The Daily News wrote, They waited for Elvis Presley at U.D. Reviewed the show but neither were all too favorable. Reviews and a column after the shows in the Dayton DailyĪt the time, Dayton had two daily news papers, the Journal Herald,Ĭonsidered the "conservative" morning paper, and the "liberal" Daytonĭaily News with a larger circulation in the newspaper. With Edwin Miller, a writer for Seventeen, they caught up with him inĭayton, Ohio, hanging out with the band in the fieldhouse between shows. Photographic assignments for himself: he recorded Jamesĭean on the set of Giant in 1955 and Elvis Presley in 1956. Including Diane and Allan Arbus, Robert Frank, and Lee Friedlander. Was responsible " for commissioning many distinguished photographers, Israel was working as the art director for Seventeen magazine where he In the mid '50s, famed American artist, painter and photographer Marvin General admission tickets will go on sale an hour before each show. With him Sunday will be several acts of vaudeville, including the m., rated the hottest show business attraction Presley will appear at the University of Dayton fieldhouse for two shows "Heartbreak Hotel." and it has led the three categories not The recording industry, one record leads all possible fields-popular, On to something that's new, and Presley certainly is new and different.īut one thing about his audience-for the first time in the history of What's the magic formula that Elvis Presley has discovered? And whoĪs far as the formula goes, few have figured it out. Him currently the hottest item in show business. The young man pictured above was being attacked by a horde of red ants.Īctually, its Elvis Presley all wound up in one of the numbers that make Metro Library ELVIS IN ACTION Remove the guitar and the casual observer might think UD article mentioned, but apparently it didn't. Leaving the option open to add a third if ticket sales warranted, as the The shows were scheduled for 2:00 and 8:00 An article in the Dayton Daily News on theĭay of the show announced that local deejays, Al Morris from WAVI and WING's Gene "By Golly" Barry would each emcee one of the shows. Small article announcing the show and mistakingly referring to FrankĬonnors as the emcee. In the weeks prior and on the 18th the University's newspaper had a school paper announcing Elvis'Īdvertisement for the show in the local papers commenced Included The Flaim brothers and their orchestra, Irish tenor FrankĬonnors, comedian Phil Maraquin and the Jordanaires.Īrticle in U of D. Tour featured the same acts for most if not all of the shows which Kansas, Nebraska and Detroit among others. Theĭay before, they had performed in Columbus. La Crosse, Wisconsin, Little Rock, Arkansas, Midwest that month that included stops in Minnesota,
On May 27, Elvis, Scotty, Bill and DJ performed two shows at the UDįieldhouse in Dayton. It was a highlight of the University’s over-all
Dayton basketball was a way to get the area's name out on a national level and Coach Blackburn's winning teams of local-boys brought capacity crowds. 4 Realizing the importance of sports, Dayton businesses donated $500,000 to help build theįieldhouse. The facility sat 5,800 for basketball and the UD Flyers moved there on November 29,ġ950. 3 On May 3, 1949, the University broke ground on a $600,000 on-campus basketball facility at the corner of Alberta and L streets. 1 Tom Blackburn was hired as head basketball coach in 1947 and the Flyers turned in a 12-14 record in 1947-48, the last losing season he would have Photo courtesy Sandra Braman and the University ofĪ great “flood” of students rushed to the campus after World War II. (named in recognition of Dayton natives Orville and Wilbur Wright) played home games there from 1923 through the 1949-50 The construction of the floor in the new Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum and the Flyers
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In 1922, eager to upgrade its basketball program, they collaborated in Mary's changed its name to the University of Dayton and was admitted to the Ohio College Association. They began playing basketball at the school in 1903 and in 1912 it became known as St. Mary’s Institute was incorporated inġ878. They started a school on a farm on the southern edge of the city and St. Later traveled to Dayton to help cope with a cholera epidemic. The University of Dayton got its start in 1849 when a group of missionaries, members of the Society of Mary, left France to undertake educational work in America and University of Dayton display photo courtesy
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