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Illegitimate Love Children of Observer Bob Downe and Magda Szubanski In This Edition

■ The Illegitimate Love Children of Bob Downe and Magda Szubanski is being presented on September 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 9.15pm at The Melba, Sawtooth Studio, Collingwood.

The question is asked: What on earth happened after the after-party at Mardi Gras 1986?

“We're not sure but we're happy it did.”

Come listen to these two ‘miracle children’ sing and dance their way through explaining why they are the way they are.

Stories from their childhood and growing up with two Australian comedy icons. This is said to be Benjamin and Carmel Downe’s cry for attention to make up for the limelight missed in

Matt Bissett-Johnson: Cartoonist Peter Kemp: Melbourne Arts Mike McColl Jones: Top 5 Gavin Wood: West Hollywood Kevin Trask: Whatever Happened David Ellis: Struth John O’Keefe: OK Column Rob Foenander: Country Crossroads James Sherlock and Aaron Rourke Len Baker: Sulky Snippets Ted Ryan: Observer Racing Local Theatre Movies, DVDs Country Music Top 10 Lists

their parents’ shadow.

Growing up as lovers of Australian comedy, Dan and Steph have always wanted to ride the coat tails of more successful comedians.

With a particularly strong desire to sing like Bob Downe, and make a difference like Magda Szubanski, they realised they could do at least one within a 50-minute show.

As an actual brother and sister duo, Dan and Steph perform with an authenticity that fictitious sibling duos could only dream of.

Lovers of physical comedy and at least one talented singer (Steph), this show is filled with all the best dance moves, pop-classics, colourful

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● Carmel and Benjamin Downe. costumes and polyester. Accompanied by a sensational band of local musicians and headed by Musical Director, the amazing Boris Conley, prepare for the sights and sounds of your favourite P&O Caribbean cruise.

Dates: September 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 Times: 9:15pm (50 min.)

Venue: The Melba - Sawtooth Studio. 35 Johnston St. Collingwood Tickets: Full: $22 / Concession: $20 / Group (6+): $18 Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or 9660 9666.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Romeo, Juliet ■ Melbourne high school students will experience Shakespeare’s most famous love story as Bell Shakespeare brings its new production of Romeo and Juliet to Arts Centre Melbourne for a strictly limited season.

Victorian Opera The Capulets and the Montagues.

Vocal fireworks are guaranteed at the Finale of Victorian Opera's Bellini Concert Series.

Love and tragedy intertwine in Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini's opera The Capulets and the Montagues (Il Capileti e l'montecchi) as glorious melodies soar and inevitable devastation unfolds on stage.

Victorian Opera presents a one-night-only performance of the rarely programmed Bel Canto art at the Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall on Friday September 14.at 7.30pm.

- Peter Kemp

● Gillian English. Photo: Dahlia Katz ■ 10 Things I Hate About Taming of the Gillian English has been writing, performShrew will reflect on the good old days, when ing and touring feminist solo work for the last we worried about Y2K, wore butterfly clips in six years. our hair, and became total babes the minute Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, now we took off our glasses. based in Hobart, Tasmania, she has been tourAnd the even older days where we worried ing the world for the last two years. After spendabout the plague, wore massive wigs, and ing the past six years focusing on comedy, women weren't allowed to be on stage any- Gillian suddenly remembered she had an MFA way. from LAMDA, and decided to put all that clasIt can be seen from September 24 -30 at sical learning to work with her multi-award The Belleville, Globe Alley. winning hit show “She Wolf’. Now she’s back 10 Things I Hate About Taming of the again with 10 Things I Hate About Taming of Shrew is a theatrical, comedic, listicle romp the Shrew. through the world of teenage Shakespeare film Dates: September 24 -30 (no show on Sept adaptations, and their lasting impact on a gen- 29) eration.

Times: 8.30pm, 60 minutes By examining the continuous re-tellings of Venue: The Belleville, Globe Alley, the same stories from the original content Melbourne aggregator himself, this show delves into our Tickets: Full Price $25, Concession $20, problematic, cinematic, very recent past.

Cheap Tuesday $18 Expect plenty of deep dives even further Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or call back in time to see how old prejudices have 9660 9666 new tricks, and totally bopping soundtracks.

- Cheryl Threadgold

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■ Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested three teenage boys following the execution of warrants in Melbourne’s west, following an alleged assault and robbery at Keilor Downs.

Police assault

■ Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after a number of officers were assaulted during an incident in Queenscliff at the weekend.

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■ More than 70 people have been caught speeding as part of an operation by Mansfield Highway Patrol targeting road safety in the Mount Buller area.

Stop sticks used

■ A Doncaster man will face court over a range of speeding offences after being intercepted on the Hume Freeway near Broadford .

The driver, a 44-year-old man driving a hire car, was detected driving at 60kmh over the posted speed limit near Seymour.

The driver failed to stop but was eventually intercepted near Broadford after police deployed stop sticks.

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■ Arts Centre Melbourne presents Emma Matthews in The Space Between from September 13-23.

Australia's sharpest creative minds have joined forces to reimagine opera for the 21st century in The Space Between.

Created by Paul Grabowsky and Steve Vizard, The Space Between is performed by Australian soprano Emma Matthews.

A diva sings her final note and is plunged into an abyss of memory and madness. Can she find the thread of meaning to her existence that will lead her back out of the maelstrom?

A song cycle that resonates far beyond the theatre walls, the performance marks a major new monument in the landscape of Australian theatre.

Drawing its breath from the many great female roles across opera history, The Space Between follows a diva whose own history is just as full of parts: performer, singer, lover, wife, mother, daughter.

To Emma Matthews’s talents are added the abilities of jazz master Jamie Oehlers, musical polymath Paul Grabowsky, wordsmith Steve Vizard and director Leticia Caceres.

Together this team pays tribute to the history of the opera heroine, while dragging the form into our own age.

“Paul and Steve have written me a stunning, theatrical song cycle. It’s profound, angry, sexy, and incredibly challenging,” said Emma Matthews.

“Two opposing art forms coming together, in a way that’s truly compelling. I’m thrilled to be joining forces with my WAAPA friend and colleague Jamie Oehlers, and to be a part of creating a new musical language.

“The creative team on The Space Between combines cross generational vision with vastly diverse and deep immersion in many performance styles and media.

“As composer I am inspired by three major factors: the beautifully lyrical libretto of my friend Steve Vizard, the virtuoso improvisatory talents of Jamie Oehlers, and especially by the consummate musicianship and superb artistry of the great Emma Matthews,” said composer Paul Grabowsky.

“This project brings together various passions into one Space.”

“There is such overwhelming beauty and bravery witnessing the heartfelt revelations of an artist, like Emma Matthews, as she bares all in such an intimate, revealing and powerful musical confession,” said writer Steve Vizard.

Performance Details: The Space Between Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio September 13-23 Book: artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 182 183 - Cheryl Threadgold

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■ Citizen Theatre presents Ascent from September 28-30 at Theatre Works, St Kilda as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Creating optical illusions with movement and light, along with a unique combination of original vocal and musical elements, Ascent is an innovative new music theatre production that takes audiences on the journey of one woman improving herself to death.

Dismantling the ideals about what “music theatre” is, Ascent is a feminist piece that deconstructs expectations of the female form.

Undergoing a series of physical transformations in a quest to feel forever fresh and relevant, the piece is an examination of what it is to be a woman, and the lengths some people will go to to achieve "perfection".

“Female bodies are compartmentalised in our

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● Emma Matthews visual culture.”, explains writer-director Jayde Kirchert.

“We're so accustomed to legs without heads, stomachs without eyes, feet without knees, smells without pores.

“We're accustomed to objectifying the parts of the female body and assessing them for their aesthetic value.

“With Ascent we look at this process and explore the possibilities for revealing the intelligence of the body, in each of its parts, even its smells.

“The world we’re creating is wacky and wonderful. It’s like no other musical theatre work”.

Based in Melbourne, Citizen Theatre is an independent company that has been producing and creating new work and existing plays since 2013.

The company is drawn to presenting social causes and issues in unexpected settings and works with a feminist, access conscious approach.

Many of their shows explore the combinations that music and theatre can offer, re-imagining how musical forms of theatre are perceived in Australia.

Written/directed/produced by Jayde Kirchert, performed by Marty Alix, Jordan Barr, Kala Gare, Willow Sizer, Jessica Vellucci, music composed by Imogen Cygler. visual design collaborator/graphic design/produced by Stu Brown, lighting designed by Ashleigh Barnett, stage managed/operated by Sophie Andrew Performances: September 28-30, Fri - Sun 7pm Tickets: $32 Full, $28 Concession and Grps 6+. Fringe Pass Welcome Tickets via www.citizentheatre.com.au, www.melbournefringe.com.au or (03) 9660 9666 Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Running time: 60 mins no interval www.citizentheatre.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Wild Awards 2018 The Wildlife Art Society of Australasia presents their major biennial exhibition, The Wild Awards, in the Burrinja Gallery.

Be moved by this unique exhibition and the passion and talent of a diverse range of artists from the Australasian region. The exhibition features an exquisite array of different animal species and habitats in sculpture, painting and works on paper.

The Wild Awards encapsulates art excellence and this fine display proudly demonstrates the Society member's strong passion and respect for wildlife and its habitat.

Be delighted and inspired by this stunning collection of beautiful imagery by The Wildlife Art Society of Australasia.

Exhibition closes September 23.

Burrinja Gallery 351 Glenfern Rd, Upwey - Peter Kemp

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Melbourne Arts Break Up

■ New Zealand performance company, Binge Culture, brings cult hit of Edinburgh Fringe to Melbourne and Sydney Fringe Festivals this September.

Binge Culture’s Break Up was shortlisted for the prestigious Total Theatre Awards at Edinburgh Fringe 2017, as well as named in The Top Ten weirdest shows at the festival (Time Out) and played to sell out audiences.

Break Up has previously played in Wellington, Auckland, New York and Edinburgh and the 2018 Melbourne Fringe will be the Australian premiere for Binge Culture, who have been recognised in New Zealand as “one of the country's most exciting, direct and original theatre companies” (NZ Herald).

In Break Up, five performers create and destroy an entire relationship from scratch in real-time.

In Melbourne, the performers will stick it out for a five-hour non-stop marathon, battling their own exhaustion.

In Sydney, the company will, for the first time, perform the show in two instalments over two evenings.

Audience members can come and go throughout, and are encouraged to tweet during the performance using the hashtag #bingebreakup to keep absent audience members up with the play.

“Watching Break Up is like watching a sports match,” says director Ralph Upton.

“There are rules, but we don’t know what’s going to happen until we get out there and start kicking the ball around. And by the ball, I mean these two imaginary characters’ hopes, dreams, and darkest fears. Breaking up is never easy, but in my experience it’s never been this fun.”

Sunday, September 23, 6pm-11pm Fringe Hub - Arts House - Festival Club, 521 Queensbury St, North Melbourne Tickets: www.melbournefringe.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Geelong Gallery Cuttings - Elizabeth Gower Elizabeth Gower recycles and collages remnants of popular culture to create exquisite optical patterns and explore ideas of consumerism and consumption.

Her work typically involves cutting up and intricately collaging - onto drafting film, canvas or paper surfaces - collected painted ephemera, packaging material and magazine pages. Exhibition closes November 25.

Geelong Gallery 55 Little Malop St, Geelong - Peter Kemp

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We Can Work It Out ■ Over the course of one boozy night in 1966, John, Paul, George and Ringo confront their past, future and the place their music has in the world.

As egos clash and demons are revealed it soon becomes clear that the Beatles may be on a dangerous collision course. Can they right the ship before they fall apart for good?

We Can Work It Out is being presented September 24 -30 at 8.30pm at The Butterfly Club.

The show takes the audience behind the curtain during one of the most turbulent times in the life of the biggest band in history.

After a sold-out run in 2015, this original comedy is returning for the 2018 Fringe Festival.

Produced by Bitten By Productions, the company behind this year’s Midsumma smash musical Moonlite, We Can Work It Out is written by 2015 Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award Winner Gabriel Bergmoser and directed by Gregory Caine.

It features Kashmir Sinnamon as John, Karl Sarsfield as Paul, Troy Larkin as George and Brett Wolfenden as Ringo.

Bookings recommended.

Performance Dates: September 24-30 Time: 8.30pm Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne

● Kashmir Sinnamon (John), Karl Sarsfield (Paul), Troy Larkin (George) and Brett Wolfenden (Ringo).

Cost: $32-34 Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com

24-hour dance project

● Freya McGrath. Photo: Evan Fowler ■ A One-Woman 24-Hour Endurance Dance themselves. Whether you dance for five minExtravaganza will see Freya McGrath dance utes or five hours, The 24 Hour Dance Project for 24 hours straight at the Testing Grounds, 1 is the ultimate Inhibition Liberator Machine – a City Rd, Southbank. space where audiences can get loose, get low, Freya will not eat, sleep, or rest, unless an let the body do the talking and unleash any inner audience member takes her place. boogie beast.

