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-Missoulian, Monday. May 8. 1978 0 a in issing in llssouo's Pefer Pan7 magi was while experience- for those involved, both cast and audience. Missoula is fortunate to have a children's theater of the excellent caliber that director Caron has so consistently provided." Perhaps it is because of the high standard that he has set in the past, that this production seemed less polished than usual. With more than 150 children to work with, there may not have been enough time to adequately block or choreograph some of the action scenes into something more exciting for the viewers.

"Peter Pan" may not have been one of the Missoula Children's Theater's finer productions, but it was still a worth -1 i I lT'S'Sfv'J PUBLIC NOTICE: MULLANROAD RAILROAD CROSSING AT HOERNER-WALDORF PLANT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC ON MAY 11, 1978 FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. however, was that the major roles were excellently cast. Laurie Bialik was a believably boyish Peter Pan; Kirsten Scott was charming as the motherly Wendy; Kirk Rider and John Kozeluh as John and Michael managed to give their roles individuality during the short periods they were on stage; Robin Worley as Nana, the nursemaid dog, had some funny pantomime, and Robin Jones and Dennis Kozeluh, as Mr. and Mrs.

Darling, made a lovely, gentle caricature of the typical storybook Victorian parents. In other roles, Jennifer Whitehouse was very likeable as Tiger Lily, Peter's stalwart Indian friend, and Maeta Kaplan was suitably serpentine and silly as Hook's nemesis, the crocodile. But Neal Lewing and Dave Simmons stole the show as Captain Hook and his sidekick, Smee. The pace definitely picked up whenever these two came on stage. Lewing's cavernous Captain Hook was lovably sinister and Dave Simmons' bouncing Smee was so comically real that he may be typecast henceforth.

Together they could be Missoula's answer to Laurel and Hardy. If the rest of the production had been given the same attention to detail, it would have been a total delight. The other roles in the show the pirates, the lost boys and the Indians were double cast, with 75 children in each of the two performances. The entrances and exits of all these children were fun to watch, especially the little Indians, who were adorably hilarious running around in loin cloths and war paint. Caron is to be commended for his ability to get so many children to do what they are supposed to do at all the right times.

However, this may also-have been part of the problem. By A.R. MOSS Missoulian Reviewer "Peter Pan," the story of a boy who doesn't want to grow up, has an endearing quality that touches something in all of us. Most adults read or saw a version of "Peter Pan" while growing up, and it is with a sense of nostalgia and expectation that they take their youngsters to see a new version of "never-never land." Somehow the Missoula Children's Theater production of this perennial classic, presented at two matinees Sunday, failed to meet the expectations. It only occasionally captured the magic of James Barrie's whimsical tale.

There are several reasons fortius, one of the major ones being the really terrible accous-tics of the Hellgate High School auditorium where the Children's Theater performed its spring production. It is a cardinal rule of theater that the audience must be able to hear what is said or sung. Another problem of the show was that the scenes failed to build in excitement. There were a number of places where more tension could have been built: Captain Hook capturing Tiger Lily, Peter Pan rescuing Tiger Lily, Peter Pan rescuing Wendy from walking the plank, to name a few. The show lacked the fine tuning that director Jim Caron usually demonstrates.

A plus for the production, COMET FINDER The Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati, born in Pisa in 1826, discovered six comets between 1854 and 1864, the first of which bears his name. He died in Florence Sept. 20, 1873, while supervising the construction of a new observatory at Arcetri. Photo by Hal Kozeluh Pirates and Indians whoop it up during the Missoula Children's Theater production of "Peter Pan" presented Sunday in the Hellgate High School auditorium. If you want it done right, take it to SILENT KNIGHT! With the Colors Sunset Solar Construction iu.2 si ii.i.i:.

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