| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1061 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Houston are celebrating the 100th |
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| 6 | 6 | | anniversary of one of the city's most popular performing arts |
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| 7 | 7 | | venues, the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, on May 12, 2023; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The theatre is named in honor of Jesse Wright |
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| 10 | 10 | | Miller, a mining engineer and cotton broker, who left property to |
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| 11 | 11 | | the city for municipal purposes upon his death; the proceeds from |
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| 12 | 12 | | the sale of the Miller estate were used to build a permanent |
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| 13 | 13 | | bandstand in Hermann Park, initially called the Miller Memorial |
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| 14 | 14 | | Theatre; on May 12, 1923, the first presentation at the venue, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Springtimes of Our Nation, featured some 2,500 performers, and the |
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| 16 | 16 | | theatre's inaugural production, The Rose Maiden, was led by the |
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| 17 | 17 | | director of city bands on May 18; in the ensuing years, sports fans |
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| 18 | 18 | | gathered at the venue to listen to radio broadcasts of the World |
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| 19 | 19 | | Series and world championship boxing matches, and in 1941, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Houston Symphony played its first free concert there; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The city built a new theatre in 1968, and the |
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| 22 | 22 | | award-winning structure opened on September 1 with a performance by |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Houston Symphony; that same year marked the beginning of a |
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| 24 | 24 | | 55-year history of annual musicals presented by the Theatre Under |
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| 25 | 25 | | the Stars company; today, events at Miller range from performances |
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| 26 | 26 | | by the Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Ballet to celebrations of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo; with the guidance of the Miller |
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| 28 | 28 | | Theatre Advisory Board and Houston First Corporation and with |
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| 29 | 29 | | funding from the City of Houston and the generous support of other |
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| 30 | 30 | | sponsors, the Miller Outdoor Theatre currently offers an |
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| 31 | 31 | | eight-month season of free performances, and it attracts hundreds |
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| 32 | 32 | | of thousands of attendees each year; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Over the past century, the Miller Outdoor Theatre |
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| 34 | 34 | | has entertained countless audiences, showcased the talent of |
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| 35 | 35 | | numerous performers, and greatly contributed to the cultural |
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| 36 | 36 | | vitality of the community, and it is a pleasure to honor this |
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| 37 | 37 | | beloved landmark on this important milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Miller |
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| 40 | 40 | | Outdoor Theatre and extend to all those involved in its operation |
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| 41 | 41 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the theatre as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | A. Johnson of Harris |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1061 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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