12 Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 8, 1986 Terrace Little Theatre presents Young Dracula _ The Terrace Little Theatre recently an- nounced that it will be presenting ‘‘Young Dracula’? in the REM Lee Theatre on Nov. 7 and 8. by Philip Musselman The group has the cooperation of the Ter- race Community Band and the Terrace Theatre Alive Society. ‘“We are very proud to have the cooperation of these two groups, and it is very nice to see community groups pulling to- gether,’’ commented Merry ‘Hallsor, director of the play. Merry Hallsor has been with the Terrace Little Theatre since about 1974 and even earlier as a girl in 1953. Hallsor has directed several shows and has acted in many others. “JT have experienced almost every job that has Over $5,000 received from lottery grant TERRACE — The Ter- race Little Theatre has received a grant from the B.C. Lottery Fund. by Philip Musselman The money from the grant totals about $5,167 which will be put toward the loan that the group has taken out for repairs. According to Tonee Sabine the loan is about $10,000 which will be used for repairs for the ceiling, heating and plumbing among other things. The need for repair on the theatre was intensified by the bursting of water pipes earlier this year. As a result the building has sustained extensive water damage to many areas. Also, the ceiling gave way at the same time because of its need for repair. The Joan is only a part of the theatre’s drive for funds; soon there will be a Christmas play, and currently a play called Young Dracula is in the making. The proceeds from these ventures will go toward repairs on the theatre building. Cloudy skies obscure solar eclipse TERRACE — Upnfor- tunately for astromony buffs the skies of Terrace didn’t cooperate enough to allow study of the solar eclipse on Oct. 3, but that doesn’t stop en- tusiasts from talking about it. Meeting TERRACE — The Ac- cess to Capital Workshop has been tem- porarily postponed until early 1987 in order to give some ‘‘breathing space’’ to people who are involved in the Oct. 22 election. A date for this work- shop will be available in the near future. Members of the Tourism and Economic Advisory Commission felt that people involved with the election would be sup- porting busy schedules, and wished to treat the matter accordingly. Health Problem One in four Americans has a close relative with an emotional illness. by Philip Musselman _ A solar eclipse is when the moon gets in between the earth and the sun. This particular eclipse wouldn’t have been too noticeable even without the clouds. According to Allen Wootton, science teacher at Skeena Junior Secondary, the eclipse would have looked like part of the sun was miss- ing because Terrace is so far away from the cen- tral path of the eclipse. Looking at an eclipse is not a good idea unless you have special eye pro- tection, like sumscreen- ing. Light from the sun itself can blind someone who looks directly at it, but an eclipse will inten- sify the sun so that it is very dangerous, Although Terrace resi- dents couldn’t get special pictures of this year’s eclipse there are about five lunar and solar eclipses that occur each year. According to Wootton there should be a lunar eclipse on Oct, 17. to do with production,” Halisor said. oo Hallsor has also been on an executive commit- tee and has three years experience as president of the group. At this time the Ter- race Little Theatre organization is working on repairing the build- ing, and is. collecting funds from plays, com- munity service organiza- tions, and from many other activities. The group is planning pro- ductions for the Christmas season and spring of next year. Plans have been made to expand the building on Kalum Street after other more important repairs have been accomplished. The play ‘*Young Dracula’’, also known as “‘The Singing Bat’’, was written by Tim Kelly and is a musical melodrama for the whole family. There is a sizable cast in- cluding 15 priniciple characters and 22 in the chorus. Ages in the cast range from six to ‘‘age- less’? and there is a strong cast of en- thusiastic teenagers play- ing several principle roles, . The production crew for the play is a group of volunteers who will handle set designing, lighting, makeup, and other technical tasks. “We are very happy to ‘see such an overwhelm- Beyer contimued from page 4 ing response,’’ Hallsor | noted, ‘‘and we have already begun a suc- cessful rehearsal schedule.”’ The group seems very happy to see such a hard. working, responsible cast, she said. The play will be presented in three show- ings at the REM Lee Theatre, one at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7, and two on Nov. 8 at 2 p.m, and 8 p.m. Let | the play begin Merry Hallsor, director; of “Young Dracula; is optimistic about the Ter- j race Little Theatre pro-| duction. The play will have three showings In{ the REM Lee Theatre: } one Nov. 7, two Nov. 8. Stage productions provide opportunities for aspiring actors © TERRACE — The Ter- race Little Theatre began the 1986-87 season with a recent. meeting to welcome new members. Damage to the building as a result of heating system break- down and consequent freezing of water lines is being repaired, painting and redecorating of the green room is in progress and the building is ex- pected to be back in operation by Oct. 31. The current produc- tion, ‘Young Dracula’, is a melodramatic com- edy, suitable for all ages, and will be opening Nov. 7 and 8 at the REM Lee Theatre. The play is pro- duced by Marilyn Kerr and directed by Merry Hallsor, and tickets will be available at both‘Sight and Sound and Carters Jewellers. ’ A Christmas play for children directed by Ken Morton is planned for early December. Anyone interested in par- ticipating may call Ken at 635-7507, Further productions . are in the planning stages for spring and for the zone festival, so theatre directors have lots of op- portunities for all those actors, scene painters, and lighting technicians who want a chance to learn or practice. New members are welcome anytime. There is often no one at the theatre building, so if local residents are interested or want to know more, call Juanita Friry at 635-4723 or Tonee Sabine at 638-8378. The U.S. lobby has indicated all along that it would be satisfied if our stumpage fees were increas- ed to be more in line with U.S. fees, thus keeping the timber industry south of the border in a more com- petitive position. Raising our stumpage fees will, of course, have a dramatic impact on the forest industry. Some com- panies will not be able to operate if they have to pay higher stumpage. But the effects of a 27 per cent surcharge on our softwood exports at the border will be even more devastating. ity - ate “~~ AS Sadly, we will have to. bite the bullet harder now than we would have had to a year ago. The amount by which we will have to raise our stumpage fees to satisfy the U.S. lobby is, no doubt, higher now than it would have had to be a year ago. But after the industry adjusts to the new fees, there will be more money available for reforestation and silviculture, both of which have been sadly neglected in the past few years. I must say, it’s refreshing to see our new premier clipping the wings of the mighty Council of Forest Industries, something his predecessor would never have dared. ~