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Theatre lovers who also are
history buffs will have plenty
from which to choose in late
September and early October
when four different productions
vyill become part of the celebra
tion of the 200th Anniversary of
the Campaign and Battle of
Kings Mountain.
One of the outdoor dramas,
‘Then Conquer We Must,” will
be held nightly Sept. 26-28 and
Oct. 3-7 in the amphitheatre at
Kings Mountain National
Military Park in South Carolina,
a few miles south of here.
Original productions covering
three phases of mountain history
will be presented Sept. 25-27 at
Sycamore Shoals State Park near
Elizabethton, Tenn.
All written by Dr. Ron Day,
associate professor of history at
Tennessee State University, the
Tennessee dramas will cover the
‘Campaign and the Battle of
Kings Mountain” on Sept. 25,
the ‘Transylvania Purchase” on
Sept. 26, and the “Seige of Fort
Watauga by the Cherokee In
dians” on Sept. 27.
‘Then Conquer We Must”
was written in 1951 by the late
Robert B. Osborne of Kings
Mountain, N.C. It was adapted
by Kings Mountain newspaper
man Thoams McIntyre for
presentation this year. The direc
tor will be Dr. Charles R. Han-
num. Director of Theatre at
Limestone College, Gaffney,
S.C.
Tickets for Then Conquer
We Must,” limited to 500 per
performance, are available
through the Chamber of Com
merce, 108 W. Mountain St.,
Kings Mountain. N.C. 28086
(704/739-5051). They are priced
at S2.50 and $3.50 for all perfor
mances except Oct. 7, when they
will be S4 and $5.
The curtain will rise on the
Kings Mountain drama at 8:30
each evening except Oct. 7,
when there will be a 9 p.m. start
after some special ceremonies.
There will be no admission
cost for the productions to be
held at Sycamore Shoals State
Park. Curtain time will be 7:15
p.m. on Sept. 25 and 7 p.m. on
Sept. 26 and 27.
Then Conquer We Must,”
like the Sept. 25 production at
Sycamore Shoals State Park, is
based on the march of the ‘Over
mountain Men” to Kings Moun
tain and the ensuing battle there.
The other productions at
Sycamore Shoals all of which
will be directed by Nils Cruz of
the Jonesboro (Tenn.) Repertory
Theatre, are based on other
historical events in the moun
tains.
The ‘Transylvania Purchase”
tells the story of what still is the
largest private real estate tran
saction in the history of this na
tion. Daniel Boone and Richard
Henderson bought some
20-million acres of what today is
East Tennessee and Southeast
Kentucky from the Cherokees
for 10,000 English pounds in
1775.
The “Seige of Fort Watauga”
tells of what happened one year
later when the Cherokees,
unhappy with the growing influx
of white settlers, laid seige to
pioneers gathered inside Fort
Watauga at Sycamore Shoals.
All four productions will
utilize non-professional actors
for all roles. Rehearsals already
are well underway.
Sherry Reynolds
Will Celebrate
^8th Birthday
Sherry Lee Reynolds,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Reynolds of Kings
Mountain, celebrates her eighth
birthday Sept. 4 aj an after
school birthd^ party at her
home.
Family and friends will enjoy
a decorated birthday cake at the
^Reynolds home today.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ware of Kings Moun
tain and Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Reynolds of Lincointon.
HOT DOG SUPPER
KMSH French Club will
sponsor a hot dog supper Friday
with serving from 5:30 until 7:30
I in the school cafeteria. Plates are
$2 and take out orders are
available. Desserts will also be
available.
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