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Slade's new play Guy with gimmick is winner tf" V- 1 it 1 If Jt it i GAIL McCANXE'S set for the Scarpia scer.e in Puccini's "Tosea" comin Theatre notes Euchan as Cynthia" Kelly as Gladys; Gloria Foreman as Alice; Arch McDonnell as Sims; Joe Austin as Charlie; and E'iane Stapely as Nurse. The Gimmick Is produced by Melwyn Breen. www Playwright Slade, who has written an even dozen TV plays for CBC production (The Prizewinner, The Oddball, Do Gerry Parker, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, and others), says he is 'type cast" as a wiiter of comedies. "My first two. The Prizewinner and Men Don't Make Passes, had comedy in them, though I never thought of them as comedies but more as character studies," he says.

"Now, if I show three outlines two dramas and a comedy the production department invariable picks the comedy. There are more dramas around, and they say they need comedies to balance the season." Slade is currently working on a drama, his first 90-min-ute play for the Festival series. It's called A Very Close Family, and he describes It as "a plea against togetherness." Rascal Scarpia bathed Many of his CBC-produced comedies have been produced on American networks, mainly for the TTJS. Steel Hour drama series. The Prizewinner, his first work, has played twice on CBC-TV.

It was seen the second time last season, on Playdate, with Peter Lind Hayes and Kate Reid in starring roles. It was produced twice in the United States, and has beer, telecast 14 times, including repeats. It earned him Blue Is for Boys, a comedy about a mechanized matrimonial agency, turned up on stage at Toronto's Crest Theatre last season with new title, Simon Says Get Married. Slade says he wants to write more for the stage. In both the CEC-TV and the stage vei-sions his wife, Jill Foster, played the female lead.

"It's the only' one of my plays she ever appeared in, and it was really written for her," he says. Slade is an ex-actor himself. In fact did an ad lib performance in the murder trial on A Case for the Court this summer. Gallant Men. Drama series.

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KIKO in CHAN CB3 0 CTV 1 KVOS CBS CBC-TVs one-hour drama series, Playdate, enters its second season with a new TV comedy by Toronto playwright Bernard Slade The Gimmick, starring Erie House and Corinne Conley. Playdate moves to a new day and time period, Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT, starting Oct. 4 with The Gimmick. In the Slade comedy, Eric House portrays a meek soul, George Craddock, that nobody ever notices.

"You gotta have a gimmick," advises his best friend Jay Winters (played by Bill Kemp), an ambitious extrovert. George gets himself a gimmick; and though it is wildly unorthodox, it works beyond his fondest dreams. He becomes the centre of attention at the office, the object the affections of Gail (Miss Conley), the prettiest girl on the staff. But naturally, It can't last. Also cast in the first Playdate production are: Ed Me-Namara as Mr.

Sedgewick; Helene Winston as Mrs. Sos-novitch; Mary Alice Smith as Mrs. McCarthy; Sammy Sales as Harcourt; Maxinne Miller as Gloria Diane Highly nrltfe World Series. Second game. Yankees vs.

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at the Art Gallery. Junior League puppeteers will present "The Magic Egg" and "The Little Duck who wouldn't Quack" will be given by Rena Owens and Beth Robertson of the Burn-aby Puppeteers. Cliff Sherlock of Agassiz, who manipulates both marionettes and hand puppets will preser, the third show. North Surrey Thespians open their new season with the farce, "See How They Run," which will be directed by well-known actress and director Verlie Cooter. The group will also be having a nine-week workshop under the direction of Sam Payne.

This is, being planned In conjunction with Surrey night school. Details at WO 1-3756. Paragon Players are presenting Sutton Vane's "Outward Bound" at the Marpole Community Centre, Sept. 28 29, at 8:30 p.m. The group Is also In rehearsal with William Inge's "Bus Stop" to be followed by Ketti Frings' "Look Homeward Angel." New members are needed by the group.

Phone AM 1-9157. A grant of $25,000 to the Crest Theatre Foundation Is one of nine awards to theatre organizations announc ed by the Canada CounciL Good Morning! While -ou are looklni through THE PROVINCE this morning, take a good look at the CLASSIFIED PAGES. You'll see that they're full of small family ads sent tn by your friends and neighbor. These people know that family ads will bring results fast! Call today to place your family ad. MU 3-9242 Ask for Classified a real organ on stage, built Into the set, which will give the ear an extra level of sound.

From an economic point of view, one third of the old "PJgoletto- set will be In-corpoiated In "Tosca" although the audience will not be able to notice it. At the same time, a portal being built for "Tosca" will be re-used in "Faust." "A ida," the biggest production of VOA's season, was also designed by Gail for Seattle World's" Fair. The sharing of this set again means a saving in production costs. Free puppet shows for children will be a featuie cf the "Artists In Action" craft demonstration arranged by the Community Arts Council tn co-operation with the Education Committee of the Vancouver AH Gallery, for October 5 and 6. Th puppets will be exhibited by the Puppet Guild EARING AID USERS! Now Is The Time To Change To Hearing Comfort! New W1DEX Hearing Aid is cientifically developed with adjustable power to "sound'" you in at any conversation levet Use it during business hours, while telephoning shopping, visiting or trarel-ling.

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IS, Gaa points out that Soar-pia has generally been depicted as almost like the n-ext door neighbor when, in fact, he was a despicable character. As a result, during his main scene the sky over Home wilt he blood red and the set will be dark green, almost Mfick, There will also be a large statue of Scarpia rn stage to Illustrate his vanity. In one scene there will be 1-DAY SERYiCr BIG 2 SAVINGS I If Domes Ca-s (Sport Sfrt tn jn vuiyji. From OJ.WVJ r. Complete Auto Vpholiterer JACK fiallatd LTD.

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12, 8:30 p.m. 0 Playdate returns with a drama by Bernard Slada about a man who leads a dull lUe Chs. 2, 6, 9 p.m. Alcoa. Premiere.

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