calendar>>March 26. 2011 Juch 100
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Light Comedy "An Echo among the Hills"
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed light comedy "An Echo among the Hills" at the newly constructed State Theatre.

The performers truthfully represented the spiritual level of the Korean people in the era of Chollima who dashed ahead like the wind racing against time by vividly depicting the sentiment of the time in the 1960s through refined acting.

He acknowledged the enthusiastic cheers of the performers and the audience and congratulated the artistes on their successful presentation.

The light comedy is such masterpiece of the era that the more one watches it, the more profound truth of life one grasps, he said, adding that it has such distinguished influence and attraction that it grips the hearts of the audience and gives full play to their mental power. This comedy, therefore, serves as a close companion and a textbook for our army and people in their life, he stressed.

Noting that the officials, creators and artistes of the State Theatrical Troupe have successfully carried out the Party's task to make the whole country reverberate with the echo among hills, he highly appreciated feat they have performed and extended thanks to them.

He set forth important tasks to serve as guidelines for creating many more masterpieces like the light comedy and conduct dynamic performing activities.

Among the audience were senior party and army officials Kim Jong Un, Ri Yong Ho, Kim Ki Nam, Kim Kyong Hui, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Gak, Kim Yang Gon, Pak To Chun, Choe Ryong Hae, Thae Jong Su, Mun Kyong Dok, Ju Kyu Chang and Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su, department directors of the NDC, and officials in the fields of literature and arts and media.

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