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Seeing double
Ted Johns, well-known for his Alymer Clarke role in He Won't Come in from the Barn at the
Blyth Festival, as seen at right, will this year, transform himself into the famous inventor
Alexander Graham Bell for the Festival production of Mabelle Mabel, opening June 26. He is
seen at left as Bell with a model of one of his inventions, the tetrahedral cell.
Company arrives in Blyth,
`Mabelle' rehearsals begin
The cast has assembled and
rehearsals have begun for Mabelle
Mabel, the second production of
the Blyth Festival's 1996 season.
Written by Cindy Cowan, this play
is the moving love story of
Alexander Graham Bell and his
wife Mabel Hubbard. It previews
June 25 and opens June 26, running
in repertory until Aug. 29.
The play, which had its premiere
in Nova Scotia, is set in Baddeck,
Nova Scotia. During the 37 years
that Bell made Baddeck his home,
it became a centre for develop-
ments in science and technology
that form the foundations of our
modern world. Bell was encour-
aged and inspired by his wife
Mabel, a remarkable woman who
overcame the challenge of deafness
to participate fully as her husband's
partner in discovery and to become
an important community organizer
in Baddeck. The play is her view of
the genius inventor, and their
resilient partnership.
Wanda Graham, who originated
the role of Mabel in Nova Scotia
for Expo '86 and the Atlantic
Canadian Tour, will reprise her role
on the Blyth stage. Ted Johns will
transform himself from farmer
Aylmer Clarke in last year's Blyth
hit He Won't Come in from the
Barn into the famous inventor his
wife called, Alec. Ted is well-
known to local audiences as an
actor and playwright. His previous
plays at Blyth also include Country
Hearts, a musical with John Roby,
Garrison's Garage, and The School
Show. Others in the cast include
newcomers to Blyth: Liza Balkan
as housekeeper/friend Mayme,
Rustey Davenport as engineer
Casey Baldwin, and. Jocelyne
Zucco as the Bell's eldest daughter
Elsie.
Blyth Festival's Artistic Director
Janet Amos will direct the talented
cast. Last year, Janet directed
Ballad for a Rum Runner's
Daughter at Blyth.
Mabelle's set and costume
designer Pat Flood has had a long
association with Blyth Festival
where she started as resident
designer in 1976. She most recently
designed Blyth sets and costumes
for The Black Bonspiel of Wullie
STAG AND DOE
for
Jason Coultes &
Debbie Carey
on
Saturday, June 8, 1996
at
Belgrave Community Centre
9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Lunch Provided Age of Majority
MacCrtmmon in 1994. Assistant set
and costume designer is Blyth
newcomer Barbara Gordon. Light-
ing designer Michael Kruse and
sound designer David Vanderlip
each have several season of Blyth
Festival experience.
Production sponsors for Mabelle
are Bell Canada and Wescast
Industries Inc. Media sponsor is
BBS CKNX-TV. 1996 season
supporter is du Maurier Arts.
Ticket prices range from $6 to
$20. Call the Box Office at (519)
523-9300.
BUCK & DOE
for
CRYSTAL WHYTE
BEN DRISCOLL
Friday, June 14th, 1996
Music by D.J. Age of Majority
Tickets: $5.00
Lunch Provided
per person
For Info: 527-0349
or
887-6402
The work of award-winning
London artist Bonnie Parkinson
will be featured when the Blyth
Festival Art Gallery Committee
commences its 21st season Friday,
June 21. The Bainton Gallery will
be transfOrmed into a beautiful
gardenscape by Parkinson's
gorgeous floral-inspired paintings,
in particular the water lily.
Parkinson herself, a member of the
Ontario Society of Artists, will be
on hand for the opening ceremonies
which begin at 5 p.m., prior to the
gala dinner and opening of
Barndance Live! on the Blyth
Festival stage.
Parkinson's interest, painting in
oil in a bold impressionistic style,
drew her to visit the home and
gardens of French Impressionist,
Claude Monet in Giverny, France
for two successive years. These
visits and her own water lily pond
in the country, were the inspiration
for several paintings in the Blyth
show.
The Parkinson exhibit runs until
July 13. Two more exhibits will
round out the season: The Photo-
grapher's Eye from July 16 to Aug.
3, and Containers from Aug. 6 to
Aug. 31.
The photography exhibit will
feature the work of some of this
region's most proficient photo-
graphers as they use their technical
and creative talents to capture the
various qualities of light, shadow,
texture, shape and color to open our
eyes to the world around us. The
containers exhibit will feature
containers within a container - an
intriguing display of containers and
vessels of all shapes, sizes and
mediums by some of the region's
varied talents.
The Bainton Gallery, located in
the Box Office link between Blyth
Memorial Community Hall and the
Blyth Festival Administration
Office, is open performance days
Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to
8:30 p.m. and nonperformance days
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed
Sundays). It is also open during
theatre performance intermissions.
Admission is free.
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THEATRE
291-3070
All Seats $4.25
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on
Friday, June 7 at 9:00 p.m.
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Music by D.J.
Lunch provided