EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
11, 1958 Vol. C702
LOCAL
NEWS
CARROLL BACK FOR CAROL
East Farewell – Leo G. Carroll made his triumphant comeback to
East Farewell as he reprised his now classic role as Scrooge in the beloved
Dickens story “A Christmas Carol” The Playhouse production has been a favorite in
town since the Playhouse opened back in 1952. Carroll basically defined the
role for the Playhouse production was unable to play it last year due to
previous commitments. James Mason took the lead and did a wonderful job but
everyone in town had a warm place in their hearts for Carroll’s portrayal.
Producer, Jed Bernstein, was very happy to talk to folks about getting Carroll
back. “He was available and we were so happy that he wanted to come back. He
said he actually chose us over another show at the same time. We were very
flattered. The East Farewell Playhouse holds a special place in his heart and
the feeling is likewise,” Bernstein said during the opening night ceremonies.
The play is has
enchanted East Farewell and is the last show of the season for the Playhouse.
It opened on Saturday night and will play until January 10th. Along
with Carroll local players Natalie Mallard, Randle
Cross and Douglas Beaufort played their parts with very professional styles.
Mallard, a long time player, played Belle and as with last year she did double
duty also playing the role of Mrs. Cratchit. The two roles are completely
different and require complete costume and personality changes. She pulled off
both seamlessly. Cross was Bob Cratchit and endeared himself to the audience
with his humble, caring presentation. Beaufort has grown into his multi-role as
all three ghosts, thin and wiry as the ghost of Christmas past, joyful,
oversized and jovial as Christmas present and dark and ominous as ghost of the
future. This year Tiny Tim was played by a new comer, Jason Bailey, only 11
years old but very poised for a youngster. Favorite from past productions,
Billy O’Brian, who is now 14, experienced a growth spurt this year and everyone
felt he would not fit the “tiny” role anymore. He did land the role as Nephew
Fred and did a wonderful job. Young Bailey came forward at tryouts and charmed
the whole crew.
Playhouse
owners, Rick and Julie Davidson, have been very active in the community and are
very popular thanks to their continuing efforts to advance the performing arts
programs in both the elementary and high schools in the area. They have also
developed several programs to help artists explore their talents by offering
the Playhouse as a workspace during off hours.
The Playhouse is currently is use full time, though, and the production
has added to the wonderful Christmas spirit
in town. We look forward to it all.
Tiny Tim &
Bob Cratchit 1958
SPORTS
GIMMICK GAME ALWAYS A HIT
East Farewell – The always popular, sometimes silly but always
entertaining “Gimmick Game” took place on Saturday between the Cougars and the
Fort Lee Captains. Really, the game is a competition between the two coaches,
Coach Burcowtiz for the Cougars and Coach King for the Captains. The two
coaches are old friends from their days as players at the University of
Pennsylvania. Both went into coaching after graduation and after many years
they both ended up at schools only twenty miles from each other. Five years ago
they first met as opposing coaches when both teams were residing in the
basement of the league. After they reconnected they started their first game.
With nothing on the line but the team pride they started to try to outdo the
other with outrageous plays. Each one was trying to outdo the other. The game
was an instant hit with the fans.
The year’s game
was no different from the earlier ones. Both teams anticipated the game and the
players even contributed ideas for different plays suggested to the coaches’
things that were ingenious and could only come from the mind of a young person.
