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The Sky is Well Designed

■ The Sky Is Well Designed is a work of quiet conversations backed by dramatic ethereal sounds by writer/director Patrick McCarthy and musical instrument design composer Robert Jordan. As Artistic Director of Fabricated Rooms, Patrick McCarthy’s hyperrealist sound theatre season is part of the 2017 Darebin Arts Speakeasy project and theMelbourneFringe Festival.

Using live electronic score interspersed with conversations The Sky Is Well Designed “examines the ways in which our relationship to transience and nature is shifting amidst the dual forces of digital existence and climate change.”

Two scientific researchers Bear played by Emily Tomlins and Thomas played by Ben Pfeiffer are somewhere in the vast landscape of Australia, simulated by a pebble covered stage floor surrounded three sides by a sky canvas. Robert Jordan’s unique electronic equipment, transmitters and cables abound on benches that were used as they undertook various studies examining the musical qualities of electromagnetic energy.

Two lonely people play music together, rich, sensitive and at times overwhelming as they wait for the world to fall apart.

The notion of climate change, environmental decay is all there, but be sure to take in every conversation that surely would have given strength to the many variations of musical expression.

Sadly many explanatory and story conversations were lost to the audience as Bear and Thomas persistently faced upstage, across stage and with lower tones, almost whispering left us picking up fragments. We welcomed them coming downstage and facing us with parts of their dialogue.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

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Observer Showbiz ● Matthew Fagan and Nicholas Young ■ Ten-tring Spanish classical guitarist Matthew As a ‘Young Steinway Artist’Nicholas has Fagan and pianist Nicholas Young present a enjoyed a diverse career as a solo, chamber concert of Classical, Spanish and Jazz music and orchestral pianist. on Friday, October 6 at 7.30 at St Stephen’s AnHe has been a major prize winner of several glican Church, Church St, Richmond. national and international competitions, and has Enjoy a combination of 10-string classical performed concerti with the Vienna Internaguitar with concert grand piano in arrangements tional Orchestra and Adelaide, West Austraof Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Rodrigo's Span- lian, Queensland and Willoughby Symphony ish Guitar Masterpiece Concierto De Aranjuez, Orchestras. excerpts from Concierto for Classical Guitar and This will also be the debut of Nicholas sharJazz piano from Claude Bolling, and a unique ing his hidden talent on classical guitar in a duo interpretation of Issac Albeniz Asturias Leyenda guitar performance with Matthew.

Guitar was Nicholas’s first instrument, and combining the original piano score with a flahe was awarded his Associate Diploma in Guimenco guitar flavour.

Sydney-born, currently Melbourne-based tar in 2010.

The majority of the guitar and piano reperpianist Nicholas Young completed his Bachelor studies in Sydney and Masters studies at the toire in this concert program is featured on Matthew’s CD Virtuoso 2- A Homage to my Universität Mozarteum Salzburg.

Ancestors which is the second recording in the project Virtuoso, a dedication to Matthew’s ancestors the Parkes family.

Matthew has chosen piano repertoire to honour his grandfather, celebrated concert pianist Milton Parkes.

Cecil and Kingsley (Milton's brothers) were prodigious violinists who also played high level piano.

Cecil and well known pianist May Broderick (Cecil’s wife) with cellist made up the Strad Trio and featured on Australian’s first music film produced by Frank Thring Snr from Eftee Productions.

Cecil Parkes was a child prodigy violinist who toured with international star sopranoDame Nellie Melba performing in patriot concerts around Australia and toured the USA at the age of 13.

Performance Details: Friday, October 6, 7.30pm – 9pm (doors open at 7pm) Venue: St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church St, Richmond Tickets: Early Bird $25(+BF online) if paid before 5pm Friday the 29th of September Adult $35, Concession $30 (includes booking feePensioners, Students, Seniors). Tickets available online from Eventbrite at https:// virtuoso2.eventbrite.com Enquiries/Phone Bookings: Kellie 0438 881 985.

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■ Brownlow Medallist Dustin Martin says it was a relief to outpoll the ineligible Patrick Dangerfield as the Richmond midfielder’s season was recognised by the umpires with a record 36 votes in Monday night’s count.

The Tigers play the Adelaide Crows in Saturday’s Grand Final, which begins at 2.30pm.

Disappointed

■ Operation Vallejo, which focuses on the North Melbourne area’s most vulnerable road users, will continue till the end of October.

The operation, which commenced in earlyAugust, aims to ensure safety for all road users, placing an emphasis on pedestrians, cyclists and motorcycle riders.

Police have been extremely disappointed with the behaviour of road users in the North Melbourne, Carlton and Parkville areas.

Youth arrests

■ The Geelong police unit in charge of investigating youth crime and crimes against youth made at least seven arrests last week, reports the Geelong Advertiser.

Five plain-clothes officers have been patrolling CBD areas.

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● Louisa Mitchell (Kristine) and Robbie Wilton (Al) in CLOC Musical Theatre’s A Chorus Line. Photo: Ben Fon ■ An empty theatre …a bare stage …a white A Chorus Line celebrates the human spirit line…17 dancers…the chance of a lifetime. for anyone who has ever put everything on the CLOC Musical Theatre presents A Cho- line to chase their dream. rus Line for nine performances from October CLOC Musical’s Theatre’s show is di20 -28 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. rected by Richard Perdriau, with musical diA Chorus Line originally opened in 1975 rection by Daniel Heskett and choreography and became a record-breaking hit with both by David Harford. critics and audiences, notching up more than Performance Season: October 20 – 28 6000 performances over 15 years on BroadVenue: National Theatre, St Kilda way.

Bookings: www.cloc.org.ai or 1300 362 The show has won nine Tony awards, in- 547. Please note: This show is suitable for cluding Best Musical, Book and Score, as well teenagers and adults. as the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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THE T OP 5 THINGS TOP THA T ARE THAT FAS TER THAN WINX 5. A parking officer putting a ticket on your windscreen.

4. An MP claiming for items on their overseas trip.

3. A price increase from energy companies.

2. The AFL removing the ‘Yes’ sign.

1. Sophie Monk finding a camera lens.

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■ Richmond becomes the team for just about every Victorian this Saturday in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG against the Adelaide Crows.

Tigers star Dustin Martin started the week well for the yellow-and-black army by winning the Brownlow by a clear margin from Geelong’s disqualified Patrick Dangerfield.

Dee Dee on air

Veterans return ■ The comedy revue Senior Moments will go on first national tour from February , with the legendary John Wood and Max Gillies now joining Benita Collings and Geoff Harvey.

The revue will travel to theatres in Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Perth and tickets will go on sale on Tuesday (Oct. 3).

Elvis in Melb.

■ Publicist Di Rolle tells Long Shots that Wonder of You concert series is back in Australia.

There will be three encore shows in 2018 with the40-piece Chong Lim symphony orchestra live on stage performing the King’s most well-known songs and ballads.

The Melbourne show on Saturday, April 21 will be hosted

with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Dark Green Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4-8-1-3 Lotto Numbers: 2-16-23-25-33-40 You may have to be more discerning about the company you keep. Your impulse is to trust people on sight. However, you could be wrong during this period. Do not tell anyone anything you do not have to.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Rust Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 4-3-7-2 Lotto Numbers: 10-21-28-31-40-42 Stubbornness will not gain any favours during this period even if you believe your way is the right one. Tact and diplomacy will put influential people in the mood to further your career aims.

Idea for Charlie

■ In football’s biggest week of the year, Victoria’s Freemasons have come up with an idea: they want to see one of the new Metro stations named ‘Brownlow’.

Grand Master of Freemasons Victoria, Don Reynolds, said Charles Brownlow (July, 25 1861 to January 23, 1924) a jeweller, joined the Geelong Freemasons Lodge of Unity and Prudence in 1885 and played a major role in establishing football in Victoria and was a leading citizen in Geelong.

The Brownlow Medal was first awarded in 1924.

“The Brownlow Station could be also become a tourism attraction with a football theme to promote Melbourne, ” Mr Reynolds said.

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Robyn is back

■ Robyn Archer returns to Melbourne with Que Reste T’il (translated as What Remains?), a passionate journey through the origins of cabaret through song, storytelling and a hint of satire for two performances only at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse Theatre on November 10 and 11.

Brian is speaker ■ Brian Mannix is guest speaker at the lunch tomorrow (Thurs.) at the invitation-only showbiz group, the Australian Marquee Entertainment Luncheon Club.

Robin Jolleywill be guest at the luncheon, convened by Jeff Joseph. Gary Mac usually performs those honours.

The lunch is held at the Marquee Restaurant in the Trak Cen-

● Dee Dee Dunleavy ■ What a delight toturn on the radio on Monday afternoon and hear Dee Dee Dunleavy in charge of the 3AW Drive shift normally presented by Tom Elliott.

Dee Dee presents the Weekend Break with Peter ‘Grubby’ Stubbs.

Listeners were treated to a newsy-current affairs program without the hysterics.

Dee Dee started her career as a print journalist at Frankston.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Pastel Pink Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4-1-6-2 Lotto Numbers: 3-12-16-23-32-42 If you are not completely open and above board, you will be caught out.Your social life gains momentum as many people seek your company. Love affairs could have you in a whirl.

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VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5-1-7-5 Lotto Numbers: 3-15-26-34-40-41 Your mind should be in top gear. Energy levels should be high and you are ready to tackle anything. For many a missed chance returns better than ever. The wiser will be working at keeping fit.

■ Wil Anderson is joining the Triple M Hot Breakfast program with Eddie McGuire and Luke Hodge.

Mick Molloy is joining Jane Kennedy in the MMM Drive slot.. By the way, Jane’s dad Ray celebrated his 80th birthday this week.

Observer Treasury Thought For The Week ■ “Never apologize for what you feel. It's like saying sorry for being real.”

- Lil Wayne

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- Dr. Seuss

Text For The Week ■ ""Is not wisdom found among the aged?

Does not long life bring understanding?"

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CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 3-3-6-2 Lotto Numbers: 2-18-28-30-31-43 Seek the advice of your partner or relatives in any important projects you have in mind. Someone with influence could offer financial backing or something prove less expensive than you thought. For most of you there is a wider choice than usual in their love life.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 9-2-7-1 Lotto Numbers: 4-17-27-34-35-40 Most will gain through partnerships and staying on the known path. Rash actions when dealing with others can be bringing some financial upsets for many.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Apricot Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 7-2-5-4 Lotto Numbers: 1-8-28-30-32-44 Colour could be playing an important part in your life and most will be beautifying themselves and their surrounds - stick to paler shades for more harmonious results. Past contacts could be interesting.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Navy Blue Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 4-3-1-8 Lotto Numbers: 11-13-29-33-40-41 Look before you leap - with a little caution your affairs will progress smoothly. Do not confide in people you do not really know or your secrets will not stay that way.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 6-3-8-4 Lotto Numbers: 20-23-30-36-37-43 Do not neglect any health problems - now could be the right time to offset future trouble by giving your body additional care. Friends will be full of advice - be tactful but follow your own heart in making romantic decisions.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Gold Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 4-6-1-7 Lotto Numbers: 2-10-13-34-40-44 If you continue to carry the problem s of others, the weight could become too much and your resentment could explode and cause a separation.A new way ahead opens up to many.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4-5-1-8 Lotto Numbers: 11-23-34-35-38-45 If you cannot change something then learn to live with it.

Setting a good example for others to follow could bring offers you could not imagine. Guard possessions against theft loss.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4-5-1-8 Lotto Numbers: 11-23-34-35-38-45 Impulse action will cause accidents. Personal affairs should have a favourable outcome and some could be fanning up an old flame. However, do not repeat past mistakes.

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Melbourne Arts Melb. Symphony Voyage of Time As part of 2017 Melbourne Festival, Hamer Hall will host a première of Terrence Malick's long anticipated Voyage of Time with the score performed live.

It stars MSO, the MSO Chorus and with on-screen narration by Cate Blanchett. The feature-length film Voyage of Time is a onenight-only experience in the raw.

Malick's film is an exploration into our planetary past and search for humanity's place in it. A unique celebration of life and the grand history of the cosmos, the MSO performs the film's soundtrack of well-known classical pieces on stage.

Friday October 6. Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne Hamer Hall MSO plays Beethoven 8 Featuring the music of one of Australia's most accomplished and vibrant compositional talents, Elena Kats-Chernin, don't miss the MSO showcasing the power and versatility of woodwind.

In this special one-off concert, British clarinet virtuoso Michael Collins returns to play with and conduct the MSO in a riveting series of works, including the dynamic Ornamental Air, written for him by MSO's Composer in Residence Elena Kats-Chernin Also on the program is Dvorak's 'old worldy' Serenade for Winds and one of Mendelssohn's Konzertsücke, in which Collins will be joined by the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the year, Brisbane -born Lloyd Van’t Hoff .

This work is followed by Beethoven's Symphony No 8, which the composer fondly referred to as his 'little Symphony I F'.

Pre-concert talk: Join composer Lisa Cheney, former participant of the MSO's Cybec 21st Century Composer program, for a 30-minute discussion on tonight's work beginning at 7pm.

Thursday October 12 at 8pm Melbourne Recital Centre Southbank Boulevard Melbourne.

Friday October 13 at 8pm.

Robert Blackwood Hall Monash University Wellington Rd. Clayton.

- Peter Kemp

Monash Gallery Australians in PNG. Australians in PNG highlights the ingoing importance of Papua New Guinea as a subject in the history of Australian photography.

Featuring major new bodies of work by Eric Bridgeman, Stephen Dupont and Sonia Payes, this suite of exhibitions, Eric Bridgeman: The fight, Stephen Dupont: Piksa Niugini and Sonia Payes: Terra mysteria acknowledges the complexity and significance of Australia's involvement with its closest neighbour.

Eric Bridgeman's recent work revolves around the painted battle shields that were once central to men's culture in the Wahgi Valley of PNG highlands ■ Monash Gallery of Art. 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheeler's Hill - Peter Kemp

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‘Hope Song’ at Anglesea

● Libby Stapleton, Nikki Watson, Lina Libroaperto, Stacey Carmichael, (back row): Philip Besancon, Stuart Errey and Simon Finch in The Hope Song ■ Anglesea Performing Arts presentThe Hope sal;ves, our family members, neighbours, colSong, launching Mental Health Week on Octo- leagues and mental health challenges, the more ber 8 at 3pm, then October 12-20 at the Anglesea we reduce stigma and improve compassion Memorial Hall. about these issues. Mental health challenges can Written by award-winning Surfcoast writer be experienced by anyone.”

Janet Brown, and co-directed by Iris WalsheJanet said the name The Hope Song came to Howling and Janine McKenzie, the back-story her before she even began the interviewing proto this project started two years ago when Jules cess.

Haddock, initiator of the Surfcoast’s upcom“I know that music – actually, the arts in gening Arts Of The Minds Festival, asked Janet to eral - and mental health have a beneficial nexus. consider writing a play for Mental Health Week, “Each person I interviewed has nominated a 2017. song that speaks to them or uplifts them. Those There will be a variety of events taking place songs will be incorporated into the performances. over that week.

Though the topic is quite serious, it will be a “I decided to explore ‘verbatim theatre’, very entertaining show. which is theatre based on the true words spoken “Mental health is of course a very sensitive of people who have been interviewed,” says issue, and at the very beginning of the project I Janet. asked Iris Walshe-Howling if she would be in“I thought that it would be a really powerful terested in directing this project. way to illuminate the issues and experiences of “Iris and I have worked together before and people who have mental health challenges.”

I do love her innovative theatre work which is so Janet interviewed seven very different highly respected. I thought Iris’s sensitivity and people about their varied mental health experi- her creative vision would align well with my ences. “I am so grateful to these people. They concept for the project.” have been so insightful, frank and very generPerformances: October 8 at 3pm to launch ous by agreeing to share their stories.”

Mental Health Week. Then October 12, 13, 14, Janet wants The Hope Song to inform and 19, 20 at 7.30pm and October 14 at 2.30pm help the community.

