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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 25 Nov 1987, p. 41

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The demon seeking promotion (Sandra _ McTavish) _ literally throws herself at Satan‘s feet, crying !‘I‘ve given you the best years of my death!" Satan is not moved. All the actors in this production were energetic and easy to understand. A. very enjoyâ€" able show. starred as Satan himself. Three demons with very different perâ€" sonalities _ coâ€"starred: _ Sarah Marsh, Ian McTavish and Sandra McTavish. When one demon said something inappropriate, it apoâ€" logized by saying "Forgive me", to which Satan immediately snapped: "Forgive? What kind of talk is that?" Ernie‘s Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn, is a British play. Ernie has a problem; home life is boring: "like sitting in a graveyard but not as exciting." So he relies on his imagination to create ‘"illucinations". The Britâ€" ish Mum (Coral Andrews) and was told to shut up or be turned into a mattress. The play contained an interestâ€" ing battle narrated in chess style: Sheep to Pond 1; Fox to Pond 1; Horse Hoof to Fox‘s head, etc. The animal characters in the play were nicely characterized, though some of them took their parts too much to heart and were difficult to understand under their enerâ€" getic neighing, clucking, and snorting. The Devil you Say was written by Jessica Booker for her own church acting troupe in Toronto. The play is a glimpse at bureauâ€" cracy and promotion problems in Hell. The stage was lit with lots of red for a very nice Hell effect. The play‘s director, Bob Marsh, like many religious plays that depend heavily on religious rheto. ric to keep the audience interestâ€" ed, these plays were presented as real theatre, with sound, light, actress even climbed into the front row of pews from where she very strong as a pair of competiâ€" tive, duelling Messiahs, complete with devoted followings and false gods. Behind them the Scarecrow urged "peace and good will," and This week, the Calvary Players presented three one-u:tgay- at several locations here in Kitchenâ€" erâ€"Waterloo, and they even took leaders have been slow to accept the religious potential of drama is play. Filling this need is United ST. AGATHA ‘‘Specializing in the Best of Waterioo County Fare" Scarecrow, by Allan Stratton, is ison audience outâ€"ofâ€"town. Unâ€" "LATE SHOW" qnnesdp. [# ( Entertaining â€" oneâ€"act plays into the left were a delight to watch, but had accents just a bit thick for North American ears. Their troubled son Ernie (Mike Moore) was born without accent, but with the ability to cause imagined things to really happen. The doctor (Bernie Roeh!) didn‘t he was convinced. An amazing performance was delivered by Auntie May (Etta Ruddock) as she singleâ€"handedly (with Ernie‘s imagination uh-l‘fi.:o:onnnd defeated a boxing ion! Sarâ€" ah Granskou also shone as both VISIT THE _ DIRECTIONS: Take Erb St. W. to Gateview DREAM HOME HQURS: DREAM (across from Beechwood Plaza) turn right on _ Mon.â€"Thurs. 1â€"5 p.m., 6:30â€"8:30 p.m HOME Westvale Dr. and follow the signs. Closed Friday. Sat. & Sun. 1â€"5 p.m. OR CALL THE HOTLINE #579â€"1170 ONLY 1300 TICKETS LEFT GET YOUR COUPON IN TODAY Final Draw Dec. 31, 1987 tickets will $100.00 PER TICKET <a% n n um CITY POSTAL CODE ADDRESS NAME PLEASE SEND ME TICKETS Cut out and mail to: KITCHENERâ€"CONESTOGA ROTARY CLUB PO. Box 2006, Cambridge, Ontario. N3C 979 tion was full of invention (such as an audible doorâ€"knock in midâ€"air) gudnm.Onodthywith church setting of Saturday night‘s performance was the air l‘lwm"-v-“" a.lufiqifl.(flmdthfin: laughing (for some of the lines were clearly comic) in a church. Still, the audience did applaud, did laugh, and both actor and audience learned just a little more about themselves and their Looking for a Great Christmas Idea? How about a ticket on the Dream Home. SIGNATURE MY PAYMENT IS ces d Expiry date ____ ~_] Mastercard cara » 1 Visa cara # Cheque (rarasLe to kiTCHENER CONESTOGA ROTARY DREAM HOME LOTTERY) Expiry date TELEPHONE PROVINCE Proceeds to | support Lifeline 2794 King St. E

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