Originally Sidney Fields of the New York Daily Mirror had interviewed Galdys and Vernon. The interview was syndicated and appeared in other publications later on, one of which was the Canadian newspaper the Winnipeg Free Press, this is a copy of the page in small format on the respective publication. This is a link to read a transcript of the original publication content from 24th September 1956, Friday
24th November 1956, Saturday
24th November 1956, Saturday
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Originally Sidney Fields of the New York Daily Mirror had interviewed Galdys and Vernon. The interview was syndicated and appeared in other publications later on, one of which was the Canadian newspaper the Winnipeg Free Press, this is a copy of the page in small format on the respective publication. This is a link to read a transcript of the original publication content from 24th September 1956, Friday
Originally Sidney Fields of the New York Daily Mirror had interviewed Galdys and Vernon. The interview was syndicated and appeared in other publications later on, one of which was the Canadian newspaper the Winnipeg Free Press, this is a copy of the page in small format on the respective publication. This is a link to read a transcript of the original publication content from 24th September 1956, Friday
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Re: 24th November 1956, Saturday
November 24, 1956
On November 24, 1956, the third stop on a 4-day tour that November, Elvis, Scotty, Bill and DJ performed two shows to two, near capacity crowds at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio. In the 1950's Troy, Ohio was a small, fairly conservative, mid-western town with a population of about 12,000 (attendance at the two concerts was close to 10,000). After playing dates in Toledo and Cleveland days prior, this would be their last appearance in the State of Ohio. The shows, in addition to Elvis' records were heavily advertised in the local paper days before with at least one store, "Standard TV," on N. Dixie Highway promoting record sales with a free ticket to the first six customers that purchased two records on the day of the show and, to a limited supply, an autographed photo with each purchase
The first arrivals for the matinee were five young girls from Winchester, Indiana. According to the Troy Daily News of November 24, 1956, they arrived at Hobart Arena at 1:30am for the matinee show at 3:00pm. Troy policeman Dean Matthews found them huddled in their car in the arena parking lot. He contacted the janitor at Hobart Arena, who let them in the lobby to keep warm. According to the newspaper article, “They lined up at the ticket window, shed their shoes, and settled down for a long wait.” Their picture was featured on the front page of the Troy Daily News that day. A weather report shown just above their picture indicates the temperature that day ranged from 18 to 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 to -8 degrees Centigrade)!!!!
A review of the show written by Emilie Grayson appeared in the Troy Daily News on November 25, 1956. It was titled, “Hobart Arena is Shrine for Elvis Presley Cult.” In her article, Grayson referred to the young people in the audience as his cult of followers describing them as follows: “Among the boys there were a number of carefully waved hairdo's and sweeping sideburns that duplicated the coiffure of Elvis. Among the feminine contingent there was one who proudly displayed the Presley autograph on her bare back and others who came barefooted - yes barefooted - almost as if they were making a holy pilgrimage.” She also wrote, “An account of his reception would sound like a weather report: an electrical storm of camera flashbulbs, a high thin screaming like hurricane winds and thunderous applause. Oh yes, and in some quarters the tears fell like rain. Some of his overwhelmed fans were still sobbing when the performance ended.”
On November 24, 1956, the third stop on a 4-day tour that November, Elvis, Scotty, Bill and DJ performed two shows to two, near capacity crowds at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio. In the 1950's Troy, Ohio was a small, fairly conservative, mid-western town with a population of about 12,000 (attendance at the two concerts was close to 10,000). After playing dates in Toledo and Cleveland days prior, this would be their last appearance in the State of Ohio. The shows, in addition to Elvis' records were heavily advertised in the local paper days before with at least one store, "Standard TV," on N. Dixie Highway promoting record sales with a free ticket to the first six customers that purchased two records on the day of the show and, to a limited supply, an autographed photo with each purchase
The first arrivals for the matinee were five young girls from Winchester, Indiana. According to the Troy Daily News of November 24, 1956, they arrived at Hobart Arena at 1:30am for the matinee show at 3:00pm. Troy policeman Dean Matthews found them huddled in their car in the arena parking lot. He contacted the janitor at Hobart Arena, who let them in the lobby to keep warm. According to the newspaper article, “They lined up at the ticket window, shed their shoes, and settled down for a long wait.” Their picture was featured on the front page of the Troy Daily News that day. A weather report shown just above their picture indicates the temperature that day ranged from 18 to 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 to -8 degrees Centigrade)!!!!
A review of the show written by Emilie Grayson appeared in the Troy Daily News on November 25, 1956. It was titled, “Hobart Arena is Shrine for Elvis Presley Cult.” In her article, Grayson referred to the young people in the audience as his cult of followers describing them as follows: “Among the boys there were a number of carefully waved hairdo's and sweeping sideburns that duplicated the coiffure of Elvis. Among the feminine contingent there was one who proudly displayed the Presley autograph on her bare back and others who came barefooted - yes barefooted - almost as if they were making a holy pilgrimage.” She also wrote, “An account of his reception would sound like a weather report: an electrical storm of camera flashbulbs, a high thin screaming like hurricane winds and thunderous applause. Oh yes, and in some quarters the tears fell like rain. Some of his overwhelmed fans were still sobbing when the performance ended.”
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