HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-06-12, Page 22'Wouldn't it be loverly?'
There's a better way to
move that old furniture...
ADVERTISE
IN THE
CLASSIFIEDS!
Unload your unwanted
items and pick up some
quick cash!
Fk, One Call
Moves it All
e Citizen
523-1792 or 887-9114
gettlicatning
Atavtiage
David and Sharon Rapson
are pleased to announce the
engagement of their daughter
Rebecca Dawn
to
Daniel Jacob
son of
John and Janet Haak
The wedding
will take place
June 15, 2002 .
Closed reception.
"dk
The family of
Rick and Jo-Ann
McDonald
invite you to join them at an
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, June 22, 2002
Brussels Legion
8 pm
' n Well Wishes Only n '
MI I
James Francis O'Reilly
along with their parents
George & Ruth Townsend
John & Margaret O'Reilly
are pleased to announce their
forthcoming marriage on
June 15, 2002
at 3:00 p.m.
Northside United Church
Seaforth Ontario
4ptetawgi Cb6,4ywow.ec
,n
70340
... imis. mom•tom, of Goder.c55. 1155h Annw.y . 5 • 5
WPM 1111.1111111 ..••••••••..- 11111 .••••pilest.„, 17 racial ift)
540:'c -60S.Rae,-W cr RA,SAaie ca~ spai*
Saturday, June 29, 2002
9:00 pm to 1:00 am - Doors open at 8 .00 pm at the
Goderich Memorial Arena
All proceeds to community groups and projects. Check out the band online at www themanels.com
Tickets: '20.00 (advance) $25.00 (at the door)
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
• Roxturs,geoEfuoi • 000ERICH PRINT SHOP • ERNIE KING'S MUSIC STORE
• ANY LIONS CLUB MEMBER OR PHONE 519-524-7417 OR 519-524-8682
Age of
Majority
only.
HANOVER 1 DAYS
"QUALITY TOURS YOU DESERVE"
Plan your trip of a lifetime!
YUKON sa. ALASKA CRUISE TOUR
Departing j uly 13, 2002 for 19 days
Twin per person: $5455.00 plus taxes and par charges
Great Shows amidst Amish Setting!
PENNSYLVANIA
Sights & Sounds
Ask us for dartilsi
Tracey Spain
Enjoy Canada's East coast!
MARITIMES Sz_ NEWFOUNDLAND
Departing August 10:2002 for 17 days
T ,vin per person: $3265.00 plus CiSPHSTand airta.sc s
Subject to Terms & Conditions in the Hero., /roar:Joys 2002 Brochure. Said. to availability reg. #2392471
Carlson Wagonlit Ellison Travel
Goderich 524-8692 or 1-877-847-1272
Exeter 235-2000 or 1-800-265-7022
www.ettravel.com Goderich open Sat. 9am-1pm
PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE -12, 2002.
Theatre review
A loverly 'Fair Lady' at Stratford n.
Colm Feore and Cynthia Dale appear in Stratford Festival's
production of the musical My Fair Lady. (Courtesy photo)
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
Stratford Festival's My Fair Lady
is, well, loverly.
The musical by Alan Jay Lerner
and Frederick Loewe, stars Colm
Feore and Cynthia Dale, and is
directed by Richard Monette.
Continued from page 21
Gaetan Blanchette, before stating the
provincial education act requires a
special resolution in such circum-
stances. Without such a motion, the
trustee would have to be replaced.
Chair Mike Miller noted all board
Based on George Bernard Shaw's
Pygmalion, My Fair Lady has the
phonetically charged, socially chal-
lenged Professor Henry Higgins take
on Cockney flowergirl Eliza
Doolittle as a project. When he and
his fellow linguist Colonel Pickering
discover her one evening in Covent
Gardens, Higgins boasts of how he
members are keeping McInnes in
their prayers during his recuperation.
But Miller also hinted at the value to
the board of the long-serving trustee
by adding, "and hopefully he's pray-
ing for us as well, as we' arry on in
his absence."
could turn her into a lady.
Six months later, he has done just
that, leaving Eliza uncertain about
her place in society, and Higgins
confused about his feelings.
Feore, as the first of three who will
play the part of Higgins in the
Festival's production, plays the ever
proper misogynist, with a bit of the
rogue to him, almost as if he knows
his flaws but is amused by them. His
charm manages to soothe the sting of
his caustic comments.
Dale brings yet another endearing
heroine to life with her performance
of Doolittle. Apparently ageless,
Dale bedazzles as she takes the flow-
ergirl through her transformation.
And the two together manage to
stir up chemistry without the usual
love song or romantic clinch.
Feore and Dale are supported by a
worthy cast, most notably James
Blendick as Eliza's father Alfred,
Joyce Campion as Mrs. Higgins,
Barry MacGregor as Colonel
Pickering and Laird Mackintosh as
Freddy Eynsford-Hill.
As is often the case with musicals
the music shines right alongside the
stars. Because the songs are so much
a part of this play, rolling smoothly
along with the action, they are not as
familiar as in other musicals. Few
have been recorded by other people;
after all, no one but Eliza Doolittle
could sing The Rain in Spain.
Yet, the production for Wouldn't It
Be Loverly and Get me to the Church
on Time are worth the ticket. Donna
Feore's choreography combines the
art and athleticism of dance with the
-4‘41112, 25a
ft "iftftefiewevret
PA
//
VI
l\
Ill
111
Ta
Ti 11 11 1,1
IA
PA
rim 01 Benny & Clara Blake FAI
1,1111 1111/11111.111111,4111111,111WWFM10,1111.6
spectacle of theatre. The latter song
in particular, is an exciting, dazzling
number aided by the colourful cos-
tumes of designer Debra Hanson.
Also fun, but in a different way, is
the terribly British Ascot Gavotte.
In the program notes there are 10
reasons listed why My Fair lady
should never have succeeded on
Broadway in 1956. Yet, it has
become one of the most popular
musicals ever. Stratford's treatment
of it is one more success story in this
play's history.
My Fair Lady runs until Nov. 10.
The role of Henry Higgins will be
played by Geraint Wyn Davies from
July 14 to Sept. 14 and by Monette
from Sept. 18 to Nov. 10.
ern
2Sth
CWPathn,9- .AnniPersaT
Townsend-O'Reilly
Charlene Roseanne Townsend
Miller hints at trustee's
value to the school board
•
I