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Already this year, McKennitt has â€" call (519) 662â€"2215 for reservations. * L_“_â€"â€"â€"_J e 0o 0o 0o o0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0o 0 0o 0o 0o o o o 0o 0o o o o 0o 0o o o o o o o o o Singer/harpist and longâ€"time Stratâ€" ford resident Loreena McKennitt will open her second major concert tour of Canada and the U.S. this year with two performnances at her homeâ€" town‘s Avon Theatre. _ =* McKennitt, who‘ll perform benefit concerts in Stratford tonight and tomorrow night, will sat off for more than 30 dates throughout Canada and the U.S. in addition to two Massey Haill conâ€" certs (Nov. 6 and 7), she will perform In Ottawa, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Istand, and Quebec City, as well as 16 American cities before the tour winds down in mid . Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennitt launches tour with two local benefit concerts World of Dre@MS » waerice Betdinga Oldfashioned craftsmanship [ a giving you a restful sleep at SAVINGS OF OVER 40%! Open Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:00â€"5:00, Fri. 12:00â€"8;30, Sat. 9:30â€"5:00 141 Weber Street, Waterloo (corner of Weber and Union) _ 742â€"0783 benefit Optimism Place, an emerâ€" gency shelter in Stratford for abused women and their children, and her concert tomorrow will benefit Famity Services of Perthâ€"Huron. Tickets are $35 and are available at the Stratford Festival box office. From the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo area, call (519) 662â€"2215 for reservations. * performed throughout Canada and the U.S., as well as in Spain, Gerâ€" many, France, Belgium, Sweden, and â€" just last week â€" Italy. Her fifth album, The Mask and Mirâ€" ror, has sold more than 500,000 coples around the world since is was released last March ~ 180,000 sold in McKennitt‘s concert tonight will nc mmaie (prmnterietgrews "I had seen the production done in Drayton and after seeing it done there, | thought that if I‘m ever going to direct, this is the show | want to start with," Readâ€"Wilson says. "It was just so fastâ€"paced and energetic with a lot of humor. You never know, not until the very end, what‘s going to happen." Move Over Mrs. Markham is a comedy/farce in true British tradiâ€" tion. it‘s the story of Joanna and Philip Markham who are planning a simple evening out while others are planning secret rendezvous in their vacant apartment. What ensues is a hilarious evening of mixed Identities and mysterious from the director‘s chair. f Readâ€"Wilson has been a part of the Elmira Theâ€" atre Company since its inception in 1981, and has known for some time that she wanted to take a crack at directing. When she saw Drayton Theatre‘s production of the hit British comecty by Ray Cooney and John Chapâ€" man, she knew what she wanted In her 14 years of acting, stage This production stars Chris Grose managing and set constructing as Mrs. Markham, Patrick Hoy as with the Elmira Theatre Company, Philip Markham, Bill Calder as Cathy Readâ€"Wilson has worked on _ Henry Lodge, Deb Deckert as Linda stage, behind stage, and probably Lodge, Jill Mason as Sytvie, George even under stage. Rich as Walter Pangbourne, Doris But Move Over Mrs. Markham â€" O‘Dell as Olive Harriet Smythe, the group‘s debut dinner mm ids redaion in 1994/95 season which Ee en m . â€" f opens this week in St. son‘s first stab at working Hilarious British farce opens Elmira Theatre‘s new season WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994 â€" PAGE 21 mrrritn0890liken beprosemmaesoncnâ€" + Snanbimminm...~........ Rosemary Ryan as Miss Wilkinson, and Dan O‘Reilly as Alistair Spenâ€" low. Move Over Mrs. Markham opens at the Woolwich Community Cenâ€" tre on Parkside Drive in St. Jacobs Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 12. Doors open at 6:30, dinner (catered by the Stone Crock of Elmira) is served at 7 p.m., followed by the performance. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for Sunday (Oct. 30 and Nov. 6) productions with dinner served at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 for Thursday and Sunday performances and $30 tor Friday and Saturday performances. For further Eimira Theatre Company information, call Sandy at 888â€" 7497, tor subscription information call Bev at 669â€"5257, tor single ticket reservations, call Charlotte at