Village Squire, 1977-07, Page 28• The Doyle family sits down to a hearty breakfast in a scene from A Summer Burning, at the
Blyth Summer Festi%al.
THE GUARDSMAN: A comedy of jealousy
and obsessiveness as an actor tries to
discover the faithfulness of his actress wife
with unexpected results. July 14, 17 (2
p.m.), 20 (2 p.m.), 22, 24 (2 p.m.), 29, Aug.
2, 4, 6, 10.
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, Grand
Bend. Performances Tuesday to Saturday
at 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons at 2:30 p.m.
BERLIN TO BROADWAY: with Kurt
Weill, a musical voyage from September
Song and Jack the Knife through 20
turbulent years of the 1930's in Berlin and
Paris and the 1040's of post war America.
A guest production from Montreal's
Phoenix Theatre. July 12-16.
ANY WEDNESDAY: A big business
Tycoon keeps his mistress in the executive
suite, writes off his taxes, and visits her
every Wednesday (when he's supposedly
out of town). But things go wrong,
resulting in lively comedy. July 19-23.
BABES IN ARMS: The original Richard
Rogers -Lorentz Hart 1937 musical comedy
updated by George Oppenheimer in 1952
about stage struck youngsters who perform
such memorable pieces as My Funny
Valentine and The Lady is a Tramp. July 26
- August 6.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE:
A family of big -city people move into a
ramshackle country house looking for the
good life but instead find leaky rooves,
insects and many impediments to domestic
bliss. August 9-13.
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL, Memorial
Hall, Blyth. Ticket office 523-9300.
MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF: One
of two productions from Victoria Playhouse
in Petrolia which are exchanging at Blyth,
PG. 26. VILLAGE SQUIRE/JULY 1977.
it's a light-hearted, fast moving musical
comedy set in 18th century English Inn.
July 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 (2 p.m.), 22.
ARTICHOKE: Contemporary drama of life
in a small prairie town which progress
passed by. Joanna Glass' play has been
widely performed and won rave reviews
when it opened at Victoria Playhouse
before moving to Blyth. Playing July 13, 14
(2:00 p.m.), 15, 19, 21, 23.
A SUMMER BURNING: Some patrons feel
this story of a tough city slum kid who
comes to a Huron county farm in the 1920's
is the finest show yet at the Blyth Summer
Festival. Riotously funny one moment,
serious the next and laced together with
music. Based on Harry J. Boyle's novel of
the same name and adapted by Anne Roy.
July 26, 30, Aug. 2, 5, 10, 11 (2 p.m.).
THE BLOOD IS STRONG: A return of last
year's hit show a powerful show featuring
comedy, heart -tugging tragedy and good
music. Play by Lister Sinclair tells of the
trials of Scottish pioneers in early Canada.
July 28, 31 (2 p.m.), Aug. 4, 12.
THE BLYTH MEMORIAL HISTORY
SHOW: Jim Schaefer takes a fun look at
the history of a small Ontario village from
its historical roots in 1633 through the
pioneer years to the present. Opens July 27
and plays July 29, 30 (3 p.m.), 31, Aug. 3,
6.
THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN
TWO POINTS: By Keith Roulston is a
small town fantasy. When big government
tries to push a highway through a little
village the village decides to do something
about it with comic results. Opens Aug. 9
and plays Aug. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.
TURKEY: A children's play by Jim
Schaefer. Very popular show last year the
story of the turkey who refused to become
Sunday dinner returns this summer to the
Festival. Plays Aug. 12 and 19.
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