N çp w Whitby Free Pres s,... ENTERTAIN MENT ...with Barry Murkar "Torch Bear By MICHAEL KNELL, Free Press Staff One promtinent member of the Witby Theatre Com- pany likes to refer to the group as 6 unpaid professionals." He furtber maintains that the WTC fulfilîs a need in the community - that need being to provide a place for par- ticipation in live theatre, in aIl areas from actor to audience. *CUNEMA SHOWC4SE ECAAIVAN Good Frcday Onty - 200, 700, 935 Sat & Sun. 200,415,645,9005 ,ers "giv -This need has certainly characi been met with the com- only re pany's Iatest production, audierK, that of George Kelly's "The Barbý Torch-Bearers."- ditionc Although the performance bemus< viewed by the writer was is also flawed, the overali produc- plause. tion was bright, funny and comediî entertaining. her chai While each of the il mem- ber cast obviously knew his "The or her lines and could recite play ab( them on cue, it was the a play, minor things that flawed an did a gi otherwise excellent perfor- mance. Director Terrili Stewart could have put a high gloss finish on his singing ren- dition of "The Torch- Bearers" if more attention nad been paid to detail. The most prominent example of this is when Sid- ney-Ann Lang, who portrays Paula Ritter a last minute stand-in in an amateur theatrical production, is called on to trip over a lip on the floor. Lang's trip was too obvious as was ber at- tempt at crying in the third act, this too was forced. Stewart would have been wise to have invested a littie extra time and taught his cast how to cry and how to faîl over. Aside from these minor and not always visible 4 faults, it was apparent to this audience member that the play was not presented as quickly paced as it could have been. To use a musical analogy, the play was presented in 1,2 time when it s t should have been done in ' time. "WeF It is worth restating that be the il these criticisms are minor Town Si ones and there are several crst members of. the case who cespt are deserving of great Thl e t praise. Cne Jean Henderson's por- Caner trayal of Nelly Fell, the They thrice married, slightly mucay senile old lady was a joay to sucHase. behold. Henderson had a a Hoe command of her character Batlspe that allowed ber comic The si ta lents to shine through. be hel Commendations for a fine Coîlegiï performance must also go to Street bE Garvin Farr, whose The knowledge of Frederick Rit- ru ter, the bemused and gthroi somewhat cynical husband, On Ai was obvîous. Farr took bis es evenings fun er and made bim not out the character of the plot Vincent, Ken Goi aal but alive to the play's director Betty Pam- Margery Bîrd, Eriec .,e. pinelli. MacNeil's perfor- Jim Walker and Eve ara Farrow's ren- mance was not only enter- rounded out the cast. of the Ritter's also taining but well timed and As a cast, they ed housemaid Jenny practically flawless. well together and si odeserving of ap- SFarrow's talent as a an broke out through racter. STorch-Bearers" is a Dout the production of and Carole MacNeil ,rand job of bringîng Sidney-Ann Lang's por- trayal of Paula Ritter, the egotistical amateur actress was also well done altbougb the writer felt that sbse could have put a little more 'beart" into the role. Michael Roantree, Vince MI dmere, G3areau, cHeaver work ed howed a good command of the play and were well worth the viewiflg. "The Torch-Bearers" bas now run its course and the Witby Theatre Company's next production in a night of three one-act plays due to open sometime in June. County Town Singers )Uflty Town Singers agebenef it conc ert Have a Dream" will Lbeme of the County Singers' spring con- be beld May 8 and 9. ýroceeds of the show to aid the Canadian Society. show will feature popular pop tunes "The Way You Are," estly Love You," and ial tribute to the spring concerts will Ild at Anderson ate on Anderson eginning at 8:15 p.m. renowned choral wilI also be holding ncerts this spring. Lpril 27 they will be appearing at Fairvie w Lodge for a special senior citizens' performance. On May 1, they will be ap- pearing at Toronto's Metropolitan United Church in a joint concert with the Metropolitan Brass Band. The group will be singing at the Grand Valley High School in Grand Valley (just nortb of Orangeville) on May 4. A special Mother's Day concert will be given at the Wealle and Cullen Miniature Gardens on May 10 between 2 and 3p.m. in a non-singing event, the County Town Singers will be participating in the 'Choo Radio Chili Cookoff to be held at the Iroquois Park Comrplex on May 30 to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 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