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Playhouse Performers In THE MISER |
(THE MISER Keeps Audience
j Laughing As Playhouse §
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;$ By C arolyn Yuziuk ft
;i|: Last night the Parkway Playhouse presented its 3rd production £
vi of Uie Season - THE MISER, by Molicre. Moliere is unquestia> X;
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:•:• ably one of the most important of all dramatists and is perhaps .;.;
:•:■ the most significant of all comedic writers. lie dominated tic £
J; French theater of the latter 17th century in much the same way £
$ as Shal -speare did the Elizabethan theatre a half century before. £
:i;i His fame Ls marked by social satires and his dramatizations of ijj;
;$ extreme character types such as hypochondriacs, misantliropes 8 g
A hypocrites. TIIE MISER is a clear example of the latter. ;!j
•i; Robert Waldron, who appeared as "Biff" in the Playhouse Pro- g
>:• duct ion DEATH OF A SALESMAN, portrays the Miser in such a £
v hilarious fashion as to keep the audience in stitches for most of :•:•
:•: the evening. His makeup is fantastic - anyone seeing him wculd
A immediately recognize him for tire Scrooge-type person he re- jg
i| presents. As befits the leading character in a production, his ;j|:
!v performance steals the show, but running a very close second is ;.;.
v the superb acting job done by Robert Leh wlio appeared in the >1;
ij; SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY last week. As Clcante.the misei's
X effeminate son, he "brings down the liouse" in several very fun
•;■ ny scenes. Jj
ft Other principal characters who all gave a great performance £
•:• were: Valerie Naiman, Nelson Allison, Connie Evans, James J;
v Oher, M.-ta Schley and Robert Small. As a "woman of in- £
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X trigue" M.wta Schley shows great talem and deserves special X
X mention as her performance adds just the right touch of mischief X
£ to the play. She has been seen this season in both DEATH OF £
£ A SADISM AN and SPOON RIVER. &
Costumes were designed by Susan Tucker - you have to see X;
X t em to believe what a marvelous job she lias done in only one -X
£ -ek, A truly remarkable display of finery to enhance the pro- ft
>4' duction. X
;j; Ihe production is being directed by Lauren Wood HI whose £
FI talent for directing is reflected by this outstanding show. This £
g is Mr. Woods' 7th summer with the Playhouse and we are very £:
£ fortunate to have someone of his caliber in our theater. X
£ Irani. >ilbcist--in designed the set, a multi-level one that •$
v adds mucli to the production. The lighting was designed by 'ft
v Boyd Cstrofl. £
$ lor a very entertaining evening of theatre, come to the Ikrk X
v way Playhouse to seellHE MISER. You won't be disapt>ointed. Si
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•/ We guarantee j »anv lauglis and a thoroughly enjoyable time. •>!
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ft The next show a( the Parkway Playhouse will be tire Am eri- »
| can comedy, THE SI!IO\\LOFF by George : Kelly.
Thmrsdoy, July 24, 1969
Voters Must Re-register
To Cost Future Ballots
In 1960, during elections in
\ ancey Comity, a number of vo
ting irregularities were discov
ered and challenged, particuh*
ly the abuse of absentee ballots
I he State Board of Elections in
vestigated the matter, and sub
sequently removed the Yancey
Comity Board of Elections from
office. They then appointed 3
Yancey men: Charles Gillespiq
Bill Banks and Amie Pate to the
Board of Elections charging than
with cleaning up the votingsys
tern and installing Loose Leaf
Registration. (At the next ses
sion of the legislature in 1967,
they passed an Act requiring that
Loose Leaf Registration be In
stalled in ALL counties in N.
C. by 1970.)
In tlie spring of 1968, the
Boaid of Elections installed the
loose Loaf Registration in Burns
ville Township... the County
was to follow in the fall. Tlie
day before registration was to
be hold, however, 4 citizens of
Yancey County obtained a court
injunction blocking it, and ef
fectively preventing Loose
Leaf Registration in Yancey
County for tlie rest of tlie yeat
Now, due to an Act passed
in the past session of the legis-
TV Don Boone’s
Son, Israel To
Visit Boone VI
By Rebecca Boone
Eleven year old Dur'- linton,
who plays Israel on the 1 elevisien
series "Daniel Boone" is follow
ing in lias ancestor's footsteps and
coming back to the mountains.