The 24 Hour Dance Project is an endurance The Project is the brainchild of emerging theperformance that invites participants to join Freya atre maker Freya McGrath. as she pushes her love for dance – and her body In her work as a performer, director, and – to its absolute limit. arts facilitator, Freya has crafted her practice Inspired by iconic 80s dance films and ex- around the power of movement.

“I am committed to making art that is griptreme performance art, The 24 Hour Dance Project is an immersive, participatory dance ping and pertinent,” she says, “Art that is conexperience that encourages the audience to go siderate and brings people together.”

Freya has been dancing (not professionally, beyond their comfort zone and come home to but enthusiastically) since childhood.

“I believe dancing is an act of defiance in the face of a frightening world. When I dance, I am confident, I am fearless, I am present and I am powerful,” she says. “I want to test how far my love of dance can take me.”

Audience members can buy a 24-hour pass to The Project that allows them to watch or participate, stay as long as they want and return as many times as they want.

There will be DJ sets and performances from community groups and other Fringe artists punctuating the 24-hour period, which will be housed at Testing Grounds in Southbank.

There will also be a two-hour ‘relaxed’ section with quieter music and calm lighting designed for audience members with sensory needs as well as families with children.

Dates and Times: 9am Saturday, September 29 – 9am Sunday, September 30 (24 hours) Venue: Testing Grounds, 1 City Rd, Southbank Tickets: $24/$27 for a 24-hour pass Bookings: www.melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666

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What’s On Tram artwork

● Melbourne Art Tram featuring recreation of Transporting Art Work by late expressionist David Larwill.

■ Seven new artist commissions have been announced for the 2018 iteration of Melbourne Art Trams, which will see eight trams transformed into public artworks as part of the visual arts program at the Melbourne International Art Festival this October.

The public art project, which is in its sixth year, invites artists to propose a design inspired by Melbourne’s trams as a site for collective engagement throughout the city.

Melbourne Art Trams is a revival and reimagining of the seminal Transporting Art program which ran from 1978 to 1993 and resulted in 36 hand-painted trams being rolled out across the Melbourne network.

For the first time, one of the eight designs unveiled in October, will be a recreation of an original Transporting Art work, by the late expressionist painter David Larwill.

Larwill’s work was commissioned in 1986 as part of the United Nations International Year of Peace; for 2018, his W- Class tram will be photographed and adjusted to fit a modern tram design, then printed on adhesive vinyl and applied to the tram.

Larwill’s design will be showcased alongside seven new commissions from Victorian artists, including Hayley Millar-Baker, Nick Howson, Oli Ruskidd, Oslo Davis , Stephen Baker, Troy Innocent, Valerie Tang aznd David Larwill.

David Larwill (1956 – 2011) was an Australian artist much celebrated for his bold colours, stylised figures and simplified form.

In 1986 he was commissioned to paint one of Melbourne’s W-Class trams as part of the United Nations International Year of Peace.

The original has been in storage for more than 20 years and will be photographed and wrapped on a modern tram.

Victorian’s Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, said: “Each year our Melbourne Art Trams celebrate the talent, ideas and diversity of our local creative community, putting contemporary art on one of our city’s most prominent and unconventional canvases - trams.

“Congratulations to this year’s crop of artists, we’re looking forward to seeing these moving artworks hit the tracks and demonstrate once again why Victoria is the creative state.”

The first tram will hit the tracks on October 4 with the other seven soon to follow and will remain on our streets until early 2019.

A People’s Choice award will be announced following the release of the trams, with the public able to vote for their favourite tram and be in the running for great prizes at: festival.melbourne/arttrams Voting will open in late October.

- Cheryl Threadgold

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Bluestone finally comes to WeHo ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Out and About

Relaxing on West Coast

■ Terry Dean and John Creech, members of Bluestone, have been relaxing in West Hollywood: Bluestone was a popular Melbourne country rock band formed in 1972 by singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Terry Dean.

Since the 80s Terry has been performing with Gary Carruthers as 'Dean & Curruthers'.

The other foundation member was drummer and singer, John Creech who went on to play drums for Kylie Minogue and now he is the drummer for Russell Morris.

Terry and John came to West Hollywood on their way home from an extensive holiday to Texas and Nashville.

John was born in Texas and wanted to go back to his birthplace so Terry thought that was a good idea for a musical holiday.

The boys have been to Nashville many times over their careers and after a few long nights of reminiscing in West Hollywood they gladly flew home to go from summer back to winter in Melbourne.

Immigrant children lost

● Pictured in the foyer of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites are Terry Dean, Managing Director Alan Johnson and John Creech.

US currency matters

No trust or will

■ The Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints billions of dollars, referred to as Federal Reserve notes, each year for delivery to the Federal Reserve System.

US currency is used as a medium of exchange and store of value around the world.

According to the Federal Reserve, there is approximately $1.39 trillion worth of Federal Reserve notes in circulation.

Most of those notes are stuffed into walls of the drug cartels in Mexico, and I think Jeff Bezos from Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg have the rest stuffed into their walls as well.

Eagles’ best-seller ■ After battling for decades on the charts, the rock's biggest album has been crowned.

It hasn't been a good month for Michael Jackson's legacy.

Just last week, hip-hop star Post Malone's blockbuster debut album, 2016's Stoney, surpassed the King of Pop's Thriller with the most weeks in the top 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Now, classic rock legends The Eagles have added insult to injury. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has overtaken Thriller as the best-selling album of all time, reclaiming the top spot nearly a decade after Michael Jackson's death.

The Recording Industry Association of America recently recalculated sales of the best-of collection and certified the LP as 38x platinum, pushing the 33x platinum Thriller to second place.

The RIAA confirmed the new certifications to Rolling Stone Magazine.

GavinWood

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

■ Aretha Franklin left no will or trust before her death last week, her attorney says, sparking fears that competing claims on her assets may have to be played out in a public courtroom.

Her four sons filed a document listing themselves as interested parties in her estate, while Franklin's niece Sabrina Owens asked the court to appoint her as personal representative of the estate.

"I was after her for a number of years to do a trust," said Los Angeles attorney Don Wilson, who represented Franklin for nearly 30 years. "It would have expedited things and kept them out of probate, and kept things private."

The lack of a will could prompt a court battle over her assets by creditors or extended family members seeking a portion of her estate.

"I just hope it doesn't end up getting so hotly contested," Wilson said. "Any time they don't leave a trust or will, there always ends up being a fight."

Separately, at the Detroit Tigers game, a rainbow appeared over centerfield during a moment of silence as tribute from the Queen of Soul's hometown.

Engagement defended ■ Music composer David Foster's daughter Sara said her father's "essence and aura" has always attracted women, even her friends. Sara Foster, 30, said that her 68-year-old father is "like forever young."

"His essence and his aura is that of like a 40-year-old," Foster said about her father.

"My 30-year-old friends have always wanted to date him.

Always!"

Foster also spoke about her father's engagement to singer Katharine McPhee, who is 34 years younger than David Foster.

Omarosa banned ■ Is Omarosa Manigault Newman banned from CNN? The controversial former White House staffer and ex-Donald Trump crony has been hawking her book, "Unhinged," on rival MSNBC, but hasn't been able to book an appearance on CNN. "Don Lemon was offered one of the first cable interviews and passed," an insider said. We're told Manigault Newman was also scheduled to appear on Jake Tapper's State of the Union on Sunday, but CNN cancelled the appearance.

Swank ties the knot ■ Hilary Swank has tied the knot. The 44-year-old actress married fiancé entrepreneur Philip Schneider in a "timeless" ceremony at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel, Calif.

"It's a stunning private community surrounded by 20,000 acres of conservancy and an intimate redwood grove populated with trees that are over 800 years old," Swank said.

Staying awake at night ■ A majority of Americans report that stress is keeping them up at night.

Sixty-nine percent of Americans say they occasionally lose sleep because they are worried about something, according to a Bankrate.com survey.

Many people, 41 percent, say they worry about their relationships. Financial concerns came in a close second, with 36 percent of Americans saying money worries keep them up at night.

Among the generations, older Millennials (ages 28 to 37) are most likely to say they lose sleep because they are worried about something, with 77 percent experiencing this problem.

Most older Millennials, 49 percent, are worried about their relationships, with money concerns coming in second at 43 percent. However, this age group is the most likely to be stressed about money, followed by Generation Xers (ages 38 to 53) at 41 percent.

■ On any given day, nearly 20 illegal immigrant children skip their deportation hearings and disappear into the shadows, the Trump administration said, putting contours on the difficulty the government faces in trying to stop the flow and protect the children.

More than 200,000 of the juveniles known in government speak as Unaccompanied Alien Children, or UAC have been released into communities in recent years and remain there, many of them ignoring deportation orders and others awaiting a judge's ruling.

Yet top senators say many of them are "lost," with the federal government having no clue where they are, how to deport them, or even whether they're being abused.

"Shocking," said Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican and chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is probing the matter.

Come and visit us ● Kylie Minogue

10 million Mustangs ■ The Ford Mustang, an iconic American brand and a symbol of cool, has reached a major milestone as the 10 millionth vehicle rolled off an assembly line at a Detroit-area plant.

The car celebrated in American song and film, and recognized the world over as an iconic American cultural export, received a big party at Ford's Michigan headquarters.

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■ 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'.

Please contact: Joanna at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays Gavin Wood

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Victorian History

Train accidents in early 1900s ■ “A sensational railway accident occurred this morning at Harveys Gully Bridge, near Molesworth”, reported evening newspapers on Tuesday, September 16, 1911.

The report followed: Two trucks became disconnected from a train, and almost immediately afterwards a passenger carriage left the rails, and striking the corner of the bridge, was hurled to the creek bed below, a distance of between 20 feet and 30 feet The force ot the impact was such that the car was torn from the undercarriage, and as the result of the accident 16 persons weie injured, 10 of them severely.

The list of the injured is as follows : Mrs. Perryman, of Ballarat North, fracture of the right forearm, and injury to head.

Miss Perryman, Ballarat North, injury to back and shoulder.

K. Hatzer, of Brunswick, broken collarbone.

Master Ronald Don, of Mansfield, concussion.

H. Wright, of Seymour, injury to back and cut eye.

Mr. Maddock, of Melbourne, injury to shoulder. .

Mr. Ingleman, of Yarck, cut scalp and shock.

Mr. C. E. Moodie, of Nathalia, slight injury to back.

Mr. Sexton, of Melbourne, cut lip and forehead.

Chas. Cottrill, of Seymour, bruises on back.

H. D. Dougall, of Melbourne, wound on head and nose.

Ruby Taylor, of Hawksburn, shock.

Mary Cummings, of Yarck, shock.

Mrs. McCarthy and baby, of Alexandra. shock.

Polly Wood, of Alexandra, shock.

The train, which left Tallarook for Mansfield at 9 o'clock this morning, consisted of a D.D. engine, 14 trucks, one small passenger and corridor car, and tho crew in charge of it were -J. Redmond, driver; O. Vickery, fireman; W. Armstrong, guard; and J. Holson and T. Arnlloy, assistant guards.

On leaving Yea there were 30 passengers on the train, including a number of commercial travellers.

At Cheviot nine trucks wore "kicked" off.

Between Cheviot and Molesworth the train passes through mountainous country, with steep declines, and it has often been remarked that it is a most dangerous spot, as the line almost forms a circle. , The place where the accident occurred is known as Harvey's Gully, which is spanned by a bridge about 100 feet in length, and about 30 feet high.

At the approach to this bridge there is a steep embankment on cither side.

From what can he ascertained it appears that when approaching the bridge a- truck left the line, but without attracting attention.

It continued on its course with the wheels dragging along the permanent way.

Just .be fore the bridge was reached the coupling of the derailed truck broke.

The result was that the truck turned turtle, and dragged another truck with ' it.

Both trucks toppled over the

● Some 16 people were injured in the railway accident at Harvey’s Gully, Molesworth, in 1911. lives close by the scene of the misembankment, leaving the passenhap, were secured, and with the aid ger cars on the rails. of a screwjack the ran was righted.

The train continued on its jourA delay of only 19 minutes was ney, it being impossible to bring it to occasioned, and the train was again a standstill immediately. on its way.

A few seconds later the passengers were startled by finding themselves hurled through space.

The small passenger car was the first to leave the rails, and travelling along the permanent way, it struck the corner of the bridge, over Harvey's Gully, and was precipitated ■ An engine with four trucks and to the creek bed below. a van completely left the rails, In this car there were l8 passenwith the exception of the two front gers. wheels of the engine, reported the On leaving the bridge the undercarriage became separated from the January 10, 1907, issue: main body, and in falling the car was Fortunately, again, this accithrown-about 20 feet, away from the dent happened just at the right p.m. In the meantime the passengers, holidays was heavier than usual at undercarriage. moment, for the train had just There was a scene of indescrib- after being extricated, were given Xmas. On Saturday night, Decempassed over the bridge that spans able confusion. The car portion of first aid, and accommodated on ber 22, the engine of the evening train the King Parrot Creek, and had the passenger carriage was lying at stretchers. from Mansfield broke down in the the derailment occurred a few The injured were laid in a car- yard at the Yea railway station. the foot of a rocky gulch, and on top seconds sooner the whole train of the car were bent pieces of iron riage.

