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weekender november 29 1986 p23 weekender ntertainment economistsuh the tribune 2942200 6402100 neil simon comedy plays till dec 6 deer parks theatre in the park on hwy 47 in stouffville is presenting come blow your horn a neil simon comedy un til december 6 performances take place on friday and satur day evening with matinees on wednesdays dinner starts at 630 pm and the show is at 830 pm for further information and reservations call 640- markham theatre the york symphony christ mas concert will be held at the markham theatre for the per forming arts on friday dec 5th at 830 pm featured this year will be the unionville high school choir under the direction of diana wasilenkomele and mr michael bloss who will be play ing the organ tickets can be obtained by phoning the box office at 4790201 footloose tonight is his and hers nite at footloose on hwy 7 in mar kham there will be lots of prize giveaways also get the edge with downtown sound from jw egdginton monday night is burger nite eat all the hambergers you can hold for only 49 cents each reservations are recom mended for the weekends v whats ob k itlllir j j llbml mi jvaizcu ahoilzin 2q42200 wellington for adults is 5 seniors and children are 3 dinner will be served from 5 pm for more info call 2946523 love isslightly out of con trol is now playing at fernan- dos the musical comedy re view all about love is filled with comical skits music and dance numbers the show features the talent of brian pearcy bonnie pegler laana taylor wayne jones and allan may fernan- dos is located on main street north markham shows are friday and satur day night dinner is from 7 to 9 pm and curtain time is 915 pm the price is 2295 per per son for dinner and show for re- servations call 2946523 brodies this weekend brodies on hwy 7 unionville will be featuring the music of don bell playing your favorite songs there is no cover dirty berts fernandos enjoy an evening out with the entire family fernandos pre sents a magiciancomedian each sunday night admission dirty berts is located in the lower level of fernandos on main st markham this sun day night enjoy the grey cup game to be televised at dirty berts new 10 ft screen dancers dream these four girls will appear on the channel 1 1 television show tiny talent time on sunday dec 7 they are clockwise from back left tricia williams 12 nadine samuels 11 elaine maceda 8 and 10yearold theresc maceda the girls study tap and jazz dancing at kicks dance studio in markham melbas dine to the guitar sounds of paul brooks every thursday through saturday at melbas on washington st markham re servations are recommended back by popular demand tonight is hard road playing at 930 pm mark your calendars because this popular group will be back on new years eve there is no cover charge tonight also enjoy free popcorn while watching televised spe cials and feature films on the wellingtons 10foot screen nags head duchess enjoy an evening of rock tonight as the nags head pre sents anvil there will be a 4 cover charge every sunday is jam nite at the duchess main st mar kham featuring steve shere all amateurs are welcome ristorante otooles the old town hall on main st markham italian res taurant will be featuring the guitar playing of pino thurs day through saturday every wednesday evening enjoy rock n roll night at otooles where eric otooles resident dj will play favorites from the 60s each monday tuesday and thursday listen to todays top hits celebrate sunday night at otooles grey cup party otooles is located on hwy 7 east of mccowan in markham cullen barns cotton club every monday through satur day night listen to the eclectic new music sounds at the cotton club on hwy 48 south of 14th avenue tonight cullen country barns on the corner of steeles ave and kennedy rd south will be presenting mcgillicuddys lost weekend this play written by keith roulston is about the adventures of a small town one- man police force when he tries to take his first vacation in years everything that could possibly go wrong does the cost for dinner and show is 22 per person the show runs ev ery thursday friday and saturday night and dinner be gins at 6 pm every thursday through saturday afternoon at 1 and 3 pm the cullen matinee theatre presents marooned a light musical christmas com edy which depicts hilarious goingson at a buttonville truck stop you will also enjoy origin al christmas tunes the cost is 350 for adults 3 for seniors and 150 for children for reservations and further information call 4774475 also cullen gardens and miniature village is staging its 6th annual festival of lights november 7th to january 4th tens of thousands of colored lights decorate buildings trees and shrubs in the sixty acre attraction the miniature vil lage is located in the town of whitby lindners lindners dining lounge in the markham village lanes will be presenting the music of james rea tonight back by popular demand mr rea will be performing each tuesday and wednesday from 8 pm un til midnight and thursday through saturday from 9 pm to lam during the fall and winter months in whistons upstairs lounge old village tonight local talent mike ford will be featured in the old village pub located on main st north in markham from 9 pm until 1 am enjoy a late night munchie while listening to your favorite weekend enter tainers available on the old vil lage pub menu fledgling pegasus should soon be soaring high a bloodsucking vampire and a lovable lion stalked the stage at markham theatre last week pegasus formerly acorn reper tory theatre had opened its second season with dracula and androcles and the lion given the relative inexperience and aver age age of cast and crew both productions are to be com mended pegasus was founded last year by sheila zeidenberg an energe tic thornlca theatre arts teacher her goal was to foster an appre ciation of theatre in young people by staging two plays one geared to high school students the other to younger children in oneweek runs twice a year daytime performances for loc al schools are complemented by evening performances and weekend matinees for the general public as producer and director mrs zeidenberg has enlisted the help of parents other teachers and some experienced actors to work with the students in a mutually enriching learning experience their efforts were rewarded last spring with well received pro ductions of beauty and the beast and the importance of being earnest of the two plays seen last week androcles and the lion was the more successful to work dracu la must create an atmosphere of horror and a growing sense of im pending doom but given the familiarity of bram stokers famous story and its treatment over the years by hollywood notably by george hamilton in love at first bite this presents a formidable chal lenge to any company one solu tion is to put ones tongue firmly in ones cheek and play it for laughs this was done a few years ago in a hit new york revival of the 60- year old deanc and balelerston play here the approach was to play it straight and the actors tackled the challenge with praiseworthy conviction liam mcdonald as harker fiance of the vampires latest victim lucy seward and bryan bray as professor van helsing the psychiatrist called in to diagnose her mysterious symp toms both played with obvious sincerity doug tannahill who took on the role of her father three days before opening is to be con gratulated for pulling it off mrs zeidenberg as lucy was a touch crisp in body language and delivery in her opening scenes for one suffering a lan guishing malady but in the second act when lucy is strug gling against her thralldom to dracula she gave us some ge nuinely touching moments michael preuss didnt quite manage to give the count the necessary air of menace and mys tery he sauntered where he should have loomed or postured but he has a wonderful resonant voice and he projected the power ful sexuality the role demands dave repalh as the attendant and lee kerr as the maid were pert and confident and provided some nicelytimed comic relief while perhaps not quite grasping continued page 24