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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 4 Mar 1987, p. 14

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'I‘hegovernmentagreedonastatelotteryinsteadmndme whole theatre was paid for in Mms. Today Mr. Hughes says the theatre attracts to the country over $100 million in touristdttiurstmtheMi11hastostrugglewitttthe govemmalt for the annual subsidy as it ean't cover all the costs with ticket sales. I said he wasn't alone as the Centre in the Square and Stratford have the same problems. The Theatre was designed by a Danish architect and got stuck with the title Tthe Opera House" even though it contains a Concert Hall (2090 seats), Opera Theatre (1547), Dram Theatre (544), and Playhouse (as). In the latter, we saw the revival of "Private Lives" and it seems it will be sold out for Tourism is booming in Sydney and they see no let up until May. They have created a unique tourist facility that should be copied by the K-W area in a modified form. It is called the Sydney Explorer Bus system. You buy a ticket for $7.50 a dayandthenyoucanhoardthesebuses atmhistoricor important places around the city. The bus driver gives you a little booklet with details about each stop, he comments on the places coming up. and then you can step off at any point and view the landmark. Twenty minutes later you can tlag downthenexthus andemttimaetotttertextpointofinterest. Some of the stops are the harbor, Parliament House, Art Gallery, Opera House, Museum. City Hail, etc. Sydney was a city designed for people. Right in the heart of downtown Sydney is "Martin's Place." This would remtrertuoriett_reeareertttyttitrtmsforf?yr tsoeesag.astatiieverrofrieee1tmesdtttartd_the workers empty out onto Martin's Place. Most of them buy “take away" (take out) lunches and sit on the sunny benches. While I was there, the Police Band played a noon-time concert with selections from "West Side Story." I wuoderiftntrteeMeiBarrieeouldnr-tohnvehis police choir do the same in Waterloo Square. F mm iti0.75 spas.) stef,! um " K-W Chamber Music Society opens a busy March calendar with distinctive international fla- vor this week. Saturday, March 7 at Conrad Grebe] Hall the Moscow Philhar- monic Wind Quintet will appear in concert with pianist Alexander Nasedkin. Tickets for the 8 pan. concert are $15 with stu/sen reductions, and tickets for a reception after the concert are $5 extra in advance, $8 at the door. Then, Wednesday, March 11, legendary U.K. pianist Ronald savage play of “wild justice" The Revenger's Tragedy March 12-14 and 18-21 at 8 pan. at UW Theatre of the Arts. Tom-near (150-161) was but one of the many talented play- wrights in the golden age of Eiiinbettutrt Thain. an :33 that The UW Drama Department International flavor to Chamber Music concerts UW Drama gears up for The Revenger's Tragedy l " a, my... MOSCOW WOODWIND 00mm Smith pays a visit to the Music Room. Tickets are $15 with stu/sen reductions. Tickets for both these concerts should be reserved by calling 886-1673. The Moscow Quintet's first tour of North America came in Mm-28 and received outstanding critical acclaim. For many year wind-playing traditions in the Soviet Union were neglected in the shadow of outstanding string groups and virtuosi chamber orchestras. It took players of Middleton and of course Shake- speare. Yet he is unique in the clarity and the savagely of his vision. viewing the world as inherently and almost over- included such "brighter lights" The plii is a tale of rape and IEIM§QQ mljor internationnl stature to organize the first major Wind Quartet and break new ground on North Ammrican tours. During his distinguished ca- reer, Ronald Smith has acquired a reputation as one of the most technically brilliant, imaginative and intellectually powerful pian- ists to emerge from England. His 1” concert here still lives in the memory of those fortunate enough to have been present for occasion. adultery, power and suffering, sin and vengeance, brightened or darkened withe bizarre humor, disguises. poisonings, dramatic irony and the highest body count in all of Elizabethan Drama. - The Revengefs Tragedy is directed by Meg Westley of the Stratford Festival. FIZ-

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