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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 494
2	2	WHEREAS, Residents of Houston are celebrating the 100th
3	3	anniversary of one of the city's most popular performing arts
4	4	venues, the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, on May 12,
5	5	2023; and
6	6	WHEREAS, The theatre is named in honor of Jesse Wright
7	7	Miller, a mining engineer and cotton broker, who left property to
8	8	the city for municipal purposes upon his death; the proceeds from
9	9	the sale of the Miller estate were used to build a permanent
10	10	bandstand in Hermann Park, initially called the Miller Memorial
11	11	Theatre; on May 12, 1923, the first presentation at the venue,
12	12	Springtimes of Our Nation, featured some 2,500 performers, and
13	13	the theatre's inaugural production, The Rose Maiden, was led by
14	14	the director of city bands on May 18; in the ensuing years, sports
15	15	fans gathered at the venue to listen to radio broadcasts of the
16	16	World Series and world championship boxing matches, and in 1941,
17	17	the Houston Symphony played its first free concert there; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The city built a new theatre in 1968, and the
19	19	award-winning structure opened on September 1 with a performance
20	20	by the Houston Symphony; that same year marked the beginning of a
21	21	55-year history of annual musicals presented by the Theatre Under
22	22	the Stars company; today, events at Miller range from
23	23	performances by the Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Ballet to
24	24	celebrations of Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo; with the guidance
25	25	of the Miller Theatre Advisory Board and Houston First
26	26	Corporation and with funding from the City of Houston and the
27	27	generous support of other sponsors, the Miller Outdoor Theatre
28	28	currently offers an eight-month season of free performances, and
29	29	it attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees each year; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Over the past century, the Miller Outdoor
31	31	Theatre has entertained countless audiences, showcased the
32	32	talent of numerous performers, and greatly contributed to the
33	33	cultural vitality of the community, and it is a pleasure to
34	34	honor this beloved landmark on this important milestone; now,
35	35	therefore, be it
36	36	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
37	37	Legislature, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
38	38	Miller Outdoor Theatre and extend to all those involved in its
39	39	operation sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
40	40	further
41	41	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
42	42	prepared for the theatre as an expression of high regard from the
43	43	Texas Senate.
44	44	Whitmire
45	45	Alvarado Creighton Miles Alvarado Creighton Miles
46	46	Alvarado Creighton Miles
47	47	Bettencourt Huffman West Bettencourt Huffman West
48	48	Bettencourt Huffman West
49	49	Patrick, President of the Senate
50	50	________________________________
51	51	President of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that the
53	53	above Resolution was adopted by
54	54	the Senate on May 1, 2023.
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate
59	59
60	60	Alvarado Creighton Miles
61	61
62	62	Bettencourt Huffman West