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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Oct 2015, p. 18

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L tatnment's Alex Mustakas. and is celebrating its 40th anniver~ “it's the most fun and rollicking ‘\ ; will get the chance to find out as sary this year." said Mustaltas. and we have a lot of fun with it.‘ 4 l he reprises the role he first played ‘lohn Kerr, who was one of the said Mustakas. “There will be a lit- “ g, in 1991 in the Pirates of Penzance. founders of the society. wasa menâ€" tie traditional Gilbert and Sullivan _ lt'sarolethatheadmitsisnear tor olminebackinhiflischool at butlwillalsobringit into thenew '> and dear to his heart. It‘s a homage Eastwood. and he really gave me century a little bit. 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