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Show ywy.Hi DESERET 20 A f pMppta Slapstick, fun n Farce At S with an Gammer Gurton, a frivolous fool played by Peggy Freeman, misplaces her darning needle during a commotion. A needle might seem a small matter, but not when its the only needle in town. and her Dame Gurton household help hit the ground in search of that needle like a basketball team hunting for a lost contact lens. I course, spots that needle Immediately. Its in his pants, voices from the audience whispered. Then the petticoats fly in an brawl when Dick By KATHY CRACROFT Deseret News Staff Writer r- - When youre tangling with a J pack of fools, finding a darn-Jlnneedle in a pair of tat- tered britches is a task groat-le- r than uncovering the pro-- J verbial needle in the hay- g ' f ' 'v;v stack. the situation Complicate incurable prankster nd it all adds up to lots of .slapstick and spoofing in "Gammer Gurtons Needle, a medieval farce now playing at the University of Utahs Babock Theater. The play, adapted for the Jfitage and directed by Vera Adix, is one of three plays being presented this summer thy the Afternoon Tlayers, a JTJ. of U. childrens theater J troupe. Jim Quittner is the charm-iln- The Vern Adix adapts and rects U. di- make-believ- g neighbors. It all begins when Dame Days of 47 remains unlearned, and we leave Dick to his rascally ways. Howard Neslen portrays the bumbling but lovablle Hodge, and Laurence Andrus is the nagging chatterbox of a sheriffs wife (Marthie, her husband pleads, when you help with yer tongue, yer helps a Just for the sport of it, Dick tells Dame Chat that Dame Gurton, in a gluttonous mood, strangled, roasted and ate Chats favorite rooster. Dick then leads Dame Gurton to believe Chat stole the needle. the 'mischief maker finally gets stung in this hornets nest of domestic his lesson entanglements, Although U. English' farce has survived to a mellow old age, ar.d Adix has rejuvenated the story with a warm and honey Irish brogue for dialogue. fun The play is first-rat- e and moves at an uncluttered and breezy speed, captivating children's attention and eliminating any restlessness in the hindrance.) audience of youngsters. Others in the cast are Ann Selinsky, Lori Decker, Kelly Gammer Gurtons Needle runs through Friday at 2 p.m. and then rotates with the two other Afternoon Players pre- - Ragsdale and Jeff Harris. For all its 400 years, the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Denture Invention and For People with "Uppers The nearest thing to having your own teeth is possible now with a plastic cream discovery that actually holds both uppers and "Lowers kelp protect gums from bruising. You may bite harder, eat faster enjoy apples, F ixodent may help you speak more clearly, be more at ease. The special pencil-poi- nt penser lets you spot Fixodent with precision . . . where needed! 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Fixodent forms an elastic easy-to-u- membrane that helps absorb the hock of biting and chewing Deadline Set On 'Rascal ' Coloring Test for entries in the coloring contest is Wednesday, July 23, at 5 p.m. The contest is sponsored for young Deseret News readers by the Fox Cottonwood Theater and Cottonwood Mall merchants in connection with the Walt Disney movie of the NIGHT JULY I7th1 TOMORROW of kids, Of production. cant filch a slab of bacon, e conjure up a oevil, pester the village priest or brew up a quarrel between incorrigible Dick Ridge Jwho finds life a bore if he audience of the practical joker sets the gullible Dame Oiat (Judith Olauson) against the cantankerous Dame Gurton. U. Gurions NeedSa" wM V- - July 23 and 29 and Arg. 1 and &, Tickets, 50 cents lor children and 75 cents for adults, may be purchased at Pioneer Memorial Theater from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. sentations, "Alice In Wonderland and Tom Sawyer. "Tom Sawyer will be presented July 21, 25, 30 and Aug. 4 and 7. 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