ANDREW CARNEGIE 150th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
November 25, 1985
DRAFT PROGRAM
Once everyone is seated, the lights will be lowered and an
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off-stage voice comes on the public address system and says:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, the
Honorable Richard S. Caliguiri".
As the entire Carnegie Celebration is a "public" event
for the City of Pittsburgh, the Mayor would offer the
welcome to the audience, make a few brief remarks about
Pittsburgh's debt to Andrew Carnegie. The Mayor asks
Mr. Jack Tankersley, President of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Society to come to the stage. Mr. Tankersley makes a
few brief remarks about Mr. Carnegie's role as a founder
of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Tankersley then
introduces Marshall Turkin, Vice President and Managing
Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Society.
Marshall Turkin comes on stage and would make a few brief
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remarks.
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The recent Edinburgh Festival appearance as part of the
Carnegie birthday observation, and introduces the
Symphony, Michael Lankester the conductor, and the
evening's musical program.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its
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Conductor-in-Residence, Michael Lankester.
The Orchestra will play about a 30 to 40 minute program
including sections of pieces performed at the original
Orchestra's inaugural concert in Carnegie Music Hall.
The program includes the Festival Dedication March,
which was performed at the Carnegie Music Hall Opening .^^ ,.
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Intermission.
This will allow time to strip the stage of the
Orchestra's chairs and set up for the rest of the program.
Once every one is seated, the lights will be lowered and an
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off-stage voice comes on the public address system and says,
"Ladies and gentlemen,the Governor of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, the Honorable Richard L. Thornburgh.
The Governor will make brief remarks about the
Commonwealth's debt to Andrew Carnegie and then will
introduce Robert C. Wilburn.
Andrew Carnegie 150th Birthday Celebration - 11/25/85
Bob Wilburn welcomes the audience on behalf of Carnegie
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Institute and the Library. He then says the Carnegie/Pittsburgh
story must be told in order for the audience to totally see and
understand about Mr. Carnegie's legacy in our community. He
heads into the 10 to 12 minute slide show.
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Carnegie Slide Show.
The slide show will cement the evening together.
Carnegie Institute is taking the responsibility for the
presentation .
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Andrew Carnegie Program.
While the house lights are still dim from the slide
show, a spot will focus on the stage box to find Andrew
Carnegie himself, who begins there, and, then moves to
the stage for a 20 minute performance s Following the ,
slide show, thisT will--c-gme as a 's'pyiilal surprise for J
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The off-stage announcer will then say, "Ladies and gentlemen,
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or from
, III, United States Senat
the Honorable H. John Heinz
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Pennsylvania .
The Senator makes a few brief remarks about the importance
of the evening, possibly mentioning the nation's debt
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to Andrew Carnegie.
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his Carnegie remarks and introduce Bush.
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6yBush does not attend, he should speak about
tne impact Carnegie had on our nation.
10. ^Following Senator Heinz and maybe Vice President Bush, Bob
Wilburn returns to the stage.
He concludes the evening, acknowledging the efforts
of all who worked on the Carnegie Celebration, etc.,
invites all the principals (Caliguiri, Thornburgh £
lenryHillman,
Turkin, Senator Heinz. Bush
leinz, II) to come
Tankersley and Mr. and Mrs /
rthday cake;
on the stage to "cut" the off:
invites everyone in the audience to join in the party—
with refreshments throughout the museum on a path that
will take everyone back to th Carnegie Museum of
Natural History Gallery, wher they may preview Mr
Carnegie's Museum.