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Surprise Ending Os 'Mousetrap’ Thrills Playhouse Audience “The Mousetrap” a mys tery by A;atha Christie, the latest performance by the Parkway P.ayhouse, was well received by a rather small audience Friday night, but with a lar ey group for the remaining three nights of Its showing. The mystery, while not of the lirg variety, keep the audi-* ence keenly interested’ and moved along fast and smoothly. The action takes p’ace in a country inn or boarding house located in the vicinity cf London, known as Monk sw r ell Manor, which had re cently been inherited by a new y married couple Mol lie and Giles Raston (play ed by Amelia Penland and Sal Glacchi). As the story opens we find Mollie and Giles on the stage, very ap prehensive as to the success of their venture and won lering whether or not their guests for the night wou'd be able to get through be cause of a wi’.ld snowstorm which had been racing thro ughout the day. Gi es waj quite perturbed as to whc f h-_ er or not they wou’d be able to col’ect since the guests wer P all stran- ers to them Mole uggests that their ba-gage be retained If thev were nnab'e to ray, and theT ability t v pav plight b" indented by the weight of their lu craire However, despite the storm the guests begi". to nut in their anpeanmee. First., a "ko'k' ” a-’d somewhat luV ious arebppct Ch”’s tonher Wren, payed by B'’l Cwikowsk*: npxt a cranky and complainin'* ladv lur ist Mrs HovJe, p ayed by Margaret Sharpe The th'rd gu°st to appear was a tvpl callv Emr'lsh, breezy, retired LAVORIS MOU MOUTH WASH 8 Oz. Six* l»g. 65< Now 49< ONE A DAY MULTIPLE VITAMINS 100 Sizo Reg. $2.94 Now $2.29 VICKS FORMULA 44COUOH SYRUP 6 Oz. Rog. $1.49 Now $1.09 PEPTO BISMOL 12 Oz Reg. $1.39 Now 99< ONE A DAYMULTIPLE VITAMINS WITH IRON 100 Size Rog. $3.29 Now I $2.49 SPALDING OFFICIAL BASEBALL I Rog. $1.50 Now 99< THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1966 Armv officer Ma'or Metcaf p’a-'ed bv Lauren Woods. Fourth, came Miss Ca-ew’U, e hard, evo’cal "spinster”,, whose Identity remained a secret until the — play ed bv Diana Lawrence. Then appears on the sce~e an un expected in the per-on of Mr. Paraviclnl, an Ital ian, with all the gestures and brokei»->poglish. p’aved bv Armando Contardi, who claims that his car over turned in a snowbank, forc ing him to seek shelter for the ni^ht. The story evolves around a mysterious murder which has taken place in the nei ghborhood one Mrs Lyons matron of a “poor farm” nr home for children being the victim. She seems to have boen a very unsavory char acter who mistreated the children, even to the point of murdering a child in the past, the child being one of two brothers and a sister committed to the home by one of the guests the querulous and complaining lady ju’ge Mrs. Boy.e. As news oi* the murder con tinue to come over the rad io, the police department call to say that they are sending a man to the Inn to do some investigating and give protection to the Inn keeper and guests. This fee ms to throw a scare into everyone, with each accus ing the other the princi pal suspect being Christo pher Wren, the timid young arch ! tect. In the mi’st of all this appears Detective Ser geant Trotter, played by Barry Dudley, scaring them out of their wits, and leav ing the audience suspecting each character in turn, bet never in the wor’d the Ser geant himself. To make a 'ong story short, the Ser grvirt turns out to be the murderer. After questioning each one privately he comes' to Mollie Ra’ston, who it de velops wan a teacher at the nsv um where Trotter along with his brother and sister had been committe! (the brother having died from mistreatment) . Mo lie, who is supposed to be the second victim, is rescued in the nick of time. The story is now out, in the open the hard b"i’ed Miss Casewell is Trotter’s long lost sister, and there is a tearful reunion. It is presumed that Trotter is carted off to the “pokey” or “booby hatch” the lat ter bein'* the most likely place and the guests were able to re’ax and get out from under their terror. Next to the cast: Amelia Penland (daughter of Mr. Mrs. Max Penland of Bumsvire and a rnus*c‘ ma jor at UNC-G) did a beauti ful lob as Mrs. Ralston; our on’y criticism being that it was hard to reconcile such a young girl teaching at the institution in question years prior to the time of the stnrv. It seems to us that a midiip-aged. or at ’east older looking person would have been more In character Sal Giacchi as Moilb’s husband was very convincing, al thou h he. too, it seems to us should have been made up to look the part of an older person. In our