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Show Reuiew of "Charley's Aunt" by Todd Hanning "Charley's . Aunt," currently ' playing at the Villa Playhouse Theater, is a wonderfully hilarious hilari-ous visit to England in the 18-90' 18-90' s. The well-imitated British . accents, Victorian sets and colorful color-ful costumes all work together to create an atmosphere that is far-removed far-removed from 1990's downtown Springville. The play tells the story of two Oxford students, Jack and Charley, Char-ley, and their madcap attempts to woo the women of their dreams. Since the boys must have a chaperon chap-eron in order to meet with their girls, part of their scheme includes in-cludes having a friend, Babbs, impersonate "Charley's Aunt." She is delayed in her arrival from Brazil ("where the nuts come from"). The comedy builds as several unexpected visitors arrive, ar-rive, and the situation becomes nearly disastrous. Although the comical storyline and witty English dialogue are both quite funny, much of the humor in the play relies on the exaggerated physical movements of the cast. The solid cast confidently confi-dently and ably confronts the demands of slapstick comedy. As a result, the play is funny on several levels and it can be enjoyed en-joyed by all ages. In spite of the longer than average (two-and-a-half hour) playing time, the play is engaging-time flies when you are laughing your head off. The strong cast works well together under the direction of Marni Ashby, and the character of the impostor Charley's aunt is exceptionally well-played. John Nesmeath does an excellent job of portraying both Babbs and Charley's aunt, a task that must require a lot of energy. If you're looking for a night of unrestrained laughter in a warm, cozy setting, the Villa Playhouse Theater's production of "Charley's Aunt" will certainly certain-ly provide. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. through April. Annual auction The Springville FFA Chapter, under the direction of Robert Brock, FFA Advisor, are busy making plans for their annual parentmemberbooster banquet and auction that is held each year in April. This year the banquet and auction will be held April 15. The banquet is by invitation and the auction is open to the public at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Springville High School. Many companies and individuals individ-uals donate various items for the auction each year. The students in the AG classes at Springville High School also make many useful items that will be sold at the auction. At the parentmemberbooster banquet, the FFA members who have achieved in FFA throughout the past year receive awards and plaques for their many achievements. achieve-ments. The present FFA officers will install the newly elected FFA officers for the 1998-99 school year. The new officers are Rory Childs, president; Scott Hatfield, vice president; Angela Bailey, secretary; Amy Bickmore, treasurer; trea-surer; Colter Christen, sentinel; and Becky Jones, reporter. The new FFA officers will be attending the state FFA Convention in Cedar City March 20-21. They will attend leadership leader-ship meetings to prepare them to serve next year. They will also act at official delegates at the convention. Kenny Childs, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Childs, will be receiving receiv-ing his state FFA degree at the convention. Thin slabs of a rare kind of sandstone called itacolumite can be bent by hand because of their crystalline structure. The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. -Walter Bagehot The Indians of North and South America spoke more than 2,000 languages at the time the Uljb n..i wi mow -1 I CI . J.; ' , March 18, 1998 - The Springville Herald - Page Eleven COds inuited to Brain demo This Saturday, March 21, the Friends of the Springville Public Library Will host a Model Train Demonstration conducted by Tom Catherall. Two separate sessions of activities for children will be held at 4:30 and 6 p.m. at the city building. Since enrollment is limited for these activities, you must pre-register for either the 4:30 or the 6 activity prior to March 21. Children, eight and older, can participate in setting up the trains working under Mr. Catherall's direction. Younger children can attend a storytime and will hear stories about trains, make a simple train craft and then go and view the completed model set-up. Tom Catherall has been involved in-volved with the Marklin Model Train Company for ten years. In this capacity, he has traveled all over the world setting up model trains for exhibits, train shows, toy fairs, etc. Please call the library, 489-2720, 489-2720, to pre-register. The chairman chair-man for this event is Sherlyn Fenstermaker and questions can be directed to her at 491-1003. Cheerfulness is the spice of all truth. -Pestalozzi Congratulations to Mapleton Elementary Schools Hogi Yogi I Care winners for the week of March 9. They are, front row: Leisi Newell and Jason Elmont. Row two: Jessica Scott, Ellie Lady, Yvonne Allsop, Kelsie Mortensen and Christian Gleason. Row three: Robert Dahle, Issaac Vincent, Jake Gibby and Kelly Cloward. Row four: Chris Cooley, Josh Turley, Jeff Clement, Alia Faust, Sarah Cammeron and Alex Burton. Not shown is p.m. kindergarten student Karlie Taylor. ( 16 2L fiiB)A III D)l vvn o MAM ' : 1'. SawEveijDar MPLU We carrj $5 and $10 Phone Cards Assorted HUTS AND ITS Screws, Bolts, Nuts Nails, AnchorsfTacks 3 5-piece Child's Plastic TABLE & CHAIR SET 1 table, 4 chairs K0 S!isc:l lliipliillli p ii ill iillip t mm Assorted EASTER CARDS .V ''" 1 ' ' ' " 15 oz. ATS Grain Cereal i SENIORS DAY 20 o ff Age 5 -piece plastic PITCHER SET Includes 2 -2.11 qt. pitcher 4 -13 oz. Cups H 49 SCREWDRIVER & SOCIiET SET Includes 1 Driver, 6 Sockets, Sock-ets, 6 Screwdriver Heads $2 49 Sterlite MM 0. 0OI 034"! x 7WW x6"H :0 WW SPRINGVILLE STORE EPHRAIM STORE PROVO STORE STORE HOURS 110 South Main 360 North Main 355 S. 600 E. 8 a.m. -10 p.m. Springville, Utah Ephraim, Utah Provo, Utah Monday-Saturday 489-00S0 283-4838 377-0771 Closed Sunday (Quantities Limited to Stock on Hand) Prices Effective Thru 32498 |