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entertainment famous people players benefits gallery kategilderdale correspondent the immensely popular famous peo ple players are returning to markham theatre dec 10 and 11 in a fundrais ing program presented by the latcham gallery founded in 1974 by artistic director diane dupuy who engaged a small group of mentally handicapped young people to bring the fullsize fluorescent puppets to life the players have gone on to become an accomplished and internationally acclaimed professional troupe dupuy who has been awarded the order of canada for her work was inspired by the glove puppets she played with as a child shunned by classmates who labelled her retarded because she was a slow learner dupuy created her own private world with the puppets later she became convinced that many others similarly labelled could draw on their own unique brand of cre ativity to entertain and delight audi ences throughout north america and around the world her determination and drive togeth er with the formidable talents of her puppeteers and the creativity of design- music plays a large part in the famous people players show elton john as seen by the famous people players er mary c thornton have turned her dream into reality the famous people players name is derived from their incredibly realistic lifesize celebrity puppets these along with all manner of fabulous creatures props and special effects come together in a fastpaced cornucopia of song dance and music guaranteed to appeal to all ages the puppeteers themselves are dressed entirely in black and are invisi ble to the audience they manipulate the puppets in front of black lights which create incredible visual impact as a backdrop to the shimmering iridescent stars of this joyous celebration of theatre and life music folklore fairy tales and lifelike caricatures of everyones favorite per formers from michael jackson to elton john are brought together in a breath taking display of color and light and music all the stunning visual effects includ ing props costumes characters and settings are designed by dupuys moth er mary c thornton now 78 who at one time served- aswardrobe mistress to the hamilton opera company the show defies description but the reviews it has garnered around the world give some idea of its magical effects the new york daily news described one famous people players perfor mance thus please see page 13 next to the moon and the stars this is the best thing to see in the dark i iwvdls rvo aibfli dimpv the latcham gallery in stovffville presents an ultraviolet ultrafun musical extravaganza where imagination meets illumwation to support a great cause and enjoy a fabulous show call the markham theatre to book your tickets tickets are 1600 for adults 1400 for seniors and students and 1000 for children under 12 a special family rate of 4600 is available for two adults and two children show times are 730 pm on friday december 10 and 1 pm on saturday december 11 call the markham theatre for performing arts box office at 905 4790201 to book tickets economist sun theatre iis for more information call m the latcham gallery 905 6402395 tmf puftmktfattm 905 4790201