Venue: Anglesea Memorial Hall “It’s more than just a night at the theatre.

Booking: www.trybooking.com/313926 The idea is that the better we understand our - Cheryl Threadgold

Carnival of Lost Souls

■ Dare to enter the dark and magical world of a 19th century circus as The Carnival of Lost Souls arrives in Melbourne for performances October 19-28 at the Melba Spiegeltent, Collingwood.

Nestled somewhere between the madness of a Tim Burton psychosis and the darkness of a David Lynch nightmare, The Carnival of Lost

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ouls tells the tragic tale of unrequited love and loss set amongst the splendour of a Victorianera circus.

Featuring some of Australia’s best physical entertainers, musicians and singers, this ‘circus noir’ spectacle delivers a twisted bent on the familiar circus, musical theatre and cabaret stage genres.

Backed by an original live music score by Platonic, audiences are taken on a journey into the dark heart of a vintage circus fraternity where nothing is as it seems.

Written and produced by Graham Coupland, founder of Australia’s Gangster’s Ball, The Carnival of Lost Souls showcases acrobats, aerial artists, illusionists and carnival characters, all whilst telling a tale of desire and betrayal under the classic Big Top. Combined with Victorian Gothic and Steampunk-inspired costuming and stage design, a magical world comes alive where the line between life and death, real and unreal, is truly blurred.

Starring: Aurora Kurth, Anthony Craig, Simon P Storey, Mimi Le Noire, Richard Vegas, Circus Trick Tease, This Side Up and Hannah Trott Artistic Director: Terence O’Connell (Spiegelworld’s Empire). Choreographer: Yvette Lee (Dancing With The Stars, X Factor) / Lighting Design: Jason Bovaird. Costume Design: Clockwork Butterfly. Original Songs and Live Music by Platonic.

Local Theatre Pop Up S’peare Shakespeare like it's 1614 Pop-up Globe, the world's first full-scale temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe, has poped-up right next door to the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

It will pop-up, be amazing and then disappear again. Epic battles. Laugh-out-loud comedy. Dazzling special effects. Elaborate costumes. Spectacular dances. Sword fights in full suits of armour. This is Shakespeare like it's 1614. This isn't dusty Shakespeare. This is now. Alive. Like a party.

Pop-up Globe presents four critically acclaimed productions, all made in-house by the company's annual professional acting ensemble, supported by voice, movement and stage combat specialists, designers, scenic artists, production and stage managers, directors, academics and creative teams The four productions Henry V, (1599), As You Like It (1599), Othello (1604), and Much Ado About Nothing (1598-99) are bound together by their shared place as outputs of an earlier-to-mid-career playwright working at the height of his powers. But they share more than this extraordinary pedigree, All of Shakespeare's plays offer treatments of love as the most powerful transformative force working on the human condition.

But these four are unusual in that they all take acts of jealousy as their primary structural motivation. Jealousy, the 'green-eyed monster' is the darker side of love.

The stronger the love, the stronger the attendant jealousy.

See it from September 21 - November 12.

Only in Melbourne. Pop-Up Globe Sydney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. ★ Witness Shakespeare's ultimate psychological thriller in Pop-up Globe's production of Othello. Take a journey into the diseased mind of the noble Moor as he's consumed by jealousy, 'the green-eyed monster.' The twists and turns in this powerful and dark production will have you on the edge of your seat.

The Pop-up Globe Queen's Company is Pop-up Globe's resident mixed company of male and female actors and live musicians, working with world experts to bring you the shock of the old: the effect of Shakespeare's plays performed in the space for which they were written. ★ Henry V, Shakespeare's tribute to one of history's greatest leaders, comes alive like an action movie. Be part of the English army as the heroic King Henry takes on the French army at Agincourt in the face of impossible odds.

No knowledge of history is necessary to enjoy this immersive theatrical experience complete with spectacular and blood-thirsty battle sequences, performed by 16 men in full armour wielding broadswords, longbows, garottes, cross-bows, bagpipes and a frying pan.

The Pop-up Globe King's Company is Pop-up Globe's resident all-male company of actors and live musicians, working with world experts to bring you the shock of the old: the effect of Shakespeare's plays performed in the space and style for which they were written.

Step into history and experience the triumphs and disasters that tell the story of the second Globe Theatre: from the fascinating story of its construction by Shakespeare and company after the catastrophic mid-performance fire of 1613 to its decline and fall as the bloody English Civil War started in 1642.

Along the way, expect to meet outrageous characters from its history, and to laugh, shout and cheer as a cast of five actors share the extraordinary tale of one of the greatest theatres in history: the second Globe.ergetic dance with the audience enthusiastically beating the rhythm by clapping and stamping on the wooden floor.

A great evening of theatre thoroughly appreciated by the Melbourne audiences.

- Peter Kemp

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Emmy Awards party for Aussies ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Meatless Mondays ■ Several studies show that a plant-based diet increases the body's metabolism, causing the body to burn calories up to 16 per cent faster than the body would on a meat-based diet for at least the first three hours after meals. A number of researchers argue that while the human body is capable of digesting meat, our bodies are actually designed to be herbivores. For example, the human molars are similar to those of an herbivore, flat and blunt, which make them good for grinding, not gnashing and tearing. The first Vegetarian Society was formed in England in 1847. The society's goal was to teach people that it is possible to be healthy without eating meat. In 2012, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a resolution that all Mondays in the City of Angels will be meatless. The measure is part of an international campaign to reduce the consumption of meat for health and environmental reason. Americans consume more meat than almost anyone else in the world. The average American eats approximately 222 pounds of meat per year. This does not include seafood.

Celebrating Aussie nominees ■ The Australian Consul General for Los Angeles, Chelsea Martin, hosted an ‘Australian Emmy Nomination Party’ at the residence in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

The party was sponsored by ‘Australians in Film’, ‘Screen Australia’ to celebrate Australia's nominees for the Emmy Awards.

Geoffrey Rush: who already has received an Oscar, Emmy, two Golden Globes, four Screen Actors Guild and three BAFTAs awards, three AFI's and numerous other awards. It seems that the trophy cupboard is too full for another Emmy this year.

Nicole Kidman: Emmys this year for acting and producing Big Little Lies. The movie was a runaway success at this year's event.

Judy Davis: Nominated for Feud - Bette & Joan.

Kate Dennis: Director - The Hand Maids Tale.

Bruna Papandrea: Producer - Big Little Lies.

Perry Meek: Costume Design, Ru Pauls Drag Race It is so wonderful to see the Aussies making their mark in Hollywood.

Pictured (at right) at the Emmy event was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop, with the Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, Alan Johnson.

Hackers should be hacked ● Julie Bishop and Alan Johnson

Spicer’s sense of humour ■ Asked following the Emmy Awards if he had considered the negative reactions that might follow his cameo appearance during Stephen Colbert's opening monologue, Sean Spicer replied, "Not so much."

The former White House press secretary told The Hollywood Reporter: "I was more worried about the logistical reactions," he said.

"I've never wheeled a podium before. The one I'm used to is pretty stationary."

Calling the chance to appear on the Emmys stage "an honour," Spicer said Colbert "came up with a concept" and he "thought it was kinda funny" so he decided to do it.

Spicer was spotted snapping selfies with celebrities at the Governors Ball after party later that Sunday night.

Out and About

Porsche and ditch ■ Actress Heather Locklear was hospitalised after driving her Porsche into a ditch in California. The 55-year-old former T.J. Hooker star had the single-car wreck in Thousand Oaks on Country Valley Road. "Her vehicle left the road and went down into an embankment," Sgt. Eric Buschow of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said. Locklear was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, according to police. No drugs or alcohol are believed to have been involved in the crash, police said. "She was alert and cooperative with deputies" after the incident, according to Buschow. The actress has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years.

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From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

Different Sheriff ■ There's a new sheriff in Tinseltown. Sources say that Steve Bannon is getting back into the movie business and that the gunslinging conservative is particularly interested in making Westerns. Sources say that since leaving the White House in August, the former chief strategist to the President has been taking meetings with movie companies. We're told the appearance of Bannon, who has already returned to the media after his stint in DC, resuming as executive chairman of Breitbart News, in liberal Hollywood circles has left some feeling queasy.

Mention this newspaper ■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you.

We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood.

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper.

Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'.

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■ Hackers demanding millions of dollars in ransom have released more stolen HBO files, just a week after threatening the pay-TV channel with a drop of multiple unreleased shows and scripts online. The latest dump includes scripts for this season's first four episodes of Game of Thrones, as well as the script for the unreleased fifth episode. Accompanying the data dump is a ransom demand for $6 million in Bitcoins and the message "HBO is falling." The hackers, identifying themselves only as ‘Mr Smith’, have also released internal documents, including financial balance sheets, employment agreements, and what they say is a month's worth of emails from the account of Leslie Cohen, HBO's Vice-President for film programming. HBO has previously acknowledged the theft of "proprietary information" and said it is working with police and security experts to investigate the matter.

■ Diane Lane and her ex-husband Christopher Lambert held a lavish birthday bash for their daughter Eleanor at Bagatelle in NYC. ■ Bill O'Reilly was at the Pat Benatar concert at the Beacon inNYC. ■ Kiss rocker Gene Simmons was at the London Hotel in Midtown having breakfast solo and wearing sunglasses.

■ Benedict Cumberbatch was at Cut by Wolfgang Puck at the Four Seasons Hotel ,New York Downtown in NYC. ■ Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard saw rockers the national play at the Bowery Ballroom for a surprise SiriusXM show in NYC. ■ Bruno Mars said last week that he is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint water crisis. The Grammy-winning star told the audience at his show in Auburn Hills, about 30 miles (48 kms) from Detroit, that he and tour promoter Live Nation are redirecting funds from the show to the charity, The Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

■ Bill Murray was spotted at Gallagher's Steakhouse in Midtown NYC eating a seafood tower at the bar. He couldn't finish it, so he offered some of the shrimp, crab and lobster to other strangers sitting at the bar before he walked across the street to see Groundhog Day. ■ The stars were out in full force on David Geffen's $300 million yacht last week, which played host to the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Diane Sawyer and Gayle King. Geffen's boat was anchored off the luxurious Verdura Resort in Sicily, where Google's exclusive three-day summer camp is held every year. The annual event is held at the $1 770-a-night resort, but it was Geffen's 454-foot boat where a slew of celebrities decided to play instead where he was also joined by designer Diane Von Furstenberg, actress Julianna Margulies, and Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Linda Hamilton returns ● Nicole Kidman

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■ Director James Cameron announced last week that Linda Hamilton, the actress who starred as heroine Sarah Connor in the Terminator franchise (and Cameron's ex-wife), would return for the next instalment of the blockbuster sci-fi classic series.

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Travellers’ Good Buys

Cheers, it’s just $2860 a glass

■ A buyer in England has just paid 117,500 pounds – that’s AU$206,000 – for a case of 28 year old French Pinot Noir wine.

And if he’s going to share it around, it’s going to cost him something like AU$2,860 a glass to indulge family or friends in this drop, a forebear of which the Archbishop of Paris famously likened in 1780 “to drinking velvet and satin.”

The 1988 vintage Romanee-Conti wine that’s just sold at a Bonhams auction in London for that huge price, is from a maker in Burgundy whose history goes back to the 12th century, when it was first made by monks in a local abbey.

And interestingly at one stage was the centre of a bidding war between Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and the country’s Prince de Conti – who won, and promptly added his name to the until-then just Romanee label.

Today the winery produces a mere 450 cases of Romanee-Conti a year off a 1.8ha (4.4 acre) vineyard in which horsepower is used so the vineyard is not damaged by the wheels of tractors, and the only fertiliser put to the vines is compost made from waste from the winery itself.

Grape bunches are hand selected off the vines, each grape for the actual winemaking then hand chosen, and all 5,400 annual bottles individu-

ally numbered and their ownership tracked and recorded each time they change hands – or are finally consumed.

Mag-nificent

● France's 12th century Romanee-Conti vineyard is still worked today by horsepower so that its ground and vines are not damaged by the wheels of tractors.

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with David Ellis

Fortify on winter nights ■ If you love your plum puddings and rich fruit cakes, and all the more so on these cool to chilly nights, a great wine to match them up with is a very moreish Fortified Durif under the Three Bridges label from Calabria Family Wines in the NSW Riverina.

And being so wonderfully full bodied, rich and big, we’ll bet you’ll be quick to realise that this is a drop to start thinking about for another time too … December and these Christmassy delights all over again.

With 18 per cent alcohol by volume this is a sipping wine that by enjoying slowly you’ll really appreciate it’s delightfully rich and intense palate of dark berries, balanced tannin and beautifully silky smooth finish.

And on pouring, savour it’s equally enticing aromas of lush berry fruits and elegant brandy spirit.

At $40 the currently available 2013 Calabria Family Wines Three Bridges Fortified Durif is ready for enjoyment now – then come Christmas, too – or it can be bought and put away for anything up to 40 years.

- David Ellis

One to note ■ Heemskerk Wines brought together fruit from cool climate vineyards in the Coal River and Derwent Valleys of Tasmania’s south to create their very flavoursome 2014 Abel’s Tempest Chardonnay.

Reflecting just how well Chardonnay does in such cool conditions, this rewarding drop has generous flavours underpinned by lemon/citrus fruit and subtle oak, yet still remains quite soft and elegant.

Pay $25 and pair with Chicken Dijon as a hot main course, or with a cold seafood platter of oysters, prawns, spanner crab and smoked salmon.

The Abel’s Tempest label is named after the violent winds that hammered Dutchman Abel Tasman and almost thwarted his discovery and landing on Tasmania in 1642.

Pictured ■ Great match with winter’s plum puddings and rich fruit cakes, and for these delights once again come the Festive Christmas Season.

■ Here's a Chardonnay that’s equally at home with Chicken Dijon or a cold seafood platter.

■ You’d be wrong if you thought women’s magazines were a creation of the 20th or even 19th centuries.

Because the first, The Ladies’ Mercury was published in London in 1693, and while promising to answer “the most curious questions concerning love, marriage, behaviour, dress and humour of the female sex,” failed to excite and lasted just four weekly issues.

Much more successful was the almost-similarly named The Lady’s Magazine, also founded in London and which ran monthly from 1770 until 1847, and was filled with fashions, needlework, the doings of the royal family, romantic fiction, and with free embroidery patterns and sheet music.

Others followed and were aimed squarely at elite ladies with time on their hands, until in 1852 the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine was published with the middle-class more in mind, and covering housekeeping to handicrafts, pets, fashions and “keeping your man.”

And with a bizarre supplement in one issue devoted to readers’ letters on “The Whipping of Girls and General Corporal Punishment of Children.”

Covers also featured impossibly thin young women compressed into the latest Paris fashions, while inside almost-erotic photographs showed the more-svelte middle-aged squeezing into tight corsets and other saucy-fortheir-time under-garments…

Plus a “Cupid’s Post Bag” answered steamy letters about questionably erotic sex and love acts and were purportedly from readers – but in fact, it was rumoured, were actually the feverish musings of the magazine’s publisher, Samuel Beeton.

And by contrast Mr Beeton’s journalist wife Isabella wrote the magazine’s more staid household tips and cookery sections … that were later collated into what was to become the internationally famous Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management.

Trendy Row

■ You would think that a hotel with the world’s smallest rooms, and in the heart of its city’s once-Skid Row, would need to do some pretty fancy footwork to promote itself.

But not The Bowery House Hostel in New York City’s now-famous The Bowery, that from the 1940s to ‘90s was home to that city’s Skid Row, it’s Bowery Bums, notorious street gangs and flophouses.

Because today’s The Bowery House concedes that its 110 historic and “compact” rooms have just enough space to shuffle ’tween beds and walls… and that some of those beds have even had to be cut-down to under six feet (around 175cm) to fit in.

