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On a stormy night in '94
God granted us with the first to be
born.
The love of a daughter; so pure
and true
The joy of holding her like nothing
we knew.
We look at her now through much
different eyes,
Her warmth and her wonder no
longer disguised.
The years have passed so quickly
yQu see
But not once did we realize how
lucky we'd be.
Tilynn, we are proud of you in so
many ways
The kindness you show on the
worst of your days.
I guess you're wondering what
we're trying to say
It's just that we love yot in so
many ways.
For you have put our life in a
happy whirl
All because you're such a special
little girl.
We 19.Wpu;
Mommy, Dacklyit & Carlic
I/Happy 80"1.si—
Birthday
Dad
on December 30
From your girls
and their families Legend begins in Europe
To millions of children all over the Swedish Jultomten and Russia's
world who celebrate Christmas, no Babouschka.
other symbol of the holiday fills, Though he may look a bit differ-
them with such joy as Santa Claus. ent and be called many names, to
This legendary figure, who sup- children of all countries his message
posedly flies the world in his sleigh is the same. They peek out the win-
filled with toys and drops down the dows and hope to catch a glimpse of
chimney delivering gifts to good this special man as he flies through
girls and boys, is a favourite of chil- the sky, delivering gifts for boys and
dren, no matter what country they girls to enjoy on Christmas Day.
live in.
Santa Claus, a jolly, stout man
with a twinkle in his eye, rosy-red
cheeks and a cheerful laugh, is the
North American adaptation of the
European legend of Saint Nicholas.
He wears a bright red suit trimmed
with white fur, a long red cap and
shiny black boots.
In England, he wears the very
same outfit, but there he's called
Father Christmas. In France, chil-
dren refer to him as Pere Noel,
which means Father Christmas. He
wears a long red robe and white fur
hat with wooden shoes.
In Switzerland there is another
variation on Santa. His name is
Saint Nicholas, and he wears a long
white robe and a tall pointed hat
called a miter.
There are numerous other coun-
terparts of Santa Claus across the
globe, including the German Kris
Kringle, the Italian Befana, the
Harvey and Patricia Bernard
are pleased to announce
the forthcoming marriage
of their daughter
Karen Lynn
to
Robert David
son of
David & Brenda Mason
and
William and Debra Shipp
on
December 28, 2002
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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2002. PAGE 43.
Entertainment & Leisure
Principal casting announced for Stratford
A mix of Stratford veterans and
newcomers fill the principal roles in
the Stratford Festival of Canada's
2003 season.
"It's what the Stratford Festival is
all about," says Artistic Director
Richard Monette. "Enduring tales,
told and retold by the finest actors in
the country."
Veteran Lucy Peacock.takes on the
role of Anna Leonowens in The King
and I opposite newcomer Victor
Talmadge, a New York based actor
and playwright who played the King
of Siam on the national tour of the
most recent Broadway production of
this Rodgers and Hammerstein clas-
sic.
Jennifer Gould returns to Stratford
to take on the title role in Lerner and
Loewe's Gigi as well as Esmeralda.
in The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
an adaptation by Stratford play-
wright Rick Whelan of Victor
Huge's novel. Joining her in Gigi are
James Blendick as Honore, Domini
Blythe as Mamita, Douglas
Chamberlain as Laverne, Dan
Chameroy as Gaston and Patricia
Collins as Aunt Alicia. Nicolas Van
Burek takes on the role of
Quasimodo in The Hunchback of
Notre Dame, joined by Joyce
Campion as Falourdel, Chameroy as
Pierre Gringoire and Stephen
Russell as Dom Claude Frollo.
Company members Graham
Abbey and Seana McKenna are fea-
tured as Petruchio cnd Katherina in
Shakespeare's The Taming of the
Shrew, along with t3arry MacGregor
as a Pedant of Mantua and Paul
Soles as Katherina's father, Baptista
Minola. Abbey also appears as
Berowne opposite Michelle Giroux
as Rosaline in Shakespeare's Love's
Labours Lost, along with
MacGregor as Sir Nathaniel and
Blendick as Boyet. Ms Giroux. as
Daphne and McKenna as Monica
Reed join actor-director Brian
Bedford in Nel Coward's Present
Laughter, which also features Blythe
as Liz Essendine and Collins as Miss
Erikson.
Bedford will also appear as Don
Adriano de Armado in love's
Labour's Lost.
Jonathan Goad, a graduate of the
Stratford Festival Conservatory for
Classical Theatre Training, moves
into his first title role in
Shakespeare's Pericles, joined by
fellow Conservatory graduate Thom
Marriott as Chorus and Gower.
Diane D'Aquila, who is complet-
ing the filming of Timothy Findley's
Elizabeth Rex in the title role of
Queen Elizabeth I, takes on another
famous queen as Cleopatra in
Shakespeare's Antony and
Cleopatra, joined by Peter
Donaldson as Antony and Mr. Soles
as Agrippa. David Snelgrove and
Claire Jullien assume the title roles
in Shakespeare's Troilus and
Cressida along with Wayne Best as
Agamemnon, Keith Dinicol as
Calchas and Mr. Soles as Priam.
Dinicol as Pisthetairos and
Bernard Hopkins as Euelpides are
the Athenian adventurers who join
their feathered friends to create
Cloudcuckooland in Airstophanes's
The Birds.
Stephen Ouimette as Cradeau,
Chick Reid as Inez and Jullien as
Estelle find themselves trapped
together in Jean-Paul Sartre's No
Exit.
In Anne Chislett's Quiet in the
Land, Michael Therriault as a young
Amishman, Jacob Bauman, strug-
gles with love and duty in his rela-
tionships with his father, Christy
Bauman (played by Russell) and
grandmother Hannah Bauman
(played by Campion).
At the Studio Theatre, Aeschylus's
Agamemnon, Jean Giraudoux's
Electra and Jean-Paul Sartre's The
Flies — a trio of plays telling the
story of the ancient Greek House of
Atreus — have actors playing the
same characters throughout these
interconnected tales.
Karen Robinson, who made her
Festival debut last year, returns as
Clytemnestra. Scott Wentworth
plays Aegisthus, Sarah Dodd plays
Electra, and Festival newcomer
Dion Johnstone plays Orestes.
In the first play of the trio, Sean
Arbuckle returns to play
Agamemmon and Sara Topham
plays Cassandra white Steve Cumyn
plays Zeus in The Flies. In his first
appearance at the Stratford Festival,
veteran Halifax-based actor Walter
Borden plays the Judge in Electra
and the Tutor in The Flies.
The 2003 season features 16 pro-
ductions with seven of those either
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