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Show June FOCUS 8D Cant 19-Jun- 25, 1980 at Still pious farmer Peregrine Quist enacted with a fine depth of feeling by Russ Simmons. And of course we also meet the Parkites, Sam Raddon who in his narrator role as interpreted by Nolan Goodwin came off much too bland, Cherry, die typical TV saloon e truly representing how the Irish and the Cornish came to call Park City home. Parkites will also recognize the name Father Gallagen, and though juggled a little bit to fit the authors time frame it is Father Gallagen who touches the heart of the Parkites in the audience and touches n their irreverence with a belief in the mining girl who despite her energy and fine dancing ability came nowhere dose to representing the ladies of Park Gtys infamous red light district and the miners who did rise above their stereotypic role as drunken immigrants to present two' beautiful songs well-know- camps future. If the historic inaccurades are disturbing to some it is only so to those who always insist upon literal interpreta-turn- . ' ' "Cant Stand Still is a not just Utah about play about Park Gty. Once our' . -- ; rebellious lot came to accept that fact we enjoyed the production immensely. The music by Dan Carter and the trees and even the. wind humming in the speakers lent a festival atmosphere to the mining camps plans for ' : . ' ' their incorporation party. (Clockwise from top): Nolan Goodwin, Kathryn Laycock, Walt Price, Jayne Lake, Ron Simmons and (seated) Jim Roebr. By Nan Chalat In the Tribune mention was made of a new musical at Sundance billed as a light history of Park Gty. As this is the Park Records Centennial Year, we felt duty bound to see the production at the earliest opportunity and upon hearing that Sam Raddon, editor of the Record for nearly 50 years, was one of the leading characters we set out with doubled enthusiasm. Down through Provo Canyon, we rushed, nearly missing the Sundance turnoff at the lower end of the Alpine Loop. We cascaded around the bends leading up to the secluded spot which is known both as Sundance and as "Robert Redfords Resort. As the early evening shadows began to lengthen we dashed up to the amphitheater. A sidelong glance toward the Tree Room, Sundances noted restaurant, caused us a moment of regret at our haste but curtain time was only moments away. We narrowly missed the last bus (Why is it that reporters seem to only function in the face of imminent deadlines?) but despite the large crowd there was ample room for our motley crew of spies from Park. Now let's admit right off that a true blue Park Record reporter, air full of foolish youthful enthusiasm in her work, is hardly the person to send off for an objective review of a play in which a former editor of her paper plays a major role. Pencil poised as the music begins she is immediately steeped in all of the turmoil about which the play was written, particularly the conflict between Park City and the Mormon Church. Here her objectivity threatens to fall completely to pieces. It is immediately apparent that Raddons infamous attitude' has been softened perhaps to his credit. It is also apparent that some poetic license has been taken with Park Citys actual history. "Thats not the way it was, I hear muttered down the line from a member of our contingent. "Hush, I indicate; feeling I guess as all Parkites feel in any part of Utah outside of Park Gty, a sort of defensiveness. But even dangerously out of our element, further guilty of possessing a bottle of wine in a paper And by the time the cast gathered to sing Park City lights shining up from the Like gold in the mountain night at the end of the Leprechauns Trail we were applauding and cheering not only for the cast but for our town which had made it - - ; ' through typhoid, through - ' . According to Sister Harris and Sister Peters, there, out there! "Theyre out '. fires and mining accidents and held on through it all. Park .City sights, Robins The nest in the mountains of the the West, Queen pride of the best boom towns. Park Gty heights in the top of the Rockies My Utah home! anti-Morm- sack, the defensiveness melts away during the first musical number. ' The shadows behind the stage melt into twilight as the stagelights heighten the drama. We are introduced to the Mormons of Snyderville (fen1 history buffs read instead Salt Lake Gty as the Snyderville setting is a ficticious one) who range from the superstitious raving Sister Harris played hilariously by Star Hayner Roman to the ' . (From left): Jim Roehr (kneeling), Craig Beyeler Call, Jerry Hatch, Jayne Luke and Trilby Fox. |