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Members of the cast for the Gay Nineties Show, free outdoor attraction to be staged in conjunction with the Owl Festival, benefit carnival sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas at House April 18-19, were stepping up rehearsals to three a we§k Thursday as theproduction deadline neared. Mary Virginia Stevens will have the singing lead in the Gay Nineties attraction, supported by a sister act composed of Elizabeth Land and Laura Louise Peden, the Singing Waiters, a waltzing ensemble, and the Strong Men of the Nineties. * Neely Proctor Directs Under the direction of Neely Proctor, the Nineties episode opens with a Bowery scene before Miss Stevens is presented s inging "After the Ball is Over." Muscle men under the direction of Arthur Goforth will then put "The During Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" through his paces with the assistance of the Dead Pan Continued on page 4 0