arts Center in a special free program for young folks.(Register Staff Photo!Pinocchio’ and 0 smond Bros. And Then Came the LunchBy KLKANOK MARKOHOLM OKI, - “Pinocchio”followed by I he Osmond%Urol hers followed by lunch. What a day for the kids.Some 6,800 children—many of them having a first glance at green countryside far away from their city streets —attended the special free program yesterday morning for children at the Garden State Arts (’enter.The entire soulhside parking area looked like a colorful array of giant hot dogs— the scores of busses which brought them from Jersey City, Mast Orange, Trenton, Newark, Passaic, Atlantic*Pity.-and points north and south — on the parkway, of course.They laughed at the mischievous puppet who becomes a real boy in the musical version of “Pinocchio” presented by big people for little people — the Vates Children's Theatre.Help Spin Tale1 iilhe dancers and folk singers helped spin out the fairytale in living color, accompanied by sounds from the audience munching away on assorted varieties of goodies and sweets.But the munehers abandoned their wrappers for clapping with the singing Osmond Brothers who gave the program the special treat. The young group of singers who are appearing nightlythis week with Andv Williamskand Peter Nero, (through Saturday) rocked through some numbers--topped off again bythe youngest of tlu* nine children of the Osmond family, four year-old Jimmy.Ilis “I Dig Hock and Roll Music” brought out the heal in (he souls of the young folk in the audience — and the many adults who had accompanied their children —many for their first experience at show biz awav from the TV tube. Shelly Sail man of the staff of the Andy Williams show was the me. for the Osmond portion of the program. Jtp totally is in publicrelations — but this was his morning! He loved it — and so did the new fans, who no doubt will be watching for him on coming Williams’ shows.For one-and-a-half hours the performers were weaversof a spell not soon to disappear. For William Yales, di-redor-prodneer of the living theater for children, it was a return to the area, lie first performed with his wife Peggy in PbK in the Old Mill in 'railon Falls, where he gave performances and again at !he Monmouth Shopping Center. The Yateses now reside in Must Orange and have gained prominence for their plays for children in the New York area.Noticef will not he responsible for any debts pi her than incurred by myself.Joseph W, OBrenskyJWJH Cooler Street, «|iCnnw Beach, N. J. I■». (Acjv.)
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Red Bank Register
Red Bank, New Jersey, US
Wed, Aug 07, 1968
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