NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

RESOLUTION 52

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1081

 

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE VARIOUS THEATRE GROUPS IN THE STATE AND DECLARING THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE AS OFFICIAL NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER THEATRE WEEK.

 

WHEREAS, the three outdoor historical dramas, "The Lost Colony" at Manteo on the Outer Banks; "Unto These Hills" at Cherokee in the Great Smokies; and "Horn In The West" in the Blue Ridge, are again being presented this year; and

WHEREAS, there are five professional summer stock theatres, Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock; Tanglewood Barn Theatre, near Winston‑Salem; Silo Circle Playhouse, Black Mountain; Charlotte Music Theatre, Charlotte; and Parkway Playhouse, Burnsville, presenting plays and musical comedies in these theatres during the summer; and

WHEREAS, these theatres are an integral part of our culture and entertainment in North Carolina and provide a tremendous tourist attraction to our Great State:

 

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

 

Section 1.  The General Assembly of North Carolina, in recognition of the contributions made by the various theatre groups throughout the State, wishes to recognize these groups and to declare the last week in June of each year as the official North Carolina Summer Theatre Week.

Sec. 2.  This Resolution shall not be interpreted as placing any financial obligation on the State of North Carolina towards the support of any theatre in the State.

Sec. 3.  Copies of this Resolution, duly certified by the Secretary of State upon its adoption, shall be forwarded to each of the theatre groups.

Sec. 4.  This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of June, 1961.