No longer is the surrounding Bowery district Skid Row, instead its now all trendy shops, bars, cafés and galleries, and just a short stroll to the Lower East Side, Little Italy, SoHo and Chinatown. And with plenty of other major attractions only minutes away by subway.

Prices start from just AU$102.

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South Melbourne Nostalgic Photos

● South Melbourne Rugby Team. 1909.

● Aerial view of South Melbourne Cricket Ground. Circa 1920-1940.

● Emerald Hill and Sandridge. 1875.

● South Melbourne Public Library. 1936.

● Dorcas St. State School, South Melbourne. 1909.

● South Melbourne Post Office

● South Melbourne versus St Kilda, between 1907 and 1911

● South Melbourne Methodist Mission. 1949.

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■ Hoagy Carmichael was an amazing man he composed more than 200 songs and also had a career as a pianist, singer, actor and bandleader.

Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington Indiana, in 1899.

He scored the name ‘Hoagy’ from a circus troupe called ‘The Hoaglands’ who stayed in their family home for a period of time.

Hoagy had two younger sisters and his musical mother taught him to sing and play the piano.

He attended the Indiana University in Bloomington, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree and a Law Degree.

Hoagy began playing with local bands and was friends with Leon ‘Bix’ Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong.

He began composing songs and making recordings in 1924. During the day, he was working with a law firm and playing in bands at night.

In 1927 Hoagy recorded his composition Stardust for the first time at the Gennett Records Studio in Richmond, Indiana, accompanying himself on the piano.

He moved to New York City and his first major composition Rocking Chair was recorded

by Louis Armstrong and Mildred Bailey.

In 1930, he composed the song Georgia on My Mind with Stuart Gorrell - 30 years later Ray Charles had a huge hit with the song and today it is the theme song of the State of Georgia.

Whatever Happened To ...

Hoagy Carmichael

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM Hoagy collaborated with Johnny Mercer in 1933 and wrote their hit song Lazybones in less than half an hour - Hoagy wrote the music and Johnny penned the lyrics.

Hoagy Carmichael was one of the famous Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 20th Century and some of his other hit compositions included Lazy River, Blue Orchids, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Small Fry, Washboard Blues, Two Sleepy People, Heart and Soul, Skylark and How Little We Know.

Hoagy married Ruth Meinardi in 1937 and they had two children during their marriage which lasted for 19 years.

Hoagywas nominated for anAcademy Award for his song Ole Buttermilk Sky in 1947 which

● Hoagy Carmichael he wrote with Jack Brooks. He won the 1951 Academy Award for Best Song In The Cool Cool Cool of the Evening which he wrote with his old friend Johnny Mercer.

In his acceptance speech Hoagy thanked Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman for the way they presented the song in the film Here Comes the

Groom.

Hoagy had a most successful career as an actor and his films included: To Have and Have Not, Johnny Angel, Bells on their Toes, Young Man with a Horn and The Las Vegas Story.

He had an ongoing role in the television western series Laramie which also starred John Smith.

After his divorce from Ruth in 1955 Hoagy did not marry again until 1977 when he married Wanda McKay and they were together until Hoagy died.

Hoagy Carmichael passed away in 1981 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, from a heart attack at the age of 82.

His family donated his piano and memorabilia to the Indiana University and a room has been set up to display items from the collection As I write this article I am playing Ray Charles singing Georgia on My Mind through the speakers of my computer.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on radio The Time Tunnel - on Remember When Sundays at 9.10pm on 3AW That's Entertainment - 96.5FM Sundays at 12 Noon 96.5FM is streaming on the internet.

To listen, go to www.innerfm.org.au and follow the prompts.

‘Too Ready Mirror’ at Northcote Town Hall ■ Australian feminist theatre has come into its own over the last decade, but despite the relevance of this genre , the standard does vary.

Playwright Jamaica Zuanetti’s Too Ready Mirror sits high on the ladder of success.

The audience walk into a stage of different sizes, areas and heights, with mirrors/windows side and front.

Imposing in a back corner gazing through a mirror at us is Nell Gwynn (Jessica Tanner) the famous mistress of Charles II. Daniel Moulds’s costume of Nell is perfect, adding to her spell as she weaves us through the expectations, pains, dreams, traps of her important position – one that she must understand in order to retain her hold over the king.

From that 17th century squalour we move to Ruby (Emma Annand) a modern day model , who admits to “wearing a mask” on different occasions ; it’s like a circular game of life questioning - what does the world want, what does she become, how does she measure up?

Why do women allow this power charade to be played is the question constantly being reworked through Zuanetti’s work.

“You must follow the rules” - rules laid out over centuries of constructs and expectations.

“And the result is that women are always competing - against the world, men, each other, and the future.

“Why do women permit themselves to be shaped like this and indeed intentionally shape themselves thus? Can there be escape?”

Rachel Baring’s direction is tight with different scenes well lit by John Collopy.

The sensual scenes between Ruby and Man (Heath Ivey–Law) , coupled with Russell Goldsmith’s sound poetically highlight the role that sex plays in women’s compromised position, exposing a legacy of gender conditioning, but with an inherent sense of power .

This is good feminist theatre , both in writing and performance by the above team , plus Shoshanna Oks, and Emina Ashman.

But mention should be made of a general paucity of vocal projection. I assume by now this will have been

abound on benches that were used as they undertook various studies examining the musical qualities of electromagnetic energy.

Two lonely people play music together, rich, sensitive and at times overwhelming as they wait for the world to fall apart.

The notion of climate change, environmental decay is all there, but be sure to take in every conversation that surely would have given strength to the many variations of musical expression.

Sadly many explanatory and story With Cheryl conversations were lost to the audience as Bear and Thomas persistently Threadgold faced upstage, across stage and with rectified, and that Too Ready Mirror lower tones, almost whispering left us is enjoying a sell out season . picking up fragments.

Performance Season: Until SepWe welcomed them coming downtember 28 stage and facing us with parts of their Venue: Northcote Town Hall dialogue.

Bookings: darebinarts.com.au Performance Season: Until SepPlease note: This play contains tember 28 sexual references, coarse language, Venue: Northcote Town Hall, 189 smoking haze.

High St, Northcote - Review by Maggie Morrison www.fabricatedrooms.com - Graeme McCoubrie

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The Sky Is Well Designed

■ The Sky Is Well Designed is a work of quiet conversations backed by dramatic ethereal sounds by writer/ director Patrick McCarthy and musical instrument design composer Robert Jordan.

As Artistic Director of Fabricated Rooms, Patrick McCarthy’s hyperrealist sound theatre season is part of the 2017 Darebin Arts Speakeasy project and the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Using live electronic score interspersed with conversations The Sky Is Well Designed “examines the ways in which our relationship to transience and nature is shifting amidst the dual forces of digital existence and climate change”.

Two scientific researchers Bear played by Emily Tomlins and Thomas played by Ben Pfeiffer are somewhere in the vast landscape of Australia, simulated by a pebble covered stage floor surrounded three sides by a sky canvas.

Robert Jordan’s unique electronic

Farewell to Bella Union ■ The Anarchist Guild Social Committee returns for one last night of sketch comedy to farewell the venue where it all started, Bella Union, in the Trades Hall, Carlton on Sunday, October 15 at 5pm.

Founded in 2008, the Anarchist Guild Social Committee was a Melbourne comedy event for two years and entertained audiences across Australia with its mix of comedy, stupidity and fun.

It featured the talents of Nick Caddaye, Kelly Fastuca, Tegan Higginbotham,Andrew McClelland, Richard McKenzie, Ben McKenzie, Celia Pacquola and special guests.

One night only.

Performance date: Sunday, October 15 at 5pm.

Tickets: All tickets $20 Bookings: www.bellaunion. com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

OK. With John O’Keefe Cameo role for Rove

■ Three time Logie-winner Rove McManus played a cameo role in ABC's Get Krack!n.

I'm sure Get Krack!n is on a mission to establish a new Guinness Book of Records award for the most swear words anyone can say in the space of half an hour.

Grossly overdone in my opinion.

Honours for Kasey ■ Country legand Kasey Chambers will be the first Aussie awarded an Honours gong at the Australian - American Awards Night to be held at Thornbury Theatre, October 2 .

The Honours Night is to be jointly mceed by Denise Hylands of Triple R, along with Red Hilly of the American Music Association.

It promises to be a ripper night.

More bad language ■ The in-coming CEO of Bauer Media Australia, Paul Dykzeul, has come out swinging in announcing plans for the post Bauer changes following the costly Rebal Wilson legal stoush.

Changes include closure of some dvisions, senior management departures and statements from Dykzeul telling a trade magazine that he didn’t mind if people thought he was certain names Hardly sounds like a happy place to work. Time will tell if the New Zealander has the answers.

And troubles only seem to escalate as Bauer has now lost a string of magazine titles that encompass boating, camping, caravans,and outdoors.

Celebrity court battle ■ Another celeb is embroiled in what could be a financially damaging court hearing in Sydney.

Gardener to the stars, Jamie Durie, is fighting his former Manager/ Advisor Mike Curnow over commissions.

Thelegal battle commenced 3½ years ago and needs to come to a conclusion before the legal costs get ridiculously out of hand.

Monty’s ‘Show and Tell’ ■ Described as a radio show full of fun, intimate and raw content, ARN will launch Show and Tell, 9am - 10 am from SaturdayOctober 7.

Hosted by Monty Dimond, the show goes to aIr nationally and will be heard in Melbourne on KISS 101.1.

Temptations at Sofitel ■ Here's your chance to enjoy the faulous, famous singing group The Temptations appearing at Sofitel, December 13-16.

They are credited with 44 Billboard hits including My Girl, Papa was a Rolling Stone, Get Ready and Ain't Too Proud to Beg .

Tickets for caberet and show from Ticketek.

- John O’Keefe

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Yes, she said, say she has run over for to ask the Apthorps to be sure and come to the auction and buy this house, because she allowed her uncle Peter would ruther they had it than anybody else; and she’s going to stick to them till they say they’ll come, and then, if she ain’t too tired, she’s coming home; and if she is, she’ll be home in the morning anyway. She said, don’t say nothing about the Proctors, but only about the Apthorps — which ’ll be perfectly true, because she is going there to speak about their buying the house; I know it, because she told me so herself.”

“All right,” they said, and cleared out to lay for their uncles, and give them the love and the kisses, and tell them the message.

Everything was all right now. The girls wouldn’t say nothing because they wanted to go to England; and the king and the duke would ruther Mary Jane was off working for the auction than around in reach of Doctor Robinson. I felt very good; I judged I had done it pretty neat — I reckoned Tom Sawyer couldn’t a done it no neater himself. Of course he would a throwed more style into it, but I can’t do that very handy, not being brung up to it.

Well, they held the auction in the public square, along towards the end of the afternoon, and it strung along, and strung along, and the old man he was on hand and looking his level pisonest, up there longside of the auctioneer, and chipping in a little Scripture now and then, or a little goody-goody saying of some kind, and the duke he was around goo-gooing for sympathy all he knowed how, and just spreading himself generly.

But by and by the thing dragged through, and everything was sold — everything but a little old trifling lot in the graveyard. So they’d got to work that off — I never see such a girafft as the king was for wanting to swallow EVERYTHING. Well, whilst they was at it a steamboat landed, and in about two minutes up comes a crowd awhooping and yelling and laughing and carrying on, and singing out: “HERE’S your opposition line! here’s your two sets o’ heirs to old Peter Wilks — and you pays your money and you takes your choice!”

Chapter XXIX. THEY was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling. And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up. But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any. I reckoned they’d turn pale. But no, nary a pale did THEY turn. The duke he never let on he suspicioned what was up, but just went a goo-gooing around, happy and satisfied, like a jug that’s googling out buttermilk; and as for the king, he just gazed and gazed down sorrowful on them new-comers like it give him the stomach-ache in his very heart to think there could be such frauds and rascals in the world. Oh, he done it admirable. Lots of the principal people gethered around the king, to let him see they was on his side. That old gentleman that had just come looked all puzzled to death. Pretty soon he begun to speak, and I see straight off he pronounced LIKE an Englishman — not the king’s way, though the king’s WAS pretty good for an imitation. I can’t give the old gent’s words, nor I can’t imitate him; but he turned around to the crowd, and says, about like this: “This is a surprise to me which I wasn’t looking for; and I’ll acknowledge, candid and frank, I ain’t very well fixed to meet it and answer it; for my brother and me has had misfortunes; he’s broke his arm, and our baggage got put off at a town above here last night in the night by a mistake. I am Peter Wilks’ brother Harvey, and this is his brother William, which can’t hear nor speak — and can’t even make signs to amount to much, now’t he’s only got one hand to work them with. We are who we say we are; and in a day or two, when I get the baggage, I can prove it. But up till then I won’t say nothing more, but go to the hotel and wait.”

So him and the new dummy started off; and the king he laughs, and blethers out: “Broke his arm — VERY likely, AIN’T it? — and very convenient, too, for a fraud that’s got to make signs, and ain’t learnt how. Lost their baggage! That’s MIGHTY good! — and mighty

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bed, not wishin’ to bank it for the few days we’d be here, and considerin’ the bed a safe place, we not bein’ used to niggers, and suppos’n’ ’em honest, like servants in England. The niggers stole it the very next mornin’ after I had went down stairs; and when I sold ’em I hadn’t missed the money yit, so they got clean away with it.

My servant here k’n tell you ’bout it, gentlemen.”

The doctor and several said “Shucks!” and I see nobody didn’t altogether believe him. One man asked me if I see the niggers steal it. I said no, but I see them sneaking out of the room and hustling away, and I never thought nothing, only I reckoned they was afraid they had waked up my master and was trying to get away before he made trouble with them. That was all they asked me. Then the doctor whirls on me and says: “Are YOU English, too?”

I says yes; and him and some others laughed, and said, “Stuff!”

Well, then they sailed in on the general investigation, and there we had it, up and down, hour in, hour out, and nobody never said a word about supper, nor ever seemed to think about it — and so they kept it up, and kept it up; and it WAS the worst mixed-up thing you ever see. They made the king tell his yarn, and they made the old gentleman tell his’n; and anybody but a lot of prejudiced chuckleheads would a SEEN that the old gentleman was spinning truth and t’other one lies. And by and by they had me up to tell what I knowed. The king he give me a lefthanded look out of the corner of his eye, and so I knowed enough to talk on the right side. I begun to tell about Sheffield, and how we lived there, and all about the English Wilkses, and so on; but I didn’t get pretty fur till the doctor begun to laugh; and Levi Bell, the lawyer, says: “Set down, my boy; I wouldn’t strain myself if I was you. I reckon you ain’t used to lying, it don’t seem to come handy; what you want is practice.

You do it pretty awkward.”

I didn’t care nothing for the compliment, but I was glad to be let off, anyway.

The doctor he started to say something, and turns and says: “If you’d been in town at first, Levi Bell —” The king broke in and reached out his hand, and says: “Why, is this my poor dead brother’s old friend that he’s wrote so often about?”

The lawyer and him shook hands, and the lawMark Twain yer smiled and looked pleased, and they talked ingenious — under the CIRCUMSTANCES!” “I reckon I would, but I don’t know. Why, yon- right along awhile, and then got to one side and So he laughed again; and so did everybody else, der he is, now. I know him perfectly easy.” talked low; and at last the lawyer speaks up and except three or four, or maybe half a dozen. It was me he pointed at. The doctor says: says: One of these was that doctor; another one was a “Neighbors, I don’t know whether the new “That ’ll fix it. I’ll take the order and send it, sharp-looking gentleman, with a carpet-bag of couple is frauds or not; but if THESE two ain’t along with your brother’s, and then they’ll know the old-fashioned kind made out of carpet-stuff, frauds, I am an idiot, that’s all. I think it’s our it’s all right.” that had just come off of the steamboat and was duty to see that they don’t get away from here So they got some paper and a pen, and the king talking to him in a low voice, and glancing to- till we’ve looked into this thing. Come along, he set down and twisted his head to one side, wards the king now and then and nodding their Hines; come along, the rest of you. We’ll take and chawed his tongue, and scrawled off someheads — it was Levi Bell, the lawyer that was these fellows to the tavern and affront them with thing; and then they give the pen to the duke — gone up to Louisville; and another one was a t’other couple, and I reckon we’ll find out SOME- and then for the first time the duke looked sick. big rough husky that come along and listened to THING before we get through.” he took the pen and wrote. So then the lawall the old gentleman said, and was listening to It was nuts for the crowd, though maybe not for But yer turns the new old gentleman and says: the king now. And when the king got done this the king’s friends; so we all started. It was about “You andto your brother please write a line or two husky up and says: sundown. The doctor he led me along by the and sign your names.”

