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Charley Does His Thing
'Where's Charley?' Hilarious Fun
“The play’s the thing,” Shakespeare said, and it could not be more true of
"Where’s Charley?” now playing at the new Harlequin Dinner Theatre in
Atlanta,
Shakespeare would have been right at home in the setting as the Harle
quin is patterned after the old Globe Theatre of Shakespearean times.
The setting is perfect, the food good but the “play’s the thing” as the
Harlequin resident acting company turns in a flawless performance of the
rollicking musical comedy.
Larry Shue is a tremendous Charley, the Oxford College boy whose
wealthy aunt is to chaperone a college dance, but who fails to show.
Charley's college friends talk him into playing the part of his aunt so the
festivities can go on. The hilarity mounts as two elderly gentlemen seeking
the matrimonial road to wealth decide to court Charley's “aunt.”
Several of the songs are old familiar ones — “The New Ashmolean
Marching Society and Student Conservatory Band,” “My Darling, My
Darling” and “Once in Love with Amy.” Larry Shue’s rendition of the
latter steals the show.
Linday Shue, Larry's wife, plays the lead opposite him as Amy, his
baffled girl friend who can't understand Charley’s frequent disappearances
whenever his aunt appears on the scene. Jack Kyrieleison and Michelle
Mundell are strong in the supporting roles of Charley’s best friend and his
date.
Most of the music is enjoyable. Some numbers don’t add much to the
play, but there is enough action on stage to compensate. At times the
women’s voices are a little weak. The scenery is fantastic and, all told,
“Where's Charley?” is truly delightful entertainment.
The Harlequin Dinner Theatre in Atlanta and one in Washington, D. C.,
each have full-time resident acting companies that will travel between
Atlanta and Washington, D. C. Their performances, if “Where’s Charley?”
is typical, are highly professional.
Dinner is served buffet-style from three kitchens, two on the main floor
Atlanta Symphony Sets
Star Spangled Season
Wondering what Christmas gift to
give the music lover in your family
who has everything? The Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra is now of
fering a season ticket plan for the
last 12 weeks of the 1975-76 Star
Spangled Season that would make
an excellent and much-appreciated
present.
Beginning Jan. 29 and continuing
through May 20, the second half
season ticket plan offers patrons
choice Symphony Hall Seats on
either Friday or Saturday evenings
for the last 12 exciting concerts.
Music Director and conductor
Robert Shaw will conduct five of
the last 12 concerts, and the
Atlanta Symphony's associate con
ductor and Exxon-Arts Endowment
conductor Michael Palmer will
conduct two. Other guest conduc
tors who will be traveling to
Atlanta from concert halls all over
the world will be Daniel Lewis,
Otto-Werner Mueller, Dennis
Russell Davies and Eduardo Mata.
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By JEANNE SMITH
For further information on the
second half season ticket plan, call
Mrs. Nancy Burke. Director of
Season Tickets, at 892-3600. Ext.
253.
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And he does it well as Larry Shue playing the lead as Charley in
“Where's Charley?" swings into his rendition of “Once in Love
with Amy."
and one on the mezzanine. The Old English theme carries through to the
menu as well as the decor of the theatre.
The meats (roast beef, baked pork chops and chicken breasts in wine
sauce) were excellent, but the vegetables were so-so.
A pot of mulligan stew and home-baked bread is brought to the table to
start off the meal and dinner is followed by a pot of hot wild blackberry
cobbler also brought to the table.
The theatre seats 710 persons and is located at Piedmont-Peachtree
Crossing. Dark on Monday, the theatre has performances Tuesday through
Saturday with dinner at 7 and curtain time at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday is family day with dinner at 5 and curtain at 7 p.m. Wednesday
and Saturday matinees serve lunch at noon with the show following at
1:30 p.m.
“Where’s Charley?” will be showing through Sunday, January 18. tor
further information or tickets, call 262-1552.
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of 1,500 in southwestern Georgia,
was featured in a national maga
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small town in rural America.
The town's centerpiece is a classic
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Here townsfolk and farmers from
nearby areas gather daily to trade
or talk.
Buena Vista’s streets are lined
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THE COVINGTON NEWS — THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1075 :
Henderson-Patrick
Marriage Planned
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie C. Hender
son of Newborn announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Deborah Jean, to Jerry Brantly
Patrick, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Jackson Patrick of Coving
ton.
The bride-elect is the granddaugh
ter of Charlie C. Henderson Sr.
and the late Mrs. Mytice Hender
son of Mansfield and Mr. and Mrs.
Jobe Pope of Monticello.
She is a graduate of Newton
County High School.
The groom-to-be is the grandson
of Mrs. Janie Robinson and the
late Joseph Pentacost Robinson
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brant
Patrick, all of Covington.
He is a graduate of Newton
County High School and is em
ployed with Ace Hardware in
Conyers.
The wedding will be held at
Mansfield Baptist Church on Jan.
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