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THE DAILY NEWS, HUNTINGDON, PA. LOCALNEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 B3 See the All New 2010 Subaru Legacy and Outback SUBARU 2010 SUBARU 2.51 SEDAN ALL WHEEL DRIVE stock Keyless entry Automatic, air conditioning Splash guards, cargo net Power windows, locks seat Cruise control, tilt steering stereo with CD player White Pearl CALKINS PRICE 2 CHOOSE FROM AT rm PmCE! 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.51 WAGON ALL WHEEL DRIVE stock Satin White Pearl Stock Gray Metallic All weather package Heated power seats mirrors CALKINS PRICE De-icer wiper, keyless entry Power windows, locks seat stereo with CD player Cruise control, tilt wheel 2.5X, WAGON ALL WHEEL DRIVE Cruise control, tilt wheel White Satin Pearl 5 speed Power windows, locks mirrors stereo with CD player Air conditioning Keyless entry CALKINS PRICE $19,999 ONLY 1 Lm! 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.51 PREMIUM 5 DOOR ALL WHEEL DRIVE Slock Lightning Red 5 speed manual CALKINS PRICE Power sunroof Power windows, locks mirrors stereo with CD player Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys' to open Sept. 25 at Playhouse The situation: Two once- famous vaudeville comedians who have hated each other for half a century are reluctantly reunited by an ambitious nephew for a TV special. This is the premise of "The Sunshine Boys," a comedy concocted by the brilliant and prolific Neil Simon. The 1972 smash Broadway hit opens Friday, Sept.

25, for a two-weekend run at the venerable and beloved 76-seat Playhouse at McConnellstown. Willie Clarke and Al Lewis Lewis Clarke, the Sunshine Boys had been a comedy team in vaudeville for 43 years, headliners at the Palace, no less. Like several real-life duos of the era, they worked smoothly on-stage and hated each other's guts off-stage. For Willie, it was Al's juicy "T's" there was some way I could have saved the spit, I would show it to and chest-poking man had the sharpest finger in show that infuriated him plus Al's sudden decision to retire right after an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, leaving Willie adrift in a worid that had left him behind. Al, placid and conciliatory on the surface, seethes inside with resentment at Willie's irascible and mercurial personality.

The scene in which they attempt to rehearse "The Doctor and the Tax Examination" and in which Willie decides to. change "come in" to "en-taaaaaah," is one of the funniest scenes Neil Simon ever put on paper. Michael Norcll of Three Springs plays Willie Clarke, who works himself into such a hilarious and irrational rage that he gives himself a heart attack. Norell is a grizzled veteran of Broadway and television. Last year, McConnellstown audiences saw him as Elwood P.

Dowd in "Harvey." In 2007, he was Norman Thayer in "On Golden Pond" and Jonathan Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace." In private life, Norell is a retired screenwriter. Keith Sutton of Huntingdon plays Al Lewis, the other Sunshine Boy. Sutton began his long amateur stage career in "The Music Man" as 10-year- old Winthrop with the Reading (PA) Civic Opera. Here he has been seen as Mr. Green in "Vis-- iting Mr.

Green," as Gardner Church in "Painting Churches," among many other roles. He has also directed "Steel Magnolias," "Dancing at Lughnasa," and "Enchanted April." When not acting, directing and doing lighting designs in McConnellstown, Sutton is an ER physician at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. Terry Ayers of Petersburg appears as Ben Silverman, a theatrical agent and Willie's nephew. Ayers has appeared as Ross Gardiner in "Visiting Mr.

Green," as Frederick in "Enchanted April" and as Mor- CALKINS SUBARU 717-248-3901 '12951 Ferguson Valley Road Burnham, PA 17009 Noi 0 buyers will qualify, rax, lags adiltlmi. Not respansm tor lypoQrapliieal errm, Plcma tor lliuslratlon Offer ends September 30,2009. Subaru lister, Outback, Ttibeca, Legacy and are registered trademarks. Submitted photo Katie Dickey (Nurse MacKintosfi), "You know, like the apples," and Michael Norell (Dr. Kornheiser) perform in the Vaudeville sketch "The doctor will see you now," a scene from the Neil Simon comedy classic "The Sunshine Boys" which opens Friday, Sept.

