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Puppet Show Presented
, Little Rabbit hops onto the stage, his long ears flop-
ping discontentedly, as he complains about how boring
IL 1S to be a rabbit. He wishes he were a boxer; that his
house were a pizza so he could eat it; that he had a
beautiful, fluffy tail like Mrs. Squirrel; but none of his
wishes ever come true. Until...Mr. Badger tells him
about the friendly elf and the wishing pond deep in the
woods.
Suddenly, after looking into the pond and turning
“around three times,
Little Rabbit finds |
himself equipped
with a beautiful
pair of red wings.
The only problem
iS, NO one recog-
‘nizes him any
more, and his
mother refuses to
let in the house.
Little Rabbit is
hungry and tired.
Finally, Mr.
Badger allows him
to sleep on a spare
mattress outside
the house, but the
red wings keep
getting in the way
and Little Rabbit can not sleep. He desperately wishes
that he had never wished for red wings, and a second
visit tot he magic pond removes them. -
Amid much laughter and applause, Bob Lynch of
Lynch Puppetheater, presented the all time favorite
story of THE LITTLE RABBIT WHO WANTED
RED WINGS. The enthusiastic audience of over 200,
composed of adults as well as children of all ages,
crowded into the Josephine E. Weir Auditorium at the
Mauney Memorial Library last Tuesday for two pro-
grams. At the evening performance the chairs were all
taken, and people were standing at the back and in the
side aisles to watch the magic of the puppets as they
bounced and capered across the stage.
Using a combination of rod and hand puppets, Bob
works alone behind the scenes. He sits on a rolling
stool and moves back and forth to manipulate the ten
or twelve puppets and change the scenery from one
scene to the next.
Uptown At
The Library
By ROSE TURNER
Mauney Memorial Librarian
After the show, Bob stripped the curtains from the
puppet stage and showed the audience the mechanics
of staging a play. The puppets hung upside down on
hooks positioned around the front of the stage so that
_ he could get his hand inside them quickly when it was
time for the various characters to appear. He demon-
strated the hand movements which made the puppets
work, and answered questions from the audience.
Lyncy Puppetheater made its debut in 1978 at the
Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, where they were
puppeteers-in-residence until 1983. The troupe, con-
sisting of Toni and Bob Lynch and another puppeteer,
has toured the eastern United States with their produc-
tions. They have performed in festivals as well as in
North and South Carolina schools. The puppets have
been on exhibit at the National Puppeteers of America
Festival in 1982 and 1984.
Bob says that the troupe creates their own puppets
and sets. He also writes the adaptations of well known
stories, and some original stories of his own. Putting a
show together takes time. After the script is written, it
must be recorded on tape with sound effects, and
lighting. The puppets and scenery must be created, and
the movements and timing practiced until the world
show proceeds smoothly. Once a play is put together,
there is no room for variations or spontaneous adapta-
tions. Everything is timed to the split second, and pup-
pets must be put on and taken off in a minimum of
time as the tape plays with the dialog and sound ef-
fects.
The puppet show was sponsored by the Friends of
the Library at the Mauney Memorial Library and the
Kings Mountain Little Theatre. The Kings Mountain
Little Theatre is funded in part by a grant from the
North Carolina Arts Council.
KMLT To Present 'Sound Of Music’
The Kings Mountain Little
Theatre production of "Sound of
Music" to be presented on March
2.3.4 and 5th is into the final weeks
of rehearsal. The play is suggested
by the book "The Trapp "Family
Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp
with music by Richard Rodgers
and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
2nd. The script book were written
by Howard Lindsay and Russel
Crouse. "Sound Of Music" will
Whitney Roper Celebrates Birthday
Whitney Lashay Roper celebrat-
ed her first birthday February 13
with a hot dog supper at the Kings
Mountain Depot Center.
Whitney's aunt and Godmother,
Diane Whetstine, celebrated her
birthday also. Diane is the daughter
of Geneva and Clarence Whetstine.
