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Show ff yv" 12F The Sail Lake Tribune Sundav,s! January 1, 1984 1 Stage notes Two oldies to welcome the new year A nostalgic, somewhat sentimental look at a play from the 1930s will be the way Pioneer Memorial Theatre greets the new year. "Life With Father," a three-ac- t comedy by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse based on a story by Clarence Day, will open Wednesday and continue through Jan. 25. Charles Morey, artistic director for New Hampshire's Peterborough Players, returns to PMT as guest director, an assignment he has held previously for the productions of' "Charley's Aunt," and another Lindsay and Crouse play, "Arsenic and Old Lace." Morey said he reads approxi mately 250 new scripts a year and finds few authors who know how to write a play. "That ts certainly not the case with Lindsay and Crouse. I marvel at how well structured the piece is . . . everything in it is going somewhere. There are moments set up in the firrt act to appear in the third. All of it has been laid out very carefully. The play operates on a number of stereotypes and centers on a mother and father who are involved in a tempestuous relationship. She is deeply religious and is desperately trying to convince him to be baptized. He protests loudly, saying that baptism is all right for savages and children" but not for him. Father is more concerned with keeping the familys finances in order. d This play opened at New York s Empire Theatre Nov. 8, 1939 and was considered a piece of fluff by several critics. Though other ' openings at the time were received more seriously it was, Father" that went on to enjoy a 3,224 performance run. There is a reason that it ran for eight years, said Morey. "In addition to being a good play, it is extremely funny and it is not pretenlight-hearte- tious. The story takes place in the morning room of the Clarence Day home on Madison Ave. in New York. The time is spring in the late 1880s. William Meisel, an actor whom . Morey worked with last summer, will portray the father. His previous credits include appearances at sev eral regional theaters, among them the Longwharf Theatre, the Virginia, Museum Theatre, and the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Molly Cameron, who was seen last season as Kitty in Charley's Aunt, and in the Salt Lake Acting's Companys November production of Women Behind Bars," will portray the wife, Vinnie. A graduate of Utah State University, Cameron has performed with Logans Old Lyric Repertory Company as well as with theater in California and on national tours. She has also served as an in Alaska. Among the others in the company will be Babetta George, Max Robinson, Bill Lawrence, Roidney Montague, and Dana Evans Bishop. Costumes are designed by Elizabeth Novak, with sets by Richard Harris and lighting by Ingra Draper. In keeping with previous years, Promfced Valley Playhouse will once again present a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta as part of its season. The lesser-know- n Patience, will open Thursday and continue through Jan. 28 at 8 p m. with a 2 p m. matinee Jan. 21. According to Playhouse general manager Tom Parker, this particular Gilbert and Sullivan musical has not been presented in Salt Lake City since the 1880s when it played the Salt Lake Theatre. Though Patience is not as well known as H.M.S. Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, or The Mikado, said Parker, it contains some of Gilbert and Sullivans best music and most delightful comic plotting. The story centers on the romantic and artistic rivalries of two poets, Grosvenor and Bunthorne, who have both set their romantic sights on the village milkmaid, Patience. James Van Leishout, a master of fine arts candidate at BYU, will direct the operetta. Van Leishout has appeared as an actor in numerous Y. productions as well as serving as a director. Carol Nelson, a vocal student of JoAnn Ottley, and a soprano who has studied in Austria, is cast in the title role, with John Hansen portraying Reginald Bunthorne and Jared Dunn as Archibald Grosvenor. Howard Lindsay and Rnssel Crouses Life With Father, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Wednesday through Saturday, then nightly except Sundays through Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Matinee Jan. 21, 2 p.m. Gilbert and Sullivans Patience, Promised Valley Playhouse, 132 S. State, Thursday through Saturday, then Wednesdays through Saturdays through Jan. 28. Matinee Jan. 21, 2 - T' r I jEi Jared Dunn is a poet in pursuit of village maiden Carol Nelson in Gilbert and Sullivans Patience, opening Thursday. n CLIIAtRAWte p.m. t t SALE JANUARY JNDRFDS OF YARDS OF GREAT FALL The Life With Father family includes clockwise, at left, William Meisle, Bill it's q douin-to-our-to- MARKED DOWN Lawrence, Rodney Montague, Molly Cameron, Kenney Vance and Chris Watkins. 1 1 WINTER FABRICS NEW, LOW PRICES! & 0 es winter shoe clearance and f YYACVjS o 8sf ?Ms .,0' e0' .a ,SoS Save throughout the store on regular values to $39.95 v SAVE UP TO WHILE SUPPLY LASTS Reg. $26 SPECIAL GROUP CHILDRENS MEN'S 5to 15 $9.90 to 29.90 Reg to $20 & . a. CAB1NETS G1FT ITEMS trims machines COWBOY BOOTS MEN'S 36.90 to $70 Sewing machines available in most locations. Call for availability. 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