The damage consisted of the snapwould undoubtedly have been In the gully the scene was a piti- ping of the eccentric crank, which and wreckage from the trucks. hurled into a stream, and in comThe undercarriage was some dis- able one, men and women groaning was sufficient to entirely disable it. plete destruction of the train and tance away, and all round were with pain.

Fortunately for the passengers a loss of life would have been inOne lad. while exclaiming that he goods train from Tallarook end had pieces of splintered timber. evitable.

The sounds of the crashing wood- was not hurt, collapsed on the ground, just at that moment drawn into the Where the train did run off work for a second or two drowned and was laid on a stretcher. station, and the engine was utilised there was an embankment only An old lady who was badly in- to take the passenger train into the cries of the injured. , 18 inches high. The rolling stock A few moments later the passen- jured cried as a passenger tried to lift Tallarook, thereby saving a couple and permanent way was considgers in tho wrecked car wlio were her, "Don't touch me. This is my last of hours' delay. not seriously injured made their way journey." erably dunamged, but loss of life On Christmas morning another On arrival of the casualty van with accident through broken avindows and was averted. occurred to the 6.20 a.m. wrecked doors, and turned their at- Dr. Morton and a staff of ambulance train from Yea to Tallarook.

The guard, we are informed, tention to rendering aid to the less men on board, the injured wero conhad a miraculous escape, but the The train, which was in charge of veyed to a private hospital at Yea. fortunate travellers. driver and fireman came off withAt 6.15 p.m. a casualty train ar- Guard Keyes and Driver Broadhead, The second carriage, a corridor out injury. when between Kerrisdale and rived from Melbourne with doctors car, was dragged from the rails.

The train following was a pasTrawool, at a spot about opposite For some yards it jolted along the on board, and they examined the pasenger train carrying over 200 Davis' gate, was suddenly brought to permanent way, but fortunntely, it tients at the hospital. excursionists, returning after the a standstill by Guard Keyes. ★ became disconnected from the small New Year holidays from the It appears that the guard felt an In its first issue (Jan. 3) for 1907, car, and was not overturned. beauty spots and pleasure resorts The crew of the train had great the Yea newspaper reported on ‘two unusual jolting as the curve was beof the Yea district. ing rounded, and he promptly applied trouble in preventing some of tho pas- mishaps’: Had it been this train instead The railway traffic before and the Westinghouse brake. pulling the sengers in the corridor car from jumpof the goods train, we should in during the holidays was unusually train up in about its own length. ing out of the windows. all probability have, had a dreadAn inspection revealed the fact Word was at once sent to the heavy on the Mansfield-Tallarook that the two front wheels of the van ful catastrophe to chronicle. stationmaster at Yea, who des- section.

It is a matter for all round conFor several weeks prior to Christ- had left the rails. patched Dr. .Shields and a nurse to The only damage that had been mas special trains ran through Yea the scene of the accident. gratulation on that things were as He also telegraphed to Seymour with trucks and trucks of live stock done, however, was the "clipping off" above reported and not what they of a few of the nuts on the outer rail. and wool. for a casualty crew. might have been.

The passenger traffic during the The ciew did not arrive until 3.55 The services of a ganger, who

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Melbourne History

Pioneers of Arthur’s Creek Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ Of the boiling works at Thomastown, it was said: “The smell was abhorent and agitation and reduced business led to its closure and demolition. No mourners queried its passing.

There was also a racecourse on the land. The Thomastown Racing Club held a yearly meeting but the era was unfenced so few paid entrance fees.

When a jockey was killed the authorities closed the course which then became a football ground.

McCoy was a bachelor and had lost a leg, so his niece Miss B. McCormick was his housekeeper, manager, secretary and hostess, and he willed that the hotel to her.

During McCoy’s tenancy the hotel caught fire and was completely destroyed.

The building he had re-enacted in brick constitites the central part of the present structure.

A flour mill built on the north corner of Spring Street and the Epping Road was unprofitable and was soon dismantled.

A more successful enterprise was a crushing and chaffcutting plant Mr Grytzner had as an adjunct to his store on the opposite corner.

The road by now was a busy one with drays laden with firewood, hay and grain, the daily milk carts, and drovers with their mobs of sheep and cattle.

Carts left at 2am for the long slow journey to market with vegetables and returned home next day with the slender proceeds.

By 1876 the old school building had seriously deteriorated. Mr A. McIntyre the architect for the Education Department was unequivocal in his advice: “sell the lot and rebuild in brick”.

The tender went to Richard Davies and it was finished in 1877.

Thomas Hurrey of Preston bought the old school for £20.

The Wesleyan (Methodist) Church was built in Spring Street about 1884 and many adherents to other Denominations became temporary Methodists.

Ministers came from preston, but local preachers carried out most of the work.

In the first wedding in the new Church Rev J.B. Smith officiated at the marriage of Miss Georgia Selkirk to Benjamin James Clinnick.

Mrs Clinnick was organist for many years, and a son, Thomas (1887-1972) has supplied much information.

Annual Easter tea-meetings were highlights in the community life.

People came from surrounding districts and several sittings were held from a concert to follow.

Confident predictions of the district’s growth were made at the opening of the Melbourne to Whittlesea Railway in 1889 but in the Depression that followed the booming nineties, few new ventures were begun, and the railway brought little benefit to the Thomastown district.

A highlight was a meet of the Findon Hunt Club at Thomastown.

The huntsman and whips in their green coats would bring the gounds from Mill Park to meet the train from Caulfield and Melbourne bringing

● Hazel Glen, Arthurs Creek, 1981. Photo: John T. Collins.

English and German. In 1922 a man lands’ and denounced the squatter and the followers and their horses.

The young, if lucky, would re- prepared by the children of Thomas- his broad acres.

One contemporary writer exceive 2s for holding a horse, and town School showed Germantown landowners if suitably mounted virtually unchanged, but of the old pressed the problem: “The mining names beside the Dry Creek, only population when it became unfit for would join the hunt. that trying pursuit might become disBefore the turn of the century, a the Bower descendants remained.

Scattered shops faced the Epping contented and dangerous to public deer would sometimes be liberated as the quarry, but mostly it was a Road, and Mr Grutzner’s store on safety.”

He offered a cynical solution: the corner of Spring Street remained fox, or if all else failed, a hare.

Lord Hopetoun, Governor of with I. Newton replacing Joseph “Bribe them with a slice of the naVictoria, was an ardent follower, and Thomas as neighbour to the south. tional estate at ¼ of its market value.”

Under the Duffy Land Act of 1862, North from Spring Street was the his successor, Lord Brassey was Wallis’s house, shop and hall. B.J. 10 million acres were to be reserved, another.

Inspector James Swindley sub- Clinnick’s bootmaker’ shop and Post four million to be surveyed in blocks mitted a long report in 1893 on the Office and the home of Ayrshire of from 40 to 640 acres, and thrown advisab ility of closing Thomastown cattle breeder, MrA. Facey which open for selection.

Credit was to be given for eight school and dividing the few pupils joined the school with Mr S. Edmondson as headmaster and years on payment for half the holdbetween Epping and Preston.

As an alternative, he suggested a Morgan’s dairy farm had been sub- ing, and a rental of 2s 6d per acre per annum, without interest was to be reduced classification and a female divided.

East of the Epping Road, Mr charged. teacher.

For £1 per acre a settler could From 1897 for some years this Sheffield had followed in the dual roles of farmer and engineer with the convert from leasehold to freehold was put into practice.

By growing flowers in the school Shires of Epping and later, of with title.

Under this legislation and similar yard Margaret Randall, head Whittlesea.

Mr D. Mann subsequently pur- acts which followed, leases in the teacher from 1898-1904, incurred the displeasure of the correspondent chased the area, dividing it into small Arthur’s Creek area were cancelled, Mr I. Newton, licensee of the Epping farms occupied by T. Elder, E. Malt- the land was surveyed and selection began from 1863 onwards. zhan, W. Sinclair and W. Usher.

Hotel.

East of the Yan Yean Reserve the The State Electricity Commission His letter to the Education Depurchased land on the Shire extrem- land held by the Bear family appears partment reads in part: “Members of this Board are ity for a terminal to serve the gen- to have been auctioned on April 25, 1866, as 2000 acres of land formerly strenuously opposed to such a eration from Yallourn in 1925.

The building of Fowlers’ Pottery leased by them, shows on Linton course (the cultivation of the playground) for several reasons - first it in 1928 provided factory employment Parish plan as being alienated on this has been tried here before and the for the first time, and in 1929, on the date.

William and Patrick Reid purchildren have been chastised for eve of the Depression the railway picking their own flowers, secondly from Reservoir to Thomastown was chased the bulk of Bears’ land south country children get enough digging electrified providing a rapid link be- of Yan Yean Road - a road created at home and want a little relaxation tween Thomastown and the job op- by the subdivisional plans.

J.P. Bear divided with J. Hutchand thirdly we think she might have portunities of Melbourne.

However, the area remained a inson the land between the Yan asked permission to do so, and finally, we think if there was no Board rural community, and Thomastown Yean Reserve and another newly creof Advice to supervise matters, the a scattered village, until the 1950s ated access, Running Creek Road.

The first settlers at Arthur’s Creek School Teachers would have a Jubi- when it was dramatically absorbed were John Ryder and Charles lee several times during the week.” by the metropolis.

Draper who both arrived in March Relations between the German 1863. and the predominately British setRyder’s selection encompassed tlers have always been harmonious the present township, and Fraper’s and inter-marriage has welded them the adjoining area to the north befirmly into a community.

The Lutheran Church was vis- ■ This was the last portion of the tween Running Creek and the eastited by Pastor Herlitz, a cigar-smok- Shire of Whittlesea to pass from sta- ern boundary of the Parish.

John Ryder and his wife Jane sold ing genial personality who always tions paying an annual rent, to farmtheir land to William Murphy exarrived in a hansom cab, a rare sight ing under ‘Survey and title’.

Apart from Patrick Reid’s pre- cept for 35 acres still hled at the time beyond the city streets.

The Lutheran Church was emptive right to the 640 acres known of John’s death in 1902.

Charles Draper, a leader in the closed during the 1914-18 War as a as ‘Hazel Glen’, the area was taken matter of policy, though no sign of up by Bear’s New Leicester, Mac- community, came to be known farlane’s ‘Ardchattan’, Smith throughout the Shire, and in matters animosity was apparent.

Damage resulting from vandal- brothers’ ‘Glen Ard’ and, further horticultural, throughout the state.

He was born at Shepherd in the ism was repaired, services resumed south, Haley’s ‘Allwood’ running to and today the congregation is Hurstbridge and Diamond Creek. Charnwood Forest, West LeicesterThe returning minefields popula- shire on April 2, 1825, the son of swelled by new arrivals; and for their benefit, services are alternately in tion pressed for the ‘unlocking of James andMary (née Baker) Draper,

Linton Arthur’s Creek

and became a wheelwright by trade; on October 31, 1848, her married Catherine, daughter of Joseph Chester.

A few months after their second child, Joseph Charles was born.

Charles and Catherine and their family sailed from liverpool on December 13, 1852 in the Kate of 833 tons, with William Rea as master and arrived in Hobson’s Bay on April 13, 1853.

Working first at Foulton’s Foundry, then tenant farming with the Donaldsons at Kangaroo Ground, Charles and Catherine and their family, now two boys and three girls, became pioneer settlers at Arthur’s Creek, or Linton as it was then known.

He named his selection ‘Charnwood’ and until it was cleared he ran sheep and operated a ‘smithy’ not far north of the Arthur’s Creek School.

As roads improved, he began fruit growing, gradually extending his orchard until it covered more than 100 acres and the fruit was marketed in Melbourne.

Other settlers followed his example until the area contained many hundreds of acres of fruit trees, principally apples, pears, plums and peaches.

Each grower, initially, had his own nursery, and at grower meeting new varieties produced in their nurseries were appraised and named.

One variety proven at ‘Charnwood’ is Stewart Seedling, still a popular apple.

Charles imported fruit and other trees from England and America, and exhibited fruit from Philadelphia (97 varieties) and Paris in 1878, and was awarded a silver medal for his collection of fruit at the Melbourne International Exhibitikon of 1880.

At the 1888 Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne he exhibited 200 varieties of fuit receiving first prize in each of four sections.

By 1889 his orchard covered 200 acres and four wagons were needed to take his 700 cases of fruit to the weekly Victoria Market.

