The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
LOST COLONY
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zens to suggest means of getting
The Lost Colony on a sound finan-
cial footing. 1t was explained that
the show had it's smallest attend
ance in history in 1868, and suf-
fered a severe financial loss, and
without some kind of outside as
sistance it could not open for the
1859 season. At that point the APP
proximately 40 Dare County citi-
zens present agreed to assume the
responsibility for getting the show
started this year, helping assure a
successful season in 1859, and be-
ginning a program designed at
setting it up on a permanent bas-
is.
The long-range drive for half a
million dollars is just one phase of
three-part program now being
undertaken by the dare County
Friends of The Lost Colony"
The first part is to raise $751;
900 in cash in order to get the
show started; the second is to try
to insure the success of the COM
ing season; and the third is to set
it up on a perpetuating basis.
Extensive preparations have
been made by the group aimed at
the second objective. The Commit
tee is sponsoring contests in all
Dare County schools, and a num-
Der of school children already are
making models of the theatre,
buildings and ships associated with
The Lost Colony, are making dolls
and doll costumes patterned after
Lost Colony characters, and are
working on essays on the subject,
"What The Lost Colony Means to
Dare County,"
Mrs. Linwood Cuthrell, chairman
of the contest committee, announc-
ed this week that each of the
three contests will be divided into
two divisions, a junior classical
ton for students in the 9Th
through 9Th grades, and a senior
classification for students in the
9th through the 18th grades.
Cash prizes will be awarded in
each division. Serving with Mrs.
Cuthrell on the contest committee
are Mrs. Mary Langston Evans,
Mr.. James Rea and Mrs. Fran
Cullis.
Winners of the various contests
will be announced at a special
Dare County Day celebration
which will be held June 81, in
conjunction of the opening per-
Torrance of The Lost Colony.
Moncie Daniels, Jr., chairman Of
The Dare County Day Committee,
has announced that it is the aim
of his committee to have as many
Dare County people as possible in
attendance at the opening per-
Torrance of the show that night,
in order to start the season prop
erly. In addition to awarding
prizes to the contest winners, 9TH
err tentative features of the Dare
County Day celebration will be a
picnic at Fort Raleigh during the
day and a special program in the
theatre prior to The Lost Colony
performance. Serving with Mr..
Daniels on the Dare County Day
committee are Robert Gibbs, Or
vile Baum, Stanford White and
George Fuller.
Numerous other suggestions
have been made by the group,
aimed at increasing attendance at
the drama during the 1859 season.
Emphasis has been placed on the
necessity for all operators of no
tells, motels, rental cottages and
other business establishments in
the area to fully understand the
importance of the Lost Colony,
and to GO out of their way to try
to interest all Dare County visi-
tors in attending The Lost Colony
at least once during their visit
here.
Richard E. Jordan, General
Manager of The Lost Colony, has
announced that he is making prep
arations for putting into operation
the suggestion of the committee
that a mobile ticket office be en-
ployed on the beach this summer.
This mobile ticket office, either a
station-wagon or truck, with a
prominent Lost Colony exhibit
mounted on the top, will be driven
by a costumed member of The
Lost Colony and will make regular
stops daily at hotels and other
establishments in the Kitty Hawk,
Kill Devil Hills, Mays Head area.
Mrs. Mabel Basnight is chairman
of the committee working with Mr..
Jordan on this and other promo
tional phases of the 1889, and pro-
duction, and serving with her are
Thomas Chears and Mrs. Burwell
Evans.