Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 25, 1989, p. 11

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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday November Page Eirtertaimpept Rock video examines drinking and driving Fiddler captures the spirit of Tradition in early Russia through one character the Wat cher The Watcher serves as the narrator and guides the au dience through various decisions a young driver must make The Partys Over airs Dec 1 on CTV An upcoming Canadian drama blends together a number of rock songs and a series of vignettes for a 30minute TV special with a far from subtle The Partys Over looks at the ef fect of alcohol impairment on driv ing ability and the emotional economic and human havoc im- paired drivers can reap The special is aimed at teenagers and young adults Thats why the produced by the office of the Solicitor General of Alberta is making extensive use of rock and country music The music from such artists as Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band Steppenwolf The Razorbacks The Fabulous Thunderbirds and KD Lang and The Reclines has been donated by the performers and their record companies The storyline is a series of separate vignettes tied together When he was president of the USA Ronald Reagan was fre quently embroiled in political bat tles over American aid to the Con tra rebels in Nicaragua Now his daughter Davis also displays a fascination with that problemplagued Central American nation Deadfall Davis second novel revolves around illegal American involvement in Central America The heroine and a senator who is an outspoken critic of the Contras discover a major conspiracy by of ficials close to the nerve centre of American political power Before you send it seal it with a Christmas Seal the Herald Watching a little old man perch ed on a roof top playing a fiddle may be a nerveracking sight in deed But for those who saw the Globe Theatre Productions presentation of Fiddler on the Roof Thursday night it was nothing of the sort The world renowned musical which runs through Dec at the John Elliott Theatre takes place in a small Russian Jewish community called It centres around a cou ple Tevye Joe Delguidice and his wife Golde sky who believe in the tradition that the father chooses his daughters mate His daughters however feel the decision is theirs Tevyes character is crucial to the play and Mr Delguidices per formance on opening night last week was outstanding The au dience felt his pain when he reluc tantly disowned his third eldest daughter Chava Tricia for deciding to marry a gentil and they identified with him when he manipulated the Bible and his onesided conversations with God to justify his actions It seemed as if he was made for the part Its hard to say what a Jewish milkman and father of five daughters living in Russia in 1904 would look like but Tevyes attire certainly lent credibility to the character Ms was equally good in her role of the wife Golde She incorporated all the right man- WESTERN CARPET VINYL BR0ADL00M VINYL TILE AREA RUGS FULL INSTALLATION FAST FRIENDLY SERVl 184 GUELPH ST 8732355 88 KENNEDY BRAMPTON Want 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imagination The two other principal characters were Motel the town tailor Phil Brennan and Bill Komlce the radical studfent Phil Brennans youthful look and slight frame allowed him to con vincingly portray the insecure tailor Mr Kornice was able to portray a young revolutionarys anger The acting was complemented by the efficient use of the stage By means of a simple mechanism the audience is taken from Tevyes yard into his kitchen With a few tables a wooden backdrop and some bottles and glasses it becomes a bar And a dimming of the stage lights and glow in the dark pyjamas the audience was in the bedroom with Tevye and his wife during an eyecatching dntam sequence The orchestra kept pace well but at times it drowned out some of the singers voices But those who saw the famed musical will be pleasantly surpris ed At times you may forget about the harried life today and be taken back to those difficult times in the small Russian town Available Soon CAROL BOOK Contains the words to all of 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