The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-05

reation Area is now being de-
veloped. The entire region has
become a famous resort center
during recent years, and offers
wide selection of accommodate
tons and recreation facilities.
Unto These Hills" at Chero.
kee is a story of the Cherokee
Indians and the martyr, Tsali,
who sacrificed his life so that q
remnant of his tribe could re-
main in the Great Smoky Noun
tains instead of being forcibly
removed to what is now Okla
homa along the tragic Trail of
Tears. Cherokee Indians, direct
descendants of the very people
whose story is dramatiZed, fill
many roles in the play. The In
dian dances and music are au-
thentic.
Cherokee Indians also staff
the theatre and nearby Oconal-
uftee Village, built to show Wis
itors how the Cherokees lived
200 years ago. Produced Shy the
Cherokee Historical Association,
Unto These Hills played to
l41, 200 people in 1852, and its
total attendance for its first
three years was more than 400,
900.
The community of Cherokee
is so miles southwest of Asheville
in the Great Smoky Mountains,
and through it Highway AL
leads into the heart of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
The community is headquarters
for the 5000 Cherokee Indians
who live on the Qualla Reserva-
ton, and is a popular tourist
center.
The Cherokee Information CEN
ter on U. S. AL near the North
Carolina entrance to the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
an extensive tourist
information bureau, and fills re-
quests for accommodations in
and near Cherokee and other
communities in the area as well
as for tickets to the play.
Horn In The West, written
by the author of unto These
Hills" and produced by the
Southern Appalachian Histor-
ical Assn, is a story of the pio-
neers who settled the Southern
Appalachians, and fought for in
dependence from colonial rule in
the 1770's. Governor William
Tryon, Daniel Boone, John Sc
vier and James Robertson are
among the historical figures de-
picted. Central character in the
play is an English-born physi-
clan who goes westward to the
mountains after the Battle of
Alamance. The decision he must
make is the one which faced all
men of his time: the choice be-
tween loyalty to the British
Crown and the new concept of
a free Democracy. The musical
score by Thomas Nichols blends
English and American folk songs.
The play is given at the Dan
iel Boone Theatre, near the Blue
Ridge Parkway in the town of
Boone. The theatre is eight miles
from the resort of Blowing Rock.
Accommodations at Boone, Blow
ing Rock and other nearby COM
munities in this picturesque Sec
ton of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains may be arranged for at
the theatre office.
A 60-acre tract on the famous
Biltmore Estate near Asheville
is the setting for "Thunderland"
which is staged in Forest Am
phitheatre. Ticket and informa-
ton offices for the drama are
at the George Vanderbilt Hotel,
in downtown Asheville.
"Thunderland" dramatizes the
life of Daniel Boone, who spent
his boyhood in the Yadkin Valley
of North Carolina and blazed
trails through the North Carolina
mountains during the early part
of his career as a woodsman and
explorer. The story opens with
the birth of the great frontier
leader, and follows his adven-
lures across the Appalachian
mountain range into the stormy
territory of Kentucky.
Hubert Hayes of Asheville
author of the drama, is a direct
descendant of Boone. Music is
by Lamar Springfield, Pulitzer
Prize-winning North Carolina
composer whose music is also
heard in "The Lost Colony.
Known as the Capital of the
Land of the Sky, Asheville is a
famous resort city offering a
wide choice of accommodations
at hotels, inns, motor courts and
guest homes, as well as extern
sive facilities for sports and rec