HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-11-29, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1989. PAGE 27.
Festival unveils spring series
The Blyth Centre for the Arts
recently announced its 1990 Festi
val of Entertainment line-up featur
ing the best in Canadian perform
ers from the fields of music, theatre
and comedy.
Series tickets are on sale now at a
price of $25 for adult series tickets
and $12 for the children series.
This spring the Festival will
bring you “A Touch of Country” on
Saturday, March 24, “The Legend
of the Dumbells” on April 14, and
“Taussig and Enemies” on May 5.
The first concert features down
home entertainment, country style
with fiddle-champion Frank Leahy,
The McMichael sisters - Canada’s
stepdancing sweethearts, and the
popular barbershop quartet “Here
Comes Treble”. Second offering in
the series is a re-creation of the
Charlottetown Festival musical. In
the trenches of World War I, the
troupe of entertaining soldiers
known as the Dumbells offered
their comrades lively music, skits
and laughter. The final concert of
the spring series is billed as “the
funniest piano recital this side of
Victor Borge.” Elyakim Taussig is
one of Canada' best-known concert
pianists and between the laughs,
fans can appreciate his piano
artistry.
The children’s series includes
“Jest in Time”, a four member
troupe that weaves elements from
vaudeville, silent film comedy,
traditional mime, and everyday life
to develop a style of gymnastic
theatre all their own, on March 17,
“Theatre Beyond Words”, on
April 21, which is the comical
antics of the lovable Potato People
and Deborah Dunleavy on May 12.
Ms. Dunleavy has background in
education and training in mime,
clown, dance and music.
Current subscribers may renew
the same seats as their fall series
tickets until Monday, December
11, by completing the order form or
dropping by the Box Office with the
series ticket order.
New subscribers may purchase
tickets from the box office directly.
Voucher packs for the summer
season at Blyth Festival are on sale
now as well. The number is limited
due to the popularity of the
economical tickets. They are avail
able until May 11, 1990 and are
good for any summer performance,
any day, in any combination with
no weekend price difference. Price
of the voucher packs is $44 for four
admissions.
For more information contact the
Blyth Festival Box Office at 523-
9300-523-9225.
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Entertainment
Classic play opens at Grand Theatre
The Grand Stage will light up
this December with the sparkling
American comedy, “The Philadel
phia Story” by Philip Barry.
Directed by former Grand Thea
tre artistic director Robin Phillips,
this witty and charming story of
wedding day confusion among
members of America’s priviledged
class will open December 1 on The
Grand Stage.
Nancy Palk stars as socialite
bride-to-be Tracy Lord, Joseph
Ziegler plays her ex-husband, Pet
er Donaldson and Dixie Seatie are
featured as the reporter and photo
grapher sent to cover the wedding,
and Peter James Haworth plays the
groom. Members of the Lord family
are played by Stewart Arnott,
Marilyn Boyle, Lewis Gordon, Mar
guerite Pigott and William Web
ster. Also in the cast is Marvin
Karon. Elis Y. Lam designed the
set for The Philadelphia Story, Ann
Curtis designed costumes, and
lighting is designed by Louise
Guinand.
The Philadelphia Story is set in
the country home of wealthy Seth
Lord. The year is 1939, the day
before his daughter Tracy Lord
plans to marry for the second time.
Tracy is bright, beautiful, always in
command, a fine example of Phila
delphian high society. But her
carefully structured world goes
comically awry when a national
magazine sends a reporter and
photographer to cover “the Phila-
delphia Story”. The reporter is
smitten, the stuffy groom-to-be
pales by comparison and her
ex-husband simply will not go
away! With all the grace and
humor they can muster, Tracy and
her family eventually navigate their
w ay through the sea of matrimonial
chaos. An elegant and sophisticiat-
ed comedy, The Philadelphia Story
has delighted audiences for 50
years.
Philip Barry is best known for his
“comedy of manners” plays that
picture America’s wealthy elite.
Barry already had several Broad
way hits to his credit when The
Philadelphia Story opened in
March 1939, but it quickly became
an all-time favourite. That produc
tion starred Katharine Hepburn,
Joseph Cotton and James Stewart,
and the musical adaption entitled
High Society featured Grace Kelly,
Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Barry’s familiarity with the people
he wrote about, the charm of his
stories and his unerring comic
sense ensure his place among the
greats of American theatre.
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BUFFET DINNER 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
DANCING 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
*40.00 per person includes
buffet, dancing & refreshments
Tickets available from Seaforth
Arena Only
Age of Majority Only
Absolutely No Minors
Bus service available for
more information call
Kevin Varley
527-1876
In honour of their fiftieth
wedding anniversary, the
family of Archie and Edna
Montgomery would like to
invite friends and neighbours
to an open house at their home
at 273 Drummond St. Blyth on
Dec. 3 from 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Let your presence be your gift.
Christmas
Sunday
Buffets
Starting Sunday, Nov. 25
and also Dec. 3,11 & 18
4:30 - 7:00 P.M.
RESERVATIONS
RECOMMENDED
Blyth IpP
Case and Femmy VanAmers-
foort wish to extend an
invitation toall to join us in the
celebration of our 40th wedd
ing anniversary. Open house
will be held on Sat., Dec. 9
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Auburn Hall.
Mabel and Reinhardt Bauer of
Brussels wish to extend an
invitation to all to join us in
celebration of our 50th Wedd
ing Anniversary on Sat., Dec.
2, 1989, 8:30 p.m. in the
Brussels Community Centre.
Open House will be held on
Sunday, Dec. 3, 1989 from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. at our home in
Brussels. Best Wishes Only.
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