Darby, wlio is presently appear
ing at "Tweetsie Railroad" will
"blaze the trail" to Burnsville
some time next month to meet
liis kinsman, Daniel Boone VI.
The blond, blue-eyed young
ster who claims direct descend
ancy from Daniel Boone, the
pioneer, has spent half liis life
portraying Israel. He co-stars
with actor, less Parker, in the
weekly series of Daniel Boone.
When Darby was told that ano
Uicr descendent of the pioneer
lived just over tlie "hill" from
Boone, he determined to visit
Mr. Boone at liis Eorge here in
Biu-nsville. Ile will be accom
panied by his mother aiid two
teen-age sisters, Daryn 8 Durey;
lature, Loose Leaf Registration
must be installed in Yancey
County by September 1, 1969..
This means that all persons re
siding in the Cane River,
Ramsaytown, Green Mountaiq
Jacks Creek, Brush Creek,Crab
tree, South Toe, Pensacola and
Prices Creek Townships have
to register anew to vote in fu
ture elections!
Existing registration is can
celled, and a new registrationis
to be conducted as follows: The
registration books will be open
at tlie polling places Saturdays
July 26, August 2, August9and
Residents Are Alarmed As
Thirteen Dogs Poisoneri-
A Child Could Be Next!
Burnsville residents are be
coming increasingly enraged
and alarmed over the continual
poisoning of their pets. When
the Yancey Record w-ntto press
two weeks ago, five aniirals had
died as a result of this cruel and
malicious act. As the paper gpes
to today, the total has ri
sen to thirteen. All of the poi
soned animals, with the excep
tion of three in the Green Mtn,
area, have been poisoned in
the same general vicinity-near
Burnsville Elementary School 8
on Mitchell Branch.
Last Friday a poisoned ani
mal was found near tlie rest
home. About the same timq
three rabbit beagles, 2 of them
puppies yet, died witliin 35 mi
nutes of each other at G r een
Mountain. Tuesday morning
several other residents discover
ed their pets, n collie was
found dead on its owner's fron l
f>orch, near tiie elementary school.
Residents on Mitchell Brandi
found one of their dogs on the ir
front porch; upon searching for
their German shepherd, they
found it, along with an uniden
tified dog that had been dead at
least a week, in the city park
across from their home.
Concern for their property and
pets has grown to alarm for the
children. Those who watched
helplessly the sudden and agon
izing deaths of their pets realize
the almost instantaneous and
deadly nature of the (Toison be-
Number Forty-Six
August 16, 1969, from 9:00a.m.
until 6:30 p.m. and at tlie
Yancey County Courthouse Man
days tlirough Fridays from July
28 tlirough August 15, 1969, fran
9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. for the
registration of eligible voters, C
on Saturday, August 23, 196^
from 9:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m...
for inspection and challenge by
tlie registered voters of the pre
cinct.
Every voter is urged to regis
ter so that he or she may exer
cise the privilege and the duty
of voting in Yancey C ounty
elections.
ing used. In every case, small
children in the home or neigh
borhood could have as easily tan
tlie victims of tragedy. Mothers
arc beginning to ask, "Does the
person responsible for all this rot
realize the danger, or doesn't 1c
care? Will some child become
a victim before this menace is
stopped?" It's time the local
citizens, law officials, and
Health Department band to
gether to prevent a greater disc*-
ster. ’Hie person (or persons)
guilty must possess a depraved
heart, warped mind, and care
little or nothing for tlie value of
a human life.
The following persons wlose
ifots have been killed - Mack
Blankenship, Cleopas
Mrs. Thelma Gomto, C.harlesL
Kistler, Roy Laws, Mrs. Edith
Ness, and Ml 5. Elizabeth Silver
- urge all citizens to take (ire
cautions with their animals and
to especially watch their chil
dren who could become inno -
cent victims of the deadly poi
son.
Anyone having a clue to the
dog-killer's identity please call
one of the above residents. The
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals in Asheville
is offering a 5500 reward for in
formation leading to tlie arrest
and conviction of the guilty per
son or persons. The Yancey
County Country Stare is offering
a 5100 reward.