“Say, looky here; if you are Harvey Wilks, hand, and was plenty kind enough, but he never The old gentleman wrote, but nobody couldn’t when’d you come to this town?” let go my hand.

“The day before the funeral, friend,” says the We all got in a big room in the hotel, and lit up read it. The lawyer looked powerful astonished, some candles, and fetched in the new couple. and says: king.

“Well, it beats ME”— and snaked a lot of old “But what time o’ day?”

First, the doctor says: “In the evenin’—’bout an hour er two before “I don’t wish to be too hard on these two men, letters out of his pocket, and examined them, sundown.” but I think they’re frauds, and they may have and then examined the old man’s writing, and “HOW’D you come?” complices that we don’t know nothing about. If then THEM again; and then says: “These old “I come down on the Susan Powell from Cin- they have, won’t the complices get away with letters is from Harvey Wilks; and here’s THESE cinnati.” that bag of gold Peter Wilks left? It ain’t un- two handwritings, and anybody can see they “Well, then, how’d you come to be up at the likely. If these men ain’t frauds, they won’t ob- didn’t write them” (the king and the duke looked Pint in the MORNIN’— in a canoe?” ject to sending for that money and letting us keep sold and foolish, I tell you, to see how the lawyer “I warn’t up at the Pint in the mornin’.” it till they prove they’re all right — ain’t that had took them in), “and here’s THIS old gentleman’s hand writing, and anybody can tell, so?”

“It’s a lie.”

Several of them jumped for him and begged Everybody agreed to that. So I judged they had easy enough, HE didn’t write them — fact is, him not to talk that way to an old man and a our gang in a pretty tight place right at the outstart. the scratches he makes ain’t properly WRITpreacher.

But the king he only looked sorrowful, and says: ING at all. Now, here’s some letters from —” “Preacher be hanged, he’s a fraud and a liar. “Gentlemen, I wish the money was there, for I The new old gentleman says: He was up at the Pint that mornin’. I live up ain’t got no disposition to throw anything in the “If you please, let me explain. Nobody can read there, don’t I? Well, I was up there, and he was way of a fair, open, out-and-out investigation o’ my hand but my brother there — so he copies up there. I see him there. He come in a canoe, this misable business; but, alas, the money ain’t for me. It’s HIS hand you’ve got there, not mine.” along with Tim Collins and a boy.” there; you k’n send and see, if you want to.”

“WELL!” says the lawyer, “this IS a state of The doctor he up and says: “Where is it, then?”

“Would you know the boy again if you was to “Well, when my niece give it to me to keep for things. I’ve got some of William’s letters, too; see him, Hines?” her I took and hid it inside o’ the straw tick o’ my Continued on Page 18

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Observer Classic Books From Page 13 so if you’ll get him to write a line or so we can com —” “He CAN’T write with his left hand,” says the old gentleman. “If he could use his right hand, you would see that he wrote his own letters and mine too. Look at both, please — they’re by the same hand.”

The lawyer done it, and says: “I believe it’s so — and if it ain’t so, there’s a heap stronger resemblance than I’d noticed before, anyway. Well, well, well! I thought we was right on the track of a slution, but it’s gone to grass, partly. But anyway, one thing is proved — THESE two ain’t either of ’em Wilkses”— and he wagged his head towards the king and the duke.

Well, what do you think? That muleheaded old fool wouldn’t give in THEN! Indeed he wouldn’t.

Said it warn’t no fair test. Said his brother William was the cussedest joker in the world, and hadn’t tried to write — HE see William was going to play one of his jokes the minute he put the pen to paper. And so he warmed up and went warbling right along till he was actuly beginning to believe what he was saying HIMSELF; but pretty soon the new gentleman broke in, and says: “I’ve thought of something. Is there anybody here that helped to lay out my br — helped to lay out the late Peter Wilks for burying?”

“Yes,” says somebody, “me and Ab Turner done it. We’re both here.”

Then the old man turns towards the king, and says: “Peraps this gentleman can tell me what was tattooed on his breast?”

Blamed if the king didn’t have to brace up mighty quick, or he’d a squshed down like a bluff bank that the river has cut under, it took him so sudden; and, mind you, it was a thing that was calculated to make most ANYBODY sqush to get fetched such a solid one as that without any notice, because how was HE going to know what was tattooed on the man? He whitened a little; he couldn’t help it; and it was mighty still in there, and everybody bending a little forwards and gazing at him. Says I to myself, NOW he’ll throw up the sponge — there ain’t no more use.

Well, did he? A body can’t hardly believe it, but he didn’t. I reckon he thought he’d keep the thing up till he tired them people out, so they’d thin out, and him and the duke could break loose and get away. Anyway, he set there, and pretty soon he begun to smile, and says: “Mf! It’s a VERY tough question, AIN’T it! YES, sir, I k’n tell you what’s tattooed on his breast.

It’s jest a small, thin, blue arrow — that’s what it is; and if you don’t look clost, you can’t see it.

NOW what do you say — hey?”

Well, I never see anything like that old blister for clean out-and-out cheek.

The new old gentleman turns brisk towards Ab Turner and his pard, and his eye lights up like he judged he’d got the king THIS time, and says: “There — you’ve heard what he said! Was there any such mark on Peter Wilks’ breast?”

Both of them spoke up and says: “We didn’t see no such mark.”

“Good!” says the old gentleman. “Now, what you DID see on his breast was a small dim P, and a B (which is an initial he dropped when he was young), and a W, with dashes between them, so: P— B— W”— and he marked them that way on a piece of paper. “Come, ain’t that what you saw?”

Both of them spoke up again, and says: “No, we DIDN’T. We never seen any marks at all.”

Well, everybody WAS in a state of mind now, and they sings out: “The whole BILIN’ of ’m ’s frauds! Le’s duck ’em! le’s drown ’em! le’s ride ’em on a rail!” and everybody was whooping at once, and there was a rattling powwow. But the lawyer he jumps on the table and yells, and says: “Gentlemen — gentleMEN! Hear me just a word — just a SINGLE word — if you PLEASE! There’s one way yet — let’s go and dig up the corpse and look.”

That took them.

“Hooray!” they all shouted, and was starting right off; but the lawyer and the doctor sung out: “Hold on, hold on! Collar all these four men and the boy, and fetch THEM along, too!”

“We’ll do it!” they all shouted; “and if we don’t find them marks we’ll lynch the whole gang!”

I WAS scared, now, I tell you. But there warn’t no getting away, you know. They gripped us all, and marched us right along, straight for the

graveyard, which was a mile and a half down the river, and the whole town at our heels, for we made noise enough, and it was only nine in the evening.

As we went by our house I wished I hadn’t sent Mary Jane out of town; because now if I could tip her the wink she’d light out and save me, and blow on our dead-beats.

Well, we swarmed along down the river road, just carrying on like wildcats; and to make it more scary the sky was darking up, and the lightning beginning to wink and flitter, and the wind to shiver amongst the leaves. This was the most awful trouble and most dangersome I ever was in; and I was kinder stunned; everything was going so different from what I had allowed for; stead of being fixed so I could take my own time if I wanted to, and see all the fun, and have Mary Jane at my back to save me and set me free when the close-fit come, here was nothing in the world betwixt me and sudden death but just them tattoo-marks. If they didn’t find them — I couldn’t bear to think about it; and yet, somehow, I couldn’t think about nothing else. It got darker and darker, and it was a beautiful time to give the crowd the slip; but that big husky had me by the wrist — Hines — and a body might as well try to give Goliar the slip. He dragged me right along, he was so excited, and I had to run to keep up.

When they got there they swarmed into the graveyard and washed over it like an overflow. And when they got to the grave they found they had about a hundred times as many shovels as they wanted, but nobody hadn’t thought to fetch a lantern. But they sailed into digging anyway by the flicker of the lightning, and sent a man to the nearest house, a half a mile off, to borrow one.

So they dug and dug like everything; and it got awful dark, and the rain started, and the wind swished and swushed along, and the lightning come brisker and brisker, and the thunder boomed; but them people never took no notice of it, they was so full of this business; and one minute you could see everything and every face in that big crowd, and the shovelfuls of dirt sailing up out of the grave, and the next second the dark wiped it all out, and you couldn’t see nothing at all.

At last they got out the coffin and begun to unscrew the lid, and then such another crowding and shouldering and shoving as there was, to scrouge in and get a sight, you never see; and in the dark, that way, it was awful. Hines he hurt my wrist dreadful pulling and tugging so, and I reckon he clean forgot I was in the world, he was so excited and panting.

All of a sudden the lightning let go a perfect sluice of white glare, and somebody sings out: “By the living jingo, here’s the bag of gold on his breast!”

Hines let out a whoop, like everybody else, and dropped my wrist and give a big surge to bust his way in and get a look, and the way I lit out and shinned for the road in the dark there ain’t nobody can tell.

I had the road all to myself, and I fairly flew — leastways, I had it all to myself except the solid dark, and the now-and-then glares, and the buzzing of the rain, and the thrashing of the wind, and the splitting of the thunder; and sure as you are born I did clip it along!

When I struck the town I see there warn’t nobody out in the storm, so I never hunted for no back streets, but humped it straight through the main one; and when I begun to get towards our house I aimed my eye and set it. No light there; the house all dark — which made me feel sorry and disappointed, I didn’t know why. But at last, just as I was sailing by, FLASH comes the light in Mary Jane’s window! and my heart swelled up sudden, like to bust; and the same second the house and all was behind me in the dark, and wasn’t ever going to be before me no more in this world. She WAS the best girl I ever see, and had the most sand.

The minute I was far enough above the town to see I could make the towhead, I begun to look sharp for a boat to borrow, and the first time the lightning showed me one that wasn’t chained I snatched it and shoved. It was a canoe, and warn’t fastened with nothing but a rope. The towhead was a rattling big distance off, away out there in the middle of the river, but I didn’t lose no time; and when I struck the raft at last I was so fagged I would a just laid down to blow and gasp if I could afforded it. But I didn’t. As I sprung aboard I sung out: “Out with you, Jim, and set her loose! Glory be to goodness, we’re shut of them!”

Jim lit out, and was a-coming for me with both arms spread, he was so full of joy; but when I glimpsed him in the lightning my heart shot up in my mouth and I went overboard backwards; for I forgot he was old King Lear and a drownded A-rab all in one, and it most scared the livers and lights out of me. But Jim fished me out, and was going to hug me and bless me, and so on, he was so glad I was back and we was shut of the king and the duke, but I says: “Not now; have it for breakfast, have it for breakfast! Cut loose and let her slide!”

So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it DID seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us. I had to skip around a bit, and jump up and crack my heels a few times — I couldn’t help it; but about the third crack I noticed a sound that I knowed mighty well, and held my breath and listened and waited; and sure enough, when the next flash busted out over the water, here they come! — and just a-laying to their oars and making their skiff hum! It was the king and the duke.

So I wilted right down on to the planks then, and give up; and it was all I could do to keep from crying.

Chapter XXX. WHEN they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says: “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!

Tired of our company, hey?”

I says: “No, your majesty, we warn’t — PLEASE don’t, your majesty!”

“Quick, then, and tell us what WAS your idea, or I’ll shake the insides out o’ you!”

“Honest, I’ll tell you everything just as it happened, your majesty. The man that had a-holt of me was very good to me, and kept saying he had a boy about as big as me that died last year, and he was sorry to see a boy in such a dangerous fix; and when they was all took by surprise by finding the gold, and made a rush for the coffin, he lets go of me and whispers, ’Heel it now, or they’ll hang ye, sure!’ and I lit out. It didn’t seem no good for ME to stay — I couldn’t do nothing, and I didn’t want to be hung if I could get away. So I never stopped running till I found the canoe; and when I got here I told Jim to hurry, or they’d catch me and hang me yet, and said I was afeard you and the duke wasn’t alive now, and I was awful sorry, and so was Jim, and was awful glad when we see you coming; you may ask Jim if I didn’t.”

Jim said it was so; and the king told him to shut up, and said, “Oh, yes, it’s MIGHTY likely!” and shook me up again, and said he reckoned he’d drownd me. But the duke says: “Leggo the boy, you old idiot! Would YOU a done any different? Did you inquire around for HIM when you got loose? I don’t remember it.”

So the king let go of me, and begun to cuss that town and everybody in it. But the duke says: “You better a blame’ sight give YOURSELF a good cussing, for you’re the one that’s entitled to it most. You hain’t done a thing from the start that had any sense in it, except coming out so cool and cheeky with that imaginary blue-arrow mark. That WAS bright — it was right down bully; and it was the thing that saved us. For if it hadn’t been for that they’d a jailed us till them Englishmen’s baggage come — and then — the penitentiary, you bet! But that trick took ’em to the graveyard, and the gold done us a still bigger kindness; for if the excited fools hadn’t let go all holts and made that rush to get a look we’d a slept in our cravats to-night — cravats warranted to WEAR, too — longer than WE’D need ’em.”

They was still a minute — thinking; then the king says, kind of absent-minded like: “Mf! And we reckoned the NIGGERS stole it!”

That made me squirm!

“Yes,” says the duke, kinder slow and deliberate and sarcastic, “WE did.”

After about a half a minute the king drawls out: “Leastways, I did.”

The duke says, the same way: “On the contrary, I did.”

The king kind of ruffles up, and says: “Looky here, Bilgewater, what’r you referrin’ to?”

The duke says, pretty brisk: “When it comes to that, maybe you’ll let me ask, what was YOU referring to?”

“Shucks!” says the king, very sarcastic; “but I don’t know — maybe you was asleep, and didn’t know what you was about.”

The duke bristles up now, and says: “Oh, let UP on this cussed nonsense; do you

take me for a blame’ fool? Don’t you reckon I know who hid that money in that coffin?”

“YES, sir! I know you DO know, because you done it yourself!”

“It’s a lie!”— and the duke went for him. The king sings out: “Take y’r hands off! — leggo my throat! — I take it all back!”

The duke says: “Well, you just own up, first, that you DID hide that money there, intending to give me the slip one of these days, and come back and dig it up, and have it all to yourself.”

“Wait jest a minute, duke — answer me this one question, honest and fair; if you didn’t put the money there, say it, and I’ll b’lieve you, and take back everything I said.”

“You old scoundrel, I didn’t, and you know I didn’t. There, now!”

“Well, then, I b’lieve you. But answer me only jest this one more — now DON’T git mad; didn’t you have it in your mind to hook the money and hide it?”

The duke never said nothing for a little bit; then he says: “Well, I don’t care if I DID, I didn’t DO it, anyway. But you not only had it in mind to do it, but you DONE it.”

“I wisht I never die if I done it, duke, and that’s honest. I won’t say I warn’t goin’ to do it, because I WAS; but you — I mean somebody — got in ahead o’ me.”

