Information Sheet

 

 

R         Shepherd of the Hills Historical Society.

740                  Souvenir programs, 1968-1978.

                                    One folder.

 

 

 

These are six souvenir programs, for the 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, and 1978 seasons, for per­form­ances of “The Shepherd of the Hills,” an outdoor drama based upon the novel by Har­old Bell Wright.  It was presented at The Old Mill Theatre on the Shepherd of the Hills Farm near Branson in Taney County, Missouri.

 

Hal Meadows adapted the novel for the stage and directed these performances.  The producer was Mark Trimble.  The programs are similar, each presenting an historical background to the story, photographs from the production, lists of cast members with photographic portraits, and il­lustrations from the tourist areas of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas.

 

The program for 1968 includes articles by Gene Gideon entitled “Unique People in a Unique Production,” and Elmo Ingenthron entitled “The Ozarkian Heritage.”  The program for 1971 in­cludes a different article by Ingenthron entitled “The Dawn of Statehood.”  The program for 1977 includes “A Cast of Real Ozarks People,” by Charles McRaven, that illuminates the everyday lives of the members of the cast.  The program for 1978 includes “An Experience to Remember,” by Clay M. Anderson.

 

 

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