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p12 weekender july 19 1986 weekender entertainment efcgao country dining 48 wthmguxi mjiuum otkjfk lof inert jiux ptewc u 2946i68 emergency at the wellington tonight the wellington will be presenting the emergency band also every sunday is i movie night featuring some of todays top movies and com- plimentary popcorn this sun- day watch return of the living dead and white nights tele- vised sports will be shown on the i wellingtons 10foot screen deer park inn theatre in the park deer park inn on hwy 47 north of stouffville is presenting hits of the blitz a musical review of f world war ii it stars vic cum- mings peter glen rummy j bishop deano seward and i coralie allan call 6406060 for i reservations dinner is at 630 i pmandtheshowisat830pm i the show runs every thursday i friday and saturday evening with matinees on wednesdays 5 following the show the house j band will be playing a selection of music from big bands to modern tuesday night is teams sport nite come in with your team wearing your jersey and win a prize reservations are recom mended for the weekends dirty berts located in the lower level of fernandos on main st mar- kham dirty berts is present ing lynk a scorpions tribute band saturday night son for dinner and show for re servations call 2946523 nags head tonight the nags head will be presenting goddo there will be a 4 cover charge also every sunday night is teen nite at the nags head from 7 to 9 pm it will feature contests and prizes cotton club fernandos otooles every tuesday night is team s nite wear your team sweater 1 and receive a complimentary 1 gift footloose tonight is the beach pak giveaway at footloose on highway 7 in markham there will be two chances to win ev erything you need for the beach fernandos is presenting live from the big apple a musical look at broadway both the street and its theatres for its summer run at the main st markham restaurant the show features the talent of barbara moore gerry farrell rick naylor and robert yeretch 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- every monday through satur day night listen to the new music by meesler at the cotton club on highway 48 south of 14th avenue hobby horse arms tom baker the former musical director of the second city revue will perform every saturday night at the hobby horse arms on main st ux- bridge the piano soloist plays from a collection of pub songs and will also play requests showtime is 830 pm and there is no cover charge the duchess of markham every sunday the duchess will be featuring ken newfleld and jane harvey in the sunday night jam session all amateurs are welcome the duchess is on main st markham fletchers restaurant tonight fletchers res taurant in ballantrae hwy 48 south of aurora sideroad will be featuring music by their dj ristorante the old town hall on main st markham italian res taurant will be featuring the guitar playing of pino thurs day through saturday brodies this thursday through sun day brodies on hwy 7 union- ville will be featuring the music of jim bell there is no cover lindners dining tonight james rae will be playing lindners on main st markham melbas dine to the guitar sounds of paul brooks every thursday through saturday at melbas on washington st markham re servations are recommended old village tonight rick washbrook will be playing in the village pub of this main st markham res taurant also watch televised sports on the village pub s big screen tapps every night dance to some of todays top hits provided by tapps dj at this finch and tapscott ave restaurant brougham jambore today and tomorrow the brougham county jamboree fe atures over 20 canadian coun try bands at brougham hwy 7 east of markham some of the performers included in the lineup are terry sumsion myr- na lori and jack bailey there will be two stages with nonstop entertainment saturday and sunday by don atanasoff the scene is set wartime london during world war ii bombs are heard exploding in the streets the faint wail of airraid sirens is heard in the background britain is under attack a voice breaks the silence its the graveltoned prime minister winston churchill telling a radio audience this is britains finest hour ah of a sudden there are lights applause and the announcement the cana dian armed forces network is on the air featuring the hits of the blitz hits of the blitz is a long- running musical revue that has made the rounds of va rious dinner theatres in the toronto area for many years now its current home until the end of august is the theatre in the park at the deer park inn in stouffville while its theme is best suited for people over 50 who would recall the music humor and kinship of the times baby- boomers might also get a kick out of taking a peek at the times their parents endured while the show is far from perfect it does have enough good moments especially in the second half to make it a fine evening of entertainment the setting is a wartime radio studio with the patrons at the theatre providing a live hits of the blitz is entertaining audience the cast includes peter glen rummy bishop deano seward peggy mahon and vic cummings however cummings is not available for the matinee performances and in his place is barry nes- bitt nesbitt did the matinee per formance witnessed by this reporter and unfortunately it was only his second time through the show while he made a few ob vious mistakes his work was adequate considering the fact he hasnt had time to re hearse nesbitt acts as the emcee setting the stage for the various skits monologues and musical numbers that make up the twohour show the show can really be broken down into two main areas the singing of glen seward and mahon and the comedy of rummy bishop glen has a magnificent voice with a touch of brogue thrown in for good measure a scotsman he lends an air of authenticity to this british- oriented production hes at his best on numbers like with a song in my heart on the singalong numbers such as ive got sixpence he had many of the large crowd of seniors participating late in the show bishop did a jimmy durante sequence that would have made the late entertainer proud bishop in his own way brought durante deano seward left rummy bishop and peggy mahon help recreate the atmosphere of wartime in the musical revue hits from the blitz current ly playing at theatre in the park at the deer park inn in stouffville sjoerd wittevcen back to life with a brilliant rendition of as time goes by he then concluded with a durante trademark good night mrs callabash where ver you are at times especially in the opening act the pace seems slow and could use some more energy the singalong portion could also be expanded so that the audience could become more wrapped up in the show the second act was much stronger perhaps because the songs were more easily recog nizable however the ending is weak and does not build to any sort of crescendo it starts and ends in too much of a hurry all in all hits of the blitz is a wellorchestrated two hours of entertainment the adding of period commercials to the script like the old ted davey and peoples credit jewelers jingles added to the time frame the revue attempts to recreate hits of the blitz will be at the theatre in the park until the end of august there are matinees every wednesday and performances friday and saturday evenings prices in cluding lunch and show are 1195 for the matinee and 2495 for a dinner and show on the weekends special group rates are available for more information call 6106060 1