25, at The Playhouse at McConnellstown. timer Brewster in "Arsenic and not much more. Inn liiis play is Old Lace." He is executive director of the Playhouse and works as staff accountant for Heberling Associates, Inc. Also in the cast are Shelby Metz of Petersburg, Katie Dickey and Barbara Hughes of Hunt- not just about luuglis hoy, our audiences will be raUing oiil of their seals, get me wrong but it 's also about aging. Friendship, irrational hatred, paranoia it's about 'you caiilt go home again' aiiti it 's about ingdon and Samuel Carruthersf not being'able to break a'life" a student at Juniata College.

Anita Burkhart is production stage manager, Jeanne Allen is acting coach and Don Dietz helped with the setting decoration and Jeanne Nagurny with costuming. "The Sunshine Boys" opened on Broadway in December 1972. Directing the Vaudeville scene is theater stalwart Howard Crouch of Huntingdon who was seen in last year's production of "It Runs in The Family." Directing "The Sunshine Boys" is Daniel Weston of Huntingdon, Of this play, he says, "I'd always thought of Neil Simon as a jokemeister and time bond no matter how much you think you want lo." When he isn't being a theatrical wizard at the Playhouse, Weston is Mr. Brown, a computer at Juniata College. "The Sunshine Boys will be presented the evenings of Sept.

25 and 26, Oct. 2, and 3 at 8 p.m. There will also be 2:30 p.m. matinees Sunday, Sept. 27 and Oct.

4. The Playhouse at McConnellstown is located on Route 26, on the soutli end of rural McConnellstown. I'or reservations, call the Playhouse box office at 814-627-0311, For inore information about the theater visit www.litllethcatcr.com MUAHS Band, boosters to host regional competition The Mount Union Area High School Band and its boosters will host the first band competition of the season for many of the region's musical groups Saturday, Sept. 26. The competition, titled "Music Along the Juniata," will welcome 10 bands from across the AUeghenies and feature all four of Huntingdon County's high school bands.

The competition will begin at 3 p.m. at the Mount Union Area gh School football field with Juniata Valley High School kicking off the show. Tournament of Bands will adjudicate the show and bands will compete in one of three possible classifications: festival class, regional class or championship class. Juniata Valley will perform in Group 2 Festival class with Southern Huntingdon County and Indian Valley High Schools. Bands in Festival class will per- RICK KANE MUAHS Band Director form for a score but not against one another.

Huntingdon Area High School will be taking the field in Group I Regional Class and iow oS an upcoming vent that is cM 8l4'64S -4040 or 800-634-S692 ews competing against Central Mountain High School. Tyrone High School will compete in Group 2 Regional Class which gives young bands the opportunity to compete I'or scores and trophies and a chapter title without the possibility of advancing to the Atlantic Coast Championships (ACC) held in Hcishey in early November. There will be four bands competing in the Cliainpionship Class. Windber High School in Group 1 Championship, Mount Union and Somerset in Group 2 Championship and DuBois in Group 3 Championship Class. Championship Class enables a band to compete i'or not only a Chapter Title but also gives them the chance to advance to the Atlantic Coast Championships.

ACC brings together the best 25 bands from Maine to South Carolina at theend of the to compete against one another for the ACC title in their respective groups. Mount Union director Rick Kane said, "Music brings people together and we hope folks froixi the area will come out for the afternoon and see the amount talent all these young people from all these schools have. This is what these kids do. and they put all their energy, passion and skill into being the best they can be." The gates open at 2 p.m. Saturday.

There will be plenty of great food and fantastic entertainment. Admission is only $s'..