His hobby was raising begonias and gloxinias in his glasshouses.

Already a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society (London), he was appointed a Member of the Board of Horticulture for Victoria on August 11, 1890, advising the Department of Agriculture on horticultural matters.

In the civic sphere, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1878 and served as Magistrate in the Eltham and Whittlesea Shires.

From 1896 to 1907 he was elected to Council, first in Whittlesea and later in the Yan Yean Riding, and was President of Whittlesea Shire in 1901 and 1903.

He died on April 23, 1909, and was buried in the Arthur’s Creek Cemetery.

The Ryders and Drapers were joined in 1864 by Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Murphy and their seven children.

Thomas was born 1819, and Elizabeth Ann Gordon was born 1820, both at Derryinver, County Armagh.

Both were weavers by trade and married on September 3, 1844.

On March 27, 1856, Thomas and Elizabeth Ann and their three children, William, Sarah and Thomas Jnr, sailed from Liverpool in the Atlanta, of 920 tons under Captain John Blyth and arrived in Melbourne on June 15, 1856. ● To be continued next week in Melbourne Observer.

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■ I never had the pleasure of meeting Evie Hayes. The closest I got was at a performance of Annie Get Your Gun by the now defunct ARC Theatre Company in Burwood which was directed by Marie Cumisky.

It was 1981 and Evie was carried into the theatre by her friend David Wiseman to attend the matinee because at that stage Evie was suffering from multiple sclerosis.

I was working backstage on the show but I didn't have the opportunity to meet lady that I admired so much.

Vina Evelyn (Evie) Hayes was born on the first of June 1912 in Seattle, Washington.

By the time Evie was four she was singing and dancing. At the age of seven she toured with the Douglas Dancers and worked in vaudeville.

Her father George was a theatre designer and the family moved to California in 1923.

Evie appeared in several small roles in Hollywood films and landed a job as a singer on radio KNX. This led to a two-week engagement at The Coconut Grove and working with a young rising star named, Bing Crosby.

In 1934 Evie was working for Irving Berlin (the man who later wrote shows that Evie starred in) in New York as a "song plugger".

She met Will Mahoney, who at that time was the highest paid variety star in America.

Will's stage act consisted of a great comedy routine as Will danced and sang on a xylophone.

Whatever Happened To ...

Evie Hayes

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Mahoney cast Evie as the star of his new variety show which toured the UK and Europe.

He performed in a Royal Command Performance in 1935. Will was almost 20 years older than Evie but they fell in love and married in 1938.

It was Will's third marriage and Evie's first.

They came to Australia for the Tivoli circuit and made a film in Sydney titled, Ants In His Pants, in which Chips Rafferty made his screen debut as a man in the crowd.

During the war years Will Mahoney managed the Cremorne Theatre in Brisbane.

They both gave great support to the war loan campaign and recorded a song titled It's Up To You.

● Evie Hayes In 1947 Evie landed the lead role of Annie Oakley in the stage musical Annie Get Your Gun. The show was a tremendous success and ran for 3½-years.

Evie Hayes starred in many shows in Australia such as Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma, Call Me Madam and Funny Girl.

In 1958 Evie joined Channel 9 and worked on various television shows including the Happy Show and Thursday At One. She did commercials for Tom Piper soup, Tip Top bread and Westinghouse during Gra-

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But most people remember her for the Hecla commercials, when Graham would be very naughty and ad lib whilst Evie would try to maintain dignity and finish with the slogan "By Hecla, its good!"

Everybody loved Evie Hayes. After the love of her life Will Mahoney passed away during 1967 Evie opened her own talent school and was a judge on Young Talent Time at ATV-0.

Her last public appearance was in a variety concert at World Expo 88 in Brisbane where she sang for the last time.

Evie Hayes died of a heart attack on Boxing Day 1988 and her memorial service was held at St Francis Church in Melbourne.

Many of her showbusiness friends attended and Bert Newton gave the final tribute.

There is a wonderful biography on the life of Evie Hayes titled And I Loves Ya Back written

by John Crampton which I thoroughly recommend.

Evie, wherever you are, all your fans - loves ya back!

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Remember When Sundays at 9.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon

Royals selling $900 million family jet

■ The Royal Family of Qatar on the Arabian Peninsula has put a family Boeing 747 up for sale, because they say they’ve got another one and want to downsize.

At £500 million (British), which is around A$876.5-million, this flying royal palace was bought new in 2012, and it then took Boeing a whole two years to fit it out at their San Antonio plant to the Qatari’s specifications.

And amazingly, it’s clocked-up a mere 436 hours in four years of royal flying duties ... which is just eighteen 24-hour days, or 36 12-hour days, meaning it is still virtually as-new.

Australian specialist aviation website, airlineratings.com says the plane has First Class style seating for just 76 passengers served by 18 crew in several lounge areas, a double-bedroom suite for the royal couple, the royals’ dining room with a table seat-

OK. With John O’Keefe Partidge Family doings

● Danny Bonaduce ■ They’re a strange lot in America, particularly if your past history includes a feature part of the long running Partridge Family TV show.

Better still if your name is Danny Bonaduce aka Danny Partridge.

These days Danny is often caught on camera searching for Partridge albums in record bars. Upon discovery of a golden oldie Danny pulls out a pen, signs the back of the album, puts the album back and leaves the store.

Asked about this obsession he said his signature is ‘added value’, and Danny saunters onto the next location .

Remember the Go Show?

■ Those with fond memories of the 1960s will be pleased to hear the works of almost all 130 of the artists from The Go Show on Ten, (or was it Channel O?), have been remastered into the one album.

The Go Show was only shown in Victoria from 1965-67 and most artists released records through Go Records before it was closed with the axing of the TV show.

Well known drummer Gil Matthews is behind the re-creation, available from Aztec Records, $ 50 .

Struth

with David Ellis

ing 14 and doubling as a boardroom meeting area, eight bathrooms on the main deck and two on the upper deck, and a fully fitted-out medical centre.

And there are two galleys on the main deck and a third on the upper deck, with each having their own catering crews.

The little State of Qatar has a population of 2.6 million of whom only 313,000 are Qatari citizens, the other 2-million-odd being expatriates employed in or associated with its natural gas and oil reserves that are the third largest in the world. ● Thejet’s upper deck has a double bedroom for the royal couple, as well as this throneroom style lounge area which can double as a boardroom with a massive table and chairs brought in if needed.

Was that Wilbur Wilde?

■ Looks awfully like former star of Hey, Hey It's Saturday, Wilbur Wilde, in the current TV spot for AAMI Insurance.

Wilbur is the man on the couch watching TV as a pizza delivery van crashed into the sitting room. Wilbur is in disguise wearing dark shades.

Gotcha .

Spacey: public speaks out

■ Controversial film producer Kevin Spacey has seen the wrath of public reaction to his latest epic Millionaire Boys Club.

Takings for the opening weekend was $ 172, yes $ 172, despite the fact it cost $ 15 million to make.

Kevin Spacey: your film career is history.

Kids from Kananook

■ Musical instruments were pretty lean in the music room at Kananook Primary School , near Seaford. Kiss 101.1 heard about it and teamed with The School of Rock – the Musical, and donated $ 10,000 worth of instruments, microphones and other gear. Nice gesture .

- John O’Keefe

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Hard Times - by Charles Dickens ‘Why, what do you mean by this?’ was his highly unexpected demand, in great warmth. ‘I ask you, what do you mean by this, Mrs. Sparsit, ma’am?’

‘Sir!’ exclaimed Mrs. Sparsit, faintly.

‘Why don’t you mind your own business, ma’am?’ roared Bounderby. ‘How dare you go and poke your officious nose into my family affairs?’

This allusion to her favourite feature overpowered Mrs. Sparsit. She sat down stiffly in a chair, as if she were frozen; and with a fixed stare at Mr. Bounderby, slowly grated her mittens against one another, as if they were frozen too.

‘My dear Josiah!’ cried Mrs. Pegler, trembling.

‘My darling boy! I am not to blame. It’s not my fault, Josiah. I told this lady over and over again, that I knew she was doing what would not be agreeable to you, but she would do it.’

‘What did you let her bring you for? Couldn’t you knock her cap off, or her tooth out, or scratch her, or do something or other to her?’ asked Bounderby.

‘My own boy! She threatened me that if I resisted her, I should be brought by constables, and it was better to come quietly than make that stir in such a’ — Mrs. Pegler glanced timidly but proudly round the walls — ‘such a fine house as this. Indeed, indeed, it is not my fault! My dear, noble, stately boy! I have always lived quiet, and secret, Josiah, my dear. I have never broken the condition once. I have never said I was your mother. I have admired you at a distance; and if I have come to town sometimes, with long times between, to take a proud peep at you, I have done it unbeknown, my love, and gone away again.’

Mr. Bounderby, with his hands in his pockets, walked in impatient mortification up and down at the side of the long dining-table, while the spectators greedily took in every syllable of Mrs. Pegler’s appeal, and at each succeeding syllable became more and more round-eyed. Mr. Bounderby still walking up and down when Mrs. Pegler had done, Mr. Gradgrind addressed that maligned old lady: ‘I am surprised, madam,’ he observed with severity, ‘that in your old age you have the face to claim Mr. Bounderby for your son, after your unnatural and inhuman treatment of him.’

‘Me unnatural!’ cried poor old Mrs. Pegler. ‘Me inhuman! To my dear boy?’

‘Dear!’ repeated Mr. Gradgrind. ‘Yes; dear in his self-made prosperity, madam, I dare say.

Not very dear, however, when you deserted him in his infancy, and left him to the brutality of a drunken grandmother.’

‘I deserted my Josiah!’ cried Mrs. Pegler, clasping her hands. ‘Now, Lord forgive you, sir, for your wicked imaginations, and for your scandal against the memory of my poor mother, who died in my arms before Josiah was born. May you repent of it, sir, and live to know better!’

She was so very earnest and injured, that Mr. Gradgrind, shocked by the possibility which dawned upon him, said in a gentler tone: ‘Do you deny, then, madam, that you left your son to — to be brought up in the gutter?’

‘Josiah in the gutter!’ exclaimed Mrs. Pegler.

‘No such a thing, sir. Never! For shame on you!

My dear boy knows, and will give you to know, that though he come of humble parents, he come of parents that loved him as dear as the best could, and never thought it hardship on themselves to pinch a bit that he might write and cipher beautiful, and I’ve his books at home to show it! Aye, have I!’ said Mrs. Pegler, with indignant pride. ‘And my dear boy knows, and will give you to know, sir, that after his beloved father died, when he was eight years old, his mother, too, could pinch a bit, as it was her duty and her pleasure and her pride to do it, to help him out in life, and put him ‘prentice. And a steady lad he was, and a kind master he had to lend him a hand, and well he worked his own way forward to be rich and thriving. And I’ll give you to know, sir — for this my dear boy won’t — that though his mother kept but a little village shop, he never forgot her, but pensioned me on thirty pound a year — more than I want, for I put by out of it — only making the condition that I was to keep down in my own part, and make no boasts about him, and not trouble him.

still stuck close to Bounderby, as already related.

There was one dim unformed fear lingering about his sister’s mind, to which she never gave utterance, which surrounded the graceless and ungrateful boy with a dreadful mystery. The same dark possibility had presented itself in the same shapeless guise, this very day, to Sissy, when Rachael spoke of some one who would be confounded by Stephen’s return, having put him out of the way. Louisa had never spoken of harbouring any suspicion of her brother in connexion with the robbery, she and Sissy had held no confidence on the subject, save in that one interchange of looks when the unconscious father rested his gray head on his hand; but it was understood between them, and they both knew it. This other fear was so awful, that it hovered about each of them like a ghostly shadow; neither daring to think of its being near herself, far less of its being near the other.

And still the forced spirit which the whelp had plucked up, throve with him. If Stephen Blackpool was not the thief, let him show himself. Why didn’t he?

Another night. Another day and night. No Stephen Blackpool. Where was the man, and why did he not come back?

Chapter VI— The Starlight THE Sunday was a bright Sunday in autumn, clear and cool, when early in the morning Sissy and Rachael met, to walk in the country.

As Coketown cast ashes not only on its own head but on the neighbourhood’s too — after the manner of those pious persons who do penance for their own sins by putting other people into sackcloth — it was customary for those who now and then thirsted for a draught of pure air, which is not absolutely the most wicked among the vanities of life, to get a few miles away by the railroad, and then begin their walk, or their lounge in the fields. Sissy and Rachael helped themselves out of the smoke by the usual means, and were put down at a station about midway between the town and Mr. Bounderby’s retreat.

