44 Herald & Lantern 8 August '84

Mid Atlantic Stage Has Varied Fare

CAPE — There are no dog dSfe of summer in this, the nation's oldest seashore resort. Besides

? the lun of the beach and the historical tours, there's t > live theatre to be enjoyed s six nights a week

The MidAtlantio Stage, a non profit summer theatre, in residence at the MidAtlantic Center for the' Arts, presents live performances Monday through Saturday evenings, under the stars, at the Emlen Physick Estate. 1048 Washington St.. starting at K : :t0 p.m Visitors are invited to bring their own chairs or blankets to the performances, or] they can rent chairs Jo n the premises / THIS YEAH, record crowds are enjoying three separate productions* On Tuesday and>Friday evenings. it's— me Victorian mystery thriller, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap Every Wednesday and Saturday you can, enjoy a w a y • o f f Broadway musical. J. Hudson. J. McAuliffe. and B. Keko's What's in a Same. '"Every Monday and Thursday evening, enjoy "Wilder. Wilder, and Wilder", an i evening of Thornton Wilder one-act plays. The MidAtiantie stage is r a wholly sponsored program of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, in cooperation with the Mason Gross School lor the Arts of

Rutgers University. For the summer tourist and visitor it means a congenial. economical evening of professional theatre For Cape May residents and locals from surrounding areas it means a variety of theatre arts experiences ranging from a great evening of theatre through acting lessons offered to the community at large. THK. MID ATLANTIC stage was formed in the spring of] 83 as the result of a proposal by producer Jack Jjorke stressing the neetHor the return of professional theatre to Cape May. Many remember evenings spent year^ago at the old Cape May Theatre on Beach Drive. O In his proposal Mr. Burke stressed that establishing a theatre would be both costly and risky. A consortium "bf interested parties has been assembled to cut down some of the costs, but more help from the business community would help Performances start each evening at 8:30. There is free parking available on the grounds. The theatre box office at the estate opens at 2 p.m.

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-Wetlands Concert Features Pianist

STONE HARBOR - A midweek musicak concert followed by a champagne reception will be heldtq the Marshview Lecture Hall at the Wetlands Institute 8:15 p.m Thursday, Aug. 16 The event will regenerate musical programs at the institute which occurred regularly in the last decadg as a benefit for the organization •Concert pianist Peter < ( )rth will perform pieces by Schubert. Brahms and Liszt A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. Orth won the Youth Audition for the F^wladelphia Orchestra art' age 15 In 1979. he played to rave review with the American Symphony Orchestra atCarnegie Hall in New York. He won the coveted William Kapell award and the Walter Naumburg prize OKTH'S MOTHER. Dolly Moore, operates the Apropos shop, a ladies boutique in Avalon His father. Bob Moore, is a local realtor "Peter began his career at 5 when he learned to play Jingle Bells at Christmas He played very well and naturally by ear We didn't realize how incredibly talented he was." she marvels Orth. who lives in Putney. Vt.. will play "The Four Impromptus. Opus 90" by Franz Schubert; "Variations and Fugue on

a Theme by Handel. Opus 24" by Johannes Brahms; and "Annees de Pelerinage1 Premiere Annees" byFranz Liszt. "I MUST play what I love most and am most curious about. Everytime I play, certain pieces probe my mind," says Orth "This program contains some of the most glorious pieces yet." He promises to playadditional works if the audience ' claps hard enough " Headquarters for the concert, the Wetlands Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to coastal ecology education and research. 4 Warning By Riekover OCEANVIEW - A video of Admiral Hyman Riekover "s farewell speech will be shown at the next meeting of the Jersey Cape Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament In this speech, given upon his retirement. Admiral Riekover warned of the threat that nuclear buildup Doses to humanity The coalition will meet 7:45 p.m Wednesday. Aug. 15. in the public room of the County Library in Court House All are welcome to attend.

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