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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The performing arts contribute greatly to the |
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cultural richness of the Lone Star State, and on May 12, 2013, |
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residents of Houston are celebrating the 90th anniversary of one of |
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the city's most popular venues, the Miller Outdoor Theatre in |
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Hermann Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally built as a permanent bandstand for |
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municipal use, the former Miller Memorial Theatre was founded in |
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1923 at the bequest of Jesse Wright Miller, a mining engineer and |
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cotton broker; the first presentation at the venue, Springtimes of |
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Our Nation, featured some 2,500 performers, and the theater's |
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inaugural production, The Rose Maiden, was led by the director of |
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city bands; in the ensuing years, sports fans gathered at the venue |
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to listen to radio broadcasts of the World Series and world |
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championship boxing matches, and in 1941, the Houston Symphony |
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played its first free concert there; and |
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WHEREAS, The award-winning structure that exists today |
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opened in 1968 with a show by the Houston Symphony, and that same |
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year marked the beginning of a 45-year history of annual musicals |
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performed by the Theatre Under the Stars company; today, events at |
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Miller range from celebrations of Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo to |
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Motown concerts to Chinese dance to Bollywood films; with the |
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guidance of the Miller Theatre Advisory Board and Houston First |
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Corporation and with funding from the City of Houston, the Miller |
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Outdoor Theatre currently offers more than 130 free performances |
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every year, and nearly half a million Houstonians turn out annually |
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for the entertainment; and |
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WHEREAS, For nine decades, the Miller Outdoor Theatre has |
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played an important role in the life of the Bayou City, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to honor this beloved landmark on the occasion of |
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this milestone year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Miller |
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Outdoor Theatre and extend to all those involved in its operation |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the venue as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |