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Professionals Come To Parkway:
‘Crazy Idea’ Is Born
“It was a crazy idea,”
according to Donald May in a
press conference in Burnsville
on Wednesday, July 6. The
statement referred to the plan
which brought him, Dixie
Carter, and Lou Criscuolo, all
from THE EDGE OF NIGHT,
to Parkway Playhouse for the
current production of MAN
OF LA MANCHA.
“We were sitting around
Sardi’s in New York before
Christmas and some crazy
Italian suggested that we
come to the mountains of
North Carolina to do a
musical,” said May. “Who
wotXßl have ever thought that
I would be playing Don
Quixote!”
Donald has been the star
of THE EDGE OF NIGHT for
ten years until June 17 when
his character “Adam Drake”
waaa killed. Following LA
MAwCHA he proceeds to
Hofswood to continue his
career in film which began
with FOLLOW ME BOYS and
includes THE TENDERFOOT
and KISSES FOR MY PRE
SIDENT. His role of “Colt” in
the television series COLT 45
is also well remembered.
Playing opposite Donald is
Dixie Carter in the role of
Aldonza. Miss Carter leaves
Burnsville for New York to
star in a new fall CBS series
called ON OUR OWN. Miss
Carter talked about the
difficulties of the Aldonza
role, explaining how she gets
thrown around the stage in an
attack scene. “It’s really very
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dangerous and I have bruises
all over from rehearsals.”
One actor, Lee Kanne, a
Muleteer in the scene was
also wounded by "Aldonza's”
boot. “When she ripped open
my shirt to treat my wound, as
it calls for in the script, she
was surprised to see a real
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one.
Lou Criscuolo, the direc
tor, demands this realism and
superior performance from
everyone in his cast, the
professional acting company,
student actors, and “stars”
alike. He takes very little
credit for the success of the
show which is unequaled in
Parkway’s history according
to reviews of the perfor
mance. And working with
him has been an unequaled
experience for the cast.
One actor said, “When he
first came, we were terrified.
He cast the show in two hours
and first rehearsal was the
same evening. With no time
wasted, we just moved where
he said to move. Now it is
easy to see why he worked us
so hard.”
Criscuolo praises the pro
duction and says, “People on
that stage are doing things
they never thought they could
do.” Criscuolo’s qualifica
tions include being a member
of the original Broadway
production of LA MANCHA
and he has played every role
in the show except “Aldon
za.” On tour in Chicago, a flu
epidemic hit the cast and Lou
even did the belly dancer role.
“Yeah,” he says, “I know
that show like the palm of my
hand and I can foresee
moments that each actor will
find for his character within
the next week.
"The crazy Italian” with
the idea of h aving a Broadway
director and national celebri
ties in Burnsville is Dr. John
Joy, Parkway’s managing
director. In the opening night
curtain speech he mentioned
his happiness in returning to
the stage after seven years
with the support of his
friends. “And I came into this
thinking that ‘Sancho’ was a
small part. Was I ever
wrong!” Joy performs the
role of Don Quixote’s squire
who remains loyal to him,
even as he battles with
windmills and mistakes the
kitchen slut, Aldonza, for the
beautiful lady of his dreams.
All of the Playhouse
company love performing the
1966 musical which closes
Saturday, July 16. First week
audiences have raved about
the performance, and review
ers have hailed it as a superior
performance. “We just hope
that everybody will come to
see the show,” says the
publicity director. “It’s sad to
think that some people just
won’t make the effort to come
and will miss the chance to
experience what happens on
that stage.” And Miss Carter
suggests, “Bring your hank
ies-it is a touching show.”
Reservations may be made
by calling Parkway’s box
office 704-682-6151 or by
purchasing them at the door.
LA MANCHA performances
are at 8:30 p.m. through
Saturday, July 16.
CP & L
Files For
Rate Hike
Carolina.Jßower & Light
Company has notified French
Broad EMC of their filing with
the Federal Power Commis
sion for * 7 4Q% wholesale
rate hike that would take
effect July 29.
French Broad EMC is now
involved in a rate study to
determine what effect such an
increase would have on the
Cooperative’s rates. Even
though the cost of materials
and supplies required in the
day to day operation of the
Cooperative continue to in
crease, the cost of wholesale
power continues to be the
greatest concern, as the cost
of purchased power amounted
to 65c out of every dollar
received during 1976.
Plan to attend the Coop
erative’s Annual Meeting at
Marshall Elementary School
on Saturday, July 16, 1977 to
learn more details on the rate
study. Charles R. Tolley,
Coop Manager, plans to cover
this in more detail in his
report to the members at the
Annual Meeting.
Chamber Plans
21st Crafts Fair
Preparations are under
way for the 21st annual Mt.
Mitchell Crafts Fair to be held
August Sth and 6th on the
square in Burnsville. Applica
tions for entry are flooding In
from all over the East Coast.
This event which was begun
by the Parkway Playhouse in
1956 and taken up by the
Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce in 1966, has grown
from a quiet afternoon with a
handful of local craftsmen
lounging on the village green,
to a gala two-day event with
over a hundred craftsmen and
several thousand visitors.
A wide range of crafts and
lifestyles will be represented
at the Mt. Mitchell Fair.
Many of the local women work
all winter to prepare-hand
stitching quilts,, whose pat
terns are handed down for
generations, following time
honored recipes for jams,
jellies and other culinary
delicacies of mountain living.
