PAGE 4 THE CAYMANIAN DEC. 7, 1972 Three Angels Coming To George Town Today
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The three angels are in fact three convicts and the action takes place in a General Store in a French Penal Colony in French Guiana. The year is 1910. The temperature is 104 degrees F. in the shade. Our three angels are John Furze, John Cohen and Richard Graham-Taylor, anda less angelic group you couldn't find. You will have seen their "Identikit" portraits around town on the yellow posters. This is John Furze's third appearance on the stage in Cayman and Richard's second. For John Cohen it is a debut.
The family Dulay actually run the General Store, albeit in a pretty haphazard fashion. Felix, played by Mike Austin, is the father. Poor Felix, it really is too much for him. His long suffering and sympathetic wife is Emilie, portrayed, in her usual polished performance, by Hazel Mackenzie. The daughter, Marie Louise is Kathy Burns, a newcomer to the Cayman stage.
Roderick Donaldson and Keith Ball team up as a great double act, wicked Uncle Gaston Lemare and his nephew Paul Cassagon. Roderick blusters beautifully and Keith is suitably stupid.
We then come to Jill Knights and Tony Staples. For Jill this is her first time ever appearance anywhere on any stage. That she has achieved the level of performance which she has speaks volumes for her application and enthusiasm. Tony returns, again in uniform, to play Lieutenant Espoir, a hope for the future. Tony's last performance here was in Worms Eye View.
As usual we are blessed with a highly efficient backstage crew. Chris Evans is stage manager. Peter Goulden Assistant Stage Manager; Peter Phillips and Ian Burns Lighting; Gale Shaw, Aline Staples and Sally Paget-Brown the make-up experts; Anne Slack did the costumes; Janet Webber, Heather Cohen and Jill Jackson the props; Leslie Luke and Val Morgan organised the Box Office and John Morgan the publicity.
Once again Ian Stansfield has produced, virtually on his own, a set we can be proud of.
The curtain will rise at 8 p. m. each night on December 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12. Tickets can be obtained in the foyer of Barclays Bank. Remember, to survive, live theatre needs an audience.
