Smoky

The Imperial Theater starring Joel McCray and Compton Smore in Smokey. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Keeley. And from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, some 20 years ago, Will James, one of the West's great writers, got out of the saddle long enough to pen a simple yet thrilling story about a horse.

as a result from the rust and tumble country of cattle stampedes and gun-toting cowboys come smoky, an epic saga that has gone through many additions and been translated around the world. Tonight we bring you 20th Century Fox's great screen version of that story, and our stars are Joel McCray and the lovely Constance Moore. The only character missing from our

caster that is so far as personal appearance goes, is Smoky himself. But I'm sure you can visualize a seal-brown stallion sleek and spirited, his black mane flying against the blazing red soft blues and yellows of the Utah Rangers.

And I can't imagine a better man to gentle him as the phrase goes, then Joel McCray. On to our play, Act One of Smoky, starting Joel McCray as Barclay and Constance Moore as Julie. As our theatre lights are lowered, the curtain rises on Clint Barclay.

The first time I ever saw Smoky, I was traveling then, getting as far as I could from Texas, but heading no place in particular. I reigned in when I saw this third of horses in the valley.

Cow hands were bringing him in from winter pasture, except Smoky had no intention of being brought in. Suddenly he cut loose from the rest of the herd and made for the canyon. The men tried to hit him off, but Smokey was too smart for them and too fast.