“It’s a lie! You done it, and you got to SAY you done it, or —” The king began to gurgle, and then he gasps out: “’Nough! — I OWN UP!” I was very glad to hear him say that; it made me feel much more easier than what I was feeling before. So the duke took his hands off and says: “If you ever deny it again I’ll drown you. It’s WELL for you to set there and blubber like a baby — it’s fitten for you, after the way you’ve acted. I never see such an old ostrich for wanting to gobble everything — and I a-trusting you all the time, like you was my own father. You ought to been ashamed of yourself to stand by and hear it saddled on to a lot of poor niggers, and you never say a word for ’em. It makes me feel ridiculous to think I was soft enough to BELIEVE that rubbage. Cuss you, I can see now why you was so anxious to make up the deffisit — you wanted to get what money I’d got out of the Nonesuch and one thing or another, and scoop it ALL!” The king says, timid, and still a-snuffling: “Why, duke, it was you that said make up the deffisit; it warn’t me.”

“Dry up! I don’t want to hear no more out of you!” says the duke. “And NOW you see what you GOT by it. They’ve got all their own money back, and all of OURN but a shekel or two BESIDES. G’long to bed, and don’t you deffersit ME no more deffersits, long ’s YOU live!”

So the king sneaked into the wigwam and took to his bottle for comfort, and before long the duke tackled HIS bottle; and so in about a half an hour they was as thick as thieves again, and the tighter they got the lovinger they got, and went off a-snoring in each other’s arms. They both got powerful mellow, but I noticed the king didn’t get mellow enough to forget to remember to not deny about hiding the money-bag again.

That made me feel easy and satisfied. Of course when they got to snoring we had a long gabble, and I told Jim everything.

Chapter XXXI. WE dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river. We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home. We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards. It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal. So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

First they done a lecture on temperance; but they didn’t make enough for them both to get drunk on. Then in another village they started a dancing-school; but they didn’t know no more how to dance than a kangaroo does; so the first prance they made the general public jumped in and pranced them out of town. Another time they tried to go at yellocution; but they didn’t yellocute long till the audience got up and give them a solid good cussing, and made them skip out. They tackled missionarying, and mesmerizing, and doctoring, and telling fortunes, and a little of everything; but they couldn’t seem to have no luck.

To Be Continued Next Issue

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Impressive win at Ararat

■ Express Yourself, Our Twentyten, Schouten Island, Witzend, Sheltonschoice, Resurgent Spirit, Mistercool Sea Eyre, Manganello.

■ Ten-year-old trotter Ainthatrightmacca was a most impressive victor against the pacers at Ararat last Tuesday, taking out the Gotta Go Cullect Pace for C1 class over 2195 metres.

Trained at Great Western by Michael Gadsden, Ainthatrightmacca driven on this occasion by Jason Lee alloped away from gate four appearing to lose all chance of figuring in the finish as Hes Novak the short priced favourite from Kerryn Manning's barn, speared across the face of the field to lead from gate five.

Still at the tail of the field racing for the bell, Ainthatrightmacca commenced a forward move in the final circuit and despite making the final bend four wide, motored home at 100 miles an hour to gain the day by 2.5 metres over Put Mback along the sprint lane after trailing the weakening pacemaker who was third a half head away. The mile rate 2-01.4.

Took concession

Near last at the bell

This Week

■ Wednesday - Bendigo, Thursday - Melton, Friday - Shepparton, Saturday - Mildura, Sunday - Charlton, Monday - Yarra Valley, Tuesday - Bendigo.

Horses To Follow

■ Safari-Possum Princess 6Y0 gelding Chief Safari landed the Eastwood Vets Pace for C1 class over 2200 metres at Ballarat in fine style for Ross Creek breeder/part-owner/trainer Noel Hill, Taking a concession for Darby McGuigan, Chief Safari was quickly away from inside the second line to possie midfield in the moving line as Lets Jazz It Up (gate two) led before handing over to the hot favourite Isntshejust at the bell.

Shuffled back to near last at the bell, Chief Safari when eased three wide in the back straight, sprinted brilliantly to lead on the home turn as Isntshejust went off stride.

Racing clear in the straight, Chief Safari careered away to win by 15.1 metres from Runsafarirun (four back the markers), giving the former Ballarat Pacing Cup winner the quinella in a mile rate of 1-59.9. In A Rose Tattoo was third 4.1 metres away.

Young guns

■ Two superb drives by two ‘young guns’ highlighted the Tabcorp Park Melton meeting on Friday.

Zac Phillips who came of age last season produced a ripper when successful aboard Grant Hodges' 7Y0 GrinfromeartoearWhenua gelding Wingatue Due in the DNR Logistics Pace for M0 class over 2240 metres.

Starting from the pole, Wingatui Dew was shuffled back through the field to settle four pegs as the lead changed several times in the first lap.

Never going round a runner, Wingatui Dew steamed home late along the sprint lane to register a runaway 1.5 metre margin from ex-Tasmanian Resurgent Spirit which led on turning, with Forty Theives 2.7 metres away in third place after piloting the field. The mile rate 1-54.9.

Phillips was to bring up a double when Anton Golino's in-form Sundon-Mason Magic 6Y0 mareAbitofmagic led throughout from gate four in the 2240 metre Christmas Parties @ Melton Trotters Mobile for TM0 class, accounting for Mister Cool Sea Eyre and Tiavons Dream in 2-00.5.

James Herbertson showed skills beyond his age to capture theApco Pace Final for C1 class over 2240 metres aboard Bendigo (Junortoun) trainer Dylan Marshall's 5Y0 Rob Roy Mattgregor-My Classical Bell gelding Carl Mattgregor in a mile rate of 1-56.1.

Vacating a one/one trip to face the breeze mid-race, Carl Mattgregor dashed away prior to the home turn, holding a 7 metre margin to the wire in advance of Nickys Idol and Waimac Attack.

Victory No 30 ■ Nine year old Metropolitan-Tuscan Skies gelding Metro Mike registered his 30th victory when successful in the Tab.com.au Claiming Masters over 2240 metres. Trained

by Emma Stewart and driven by ChrisAlford, Metro Mike (claiming price $30,000) easily defeated Trison and Duke Of Albany in 155.1. Duke Of Albany was claimed in the event for $10,000.

■ Burrumbeet father and son - Ashleigh and James Herbertson snared the 1790 metre Mr Feelgood Pace for C4 to C6 class at Ararat with 9Y0 Life Sign-Dreamworks gelding One Wise Man in a rate of 1-58.9.

With James in the sulky, One Wise Man from gate two enjoyed the run of the race following the long odds-on favourite Truth And Courage inside him. Using the sprint lane on turning, One Wise Man dashed clear, recording a 4.8 metre margin in advance of Daylight Dan which followed him throughout, with Witzend a head away in third place off a three wide trail from near last at the bell.

Raced in rare form ■ Six year old Totally Ruthless-Little Trouble mare Sweet Wise is racing in rare form at present for Allendale trainer Basil Dooley, chalking up her 10th success in 61 outings when greeting the judge in the Ararat Football Club Platinum Series C for C1 class over 1790 metres at Ararat.

Driven by Gordon Based Darby McGuigan, Sweet Wise exploded away from gate five to lead and was never headed, cruising to the wire 4.8 metres ahead of Ithappensinvegas (one/two) which followed the third placegetter Spic And Sparkled throughout, finishing a half neck in advance of her. The mile rate 1-57.9.

Sweet passage ■ Monday trots returned to Kilmore last week and Kyabram trainer Graham Lyon combined with Moama based Damian Wilson to land the Cool Rooms Galore Pace for C2 to C3 class over 2180 metres with Mana Master, a 5Y0 gelded son of Passmaster Hanover and Forever Cute.

Enjoying a sweet passage from the pole on the back of the leader Just Call Me Mac (gate three), Mana Master dashed home along the sprint lane to prevail by a half neck from a game Lombo Idle Belief which raced exposed from the extreme draw, with Just Call Me Mac a head away in third place. The mile rate 2-01.

Joined forces ■ Yarra Junction trainer Wally Bickerton joined forces with Chris Alford aboard Kiwi bred 4Y0 mare Hello Miss Kitty to capture the 1690 metre School Holiday Fun @ Kilmore Trackside Pace for C0 class in 1-58.4. Crossing to lead from gate four, Hello Miss Kitty (Bettors DelightAmerican Sweetheart) gave plenty over the concluding stages to defy a strong challenge from Villareal by 5.1 metres, the pair drawing right away from their rivals approaching the final bend.

Geejaylee (gate two) was third after recovering from a bad beginning, albeit 24.2 metres back.

It was Hello Miss Kitty's first Australian victory since crossing the Tasman.

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with Len Baker spectacle and the HRTC Bendigo Concessional Drivers Pace for C1 class over 2180 metres at Kilmore was no exception with victory going to in-form 7Y0 Live Or Die-Shadow Bay gelding A Special Dream for Shepparton father and son Steven and Ryan Duffy.

Trained by Steve, A Special Dream was handled with the patience of Jobe, settled three back along the markers from an inside second line draw as Tonkels Star (gate four) was driven hard to lead by Ian Attard.

Easing three wide on turning, A Special Dream finished full of running to record a runaway 5.5 metre margin over a death-seating Slippery Moves in a slick rate of 2-00.1. Tonkels Star held down third a nose away.

Back to mainland ■ Bullengarook trainer Grant Hodges who returned to the mainland a few months back after spending several seasons in Northern Tasmania, was victorious with well performed 4Y0 Lis Mara-Sneakup mare Lorimermara in the Buds & Branches Pace for C1 & C2 class over 1690 metres with Zac Phillips in the sulky.

Beginning with a wing on every foot from gate four, Lorimermara led easily and well rated, was never headed, greeting the judge 9.3 metres clear of Lucy McCool which trailed, with Island Five Star using the sprint lane from three back the markers to finish 1.2 metres away in third spot.

The mile rate 1-58.3.

Forward from gate

■ Avenel duo David and Josh Aiken snared the Sportsmans Night 13 October 2017 Pace for C3 & C4 class over 2180 metres at Kilmore with Hot To Rock, a beautifully bred 5Y0 gelding by Rocknroll Hanover from Electrofying Franco.

Sent forward from gate three to obtain the lead after polemarker Bon Jovi connected the marker pegs and galloped running into the first turn, Hot To Rock always looked the winner in the run, careering away on turning to score by 9.3 metres in 1-59.9 from Fleshing (gate two) which trailed. Modern Maestro (gate six) was a head away in third place, coming from last at the bell.

In the death seat

■ At Ballarat on Wednesday, Maryborough (Betley) trainer Colin Phillis' 6Y0 Pegasus SpurKumbya mare Pretty Little Lucy landed the Ballarat Springfest Trotters Mobile for TR1 & TR2 class over 2200 metres.

Fortunate to receive a sweet passage trailing My Jackofdiamonds which flew away from outside the front row after polemarker Hanlon Parade galloped out, Pretty Little Lucy driven by Greg Sugars was always travelling sweetly.

Easing wide on turning, Pretty Little Lucy finished full of running to score by 4.1 metres from the death-seating favourite Imahe Man, with My Jackofdiamonds weakening to be a half neck away in third place.

The mile rate 2-03.1.

■ The concessional drivers races are always a - Len Baker

True spectacle

Baker’s Delight Gained late split ■ Terang trainer Mattie Craven's very smart Grinfromeartoear-Classic Malibu 8Y0 gelding Roy George returned to the winners list at Ballarat when victorious in the 1710 metre Arthur J Gallagher Pace for C5 or better class.

Restrained shortly after the start from outside the front row as speedy ex-Kiwi Phil Monty assumed control from gate two, Roy George once the speed slackened went forward to park in the open.

Appearing to be under pressure approaching the home turn, Roy George rallied in the straight to prevail by a half head margin over Aldebaran Macha which followed the winner from the bell, with rank outsider Le Premiere 2.9 metres away in third place after trailing the leader and gaining a late split.

Double secured ■ Kerryn Manning chalked up a double at Melton with two of the stable's quality performers in Mr Mojito and Ameretto.

Mr Mojito (Real Desire-Wanaka Bay) was gigantic after racing wide to land the SBG Accountants Pace for M2-M4 class over 1720 metres, returning a sizzling rate of 1-52 in defeating Maximan and My Kiwi Mate, while Ameretto Million Dollar Cam-Eyes Of Courage) continued on her winning way by leading for the final circuit of the $30,000 (Group 3) Allied Express Tailamade Lombo for mares M0 or better over 1720 metres, rating 1-51.5 to score from South Australian Just Rockon Bye and Carlas Pixel.

- Len Baker

Struth ■ How would you like to hit the party scene this Christmas bejewelled like a Hollywood star – and able to boast that the sparklers you’re wearing really had been worn by some of Hollywood’s biggest names, and in some of its best-remembered block-busters?

And you could, because over 500 pieces of Hollywood costume jewellery are going to online auction in Los Angeles in November, and while some are being touted as likely to fetch up to US$80,000 or more, many others will go for as little as a couple of hundred dollars.

Stars who bedazzled with these now-treasures from the 1930s to 1970s included Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Esther Williams, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Greta Garbo, Lucille Ball, Grace Kelly, Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Tony Curtis, Vincent Price and our own Errol Flynn – to name just a few.

And their page-long list of movies embraced such classics as Gone With The Wind, Mame, The Three Musketeers, Ziegfield Follies, All About Eve, The Prince Who Was A Thief, The Heat’s On, Cleopatra, The Virgin Queen, The Prisoner of Zenda, and The Adventures of Don Juan, while some pieces were worn by Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly in publicity shots for smash-hits Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and High Society.

In the late 1920s, master jeweller Eugene Joseff conceived the idea of designing and renting costume jewellery to Hollywood filmmakers, who until then had to buy, beg or borrow the expensive real thing.

His collection of works dubbed Treasures From The Vault, has lain untouched in a Hollywood storeroom for decades..

For full details of the over-500 pieces, that as well as jewellery includes Clark Gable’s cigar case from Gone With The Wind, and how to register to bid, go onto www.juliensauctions.com - David Ellis

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TINA PERFORMS AT STONNINGTON Katie’s 80s ■ Melbourne performer and singer-songwriter Katie Visser presented her one-woman show, Katie’s 80s, at Gasworks Theatre for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

With her striking ‘big’ 80s hairdo, huge gold earrings and lovely smile, Katie gave her all to performing for the small audience on opening night.

Eighties songs are entwined with various stages of Katie’s life, appropriate because she explains it was music that got her through good and bad times.

Katie entertains while relating stories of romance as she meets Jack, Phil, Derek and others through online dating, until at 30 … she meets Nathaniel, ‘the one’.

I thoroughly enjoyed Katie’s refreshingly frank storytelling and good comedic timing, and felt the show would have benefitted from more dialogue.

Katie exudes goodwill, but from a critical perspective the black dress appeared uncomfortable and too short as it wriggled up and needed pulling down, particularly when Katie sat on the stool.

Gold jewellery and silver shoes may be an intended quirky mismatch, but this didn’t work. Choreography is needed to polish hand actions and moves and avoid the ‘step together’.

Finally, unscrewing the top of the plastic water bottle and replacing it each time after drinks breaks the show’s momentum. Best leave the top off, or use a glass of water.

Katie pays a respectful tribute to her favourite 80s icons such as Prince, Madonna, Tina Turner and Kate Bush, and points out as part of a life message, that they were individuals who did not feel the need to ‘fit in’.

Congratulations to Nicholas Gray on keyboard, who does terrific work as Katie’s accompanist throughout the show.

On opening night towards the end of the show, the audience was introduced to Nathaniel, ‘the one’ – a highlight after hearing about him in Katie’s story.

Katie enjoys success with her band and song-writing, and if addressing just a few issues, could enjoy similar success with her one-woman show. Hope so.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Full Metal Jacket ■ The Never Ending Story did end. No actual Wolf on Wall Street.

Not even a small metallic-looking coat in Full Metal Jacket. Why don’t we keep our promises?

This as well as other important questions will not be answered – nor asked – in the premiere of Willem Richards’s new off-the-wall one man sketch show Full Metal Jacket and other impractical fashions at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival.

After his four-star show in last year’s Melbourne Comedy Festival, Richards unveils an array of larger than life characters fused with his own brand of silliness.

You will see a doctor who refuses to diagnose his patients unless they are undressed - completely.

