The Daily Intelligencer from Doylestown, Pennsylvania • Page 14

PAGE 14 Businessmen Take Part In Music Theater Drama Alan Van Wart is always number two and trying hard. Ron French is frequently lines. Both are prominent 'mem-, bers of the cast of "Man of La Mancha" produced by the Jenkintown PTA Music Theater at the Jenkintown High School, scheduled for Friday and Saturday eve- jiiuga uuu ayaiu Apiii -i. Van Wart is perenially cast in a supporting role and loves it Even when he played the title role in Jenkiii- town's "Finian's ALAN Van WART KON FRENCH here comes the Bride Wearing A Beautiful Gown from the VOGUE BRIDAL SHOPPE DOYLESTOWN Monument Sq. KNOWN FOR OUR PRETTY WEDDINGS AND BEAUTIFUL BRIDES he was number two--to a Leprechaun.

In "La Man- "cha" he is one of history di( nine great nuiner-iuo men: Sancho Kon French's recent lead roles i elude Danny in "Night Must Fall" and the Knight in "Ondme" with Buckingham Town and Country Players. In "La Mancha" he is lead horse of the spirited steeds which the drama has made legendary. And he doesn't even have so much as a whinny of dialogue. His lines are reins. Period.

Van Wart and French are prime examples of a great natural resource of Philadelphia's northern suburbs: the "little theater Gifted actors play roles in productions ol the area's theater companies Abington. Jenkintown. Cheltenham, Lenape Valley, Playcrafters, Town and Country, Wyncote. These actors are amateur in one way only: they don't get paid. Van Wart has bpen acting in community theater since as a youth- he played a "Curse You.

Jack melodrama role in a Methodist Church in Brooklyn. He has been starring in supporting roles in Bucks and Montgomery Counties since World War n. Recently he has been on a summer- winter hookup with, respectively. Buckingham's Town- and Country- and Jenkintown. For Jenkintown he played the Prime Minister in "The king and Mayor Shinn in "Music Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair and Luther Billis on "South ESth Bole "Horse" in "Man of La Mancha" is French's 28th role.

He played Bill in Jenkintown's "Kiss Me, Kaie" and Lt. Adams in ''South Pacific" and Angus in Lenape Valley's Ron played his first dramatic role at Northeast Catholic High School in 1950. Ron French is a bachelor. He is office manager at Blooming Glen Quarry, near Doylestown. And he still manages to have time for community service.

He is active with the Bucks County Prison Citizens Committee, volunteering his talents to counsel inmates and organize entertainment. He is active with the Eastern Bird Banding Association, banding passerine i i ncluding hawks, during nesting and migration. Tickets are on sale Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Jenkintown High School auditorium. Highland HILLCREST GARDENVILLE FARM STORE POINT PLEASANT PIKE AND ROUTE 413 766-8504 Pasturized And Homogenized MILK AT SAVINGS BOTTLED MILK AND DEPOSIT MILK MILK IN A POUCH PITCHER PAK Deposit MILK 48 SKIM MILK o.40 STORE HOURS Mon.

thru Fri. 11 AM to 8 PM Sat. 10 AM to 8 PM Sun. 10 AM to 5 PM ORANGE JUICE V4 Gal. CHOCOLATE HATFIEID COLO CUTS STROEHMANN MEAD ROILS "TASTY" BAKING PRETZILS FRESH EGGS CAKE THE DAILY Gloria DeHaven To Star At Bucks Co.

Playhouse WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1771 Gloria DeHaven will have the leading role in a new musical. "When Do The Words Come True?" which will have its pre-Broadway opening at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope on April 13. Other prominently featured cast members would be David Brooks. Bill Gerber and Patti Karr. The musical has book, ma- GLORIA DeHAVEN 7 sic and lyrics by John Meyer, who wrote music dncl material for the late Judy Garland.

Gloria DeHaven made her screen debut at the age of nine in Charile Chaplin' "Modern Times" and appeared in over '10 motion pictures between 1940 and 19-55. She was the star of "Step Lively." "Two Girls and a Sailor." "Summer Holiday." "Yes. Sir. That's My Baby." Three Little Words." and "So This Is Pans." She has done dramatic 1 es on television. iew performances start with an April 7 matinee at 2 p.m.

Other previews will be a 7:30 performance on Thursday April 8: 8:30 performance on Friday. April 9: a 2 p.m matinee and an 8:30 performance on Saturday. April 10: and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances on Sunday, April 11.

Reservations may be made by calling the Bucks County Plavhouse at 862-2041. GLARING PLANS--The gala Music Festival marking the 150th Anniversary of Greek iiu'i-ipc-ndence be lit'iu dl ihe PniidUL-iphui CniL 1 CCIILLT idinnlay. Laying plans for the event recording artists Fleury Dantonakis. Sn-an Phillips, "the New- York Rock Ensemble and winning composer Manos Hatzidakis are (from left) Ihe Rev. John A.

Limberakis, Event chairman Dr. Anthony G. B. Borden and Constamine Stephano. The Festival is sponsored by the Greek Orthodox Community of the Church of the Annunciation, Elkins maybe purchased in advance by contacting the church.

