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i9 Becently we have been getting rather glowing reâ€" ports about a new two character musical called "No Bed of Roses", based on the straight play of the same name a few seasons back. This show is now making the round of summer theatres prior to a New York opening in the fall . It takes up residence for ten days at Prudommes Garden Centre Theatre at Vineland starting Thursday Sept. 5th. 1 plan to be in the audâ€" iance that night and will have a full report here in two weeks time. Musicals have past the big production stage and now the trend is back towards the more intimate type of presentation. Witnesses to this trend would be Irma La Douce, Little Mary Sunshine and The Fantasticks. The last two mentioned played Offâ€"Broadway and the first one would have been more at home if it had. There is still much opposition to this trend but it seems to be becoming more firmly established. From an economic standpoint the gigantic "Camelis" type of production is too risky. Who wants a show that must‘run two and a half years before it pays off it‘s original investors? I have long been intrigued by the ides of two character musical. The closest I have ever seen to it is the oid Cox and Box by Bernard and Sullivan. This work is neither two characters (it has three) mor is it a musical (rather more of a one act opperetta). My speculation however is about to come to an end. JAZZ IN THE PARK ' Again last Sunday 1 enjoyed the jazz in the park concert. The bill consisted of the Pat Ludwig Trio, "The Trombone Shout", and the Dave Lewis Quartet. by George Thompson A TWO CHARACTER MUSICAL I found the first and third of these quite listenable and both very strong in spots. As for the four tromâ€" bones, well let‘s leave it with simply the comment that they don‘t belong in a jazz concert. Entertainment Scene â€" ~The best part of the afternoon for me however was the singing of Gail Havers. Here is a girl with a very pleasing voice and a wonderful sense of phrasing. Sdméthing that is all too rare in this day and age. Thursday, August 29, 1963 Backâ€"Toâ€"School Togs 718 â€" Belmont Blivd. Kitchener Cunard Lline Queen Elizabeth Call Reservation Desk â€"â€" SH 3â€"4156 Clare Millar Ticket Agency 36 Ontario St. VICKI‘S Nov. 21 and 27 Seagram Stadium â€" Saturday Sept. 7 wmln _ F Qay j Cruise Enjoy Nassau in 63 Book Now 2 $ H 0 P Waterloo Tickets Available at Art‘s Recreation or Seagram Stadium BAND FESTIVAL ‘63 Ltd. Preliminary competitions begin 9 AM. Afternoon Preliminaries 1 P.M. Parade 5:30 PM. The Evening Ch"hnhip 7 PM. For reserved seat tickets: (Evening oniy) Write to â€" Band Festival ‘63, Seagram Stadium, Waterloo, Ont. Adults â€" $1.50 Children â€" (under 16) â€" $1.00 Make cheques payabie to: Seagram and old 1963 Canadian If you missed seeing the Stral ford Festival‘s production of The Mikado or if you did see it and would like to catch it again you still have a chance, although the Avon Theatre production closed its six â€" week run a week ago Saturday. C. B.C. is taping the show for | showing on October 2nd as the | first of the network‘s new Festâ€" | ival 64. Norman Campbell, who | directed the stage original, will produce the 90 â€" minute television J version, with musical numbers| staged by Alan Lund. Brian Jackâ€" son‘s sets and costumes are beâ€"‘ ing adapted for the TLV. scereen| by Robert Lawson and Suzannc Mess, and Louis Applebaum will | conduct the National Festival ; Orchestra. Taping will be done in the C. B.C.‘s Studio 7 in Torâ€" | onto on a set built to resembie a theatre, as was the case in previous years with "H. M. S. Pinafore‘", ‘‘The Pirates of Penâ€" zance" and ‘"The Gondoliers". ‘"The Mikado", in which Eric House. Andrew Downie, Irene Byatt. Howell Glynne, Heather Thompson and Maurice Brown sing the leading roles, played to approximately B7 per cent capâ€" acity during its six â€" week Stratâ€" THE WATERLOO (Ontario) CHRONICLEZ Play the Rest of 63 ° FREE ‘ Four New Wimbledonâ€"Type Rubico Courts None Finer In All of Canada Join Now for ‘64 Tennis Memberships Golf â€" Swimming â€" Key Club GRAND RIVER GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB and Rates On Request 1t Phone 745â€"4733 PAGE SEVEN