A clown who is so completely dead inside he will go to any length to feel something – anything.

And an employee who is being held back from excelling at work due to a very full tea cup - extreme word.

Before you come see Full Metal Jacket and other impractical fashions, go through your closet and wear your most ridiculous jacket to the show. Because laugher of the credulous kind is expected.

Venue: The Metropolitan Hotel, 36 Courtney St, North Melbourne Dates: Monday, September 25 – Saturday, September 30 (Six shows) Times: 7:15pm (50 min) Tickets: Full $18 / Conc $15 (Sept 17-30) www.melbournefringe.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Bookcrastinators

● Tina Arena ■ Tina Arena will perform at the City of Stonnington’s Mayor’s Charity Gala hosted by Cameron Daddo, on Thursday, October 12.

The Mayor’s Charity Gala will be an evening of glittering entertainment and fine dining by Peter Rowland Catering.

This glamourous black-tie event, aims to raise much-needed funds for the Mayor’s chosen charity, Very Special Kids.

Tina Arena will be performing a selection of her greatest hits in the intimate setting of the historic Malvern Town Hall.

Generations of Australians have grown up with her music.

The child star matured into one of our most successful singer/ songwriters with a knighthood in France and an order of Merit in Australia, and also an Order of Australia, AM Award.

Tina has performed with Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer and Andrea Bocelli, performed at the opening of the Sydney Olympic Games and was the first woman to win an ‘ARIAAlbum of the Year’award.

“I’m delighted to be supporting Very Special Kids, this is a charity that I have long supported”, said City of Stonnington Mayor, Cr Jami Klisaris.

“They do incredibly important work, not only here in the City of Stonnington but across Victoria.

“They support families at a time when they are most vulnerable and I know that the money we raise from our gala will help them continue to assist families in the most professional and caring way,” said Cr Klisaris.

Danielle and Richard Burnet turned to Very Special Kids to help them care for their two eldest sons Sebastian and Charlie who require 24-hour care.

They were diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic condition, Multiple Sulphatase Deficiency.

“Before we were told of Sebastian’s and then Charlie’s diagnosis, we had very few cares in the world, like most other people. Then all of a sudden, you’re hit with this bombshell and it changes your perspective on everything”, says Danielle Burnet.

Very Special Kids cares for children with life-threatening conditions by providing a children’s hospice and professional family support services.

They help more than 900 families across Victoria with ongoing support from diagnosis all the way through to recovery or bereavement.

Cameron Daddo will be the Master of Ceremonies for the event. He began his multi-award-winning career in entertainment over 30 years ago, and has covered just about every angle from acting, producing, directing for film and television through to musical theatre.

He is also a published singer/songwriter, magazine columnist and has credits as a television host and radio announcer.

Cameron worked between the US and Australia with local stage credits for Legally Blonde and TV drama performances including Beaconsfield, and series regular as Adam Goodman in Packed to the Rafters.

Each guest will receive an exclusive gift bag to commemorate the occasion.

Venue: Malvern Town Hall, Cnr Glenferrie Rd and High St Malvern. Bookings: stonnington.vic.gov.au/mayorsgala - Cheryl Threadgold

● Jacqueline Whiting in Bookcrastinators Anonymous ■ The Hearsay Theatre Group presented Bookcrastinators Anonymous from September 21-26 at Errol’s and Co, North Melbourne.

“Reading has always been such a huge part of my identity – I’m Jacqui the bookworm, the fantasy nerd, the wellread intellectual. So why haven’t I finished a book in over two years?” says Melbourne-based writer and performer, Jacqueline Whiting Bookcrastinators Anonymous follows the tragic decline of Jacqui’s novelistic appetite, investigating Jacqui’s habits from her childish adoration of The Wide-Mouthed Frog to her nuanced, commentary on Fifty Shades Of Grey.

In a warm, cosy “book support group” nestled away above Errol’s Café, we dream up fantastical characters and heroic deeds, emboldened by composer Ryan Smedley’s thrilling melodies.

Directed by theatre makers Eidann Glover and David McNamara, Bookcrastinators Anonymous sits snugly into Melbourne Fringe 2017, offering a nostalgic refuge from the outside world while teasing out personal discoveries of identity and place.

“We do so much reading online, so what is it about the printed word that elevates it? Why does it feel like enjoying a book is a prescribed activity, while checking a phone is a natural reflex?

“There’s something so magical about books and we’re so excited to help Jacqui’s quirky humour and passionate intellect unpack this idea for an audience.” say Eidann Glover and David McNamara .

Venue: Errol’s and Co. (upstairs, 69-71 Errol St, North Melbourne. Dates: Thursday, September 21 – Tuesday, September 26. Times: Nightly at 7pm. Tickets: Full $22 / Concession $20 / Child $18.50. Bookings: www.melbournefringe.com.au or 9660 9666 - Cheryl Threadgold

Gospolation ■ Gospolation announces that their show will feature more than 70 performers making it the biggest show at this year’s Melbourne Fringe festival.

The highly acclaimed Gospo Collective will be joined by vocalists from Monash University with support from The Jones Juniors – the Gospo children’s program, to make a total cast of 73 performers, presented from September 28 – 30 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.

Gospo Collective Music Director and educator and performer, Charmaine Jones-Devasagayam, who has worked with greats like Michael Buble, Leo Sayer, James Morrison and Paul Kelly, said the audience would hear their favourite pop songs, remixed in her unique style that merges gospel and pop music.

“We have some of the best voices in Melbourne supporting the Gospo Collective.

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Art Soiree at Laurent ■ Art Soirée is on every second Wednesday from 6.30pm - 8.30pm Whether you are an artist, or an art lover, here's your chance to meet like minded people, chat about art, any art, show your latest creations, have a drink and maybe win a prize.

You don't need to be an artist to come, you just need to love art. All welcome.

Next Soiree is on Wednesday, October 11.

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- Peter Kemp where they can enjoy free events and activities, while learning more about the Yarra Ranges Council's role in the community.

Saturday October 7. 9am - 3pm. Venue: School Holiday Program The popular teen Art Party is an exhilarating Burrinja Cultural Centre, 351 Glenfern Rd, - Peter Kemp after-hours party inspired by the NGV's major Upwey. exhibits Hokusai and The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture.

Running 6pm-9pm on Saturday October 7, Fred Williams in the You Yangs Art Party offers attendees exclusive access to Fred Williams first noticed the You Yangs in the NGV's major exhibitions, as well as French 1957 from the deck of the ship on which he was and Japanese-themed activities, food, perfor- sailing home to Melbourne from London. mance and live DJs. Williams commenced gouache painting on Bookings essential on 8662 1555. the You Yangs 1962, and the geography pro■ In a colourful, hands-on workshop led byAus- vided him within various points to focus tralian painter Nic Plowman, teenagers can de- on the distinctive rockyvantage outcrops the place, velop their painting skills and create their own and the vast expanses of country of that opened masterpiece inspired by the NGV Collection. before him.

The Creative Encounters: For the Love of is his works of this period which led to what Paint workshop runs daily from 10.30am to 2pm weItnow Fred Williams's 'classic' or on Wednesday October 4, Thursday October 5. signatureconsider interpretation of the Australian landBookings essential on 8662 1555. scape.

- Peter Kemp Fred Williams in the You Yangs brings together the ground-breaking paintings, drawings and etchings that represent the turning point in ■ Yarra Ranges Shire Mayor , Cr Noel Cliff, is Fred Williams's art.

Each Sunday, explore highlights of the exhiinviting the community to a free event. in an engaging tour with a Gallery Guide, There will be art, activities, entertainment bition from 2pm to 4pm. and a community expo, showcasing the best of The You Yangs - Mark Dober Yarra Ranges and giving residents a chance to Reflecting the enduring interest of artists in learn more about the area.

Burrinja Gallery will be open with artwork this unique location, this exhibition of recent on display, performances will be held in the main watercolours by Mark Dober includes large theatre, and everything at the event will be ac- scale multi par palette.

Exhibition runs till Sunday October 15. cessible, enjoyable and interactive for people of Eye Spy art adventure for the wee ones all ages and abilities.

Join a fun adventure through Geelong GalChildren will be well-catered for, with a magician, children's workshops and drumming ac- lery hunting for clues to uncover hidden secrets tivities available on the day, while adults can in the works of art exploring local landscapes.

Suitable for ages 3 - 5 years. Children must visit the community expo to learn more about be accompanied by an adult. community groups that call the Yarra Ranges Monday October 2 at 11.30am, home.

The shire will be on show throughout the day, After Hours: Fred Williams in the You Yangs To celebrate this exhibition Fred Williams in with various teams from the Council present to explain their roles and what they do to make the the You Yangs Geelong Gallery's after hours community a better place to live, work and play returns - relax in the Gallery with a guest performer. Steampocket pop-up wine and pizza bar in.

Upwey CFA running a sausage sizzle for a and a chance to intimately view this remarkable exhibition at night. Friday October 13 from gold coin donation.

- Peter Kemp This will be a show day for the community 5.30pm.

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Jett in Victoria ■ The late American country music icon Hank Williams’s only daughter Jett will tour Victoria throughout October.

Jett's story has all the ingredients of a great country song. But for her, it's not just another rags-to-riches Orphan Annie saga it's real life, says the promotional team.

Hank Williams, who is widely recognised as one of the most significant and influential American singer-songwriters of the 20th century, had a string of hits including Your Cheatin' Heart, Kaw-Liga, Cold, Cold Heart, Move It On Over and Take These Chains From My Heart.

Tour dates include Friday, October 20 at 8pm at The Sphinx Hotel, Geelong; Sunday, October 22 at 1pm, Morwell Club.

New for Chess ■ Hot on the heels of his duet with Greg Champion, Johnny Chester rolls on with a new single release.

Too Close To The Edge has been well received all over the world, courtesy of Spotify and also features Melbourne guitar legend Mick Hamilton with an impressive solo pulled out of thin air, says Chess.

- Rob Foenander

Media Flashes ■ Herald Sun reporter Luke Dennehy has departed the publication, after taking up an offer of voluntary redundancy.

■ Dana McCauley starts today as Media Writer at The Australian. Dana had been Finance Editor in Sydney for news.com.au

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Wednesday Thursday Sept. 28 Sept. 27

■ Happy 65th birthday Greg Long. We hope you get a load of presents.

Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday) is 69.

Politician Graham Richardson is 68. He appears on Sky TV. US singer Shaun Cassidy is 58.

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne is 32.

■ TV host Ed Sullivan was born in New York in 1902.

He died aged 72 in 1974.

Actor Peter Finch was born as William Mitchell in London in 1916. He died aged 60 in 1977.

Singer Helen Shapiro is 71.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 45.

Cabaret Festival ■ The Ballarat Cabaret Festival returns to Ballarat from October 5 -8.

For the sixth year in a row, this regional festival brings cabaret entertainment into the heart of Ballarat with shows in the Ballarat Mining Exchange, Ballarat’s Mechanic Institute and the Lost Ones Basement Bar. Acts have been handpicked by the 2017 Artistic Director Fiona Scott Norman and this year’s festival honours our artistic elders with performances from Debra Byrne (October 8) performing the songs she treasured as a young girl, and opening the festival.

The Bachelors From Prague (October 5), Jude Perl ( October 7) and Gillian Cosgriff (October 6).

The festival also includes new work from old hands, with Paul McDermott of The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) and Steven Gates of Tripod, collaborating for the first time in Go Solo (October 6).

Dolly Diamond returns to Ballarat with a fresh take in a TV classic – Dolly Diamond’s Bl*nky Bl*nks (October 7 and 8).

The Ballarat Cabaret Festival showcases the next generation of Australian cabaret talent.

Cabaret Neu (October 8) features six superb acts from Federation University Arts Academy graduating class, while this year’s festival also features The Aspie Hour - a collaboration between two emerging cabaret stars, Sophie Smyth and Ryan Smedley.

Charlie D. Barkle and Oliver Clark battle it out to discover who the is the best James Bond in Shaken (October 7) and you can become your own cabaret star as Trevor Jones returns with the Key Party Piano Bar (October 6 and 7).

A 2017 Cabaret Festival pass can be purchased to see all festival performances; and there are also VIP Festival passes.

For more information about this year’s festival, meal and accommodation packages, cabaret tickets and all festival passes visit www.ballaratcabaret.com or call 5333 5888 - Cheryl Threadgold

Heide Museum

■ Art Talk. Artists Justin Andrews and Emily Boyd join curator Lesley Harding for a discussion on their work. Saturday, September 30 at 2pm.

■ Adult Art Program. Take part in one of Heide's revolutionary drawing classes held inside the exhibition. Led by Heide's artist educators. Tuesday, October 3 10am -12 Noon.

■ Morning Tea. With Polly Boyd. Thursday, October 12 at 10am.

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■ American rock n roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 82.

US TV presenter Bryant Gumbel is 69.

New Zealand singer Jenny Morris is 61.

Actress Danielle Spencer is 47.

Footballer Darrell Baldock was born in 1938. ‘The Doc’ died aged 72 in 2011.

■ Actress Deborah Kerr was born in Scotland in 1921. She died aged 86 in 2007.

Barrister Geoffrey Robinson is 71.

US actress Fran Drescher is 60.

TV news presenter Stan Grant is 54.

The late tele-evangelist Robert Schuller was born on this day.

Sunday Oct. 1 ■ Actor Walter Matthau (Matsschanskayasky) was born in New York in 1920. He died aged 79 in 2000.

American actor Tom Bosley was born in 1927. He died aged 83 in 2010.

Irish actor Richard Harris was born in Ireland in 1933. He died aged 68 in 2003.

Monday Oct. 2

■ Groucho Marx was born in New York in 1890. He died aged 86 in 1977.

William ‘Bud’ Abbott was born in 1895.

He died aged 78 in 1974.

American singer Don McLean was born in 1945 (72).

English singer Sting (Gordon Sumner) is 66 (1951).

Tuesday Oct. 3 ■ Tennis player Neale Fraser is 84.

Gore Vidal, American author, was born in 1925. He died aged 80 in 2012.

Australian actress Noeline Brown was born in Sydney in 1938 (79).

American singer Chubby Checker is 76.

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates.

Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication.

■ Melbourne Find out more at www.jocksjournal.com

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Ophelia’s Inner Monologue ■ Ophelia’s Inner Monologue is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet– a mix of drama, romance, comedy, music, and the woman’s perspective, presented by Aridhi Anderson on dates and at venues below.

Ophelia’s Inner Monologue is an exploration of the timeless themes of love, identity, power and choices – explored through a script with drama, romance, comedy, music, and more.

The play is a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, explored from the unique perspective of Hamlet’s girlfriend, Ophelia.

A young girl’s life spirals into chaos when her boyfriend’s uncle murders his father and marries his mother.

Ophelia struggles to find a balance between exploring her identity, fulfilling her duties towards her family and society, supporting her unstable boyfriend through his darkness, and finding light in her own. At the end of her rope, she turns to the internet for advice.

Ophelia’s Inner Monologue is written and directed by Aridhi Anderson, a lawyer-turned theatre artist/playwright/director/actor trainer.

She has trained under and worked with renowned Indian theatre director Arvind Gaur (Asmita Theatre Group) for the past decade, and runs her own theatre group, The Day Dream, which regularly performs her work in New Delhi and now also in Melbourne.

Dates: September 19 – October 1 Times: 7.30 pm (19-21 Sept), 6 pm (Sept 22Oct 1, 5 pm on Sundays). Venues: Dancehouse, Carlton North ( Sept 19-21), Courthouse Hotel, North Melbourne (Sept 22Oct 1). Tickets: $25 (Full), $20 (Concession) Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666

Kosher Bacon

Sweet Charity: brilliant Precipice

● Kristen Mihalos, Josie Marchant, Ruby Cesan. Photo: Ben Fon ■ ‘Twas the ‘fickle finger of fate’ that brought me to OCPAC ‘s (Old Carey Performing Arts Review by Club) fabulous production of Sweet Charity.

