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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2001. PAGE 23.
Entertainment& Leisure
At the Branch
Good crowd at mixed darts
Paul Soles has agreed to take on
the role of Shylock in the Stratford
Festival of Canada's 2001 production
of Shakespeare's The Merchant of
Venice, Artistic Director Richard.
Monette announced recently.
Monette, who is directing the pro-
duction of The Merchant Venice,
welcomed Soles to the Festival com-
pany and thanked him for agreeing to
step into the role after the tragic and
untimely death of actor Al Waxman,
who had been slated to play the part.
Waxman died after complications
following routine heart surgery on
Jan. 17.
Soles, well-known across Canada
for his work in theatre, film and tele-
vision, began his career in TV news
and current affairs, and is remem-
bered as the host of CBC's long-run-
ning Take Thirty opposite co-hosts
Anna Cameron, Adrienne Clarkson,
Mary Lou Finlay and Hana Gartner,
and for shows such as This Is The
Law, Wayne and Shuster and Beyond
Reason.
But throughout his wide-ranging
career, Sole has played a variety of
stage roles, including a nine-month
run with the world premiere of the
musical Ragtime, the lead role of Nat
in I'm Not Rappaport, Mr. Dussel in
The Diary of Anne Frank (with Eli
Wallach and Anne Jackson), the
Doctor and other roles in Macbeth
(on Broadway with Glenda Jackson
and Christopher Plummer) and Mr.
Green i n Visiting Mr. Green
(Winnipeg Jewish Theatre). Most
recently, he played Eli/Jacob in
&die's Shoes at the Factory Theatre
in Toronto.
He was a- series regular on CBC's
Riverdale, has appeared in series
such as Due South, FIX, Traders,
Kung Fu, Road to Avonlea, Side
Effects, ENG, L.A. Law and Alfred
Hitchcock Presents and appeared in
two David Devine features,
Beethoven Lives Upstairs, and in the
title role of Einstein: Light to the
Power of Two.
Soles may best be recognized by
younger audiences for work he did
early in his career; he provided the
voices for Spider-man in the original
Spiderman animated series and for
the unforgettable Hermey the Elf
(who wants to be dentist) in the ani-
mated feature Rudolph, The Red-
Nosed Reindeer.
Sole's film credits include The
Lotus Eaters, Gunrunner, Family
Reunion, Ticket to Heaven and
Falling Over Backwards. for which
he received a Genie nomination for
Best Supporting Actor. He is featured
in the upcoming Paramount movie
The Score, directed by Frank Oz,
with Edward Norton, Robert DeNiro
and Marlon Brando.
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By Jo-Ann McDonald
It was another busy week at the
Brussels Legion Branch. As usual
the cadets started the week with their
meeting on Tuesday night. We have
a good group of young people who
gather to learn discipline and the
basics of military training. Anyone
interested in more information can
stop in Tuesday evenings from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday evening the Beavers
have their meeting and an active
evening it is.
Thursday evening was blind mixed
darts. Again there was a good crowd
and a lot of fun.
Friday night supper had a wonder-
ful crowd enjoying delicious chicken
and baked potatoes. This week is
beef pies and salads.
Our bus trip to Casino Rama was
on Saturday and although the day
was stormy our group of 46 made it
safely there and back. There were a
few lucky ones, but everyone
enjoyed themselves.
Saturday also saw two teams of
crib players participate at District
The Stratford Festival's annual
open house takes place on Sunday,
March 4, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
— the first opportunity for the public
and the media to see previews of the
designs, props and costumes being
assembled for the 2001 Festival sea-
son.
While there is a charge for tours
conducted during the Festival's reg-
ular May to November season, the
open house tours of both the Festival
Theatre at 55 Queen St., Stratford
and the costume warehouse at 359
Burritt St.; are free. Guests, however,
should reserve tickets to guarantee 'a
tour starting time by calling the
Stratford Box Office at (519) 273-
1600 or 1-800-567-1600.
The Festival Theatre tours will
provide an in-depth look at the back-
stage areas and take guests through
our wardrobe, wigs and makeup,
props, millinery and boots and shoes
department. Head gardener, Harry
Jongerden, will give advice and tips
to all aspiring green thumbs and, for
a token fee, guests will have the fun
opportunity of getting their picture
taken in a costume designed and
built by Festival staff.
Guests will also be able to explore
the costume warehouse, which hous-
es a massive collection of costumes,
crib level in Seaforth. They were
Ken and Linda Bird, Bob and Margo
Richardson, Norm Dobson, Willis
Knight, John Wright and Jim Alton.
They had a good day but will not
advance.
We should have hosted euchre on
Saturday but we felt the weather was
not very good for travelling so it will
be in two weeks again.
Breakfast on Sunday morning had
a good crowd enjoy bacon, sausage,
eggs, hash browns, toast and fruit
salad and coffee for only $5.,
The Sunday night singles dance
had a smaller crowd enjoying music
and dancing, again because of
weather. The ones who came
enjoyed the music of Southridge
Sound and a delicious lunch,
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, weather
permitting, fs public speaking at the
Branch. The winners from our area
schools will compete for the oppor-
tunity to advance. The evening starts
at 7:30 p.m. and we welcome every-
one to attend and enjoy the talent and
speeches of the area youth.
The Legion year is soon ending as
props and set pieces from more than
45 years of Stratford Festival pro-
ductions.
A complimentary round-trip shut-
tle service will transport visitors
from the Festival Theatre to the cos-
tume warehouse.
As an added 'incentive to book
tickets in advance, all those who do
so will be entered in a draw for two
complimentary tickets to a perform-
ance in the 2001 season.
we run from June 1 to May 31. This
means elections will be held in April.
We are looking for some new mem-
bers to step forward and take an
active role in the running of the
Branch.
If you have any-time and, interest
in keeping the Legion open, we
would like to hear from you.
Don't wait to be asked or called.
We need you to approach us with
your interest. Call the Branch 887-
6562 or Linda Bird 887-6552
after 4 p.m. and find out what's
involved.
We really need new executive
members to keep the Branch open
and viable.
Our next general meeting is
Monday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. All mem-
bers should try and attend general
meetings.
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