Local Color at the Baalbek Festivals

Word reached us, as the magazine was going to press, that the Baalbek Festivals Committee has this year taken the advice of the many who urged upon it the strengthening of the local color in these international spectacles of high standard.

And we are pleased to announce here that the First Lady of Lebanon, Mrs. Chamoun, has adopted this project in a practical and effective manner, and that artistic specialists are supervising the production of sketches and programs in which the splendor of Lebanese folklore — dance, song, and costume — will all be displayed...

As for the dates of these performances, they are the coming August 31 and the first of September — so, until we meet again with full details in the next issue...