The game began promptly at 1:30 on the Regional High Field. The game started as
all the other games, totally chaotic. The coin toss that usually only has the
captains on the field with the referee had both entire teams on the field. The
calling of heads or tails was put up to a voice vote. The Captains chose tails
almost unanimously. The Cougars won the toss and chose to kick off after
another vote. The Cougars lined up with kicker David Galloway instead of on the
line of scrimmage. As Galloway approached the ball the rest of team moved with
him and when he kicked the ball the rest of the team was at a full run causing
a load of confusion on the Captains side. Unfortunately, Galloway’s kick
bounced at the 25 and took a wild bounce, kicked to the left away from the
receiver and bounced end over end into the end zone for a touchback. The
Captains took over on their 20 and promptly started with the shenanigans that
everyone expected. The first play was a double reverse with a lateral that
ended up sending speedy end Frankie Lane across the field finally turning up
and gaining ten yards. The tone was set. Captain’s quarterback, Gabe Dunbar,
tried many clever and entertaining plays only about half worked but they were
all done with great sincerity. The Captains were able to score in the second
quarter with a long bomb that started out as a run up the center. The Cougars
were not left out of the fun in their first series they tried a snap to the
halfback and their favorite statue of liberty play. Dungan faded back and
cocked his arm to throw and Joey O’Toole ran behind him, took the ball out his
hand, ran toward the sideline and tossed the ball downfield to a streaking
Richie McGee for a nice gain of 30 yards. The Cougars were able to drive or
stumble would better describe it, down to the Captain’s 11. Surprisingly,
Galloway kicked a field goal straight away without any silliness. That caught
everyone by surprise.
The game went
back and forth with wild plays and more fumbles, dropped passes and
interceptions than anyone wanted. There were some spectacular plays though,
too. In the fourth quarter Dugan tossed a screen to fullback Robbie Blackman
who pitched it to Joey Neil who ran back against the grain and tossed a long
pass to Max O’Hara who ran 35 yards for a touchdown. No one thought Neil could
pass as far as he did, least of all him. As the fourth quarter wound down the
Cougars held a 10-7 lead but they got backed up into their own five yard line.
Dugan tried an ill-advised pitch to Neil who was not expecting it and fumbled
it in the end zone; he fell on it but was downed in the end zone for a safety.
Lucky for the Cougars the game clock ran out and they were able to squeak out a
13-12 win.
Both teams met
in the middle of the field and shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. The two
teams respect each other and where able to laugh about some of the plays they
tried on each other. Both coaches led the camaraderie and it was rumored that
they went to dinner together after the game.
The game was
the last of the season and the Cougars did fairly well this year. They ended
the season 6-4 and in second place behind the Central Bears. It is a
respectable record for a young team and everyone thinks with the returning
players next year’s team will be a very strong team.
NATIONAL NEWS
MONKEY GOES TO EDGE OF SPACE – DE GAULLE TO
RUN AGAIN – PASTERNAK HONORED FOR DR ZHIVAGO – KHRUSHCHEV BLUSTERS ON WALL
A tiny monkey rides a rocket to the fringes of space -
accenting to about 300 miles above earth, but disappears in the ocean when a technical mishap prevents
recovery of the nose cone. For nearly 13 minutes, good data was sent back to
scientists monitoring the monkey’s vital signs. His heartbeat stepped up
slightly as the pull of gravity multiplied in the first phase of flight, but
remained normal thereafter. After six hours, the army announced it had given up
the search for the monkey’s little spaceship and it is presumed to have given
his life to science.
Premier De Gaulle announces that he will run for President of
the Fifth French Republic. The
President of France will be elected December 21 for a seven-year term scheduled
to begin in January. Everyone had assumed he would run and that he will be
elected.
Russian Poet-Novelist Boris Pasternak –
although absent, is
honored along with seven others at the 1958 Nobel awards ceremony in Stockholm.
Pasternak, the author of the anti-communist novel “Dr. Zhivago”, was forced by
Soviet pressure to turn down the 1958 literature prize. His $41,420 cash prize,
gold medal and scroll are being held in trust for him in case he ever accepts
them.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev says that a western
attempt to break through to Berlin by force would
bring on war and the use of Russia’s most
powerful weapons. He added that he does not believe “the West will pick a war
because the Soviet Union proposes to abolish the remnants of the (four-power)
occupation regime in Berlin and because East Germany is to receive its full
sovereignty after the transfer of functions exercised temporarily by the Soviet
side”
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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