Clinton News-Record, 1987-07-22, Page 25GRAND BEND
CHRTSLER
BUSH FIRE
by Laurie Fyffe
A tale of mystery. love & hate.
set in Canada s pioneer past
July 21 - August 21
Call the Blyth Festival box office
for tickets and inforination
523-9300/9225
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Miss Balmoral, a box office favorite
By Shelley McPhee Haist •
BLYTH - Colleen Curran knows how to
write good comedy. With the likes of Moose
County and Cakewalk to her credit, this
playwright has made her mark at the Blyth
Festival.
Add to one Colleen Curran script, the
directing talents of Terry Tweed and Ron
Gabriel, and superb acting skills by stage
veterans (and newcomers) and you have the
makings of another comedy hit at Blyth.
Miss Balmoral of the Bayview is that.
More than 7,600 people are banking on this
new play, for the production was sold out for
its 16 night run before opening night. That
marks an impressive theatrical achieve-
ment for this play has never been staged
before.
Judging from the opening night au-
dience's reaction - Miss Balmoral is a wor-
thy box office hit.
The play is a comedy in the fashion that
Blyth has successfully staged in the past.
It's energetic, eccentric, exuberant. The
lines are rich in humor and the actors are
dynamic.
The plot is so intriguing that the audience
can hardly wait to learn more. It is the story
of Miss Beatrix Balmoral and her associa-
tion with the once illustrious Bayview Inn.
As the new manager of the Inn, she is faced
with the task of restoring the run-down,
decrepit establishment that is in the final
stages of terminal wood rot. Miss Balmoral
meets the challenge, and deals with an
assortment of zany characters along the
way.
From the moment that Miss Beatrix
Balmoral stepped on stage that opening
night, the audience eagerly giggled, and
continued to respond with hearty laughter
as the play rolled along.
At the first intermission they called for
more. When the bad guy of sorts came on
stage, they booed. When the play ended,
they clapped, and clapped, and cheered for
what clearly appeared to be another winn-
ing performance at Blyth.
Beth Anne Cole is outstanding in this play
in her role as Patsy Cherubino. A former
Mennonite, she has adopted that certain
flair that Italians can only call their own.
She's married to an Italian. She has six kids.
She's a book banner and she's about to turn
40.
Patsy Cherubino is excessive. She's as
colorful as the florescent colored outfits she
wears. She's nosy, brash, tacky, much too
talkative - and she's got a heart of gold.
Cole delivers her lines with pizzaz and
punch. She's wonderful to watch as she
cavorts about the stage. Even her facial ex-
pressions are hilarious. And, those outfits
she wears - how delightfully tacky, par-
ticularly the polka dot socks and the Happy
Birthday banner.
Her character plays the perfect foil to
Judith Orban's Miss Beatrix Balmoral.
Having mysteriously left a long teaching
career at an exclusive girls' school, Miss
Balmoral becomes the unlikely manager of
the Bayview Inn. Miss Balmoral is a fine
lady, accustomed to afternoon tea, intellec-
tual pursuits and the social graces.
In her tidy pleated skirt, sensible shoes
and rich Scottish brogue, Judith Orban
never misses a step in presenting this
character.
Add one Dominic Cherubino to the scene.
He's Patsy's brother-in-law, the contractor
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FRIDAY, JULY 24
For Information Phone
523-4837 or 523-4236
On the Occasion
of His Both Year
the family of
'RED" GARON
wish to invite
Friends and Relatives -
to an OPEN HOUSE
at
166 Beech Street
Clinton, Ontario
on
Saturday, August 1st
3-7p.m.
Stan Coles, Kevin Bundy, Shirley Hall and Beth Anne Cole (in front) star in the box office
hit Miss Balmoral of the Bayview, currently playing at the Blyth Festival. More than 7,600
tickets have been sold for the 16 productions of this play.
who's working to renovate the old inn. He's
Italian and claims that he and Michelangelo
have one common interest, "we both do
ceilings."
Jerry Franken capably brings this
character to life. Dom is both realistic and
romantic, practical and the pursuer of finer
things in life - including Miss Balmoral.
Franken, Orban and Cole are veterans of
theatre and their experience and fine talents
shine in this Blyth production.
As well, Miss Balmoral of the Bayview
features two young actors, Kevin Bundy and
Shirley Hall. Both are from Goderich.
Bundy made an outstanding debut at
Blyth last summer in Lily, Alberta. He was
excellent in the James Dean like role.
In Miss Balmoral, Bundy appears to have
stepped off The Love Boat in his role as
Shane Dempsey, the young hotel manage-
ment trainee. To date the highlight of his
career has been spending a day in the lobby
of the Royal York Hotel.
Bundy is excellent in his portayal of this
bumbling, but eager to please young man.
Shirley Hall is the all too devoted
librarian, Dehlia Abbott, who fights against
hook banners and carries out missions to
recover overdue books. She's a brainy,
bookworm type. Shane says he's always
regarded her "as a higher life form." Dehlia
thinks of Shane "as a being from another
planet."
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None the less, the two young people find
that they are particularly fond of each
other.
There's more romance. Miss Balmoral's
mysterious past includes one Stephen St.
Stephens, a huffy, stuffy scholar played by
Stan Coles.
The lovely 13 -year liasion between St.
Stephens and Miss Balmoral ended abruptly
when their secret relationship was un-
covered by the headmaster of the private
school. Thus, Miss Balmoral left to seek a
new life, but not without chase from Stephen
St. Stephens.
There, I've already given away too much
of the plot, but the story is so wonderfully
clever, that it's hard not to tell you about the
good parts.
Colleen Curran has a remarkable talent of
weaving together intricately delightful tales
of comedy and romance. Her comedies are
always clever, never cute or coy. Her
romantic twists are always refreshing,
never sappy and overly sweet.
