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RICH APPLAUSEPatronsEnjoyMusic FestivalIra Schantx took occa.on to note that the audience at Monday evening » Festival of LightMusic was the best of any attending one of the Howard County Junior College mus.cais.It might be said with equal accuracy that the program was just about the best, tooAs the title would indicate, the offerings were in a lighter vein, mostly from favorite musical comedies and all-time popular favorites. While this was a refreshing booe for the audience, it did not account wholly for the enthusiastic response The fact is that the vocal ensemble and several soloists did an exceptionally fine job Moreover, the staging, costuming were well done, and the whole of it was livened withshowmanship.To single out performances isdifficult if not hazardous. foramong the singers were several pros ’ such as Marilyn Newsom, Mel Ivey and Joyce Howard, not to mention the old maestro himself, Mr Schantz. Ann Keller, soprano, proved a delightful artist, for she has one of the clearest, sweetest and most proficient voices to he associated In the department. Lt. Tom McDaniel brightened the session with a solo in a vocal novelty and in * pianoduet w.th Jack BfHllIlMr. Hendrix, as usual, exhibited a delicate touch at the piano as soloist and as accompanist One gets the feeling he could sing to Hendrix’ accompanimentThe forepart of the program was done in formal attire and was started with zest by a Hops Potpourri by Hendrix Then came a cavalcade of unforgettable tunes by Richard Rodgers Cole Porter, Sigmund Romberg, Meredith Willson, Leonard Bernstein. N a c i o Brown, and the infectious War-mck-Coleman bit from Wildcat,Hey Look Me Over!*' Sharon Gary and Lt Hollis Marshall ant mated the Hello Young Lovers routineThe second portion accentuatedthe western theme with gay cos-tuming and stage effects Glenn and Dorothy Faison did a hillbillyinterlude which would do credit to tbs- Clampittv or the Kettles, and two youngsters. Carne and Kyle Wheeler, gave an extra touch to the casual atmosphereThe mood changed from bouy-aney to lonesomeness at twilight! to the lilting tunes from Oklahoma, and then a rousing finale, j ' What a Country! The audience; applauded appfauded and applauded Which just about says it. |P.District OpensCrossing BidsEngineers and officials of the Colorado River Municipal Water District had under advisement today two proposals for installing a pipeline crossing on the Colorado River.Bruce Construction Company, Inc, Fort Worth, had the low proposal on two crossings using either drilled shaft supports or driven pile supports for a pipe trestle across the river R H. Fulton Company of Lubbock, which has the contract on the pipeline from Lake J. B Thomas to Silver in northern Coke County. was low with a proposal for laying cast iron pipe under the riverBruce submitted a base of $29,-000 for the crossing with driven pile and Fulton an offer of $30,-000 For the cast iron crossing, Bruce bid $$$,000 and Fulton $28 HIE. V. Spence, general manager, said that a recommendation on letting of the contract would likelybe made today. Completion in both instances is projected for the middle of June.tAggie Mothers\Meet SaturdayThe 34th annual meeting of the Federation of Texas AlcM College Mothers' Clubs will be held Saturday starting at 9 30 am ui the college Memorial Student I CenterHistory books of the 54 dubs will be on display, and the meeting will be concluded by the installation of officers The BrazosCounty Mothers’ dub wnll host a coffee in the social room of the center from 8 30 a m until themeeting opens President of the1 Howard County Club is Mrs. Charles H. Miller Jr., 1024 Ridge-road.ttt♦1V \1VddrntrIe
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Tue, May 07, 1963
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