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THE HERALD Wednesday February 22 Page Performances highlight Night Must Fall Review by Mike Turner Give the Georgetown Little Theatre group credit for going out on a bit of a limb with their latest dramatic offering which opened at John Elliott Theatre last week Night Must Pall could hardly be called the usual fare local theatre goers may have come to expect from GLT For one thing Night Must Fall is longer than most previous efforts and tends to drag in the early go ing which could tax some au- members unaccustomed to lengthier servings of the theatre And the suspense is somewhat diminished with disclosures that are made early on in the play The GLT also found themselves in competition with other groups in town who were staging special events themselves In fact Fri days presentation scarcely drew people But above all this Night Must Fall succeeds thanks to some stellar performances on stage and how Nigh Must Fall was written by Emlyn Williams a Welsh actor- playwright who created this work with himself in mind for the lead role of Dan The focus throughout the play is the sitting room of Forest Corner Mrs Bramsons bungalow in Essex in the 1930s Great atten tion has been paid to the detailing of the set right down to the invalid Mrs Bramsons wheel chair on loan from Queen Elizabeth Hospital The play opens with the disclosure of murder two in fact for which the accused is to be duly punished For this director Ron Hill dons the robes as Lord Chief Justice prior to taking up his directorial duties From there we to Essex and The performances in Night MuBt Armstrong provides Mrs Braro- are well worth seeing Here son played by Vera Nurse Llbby played by with her medicine Herald photo IS A SP FEBRUARY IS A SPECIAL MONTH AT THE STEAK LOBSTER LASAGNA VEAL PARMESAN Includes Salad 50 95 NORMANDY PLAZA 118GuelphSt 8731409 GEORGETOWN RESTAURANT TAVERN MOUNT ROAD SOUTH GEORGETOWN ALLYOUCANEAT BUFFET OFFERING SALAD BAH SOUP SZECHU AN AND CANTONESE DIFFERENT DISHES EACH DAY TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY 1130 am to 230 pm THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY 500 pm to 900 pm We CA TO BANQUETS AND PARTIES TakeOut Orders Delivery Service j are introduced to the main playtrs and learn the time frame is after the first murder and prior to the se cond Mrs Bramson is quite a nasty old coot confined to a wheel chair and blaming the rest of the world for it Her niece Olivia Grayne can do little but meet the demands of her aunt since she cannot afford to leave Olivia is given a means of escape though by wouldbe suitor Hubert Laune who would like nothing bet ter than to take her away with him Nurse Llbby tends to the many aches of Mrs Bramson while the plucky cook Mrs Terence and the pathetic maid Dora handle the household duties Its not until Dan comes an the scene though that things liven up Dan is drawn into the lives of the others after a tryst with Dora puts her in the family way In short order it becomes apparent Dan has other things on his mind than doing the honorable thing Its Robert in the role of Dan who really carries the play As stated earlier the role of Dan was written by Williams for himself a Welshman Mr Carrol is not Welsh but youd have a difficult believing it from his performance Whats even more amazing is the fact that he was a late replacement for the role of Dan and was heavi ly restricted in his preparation time But Mr McCarrol puts the au dience through the entire gamut of emotions with depictions of a borderline simpleton to a calculating schemer Vera Macdonald as Mrs plays her role to the hilt as a bullying spinster who allows herself to be taken in by the young Dan Her performance late in the play leaves the audience sharing her fear in an eerie way Margi Gibson is Mrs Bramsons niece who like the audience is taken on an emotional ride courtesy of Dan Unfortunately she doesnt know when to get off Ms Gibson captures the essence of Olivia who is plain and not as much in control as she thinks she iS Her vulnerability leads net on a dead end trail Most of the laughs in the play belong to Margaret Eggleton as Mrs Terence She gives no quarter to anyone and particularly not to her employer snapping back with quick oneliners The role of Dora is played by Jacky Willows who does a fine job as the milquetoast maid with a pardonmeforliving timidity Doug LaDoucer has the role of Hubert and Armstrong is Nurse Both give fine per formances in more supporting roles Nurse Libby helps accen tuate what a pain Mrs Bramson and all her pains are while Hubert is the alternative to Olivias other choice The cast is rounded out by stalwart Ron Hunt playing the role of Inspector Belsize with ap propriately British style When things begin to wander a bit he pops in to fill in the storyline and direct the audiences attention The mood of the play is put across well but the bottom line is its the actors who make this so efl- Robert performance is well worth seeing Night Must Fall continues tonight Wednes day through Saturday at John Elliott Theatre Were Celebrating Our 1st ANNIVERSARY Feb 23 24 25 Sat Matinee 16 THE BARRY FEENER BAND PLUS BOBBY HACHEY and ANDRE PROULX TICKETS 300 Advanced At the Door SPECIAL SATURDAY MATINEE to ALSO EVIL ANGEL BAND APPEARING EAST MOUNTAIN BOYS Come On Down For Lots of Country Fun 8774161 8774161