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With Mother and Father providing some odd, but entertaining rules from the Renaissance period for behaviour at table, Sunday night's "Renaissance Christmas'® with the Huggetts proved to be a rare Shooting deaths in Uxbridge Durham Regional Police say murder-suicide or double-suicides are the likely causes in the shooting deaths of two close friends in a farmhouse near Uxbridge December 14th. A police spokesman said, however, there is a possi- bility that one man was shot in a bizarre accident and the other then turned the .22-cal rifle found at the scene on himself. Wayne Eugene Millar, 19, of Stouffville, died of a single shot to the head while Dennis James Brooker, 20, of R.R.1, Uxbridge, died of a shot fired into the mouth. Brooker was barely alive when the two men were discovered by Brooker's parents and he was rushed by ambulance to Uxbridge Cottage Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. A police spokesman said he never regained conscious- ness. There were no notes found at the scene, police said. i Millar had recently return- ed from British Columbia, where he had been employed in a fish factory. Brooker had been recently laid off from his job with a local firm. Heres a special thanks to the people who have made this vear a real success! May vour fondest dreams come true! Karl Herder Construction Ltd. musical gem at Town Hall 1873. From their up tempo open- ing of 14th Century dance tunes, through a song com- posed by Henry VIII, fasc- inating Krummhorn music from the 15th Century Min- strels Gallery, graceful, stately dances from France and Lute Music to Serenade the Queen (Pavanne by Ferrabosco), to Carols for Voices and Viols and Music for a Christmas Masque, the Family regaled a capacity house with their astonishing expertise on an array of unusual instruments. Leslie Huggett explained some of these instruments to the audience in the pro- gramme's second half. Re- corders, viols (related to our modern guitar), the intrigu- ing Krummbhorns, cymbals, bells, taber (drum), and the lute -- the most important and popular instrument in the Court with its 15 strings, vaulted back, frets, 15 keys for tuning and unusual bent neck, are among the many instruments the Huggetts have mastered. The witty commentary which accom- panied the demonstration was worth the price of ad- mission alone. The musical selections were woven together delight- edly by the Family members as they read selections from diaries or records of bygone centuries. Such jewels as how to "put your lute to bed", the early English comments' on "setting the sexes in order for the purpose of dancing", or the observation (by E.J. Howell) that "good wine carrieth man to heaven', among others, added a breezy tone to the programme. Even an early 'commercial', "Come Sirrah, Jack Ho" (I swear that this tobacco...is very, very good), written for Sir Walter Raleigh, made the Huggetts' hit parade. Delightful dances also en- livened the programme, the most vigorous being La Volta, the favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, danced this time by Father and daughter. A sub-title here could be borrowed: "Let's Get Physical'! However, it was the Huggetts' musical artistry which truly captivated their listeners. Arrangements were by Andrew, research by Margaret and Leslie. Cos- tumed in authentic period dress of russet tones, sing- ing, playing -- or dancing -- the Family demonstrated sensitive, controlled, precise, delicate yet robust command of their material, instruments, voices - and feet. This was minstrelsy of another age, but when Town Hall 1873 in December, 1982 rang with the bright, buoy- ant, joyful notes of "Deck the Halls", accompanied by the bells, or with the special Christmas version of "Greensleeves' as an encore with the ladies vocal- izing and Andrew on lute, Leslie on recorder, the cen- turies seemed to dissolve away. Christmas 1S Christmas, whatever the year may be. It was a festive musical feast: who needs "stewed oysters, honeyed suckling pig, eel, or mead"? 'If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it", wrote Shakespeare. Wel- come back, Huggetts. You did, indeed, play on! A pleased crowd joined the Family for a short coffee reception following their sprightly performance which has marked the end of their current concert tour. 2 J HOLIDAY STORE HOURS: Friday, December 24th-8 AM. to 1 P.M. CLOSED - December 25th, 26th & 27th December 28th, 29th, & 30th - Regular Store Hours Friday, December 31st -8 A.M. to 5 P.M. 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