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The Stratiord Festivals production of Candide opened Thursday in Strotlord Ont with Edward Evanko left as Candide and Carolyn Tomlin as Cunegondei CP Photo Two singing stars for musical Candide STRATFURI nt tLIt An eyefilling new product ion of Leonard Bernsteins fanciful musical interpretation of Volt aires andide has brought two new singing stars to the Stratr ford Festival stages Edward Evanko and aralyn Tomlin star as andide and unegonde in the production di rected by ofti Mansouri gen eral director of the Canadian Opera Company with lance di rection by Brian Macdonaldi resident choreographer of Les Grands Ballets anadiens of Montreal The show which will be per formed in both the 1100seat Avon Theatre and the 2200seat Festival Theatre this season is light tuneful and arresting diversion from the stage playsfl mostly Shakespeare in the Festival Michael Fletcher plays Voltv aire who narates the story of Candide and his love for Tune gonde through their travels and travails around the world searching for happiness It is as Voltaire says the best of all possible worlds de spite wars famines Shipr wrecks piracy and other haz ards Two people in love also find the best of all possible juxtapo sitions for the male and female bodies in each others arms DESIGNEDOSTLMES Mary Kerr designed out landishly fanciful costumes for the scenes set in Westphalia Bulgaria Spain Columbia Carthage Constantinople and places in between The production is staged by mixture of actors drawn from Stratfords regular companies and specialsinging stars for the musical Music is provided by tomember band backstage di rected by Berthold farriere An example of the wide diver sity of acting and singing re quirements of the show is the parts played by one young man Richard McMillan who was simple in Shakespeares Merry Wives of Windsor Besides singing and dancing in the chorus numbers MacMilr tan is Bulgarian Soldier rich Jew judge olumbian businessman and pirate Big musical extravaganzas are not regularly part of the Stratlord Festival though chamber operas have been done in recent years In its early days the Stratford Festival regularly featured operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan Returning to the IlllISHLll stage as part of the program II is reported that Robin Phillips mntemplates more of such liratesol ltIltllltlll lmurnnd shows til the future They bring performed lecttltl lll Stephen to the festival city corps of Sondheims Little Ight lu singers dancers and musicians sic llltll supplements the pool of actingtalent The will probably lll tact be worked into llilllips con rcpt ot totall new kind of theatre llt illl to dewlop here lll lllt next throw years Manitoba born lidward IIvaiiko in tact llll appeared in Tyrone Guthries production of Gilbert and Sullnaiis The MEILUN DT DENTURE THERAPIST Complete Denture Service Hours am pm Mon thru Sat 280 Dunlap St Barrie 7286810 Member Denturist Society FaeMA SEAFOODS BIoIre St 7269371 FRANK TECKLENBURG SUPER WEEKEND SPECIAL LOBSTER 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of FrenclHanadian opinion from coast to coast it emphasizes FrenchCanadians living outside Quebec Program takes look at minority various French communities while also underlining their common struggle in predominantly English en vironment to maintain their language and culture Acadians in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia consider them selves neither Canadians nor Quebcckers but Acadiansa distinctive people Some talk of one day joining separated Quebec or even creating an in the examiner firidayJune 1978 But in Western Canada where FrenchCanadians are scarcethey rank fourth on the basis of population in Manitoba for instanceAthey take what program host Barbara Frum terms more realistic view Some speak of cooperation with English neighbours even measure of assimilation while guarding their culture within the home their distaste for the miscon ception that they are simply Quebcckers living outside Que bec We dont want to be labelled Quebecois just because were French here in Edmonton says one spirited highschool student They range from commu nity of about 500000 in Ontario to mere handful in New foundland and Prince Edward But many of the nearly one the different aspirations of Island IMPERIAL 02 BARRIE TWIN DRIVE IN Would you be shocked to find out that the greatest momenta of our recent history may not have happened at all But all agree on one thing dependent Acadian territory IMPERIAL 7283440 DRIVEIN 4872212 Call Anytime When was the last time someone jammed your locker on IMPERIAL 7009I0 mm CAPRICORN ONE SlR LEW GRADE Presents For ASSOCIATED GENERAL FILMS ELLIOTT GOULD JAMES BROLIN BRENDA VACCARO SAM WATERSTON OJ SIMPSON and HAL HOLBROOK in LAZARUSHYAMS PRODUCTION ntA PFTFR HYAMR Flt CAPRICDRN nNF amt new Tt MIN 3M WK 1w Nit IMPERIAL 710l905 Recommended ONE MAN THOUGHT HE KNEW Mutt Entertainment THE SECRET OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE IMPERIAL 7001 900 ALM Mill Sliltiltltl ltlllttttt Kttltiv iii ititt ll lltllt IUNN JOHN FRILDRtClt lHUMAS Allll it ioi lit tlilitl SttN 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