From ancient Greece to Vaudeville Pantomime returns to the GLT stage To The Ocean Do pi an cult In federal spending far re and of thi a Stall Writer Pnntomime ii really or grownups Much of humor of course goes over the head of children In the audience according tp Georgetown LltUe Ron Hunt Nevertheless panto mime Is still promoted as being lor Wife ones The flamboyant colorful cos tumes the singing and dancing and Its classic transformation scene in which characters go to a fairy land provide more than enough satisfaction for children The kids dont mind missing out on lomirae Mr Hunt currently In the throes of rehearsals for Hickory Pantomime Players and the Theatre for both Brampton and George town audiences this Christmas season Involved in Ihrea prev ious pantomimes as an actor Mr Hunt can re member being taken to see pantomimes in Brit when be was a child GET BEATS It was a great way of settling dawn the kids after Christmas Mr Hunt laughed Although pantomimes have become a British tradition over the yean with British parents struggling to get seats for Boxing Day which was the opening day for he pantomime season Mr Hunt said pantomimes originated with the Greeks However for the Greeks pantomime meant no dialogue Act ors used mime to Imitate others and expressed their meanings through their actions alone Through the years pan tomime waa picked up by travelling groups of actors and eventually developed Into the music al potpourri of today By the had gotten in on the act throwing In crude Jokes lo go along with the And in the comedian Joe refined tho pantomime to what it Is today Mr Hunt said famous for tinging couplets and leaving out the fast word Because it would be such an obvious last word In the rhyming couplet the audience would shout it out His pantomimes encouraged the audience to respond and audience participation became an Important part of panto mime Acton would run through the audience getting down off the stage chasing each other and with their spect ators THWART AFFAIR The classic British pan tomime relates a popular story against a back ground of satiric or ex scenery and music In Britain characters like lovers Harlequin and Columbine developed and a plot in which daughter Columbines father attempts to thwart their love affair because he disapproves of MAKEFUN From the Italians the British pantomime borr owed more characters making fun of tho local police chief the rich land owner or the evil boron and his henchmen The classic story now gave Columbine a mother called The Dame A rough woman with a heavy chest and comic lines shes really a he Mr Hunt is playing The Dame in Hickory Dickory Dock He explained that The Dame came to be played by a man because It allowed the character to show lots of leg on stage without upsetting the sots office It also attrac ted customers Nobody could take offense be- It really wasnt a woman exposing herself on stage If youre planning lo see Hickory Dickory Dock in Georgetown Dec ID look for the redhead with a bun around each ear and another atop his head Itll be Ron Hunt Scats can be reserved by calling the Utile Theatre box office at or by writing to Box Georgetown They re 50 each All about woodwinds The Sentiri Quintet shares its members knowledge about woodwinds Nov at in the gallery of the Halloo Hills LibraryCultural Centre It a part of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra subscription series featuring Philharmonic music ions Some tickets may be available at the door CHURCH DIRECTORY This Weekend attend the Church of your Choice HOLY CROSS ROMAN CHURCH LUTHERAN CHURCH PASTOR AT CAROLE STREET Father Davs Cats PASTOR Fitter Cm Oltitani Sunday School MASSE Sal Service Sun 1 BMW CHURCH GEORGETOWN PASTOR CHURCH EtrUTStMAV School am 30pm CALL ITT 111 Prayer Study Homing Semes an Recreation Boys Cherub Wednesday Prayer lays he seat ill become it important because of food and energy production A landlocked Tcui WEEKEND EXTRA Friday November It 1RJ Page A4M conduct leading re- nautical archaeology sous and offers nationally culture and of pro- programs in In seas and graphy ocean engineering around in glob Turco Portable Kerosene Heaters For Heat Where You Need It Help cut your winter heating bills energy efficient kerosene reflective heaters feature automatic lighter safety shutoff fuel gauge indicator removable fuel tank up 7 Burns 18 his 3 L gallon 1Year Guarantee The Estate 97 179 up It S Burns 3 Foil 1Year Guarantee GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE Opart Saturdays I