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by Vivian Lee Take one slightly mad doctor, a tenor ex- troadinnaire, a Charlie ¥ Farquarson clone, a pianist masquarading as . Carol Burnett in her cleaning lady skit, two groups, one instrumen- tal, the other vocal, both brimming with talent, a "doer that won't stay clos- ed, and the annual ap- pearance of the official Town Hall 1873 fly, and what do you have? You have 1985's TOM, DICK, AND WHO NEEDS HARRY!! - The mad doctor, of course, is Port Perry's own Dr. Tom Millar, who opened his show Friday night with an impromptu battle with a door which, following his entry, would not stay closed. The maestro handled the situation so nonchalantly that one wondered for a Jan White delighted the crowd in her cleaning lady attire as she dusted-off Tom and Charlie before sitting down to accom- pany them through a few pieces of music. Tom Millar proved he didn't need a Dick and a Harry when he has the likes of Charlie White to perform with at last weekend's per- formances at Town Hall 1873. | | SQUARE BOY PIZZA & SUBS 80 WATER STREET - PORT PERRY 085-8448 SXTrq wiry) -------- With the purchase of a Medium, Large or Extra Large Pizza with 3 or More Items. AVAILABLE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday MARCH 25 - APRIL 3 Extra Cheese Not Included «RPA Expires Wed , April 3, 1985 er moment if this wasn't planned as the first com- edy moment of the even- ing. But no, Saturday night the door behaved itself and stayed closed; however, the official Town Hall Fly arrived right on cue, and Tom had forgotton his official Town Hall 1873 fly swatter! © Silliness aside, Tom Millar delighted his au- diences with his usual energetic and exiting program including Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso," "Dedica- tion" by R. Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov"s "Flight of the Bumble Bee," and Dr. Millar's own arrangement of Gluck's "Melodie." To the delight of those who appreciate the ex- cellence of classical music, Toronto tenor Robert Dirstein presented three Richard Strauss pieces in Ger- man followed by three songs by Toronto's John Beckwith. This young tenor's soft, relaxed and effortless presentation was a joy to watch as No Special Orders - In stock merchandise only Men's Wear Ltd. PORT PERRY PLAZA 985-8160 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 to 6, IN Friday to 9. Saturday to 5 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 26, 1985 -- 15 Scugog's mad doctor of music battles it out with Hall Fly lady sat down and joined. well as to listen to. At one point in the pro- gram Dr. Millar explain- . ed to his audience that 'he was absolutely Dick- a-less, because Dick couldn't 'make it this year" and then marched out in to the audience to search for someone who could play the syn- thesizer with him. For- tunately he found a Charlie Farquarson type character who said he was Charlie le Blanc from Elmira, and that he would be glad to play. Tom checked his creden- ~ tials (in a manner only a Port Perry doctor could get away with) and despite a decision that his credentials were not up to par, the two sat down and clowned their way through Gigue Fugue by Bach. As they were receiving their ap- plause, and, incidentally, congratulating themselves for such a superb performance, a Carol Burnett type clean- ing lady arrived with her feather duster. You had to be there to appreciate this, but the cleaning SPORT COATS Our collection from Yves St. Germain & Cavalier. Reg. to $175. Now One Low Price! VISA MasterCard J JUST IN TIME FOR THE SCHOOL PROM 2 & 3 Pc. SUITS Reg. Values up to $295.00 *169.99 / the mad doctor and Charlie le Blanc and presented the audience with a wonderful version of Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major. The audience was then subjected to the mad doctor's idea of humour, when he asked Charlie to go 'bach' stage for awhile, or perhaps he wanted to visit the 'bach' house, because he (Dr. Tom) wanted to play Handel's "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' with the cleaning lady. Unfor- tunately, Charlie le Blanc got right in to the act and said he thought he could 'handel' that and he'd be 'bach' in a while! Eventually the adults left the stage and we were saved by the ar- rival of the Port Perry High School Stage Band who, under the very capable leadership of none other than Charlie le Blanc (who finally identified himself as really being Port Perry High's own Charlie White) treated us to perfectly executed numbers including 'I Hear Ya Talkin' ", "Night Train", and "Procrastinatin' "with solo spots by Val Fen- nema, Casey, Jones, An- drea Hobbs, Lisa Bailey, and Laura Tremblay on Sax; Marlo Guido and John McKelvey on Trumpet; Roger Morris and David Hooper on Trombone; Leanne McKinzen on Piano; Paul Claridge on Guitar; and Chris Watson on Drums. ~The show closed with the appearance of Port Perry High School's Jazzmerize, who thrilled their audience with numbers including Tux- edo Junction; Blue Skies, featuring a flute solo by Hilary Fairburn; I've Got You Under My Skin; Seems Like Old Times, with a wonderful honky tonk instrumental intro beautifully played by Lori Cole on Piano, Kevin Ferguson on Bass, and Chris Watson on Drums, and featuring a vocal solo by Mike Relf (Turn to page 35)