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Volume 33
Playhouse Opens 23rd Season With
Outstanding Performances By Cast
Last night the Parkway Play
house opened&its 23rd season
with Arthur Miller's DEATH Ol
A SALESMAN. 1 lie famous pfay
is the recipient of the Pulitz e r
Prize and the New York Drama
Critics Award. The show will
mn through Saturday night and
I suggest that you see it. It is
a beautiful play performed very'
Dog Killer On Rampage,
Poison Agent Used Could
Cause A Greater Tragedy
!’>y Mrs. C harles ! is: lei'
Several area res denis have
become alarmed during the past
h w days over She malicious ami
cruel poisoning of their pels. On
( Simday morning at approximat
ely 7:30, Rev. Charles Kistler
opened his front door to let out
their little mother dog and her
puppy. Less than an hour later
he again opened the door only
to discover the tiny puppy lying
dead on the porch just in front
of the door with a chunk of jui
cy red, but deadly, meat by its
side. Upon rushing into the; yard
he discovered the little motter
dog, also dead. "Sweet pea",
the mother dog who was half
terrier and half Chihuahua, had
been the family pet for al m o s t
five years. She had never harm
ed anyone and seldom left the
fenced -in yard. Her t iny puypy,
"Princess", was almost full Chi
huahua, weighing only 1 \2 lbs.
and only eleven weeks old.Both
little dogs stayed in the liouse at
night and j of the day.
Davey an- Danny, the Kist
ler's twin sons, were away visi
ting their grandparents. Only
those with children and pets can
. -icdeistand the heartbreak of the
Curtain Time
Has Changed
This year the Parkway Play
house will start each production
at S:3O p.m. unlike last year
when the curtain rose at 8:00 p.
m. Also this year each produc
tion will open on a Wednes day
evening and will give perform
ance through Saturday evening*
Unlike last year, there will be
no performances Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
well by the Parkway Company.
"Mutt" Burton portrays the
leading role of Willy Loman, a
man caught up with "American
Dream" striving for money and
pojntlarity. The character of
Willy, the man who wanted to
be well liked, is a difficult role
and Mr. Burton give.s us a fine
interpretation. He conveys both
two little nine-year-old boys
when they arrived home that
same evening.
Turly Sunday afternoon, a
neighbor boy discovered his pup
PY> u mate to the Kistler\ dead
in its front yard where it li a d
been playing only 15—20 minutes
A piece of poisoned meat was
discovered nearby.
Early Monday afternoon, a
group of small children playing
in another neighbor's yard wit
nessed the sudden agonized cfeath
of the dog belonging to a neigh
bor up the street. Again a piece
of meat was found by the dog's
mouth.
Tuesday afternoon, the Kisl
leis discovered the body of the
sth poisoned dog.
We have reason to benotcnlv
concerned over the poisoning of
our pets, but the fact that trag
edy could result from this poi-on
which begins to act almost in
stantly, should a small child
happen to handle some of the
poisoned material.
Ibe tmee residents involved
appreciate the concern and the
help being given by our local
county and city law officials as
well as the health department G
the Society For The Prevention
Os Cruelty To Animals in Ashe
ville. Anyone having a clue to
the killers identity please call
Charles Kistler at 682-2376.
This article is being published
as a warning to area residents in
order that they may take precau
tions to safeguard their small
children and pets against this
menace to our community. It
is hoped that the person will read
tliis and that it might touch his
heart.. that he (or she) will rea
lize the extent of this e.vil and
malicious deed.
Jdy 10, 1969
the strengths and weaknesses of
the pathetic Willy.
Blanche Kelly also does well
as Linda, Willy's wife. She is
his sole support and understands
him when others fail to. Blancle
has appeared at the Playhouse
many times before, and her por
trayal of Linda is simple, quiet
and touching.
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Burtoa And Kelly In Character Roles
Tri-County Saddle Club
Holds First Horse Show
The Tri-County Saddle Club
is pleased to announce its plans
for the first annual horse show.
The show will be Saturd a y,
July 19, 1969. It will be held
on the old ball field at Harris
Elementary School at S pruc e
Pine and will begin at 4:oopm.
Intermission will be held at 7
P. m.
The Hon. Jack Britt of Ashe
ville, N.C. will serve asJudge
and Taylor Buchanan will be
the Ring Master. Mrs. Ki Bare
will be the official show seero -
Bob W aldron and Mike Coyie
give dimension to their roles as
Biff and Happy, Willy’s two sons.
Other strong cast members in
clude Bob Small as Stanley, the
bartender, Eric Perkins as Ber
nard, Willy’s nephew, and John
Clonz as Howard, Willy's boss.
Other members of the cast in
clude Nelson Allison, A. n ise Ve-
tary. Bill Buckner is to be the
announcer.
There will be twenty-five
classes in which exhibitors can
show their animals. All ages
all types of horses can be shown
There will be a drawing at
the intermission and a free new
western saddle will be given a—
way to the lucky ticket hold ei;
The Security Feed Company is
going to give free feed to the
lucky ticket holders. All who
pay their admission will be
eligible to win the saddle and
Iced.
NuMher Porty-Foer
rbal, Marta Schley, ValarieNar
man, Bob Bell, and Marsha Git
kin.
The production is directed by
Lauren Woods, who is spending
his 7th summer with tire Play
house. The physical production
of the show is outstanding. Frank
Silberrtein has designed a miti
level set that creates a perfect
atmosphere for this great drama
tic work. Boyd Os trots has
designed the excellent lighti n g
that also enhances the colorful
production.
Without a doubt, the show is
a fine evening of theatre. I'm
happy to say that it looks like
we can expect another excellent
summer of theatrical production
from the Parkway Playhouse.
The next production at the
Playhouse will be SPOON RIVER
ANTHOLOGY opening Jul - 16.
This Edgar Lee Masters play will
surely be enjoyed by all No rth
Carolinians. It is a favorite of
people all over the country.
The show is quiet and sim
ple, dealing with ghosts of Spo
on River folks who gather at the
cemetery to reveal secrets thu!
have gone with them to the gra
ve. The show is both funny and
sad with tuneful musical inter -
ludes adding to the beauty of the
production, _>
The production is being di
rected by Maynard French of
Greensboro. Maynard has both
acted and directed previously at
the Parkway Playhouse. Qily
last year he directed Thom ton
Wilder's 'The Skin Os Our Teeth,'
Appearing in SPOON RIVER
will be Mike Dyer, Carol Dree
ssen,/ond Ned Allison from the
Asheville area, Genii Jennings
of Thomasville, N.C., Tom
Bates and Marta Schley of Va.,
Mike Coyne, and Ellen Leeds of
New Jersey, Bob Leh of Madison
N.C., and Barbara Wolff of Mq,
"Warm, radiant, poetic... A
compelling experience in the
theatre." said the New York
Journal American of the N. Y.
production of the hit show. "A
procession of unforgettable iron
and women, and a powerful evo
cation of life." said the New
York WorH-Telegram and Sun
of the same production. For a
wonderful evening of theatre..
come to the Parkway Playhotst
to see SPOON RIVER ANTHO -
LOGY. Phone Reservations can
be made and the number at the
box office is 682-3231.