Outstanding Summer Theatre at the Dorset Playhouse
Two one act plays, The Colonial Dudes and The Browning Version, opened at Dorset Playhouse under Patricia Carmichael. Cast includes Charles Dickens, Jeffrey Doty, Alex Foley, Wayne Frother, Susan Loughran, John Charles, with design by Barry Baughman and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Martin Duberman
Terence Rattigan
the Dorset
Patricia Carmichael
Alex Foley
Charles Dickens
Wayne Frother
Jeffrey Doty
Caravan Theatre
Doty
Fred Carmichael
Betty Franz
Alan Tongret
Thomas Cooper
Susan Loughran
John Charles
Carmichael
Franz
Barry T. Baughman
Bruce Peyton
Howard Enoch
Patt Schneider
Cynthia Mitchell
Breaks in Manchester Area Continue with Several Thefts
burglaries in the Manchester area persist as Dellwood Greenhouse cash register is stolen with a small cash amount after the thief could not open the drawer. Clifford B. Graham leads Dellwood Cemetery and Greenhouses inquiry. Police Chief George Hoag and Officer Eugene Gaiti investigate. Earlier, a Country Store Restaurant break failed at the rear door. Other recent incidents hit Manchester Wood plant Rotary Club pool house and Ekwanok Country Club snack bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Dellwood Greenhouse
Clifford B. Graham
Dellwood
George Hoag
Country Store
Eugene Gaoitti
Rotary Club
Ekwanok Country Club
Tag Sale at St James Rectory Aug 6 7
There will be a tag sale at the St James Rectory on August 6 and 7 from 6 30 to 9 30 p m with reasonably priced items including antiques. Mrs William Houghton received the Hale Codinette set at the Arlington Firemen s Lawn Party last Thursday. An open house marks the 30th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter Oskirko at the West Mt Farm mill house on Saturday starting at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Rectory
William Houghton
Arlington
Walter Oskirko
West Mt. Farm Mill House
Orchestral Previews Offered in Saratoga Springs
The Philadelphia Orchestra offers its second of four summer previews on August 6 at 7 pm in the Saratoga Performing Arts Center amphitheater. Assistant conductor William Smith hosts the backstage orientation sessions reviewing the August 6-9 repertory with ticketed attendees, who tour backstage and meet Smith for analysis and Q&A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Philadelphia Orchestra
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
William Smith
Route 50
Smith
Hoosick Falls Moves Closer to Aid Grants
Hoosick Falls village board with a slim quorum authorized Mayor Severson to sign papers enabling about 600000 in federal and state aid for the new sewage treatment plant nearing completion. Transfers from Boston and Maine railroad, deeds for underpass lines, and Hoosick Street closing are key steps. state and federal approvals will end costly borrowing with high interest. September target for completion.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Richard A. Severson
Boston & Maine Railroad
George E. Dougherty Jr
Boston
B&m
Noble and Wood Machine Co
Hoosick Street
Dougherty
State Department of Health
Federal Water Quality Administration
Construction bids open Sept 1 for Hoosick Falls high school
Hoosick Falls Central School District set September 1 as the bid receipt date for a new high school addition. W Parker Dodge Associates presented 22 finished blueprints to the board, with bids to cover general construction HVAC plumbing electrical and food service equipment. Bond voters approved up to 1,284,000 dollars for all costs including equipment and fees. Architects W Parker Dodge Bernon Chamberlin and Daniel Maney attended as final plans were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Board of Education
Hoosick Falls Central
W. Parker Dodge
Bernon Chamberlin
Daniel Maney
Gershwin on Broadway and operatic excerpts at SPAC matinees
The Philadelphia Orchestra offers four August Sunday matinees at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center blending music and picnics. Aug 2 features a Gershwin on Broadway program under Andre Kostelanetz with Veronica Tyler. Aug 9 has Henry Mancini conducting favorite scores. Aug 16 presents Rodgers & Hammerstein under Franz Allers. Aug 23 closes with Verdi Puccini selections led by Julius Rudel starring Gilda Cruz-Romo and John Alexander. Tickets sold at SPAC box office and Ticketron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Philadelphia Orchestra
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Andre Kostelanetz
Veronica Tyler
Robert Mosley
Capitol Hill Choral Society of Albany
Judson Rand
Henry Mancini
Saratoga
Franz Allers
Joy Clements
Joanna Simon
John Walker
Bruce Yarnell
Capitol Hill Choral Society
Carousel
The
Sound of Music
South Pacific
Julius Rudel
Gilda Cruz-Romo
John Alexander
Stratton Arts Festival to Open with Silver Exhibit
The seventh Stratton Arts Festival runs six weeks from Sept 5 at Stratton Mountain Base Lodge. Susan Brown, Goddard College alumna and metalwork instructor, will present silver jewelry and decorative pieces including goblets and a pendant necklace. She also serves as assistant to Prof. A R Elliott at Goddard. The festival includes three major concerts by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Music from Marlboro, and the Brattleboro Music Center, to be reviewed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Stratton Mountain Base Lodge
Susan Brown
Bennington
Miss Brown
A. R
Jack) Elliott
Goddard
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Marlboro
Brattleboro Music Center
Union services moved to Presbyterian Church in Hoosick Falls
The First Baptist Hoosick Falls and First United Presbyterian Church joint services move from the Baptist to the Presbyterian Church for July with 10 a.m. Sundays, continuing through August with Rev. Robert J. Sprunger leading music and pastoral duties. A farewell sermon by Rev. Raimund L. Tumberston is planned for Sunday at a joint Hoosick West Hoosick service. The two churches close for August. August travel plans for Rev. Tumberston set to move to Oneonta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Hoosick Falls
First United Presbyterian Church
The
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
United Church
Robert J. Sprunger
Mr. Sprunger
John Y. Elliott
Raimund L. Tumberston
Baptist Churches of
Hoosick
West Hoosick
Tumberston
Oneonta
Hoosick Church
West Hoosick Church
Hoosick Baptist Church
Hedges Lake
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William Gilbert
the Browning Version
John Taplow
Frank Hunter
Millie Crocker
Harris
Andrew Crocker
Fred Car
Frobisher
Peter Gilbert John Charles
Mrs. Gilbert
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union
Manchester Ctr
Savings & Loan Association
Main Street
Helene Thompson
Hoosick School
Hoosick Grange
Harold Prebble
Edith Beaumont
Randall James
Mona
Detroit Zoo
SWIFT
Walker's Roop Market
Bird's
Benington
General Electric
Vermont
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