Though the green landscape was blotted here and there with heaps of coal, it was green elsewhere, and there were trees to see, and there were larks singing (though it was Sunday), and there were pleasant scents in the air, and all was over-arched by a bright blue sky. In the distance one way, Coketown showed as a black mist; in another distance hills began to rise; in a Charles Dickens third, there was a faint change in the light of the And I never have, except with looking at him mother. If there hadn’t been over-officiousness horizon where it shone upon the far-off sea. once a year, when he has never knowed it. And it wouldn’t have been made, and I hate over- Under their feet, the grass was fresh; beautiful it’s right,’ said poor old Mrs. Pegler, in affec- officiousness at all times, whether or no. Good shadows of branches flickered upon it, and tionate championship, ‘that I should keep down evening!’ speckled it; hedgerows were luxuriant; everyin my own part, and I have no doubts that if I Although Mr. Bounderby carried it off in these thing was at peace. Engines at pits’ mouths, and was here I should do a many unbefitting things, terms, holding the door open for the company to lean old horses that had worn the circle of their and I am well contented, and I can keep my depart, there was a blustering sheepishness upon daily labour into the ground, were alike quiet; pride in my Josiah to myself, and I can love for him, at once extremely crestfallen and superla- wheels had ceased for a short space to turn; and love’s own sake! And I am ashamed of you, tively absurd. Detected as the Bully of humility, the great wheel of earth seemed to revolve withsir,’ said Mrs. Pegler, lastly, ‘for your slanders who had built his windy reputation upon lies, out the shocks and noises of another time. and suspicions. And I never stood here before, and in his boastfulness had put the honest truth They walked on across the fields and down the nor never wanted to stand here when my dear as far away from him as if he had advanced the shady lanes, sometimes getting over a fragment son said no. And I shouldn’t be here now, if it mean claim (there is no meaner) to tack himself of a fence so rotten that it dropped at a touch of hadn’t been for being brought here. And for on to a pedigree, he cut a most ridiculous figure. the foot, sometimes passing near a wreck of shame upon you, Oh, for shame, to accuse me With the people filing off at the door he held, bricks and beams overgrown with grass, markof being a bad mother to my son, with my son who he knew would carry what had passed to ing the site of deserted works. They followed standing here to tell you so different!’ the whole town, to be given to the four winds, he paths and tracks, however slight. Mounds where The bystanders, on and off the dining-room could not have looked a Bully more shorn and the grass was rank and high, and where chairs, raised a murmur of sympathy with Mrs. forlorn, if he had had his ears cropped. Even brambles, dock-weed, and such-like vegetation, Pegler, and Mr. Gradgrind felt himself innocently that unlucky female, Mrs. Sparsit, fallen from were confusedly heaped together, they always placed in a very distressing predicament, when her pinnacle of exultation into the Slough of avoided; for dismal stories were told in that counMr. Bounderby, who had never ceased walking Despond, was not in so bad a plight as that re- try of the old pits hidden beneath such indicaup and down, and had every moment swelled markable man and self-made Humbug, Josiah tions. larger and larger, and grown redder and redder, Bounderby of Coketown.

The sun was high when they sat down to rest. stopped short.

Rachael and Sissy, leaving Mrs. Pegler to oc- They had seen no one, near or distant, for a long ‘I don’t exactly know,’ said Mr. Bounderby, cupy a bed at her son’s for that night, walked time; and the solitude remained unbroken. ‘It is ‘how I come to be favoured with the attendance together to the gate of Stone Lodge and there so still here, Rachael, and the way is so of the present company, but I don’t inquire. parted. Mr. Gradgrind joined them before they untrodden, that I think we must be the first who When they’re quite satisfied, perhaps they’ll be had gone very far, and spoke with much interest have been here all the summer.’ so good as to disperse; whether they’re satis- of Stephen Blackpool; for whom he thought this As Sissy said it, her eyes were attracted by anfied or not, perhaps they’ll be so good as to signal failure of the suspicions against Mrs. other of those rotten fragments of fence upon disperse. I’m not bound to deliver a lecture on Pegler was likely to work well. the ground. She got up to look at it. ‘And yet I my family affairs, I have not undertaken to do As to the whelp; throughout this scene as on all don’t know. This has not been broken very long. it, and I’m not a going to do it. Therefore those other late occasions, he had stuck close to The wood is quite fresh where it gave way. Here who expect any explanation whatever upon that Bounderby. He seemed to feel that as long as are footsteps too. — O Rachael!’ branch of the subject, will be disappointed — Bounderby could make no discovery without his She ran back, and caught her round the neck. particularly Tom Gradgrind, and he can’t know knowledge, he was so far safe. He never visited Rachael had already started up. it too soon. In reference to the Bank robbery, his sister, and had only seen her once since she ‘What is the matter?’ there has been a mistake made, concerning my went home: that is to say on the night when he Continued on Page 29

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From Page 28 ‘I don’t know. There is a hat lying in the grass.’

They went forward together. Rachael took it up, shaking from head to foot. She broke into a passion of tears and lamentations: Stephen Blackpool was written in his own hand on the inside.

‘O the poor lad, the poor lad! He has been made away with. He is lying murdered here!’

‘Is there — has the hat any blood upon it?’ Sissy faltered.

They were afraid to look; but they did examine it, and found no mark of violence, inside or out.

It had been lying there some days, for rain and dew had stained it, and the mark of its shape was on the grass where it had fallen. They looked fearfully about them, without moving, but could see nothing more. ‘Rachael,’ Sissy whispered, ‘I will go on a little by myself.’

She had unclasped her hand, and was in the act of stepping forward, when Rachael caught her in both arms with a scream that resounded over the wide landscape. Before them, at their very feet, was the brink of a black ragged chasm hidden by the thick grass. They sprang back, and fell upon their knees, each hiding her face upon the other’s neck.

‘O, my good Lord! He’s down there! Down there!’At first this, and her terrific screams, were all that could be got from Rachael, by any tears, by any prayers, by any representations, by any means. It was impossible to hush her; and it was deadly necessary to hold her, or she would have flung herself down the shaft.

‘Rachael, dear Rachael, good Rachael, for the love of Heaven, not these dreadful cries! Think of Stephen, think of Stephen, think of Stephen!’

By an earnest repetition of this entreaty, poured out in all the agony of such a moment, Sissy at last brought her to be silent, and to look at her with a tearless face of stone.

‘Rachael, Stephen may be living. You wouldn’t leave him lying maimed at the bottom of this dreadful place, a moment, if you could bring help to him?’

‘No, no, no!’

‘Don’t stir from here, for his sake! Let me go and listen.’

She shuddered to approach the pit; but she crept towards it on her hands and knees, and called to him as loud as she could call. She listened, but no sound replied. She called again and listened; still no answering sound. She did this, twenty, thirty times. She took a little clod of earth from the broken ground where he had stumbled, and threw it in. She could not hear it fall.

The wide prospect, so beautiful in its stillness but a few minutes ago, almost carried despair to her brave heart, as she rose and looked all round her, seeing no help. ‘Rachael, we must lose not a moment. We must go in different directions, seeking aid. You shall go by the way we have come, and I will go forward by the path. Tell any one you see, and every one what has happened. Think of Stephen, think of Stephen!’

She knew by Rachael’s face that she might trust her now. And after standing for a moment to see her running, wringing her hands as she ran, she turned and went upon her own search; she stopped at the hedge to tie her shawl there as a guide to the place, then threw her bonnet aside, and ran as she had never run before.

Run, Sissy, run, in Heaven’s name! Don’t stop for breath. Run, run! Quickening herself by carrying such entreaties in her thoughts, she ran from field to field, and lane to lane, and place to place, as she had never run before; until she came to a shed by an engine-house, where two men lay in the shade, asleep on straw.

First to wake them, and next to tell them, all so wild and breathless as she was, what had brought her there, were difficulties; but they no sooner understood her than their spirits were on fire like hers. One of the men was in a drunken slumber, but on his comrade’s shouting to him that a man had fallen down the Old Hell Shaft, he started out to a pool of dirty water, put his head in it, and came back sober.

With these two men she ran to another half-amile further, and with that one to another, while they ran elsewhere. Then a horse was found; and she got another man to ride for life or death to the railroad, and send a message to Louisa, which she wrote and gave him. By this time a whole village was up: and windlasses, ropes, poles, candles, lanterns, all things necessary, were fast collecting and being brought into one place, to be carried to the Old Hell Shaft.

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Every sound of insects in the air, every stirring of the leaves, every whisper among these men, made Sissy tremble, for she thought it was a cry at the bottom of the pit. But the wind blew idly over it, and no sound arose to the surface, and they sat upon the grass, waiting and waiting.

After they had waited some time, straggling people who had heard of the accident began to come up; then the real help of implements began to arrive. In the midst of this, Rachael returned; and with her party there was a surgeon, who brought some wine and medicines. But, the expectation among the people that the man would be found alive was very slight indeed.

There being now people enough present to impede the work, the sobered man put himself at the head of the rest, or was put there by the general consent, and made a large ring round the Old Hell Shaft, and appointed men to keep it. Besides such volunteers as were accepted to work, only Sissy and Rachael were at first permitted within this ring; but, later in the day, when the message brought an express from Coketown, Mr. Gradgrind and Louisa, and Mr. Bounderby, and the whelp, were also there.

The sun was four hours lower than when Sissy and Rachael had first sat down upon the grass, before a means of enabling two men to descend securely was rigged with poles and ropes. Difficulties had arisen in the construction of this machine, simple as it was; requisites had been found wanting, and messages had had to go and return. It was five o’clock in the afternoon of the bright autumnal Sunday, before a candle was sent down to try the air, while three or four rough faces stood crowded close together, attentively watching it: the man at the windlass lowering as they were told. The candle was brought up again, feebly burning, and then some water was cast in. Then the bucket was hooked on; and the sobered man and another got in with lights, giving the word ‘Lower away!’

As the rope went out, tight and strained, and the windlass creaked, there was not a breath among the one or two hundred men and women looking on, that came as it was wont to come. The signal was given and the windlass stopped, with abundant rope to spare. Apparently so long an interval ensued with the men at the windlass standing idle, that some women shrieked that another accident had happened! But the surgeon who held the watch, declared five minutes not to have elapsed yet, and sternly admonished them to keep silence. He had not well done speaking, when the windlass was reversed and worked again. Practised eyes knew that it did not go as heavily as it would if both workmen had been coming up, and that only one was returning.

The rope came in tight and strained; and ring after ring was coiled upon the barrel of the windlass, and all eyes were fastened on the pit. The sobered man was brought up and leaped out briskly on the grass. There was an universal cry of ‘Alive or dead?’ and then a deep, profound hush.

When he said ‘Alive!’ a great shout arose and many eyes had tears in them.

‘But he’s hurt very bad,’ he added, as soon as he could make himself heard again. ‘Where’s doctor? He’s hurt so very bad, sir, that we donno how to get him up.’

They all consulted together, and looked anxiously at the surgeon, as he asked some questions, and shook his head on receiving the replies. The sun was setting now; and the red light in the evening sky touched every face there, and caused it to be distinctly seen in all its rapt suspense.

The consultation ended in the men returning to the windlass, and the pitman going down again, carrying the wine and some other small matters with him. Then the other man came up. In the meantime, under the surgeon’s directions, some men brought a hurdle, on which others made a thick bed of spare clothes covered with loose straw, while he himself contrived some bandages and slings from shawls and handkerchiefs. As these were made, they were hung

upon an arm of the pitman who had last come up, with instructions how to use them: and as he stood, shown by the light he carried, leaning his powerful loose hand upon one of the poles, and sometimes glancing down the pit, and sometimes glancing round upon the people, he was not the least conspicuous figure in the scene. It was dark now, and torches were kindled.

It appeared from the little this man said to those about him, which was quickly repeated all over A low murmur of pity went round the throng, and the women wept aloud, as this form, almost without form, was moved very slowly from its iron deliverance, and laid upon the bed of straw.

At first, none but the surgeon went close to it.

He did what he could in its adjustment on the couch, but the best that he could do was to cover it. That gently done, he called to him Rachael and Sissy. And at that time the pale, worn, patient face was seen looking up at the sky, with the broken right hand lying bare on the outside of the covering garments, as if waiting to be taken by another hand.

They gave him drink, moistened his face with water, and administered some drops of cordial and wine. Though he lay quite motionless looking up at the sky, he smiled and said, ‘Rachael.’

She stooped down on the grass at his side, and bent over him until her eyes were between his and the sky, for he could not so much as turn them to look at her.

‘Rachael, my dear.’

She took his hand. He smiled again and said, ‘Don’t let ‘t go.’

‘Thou’rt in great pain, my own dear Stephen?’

‘I ha’ been, but not now. I ha’ been — dreadful, and dree, and long, my dear — but ’tis ower now. Ah, Rachael, aw a muddle! Fro’ first to last, a muddle!’

The spectre of his old look seemed to pass as he said the word.

