Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 24, 1981, p. 10

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SECTION A THF June ISSt Billy Bishops oneman dogfight soon to barnstorm over Hills By CHRIS Herald Stall Writer Off we go the wild blue yonder For two and a half the Canadian musical hit Billy Bishop Goes To War has salted to lofty heights in the review pages of North American and Br news papers amazing mid and stunning usually pencil sharp critics with a unique look at through the eyes of Canada lop World War I flying ace Now appears that this oneman dogfight written by playwright John Cray will swoop over Hills later this autumn for a barn storming performance short after the opening of the 1 centre in Georgetown The local Rotary Club is sponsoring the onenight per forma Nov and fully realizing the popularity of Billy Bishop through the press the Toronto Star Mallet voted it one of the best theatre offerings during the season and wide acclaim by wordof mouth The Herald Friday that people Interested in attend ir the si had better book early for tickets After the rent is paid for using cultural centre and the contract agreement has been settled the performers money raised from ticket sates will be added to the Club fund raising effort for the building Don let the one man show format fool you inlo thinking you II have to a tare Idly at actor Cedric Smith playing Billy Bishop Actually the show involves a number of characters all played by Mr Smith Including Bishop classmates and adversaries prompting Saturday Night reviewer Martin Knclman to call it the maybe most densely populated two honder In modern theatre his lory The show was also well received by critics in New York although its Broadway open ng run was compared with musical hits largely ignored by that city a theatre lovers As Billy opened a I DCs Theatre Mel of Hie New York Times said In a March 1980 review that Is a high Dying ace of a show capturing the humor the hell fire and derringdo of an nary career About a year after the show first opened in Vancou ver featuring actor Eric Peterson and pianist writer Gray Mr Smith and pianist Ross Douglas took over white their colleagues went over seas with the show to the Edinburgh Festival in August 1980 Not surprising was received appreciably by British audi loo Born in Owen Sound Ontario in 1891 Bishop shot down enemy aircraft during the course of the war FORGING NEW DISPLAYS Forge Gallery the Terra Colts art studio opening an extensive summer show running to Aug I This season event will Introduce some new to area residents familiar with he Cillery work Standing behind one of the displays ire left to right Jo Wo Urns on Bev Jong Belly KalhyWood Agnes Olive and Carl The Gallery Is open Wednesdays Thursday Saturdays and Sundays Herald photo Mark your history with a book Georgetown residents can make their mark In history simply by purchasing books for the new library The librarians of the Georgetown public library and Norman Holt of Oxbow Books on Main Street have developed a Book Builders program through which dents can buy books for the new I The book they buy will carry the name of Ihe donor on a special name- plate Inside the front cover The program has been operating since last fall but the reaction has been dis appointing for Mr Holt To dale only books have been bought Mr Holt approached the librarians lost fall with the Idea based on a somewhat similar program Implement in Dundas The idea was o invite people to purchase books for Ihe new library from Mr Holt at list price For each book bought Mr Holt offered to donate 20 per cent of the list price to the library building fund The librarians have given him a catalogue listing all the books they need If organizations or indivl duals wish to buy books that l In the catalogue they may da so as long as they clear it with the librarians first CANADIAN ODEON THEATRES GEORGETOWN 3 5tfcp COMFORTABLE AIR I jg HILLS ELKS LODGE BINGO EVERY MONDAY Numbers EXCHANGE TAVERN ENTERTAINMENT THURS SAT JUNE 25 SUNRISE El El El El El El El El El 31 El El El El El El El Gl ial El El El El El 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