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Panorama

7/4/2021

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The Fourth of July fireworks can be so exciting --- especially for the very young or those very in love.  I have witnessed firsthand some fantastic fireworks shows and what made them even more exciting was when I was there with the one I loved or I was at a new place experiencing the grandeur for the very first time.  Okay, young lovers don't need a lot of help enjoying fireworks.  They make their own!

I will never forget being on the Mall in Washington D.C. between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument one 4th of July in the mid 1970's.  I was there visiting a friend who left her baby with her husband just so she could take me to see this once in a lifetime experience.  We took the mass transit from her apartment and then walked the rest of the way (I thought it must have been 3-4 miles!).  We had to crowd ourselves in with the masses of people who had had the same idea.  But it was worth it!
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Another memorable 4th of July was when I was performing in  a children's trio on a show called "Panorama."​  My two aunts Janie and Dot Thompson were in charge of directing this huge community production held at the BYU stadium in about 1961.  In those days, different Church Stakes were charged with making this show happen for the Provo City celebration.  After the show, there were big fireworks.  (That tradition is alive and well in today's Freedom Festival at Provo, UT and the Stadium of Fire.)

I remember three parts of that show when I was six years old. 

The first was rehearsing with what seemed like hundreds of other children to make our entrance onto the stage.  The band played "The  March of the Siamese Children" as we came onto the stage and bowed to the audience.  I think we were part of a panorama of recent hits from Broadway shows such as "The King and I." 

The second part was being in the big finale number and singing the the first verse with Tanya and Cory with the solo spotlight just on us.  Then, the number grew bigger and bigger to the grand finish and the standing ovation --- my first Standing "O."  Okay, I was just a small part of the number, but it gave me legitimate bragging rights. 

​The third thing I remembered was that on the show just before our big finale number, a little known group called the Osmond Brothers performed.  Later when they became famous, I still had the memory of upstaging them on that Panorama show.

Of course, the best part of any of these shows was being almost directly under the fireworks.  I love looking up at the fireworks.  It is still exciting to me.  Unfortunately, it is harder and harder to get that coveted front row seat for the fireworks.  I guess the best way is to be in the show.

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    My name is Betsy Bailey.  I have sung, written and taught music all of my life.  I enjoy writing and directing Children's Theater shows.  This blog will be directed to topics on creating the magic of Children's Theater.  I would love to hear your comments!

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