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however, must be accredited to Heather Dorion, an obviously at- tractive young lady, playing the unattractive, elderly Katisha. Not only was her voice lovely, but she possesses great authority for one so young. In addition, John Manning was quite effective as Mikado, both physically, and vocally, and Kim Bates and Nancy Yewen as the other two wards of Ko-Ko were charming and decorative. In the more mature and more dif- ficult character parts, Micheil Jennings, Alasdair Halliday, and John Stansell did not quite measure up. Granted the dif- ficulty of assuming age, still, these young performers might have worked harder at acquiring physical and vocal maturity, and those individual characteristics of both which would have enhan- ced the comedy and the satire at the same time. Although most of the makeup was very well done, these three could have used the addition of both age and character elements. As Pooh-Bah, however, Alasdair Halliday ' s natural hauteur pervaded, and his Lord High Everything Else did come through. Considerable credit must go to director Michael W. DesRoches for his highly effective staging. Moving a huge cast vertically because of limitations of stage width is an Herculean task, and Mr. DesRoches succeeded ad- mirably. He kept the Chorus of Nobles and School-Girls alive and interesting and moved the principals in a most engaging manner, but a lighter form of elevations might have expedited the problem. Musically, Anthony Royse is to be congratulated, along with the members of a fine orchestra, and a special bow to the East (in deference to the Mikado!) to Marie Harris as Associate Director of Music. Both male and female choruses obviously had been well trained and provided very strong sup- port. It is customary to pay homage to directors, actors, and musical directors, but a production of these dimensions is impossible to achieve without the very dedicated work of dozens of behind-scenes people ... for costumes, makeup, props, sets, crew, and for those who work on box-office, publicity, house- management, etc. All of these behind-the-scenes people must feel that same sense of pride and accomplishment as their colleagues on stage. Added to the success of this production commune was the equally sup- portive, prideful attitude of Head- Master, faculty mem bers, staff, parents and friends. It was that spirit which permeated the at- mosphere and made the evening a complete delight. Nathalie Donnet Emmett Director of Drama McMaster University
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Appleby Presents The Mikado The presence of the large, en- thusiastic audience attending the final production of THE MIKADO provided something of a keynote to the production. A sense of warmth and anticipatory excitement filled what must be a large, cold gymnasium, yet, within minutes, the conductor ' s baton became a magic wand, and the area was transformed into a theatre. On stage, the cast and chorus alike caught the highly infectious, supportive glow of the onlookers and paced their production with spirit and obvious enjoyment. As in any production, certain per- formances were outstanding; Chris Zahovskis, besides having been gifted with a lovely voice, also created a Nanki-Poo of great charm, with just the right touch of light romanticism. As Yum-Yum, Jennifer Keay found the difficult balance between the romantic and the witty in both her singing and acting roles. The more difficult accomplishment,
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