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;t treatment or b? would re to go ?i (tag* for his per ?*? This if Dot at til In Ing with "the ?how moat go tradition at (fee theatre, but how Caeur waa always for During the aeaaen Just ended, Elledge (pent man/ dan in the hospital where he underwent sur gery. Each evening he waa carried to the stage, accompanied by a nurse, where be would walk on immediately to the wings and his bed at the end of his scene. He never missed a performance as a result of the operation ? . . tvtn claimed his evening walk -ens waa therapy prescribed by his doctor! Almost nightly at Horn in the West the Regulators and the Col onial men put such fervor into the battle scenes that someone ts in jured . . . sometimes tails psa fuliy, but the audience never knows! Script for one scene calls for a scout to be shot from a tree. One night the young actor playing the scout rale fell wrong. He grow?4 With wfc ? match (tick. He lay there un complaining until the mm was finished. Ik* audience never knew he waa Injured Theatre manager Carl fidler declares ttiat the rata of injury to caat member* far exceeds that of f collate football taam, and through It all **y hide every hurt from the audience. No personal effort Mar aaama too great to a caat member, if it hahw lend awflitjr * P?rfor? snce. One actor who hid lent a leg in a childhood accident would remove hii artificial limb and ap pear On atage without It, following a battle scene. About aa real aa After a few parfarmaneaa many old timari caaae to "act" a role Thoy become to caught up In the characterization they portray that they actually lira It. Stand back ?tage any night and you will aa* actora coma from the atage in an Identity entirely apart from their own. 8omet!mes they an in charac ter aa effectively they may abed real 'eari If they art living a aor row-filled moment ... or radiate a real aparkia o t Joy if the mom ant warrants It this is the kind af performance that finds an in stinctive sympathy wtth Its audi ence, and one that comes through with genuine beauty ta the view ers who share it. This Is real "thea tre." Backstage muat find a counter swing of emotieqs to give it bal ance ... and they find it In acta of "alapstick", hilarious because it Is so ridiculous. In one scene that denotes a Stay Lovely For Summer! Open Thuraday ft Friday Night* 'Till 1:00 FOR APPOINTMENT CALL CY 5-7424 Village Studio Of Beauty Juit Below the Poat Office Sunaet Drive Leo ma H. Coffey, Owner Slowing Rock Let Me f i v - Find ^ IJour J4om* la The Mintilu I Specialize la Sumner Heme*. CetUfei, Building UU REAL ESTATE Insurance ? Sales ? Rental* H. P. HOLSHOUSER Blowing Rock, N. C. ? CY 5-1131 or CY 5-718# Blowing Rock Antiques Fair JULY 11, 12, 13 ? Mon., Tue?., Wed. 1P.M.. 10 P. M. Daily Exhibits from Michigan, Alabama, Nebraska, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Many Points In North Carolina SEASON TICKET $1.M ? REG. ADMISSION 7Se The Ruaaells, Mgri? The Boone Womaas Club, Sponsors ALSO VISIT OUR SUMMER ANTIQUE SHOP IN BLOWING ROCK ON SUNSET DRIVE Drive In for Our GOOD CAR CARE At the Sign of HAPPY MOTORING Lentz (jSsso) Service MAIN STREET ? BLOWING ROCK, N. C. VLAY GOLF 18 HOLE COURSE SEMI-PRIVATE ? Bent Grass Greens ? Complete Pro-Skop Facilities < ?. Joe Naples ? PGA Professional Boone Golf Club momentoM occaatoa, an aetor urs furla With aomMfc'Hg of a flaurUh ?n Important document bearing the Royal Seal, and from this In pretsive ptrdunrat reads i met aage of State. One night the poor fMlow's document waa "rued", and with a DmiM ha unfurled 'the comic eection of the Sunday 'paper! IB another acme, young Dr. Stuart snatchea hla bag up amart . ly and atridea with hurried atepa to fullfill some urgent mlaeion. i Imagine hia chargin the night hla bag had been filed with ?et aand. vebrhing enough to break a maa'a back! But all of backstage la not an extreme of hilarity, nor of too deep devotion to a role. There are momenta for romance ... for warm friendahipa . . .iand for lov?. There ia no fraternity en earth where brother feel* greater regard for brother than among Utoae of the theatre, and nowhere do men ao nearly eaeape all regard for race or color or creed. There are momenta of reward that touch backatage. One even ing at the ctoae of a performance a lone man walked back to ahake handa with the caat. He had driven alone from Syracuae, N. Y. to aee thia drama he had heard ao much about. He would atart the retnrn Journey at once. He had time, though, to thank them for the ex oerlence of aeeing Horn In the Weat, and he wanted them to know he conaidered It worth hia trip! Then there waa the night that fog wrapped the theatre ao dense ly the atage could not be aeen from rear aeata. The theatre mana ger walked out to call off the per -- ? ? ^rrr r- w -p? ^ forsaence for that ev?uta g. and touirt 11* devotees of the drama who were waiting In the mitt to see U He hastly assembled ih? cast, who were equally devoted to their audience, and there before >12 people