The price lor advance tickets is So. What's Happening In The Arts South Pacific Opens In April At Upper Moreland By JAMES D. SNEDDON Of Tlie Intelligencer Staff South Pacific, a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, will open Friday at 8 p.m. CHOREOGRAPHER Rose DeFrancesco. of Horsham.

has been named choreographer for "My Fair the 1971 production of Music Theater of Abington, scheduled for April -15, 16, 17. and 22,23. 24. The group rehearses every Monday night at Abington Junior School, where tickets' are available from 8:30 10 oa the same nielii. FIRST FOR FASHIONS FIGURE FLATTERY IN FINE FOUNDATIONS EDNA'S CORSET SHOP Cross Doylestown 348-8884 in the Upper Morcland Senior High School auditorium.

Performances will run Saturday and April 2-3. The musical is directed and produced by Marcellus Kuhn and Joseph Woll, members of the Upper Moreland High School faculty. Tickets are S2 for adults and S1.50 for students, and can be obtained from members of the cast and crew, anytime at the high school, or at the door. The TVarminster Syuiphony Orchcstra, has set April 3 as the date for the final concert of the current season. The concert will be held at 8:30 p.m.

at the Log College Junior High School. Norristown Road, Warminster. J.P. Purpura is the conductor. The concert will feature the Bucks County Ballet Company rforming the second act of the popular ballet The second half of the concert will consist of the Orchestra performing other excerpts from ballet music.

This will be the first time that these two organizations have performed together: Everyone is invited to attend a "Night at the Ballet" with the Warminster Symphony 0 chestra. Tickets- costing S1.50 for adults and 50 cents for students will be available at tlie door. Eighteen paintings are on- display in the Continental Bank at the Doylestown Shopping Center ol Mrs. Eleanor Carney. Mrs.

Carney moved away from the Doylestown area and has lived wiih her family throughout the United States. Europe, and the Orient, keeping up with her Air ce pilot-husband. Throughout i any moves Eleanor Carney pursued her lessons in oil painting and studied with many prominent artists. The awards won by Mrs. Carney are numerous, hav- ing the distinction of being the only American woman to be selected from 900 entries at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in the Brjutsu Exhibition.

Mrs. Carney also took a coveted piue in the Nevada-California An- ists Exhibition in Reno. Nevada. Now retired from the Air Force, the Carneys Ine on a farm in Bedminster. Mrs.

Carney is an active participant in the Dcnlestoun Art League. More than arts orga- nuaiiOiis from Pennsyh ania and Delav.are are expected to be represented at a rally for tlie arls this Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hoirstyling Virginia L. Histand DOYLESTOWN CLOSED MONDAYS and SATURDAYS Phone 345-6990 BALLADE--The romantic ballet by JeanPaul Comelin will hold its first Philadelphia performance this week, tonight through Sunday, at the Academy of Music.

This performance be balanced by Job Sanders' "SumnierDighf in, its first subscription performance. HIDEgHAIR For spring, Hide 'N Hair where it's it! Leathers, uefcs and furs for the younf Mflnsticate ill new til unusual all exciting afl time thmp jm'd never expect find jhyvtiere fcf cut tehrais 2m! fashion accessories londws uniftt Mps in fur IMS, shnip and flwp, plos mad fur MMnMS rap, PHWIB, bed throws, wall comings, tap! YouH find tne.wmal in handbags, gltm, belts and mtsstnts ill those wonderful revf rjf MM MtVi MR wwi jPi Battet Premiere Set For Academy Of Music OPEN SUNDAY AND EVERYDAY "Ballade," Jean Paul Comelin's romantic ballet premiered by the Pennsylvania Ballet on tour la.st October, will receive its first Philadelphia performances at the Academy of Music today through Sunday. "Ballade" is a setting of Faure's Ballade for Piano and Orchestra. At these upcoming Pennsylvania Ballet performances, "Ballade" will be balanced by Job Sanders' dramatic "Summer- (Schocnberg) in its first scnption performances premiered at ihe Pennsylvania Ballet's Gala Performance last November. George Balanchine's "Pas de Dix" (Glazounov) his classical excerpt from the late 19lh century spectacular, "Raymonda." and a dramatic pas de deux from Robert dham's "Trio" (Ibcrt) complete the program.

These performances at the Academv lake nlarp tonicht it 8, and Friday. 8:30 p.m., also Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday, 3 p.m. An earlier Comelin ballet. "Itlylle," was performed bv the Pennsylvanians last season and also became a prize winning dance vehicle for sylvania Ballet dancers Barbara Sandonalo and Alcxci Ytidcnich at the Varna (Bulgaria) International Ballot Competitions last summer.

Hiss Sandonato and Yudenich, rcspectue- won bronze and sihcr medals in those prestigious competitions. Black Music Is Theme Of Workshop A "Workshop in Black Music and Culture" for Catholic Sisters of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and sponsored by the Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations will be held Saturday at St. Joseph's a ralory School, 1733 West Girard Avenue, beginning at 9 a.m. The workshop will include a lecture on the history of black music and concerts, by the Tcnn City Choir and tnc Union Baptist Church Choir of black spirituals. Also, there will be a "Black fyllibi! llv thr Jijrjcnri Book Company of Progress Plaza and a display of posters and art, work reflecting the black culture.

The mam Irrlmo. "Reriial in black" by Andrew Foster," direclor of HIP Afro American outline the history of black music and its reflection and a feet on black history..