HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1985-07-10, Page 22The family of
JEAN and ARNOLD TAYLOR
invite friends, neighbours and
relatives to a reception in
honour of their
25th ANNIVERSARY
on July 20 in Varna..
categories, doing full justice to neither.
On the production side, it is as flawless as
anything you could ever hope to see. The
choreography is wonderful, the dancing and
singing truly professional, and the staging
perfectly suited to the intimate environs of
the Avon,
One minor fault in this area, unfortunately,
is the acting. It is obvious almost right from
the start many of the actors are actually
singers who took up acting secondarily. For
that reason, they exceed even the normal
theatrical need for projection, many of them
bordering throughout on the verge of
overacting. The one case which calls for
overacting - Brent Carver as the Pirate King - i.
succeeds commendably. The Pirate King
fancies hirtMelf something of a classicist,
which gives him not only the right, but the
obligation, he believes, never merely to enter
a room, but to command its presence with
flourish and style. His swirling capes and
dashing demeanor create an aura reminis-
cent of Errol Flynn.
The other memorable performance is that
of the MajorGeneral, played with buffoonish
charm by Douglas Chamberlain. The dotter- , ing, slightly-crackers airhe brings to the part
of Major-General Stanley recalls th 'char-
acter of Dick Van Dyke 's grandf they in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (it' you'll fo we the
mixing of the two realms of entert menu.
The protracted "love" scene ehi pens
the second act quickly becornes tedious..
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Interestingly enough, it is the closest this
play comes to legitimate opera.
The Pirates of Penzance is full of color,
action and good, tuneful songs. Unfortunate-
ly, these highlights are outweighed by an
overall production lacking the elusive spark
which, if present, can make these things
work.
Blyth Festival
honors patrons
On Tuesday July.16, the Blyth Festival will
hold Nspecial "Patrons' Nigjzt" to thank all
those who have made substantial contribu,
tions to the festival's fund-raising efforts this
season. The festival issues an open invitation
to all Patrons to attend a special pre-
performance reception, starting at 7:30 p m. ,
in the lower hall of Blyth'INemorial Hall.
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BY LARRY Till.
It wouldn't exactly be fair to say the Pirates
of Ptaitim ee is a fl,m. Now showing at the
wonTheatre in Stratford, it is a performance
of (t•splendent vr- eat beauty. Capacity
crowds have been t(irning out on a regular
basis since its opening last month.
you'reIf not into opera or more correctly in
this case, operettas, it can leave you a little
cold Gilbert and Sullivan, creators of this
classic work, are rtiknowned as masters of
light classical entertain But that
doesn't mean it's for every ody. •
In fact, when you see Pir‘ tes, you can very
easily come to understand why opera has
'never really attained broad. ass appeal in
North America, It's just too 'emote for the
average viewer. It lacks accessibility.
Pirates suffers from much the same fate as
many musicals - an exceedingly flimsy plot.
Granted, there's some fine singing - and
plenty of it - but even the barest hint of a plot
always makes a performance easier (and
more enjoyable) to follow. It seems, however,
that Pirates is perhaps a little worse off in this
respect than many other, more modenA,
musicals.
But even among its own theatrical peers,
Pirates appears weak. It doesn't have the plot
twists so common to many productions of its
era, nor is it the kind of bawdy lampoon which •
might redeem itself through laughter. it is a
deferrential comedy, almost polite in nature,
and as such hovers between the two
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