occupying the front row* of the theatre, th?y gaye an jispired performance. Theae are the things that go in 4m *' - J *L - 10 ine living ortrna ovnina im scenes of every stage. At Horn in the West, much of it passes un observed by the audience;, . . and yet this drama behind ? the drama that envelopes the lists back stage can spread acrosf the foot lights to touch those who view it. Perhaps ? as much as the script Itself? it is this intangible pre sence of the backstage world that makes a drama great. Almost everyone who knows and loves the "Horn" agrees that much of its Impact . . . much of its bigness . . . is born in the hearts of those who add bigness to its backstage. Working At Pinnacle Inn Mlw Lila Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Milton Gragg, of Boone, la working at Pinnacle Inn for the fummer. Pinnacle Inn la ? lummer re tort, located in Banner Elk, and i? operated by Leet McRae Col lege, whose itudenta help itaff the Inn in order to pay part of their college expenaes. Lila graduated from Appalach ian High School this spring, and plan* to attend Lees-McRae Col lege this fall. She is going to take the course for Medical Secretaries. Serving Blowing Rock At Its Only PRESCRIPTION Specialists! 1 gj rTiL mJ3& REXALL DRUG STORE First Aid Items Drug Sundries Sickroom Supplies r-We Feature Coimetlrs by: . Cara Nome ? Rubenateia ? Revian Dorothy Gray ? Lanvln Schlaparelli * i Camera Rentals Complete Film * D?*eloping Service < Vacation It Party Supplies 1 Fountain Treats ? News Stand Walkers Pharmacy Main si., t ^ ?E*ALL Store Street _ Blowing Hoek - CY 5-2011 You II Enjoy Seeing AMAZING MYSTERY HILL Between Boone and Blowing Rock OPENL DAILY AT YOUR FAVORITE GROCERY Litterbue Is On Prowl IirF? As Travel Increases Tht litterbiig Is oo the prowl again, now that the seeeon of greatest travel to North Carolina's Variety Vacatlotiland 1* here. The Travel Council of North Carolina, which sponsor* the all year Koep North Carolina Beeati ful program, offers thesa^ sugges tion! for stamping out litter-bog ging and eliminating the ugly trail of travel trash litterbugs leave from moon tains to beaches: 1. Can 7 a litter receptacle In your automobile, and dispeae ef its contents in a roadside Utter deposit (there are over 400 along North Carolina highways plus hundreds of others in parka and recreation areas), or in a proper receptacle at your home or vaca tion destination. t. Clean up the places where you picnic er camp, and dispose of the debris In a proper recept acle. & Remind your children and other >WM|m in your automo blle not to toss trash from the car. 4. Use the litter receptacles along street* and boardwalk*, and at the service stations, drive-ins, park* and scenic attraction* you viiit. ,, 5. Remember that trash alo?? hiking trails and waterways is Just as unsighty and unsanitary as that along highways and streets. 6. Use the ash tray In your car, and wherever you are, dispose of lighted cigarettes just as careful ly as you weuld in your own living room. Most litterbugs are simply | thoughtless people, points out the Travel Council, but when they are j thoughtless they are not only ! breaking the liw and adding to ! the public expenae of clean-up but creating hazarda and unaightliness which make travel leas enjoyable for everybody. COUNTRY CLUB Driving Range & Trout Lake Follow the Arrow* from Blowing Rock Country Club Entrance On US 321 Bill Grene? ProfewioMl Instructor *3.00 Per LeMoa DRIVE FOR FUN! 50c Per Basket Storked with Big BROOK TROUT! $1.00 Daily Lake Fee $2.00 Per Pound of Catch LETS GO FISHIN'I Bring Your Camera . . . When You Visit The Famous Blowing Rock You'll wait to capture the breath-taking view that greeta y?u at this pheaomonon On U. S. Highway 321 ? Blowing Rock, N. C. parkway -u. a. aei at linvu-lb End Tire Trouble On The Road! with the new High Speed TURNPIKE RETREADS Keep on the go! Use ours while we retread your*! W Vance Recapping Depot Street ? AM 4-MM ? Boone, N. C. EIEC1RICAI & SERVICES! Electrical Contractors ^ Domestic & Commercial PHONE CY 5-4206 R & G Electric Co. Suaset Drive ? Just PeJew the Poet Office BLOWING ROCK, N. C. FOOD FOR EVERY MOOD . . from Quick Saaek to Heary Meal, We Serve You Right! Specializing in SONNY'S OWN BARBECUE CHICKEN & HAM ? WESTERN STEAKS ? COUNTRY HAM Open All Day Sonny's Restaurant SUNSET DRIVE ? BLOWING ROCK, N. C. is for Prescription and PRECISION . . . That's the way we fill them! FIRST AID and SICK ROOM SUPPLIES Visit Our Modern FOUNTAIN For a Tasty Energy Pick Up PHOTO FILM SERVICE COMPLETE SELECTION SUMMER COSMETICS Carolina Pharmacy East King Street Boone, N. C. { For Smart Girls On The Go! . . . And for the Girl Who Likes To Be STUNNING while SUNNING See Our Clothes Modeled in e. j. blackwell'g FARMHOUSE BLOWING ROCK The MOCK'S Dress Shoppe 619 E. King St. Boone, N. C. 12 MODERN UNITS Yoh'H Rare Charcoal Broiled WESTERN Steaks Sleep In Comfort ! M?UNJaJ^BROOK motel * ks??\ umtm Highway '* 1
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