‘I ha’ fell into th’ pit, my dear, as have cost wi’in the knowledge o’ old fok now livin, hundreds and hundreds o’ men’s lives — fathers, sons, brothers, dear to thousands an’ thousands, an’ keeping ’em fro’ want and hunger. I ha’ fell into a pit that ha’ been wi’ th’ Firedamp crueller than battle. I ha’ read on ‘t in the public petition, as onny one may read, fro’ the men that works in pits, in which they ha’ pray’n and pray’n the lawmakers for Christ’s sake not to let their work be murder to ’em, but to spare ’em for th’ wives and children that they loves as well as gentlefok loves theirs. When it were in work, it killed wi’out need; when ’tis let alone, it kills wi’out need.

See how we die an’ no need, one way an’ another — in a muddle — every day!’

He faintly said it, without any anger against any one. Merely as the truth.

‘Thy little sister, Rachael, thou hast not forgot her. Thou’rt not like to forget her now, and me so nigh her. Thou know’st — poor, patient, suff’rin, dear — how thou didst work for her, seet’n all day long in her little chair at thy winder, and how she died, young and misshapen, awlung o’ sickly air as had’n no need to be, an’ awlung o’ working people’s miserable homes. A muddle!

Aw a muddle!’

Louisa approached him; but he could not see her, lying with his face turned up to the night sky.

‘If aw th’ things that tooches us, my dear, was not so muddled, I should’n ha’ had’n need to coom heer. If we was not in a muddle among ourseln, I should’n ha’ been, by my own fellow weavers and workin’ brothers, so mistook. If Mr. Bounderby had ever know’d me right — if he’d ever know’d me at aw — he would’n ha’ took’n offence wi’ me. He would’n ha’ suspect’n me. But look up yonder, Rachael! Look aboove!’

Following his eyes, she saw that he was gazing at a star.

‘It ha’ shined upon me,’ he said reverently, ‘in my pain and trouble down below. It ha’ shined into my mind. I ha’ look’n at ‘t and thowt o’ thee, Rachael, till the muddle in my mind have cleared awa, above a bit, I hope. If soom ha’ been wantin’ in unnerstan’in me better, I, too, ha’ been wantin’ in unnerstan’in them better. When I got thy letter, I easily believen that what the yoong ledy sen and done to me, and what her brother sen and done to me, was one, and that there were a wicked plot betwixt ’em. When I fell, I were in anger wi’ her, an’ hurryin on t’ be as onjust t’ her as oothers was t’ me. But in our judgments, like as in our doins, we mun bear and forbear. In my pain an’ trouble, lookin up yonder, — wi’ it shinin on me — I ha’ seen more clear, and ha’ made it my dyin prayer that aw th’ world may on’y coom toogether more, an’ get a better unnerstan’in o’

one another, than when I were in ‘t my own weak seln.’

Louisa hearing what he said, bent over him on the opposite side to Rachael, so that he could see her.

‘You ha’ heard?’ he said, after a few moments’ silence. ‘I ha’ not forgot you, ledy.’

‘Yes, Stephen, I have heard you. And your prayer is mine.’

‘You ha’ a father. Will yo tak’ a message to him?’

‘He is here,’ said Louisa, with dread. ‘Shall I bring him to you?’

‘If yo please.’

Louisa returned with her father. Standing handin-hand, they both looked down upon the solemn countenance.

‘Sir, yo will clear me an’ mak my name good wi’ aw men. This I leave to yo.’

Mr. Gradgrind was troubled and asked how?

‘Sir,’ was the reply: ‘yor son will tell yo how.

Ask him. I mak no charges: I leave none ahint me: not a single word. I ha’ seen an’ spok’n wi’ yor son, one night. I ask no more o’ yo than that yo clear me — an’ I trust to yo to do ‘t.’

The bearers being now ready to carry him away, and the surgeon being anxious for his removal, those who had torches or lanterns, prepared to go in front of the litter. Before it was raised, and while they were arranging how to go, he said to Rachael, looking upward at the star: ‘Often as I coom to myseln, and found it shinin’ on me down there in my trouble, I thowt it were the star as guided to Our Saviour’s home. I awmust think it be the very star!’

They lifted him up, and he was overjoyed to find that they were about to take him in the direction whither the star seemed to him to lead.

‘Rachael, beloved lass! Don’t let go my hand.

We may walk toogether t’night, my dear!’

‘I will hold thy hand, and keep beside thee, Stephen, all the way.’

‘Bless thee! Will soombody be pleased to coover my face!’

They carried him very gently along the fields, and down the lanes, and over the wide landscape; Rachael always holding the hand in hers.

Very few whispers broke the mournful silence.

It was soon a funeral procession. The star had shown him where to find the God of the poor; and through humility, and sorrow, and forgiveness, he had gone to his Redeemer’s rest.

Chapter VII— Whelp–Hunting BEFORE the ring formed round the Old Hell Shaft was broken, one figure had disappeared from within it. Mr. Bounderby and his shadow had not stood near Louisa, who held her father’s arm, but in a retired place by themselves. When Mr. Gradgrind was summoned to the couch, Sissy, attentive to all that happened, slipped behind that wicked shadow — a sight in the horror of his face, if there had been eyes there for any sight but one — and whispered in his ear. Without turning his head, he conferred with her a few moments, and vanished. Thus the whelp had gone out of the circle before the people moved.

When the father reached home, he sent a message to Mr. Bounderby’s, desiring his son to come to him directly. The reply was, that Mr. Bounderby having missed him in the crowd, and seeing nothing of him since, had supposed him to be at Stone Lodge.

‘I believe, father,’ said Louisa, ‘he will not come back to town to-night.’ Mr. Gradgrind turned away, and said no more.

In the morning, he went down to the Bank himself as soon as it was opened, and seeing his son’s place empty (he had not the courage to look in at first) went back along the street to meet Mr. Bounderby on his way there. To whom he said that, for reasons he would soon explain, but entreated not then to be asked for, he had found it necessary to employ his son at a distance for a little while. Also, that he was charged with the duty of vindicating Stephen Blackpool’s memory, and declaring the thief. Mr. Bounderby quite confounded, stood stock-still in the street after his father-in-law had left him, swelling like an immense soap-bubble, without its beauty.

Mr. Gradgrind went home, locked himself in his room, and kept it all that day. When Sissy and Louisa tapped at his door, he said, without opening it, ‘Not now, my dears; in the evening.’ On their return in the evening, he said, ‘I am not able yet — to-morrow.’ He ate nothing all day, and had no candle after dark; and they heard him walking to and fro late at night.

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Breeders Crown action at Tabcorp Park ■ The 2017-18 Australasian Breeders Crown came to a conclusion at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday and without doubt the race of the night was the $195,000 (Group 1) 2240 metre IRT Three Year Olds Colts & Geldings Final.

With finalists from Queensland, NSW and New Zealand doing battle with the Victorians There were divided opinions as to who would win the race, with leading trainer Emma Stewart having qualified six runners - Tam Major, Major Times, Maraetai, Konan, Poster Boy and Ride High, while Queenslander Colt Thirty One (Victoria Derby winner) and Ignatius from NSW all heading the market.

Colt Thirty One from his pole line draw led easily with Maraetai parking outside him and Konan following through to trail the leader. Major Times was trapped three wide being followed up by Ride High which was allowed to assume control with just under a mile to travel.

One in front this untapped Art Major-All The Magic colt immediately became the one to beat, with Colt Thirty One appearing to be the only danger. Poster Boy surged forward racing for the bell to park in the open for the final circuit, while Ignatius was trapped three wide for the remainder of the trip.

Kicking clear at the straight entrance, Ride High in a last half of 53.8 - quarter a blistering 25.7, toyed with his rivals to record a runaway 8.5 metre margin in 1-55.2 over Colt Thirty One, with Poster Boy a game third 3.2 metres away.

Bred and raced by long time harness devotee Peter Gleeson, Ride High registered his 8th victory at his 9th race appearance.

Monday at Cranny

■ Earlier in the week Cranbourne conducted Monday's fixture and one impressive winner there was four year old For A Reason-Taylobell mare Taylors Reason in the 1609 metre Decron Pace for C3 and C4 class.

Trained and driven by Georges Plains (NSW) based Bernie Hewitt, Taylors Reason starting from outside the front line did plenty of work to park outside the pacemaker Heza Bromac who was first up since last November.

Despite doing it tough, Taylors Reason showed plenty of tenacity to gain the day by 4.4 metres in a rate of 1-58 over Heza Bromac, with Elteearr running home late out wide from the tail of the field to finish an eye catching third 4 metres back.

Leisurely run

■ Iron nine year old iron mare Its Not Dark Yet scored her 18th victory in 229 outings when successful in the Aldebaran Park Trotters Handicap for T1+ class over 2575 metres at Cranbourne for Rockbank trainer Brian Kiesey.

Stepping safely from the pole, Its Not Dark Yet a daughter of Pegasus Spur and Agincourt was given a beaut passage by Lance Justice trailing Go Agincourt, while the hot favourite Ymbro Wasted starting from a 40 metre backmark stood flat footed as the tapes released taking no part.

Easing off the markers to be outside the leader on the final bend, Its Not Dark Yet having her second run in four days prevailed by 1.3 metres from Kyvalley Barney which gave away a huge start after galloping early, with Go Agincourt weakening to be 23.2 metres away in third place.

The mile rate a leisurely 2-07.4.

Brilliant sprint

■ At Terang on Tuesday, lightly raced ZoomaHershey 4Y0 gelding Strazelle trained at Grenville by co-trainers Greg and Debra (Wicks) Moss was a strong victor of the Goodtime Lodge Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2180 metres.

Raced by daughters Donna and Kristy, Strazeele driven by Debra was having his first outing since January and trotted faultlessly from outside the second line to possie in the prime one/one position as heavily backed favourite Ranes crossed Lilymaystorm shortly after the start.

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with Len Baker Easing three wide in the last lap, Strazeele sprinted brilliantly to lead on turning, registering an easy 12.4 metre margin over Lilymaystorm which used the sprint lane, with Skyeski 3.8 metres away in third place after following the winner throughout. The mile rate 2-03.3.

Blanket finish

■ Terang has always been a happy hunting ground for Western District trainer Kevin Brough who landed the Timboon Motors Holden Dealer Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2180 metres with Bayview Victor, a three year old colt by Art Major from Lucilla Franco.

Driven by Ararat freelance Michael Bellman, Bayview Harbour was given the run of the race from the pole trailing the odds-on favourite Wardan Express (gate five) which led.

Using the sprint lane, Bayview Harbour ran home stylishly to score by a neck in 1-59.4 from Intrusive (three wide last lap from the tail), with Wardan Express a disappointing third a half head away in a blanket finish.

Led with ease

■ The Graham Eeles Canvas & Saddlery Pace for C1 class over 1690 metres at Maryborough on Wednesday could have easily been called the Veterans Pace as rising 12Y0 gelding Life Long Voyage at start 172 defeated 8Y0 Four Starzzz Shark gelding Staress in a thrilling finish.

Trained at Longlea by Paul Drechsler for himself and wife Julie, Life Long Voyage (Totally Ruthless-Owhat A Dream) was given a sweet trip from gate two following Sketchman inside him which led with ease.

Using the sprint lane, Life Long Voyage finished best along the sprint lane to gain the day by 3.7 metres over Staress (one/two - three wide trail last lap), with Lils Angel a half head away in third place after leading up the three wide train in the last lap. The mile rate 1-59.2. It was Life Long Voyage's fifth victory.

Father and son

■ Kyneton father and son - Greg and Steve Leight enjoyed a day they won't forget in a hurry after snaring a stable double at Maryborough 5Y0 Lawman-Arrestin Tess gelding Your Nicked taking the Aldebaran Park Trotters Mobile for T2 to T4 class over 2190 metres and 7Y0 Illawong Precocity-Kaysu gelding Daddywho the 2190 metre W.R. (Bill) Davies Memorial Pace for C1 & C2 class.

Your Nicked was given every chance one/ one from gate six, peeling three wide on the final bend and finishing best to just hold on by a head over the fast finishing Egee Money (three back the markers - four wide on turning) in a rate of 2-00.9. Ball Park was third four metres away after racing exposed.

Daddywho was also given a sweet passage from the pole following the heavily supported Valentina Brave (gate two) which led and bowled along.

Despite being chased along in the last lap, Steve elected not to use the sprint lane angling

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Daddywho to the outside of the pacemaker on turning to gain a half neck margin in 1-59.8.

Rocknroll Zena ran on late out wide to be third 15.1 metres back.

Never in danger

■ At Geelong on Wednesday, Lara trainer Dean Braun's ex-Riverina 5Y0 Courage Under FireStarring Jordan gelding Lettucefirestar led throughout from the pole to land the AON Equine Insurance Pace for R2 & R3 class over 2100 metres.

Driven by Nathan Jack, Lettucefirestar was never in any danger, winning untouched by 5.4 metres in advance of Deedenuto which trailed and Illawong Maestro which raced in the open finishing 1.3 metres in arrears of the runner up.

The mile rate 1-58.9.