Curran has said that the Bayview Inn is a
place of magic. That too can be said of her
scripts, for when her words come to stage,
they light up a theatre with laughter and
pure enjoyment.
Limited rush seat tickets are still
available for Miss Balmoral of the Bayview.
It runs in repetoire until August 29.
BINGO: Vanostra Rec Centre, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
First reg. card $1., fifteen reg. $29. games, three
shore -the -wealth. Jackpot $220. must go. Lucky
Boll $240.00 (if not won). Luck Ball increases $20
per week. Admission restricted to 16 years and
over.—tfar
CATERING — for complete satisfaction, let us
cater your next special occasion. Variety of meal
plans. Captain's Cove Family Restaurant,
Bayfield 565-2992.-10tfor
FASHION SHOW, Wednesday, Jaly 22, 1987, in
the Bayfield Area downstairs at 7:30 p.m. Spon-
sored by Bayfield Lioness with Tracey Luc)ani of
CKMX Wingham as commentator. $5.00 fidults,
$4.00 seniprs. Dog prizes and dessert. --27,28,29
STANLEY TOWNSHIP "Summer Dance", Saturday,
July, 25, 1987, 9 p.m. • 1 a.m. Music by "Country
Companions"; $12 per couple. Dgor prizes. Lunch
provided. Tickets available at the door, Phone
482.9153 or 262-2623. --28,29ar
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Thursday to Sunday from 5
p.m. to 1 a.m. Licensed outdoor patio overlook-
ing the Bayfield Marina. A4 the Hartour Lights
Restaurant, Hwy No. 21, Bloyfield.
565-2554.-28-33
BLYTH FESTIVAL • Bush Fire: July 22, 23
(matinee); 27, 28, August 1' (matinee), Miss
Balmoral of the Bayview: all performances for
this ploy are SOLD OUT. however, o limited
number of rush tickets go on sale 2 hours bef6re
curtain time. Girls in the Gang: July 29, 30
(matinee). Borderfown Cafe: July 30, 31. All per•
formances are af' 8:30 p.m. except matinees
which are at 2 p.m. For tickets, call Box Office at
523-9300/9225.-29ar
GIANT YARD SALE for Bayfield Agricultural
Society at Fair Ground Gates July 25, 10 a.m. • 5
p.m. Donations call 482.7809.— 29
BAYFIELD LIONS AND LIONESS CLUB Bingo every
Friday. Bayfield Community Centre. Doors open
6:30 p.m. Early Bird 7:45. Jackpot.--24tfar
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July 30 - 31 - Aug. 1
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GIRL'S NITE OUT
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Footuring Halloo Food apoghottt, lasagna.
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SHUBERT ALLEY - A BROADWAY TRADITION,u o
Musical revue by Ross Houston 9nd l ichcai'd
Hurst, July 28 to August 8, Playhouse 11 ate Hurn
Country Playhouse at 8:30 p.m.: Matinees
Wednesdays, Thursdays 2:30. Coll (5t9)
238-8451.-29ar
ROBBIE LANE AND THE DISCIPLES, Superstars'iaf
the 60s ore back together again on July 26 at 7
p.m., at Huron Country Playhouse. Cali (51'1?)
238-8451.--29or
BOOK SALE' at the Clinton Library at 10 a.m. on
July 30. Bargains for everybody. ---29,30 •
HURON PROVINCIAL Young Progressive Conser-
vatives are having a meeting and social. at St.
Christopher's beach, Goderich, Tuesday, July 28;
6:30 swimming; 7:30 meeting; 8 free hot dogs
and pop. Guest speakers are Murray Cardiff and
Nico Peters, For further information contact Jeff
Wareham 235.1352 or Jan Divok 482.3370.-29
•
HURON COUNTY Cattlemen's Assqciotion Beef
Barbecue and Dance, Friday, July 31, BMG Com•
munity Centre, Brussels. Barbecue 6.8 p.m.; dan-
cing 9.1; Music by Beechwood. Tickets $10 per
person, available from local directors. -29,30
17TH ANNUAL Craft Festival in the Lucknow
Arena on Friday, July 31, 12 noon • 10 p.m.:
Saturday, August 1, 10 a.m. • 5 p.m. Sponsored
by Lucknow Agricultural Society. --29
VANASTRA SUMMER PLAYGROUND bus trip to
Marine Land, Niagara Falls, Wednesday, July 29.
Cost $20.00, 9 years and under, $25.00, 10 years
and over. Price includes bus fare and admission
(includes all exhibits, shows and rides). Bus
leaves Vanostra Recreation Centre at 7:30 a.m.
and returns at 7 p.m. Bring extra money for lunch
or bring lunch. 29ar
YOU ARE INVITED, to the Jock Riddell Barbecue,
at the Riddell farm on Hwy. 83 between Exeter
and Dashwood on Wednesday, August 5th. Rain
location is the Dashwood Community Centre.
Dinner from 5.8 p.m.,• family entertainment.
Tickets available from Liberal Municipal
Chairpersons or Executive or phone 357-1802•
482-3407, 887-9225, 235-2853. 236-4280. Tickets
$10.00, elementary school children $4.00, pre•
schoolers free. Sponsored by the Huron Pronvin-
cial Liberal Assaciation. 29,30ar
COUNTRY FAIR, Saturday! July 25: ' a Blyth
Festival fundraiser. Booths filled with books.
clothing, produce, good "junk"; special activities
for children. Storts at 10 a.m. on lawn of Blyth
Memorial Hall. Great fun for the whole
family! 29ar
WEDDING RECEPTION
for Tammy Welch
and Darryl Pastill
SATURDAY, JULY 25
8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
at Clinton Community Centre
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