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fLocal Community TheaterIOpens Season In New HomeLa Crosse Community Theater opens its 1968-69 season in November with the contemporary comedy - drama, “Generation,’’ by William Goodhart.The play will be presented as a “Gala Grand Opening Performance,” Nov. 22, in the new Community Theater quarters at 118 5th Ave. N. (the former Cavalier Inn).Subsequent performances are scheduled for Nov. 23, 24, 27, 29, 30 and Dec. 1, with a student preview set for Nov. 21.“Generation” is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of the veryLC RadioOutlets PlanVote CoverageThe 1968 national election coverage will involve all City of La Crosse radio sations, officials of those outlets said this week.Under the supervision of Rod Challenger, WKBH news director, that station will release local voting reports each hour.WLCX will have its news director, Fred Barry, and Tom Strong, directing city and county tabulations for its station.WKTY coverage will have Charlie Kearns as its anchorman.All stations report local contests from quarters in the La, Crosse County Courthouse.WKTY reporters will be, in addition to Kearns, Earl Hunter, Roger Curtis, Eric Parsons, Ron Pavek, Philip Dyer, Herbert Lee, Robert Topinka, Don'real gap between the generations. It deals with a father s reaction—and subsequent action '—when he learns that his daughter and son-in-law intend to deliver his first grandchild themselves.The cast of six includes Dr. Allen Brailey as the father. Laurie Wetzsteon and Lowell Fiet as his daughter and son-in-law, and Dr. Bill Gallagher as the obstetrician. Supporting roles are filled by Daryl Wed-wick as a lawyer and Robert Mayer as a magazine fiction editor.| In January, Community Theater players will take the stage in “The Odd Couple” by Neil Simon. Comedy buffs will find the production wildly and continuously funny as a nervous, meticulous man, separated from his wife, elects to share an apartment with a slovenly bachelor.Performances are scheduled for Jan. 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 26.Edward Albee won the Pulitzer Prize for his searching drama, “A Delicate Balance,” the Community Theater’s March production.March 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 and 23 have been set as performance dates.The hit musical “The Music Man” opens in May—La Crosse Community Theater’s final production of the season.The lead character is Harold Hill, a traveling salesman who can’t read music or play an instrument, but is nonetheless the best instrument salesman to hit the midwest.“The Music Man,” which originally starred Robert Preston, will be performed May 22, 23,24 , 25, 29, 30, 31 and June 1.“There is a need,” said managing director John Brown, “for many more persons to participate in all phases of theater operation, not only as actors but also in backstage work ... costumes, properties, lighting and especially set design and construction.“The only universal prerequisite for participation in a Community Theater production is a willingness to work.”Matinee and evening performances are scheduled for Saturdays during each play’s run. Students with cards will be admitted to all Thursday and Saturday matinee performances at reduced rates.Season tickets, assuring the bearer of first choice of reserved seats for all four plays, are now on sale at Doerfling-er’s, Major Drugs, Readmore, both Degen-Berglund pharmacies, Gwen’s in Onalaska and Jack and Jill in Viroqua.AdvertisementSensational New Hearing Aid Costs 10 Cents A YearTo OperateSpace Age technology is applied to hearing aids. It costs less than 10 cents a year to keep the battery charged. We will adjust it to cut background noises to a minimum so that you hear and understand with comfort. Compares favorably with aids that sell for over $300. Our price $199. Schei’s Hearing Aid Service, 108 North Fifth Ave., LaCrosse, Wis. 54601. Phone 784-5252.
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Nov 01, 1968
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