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The Littlest Wiseman, a play pageant of the Nativity, is presented as a Christmas gift to the community of Fort Worth, Texas by The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir through a grant from The Walsh Foundation.
The late Joe Cleveland, music teacher at McLean, produced and directed the initial Fort Worth production. It was his idea to add a bell choir to the school's music curriculum and to include the bells in a carol service before play performances.
The Walshes agreed and purchased a set of bells for the school. Lloyd Walsh was among the original members of the bell choir, which was formed in 1964 and first participated in "The Littlest Wiseman" that year. In honor of their friend, the Walshes named the group The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 4, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Fort Worth production of The Littlest Wiseman started as a modest junior high school play about the humble birth of Jesus. Now in its 57th consecutive annual run, the play has evolved into an elaborate production that is one of Fort Worth’s longest-running Christmas season entertainment events.
