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vhyxa t ts i t j- as 443 poor play puts actors iiasjjlz on a weekender april 25 1987 p47 dinner theatre at herongate barn is a casual unsophisticated affair the basic meatandpotatoes meals are served cafeteria style in the rustic but cosy downstairs din ing room waitresses race around dressed as for a brisk tramp in the woods wine is brought uncorked to the table then to warm up the audience before the show a chap called art tells selfconfessed corny jokes and conducts a singalong of such golden oldies as its a long way to tipperary and let me call you sweetheart he packs us off upstairs to the theatre with the reminder be sure to laugh now the more you laugh the more other people will too true unreceptive audiences will rarely get a firstrate perform ance but theres a corollary to this there must be something to laugh at even last thursdays eager and obliging audience wellprimed by wine and art was hard put to find much to amuse it in out on a limb which opened at herongate two weeks ago it was not the fault of the cast they knocked themselves out us ing every comic trick in the book to entertain but simply couldnt rise above the inept material while it provides a few good lines and some funny situations there are too many long arid stretches where the comedy is so forced as to be non existent the plays basic premise is essen tially a sight gag an enterprising london suburbanite who is car rying on with the gorgeous blonde comehomew comfort with lennox central air conditioning why suffer through another hot humid summer lennox central air conditioning can keep your whole house cool and comfortable and costs less to own and operate than any other systemn it provides years of energyefficient quiet troublefree performance while adding to the resale value of your home call your lennox man today if you dont have lennox you must have money to burn lennox air conditioningheating financed by the 2f royal bank al mtcitl ram wow prr 7 your independent lennox dealer is jxx 7628351 a 1498 midland al scirtoroah theatre in review i 2q42200 jiz wuatt next door who is herself twotiming him with another lover deceives his wife by arranging under his car a pair of dummy legs clad in jeans and shod in wellingtons turning on a tape of cheery whistling and high tailing it across the way to ellies eager arms the perfect alibi especially when graham is blessed with a wife as dimwitted as tessa she was play ed by the likeable pat ward who was very very funny in her drunk scene at the beginning of the second act this hilarious bit was what the audience had been waiting for and heat pumps beat the others cold work york stellar 2000 heat pumps do it with remarkable air conditioning that cuts the summer heat then they cut your winter heating bills with super efficiency a heat pump is the most energy efficient heating system avail able beating all the others because it actually delivers more energy than it uses buy now and you can qualify for big savings save from 18750 to 79000 with heating and air conditioning spring blast rebates 7 swibtmvs 7 they roared their appreciation only to be let down again as the play limped on to its predictable end joanne macintosh played ellie with great flair and good command of english inflection and vowels while oddly doing nothing about her canadian rs her exceptional good looks made it a touch hard to believe that euie would be stuck with such a bumbling pair of lovers as graham bob whitefield and clifford gerry brooks whitefield is an accomplished comedian with marvellous unflag ging energy who squeezed every possible laugh out of his thankless lines brooks chose to prop up his waltermittylike character with the stock mannerisms of the effe minate given cliffords professed passion for euie it just didnt work despite its raw crayon colors the set was a marvel of ingenuity the interior of euies house with three doors and a hallway and the exterior of grahams with a work ing garage door the rear end of a car an entrance and a balcony were cleverly and workably accommodated on the tiny stage in an effort to serve up a steady fare of light comedy herongate is too often undiscriminating in its choice of play there are dozens of wellwritten genuinely funny com edies available like their recent no sex please were british and their upcoming two and two make sex clunkers like out on a limb should be relegated to the dustbin along with grahams stuffed jeans bmmark loan pla financed by the fgji royal bank at interest rales below prime 7- sf feme oher mrubuild aab3tpat a3 totter ax mf cedar 4 wood west central 2993000 heating air conditioning ltd north 4758993 east 8311441 the keys to unwinding john arpinatthe piano alter work come to the sheraton to unwind let john atpins piano work its magic while you sip on your favourite cocktail and soak up the atmosphere every thursday friday and saturday 9 pm to 1 am live entertainment and cocktail music also available daily end your day on a high note at 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