Paga 6 — The Canadian Jewish New» Friday, December 3rd, 1965
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CAROUSEL HAUNTING
Ciarousel, the m the hatiijting refrains, adapted from Ferienc Molriar's Liliom and now playing at O'Keefe Centre, is both robust and sentimental as it tells the enchanting story of a carnival barker and his bittersweet romance with a young Maine girl, Clambakes and hornpipes float on and
TAKEN BY SURPRISE. - Undo Howe, in Corousel, now ot Toronto's O'Keefe Center. The ro-n:iantic musical stars Harve Pre-sneil.
off the stage on a wave of melody that Richard Rodg-ers considers to be the best score he ever wrote for the theatre.
MR. SCROOGE BACK
Mr. Scrooge, the jolly Christmas musical welcomed by young and old every Yuletide, is at the Crest
Theater till January 1st. Many of the cast in Tiny Alice, which has just concluded its run at the theater, have roles in Mr; Scrooge. Peter Mews portrays the title role. Jay Shannon plays Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's impoverished clerk.
Mr.-^Scrooge is choreographed by Walter Burgess who,' during the past summer, staged dances for productions at the Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver and currently is directing and choreographing Riot 66 at Ryerson. WINTER SERIES
Owner EdMirvish of the Royal Alexandra Theater has begun his special twelve-week season of six distinguished stage productions which have played the world over. Five are musicals, the sixth. The Teahouse of the August Moon, is one of the best comedies of the decade.
Starting this coming Monday, December 6th, for two weeks, is the Lerner-Loewe musical fantasy, Brigadoon starring Sheila Piercey, Ted Scott and Dean Regan. Others following are: What Makes Sammy Run?; The King and I; The Teahouse . . . ; Oklahoma; Pal Joey.
All are proauced by Michael McAloney and Joyce Sloane.
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CHILDREN INVADE COLONNADE '
The Colonnade Theater is being, invaded these weekends by children of all description — all because of Eli Rill's fascinating version of The Emperor's New Clothes. It's a must for all kids from six to sixty coming Hanuka holiday. THE MECHANIC HERE TO STAY
The Mechanic, Jack Winter's new play that has taken root at Workshop's basement • theater, 47 Fraser Avenue, is solid here for perhaps the remainder of the theater season—weekends. One of the bright lights of current Toronto theater, the zany comedy will have been enjoyed by almost everybody in the city before it makes way for another original. FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
The Canadian Players Foundation's 1966 fundrais-ing campaign will get under way in January. Edmund C. Bovey, president of Northern Ontario Natural Gas Company Limited, who joined the Board of Governors of the Foundation this year, is chairman of the drive.
Right now Canadian Players is doing fine at Central Library Theater with Playboy of the Western World, Murder in the Cathedral and The Firebugs, in repertory. TORONTO ORPHEUS CHOIR
Coming Wednesday, De- |
cember 7th, the Orpheus Choir of Toronto will present the oratorio, Elijah, by Mendelssohn, vfith the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, at Ryerson. •
From the time the com: poser performed it for the first time in 1846, it has been a favorite ever since.
The Choir will be conducted by John Sidgwick, Welsh bass-baritone Howell Glynri will assume the role of Elijah; , HELD OVER
The LOWER DEPTHS, at the Colonnade, is held over for another weekend, Sunday's performance is at 7:00 p.m.
BIGGEST SPECTACLE EVER
It seenis as though every nanie in Toronto showbiz will contribute his talent for the St. Lawrence Centre drive, coming Sunday, December 5th, at O'Keefe Center. At the novel rate of a dollar an hour, a fortune should be amassed. Some of those entertaining are: Bruno Gerussi; Mr. and Mrs. Cratchett from Mr. Scrooge, now at the Crest; excerpts from Workshop Production's The Mechanic; excerpts from Cindy; The Mendelssohn Choir; Ethnic Groups; National Ballet (Angela Leigh, Glen Gilmour, Lois Smith, Earl Kraul); Canadian Opera (Arlene Meadows, Howell Glynne, Jan Rubes); Revues (Tom Kneebone, Pat Galloway, Dave Broadfoot). And many more.
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CAROUSEL: NOSTALGIC
As a bid for immortality, the Riehar(i Rodgers production of Carousel, now being performed at O'Keefe Center, has no claim.
The story itself is of no special significance. Taking place in the last half of the last century, it . revolves around a carousel barker who marries an innocent young girl. An outward bully who is ashamed to reveal the softer slide of his nature, he filially stabs himself to death in a fit of regret for his past indiscretions. In heaven, he is given a chance to return to earth to do some good.
We find this a little too slow and simple for our sophisticated generation.
As a matter of fact, the entire death scene — Julie finding Billy and bidding him good-by — is. something right-out of a Mack Sennett comedy.
Howeyer', the songs spell another story. One is brought back twenty years by, June is Bustin'' Out All Over, which is as fresh now as it was then.
Harve Presnell as Billy is
enchanting. He is a fine actor as well as more than average singer. Oiie has the impression he enjoys what he does. Rather than a sinister figure, his Billy is an overgrown, haughty boy. He reaches his peak when he renders. Soliloquy.
Dorothy Emmerson complements him gracefully though her Julie, is a little weak. Again it is Harve Presnell who gives her substance in their duet of. If I Loved You.
Dran Seitz in the role of Carrie Pipperidge is an excellent support. Particularly charming is hei: inteipreta-tioh of, When I Marry Mr. 'Snow..V, ■ Of the entire cast, none is so comjpelling as Kathe-rine Hilgenberg in the part of Nettie Fowler;. Her fine mezzo-soprano is a joy to hear. You'll Never: Walk Alone; as she sirigs it, makes one's spine tingle.
Jerry Orbach portrays a comical rather than petrifying Jiggfer who thrives' on crime. We're fond of him.
As for Benay Venuta and Edward Everett Horton r-they've had their day.
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