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14 ~ Sunday, May 29, 1988 - North Shore News

TWO NORTH Shore residents take to the. stage in
‘Coconut Theatre's revival of George Bernatd Shaw's:
"Candida," which is. playing at Kits House in Van-
couver.:: Director Martin Millerchip and actor Bob
 Weakes are both long-time North Vancouver residents ©

and have both acted and. directed for. North<Van-
‘“eouver Community Players.

They met for the. first time when cast together in.

"The Lion In. Winter...”

“Bob played the lead,’’ recalled Millerchip, “and i in
a much smaller role I had one good scene where I was
” supposed to get angry with him.

**Bob is a strong actor and the only time 1 felt t re-- will be as authentic.to. 1894 as our UBC design team © . :
of Mara Goitler and Bill Rasmussen can make them.’

ally pulled it off was the night 1 spat in his face."’
Two years later Weakes was directing a Restoration -.
musical at Presentation House called Lock Up’ Your

'. Daughters:

“Thad cast_a young man to play the romantic lead
‘who was: having problems in rehearsal, so |. asked
* Martin if he would’ Step, in,*’ recalled Weakes. ‘‘He

Don t. Sit.

“Second World War comes to. the
Vancouver East Cultural Centre in ©
Vancouver June 1 to 4 courtesy of |
“two North Shore residents.

“They've taken the letters from
Vwhen I was in the navy — all-my
love. letters:and that stuff,’ said .
+ Bruce Allan, whose daughter Patti’
is in the production. ~.

in Candida

egreed to help,” ‘and I exchanged a beautiful’ tenor who |[

couldn't act for an actor who couldn't sing.””
Millerchip points out that Shaw describes Burgess,

‘Candida’s: father ‘and_ the part, Weakes .plays, as a.
podgy man witha snoutish nose.and small, watery.’
blue cyes with a plaintive expression. Joked Miller-~
. chip: **When [read that description I knew that Bob

had to play the part."’

. “have never been ina co-op (a production where
_ professional actors waive their union salary-in licu of
an equal share of the box office), where such attention
has'been paid to set and costume,”* he added. ‘‘They

Candida, a play telling the story of. a parson "s wife:

loved by both her: husband and a’ romantic young
poct, is playing at the Seventh Avenuc and Vine Street
theatre until June ft.
tion call 685- 7475. ak

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' Performed as. part of a- ‘Two

A take-off on the singing An-
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” Sit Under the Apple Tree: A: Revue,
came: second out of 5 entries, in

‘ From the Fringe benefit for Beaux _
Gestes,.Don’t. Sit, is. joined by *
~ Coyote Feathers, the story.of one
oth s bus j journcy to Mexico.

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