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14 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 24, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Show and meeting Ashburn News by Florence Ashton game: 12 tables were played. Ladies' first prize went to Wil- ma Lynde; second, Olive Paint- er and third, Mary Poots. Men's first, Don Wood; second prize, Mac Allbright and third to Jim Gibson. Lone hands, Nancy Ashton. 50/60 draw won by George Harper. Lucky door prize winners were Mary Hill, Dorothy Bray and Linda Tripp. Next euchre will be on Thurs- day, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at the com- munity centre. Brooklin Horticultural Socie- - ty meet on Wednesday evening of this week at the Brooklin United Church at 7 p.m. for the Christmas show and annual meeting. There will be a decora- FARM, BUSINESS & RETAIL COMPLETE COMPUTER SETUP & SUPPORT IBM COMPATIBLES Repairs - Modems « Fax's & Upgrades - Computerized Records - All Major Software Packages Supported WM. SANDIFORD (416) 985-9440 tive class with tive different classes on the Christmas theme. It will be judged dif- ferently this time, with mem- bers voting by ballot; also tro- phies and awards will be presented. Special feature for the evening will be the Oshawa- Whitby Old Time Fiddlers to entertain you. To begin the eve- ning, everyone enjoys yummy desserts brought by the mem- - bers. Come and enjoy a pleas- ant evening with your horticul- ture friends. On Thursday evening, Doug and Florence Ashton visited with Bruce and Marilyn Searle of Kedron. Arnold Ashton from Toronto visited with his parents for the weekend. Several from Ashburn en- Joyed the delicious turkey din- ner at Mount Zion Church on Sunday evening. Mr. Kenneth Horne from Markham led in worship again on Sunday morning at Burns Church. Rev. Shirley Gale will return next Sunday. Also, next Sunday will be the Sacrament of Holy Communion. That's all for this week, folks! Not too much news comes my way at times. 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A list of the items presently under consideration by trustees may be obtained at the meeting or in advance at any Durham Board of Education elementary or secondary SCOTT ANDERSON/ PORT PERRY STAR Performances of The Gipsy Princess, presented by the Scugog Choral Society, began last week. The Gipsy Princess Is a Viennese operetta which takes place in the spring of 1914. Pictured are lead characters Catherine Millar as Sylva Varescu, Terry Paul as Count Boni Kanscianu, Dan Kapp as Prince Edwin Ronald, and Marrion Johnston as Countess Stasi. Performances continue this week. See story for details. Performances continue for The Gipsy Princess By Julia Dempsey Port Perry Star The show must go on. And go on it did during the opening night of the Scugog Choral Society's production of The Gipsy Princess -- despite the fact one of the lead charac- ters was hospitalized. Terry Paul, who plays Count Boni Kanscianu in the Viennese operetta, took sick and ended up in hospital on opening day (Thursday, Nov. 19). Although he checked himself out of hospi- tal in hopes of being able to play the part, his condition did not improve and he was readmitted about an hour before the show was to begin. Fortunately, many of the cast and production crew members were aware of the situation ear- lyin the day and had been work- ing on a backup plan. So when the cue came for Count Boni Kanscianu to come onto the stage, out strode director Vir- ginia Rae, a pint-sized substitu- tion for the straping Mr. Paul. As director, Ms. Rae knew where Boni was to be in each scene, but she did have to use a book for the lines. And since she was using her own voice for the part, someone else had to singin er place. Enter musical director Tom Millar, who, from up in the bal- cony where he was operating the computerized music for the show, sang the part. This was the first time in the choral society's 16-year history that someone else has had to play another's part, member Bobbie Drew says, adding mem- bers have been sick in the past but were still able to play the part. Despite the change in players, Mrs. Drew says the au- dience didn't seem to mind and wag quite appreciative of the performance. "Ginny (Ms. Rae) was given a standingovation." Since Ms. Rae was leaving for the United States on Friday morning, another backup plan had to be devised for that eve- ning's performance. It was de- cided that Dr. Millar would take on the part if needed. Stage manager Trish Nesbitt was trained to operate the music. Director Virginia Rae stepped into the male role of Count Boni Kanscianu during the opening performance of The Gipsy Princess after cast member Terry Paul became Ill and was hospitalized. But the preplanning wasn't needed. Mr. Paul was released from the hospital at about noon and felt well enough to play the part. If he was still feeling under the weather when the curtain rised at 8 p.m., noone in the au- dience was aware of it. Mr. Paul played the part to his full poten- tial, delivering his lines flaw- lessly and with all the anima- tion demanded of the comedic character. The three-act operetta set in the spring of 1914, opens at the exclusive Orpheum Cabaret where Sylva Varescu (Cathe- rine Millar) is giving her fare- well performance before leaving for America. Prince Edwin (Dan Kapp), who loves her deeply, begs her to stay but Sylva knows that Ed- 985-2402 Haugen's Chicken Barbecue Hwy. 12 at 7A Manchester, Ontario Is pleased to again offer our closing A pre-cooked, [reshly frozen chickens gu! = at *Q (0) (tax incl) 2 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE IS REQUIRED (Closing for season - December 6 8:00 pm) win's parents would oppose their marriage. His father, Prince Leopold (Rick DeJong), learns of the affair and plans the marriage of Edwin to his cousin Stasi (Marrion John- ston). Eugen (Roy Haina), Leopold's nephew, gives one of the en- gagement cards to Count Boni nscianu (Terry Paul), Sylva's friend. Boni shows the card to Sylva. She firmly resolves to break with Edwin and sets out with Boni for America. Eight weeks later, after their return from America, Sylva per- suades Boni to pretend that they are married in order to see Edwin and satisfy her curiosity about her rival. To complicate matters, Boni and Stasi fall in love. Later Sylva meets Feri (Rick Huntington) and her other friends from the Orpheum and there are various revelations which finally untangle the plot. Watching the choral society members change the sets be- tween acts is almost as enjoya- ble as the operetta itself. Since each act is set in a dif- ferent location, the set has to change dramatically during the breaks. The society's set design and construction crew has gone to great lengths and has used some very innovative measures to achieve this. Four more performances of The Gipsy Princess are slated at Town Hall 1873 this week. Show dates are Thursday, Nov. 26, Friday, Nov. 27 and Satur- day, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. and Sun- day, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at Irwin Smith Music Ltd. or at the door. Seatingis reserved. en a Cs Er i