opinion, Bill Cwi kowski as Christopher Wren, the very timid, effeminate boy, who had been forced in to architecture by his ambi tious mother, played the most convincing role. He acted so guilty one was for ced to believe he was the murderer, although it was hard to conceive such a timid soul playing the ro’e of a Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. The lady judge, Mrs. Boyle, played by Margaret Sharpe, was so * obnoxious that It was easy to conceive of her throwing children to the lions, and one was almost hoping she would get what was coming to her. and g’ad to see her scare! out of her ;wits, perhaps for the first time In her life. Parkwav Playhouse’s old timer. Lauren Woods, turned in his usual fine performan ce as Major Metcalf, and. at least from our point of view, was the on’y person not suspect- Miss Casewell, the long lost sister, p'aved by Diana Lawrence, as the “mystery woman” turned In an ad mirable job of the rather small part she played. Mr- Paraviclnl, as the voluble Ita'lian played by Armando Contardi, was a jov to beho’d. with his ex travagant Latin gestures and aut.hent'c Latin accent, along with his realistic laughter. From this writer’s point of V’rw. he was one of the prime suspects, but turned out to be the t’pical sunny, care-free Italian p'avboy. Then comes the fine per formance of Detective Ser geant Trotter played by Barry Dud ey, who had ev ervone completely fooied, but, as is usual In all mvs trHps turned out to be the Vi’lian. ? | It was a verv fine perform ance throughout and deser ving of a, much larger audi ence than turned out for this p’av. We would not close this review without a word of praise for Les’le Branham, Designer a~d Technics’ Dir ector, Stephen Kdelsteln, lighting Assistant. and James Kuntz, Scenery As sistant for an almost per fect spttlng. ♦ Neither would we forget our old friend Gordon Ben nett, who did such a sunerb ,I°h of directing the p’ay. We’come back to Burnsville, Gordon! By: Miss Zoe Young SYMPTOMS OF NEED Heart attacks are almost un heard of among patients treated by a CARE-MEDICO hospital team in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras, probably due to the lack of animal protein in their diet and their physical labor. Malnutrition and intestinal para sites are the most common ills seen by the American doctors and nurses, whose work ia supported by contributions to MEDICO, a service of CARE, New York 10016. clrAr creek Trailer Lodge A Campground A Mountain Resort Designed Per Travel Trailers And Campers. A GOOD PLACE TO RELAX Individual Cclmping Areas - Electrical Connections And Water. o«m4 A*4 Optrilii ly CARL D. LANOITON INC. N. C. # 10 At Clear Creak M. It. 5 Box 111 Beratvillt, N. C. Pk. 675-4510 \ e THE YANCEY RECORD Garden Club Meets With Mrs. Bailey The Burnsvll’e Garden Club held its annual garden picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bai.ey on Friday evening. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs, W. A. Y. Sar gent and Mrs. Dawson Briggs were hostesses and were as sisted by Miss Hope Eailey. The covered di?h supper was served from a beauti fully appointed table in the flower carden, surrounded by beds of roses, llies, de'phin lum, snapdragon l ? a->d many other seasonal flowers. The food was, as a ways, bountiful, varied and deli cious, It wa? enjoyed by the members and a number of guests inc’uding the hus bands. present were Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Fouts, Mr. and Mrs. Char’es Prof- IVt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred (Proffitt. Dr. and Mrs. Paul Fall, Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Briggs, Dr. and Mrs. W.A Y. Sargent, Mrs. R Y Ti’son, Mrs. E. R. Gill espie, Mrs. Troy Rav, Mrs. J. A. Watson, Miss Hope Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. Special g-iests of vthe c’ub were Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Coletta and Mrs. W- F. Grassmuck. Xl L~u?ise Vj by LYDIA PERRINS A Great Green Vegetable Do you give green vegetables the importance they deserve in family meals? Small Brussels sprouts, cooked until just tender, and seasoned with a piquant sauce, make a marvelous accom paniment to beef, pork, lamb or chicken. DEVILED BRUSSELS SPROUTS Vi cup butter 2 tap. prepared mustard 1 tsp. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire 1 Tbsp. chili sauce or catsup Salt- and pepper to taste. Melt butter in small saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Pour over cooked and drained Brussels sprouts, or pass in a bowl. This Tedpe makes enough sauce lor two pounds of sprouts.
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