20 =:Sunday, November 8, 1998 ~ Norttr Shore News

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ooo BRIGHT TIGHTS oo
Curtain rises on the new Stanley Th

WHAT a brillant piece at programming with which tu chtisten
the restored Stanley Theatre. The miisic of Sint takes us tilt
~ back to the mid 30s, the heydas of Frederick Guest's dream
movie louse on Cranville Streen OF course the original cinemia
had no perfarniance stage, so tie “restoration” Of “the heritage:
Stanley has been as mitch a rebuilding with the need fora ‘ly
tower, estended stage and Jrebuilt: balcony scaung. “Final
fundraping is ongoing, but-the results ace spectacular, Phere ts
. nota bad. seat av the house and itis the “warmest? theatre in
Lights Vancouver The opening aight gala was prety bot tas:

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People dressed and even ‘drove in '30s- -style. fashion for: of jision since dancing”.

‘the Stanley's gala. opening. Tevie. Smith was the wheel- ‘up ‘a.storm courtside, asa’
Man for (from lett) Margaret Livingston; North Van inte-*. member:“of. the Griz@lie:
-tlor designer Sheila Kipnes and Michelle Livingston... : Extreme. Dance Team,

“Ladies: nd ‘gentlemen, take’: These three talented designers were hiding out in the*
“your seats. Please. Artistic. “cozy Upstage (theatre pun!) bar of the Stanley. Doug
director: Bill Millerd is hoping. Welch (left to right) was one of the consultants who .,
Arts Club supporters will.:. helped ‘to redesign the theatre,. Marsha. Sibthorpe’
breakout: their. pens. and’.-has designed lights on more Arts Club-shows. than: »:
“chequebooks to “buy” a'seat“: anyone else,.and. Ted Roberts is the, resident set
in nthe Stanley. : oS designer. oe

known: West., Vain shirt designer.
“(Trevenen Apparel. and | Brandon ‘& Gibbs
porotyes costume designer. for. Swing ane

: sandro, -Juliani will be on “stage with» ‘the.
Vancouver Opera's Tosca in two weeks ‘according to”
: she. who-knows-all"., writer: and playwrigh Colleen’ :
: Cast of Swing;: takes another, bow: f
Lights.‘on' the ‘stage’ of the Stanley.

the provincia! government was one of three levels of =

government to. contribute funding to.the renovation..”: Two: presidents; one vision. West Van's S| Bruce Milley,

and Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture’. president: of ‘the: Stanley Theatre : Society, ‘and. Joan . : - :

lan, ompanie was'on hand for the’ opening. He was... Pitman, president of the Arts Club board of direciors'are’ =, Long time Arts Club stage manager. Louis-Marie Bourniva!

by ‘his : ver. *. two of many. ee ‘who worked really hard fo > make the "+ (left) and ' Swing production, manager. Michael Wood lax
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