Elizabeth Semmel What luck, I loved this show.

Director Evan Lever assembled a brilliant changes kept the show moving. It was easy to cast. Every character was alive on stage. It was be drawn in. easy to be immersed in all that was going on.

Whilst Josie Marchant ( Charity) played this The songs were vibrant, colourful, harmonic. role with poise and optimism and was terrific The dancing (whilst not elaborate) very inclu- the standout for me was Kristen Mihales sive and suited the times, the band filling the (Nickie) with her sassy manner and ‘Bronx’ acspace boldly. Everyone in this large cast was cent. giving it their all, they had a lot to give.

It is hard to pick people out as everyone played Sweet Charity is not a traditional love story their part, but another mention for his comedic with the usual happy ending but more an expres- timing and vulnerable manner was Oliver Cowen sion of the seedier way of life in the US in the (Oscar Lindquist). sixties.

The production team led by Lachlan GraA time of promiscuity and the desire for the ham assembled a show with a terrific set and impossible, love. Familiar big band songs such there was thoughtful lighting by Declan O’Neill. as Big Spender, The Rhythm of Life, If My If you have the opportunity, go along before Friends Could See Me Now were exhibited with season end, otherwise keep your eyes open for other shows directed by Lever or produced by gusto.

The entire cast from ensemble to chorus OCPAC as I am sure for this company the promade every moment matter. All sang, acted and fessional standard of this show was no fluke.

PS parking is a cinch! danced with purpose and pride.

- Review by Elizabeth Semmel Well rehearsed, snappy cues and slick scene

Can You Handle This? ● Michael Shafar ■ Stand-up comedian and writer Michael Shafar debuts his new show Kosher Bacon in the Melbourne Fringe Festival until September 30 at the Lithuanian Club, North Melbourne.

Since leaving a career in law for comedy, Michael Shafar has made a name for himself in Australian comedy, reaching the RAW Comedy National Final in 2016.

Building on from the success of Jewishish, Michael debuts Kosher Bacon; a show about paradoxes like ‘round squares’, ‘hot ice’ or ‘delicious tofu’. It also happens to be a show about marriage, the media, God and bar-mitzvah DJs. Dates and Times: September 15-30 (No Mondays), 9pm (Sundays at 8pm) Venue: Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melbourne Cost: $20 - $25 Tickets: melbournefringe.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

■ The full title of this little gem is Can you Handle This? I Don’t Think You Can and was performed at the Butterfly Club as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

With a Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice Performance under his belt Luke Belle took us through the trials and tribulations of his SKS. Better known as Sidekick Syndrome.

As a Victorian country boy with a rich baritone voice he realised at a young age he was a little different to other boys in his primary school class.

He wanted to be a mermaid and this lingered with him for years showing us a photo to prove it.

While desperately wanting to be a leading man in musical performance his lack of good looks, manly disposition, slight statue and a missing six pack deprived him of leading roles, heart throb roles such as The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance.

Instead he was the sidekick, the King’s Lieutenant.

Boldly he sang us through these days of trepidation and anguish in just being a sidekick to many leading men. S o with SKS firmly affecting him he sought an SKS specialist, Karen who endeavors to instill manliness into his deportment and more importantly his appearance.

Let’s try a Lee Kernaghan’s Boys from the Bush to bring out some masculinity.

Still his teenage years were haunting him, a step-father trying to teach how to repair a back yard utility – with Luke confusing a pencil to a spanner. Later his infatuation with Andrew another waiter at the Kettle Black Café.

With silly reminiscences and observations all expressed through dialogue and self-composed lyrics with strong accompaniment from Tim on the piano we live through to the moment of Luke’s final rendition, This is The Moment, as he achieves a leading role.

There is much more and all is revealed in this delightful little gem.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

● Liam Dummer and Ellen Henry in Precipice. Photo: Aaron Walker ■ The second year ensemble circus performance by students of the National Institute of Circus Arts Australia was a complete package of diverse circus specialities.

Under Director Zebastian Hunter, the 19 students, many from interstate, displayed their acrobatic disciplines coupled with vocabulary and dramaturgically conceived by Stephen Sewell and a classical music score devised by David Wisken.

Given the title Precipice, relating to the fragile and unstable world within which we live, the program centred around the structural foundations of society and its ever changing genre.

While all 19 displayed great agility and masterful individual specialities their diverseness was a highlight.

Unable to give a mention to all, what did capture the audience was the Hula hoop duo routine of Adam Malone and Ellen Henry, while Haley Mills and Karla Scott displayed great co-ordination and balance in a trapeze routine, and Adam Malone executed breathtaking head stands on the trapeze.

Well-choreographed ensemble routines with precision timing interspersed speciality routines such as Chair Balancing particularly

by Ciara Thorburn and Liam Dummer.

A somewhat difficult Roué Cyr routine of spinning inside a large aluminium hoop was made to look leisurely by Lyndon Johnson with strong acclamation from the audience.

Shay Bowskill demonstrated with ease a unicycle routine while Emily Chilvers delivered handstands and Poppy Fairbairn partnered Zion Martyn in a Pointe Adagio routine.

There was a lot more by the ensemble, rope and strap work, bounce juggling, diabolo not forgetting Lyra, hula rolling or hoop diving.

A well presented program that had the audience captivated.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

Gospolation

● From Page 00 They will be singing some of my favourite music in my signature style - you will have no choice but to get out of the crib and into the club with the harmonic flava’s of our most impressive and largest show yet," she said.

The audience will hear reworked songs by artists like: Aretha Franklin, Bee Gees, Earth Wind and Fire, Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, Hezekiah Walker, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé ...all sung in harmony by a dynamic backing choir.

A performance for young and old, Charmaine also said how the show is a production that will appeal to the music tastes of all ages and backgrounds.

“I am proud to say that we are knocking down the walls of ‘gospel’ to create something new and beautiful - using this style of music to re-work contemporary greats, puts a new spin on this genre and creates something not seen before in this country.”

Performance Season: September 28 – 30 at 7.30pm Venue: National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda South Tickets: Adult $40, Concession $36, Child $30. Suitable: All ages.

Bookings: gospo.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: WONDER WOMAN: Genre: Action-Fantasy-Adventure.

Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremmer.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 141 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Before she was known as Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior, on an island inhabited only be women, but when a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny. Following the triple debacles of Man of Steel (2013), Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), this is the closest to the DC Extended Universe actually, and finally, getting it right. Surprisingly, with this first big screen feature debut of Wonder Woman, Director: Patty Jenkins has moulded together an impressive and hugely entertaining super-hero experience, Wonder Woman has gone a long way since the TV series (1975) with Lynda Carter. The beautiful Gal Gadot is spot on as our saviour this time around, aided by stalwart Chris Pine and along with the equally beautiful Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis and Danny Huston seem to be having fun as the evil villains. Just when you thought hope was lost in this DC Extended Universe, or any other of the recent flood of super-hero movies, the great cast, performances, characters, action, humour, romance, effects and pacing all fall into place nicely, and though too long at 2 hours and 20 minutes and goes a bit overthe-top towards the climax, it can be compared to the genuine surprise that the Marvel Universe created with Captain America: The First Avenger.

FILM: VICEROY'S HOUSE: Genre: Historical/Biographica/Drama.

Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 106 Minutes.

Stars: *** Verdict: New Dehli in March 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has just been appointed new (and last) viceroy of India by prime minister Clement Attlee, and his difficult task consists in overseeing the transition of British India to independence. Meanwhile, in the staff quarters, a love story is born between Jeet, a Hindu, and Aalia, a Muslim beauty, and things will prove difficult on both on the geopolitical and personal level. Well made and emotionally effective political and personal period drama succeeds due to the sensitive, respectful and delicate handling by writer-director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice), if not too soft on such a monumental historical event of change. Good solid performance

by Hugh Bonneville as Lord Louis Mountbatten, as well as all cast members, but the real standout is Gillian Anderson as the highly independent, respectful and determined, Lady Edwina Mountbatten.

Striking period detail and beautifully filmed in actual locations in India, even though it may have served much better as an epic TV mini-series, it is nonetheless a richly textured, fascinating and worthy enough journey to look back on.

FILM: DESPICABLE ME 3: Genre: Animation/Action/Adventure.

Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 90 Minutes.

Stars: **½ Verdict: After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru meets his long-lost and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist, and who desperately wishes to follow in his twin's despicable footsteps to rediscover just how good it feels to be bad. Gru and the Minions and company are all back in this crazy, wildly hyperactive and overall entertaining animated adventure that is sure to thrill the kiddies time-and-time again, though the adults may grow tiresome long beforehand.

Slapstick and stupidity rule for the most part, and though the animation is on par with the previously two outings, the film may not the best in the series, but it works for the most part thanks to Steve Carell's due performance as Gru and Dru and those sidesplittingly funny scene stealing Minions., where the laughs that work are the more visual than spoken. Let's just hope that for the next adventure, if there is a fourth, that more care and attention to characterization, plot and pacing are taken on board.

- James Sherlock

Beatriz at Dinner

● An elite party is enlivened by a surprise guest in the entertaining drama Beatriz At Dinner, at selected cinemas.

■ (M). 83 minutes. Opens in se- an underwritten role. lected cinemas on September 21.

Beatriz At Dinner is hardly Though not as substantial as it earth-shattering cinema, but there would like to think it is, Beatriz At are enough positive ingredients to Dinner still manages to maintain make this breezy, easily digestible interest, even when the script by viewing.

Mike White falls into simplistic RATING - *** speechifying.

The story centres on Beatriz (Salma Hayek), a well-respected health practitioner (from a poor, Mexican background) who works at a Santa Monica cancer centre, treating patients who are mostly on death's door, riddled with illness both physically and psychologi- ■ (2D and 3D) (PG). 89 minutes.

Opens in cinemas on September cally.

Beatriz believes in spiritual con- 21.

Despite a title that threatens a nection, and seems to be able to feel the pain of those she is trying barrage of crude, low-brow humour, what we get instead is a surpristo help.

After finishing one such shift at ingly buoyant and cheerful anithe centre, Beatriz heads out to an mated film that should please movie expansive, gate-enclosed house at goers of all ages.

The story follows primary Newport Beach, as she has an appointment with Kathy (Connie school students George (Kevin Britton), a wealthy socialite who Hart) and Harold (Thomas hires her on a regular basis as a Middleditch), who have been best friends for a long time, and always masseuse.

Kathy is organising an impor- gather at their elaborate treehouse tant dinner that evening, as her hus- to create new comics for their band Grant (David Warshofsky) favourite superhero character, Capwill be hosting a group of impor- tain Underpants.

Mischievous by nature, the two tant work colleagues, the biggest of which is Doug Strutt (John are a thorn in the side of Principal Lithgow), a self-made millionaire Krupp (Ed Helms), who is forever who has the money and the power trying to catch the duo committing to have everyone around him on one of their disruptive pranks.

When Krupp is finally able to their knees.

When Beatriz's car breaks separate the two, George, using a down, Kathy asks her to stay and plastic ring he found in a cereal box, join them for dinner, but this cor- amazingly succeeds in hypnotising dial invitation will lead to a night of their hated Principal, and takes it confrontation between the humble one step further by turning Krupp immigrant and the ruthless busi- into their beloved superhero.

Matters become complicated nessman who will do anything to when mad scientist Professor make a dollar.

Beatriz At Dinner wears its heart Poopypants (Nick Kroll) arrives at on its sleeve, with plenty of relevant the school.

Based on the beloved children's topics brought to the surface, but none of these issues are explored books by Dav Pilkey, screenwriter Nicholas Stoller (who penned The in a truly challenging manner.

The recently released The Din- Muppets and Muppets Most ner was sharper in its view of Wanted) keeps things charmingly people and social class, and its char- innocent, and refreshingly stays clear of potty comedy most of the acters were far more intriguing.

Unfortunately all the rich folk time (a whoopee cushion recital is fall into easy stereotypes, while thankfully as bad as it gets), and even Beatriz herself never fully the film is all the better for it.

Hart (who was painfully shrill convinces as a real human being.

What helps keep the film afloat as the voice of Snowball in The Seare the performances of Hayek and cret Life Of Pets) and Middleditch make a good team, and is well supLithgow.

Following her tiresome, ear- ported by Helms, who is very funny splitting turn in the horrendous The as the Krupp/Captain combo.

Hitman's Bodyguard, Hayek Captain Underpants: The First (Frida, Desperado) is effectively Epic Movie feels like a little league subdued here, which makes her version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sudden outbursts all the more and while nowhere near as good as impactful. Lithgow (Blow Out, that 80's teen classic, it does offer Raising Cain, The World Accord- bright, good-natured entertainment ing To Garp) effortlessly plays the that will put a smile on the faces of Trump-like Doug with a combina- the entire family.

RATING - *** tion of false charm and blunt arro- Aaron Rourke gance, bringing flavour to what is

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Top 10 Lists THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. IT. 2. THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD. 3. GIRL'S TRIP. 4. AMERICAN MADE. 5. DUNKIRK. 6. THE EMOJI MOVIE. 7. ALI'S WEDDING. 8. HAMPSTEAD. 9. ANNABELLE: CREATION. 10. GIFTED. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: SEPTEMBER 14: AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, MEMBERS ONLY, MOTHER! PATTI CAKE$, RIP TIDE, THE EMOJI MOVIE. SEPTEMBER 21: AUSTRALIA DAY, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, MOUNTAIN, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, TOKYO GHOUL. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES [Adventure/Johnny Depp].

2. THE MUMMY [Action/Adventure/Fantasy/ Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe].

3. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: Volume 2 [Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure/Chris Pratt].

4. THE SHACK [Drama/Fantasy/Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer].

5. JOHN WICK 2 [Action/Crime/Thriller/ Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane].

6. BECOMING BOND [Biography/Comedy/ George Lazenby, Josh Lawson].

7. FREE FIRE [Action/Crime/Comedy/ Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer].

8. WAKEFIELD [Drama/Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Beverly D'Angelo].

9. ALIEN COVENANT [Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi/ Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston].

Also: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, NORMAN, BAYWATCH, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, COLOSSAL, THEIR FINEST, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE, A DOG'S PURPOSE, SNATCHED. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: WONDER WOMAN [Action/Fantasy/Adventure/Gal Gadot, Chris Pine].

VICEROY'S HOUSE [Drama/History/Hugh Bonneville].

DESPICABLE ME 3 [Animated/Action/Adventure/Steve Carell].

ALL EYEZ ON ME [Drama/Biography/Music/ Demetrius Shipp Jr].

NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: WONDER WOMAN [Action/Fantasy/Adventure/Gal Gadot, Chris Pine].

WONDER WOMAN 3D + Blu-ray [Action/ Fantasy/Adventure/Gal Gadot, Chris Pine].

VICEROY'S HOUSE [Drama/History/Hugh Bonneville].

DESPICABLE ME 3 [Animated/Action/Adventure/Steve Carell].

DESPICABLE ME 3 - 3D + Blu-ray [Animated/Action/Adventure/Steve Carell].

ALL EYEZ ON ME [Drama/Biography/Music/ Demetrius Shipp Jr].

NEW & RE-RELEASE AND CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: BLADE RUNNER 4K + Blu-ray [Sci/Fi/Action/Harrison Ford].

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 4K + Blu-ray [Sci/Fi/Fantasy/Henry Thomas].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: GREAT BRITISH RAILWAY JOURNEY'S: Series 1.

GREAT BRITISH RAILWAY JOURNEY'S: Series 2.

GREAT BRITISH RAILWAY JOURNEY'S: Series 3.

FATHER BROWN: Series 5.

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE: Season 4.

LETHAL WEAPON: Season 1.

ARROW: Season 5.

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Observer Showbiz

Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team Review of A Showgirl Deconstrucucted

● Carletta the Great Photo: 3 Fates Media ■ Produced and performed by Carletta the Great, A Showgirl: Deconstructed looks at what is behind the façade of a burlesque performance artist.

