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Show Park Record Wednesday, November 23, 1988 Page A3 YfTHE i S n r t u c ' ''fPgPla -"-silt Jjk Story by Peter F. Neumeyer Adapted from the novel by Gaston Leroux ' Illustrations by Don Weller . Dolly's to host autograph party for local illustrator by TERI ORR Record editor It is a magical tale, recently brought to life on stage, of a tortured soul who lives below the Paris Opera house and a beautiful singer who must choose between love and art. And now thanks to Park City illustrator il-lustrator Don Weller, the classic tale is also a magical children's book. This Saturday, Nov. 26, Weller will be on hand at Dolly's Bookstore to sign copies of his just released version ver-sion of The Phantom of the Opera. Adapted from the 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux, the children's version ver-sion was written by Peter Neumeyer, a professor of English at San Diego State University. Neumeyer described his task as "distilling the extremely complex plot and the intricate psychology of the characters in a 300-page novel and making it accessible to youngsters." The result is an entertaining treatment treat-ment of the story that does not talk down to children but rather encourages en-courages them (or maybe their parents) to look up a word or two. The enchanting illustrations, Weller says, were created under a pressure cooker time table of just one month. "Time was of the essence, because the publisher, Gibb Smith, wanted to get this book out while there was still interest in the Broadway musical. I wish I had had three months to work on the drawings draw-ings and another fifty pages, but it was really interesting to draw." The nationally known illustrator whose work has appeared from the covers of Time magazine to all the recent posters for the Egyptian Theatre says this is his first real children's book. "I once wrote and illustrated a little lit-tle 4 inch by 4 inch book that I had printed mostly for my own children but I don't think that counts. I had never seen the play or read the whole original book before I started on this project. And the one-month deadline seemed impossible, but I think the end result is something pleasing." The Layton, Utah publisher is expecting ex-pecting international distribution of the 6,000 copy book. The special ink used on the four-color illustrations allows them to "jump off the page," says distributor, Steve Chapman. The hardback glossy stock book retails for $14.95 and is available at Dolly's bookstore on Main Street. Tantalizing turkey trivia The turkey is a variety of the pheasant. The origin of the name is unclear, but some interesting in-teresting theories exist. Christopher Columbus thought the New World was connected to India. He called the unusual bird "tuka," which is peacook . in the Tamil language of India. Another tale says the merchants mer-chants who sold turkeys in Spain changed the Tamil "tuka" to the Hebrew "tukki," which then evolved in the English "turkey." Others maintain main-tain the American Indian name for the bird was "firkee." Another theory says the present pre-sent name "turkey" came from the alarm call of the bird, which sounds something like "turc, turc, turc." Take your choice. Christopher Columbus and later Hernardo Cortez both acquired ac-quired a taste for turkey and both took some back to Europe. By 1530, turkeys were being raised domestically in Italy, France and England. When the Pilgrams and other early settlers set-tlers arrived on American slopes, they already were familiar with eating turkey. Recent fossil evidence has been dated to show that turkeys have roamed the Americans for about 10 million years. Who first domesticated the turkey? There Is archeological evidence that turkeys were at least confined, if not domesticated, by the Southwest Indians as long as 2,000 years ago. Some scientists belive the Aztecs were the first to domesticate the turkey. History associates turkey with the first Thanksgiving feast celebrated by the Pilgrams in 1621. However, some argue that the settlers of Virginia's Jamestown earlier celebrated America's first Thanksgiving as their extension of England's Harvest Home Festival, a sort of homecoming weekend. Ben Franklin suggested the national bird be a turkey and not the bald eagle. Turkey feathers are dyed and used in making Indian costumes. At least one company com-pany in Texas cures turkey skin and uses it as leather for custom-made cowboy boots. Turkey down is used in pillows. Wing feathers are used in flet-ching flet-ching arrows. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863, in response to a campaign by a woman magazine editor, Sara Josepha Hale. Hale also was the author of "Mary Had a Little Lit-tle Lamb." Turkeys can fly for short distances and some of the lighter birds can out-pace a race horse in a short sprint. Only torn turkeys gobble. The hens make a clicking noise. Weight records show that in 1967 a commercial turkey grower raised a turkey to a weight of 75 pounds. In the early west, turkeys were trailed like cattle in "drives" to supply food where needed. One of the earliest turkey drives was over the Sierras from California to Carson Car-son City, Nevada. Hungry miners coughed up $5 apiece for the birds. Abraham Lincoln's son, Tad, had a pet turkey. When it was suggested that the bird might make a fine holiday dinner, the boy set up such a howl of protest pro-test that the president finally issued a "presidential pardon" for Tad's pet. AlL5 L t ii j i j v jyrvu On Thanksgiving Day treat yourself to an exceptional buffet dinner that even the pilgrims would have enjoyed gobbling down. At the Yarrow we're offering a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Also served will be Prime Rib, Smoked Ham, appetizers, assorted salads, unique vegetable and potato dishes, various breads and pastries, and if you still have room, a fabulous dessert display! il li V... U Vi L mil 7GWS,nw7r Serving Noon-10:30 p.m. Adults $1 2.95 Seniors $9.95 Children 1 2 and under $6.95 Park City's Gathering Place Park City's Premiere Condominium Hotel 1800 Park Ave. '649-7000 iDRnnnn? tit r I I II s LI L nnre LAULSo Fridays and Saturdays 5PMTHEYARR0W--A tempting story set in cozYrestaurant,starring aiusciousbuttetof prime rib, seafood special ot theweek,vegetableand ootatodishes.saladsand freshtrurts.Runningtrne: 5.10.30 pro. 8PM DTam.;60miaCrocketiand Tubbsdiscoveritgoesaga underted.sotheyroupt sleevestoprovethatbuttets arebetter. ..... CD MOVIE- lw" " mesBond(RogerMoore)runs hisbunsohopingtoketchupto nemesisGraceJones, relishesmakingthemasseseat fastloodtorevef. qpu Q FALCON BREAST; 60 flta-9PM flta-9PM Ifmdsherselfsuddenly aeanerservingyetano "creative-chickendmnerathome. All-you-can-eat CSDB BUFFET Fridays and Saturdays 5-1 0:30 p.m. 6PM I 1 Don't miss our other specials Lunch Break A great meal deal! Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. -4 p.m. $3.75 The Pub Complimentary hors d' oeuvres 5-6 pm. daily Skier's Sunset Dinner Rib eye steak, teriyaki chicken or Utah trout 4-6 p.m. nightly for $6.95 Sunday Brunch Our exceptionally lavish buffet Sundays 10:30-2:00 p.m. Ann. $12.95 CSjlfcZj Seniors $9.95 wlRp Children $5.95 Park City's Gathering Place ?IHlHlMtKW Park City's Premiere Condominium Hotel 1800 Park Ave. '649-7000 - a ml m . m Ml m imjm .jtr -- - - -u,a Mm - |