The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

nywffiewmmwvffiysiin weekender entertainment fx n jtcononusisun the tribune 2942200 6402100 mondo combo performs at greens the greens performing tonight at 930 pm at the greens in mar- kham is mondo combo there is a 3 cover charge wednesday oct 14th a local band from the stouffville area will be featured rouge cafe at greens located in the new 16th avenue plaza york symphony orchestra tracy elliott and shizu yana- gisawa on piano cowinners of the 1987 kiwanis music festiv al will perform friday oct 23 at the markham theatre for performing arts at 830 pm for further info call the theatres box office at 4790201 or norma thomas at 8812886 evenings hobby horse arms enjoy your favorite jazz on piano with tom baker who will entertain audiences this thank sgiving weekend at the hobby horse arms in uxbridge herongate barn herongate barn presents the whats on yk jvcmcij crfoikin 2qq2200 sss performances take place fri day with doors opening at 7 pm dinner is served at 730 pm on saturday evenings doors open at 6 pm with dinner being served at 630 pm the cost is 2495 per person for further info and reserva tions call 6406060 original play cheaters which runs until oct 24 cheaters is about two phi landering couples confronted with a most awkward situation when circumstances bring all participants into a most im probable situation dinner theatre performances on thursday friday and sun day nights are 21 which in cludes dinner theatre and sales tax and 23 on saturday evening for further information and reservations call dawn or cheryl at 2940426 markham theatre sponsored by sunkist fruit markets frank mills will open the markham theatres music i series with performances on oct 20 and 21 for further info and tickets please call the markham theatre box office at 4790201 humbertos hideaway sheraton parkway the parkways entertain ment lineup in captain pepper- trees monday through satur day features markham resident diana nahr the sheraton parkway is at hwy 7 and leslie st nags head worth paul james performs this evening at nags head north located on woodbine ave deer park inn deer parks theatre in the park on hwy 47 in stouffville presents an original musical comedy class of 57 a revue featuring the music of the late 50s and 60s chock full of zany characters and funny situa tions twice around the park is now playing at humbertos hide away dinner theatre this broadway hit consists of two hysterically funny oneact plays that explore the ironies of rela tionships twice around the park can be seen friday and saturday even ing dinner is served at 7 pm and the show starts at 9 pm for further information and re servations call 2946523 cheers join friends at deer parks new pub cheers open tues day through saturday from 4 pm lindners on november 8 lindners will host a jazz brunch with henry cuesta performing for guests this famed jazz artist formerly played with lawrence welk tickets are 35 per per son for further information and advanced ticket sales call 4711772 brodies phil christie entertains audi ences this weekend at brodies located in unionville cuiien barns the 1987 season at cullen country barns dinner theatre finishes with the recent broad way success the dining room by ar gourney running from oct 14 through jan 9 for reservations and in formation about performances at cullen barns call 4774475 footloose footloose features your favo rite tunes from the 50s and 60s each tuesday evening wednesday is ladies nite with prize giveaways thursday is suds nite and enjoy the birth day game on fri and sat even ings chisletts play ranks among seasons finest when the blyth festival opened in 1975 its survival was a matter of doubt a summer theatre fes tival in an obscure little inland town in huronia and committed to producing only canadian plays what a hope vfhat it not only survived but flourished says a lot about the health of canadian theatre today it is nothing short of robust and the blyth festival has made a sig nificant contribution to this happy state of affairs some of our most successful playwrights got their start there among them anne chislett she is best known for quiet in the land a beautiful pastoral play about the impact of world war i on the mennonites of waterloo county now with another seasons promise written in collaboration with keith roulston a cofounder ofiyth she has solidified her position as the voice of the rural experience in canada we all know of the plight of to days farmers sort of little stories about foreclosures and foreign takeovers lurk about in the back pages of our newspap ers and every now and then they make the front pages where we read shocked that those exemp lars of lawabiding conservatism have turned militant in blyths presentation of another seasons promise at the markham theatre last week these news items became real translated from cold print into hu man terms through the struggles of the fictional purves family ken purves is a once- prosperous farmer whose proper ty and way of life are threatened by the third genera tion of pioneer scots he is stub bornly determined to hang on in the face of failed crops heartless theatre in review elizalrfi wijatt bankers and ambitious projects that have turned sour his attempts to cope with these formidable problems are heroic but misguided it is in its ex amination of their devastating effect on kens family that this fine play is at its best the charac ters are beautifully drawn they arouse our loyality or disappoint ment our anger or laughter and rooted in naturalism the play is shot through with wonder ful humor punctuated by mo ments of high drama it falters only in one or two uncertain cur tain scenes and to the reviewer anyway a mass of bewildering financial detail in the light of chisletts former work it is temp ting to attribute the latter to the journalistic instincts of her col laborator roulston but the flow of circumstance grips the attention the charac ters engage the sympathies one of the most appealing is granny purves delightfully brought to life by the scenestealing flor ence paterson singleminded proud tenacious granny gener ates much of the humor of the play and much of its drama when alone in the house late at night she confronts the gestapo like tactics of a pair of opp sent to seize kens accounts the power of patersons acting is shattering quietly in the background is kens wife helen beautifully realized by nicola lipman her every gesture and look her walk her clothes are a telling revela tion of helens repressed feelings when the pressures of work and worry drive helen to take valium lipman makes it not so much a sign of weakness as an act of cour age the familys survival de pends on her own campbell in the pivotal role of ken purves does not project the depth of his womenfolk his is a straightforward performance forceful and assured but lacking the shadings and details that could reveal so much more about the man overall it is a strong cast directed by linda moore into some fine ensemble playing her natural but womanlike staging however slips into the old birds- onafence routine at one point four or five actors are strung out along one wall with one or two others awkwardly positioned all to the detriment of an impor tant speech as fourth and fifthgeneration purvescs john okrancy rob and 10yearold jerrod button sandy make a convincing and engaging father and son and laurel paetz gives a beautifully focusses performance as robs old girlfriend stan coles lingers in the mem- florence paterson as granny purves and lee j campbell as ken purves deliver a poignant scene during another seasons promise which played at markham theatre sept 30 to oct 3 ory with a detailed and very satis fying portrayal of the man who makes money on corn futures while his brotherinlaw loses his birthright when those same crops fail judith orban and peter smith make effective appear ances as respectively kens flighty sister and the militant young farmer who he betrays the play is set in the kitchen the heart of every farmhouse like a childs backless dollhousc it sweeps out from the backdrop of the main house as the tail of the building the house itself of dun- colored brick and with peeling paint on roof brackets and ginger- bread porch is wonderfully evocative of huron county the modernized and spotless room with grannys cosy corner at one side and helens working area at the other is also symbolic of the purves family the old and the new the mix of generations their former prosperity and their hopes for the future once again pinned on rob another seasons promise is another coup for the blyth festiv al and if it is a promise of things to come this season at the mar kham theatre subscribers will be well satisfied