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5B _ Wednesday, August. 16, 1961
SETS NATIO NAL RECORD DANDALE Musi | al
CONNECTICUT
“There is no doubting that John Raitt is one of our great musical stars. He sets the tone of the production and as Curly, he is one of the theatre's really, truly great ones. He sings magnificently.”
Widem—Hartford Times:
“There is: sureness and deftness in the work of
John Raitt, best of Broadway's baritones. Here's. @ guy who really knows what he is doing.” | Heaphy—Ansonia Sentinel
“A sellout opening night audience cheered, stomped and whistled their approval of Raitt and Company. after Monday’s performance. From the: moment Raitt walks on stage the audience is swept along in this classic show business production.” —_.
New Haven Register
BOSTON
Elliot Norton said in the Boston Record: “Altholigh every one in it is up for commendation, -:. John Raitt is the star, and he, more than any one sets the tone of production. In this kind of enter
ment, John-is one of the gre-* ones.
“He is a good actor to begin with and that's: impor. tant. Curly is a man and he has about him some hint of the early American West, which was a lively place, John Raitt conveys this in his bearing, which is cockily, self-assured. He struts a little. That's Curly. He is good-humored, pood-natured, a little clumsy. That makes the difference between a man and a leading mafi, which is vital to ‘Oklahoma’,
“That hie can sing magnificently doesn’t need to be reported at this time, but let it be spread again on. the record. His voice is a vast baritone, resonant and true. He sings the magnificent songs in this with big rich tones.”
*THE NEW NATIONAL RECORD (TENT THEATRE) WAS ESTABLISHED BY JOHN RAITT AT THE OAKDALE MUSICAL THEATRE, WALLINGFORD, CONN. WITH. RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S. ‘OKLAHOMA’ (8 Performances) JULY. 31-AUG. 6
John RAITT u UNDER THE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF PIERRE COSSETTE. a a |
OAKDALE MUSICAL THEATRE, Wallingford Conn. |