Travelled boldly

■ Bendigo (Longlea) part-owner/trainer/driver Clinton McSwain provided an upset result to the Alabar Trotters Mobile for T0 class over 2190 metres at Shepparton on Thursday when home bred 4Y0 The Pres-Cherry Sweet mare White House Sweet led throughout from gate five to score at Supertab odds of $122.00. .

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday - Cobram/Geelong, Thursday - Maryborough/Mildura, Friday - Kilmore, Saturday - Melton, , Sunday - Stawell, Monday - Yarra Valley, Tuesday - Echuca.

Horses to follow

■ Miss What Usain, My Golden Grinner, Pride Lands, Elteearr, Artiflash, Girls Go First.

Always travelling boldly, White House Sweet greeted the judge by a neck from Clarkes Hill (three wide last lap from mid-field) and All Hall which followed the winner. The mile rate 204.1 - Len Baker

Melbourne Arts Extra Realm: Art + Music Musician Goldheist and visual artist James Needham come together to present Realm, a collaborative performance project exploring the spirit of place.

Combing their respective artistic activities, Needham will paint landscape, as inspired by tour locations, whilst Goldheist provides the soundtrack, fusing her narrative songs with electroacoustic soundscape.

Simultaneously curated and improvisational, this spatially motivated one hour performance will explore the spirit of place, and the different ways our surrounds can inspire and impact us.

Exhibition Friday September 21 at 6pm.

Doors open at 5pm.

Mildura Arts Centre 199 Cureton Ave, Mildura - Peter Kemp

Kingston Arts Abstraction + Non-objective Painting: Class of 2018 Kingston Arts is proud to present Abstraction + Non-objective Painting Class of 2018. featuring the works of MonashArt Design and Architecture students ked by artist and lecturer John Nixon. The group exhibition explores the themes and methods developed over 100 years of abstraction in art history.

Abstraction + Non-objective Painting Class of 2018 acknowledges the ongoing relationship between abstraction and contemporary

Out and About with Peter Kemp art, while supporting the development of emerging artists.

Exhibition: September 6 - October 26.

Juxtapose: Juxtapose is a collaborative exhibition featuring the artworks of Luke Tyrrell and Liz Fitzgerald.

Whilst their styles are very different, both artists are heavily influenced by the coastal environments of Port Phillip Bay and the Mornington Peninsula.

The coast has been a constant background in their lives, creating their different perspectives and responses, as the light and colour informs their work.

As Australians, most of us live along or near the coast, participating and engaging with it, spectators to its drama, moodiness beauty and vulnerability. Juxtapose aims to celebrate the natural environment and our response to it as human beings through art.

Exhibition: September 28 - October 27.

Venue: G3 Artspace Shirley Burke Theatre 64 Parkers Rd. Parkdale.

Kingston Arts 979 Nepean Hwy., Moorabbin - Peter Kemp

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ROCK OF AGES Fringe heads West

● Rachel Edmonds. Photo: Karl Ferguson ■ Melbourne’s West is set to be transformed into a platform for every kind of art form imaginable as Fringe heads west from September 13-30 at various locations in the west.

Fringe Westside, presented by Maribyrnong, Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Moonee Valley and Wyndham City Councils, is set to be an artistic and cultural experience..

“Our City is home to a strong and increasingly creative community and we are proud to support and foster the arts, which contribute to the cultural and civic richness of Maribyrnong,” said Cr Cuc Lam, Mayor of the City of Maribyrnong.

“Melbourne Fringe has gone west and life is anything but peaceful there. This year’s festival features more work in the West reaching further into the community than ever before,” Simon Abrahams, Melbourne Fringe Creative Director and CEO said.

One of the program highlights is Have You Tried Yoga?, a theatre production that explores what it’s like being disabled when surrounded by empty gestures, echoing platitudes and wannabe heroes.

The interactive performance installation encourages participants to consider notions of communication, surveillance, government control, identity, politics and the power of propaganda in various forms.

The series of events, which are taking place at Braybrook Community Hub, both encourages and requires audience participation – members of the community are invited to take part in the ‘speed dating’ style meeting event where participants are given a menu of conversation items to choose from.

“Fringe Westside is all about playing our game of change – Fringe is the time to try something new, to get involved and to raise your eyebrows,” Simon said.

Fringe Westside September 13-30 Various locations www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/fringewestside - Cheryl Threadgold

Geelong Gallery Cr Vivien Gaston - Self Portraits public performance or inner life?

Self-portraits have defined the way we understand artists and their work in the past.

Join the Friends of Geelong Gallery at the High Ground Level 5, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre from 10.15 am for tea and scones before the 11am lecture: Saturday September 7 at 11am.

Geelong Gallery, 55 Little Malop St, Geelong

● Liam Tyssen (Drew) and dancers in Rock of Ages. Photo: Wayne Smith ■ The Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC) presents Rock of Ages until September 7 at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham.

Based on the book by Christopher D’Arienzo and regarded as tongue-in-cheek, this ‘juke-box musical’ is big on 1980s music, but light on narrative.

The show opens in 1987 on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip during a raunchy rock party. Aspiring rock star Drew falls for starstruck Sherrie from Kansas, rock idol Stacee Jaxx struts his stuff pursued by scantily clad groupies, and we learn Bourbon Bar owner Dennis DuPhee is a special friend of narrator Lonny Barnett.

The dreams and fun of this colourful group are threatened by German developers who plan to turn the strip into a mall. The young people vow to ‘save our city’.

CPAC’s production is well-directed by Jane Court, with Nicole ● Stephen Amos, Alfred Kouris and Ursula Searle Everett and Kristy Hamshare’s snappy, well-rehearsed chorein Pining for Affection: A Tree Musical. ography delivered by competent dancers.

Photo: Julia Kaddatz Musical Director Ben Heels’s band, directed by Paul Coles, ■ Marshall and Marrows Productions present Pining for renders a great sound. Music and physicality are strengths of Affection: A Tree Musical (A musical about a tree. Take it this show. or leaf it) The strained, off-key vocals by some male performers, sound After a 91.5 per cent sold-out MICF season, , Pining balance to ensure audible dialogue, and occasional audio feedFor Affection: A Tree Musical is back by popular demand. back, will hopefully be sorted during the season.

An all-original, narrative based, musical adventure about Scott Hili (Lonny) is the show’s ‘glue’. A self-described ‘drathe most unlikely of heroes. matic conjuror’, his presence and terrific performance always Sick of being the scenery for a royal affair, our titular reassures. tree dreams of growing above and beyond his humble roots.

The cast works with admirable energy, with particularly enWith the help of his nocturnal friend, a catchy beat and joyable performances from Stephanie Haigh (Sherrie Chrisa bloodied axe, this hero to root for will branch out of his tian), Liam Tyssen (Drew Boley), Tristan Cullinan-Smayle comfort zone towards a life in the spotlight.

(Hertz Klinneman), Tim McLimont (Dennis DuPhee), Joel Written by Dylan Marshall and Earl Marrows, this is a Norman-Hade (Stacey Jaxx), Kaycie Walker (Regina), Nicki production about identity, defying societal expectations and Norman (Justice Charlier) and Vicki Damon (Constance). finding one’s place in a world that seems to have decided Michael Barron impresses as Franz Klinneman, especially for us, Pining For Affection is the charming, and witty when switching sides re his father’s proposed development. story.

Lee Geraghty and Jane Court’s set works great, and Scott Created and performed by a group of talented emerging Hili’s costume design includes some fabulous outfits. artists, the show is fuel-injected with fresh ideas and boundD’Arienzo’s story explores a boozy, drug-taking, foul-mouthed, less amounts of energy that you only get from a show that is sex-mad aspect of the 1980s’ music industry. This could risk designed with nothing but passion and love for making other young audience members misinterpreting the show as reprepeople laugh. sentative of 1980s society, which is untrue.

Dates: Tues., Sept, 14 - Sat Sept. 21.

For devotees of 1980s music – this could be the show for you.

Time: Tues - Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm Performance details: Until September 7 Cost: Full $25. Concession $22 Venue: Cardinia Cultural Centre, 45 Lakeside Drive, Cheap Tuesday: $18, Group 6+ $20 Pakenham.

Venue: Fringe Hub. Lithuanian Club Ballroom, 44 Errol Bookings: www.trybooking.com or 0407 090 354.

St, North Melbourne Please note: This show has coarse language and explicit Bookings and info: 9660 9666. melbournefringe.com.au content.

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Harmony on a roll

■ Soprano and violinist Harmony Lee, 18, is certainly making her way in the world of music and entertainment.

Her career resume has included performances with the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and she has studied Theatre at the VCA. Scholarships with the Maroondah Singers and Opera Scholars Australia have also added to her impressive achievements.

Harmony will perform at the Rosebud 50s Social Club on September 6 commencing 1.30pm and again as part of the Peninsula Showcase on October 4. Entry for both events is $5. rosebudover50s@gmail.com Phone: 5986 1923ood Friday

Music Life TV

■ A new music show is being piloted for free to air TV. Music Life TV will be produced locally with an emphasis on showcasing and supporting Australian music. Up and coming new artists will also feature alongside heritage acts. Local identity Soozie Pinder will host the program that will include new music releases, videos and interviews. The filming of the pilot episode with a live audience on September 9 at Lucky 13 Garage is already sold out.

Beccy at Frankston ■ Multi award winner Beccy Cole and The Sisters Of Twang will perform at the Frankston Arts Centre tomorrow (Aug 30) commencing 8pm. Tickets http:// artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/ - Rob Foenander

■ Comedy beast Aunty Donna has announced they'll perform a national tour of their April-released debut album, The Album, during October and November.

Their Melbourne performance is on Friday, November 2 at 8.00pm at Max Watts at 125 Swanston St, Melbourne.

The Album Tour follows the release earlier this year of 16 original songs written and performed by Aunty Donna, and will see the boys heading out to rock venues across the country to recreate the experience live from October, visiting Ballarat, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne.

For further details visit www.auntydonna.com - Cheryl Threadgold

Chesil Beach

■ The movie On Chesil Beach is set in the picturesque, real-life location of the same name in Dorset, Southern England.

Rugged scenery provides a background to this fascinating beach with its long, narrow bank of pebbles.

This is the honeymoon location for newlyweds Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle).

Based on the novel On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan and directed by Dominic Cooke, the story starts in 1962. Authentic props, music, settings and costumes capture this era well.

Music graduate Florence meets History graduate Edward. They fall in love, overcome their different socio-economic and family backgrounds, and marry.

Florence and Edward have respected the moral code for this era and wait until their wedding night to consumate the relationship. Meanwhile, Florence has studied a sex manual and is aghast at what lies ahead.

The flashbacks to various times in their lives interspersed with drawn out, painfully awkward

r Obser vbeiz On This Day Show

Wednesday Thursday August 29 August 30 ■ Actress Ingrid Bergman was born in Sweden in 1915. She died aged 67 in 1982.

British director Sir Richard Attenborough was born in England in 1923. He died in 2016.

American actor Elliott Gould was born in 1938.

Singer Michael Jackson: born 1958.

■ Actor Fred MacMurray was born in 1908.

The My Three Sons character died aged 83 in 1991.

Actress Joan Blondell was born in New York in 1909.

She died aged 70 in 1979.

Actor Timothy Bottoms was born in 1951 (66).

moments in the couple’s hotel room, help the audience understand their respective stories.

Florence is different in the flashbacks – we see a confident lead musician in her string quartet, her passion for classical music, and funloving in the couple’s carefree courtship.

Now she is withdrawn and nervous to confront the unknown.

The audience is unsure why the honeymoon is disastrous, save for a hint of something dark in Florence’s past.

Fast forward to 1975 and a little girl who enters Edward’s music store reminds him of the past.

In 2007, he hears on the radio of the special final concert recital by Florence’s quartet in the theatre she once dreamed of performing in.

The to-ing and fro-ing between the flashbacks and hotel room means the film takes a while to get there.

But it does, with an emotion-evoking ending, and a powerful message to persevere with following the heart, or risk lifelong consquences.

The great cast includes Saoirse Ronan (Florence Ponting), Billy Howle (Edward Mayhew), Emily Watson (Violet Ponting), Anne-Marie Duff (Marjorie Mayhew), Samuel West (Geoffrey Ponting). Adrian Scarborough (Lionel Mayhew), Bebe Cave (Ruth Ponting),Anton Lesser (Reverend Woollett), Mark Donald (Charles Morrell), Tamara Lawrance (Molly), Anna Burgess (Anne Mayhew) and Mia Burgess (Harriet Mayhew).

Duration: 110 minutes Rating: 7.5 out of 10.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Moonlight, Magnolias

■ The Athenaeum Theatre Lilydale presents Moonlight and Magnolias, a comedy by Ron Hutchinson until September 1 at 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.

This comedy written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Alan Burrows, is based on historical events behind the making of David O. Selznick’s famous movie Gone With the Wind.

