R'iq t~ rtc irîm c~ n t 71M Beddoes (oft) plays Marmaduke Mayhem and Jack Redmond portrmys Sir Roger Mumberley ln the. Milton Players production Of the Mumberly Inhertarice. The play opens November 1 at the. Milton Seniors' Actlvity Centre. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Players set to open melodrama Nov. 1 By FANNIE SUNSMINE The Champion Amissing famiiy fortune, heipless maidens, evil viliains and stalwart heroes. Alil the ahove will bc part of the Milton Players Theatre Croups upcoming produc- tion of the Mumhe)rley Inheritance. It's a melodrama," said director Geof Ford. "We want people to cheer on the good guy and boo the bad guy. It's a good famîly play." Veteran Players actor Tim Beddoes takes on the role of the villain, Marmaduke Mayhem. Jack Redmond plays Sir Roger Mumberley. father of Daphne. Kelly Nelson, who was last seen in An Act of the Imagination. plays the mIle of Daphne Mumnberley. Grewyn Davies was given the mIle of the hero. Rodney Stoutheart and Charlie Fisher plays the mIle of long lost brother Jack Mumberley. Rookie actor Glenn Purchase plays Crispin Cringe and Joan Patch assumes the Veteran Players actor Susan Cranford plays maidservant Dotty. The stage is set in Suffolk, England at Mumberley Manor. and tollows Jack Mumberleys quest ol' trying to find the secret to the familys tortune. [lis fathers gambling debts are in the hands of' Marmaduke Mayhemi, and ail the ladies cao do is watch helplessly. 'We started rehearsing at the beginning of September and weve been having lots of fun," Mr. Ford said, who directed last year's play Run For Your Wife. 'We havent done a melodrama in quite some tîme and its a fiee change from the murder and farce plays." The show will mun Novemnber 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr. The November 1, 7 and 8 shows will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12. The dinner theatre productions Novemnber 2 and 9 will begin at 7 p.m., fol- lowed by the play at 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $30. To reserve seats or for more informa- tion, eall (905) 875-0629 IPatsy Clime tribute artist opens new show tonight GME WflEKS MWS*yr reservahns todwli 1 By FANNIE SUNSINE The Champion The first lime Rossana Holmes stepped onto the stage dressed as Patsy Cline, shte could have heard a pin drop. "There was dead silence. I thought they didnt like me but later I found out they were so over- whelmed by how much I looked like ber." For the past year, the former Miltonian bas worked as a Patsy ClIne tribute artist and bas travelled around Ontario singing the songs of the late country star. Ms H-olmes was first exposed to Patsy CImes music while singing karaoke at ber friend's bar in Acton. her. I told him I didnt know who she was, ail I listened to was Barbra Streisand. When I heard Patsy CInes music, I thought who's this woman who sounds like me?" she joked. It was there on stage that an agent approached Ms Holmes and asked if she wanted a job perform- ing as Patsy ClIne as part of the Las Vegas Legends on Tour. "'Mhe first show I did was incred- ible.' she recalled. "My mom made my costume and 1 wore a black wig. 1 was a dead wringer for ber (Patsy ClIne). We performed ail see HOLMES on page 13 IBe Part of the First Annual Milton Christmas Party Sat. Nov. 3Oth 5pm - lam at Country Hieritage Park Live Entertainment Book your tickets now! For individuals, groups & office parties Cost: $15 per person (~N\(iŽ (i3~N ~Tickets available at: ~Brink} P atskJ os D. .ena Flowers 905-876-1000 '~... Rts.. BOYS~.. Country Heritage Park 905-878-8151 5-9m Pattr ufft Csh arComputer Brothers 905-693-1446 & 5-9p Pltte Bufet ashBarG.P. Music 905-299-052 Proec to the Canadian Champion camoiEflG.p. Musîc___ Bring in an Salvation Army children's Christmas Fund cemo Productionzà unwr-appedgiftNo <f)MILTON PLAYERS THEATRE GROUP Pesents Trhe MUMberley Inheritance by Warren Graves November 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2002 Milton Senior's Activity Centre, 5M0 Childs Drive Tickets are available at Delacourt's (cash/cheque onlyt, or by calling 905-875-0629 1 0-The Canadian Champion, Friday, October 25, 2002 YArts