Whitney is the daughter of Terri
and Donnie Roper. She is the
granddaughter of Don Roper Sr.,
Carolyn and Ted Guffey, Linda and
Ben Ellis, and Darlene and Ken
Railey. Great-grandparents are
Clarence and Geneva Whetstine,
Mamie Roper, and Betty and
Phillip Lawson. Her great-great-
grandmothers are Ada Lawson and
Macie Smart.
Children attending the party
were Abbey Whetstine, Daniel
Whetstine, Rachel Whetstine,
Barry Gordon, Dustin Mullinax,
Chad Wright, Chrystal McMahan,
Adam Ellis, Tyson Ellis, Eric
Roper, Tina Roper, Cassie Bell,
Che Bell, Holly Parker, Shannon
Parker-and Kiesha Justis.
Whitney's cake was heart shaped
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enjoyed Shorty the Clown. Shorty
was from Charlotte and drew car-
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Diane's cake was done in clowns
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have evening performances on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
8:00 p.m. There will be one after-
noon performance on Sunday at
3:00 p.m. All performances will be
at the Kings Mountain Little
Theatre. Please call the following
telephone numbers for reserva-
tions: 739-1917 and 739-5976.
Directed by Jane Copenhaver
and Julia Wood, the cast of chil-
dren and adults have worked long
hours practicing music and learn-
ing lines. Music Director, Linda
Dixon, feels that the public will be
pleased at the quality of the music
they will hear. Costumes were fit-
ted on Sunday afternoon at an extra
rehearsal, as several rehearsals
were lost due to the recent snow-
storm. A beautiful set has been
built by several volunteers: Jim
Champion, Jerry Blanton,
Catherine Clore, Jeff Grigg,
Harwood Smith, Nancy and Joe
Smith. The Little Theatre Board
has been supportive with props,
costumes and lunch for the case on
Saturday.
Mrs. Copenhaver, who is a new-
comer to Kings Mountain, says, "I
am impressed with the local talent
here. The dedication and commit-
ment shown by the cast is over-
whelming. The community support
shown by Kings Mountain is by far
the best I've ever had anywhere.
Many thanks to all the families and
the community to make this a suc-
cessful production.”
"The Sound Of Music" is pro-
duced by special arrangements
with the Rodgers & Hammerstein
Theatre Library, 598 Madison
Avenue, New York City, New York
10022.
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PUPPET SHOW - The Lynch Puppet Theatre brought its production of "The Rabbit Who Wanted Red
Wings" to Mauney Memorial Library in Kings Mountain last Tuesday night.
Oak
View
BY JUANITA FLEMING
Weather Cancels
Sunday Services
This past Sunday, Oak View
‘Baptist Church services was called
off, as were so many other church
services, due to the weather. But
we are looking forward to our ser-
vices Wednesday night.
We are glad that John Caldwell,
Paul Hord Sr., and Karen Martin
are home from outpatient surgery
and are doing fine.
On Wednesday, February 15, we
had a special "Outreach" supper
and visitation at 5:30, and we had a
good turn-out.
Congratulations to Leanne Farris
and Amber Jordan, a piano duo,
one of the three winners of the tal-
ent show at Central School
February 7. They will be compet-
ing at the Kiwanis talent show
coming up soon.
Also, Leanne was first place
runner up in the Central spelling
bee. Congratulations to these de-
serving young people.
From the Oak View community
we send our sympathy to the other
communities on the loss of their
loved one's, due to the weather or
of other sickness.
DANELLE SHORT
Danelle Short
Is One Year Old
Danelle Nichole Short, daughter
of Karen Renee Short and Eddie
Ray Blanton, celebrates her first
birthday on February 24.
She is the granddaughter of
Charles and Linda Short and
Harold and Dixie Blanton. Great-
grandparents are Mack Short and
the late Beulah Short, and Chalmer
and Doris Goins, all of Kings
Mountain.
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