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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 PLAY From Page 1A students and senior citizens. Reservations can be made by calling KMLT at 704- 730-9408 or at www.kmlt.org ° “Steel Magnolias” is sponsored by Kings Moun- tain Hospital. The play is under the direction of Betsy Wells, retired head of the Drama department at Kings Mountain High School. “Steel Magnolias” will star several local volunteer talents, including former hair-dresser-by-day Linda Nichols as “Truvy,” minis- ter of music and students at Oak View Baptist Church Janey Ollis as “Annelle,” member of the KM Hospi-- tal Authority Vivian Duncan s “Clairee,” co-founding actor of Columbia Chil- dren’s Theatre in South Car- olina, Erika Wood, as “Shelby”; returning KMLT actress Ginger Bullock as “M’Lynn”; and long-time community theater actress Janet Sims as “Ouiser” (pronounced Weezer). Just like in the movie, Sims is also the owner of “Rhett” the big dog, which will “suffer from a nervous con- dition” in the play. «last - Thursday = night, players met to rehearse and read lines. Many of the’ ladies already had their lines memorized. Wells said that they held a casting call before Christmas and began rehearsing last month. The actresses have been meeting three times a week to pre- pare and their practice was ‘evident in Thursday’s run- through. Even though the play is adapted for one stage scene - “Truvy’s Place,” all of the main events that were seen in the movie are incorpo- rated into the performance. You'll still hear all of the great one-liners and memo- rable quotes that you heard in the movie, said Wells, a retired theater teacher of Kings Mountain schools. This is her second year directing “Steel Magnolias” and she looks forward to Friday’s performance with great pride and excitement. The audience can anticipate a good show and the theatre warmly welcomes the idea of a packed house. On Friday morning, KMLT member Jim Cham- pion said that they have re- ceived many calls for reservations and ticket in- formation. “We’ve had a good response so far,” he said. Money raised from sea- son performances benefit the restoration, preservation and operation of the Joy and keep Kings Mountain’s “Broadway” alive. But the tears, jeers and laughter sure to be evoked by “Steel Magnolias” will keep the audience alive. . . and clap- ping. The action centers around Truvy’s (Nichols) beauty parlor and some of the women who regularly gather there. The drama be- gins on the morning of Shelby’s (Wood) wedding to Jackson and covers events over the next thee years, including Shelby’s “decision to have a child de- spite having Type I diabetes and the complications that result from the decision. There is also a glimpse of the unlikely friendship be- tween Clairee (Duncan) and Quiser (Sims) and Annelle’s (Ollis) transformation from a shy, anxious newcomer in town, to a partying woman, “then to a religious funda- mentalist; and Truvy’s rela- tionships with the men in her family. Although the main story line involves Shelby; her mother, M’lynn (Bullock),and Shelby’s medical battles, the under- lying group-friendship among all six women is prominent throughout the 3 {enc Yoosmac TEMAS Everybody needs a Buddy. in the car business! 484 N. Generals Blvd., Lincolnton, NC 704-735-3051 Business Hours: M-F 8:30am-8pm e Sat. 8:30am - 6pm ACE www.mybuddyshuick.com Email: sales@buddysbuick.com or lee4344t@yahoo.com i The Kings Mountain Herald drama. “Nichols (Truvy) is. a veteran actress who has ap- peared on the KMLT stage as ‘Charlotte Hay’ in ‘Moon Over Buffalo,” ‘Chris Gor- man’ in ‘Rumors,’ and ‘Sis- ter Robert Anne’ in the ‘Nunsense’ productions. She has also appeared in the first KMLT production of ‘Steel = Magnolias’ as ‘M’Lynn’,” according to the playbook. She has also acted with the Greater Shelby Community The- ater, the Lincoln Theatre Guild, Rutherford Commu- nity Theatre and Gardner- Webb University Theatre. This will be Ollis’ sec- ond performance on the KMLT stage. She first ap- peared in last season’s “Au- relia, NC” as “Ashley McAllister.” She also per- formed in various produc- tions in high school and “college and is the proprietor of Water World Pets in Kings Mountain. “Duncan (Clairee) is known to KMLT audiences for her performances as ‘Eleanor of Aquitaine’ in ‘The Lion in Winter’ and the ‘Fairy Godmother’ in ‘Cinderella.’ She has also appeared in KMLT produc- tions of ‘The Boyfriend,’ ‘The Robe,” ‘A Murder is Announced,’ ‘Blithe Spirit.” ‘The Sound of Music,’ and others, according to the playbook. Wood will be making her debut on the Joy stage as “Shelby.” But, as the holder of a BA degree in Theatre and Psychology from UNC-Greensboro, she has appeared on many stages in the company of "GSCT, Columbia Chil- dren’s Theatre, B Street Theatre in Sacramento, Cal., and UNC-G. “Bullock (M’Lynn) is best known to KMLT audi- ences as ‘Sister Amnesia’ in the ‘Nunsense’ productions. She also appeared in KMLT’s ‘Dearly = De- photo by EMILY WEAVER Left to right, Janey Ollis, Janet Sims, Linda Nichols, Erika Wood and Vivian Duncan act out a scene in the upcoming ‘Steel Magnolias’. parted’,” according to the theatre. She has also acted with GSCT and the Lincoln Theatre Guild. “Sims (Ouiser) has over 30 years experience acting, directing and working tech in community theater. She was last seen by area audi- ences as ‘Annie’ in the GSCT production of ‘Mis- ery’ and ‘Henriette’ in KMLT’s ‘Aurelia, NC.” She (recently) directed GSCT’s ‘Miss Nelson is Missing’,” according to the playbook. “Steel Magnolia” under- studies include: Kamie Champion (Truvy), Danah McKinney (Annelle), Karen Lattimore (Clairee), Leah Hall (Shelby), Camille Putnam (M’Lynn), and Regina Ruff (Ouiser). KMHS Theatre Director Dan Treharne will serve as DJ for each performance. Behind-the-scene talents include: Regina Ruff as stage manager; Jill Lovell, Chrissy McKinney and Devan Ruff as technical crew; Sidney Gregory, Janey Ollis and Clenon Tackett as lighting/sound technicians; Susan Cham- pion as producer; and help- ful supporters - Arlene McMurtry of Scissor Smith & Company, Sheila Walker of Looking Glass Salon, Linda Holland of Sophisti- Cut Salon, and Nancy Wig- gins. Exceptional Technology — Extraordinary Care Welcome MARGRACE From Page 1A velopment has occurred northeast of the Village. The com- pany- owned boarding house and the two adjoining apart- ment buildings were lost in the 1980s. Since then one story public housing units have been built on vacant lots fronting on Ark Street. Hood said the 46 mill houses were covered with either side gable and had hip roofs. All were of frame construc- tion with plain weatherboard siding and featured four-over- our window sash in plain board with the original roofing ei- ther wood or asphalt shingles and all are still covered today with asphalt shingles except for two houses with metal roof- ing. Today, 41 of the 46 houses are covered with asbestos, aluminum, composition, or vinyl siding which was applied directly on top of the weatherboard. When sold in 1956 they were all sheathed with weatherboards. Twelve of the 46 mill houses retain their original four-over-four wood sash. The re- placement sidings and windows reflect changes to the mill houses, however, their impact on the appearance and in- tegrity of the district is mitigated by the extraordinary sur- vival of the village streetscape and the strong character of sameness and repetition that detailed its original appearance and which sets the Margrace village apart today. Since its construction the district has lost only three houses. The es- sential form and footprint of the mill housing have remained largely unaltered, Foard pointed out as he displayed photo- graphs of the area and described the houses which convey a sense of the early appearance of the neighborhood. During his research, Foard said he had talked to many residents in the Margrace Community and several with close ties to the community were present for the informational meeting. Draperies were made at Margrace Mill that hung in Radio City Music Hall in New York City and during the plant’s heyday with the Neisler-owned family the mill pro- vided jobs for many people in the Kings Mountain area. Trees from the Neisler farm, The Oakland Plantation, were planted in the Village and the tall trees border the streets in the Village. Sarah “Sis: Jones, who bought her home on Water Oak Street in 1956, is the only original owner who still lives in the Village. By the 1970s all the former Neisler manufacturing plants were sold Johnson said that tax credits for rehabilitation of the homes could be available with national register listing. Next step in the process is the nomination papers to be approved by a national advisory committee in Raleigh and then to the National Park Service in Washington, DC which administers the program. photo by EMILY WEAVER Architectural historian David Foard Hood, left, talks to Margrace Mill Village resident John Biddy about some of the historic significance of the neighborhood he grew up in. y KATAY BOUTTAMY, DO Kings Mountain Hospital is proud to announce the addition of a new family physician Katay Bouttamy, DO. Dr. Bouttamy received his medical degree from the Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, OH. He completed a combined residency in family medicine and emergency medicine at Doctors Hospital Stark County in Massillon, OH. 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