Beautiful handmade furniture
and woodwork will be dis
played by craftsmen who have
learned the secrets of walnut,
maple, and mahogany. Num-
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THE YANCEY
JOURNAL
VOL 5, NO. 28
Gudger:
Os Park Recommendation 9
Congressman Lamar Gud
ger last Saturday, July 9,
reassured Yancey Countians
that he sees little likelihood
that a Mt. Mitchell National
Park will be recommended by
the Study Committee which
was formed to investigate the
matter. Gudger spoke at a
Town Meeting held at the
Courthouse in Burnsville.
The Congressman made
the statement, “I personally
do not support and have never
recommended a Mt. Mitchell
National Park and some will
recall that I was the only
candidate for Congress last
September who then express
ed reservations about or
opposition to the 1976 Study
Act. Nonetheless, however, I
see no reason now to suspend
a study which was authorized
and funded before 1 came to
Congress and which may
produce information of consi
derable avlue, particularly to
the owners of real property in
the affected area and of
course to the National Park
Sajwicsr the National Forest
3erv icc nnu chc norm «.«ur
lina State Park Service. I do
see substantial need, how
ever, to complete the study at
an early date.
“Accordingly, 1 am imme
diately writing the members
of the Study Committee to
urge that the study be
expedited as required by the
bill which I have introduced
today, which reduces the
study period to 18 months,
and to give the Committee the
results of the questionnaire
survey which I have just
received from computer ser
vices.”
In a news release issued
recently Gudger said he
reached the following conclu
sions based on his own
investigations and the results
ts the questionnaire survey he
ent to all people in the
fferted area:
1) the people of the
ffected area by a vote of
erous potters and weavers,
who have spent literally
thousands of hours over their
wheels and looms, will de
monstrate and display their
talents. Some of the other
crafts represented will be
macrame, jewelry, basket
making, sand painting, dul
cimer making, stained glass,
silk screening, candle mak
ing, forging, and glass blow
ing.
In addition to the crafts
men and their wares, visitors
will enjoy varied forms of
entertainment such as folk
singing, square dancing,
horseshoe pitching, and of
course, the traditional chicken
barbecue, which has over the
years become a major attrac
tion in itself.
Fair directors plan to make
some improvements in the
booths and attempt to work
out some of the traffic
problems by providing centra
lized parking areas and free
bus service to and from the
square. They also plan to cut
off the entire square to traffic
to insure the safety of their
guests.
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
*Little Likelihood
three to one generally oppose
the location of a national park
to include the present Mt.
Mitchell State Park;
2) they generally credit the
state of North Carolina with
effective management of the
present state park;
3) they prefer to continue
private use and development
of property not presently in
government ownership with
out the commercial impact of
a national park;
4) they depend substan
tially upon wood products
from national forest land and
do not want to lose this
industry; and
5) they will resist strenu
ously any effort to forcibly
acquire private property or
change the present usage of
federal property in the area.
"1 want to reassure the
residents of the affected
area.” Gudger said, “that the
1976 Study Act does not
Parkway
Auditions
For Shows
Parkway Playhouse will be
holding auditions for the last
two shows of the season on
Monday, July 18, 1977 from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Actors and
actor-singers are needed for
TEN LITTLE INDIANS and
the musical HOW TO SUC
CEED IN BUSINESS WITH
OUT REALLY TRYING. Peo
ple who audition should be
free to rehearse from 1:30 to
5:30 in the afternoons and
from 7:30 to 11:00 in the
evenings. Young adult and
character male roles need to
be filled. There are no parts
for children, but anyone
interested in working bi _k
stage for these shows should
also come to the audition.
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permit the federal govern
ment to take any private
property whatever and the
amendment which I have
introduced makes this doubly
clear by stating: ‘nothing
herein contained shall be
construed or interpreted as
authorizing the aquisition by
condemnation or otherwise of
private property.’ ”
Gudger’s statement in the
news release added that the
bill expressly provides that
nothing in the 1976 Study Act
shall be interpreted as ‘sug
gesting any change in the
prsent use and management
of any national forest lands
nor interfering with, or
authorizing interference with,
any valid existing contracts
for the cutting and removal of
timber, nor interfering with
the use by the public of
national forest lands for
hunting, fishing, or the taking
and removing of renewable
resources under permit here
tofore or hereafter issued.”
‘‘l believe that the bill
which 1 have introduced will
-serve a useful purpose-first
in bringing the park study to
an early conclution; second, in
assuring that there will be no
change in land use in the
study area pending the filing
of the study report on April
15, 1978; and third, in
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reassuring the people in the
study area that the study will
not take long to complete and
that it should not affect them
in the use and enjoyment of
their lands and holdings/’
said Gudger.
Special
Dollar
Day Set
The Committee on Aging
will have a special dollar day
on Saturday, July 16 to help
meet the 57.000 quota needed
to run the Meals-on-Wheels
program on a volunteer basis
for another year.
Reverend Joseph Ward,
Finance Chairman, said “We
are appealing to the public to
respond in its usual generous
spirit. Representatives will be
stationed at both shopping
centers to explain the pro
gram and suggest ways in
which every citizeh c|n help
in keeping frail eldewy per
sons in their own homes
where they are happiest.
Homecoming
There will be a homecom
ing at the Banks Creek Union
Church Sunday, July 17.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock,
Preaching Service at 11
o’clock. Dinner at 1 o’clock,
Special Singing at 2 o’clock.
Rev. Harry Culbertson is
pastor. Everyone is invited.
Class Reunion
Burnsville High School
class of 1957 will hold a class
reunion Saturday, July 16.
The family reunion is set for 2
o’clock p.m. with a buffet
supper at 7:30 p.m. Both
events will be at the Com
munity Building in Burnsville.