This show is part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and was performed at the Butterfly Club.

Carletta starts the show in all her finery.

The opening skit with microphones coming out of each and every orifice is hilarious and Carletta used comical timing and facial expressions to the fullest.

Carletta quickly undresses and de-wigs to show the raw showgirl.

The various stages of dress-up and undress didn’t really seem to flow or have any continuity.

This one-woman show could have been enhanced by a change in pace for interest.

Only at the very end, an energised Carletta mimed a warped version of a Robbie Williams song – though I’m not sure why.

Costuming ideas were good, especially the masked skirt where pink ribbons of ‘tears’ were unfurled.

The performance had many references to sorrow and hiding behind the ‘glamour’ of showbiz.

The clever graphics shown during the performance were a visual highlight and the music chosen throughout was an inspirational touch.

This performance artist will do well with those who crave the avant-garde.

- Review by Lyn Hurst

Farewell Bella Union

■ The Anarchist Guild Social Committee returns for one last night of sketch comedy to farewell the venue where it all started, Bella Union, in the Trades Hall, Carlton on Sunday, October 15 at 5pm.

Founded in 2008, the Anarchist Guild Social Committee was a Melbourne comedy event for two years and entertained audiences across Australia with its mix of comedy, stupidity and fun.

Featuring the talents of Nick Caddaye, Kelly Fastuca, Tegan Higginbotham, Andrew McClelland, Richard McKenzie, Ben McKenzie, Celia Pacquola and special guests.

One night only. Tickets: All tickets $20 Bookings: www.bellaunion.com.au- Cheryl Threadgold

Latetst shows, auditions SHOWS

SHOWS

■ The Hartwell Players: The Laramie Project (by Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theatre Project), September 28 - 30 at Ashwood High School Performing Arts Centre.

Director: Kellie Tweeddale. Bookings: http:// www.hartwellplayers.org.au/ or www.trybooking.com/ONJF ■ MLOC Productions Inc: Shout! October 13 - 21 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Rhylee Nowell; Musical Director: Tim Ryan; Choreography: Sabrina Klock. Bookings: www.mloc.otg.au or 9551 7514.

■ OSMaD: Chess the Musical October 19 - 28 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, James Forbes Academy, Scotch College Campus, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn. Director: Alan Burrows: Musical Director: Martine Wengrow; Choreographer: Diane Crough. Further details and bookings: www.osmad.com.au ■ CLOC Musical Theatre:A Chorus Line October 20 - 28 at the National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St., St Kilda. Bookings: www.cloc.org.au or 1300 362 547.

■ Leongatha Lyric Theatre: Our Country's Good September 29 - October 7 at Mesley Hall, Leongatha. Director: Sue Lindsay. Bookings:0407 538 245.

■ The 1812 Theatre: Never the Sinner (by John Logan) October 5 - 28 at 3-5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Geoff Hickey. Bookings: 9758 3964.

■ Wyndham Theatre Company: Almost Maine (by John Cariani) October 13-14 at 7.30pm at Werribee Secondary College Campus,

Werribee. Director: Alaine Beek. Bookings: www.wyndhamtheatrecompany.org.au ■ DionyusTheatre: Macbeth (by William Shakespeare) October 13 - 21 at McClelland College Performing Arts Centre, 26 Alexander Cres., Frankston. Director: Emma Sproule. www.dionyustheatre.com.au ■ Encore Theatre: Cactus Flower (by Abe Burrows) October 13 - 28 at 9-15 Cooke St., Clayton.

Director: Ewen Crockett. Bookings: 1300 739 099.

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Twentieth Century (by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur) October 27 - November 11 at 29 Burke Rd., East Malvern. Director: Nicholas Opalski. Bookings: www.malverntheatre.com.au

AUDITIONS ■ Playhouse Players Inc: 16th Year National One Play Competition. at East Malvern, October 1 at 2pm. Skin by Michael Olsen. 1F app 30yo. Call Michael 0418173029 and The Arrangement by Greg Roberts. 2M & 2F. Call Greg 0407276973 or playhouseplayers@ hotmail.com ■ Peridot Theatre: Rumors (by Neil Simon) October 22 at 7.00pm, October 23 at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley.

Director: Eyawn Harry. Audition bookings: 0403 769 691.

■ The Basin Theatre Group: It's Never Too Late (by Ron Aldridge), October 23 at 7.00pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Christine Grant. Audition bookings: readrecdoll@gmail.com

The Laramie Project

SMALL ACTS OF LOVE

● Fiona Scarlett ■ Small Acts of Love is being presented at The Butterfly Club from October 19 – 22 .

Small Acts of Love is a black comedy that is said to rip down the ‘happily ever after’ backdrop and expose love’s shrivelled truth.

Four lovelorn characters weave their stories of the irrational moments that snared them in love’s trap and spat them out bleeding cabaret numbers.

Fiona Scarlett is headed for a comfortable future as an unashamed spinster but indulges in these SmallActs of Love as a remedy to her own “well-balanced” breakups that she says have proved disappointing fodder for her own development as a method actor.

Sarah Vickery is an award-winning director and has recently returned from Valdez, Alaska, directing at The Last Frontier Theatre Conference.

Angus Grey will accompany Scarlett on piano. Angus studies jazz at the VCA and plays keys in a number of jazz and funk bands around Melbourne.

Bookings highly recommended.

Performance Dates: October 19-22 Time: 7pm (60 minutes), Friday performance at 6pm Cost: $25-32 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com

ELIZABETH

● Melanie Rowe, Rebekah Abblitt, Robert Harsley and Colin Donald in The Laramie Project. Photo: Kellie Tweeddale ■ The Hartwell Players who was kidnapped in 1998, present The Laramie Project severely beaten, tortured and from September 28 – October tied to a fence to die, because ■ Honorary Reviewers: 1 at the Ashwood High School he was gay.

Mark Briggs, Rita Crispin, Performing Arts Centre, diHis battered body was found

by Kellie Tweeddale.

Martin Curtis, Sherryn rected Written by Moises the next day and he died in hosDanaher, Barbara Hughes, Kaufman and members of the pital shortly afterwards.

Performance details: SepLyn Hurst, Kathryn Keeble, Tectonic Theatre Project, The Laramie Project comprises tember 28, 29, 30 at 8pm, SepBeth Klein, Deborah monologues and dialogue tember 30 at 2pm, October 1 at Marinaro, Graeme based on hundreds of inter- 5pm McCoubrie, Catherine views, news reports and court Venue: Ashwood High McGregor, David McLean, transcripts taken from the School Performing Arts Cenpeople of Laramie after the Maggie Morrison, Jill Page, brutal death of Matthew tre, Vannam Drive, Ashwood.

Bookings: www.try Kylie Rackham, Elizabeth Shepard. booking. com/ONJF Matthew was a 21-year-old Semmel.

University of Wyomingstudent - Cheryl Threadgold

Reviewers

■ “I love what you’re doing darl, but do you mind turning it down a bit?” So, begins the trials and tribulations of a hotel lobby piano bar singer.

It’s a tough, often thankless gig entertaining the masses with ‘musical wallpaper’.

Based on performer, Lisa Crawley’s own experience, Elizabeth is a strange hybrid: part comedy yarn with song, part tortured, torch singer story.

The performance begins with comic tales of strange characters and backhanded compliments interspersed with Crawley’s original songs.

Often positioned in a corner near the Gents loo, Elizabeth ponders why so many men give her a wink as they exit the toilet – a confusing signal if ever there was one.

The narrative turns about half-way through and becomes dark and heartrending, recounting the story of a love lost to cancer.

The comic observations work better in a cabaret format. The love story just felt a little forced, whereas the comic stories of awful punters felt natural.

Self-confessing to knowing the lyrics to at least 2000 songs and having at least 10,000 more on her phone if needed, Crawley asks the audience for requests– a rendition of the Carpenters Close to You felt like this was where the act was going.

We, the audience, became punters in the hotel bar, while Elizabeth, the piano bar singer, fields requests between comic banter and wry observation.

But this was the only audience request that was followed up which felt a little like a lost opportunity.

Nevertheless, Lisa Crawley is an accomplished musician with a great voice and she delivers her lost love scenario with pathos.

Elizabeth was presented at The Butterfly Club.

- Review by Lyn Hurst

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Egg Tart - No Yoke ■ Classy mare Egg Tart appears to be the one to beat in the upcoming Epsom Handicap in Sydney on September 30.

At her first run since June, when she won the Queensland Oaks over 2200 metres she finished hard behind another good galloper, Deploy, in the 1300 metres Theo Marks Stakes, a distance not suited to her staying prowess.

Egg Tart is being quoted in early markets around the $6 mark, and the 1600 metres of the Epsom ‘mile’ will be more to her liking, but her speciality is around the 2000 metre mark, like the two Oaks she won in convincing fashion.

She has now had only eight starts, for six wins a second and a third, all in first-class events.

Prepared by top trainer Chris Waller, she has been entered down the track for the Caulfield Cup and may run in the Melbourne Cup. She is by the Golden Slipper winner, Sebring, who is taking all before him at stud, from an American bred mare, Mrs Windsor.

A good number of top class horses have been nominated, if they all go around.

On the second line of betting is a consistent galloper, Happy Clapper, who won in good style taking out the Tramway Stakes at Randwick over 1400 metres, and is alaways capable of an upset, the 1600 metres of the Epsom will suit him down to the ground.

The son of Teofilo, ran a great second to It's Somewhat, in the Doncaster over a mile (1600) metres, that will suit him down to the ground and a definite danger to the star mare, Egg Tart.

He has won eight of his 26 starts with eight minor placings.

Tom Melbourne, since being transferred to racing in Sydney, is racing well without winning, and will be in it for a long way.

On the next line is the good mare, Foxplay, a stablemate of the champion, Winx, who she ran a gallant second to her in the Warwick Stakes, where she only went down by a long neck after Winx missed the start by four lengths.

Foxplay is being quoted at $11 and will be in the firing line for long time.

An interesting nomination is that of former international galloper, Brave Smash, who is now with leading trainer Darren Weir, who hadn't won a race for some time, but is starting to certainly hit his straps after two runs in Australia.

His second in the Regal Roller was a ripper after being forced wide for most of the trip over 1200 metres.

He was sent out a short priced favourite in the listed Bendigo Bank Stakes over 1200 metres at Moonee Valley, but after a tough trip proved too good to win narrowly, but well.

After the race, Darren Weir said he was happy he won, but he has got a long way to go, but there is plenty of improvement in him.

Another up and comer with a big chance, is Vega Magic, who won the Memsie Stakes in great fashion, and is a constant improver.

In the care of leading trainers, David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, they have a big opinion of the galloper.

The five-year-old gelding will be suited by the distance of the 1600 metres as long as he can handle the reverse way of galloping in Sydney.

Others with chances include, the smart, Comin' Through, from the Chris Waller camp, is good and has proved that so far in all his starts in his short career.

Waller has a big opinion of him.

Then there is the former international horse, Tosen Stardom, now with Darren Weir, who has proved himself in top company and like Chris Waller. Darren has put a big rap on the former Japanese galloper.

He will be right in it if the stable decides to go that way.

Another smart type is Sydney star, Deploy, a five-year-old gelding, with the powerful Gerald Ryan stable at Rosehill.

From his 15 starts he has won eight, with five seconds and a third, with his only unplaced run was a good fourth behind Burning Passion in the Healey Stakes in Queensland.

So he has picked up prizemoney at every

● Egg Tart. Racing Photos mance enhancing drugs.

The Racing Analytical Services Limited ■ The Victorian Labor Government has Laboratory at Flemington, which carries out made a $1.6 million investment in a world-class more than 50,000 tests per year from race horses Drug Testing Laboratory to fight against perfor- and greyhounds, will receive the funding boost in sophisticated new machinery and equipment to remain at the cutting edge of drug screening in Australia and Internationally.

RASL takes blood, hair and urine samples, to test for different banned substances, including peptides, proteins and cobalt.

The laboratory is one of only five in the world that meets strict drug testing expertise standards recommended by the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities.

Victoria's racing industry, across thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing, has increased its testing by more than 50 per cent over the past three years.

A total of 14,140 samples were taken during the 2016-17 thoroughbred racing season and analysed for prohibited substances, with 3468 blood and urine samples analysed during the 2016 Spring Racing Carnival.

This includes as average of 50 per cent of starters across metropolitan meetings being test during the 2016 Spring Racing Carnival.

The Victorian racing industry sustains 26,500 full-time jobs and generates more than $2.8 billion to the State economy each year.

The latest investment builds on the Labor Government's $1.5 million contribution through 2015-16 to support research and upgrade equipment at the Laboratory.

Since 2014, the Labor Government has delivered more than $4.31 million throughout the Victorian Racing Industry Fund.

The Racing Analytical Services Laboratory is matching the Government's contribution dollar for dollar.

Dr John McCaffrey, the RASL Chairman, believes that the latest investment from the Government will help the Laboratory maintain its world-class reputation.

- Ted Ryan

Racing integrity

Ted Ryan

● Vega Magic. Racing Photos

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Wine Column Winners at Mudgee Wine Show

■ JOHN ROZENTALS reports on the rise of riesling at the annual Mudgee Wine Show.

Mudgee, in the Central West of NSW, has built a reputation over some 150 years for its heroically structured and flavoured dry reds, but after this month's Mudgee Wine Show critics will have to at least partly reassess their thinking.

The big winner at the show was riesling, with Westcourt Wines 2016 Riesling being named the Champion Wine of Show and Robert Stein 2009 Riesling winning the trophy for Best Museum White Wine.

As well, Jacob Stein, winemaker for Robert Stein Wines, which regards riesling as more or less its flagship, was named inaugural Mudgee Winemaker of the Year.

Westcourt's win was an extremely popular one, with the owner and winemaker being Malcolm Roth, whose family has a long standing in the town and has been central to the history of wine in the Mudgee district.

I wrote just a few weeks ago of the high regard in which the Stein family holds riesling when I reviewed several of their wines.

The variety's huge success at the local show proves beyond doubt that it has well and truly cemented a place near the very top of the Mudgee wine pecking order.

Other wine companies to do particularly well included Huntington Estate, which was founded by Bob and Wendy Roberts in the late 1960s and which continues to thrive under new owners Tim and Nicky Stevens.

Their 2014 Special Reserve Shiraz was named Outstanding Red Wine of Show and Best Shiraz of Show.

Chairman of Judges, Mike DeGaris, praised the overall quality of the show, which returned 203 medals to the 340 entries, but he was particularly full of praise for the rieslings: "Every wine in the aged riesling class was a winner. It's pleasing to see some very strong styles … it revealed a hallmark of the region that these wines can age so gracefully."

In the red classes, DeGaris said that shiraz had continued to shine.

"This is a consistently awarded class. The top wines showed the different regional styles," he said.

WINE REVIEWS Lowe Wines 2013 Organic Zinfandel ($75): This won the Gil Walquist Perpetual Trophy for Best Organic/Biodynamic/PreservativeFree Wine at the recent 2017 Mudgee Wine Show.

Zinfandel is also known as primitivo in its Italian homeland and it makes some massive dry reds.

In this case the size is tempered by a certain softness which makes for a very alluring red.

Huntington Estate 2014 Special Reserve Shiraz (not yet available): This won the trophies for Best Shiraz and Rest Red at the recent 2017 Mudgee Wine Show.

Like the zin, it's a full-bodied red wine but it's already showing a bit of maturity and it will soften further over the next decade. It's certainly worthy of cellaring.

WINE OF THE WEEK Robert Stein Winery 2009 Riesling ($80 but only available in limited quantities as museum stock): this won the Bunnamagoo Estate Trophy for Best Museum White Wine at the recent 2017 Mudgee Wine Show, in a class described as a winner in its own right.

There's absolutely no sign of flabbiness, just really delightful nutty, slightly bread aged riesling flavours.

An absolute gem of a wine.

- John Rozentals

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