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The Other Press April 2, 1981

 

‘Waiting for the Parade

Anyone can read about men the soldiers left at

J ’S great

a previous article Bassin Street/163 E.-Has-

the hardships endured by

home.

the Canadian men who
fought in the Second World
War. ‘‘Waiting for the
Parade,’’ currently being
presented by Westcoast Ac-
tors at the Waterfront Thea-
tre, tells the story of the

I would, of course, have
more strongly _ identified
with the play’s characters
and situations if I’d been
around during the war, but I
was still affected by this
moving and amusing pro-
ductior..

 

by Jayne Akizuki

 

The five female perfor-

hardships faced by the wo-_ mers skillfully brought out

 

Deborah Tenney and Patricia Ludwick

are performing in ‘Waiting for the Parade’

playing at the Waterfront Theatre.

the play’s humour and emo- (earch 6), I wrote about tings

tional conflicts without las- Vancouver's thriving folk If after hours jazz is your
ping into sentimentality or | community. Now I am_ bag, then this is the place
mawkishness. Patricia going to run off at the for you. On Thursday
Ludwick, in particular gave mouth with all the infor- nights from one a.m. on,

a dead-on performance as
frank, affectionate Cather-
ine. Christine Willes, as
Janet, had a tendency to
screech, which was partly
because of Janet’s bitchi-
ness, but which left my ears
sore, nevertheless.

Some of the play’s scenes
especially _one in which
Catherine is giggling drunk-
enly with her German friend
Marta (Sheelah Megill),

‘ring so true that it may be

surprising to female chau-
vimists like myself that the
play was written by a Mr.
John Murrell. Murrell
weaves the five women’s
stories together carefully
but, unfortunately, he
sometimes gives the cha-
racters the sort of stock
phrases you hear on televi-
sion sitcoms (I’m trying to
be serious about this!”’
Janet continually snaps).
Also, the ending of the play
was too drawn-out and lost
some of its emotional im-
pact.

You needn’t have been a
Canadian housewife on the
homefront to be touched by
‘“Waiting for the Parade’”’
You'll likely recognize some
of the music from the war
years--even I can remember
“Lilli Marlene’! Recom-
mended as a_ worthwhile
evening of theatre.

this week is

mation your music starved
minds can care to hold
about our thriving jazz com-
munity.
Soft Rock Cafe/1925 West
Fourth

Yep, the good ol’ Soft
Rock Cafe is at it again--this
time supporting local jazz
artists with their ‘‘Sunday
Jazz Series”’ Appearing
the locally
renouned ‘‘Dick Smith
Quintet’’. The Soft Rock
has also brought in name
jazzmen such as Paul Horn.

 

by Ian Hunter

 

 

Classical Joint/237. Carrol
St.:

This relic from the beat-
nic era features live j jazz ina
relaxed, early: sixties, at-
mosphere. This Thursday,
the Gavin Walker Quartet is
on stage. On Friday and
Saturday nights, there is a
quartet made up of many of
the better studio-jazz musi-
sians in town and on Sunday
Arocus 4 will be playing.
Hot Jazz Society/36 E.
Broadway

If hot dixieland jazz is
your style then the Hot Jazz
Society was meant for you.
This society was formed
with the idea of preserving
and encouraging local dixie-
land jazz. Jam sessions are
on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and feature bands
from Thursday through Sa-
turday nights.

there’s a jam session. On
Friday and Saturday nights
they have featured perfor-
mers. From two a.m. to
five thirty a.m. This Friday
the Rudy Petchowen Quar-
tet perform and Saturday is
T.BLA.
Cafe New York

One of the classiest cafes
in Vancouver, the Cafe New
York is a great place to grab
a good lunch or a light
dinner while listening to
some first rate jazz and
blues. Ernestien Anderson
should be singing her great
blend of blues, ballads, and
jazz standards this week-

end, Thursday through
Sunday, but that is still
unconfirmed.
Red Barrel Lounge/Hotel
Vancouver

This is where to find

some, of the best modern
jazz groups in Vancouver.

Wayne Kozzac will be play-
ing tonight through Sunday

ight.
Arts Club Theater/Granville
Island
The world famous jazz
quartet ‘‘The L.A. Four’”’
will be performing here on
Sunday night.
12th Annual New West-
minster Jazz Festival NWSS
63 different jazz groups
will be performing tonight
and Friday night in what
should prove to be most
enjoyable time.

 

 

 

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