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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006. PAGE 23.
Entertainment
Theatre review
Leisure
great performance by Feore `Juan'
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
It really makes you wonder
if CoIm Feore is capable of any-
thing less than a wonderful
performance.
As the morally-corrupt womanizer
Don Juan in Moliere's play of the
same name, now in production at
Stratford's Avon Theatre, Feore
gives a nuanced portrayal of the
protagonist's many faces.
And in doing so, manages to even
make this roué likeable.
First performed in 1665, Don Juan
received a lukewarm reception, and
raised controvery. Moliere was
accused by his critics of attacking
the interests of Heaven and insulting
King Louis XIV.
The play was never again
The Blyth Festival Singers are
ready for a new season.
Anyone who enjoys singing in an
excellent community choir is invited
to join the 27th season of the Blyth
Festival Singers. Rehearsals for the
2006-2007 season began on
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m. in the
June Hill Room, above the Blyth
Festival administration offices.
The Blyth Festival Singers is one
of Huron County's finest choirs,
with more than 50 members and
offering soprano, alto, tenor and
bass harmonies and professional
leadership with director Robert
Blackwell and accompanist Sharon
Johnston.
Blackwell said, "The singers who
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performed in the playwright's
lifetime. A softer version was
presented in 1677, written by
Thomas Corneille and held the stage
for the next two years.
In 1947, however, the celebrated
French actor, director and teacher
Louis Jouvet mounted a production
of Moliere's original play. It was
recognized then as a masterwork.
Don Juan is a compulsive seducer,
whose most recent conquest was
Dona Elvira, whom he spirited from
a convent. Once winning the pure
Elvira's heart, he finds the flame of
his desire has extinguished and he
leaves her to follow his amorous
desires.
Throughout, his servant,
Sganarelle hopes for a
transformation and encourages his
master, who is also an atheist, to
make up our unique community are
diverse, but they share a profound
passion for singing. The season will
offer both well-known compositions
and those that may not be as
familiar, but all the music will be
presented in a dynamic and moving
fashion."
The choir will prepare for three
concerts this season: Make We
Merry, Dec. 3, North Street United
Church, Goderich, a Christmas
performance with the national,
award-winning St. Mary's
Children's Choir; Home: A Place in
The Heart, April 1, a musical
repent.
The adventurer is being pursued
by Elvira's brothers who are seeking
revenge for their family's dishonour.
However, having had his life saved
by Don Juan before knowing his
identity, Don Carlos feels he owes
him another day to find a way to
make amends. Otherwise, the next
day they meet, he warns, will be Don
Juan's last.
Both Don Juan's father and a re-
converted Elvira visit as well to warn
the hedonist that his unrepentent
lifestyle will be the end of him,
A visit to the tomb of the
Commander, whom Don Juan had
killed, begins the journey to his
undoing.
Directed by Lorraine Pintal, Don
Juan which is being performed in
both French and English, effectively
journey of places in life, hearts,
homes, with special guests the
Huron Harp Ensemble; Jazz It Up,
the choir's annual dinner-cabaret
concert, to be held May 26 at the
Stanley Complex, Varna and
Featuring the Dukes of Dixie band.
New members are welcome to join
the choir. Rehearsals are regularly
held on Wednesday evenings in
Blyth.
Membership in the choir is $100
for adults and $50 for students.
For more information contact the
choir president, Willi Laurie at 519-
482-9265.
explores the many dimensions of the
main character. The scene changes
are like swiftly moving tableaux that
keep the story flowing.
Set design by Daniele Levesque
has a surreal quality, a mix of reality
and illusion.
Costume designer Francois St-
Aubin period pieces have a
whimsical appeal that transcends
eras. They are light-hearted and
ambitious. Feore's many changes are
as frequent as his romantic
interludes.
While Feore is clearly the star
Benoit Briere as his servant's
equally noteworthy. His entreaties to
his master, attempting to point out
his many flaws, while
acknowledging the social hiearchy,
make for some of the play's most
amusing moments. Briere is enough
of a clown to make you smile, but
not so much as to be ridiculous.
Don Juan entertains in its telling
of this anti-hero. Feore introduces
Happy 40th
Anniversary
Doug & Gerry
Fortune
Sept. 10
you to every facet of the complex
personality.
Don Juan is at the Avon Theatre
until Oct. 10.
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from Murray, Kevin,
Darlene, Melissa, Angela,
r Michelle and Amanda.
Open House
to celebrate their 50th on
September 9
at Allan and Elaine's home at
42662 Graham Rd., Brussels
* from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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You're invited to a 1-pfp
55th Wedding
Anniversary
Come & Go Tea
for
Grant and Jean Williams
Saturday, September 9th
2:00 to 5:00 pm
Brussels Optimist Clubhouse
Best wishes only please
The seduction
CoIm Feore as the infamous womanizer Don Juan works his seductive magic on the peasant
girl Charlotte, played by Martha Farrell in Stratford's Avon Theatre's production of Moliere's
Don Juan. (David Hou photo)
Don't just sing in the shower.
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