Performance Details: Until September 1.

Times: Evening performances commence at 8.15pm. Pre-show sherries at 7.45pm. Matinees at 2.15pm, Pre-show sherries at 1.45pm. Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 39 – 41 Castella St., Lilydale. Tickets: $26/$24. Bookings: 9735 1777.

● Robert Mitchell ■ May Contain Traces of Reading was presented at The Butterfly Club.

The performer does not speak. He remains absolutely silent for the whole performance.

How can this be and yet allow for spontaneous laughter? Mitchell E. Roberts achieves this for the hour by use of scripted show cards, a power point screen and a laugh-ometer with a sliding scale arrow head.

Stand-up comedians deliver jokes fast and furious, this time not so furious but with a deal of audience participation helping through various scenarios.

Opening with a track of Simon and Garfunkel’s The Sounds of Silence the script that followed was influenced by, in his words, “Lano and Woodley, Monty Python and RowanAtkinson”.

A four-drawer filing cabinet held all the scripted cards that took us on our journey by introducing his alter ego Robert Mitchell by showing us his scripted show cards that prompted an abundance of hecklers who were treated with disdain and often an offensive carded rebound.

His many life’s experiences and often perils were delivered to the audience by having to read the cards and with Roberts using a combination of physical gesticulations and facial expressions.

Quips such as “do you have gluten free ice for my drink?”, when describing his time as a barman while a very physical dance movement to a Britany Spears hit had him mouthing the words as if in Karaoke style.

The concept of May Contain Traces of Reading needs a reactive and unconstrained captive audience to make it work.

At times it appeared as hard work but there were laughs and reactions that would have pleased the alter ego of Robert Mitchell. Another first at the Butterfly Club.

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Friday August 31

Saturday September 1

■ South Melbourne football legend Bob Pratt was born on this day.

US musician and comic actor Buddy Hackett was born in 1924. He died aged 78 in 2003.

American actor James Coburn was born in 1928. Died aged 74.

■ Happy birthday Madison Long, aged 7.

Canadian actress Yvonne de Carlo was born in 1922. She died 84 in 2007.

Boxer Rocky Marciano was born in 1923. He died aged 45 in 1969.

Country singer Conway Twitty was born in 1933. He died aged 59

Sunday September 2

Monday September 3

Tuesday September 4

■ Winemaker Wolf Blass is 84 Entertainer Ernie Sigley was born in Footscray in 1938 (80).

Australian singersongwriter Ted Mulry was born in 1949. He died aged 51 in 2001.

Tennis player Jimmy Connors was born in 1952. He is 66.

■ American actor Alan Ladd was born in 1913.

He died aged 50 in 1964.

Horse trainer T J Smith was born in 1918.

British actress Pauline Collins was born in 1940 (78).

Actor Charlie Sheen (Carlos Estevez) was born in 1965 (53).

■ Australian TV and radio presenter Keith Smith was born in 1917. He died aged 92 in 2011. He was The Pied Piper.

Australian Olympic swimmer Dawn Fraser was born in 1937 (81).

The late Darryl Cotton was born in 1949.

He died at the age of 62.

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

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● Megan Goldin ■ The next Sisters in Crime event will be held on Friday, September 7 at 8pm at the Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne.

Megan Goldin, Susi Fox and Pip Drysdale will talk to Janice Simpson about deception and delusion, revenge and retribution, and how Sun Tzu’s The Art of War helps if you’re hellbent on making him pay.

Megan Goldin is the author of the bestselling crime novel The Girl in Kellers Way. Her new book, The Escape Room (Penguin Random House), is set in the dog-eatdog world of Wall Street.

Four corporate high flyers are trapped in a lift for the weekend in what they presume is a team-building exercise – until they are told that their mission is to get out alive.

It is a gripping and original tale about greed, ambition and sexism – and what happens when one exploited woman decides to exact revenge.

Megan has worked as a foreign correspondent for the ABC and Reuters in Asia and the Middle East.

Date: September 7 at 8pm Venue: Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St., South Melbourne Tickets: $20 non-members; $15 concession; $12 Sisters in Crime and Writers Victoria members. Tickets not sold prior to the event will be available at the door for $22/$18/$15.

Dinner upstairs from 6.30pm (bookings not necessary); men or ‘brothers-in-law’ welcome.

- Cheryl Threadgold

One Act winners

■ For the 17th year, three plays have been judged as finalists in the National Playwright Competition for One Act Plays.

Playhouse Players Inc. announce the winning plays that will now go into rehearsal for performances at the beginning of December Bruce Shearer’s What A Clown tells us that it is a tough business being a clown, especially if you’re not a happy clown. A theatrical agency has difficulty placing Clarence at parties. But things could change.

In Two Minds by Rodney McLure where ‘Robert’ has two minds that inhabit and inhibit him in clear thinking and making up his mind with the simplest of things The minds grapple for control and who will win.

A Mausoleum contains ‘Barry Rudge’s’ long-dead relatives, some of whom are quite lively and have a lot to say as Barry is laid to rest. Grave Concerns by Harry Kolotas is a playful meditation on death, both pre-mortem and post-mortem with ‘Barry Rudge’ a very dissatisfied customer.

Cash awards will be made to these finalists at the awards ceremony after the final performances and at the same time there will also be ‘People’s Choice Awards’ where the audience vote during the performance season A call for three directors and cast is now detailed at www.playhouseplayers.org.au and expressions of interest can be sent to playhouseplayers@hotmail.com A rehearsal venue is available and performances will be at the Rentoul Theatre, Burwood.

- Graeme McCoubrie

Murder Village ■ Murder Village, an improvised Agatha Christie whodunnit, is being presented at Arts House at the Fringe Hub from September 24 – 21 (no show Monday).

Welcome to Murder Village: Population Decreasing. The show stars some of Melbourne's top improv comedy talent from The Big HooHaa, Impromptunes and Impro Melbourne.

Meet a colourful cast of British eccentrics, each more suspicious than the last.

They’re trapped in a hilarious off-the-cuff mystery so fiendish that only a genius could work out whodunnit.

The local police inspector may be incompetent, but luckily there’s a busy-body old lady with twinkling eyes who has a few theories...

Each Murder Village show is a new puzzle ● Amberly Cull and David Massingham in Murder Village. for audiences to unravel. Your votes decide via Photo: Mark Gambino secret ballot who lives, who dies and who will Murder Village is now heading down south be unmasked as the killer. See one show or all for the first time, and the destination ... is murseven, no mystery is the same.

This popular improvised format was devel- der!

Warning: Contains mild coarse language, oped for ImproMafia in Brisbane and played to adult themes (violence, staged violence) rave reviews.

Labelled at Hare Hole

■ Straight from the heartland of Alice Springs, CentralAustralia, comedian and anthropologist Jacci Pillar presents Labelled, a raucous journey about growing up different, recovery, bullies, stereotypes and non-conforming.

The show is presented September 24 – 26 at the Hare Hole in Collingwood. Bring your favourite mullet wig and remember how far we’ve come.

Labelled is an hour of comedic storytelling about stories about people. Or, more precisely, the ridiculous stereotypes embedded in those stories.

In real life, Jacci is an anthropologist living in remote places who has spent most of

● Jacci Pillar her life fighting for other people’s rights.

Social justice is her gig and her comedy emerged as a way of coping with remote life and the last 20 years of politics.

This show is a deeply per-

onal and funny reflection on her own unusual background and family life in the 1970s and 1980s.

Jacci has temporarily relocated to Melbourne to promote this show and get a grip on Melbourne life, to meet the inaccurate stereotype of the comedian, that is “broke and unemployed”.

Dates: September 24-26 Times: 9 pm, 60 mins.

Venue: Hare Hole (Hares and Hyenas), 63 Johnston St Victoria 3065 Tickets: $20 full price, $15 Concession Bookings: melbourne fringe.com.au or call 9660 9666.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Pied Piper at Fringe ■ The Pied Piper will be presented this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival on September 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 at Errol’s in North Melbourne.

Performer Hanna Marouchka says: “After 12 years living in Paris I wanted to bring something back to the city I grew up in.

“In Paris I make theatre for and with multilingual audiences. It is here my love of universal stories like The Pied Piper really developed as their familiarity across cultures transcends language barriers.

“Before fairytales became stories with happy endings told mainly to children, they were a way for adults to convey warning and hope, to each other as well as to the young.

“What wisdom can these stories pass on to today’s folk? This multi-layered show looks at how decisions of one generation impact on another and asks: What will our young make of the world we leave them?”

Countess Arabella dreams of ruling the world, guided by a destiny that is written in the stars.

Grandma bakes pies that taste like being held in big strong arms, while Fish Man grows tired of his pockets full of holes.

When rats Angela and Charles and their entire rat family move into Hamelin, the town is inconceivably changed.

This rewrite of an ancient legend is the result of a collaboration between award-winning

● Hanna Marouchka in The Pied Piper.

British director Lily Sykes, French composer Lucas Gillet and Paris-based Australian artist Hanna Marouchka.

Dates: September 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 Times: 3:30 pm (50 mins.)

Venue: Errol’s and Co, 69-71 Errol St, North Melbourne Tickets: Full $20, Conc $15, Child $14, Group 6+ $15 Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666 - Cheryl Threadgold

This Women’s Work ■ Following its debut at Melbourne's Butterfly Club, This Woman's Work - The Songs of Kate Bush is back on Friday, September 14 at 8pm As part of Melbourne Fringe Festival, self-professed Kate Bush enthusiast, Kate Finkelstein, will lead audiences through through a musical tribute to an artist who showed the world what a woman can do with a dream, a piano and a pair of red shoes.

Joining Kate Finkelstein will be a full band featuring Australian Rock Royalty Brett Garsed and Gerry Pantazis.

Hit songs include Wuthering Heights, The Man With The Child In His Eye, Babooshka, Cloudbust-ing, Running Up That Hill, The Red Shoes and many more.

This Woman’s Work is being presented for one night only.

Performance Date: September 14 at 8pm Cost: $28-$38 Venue: Lithuanian Club Main Theatre, 44 Errol St., North Melbourne.

Tickets: https://www.melbournefringe. com.au/festival-info/ticketing/ - Cheryl Threadgold

Hotel Bonegilla

■ A group of refugees arrive in Australia and are immediately placed in a military-style detention centre a long distance from populated areas.

They are tossed together with other nationals, some of whom have been on the other side of recent conflicts.

When they protest about their treatment and conditions the government sends in troops.

Sound familiar? It’s a comment on attitudes towards immigration that this story is set in 1947, not 2018.

In many ways the template for treating migrants was set then, at places like Bonegilla Migrant Centre, near Wodonga, where playwright Tess Lyssiotis drew inspiration for this new La Mama production of her 1983 play.

Ably directed by Laurence Strangio and passionately performed, Hotel Bonegilla looks at post-war Australia through the eyes of three young couples who have been through the mincer of World War II and sign up for Arthur Calwell’s assisted migration scheme.

The actors are Sean Paisley Collins, Tatiana Kotsimbos, Luca Romani, Alex Tsitsopoulos, Loukia Vassiliades and Martina Viglietti.

Australia is a land with lots of sheep but no shepherds. And no job or house either, so the couples are stuck in the camp with no money, wondering if they have made a very bad decision.

While the parallels between attitudes to refugees then and now are there to be made, Lyssiotis and Strangio keep this personal rather than political, honouring the journey of 300,000 ‘New Australians’ from Italy, Greece, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and other European countries who passed through the camp between 1947 and 1971.

There is no single, defining story of this experience. Some rioted in 1952 and 1961 and some came back to have their holidays at caravan parks beside the Hume Weir. They met suspicion and generosity, acceptance and hostility. Sound familiar?

Performance Dates: Until September 2 Venue: La Mama Courthouse, Carlton Tickets: $30/$20 Bookings and Details of Times: http:// lamama.com.au/2018-winter-program/hotelbonegilla“ – Review by Martin Curtis

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: DEADPOOL 2: Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy.

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz.

Year: 2018.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 119 Minutes Stars: ***½ Summary: Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy of supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-travelling mutant, Cable.

With a solid MA15+ Rating, this wildly imaginative, over-the-top follow-up to 2016s "Deadpool" runs thick and fast with adult ultraviolent action and gross out humour from the opening frame, throwing everything at you except the kitchen sink, and I'm sure that's in there somewhere if you look hard enough.

Running more on fumes than a full tank, the plot is as paper thin as a sheet of toilet paper, and even though the CGI and action sequences are what we have come to expect from the blockbuster Marvel stable, the rapid fire wall-to-wall gags are hit and miss as the "Inspector Clouseau" of super-heroes chews up the scenery.

Following a rogue experiment that left him with special powers, Ryan Reynolds returns as the twisted former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Deadpool, however, it is Josh Brolin as the time-travelling mutant, Cable, along with young Julian Dennison (from "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" - 2016) as the "Carrie" (esque) boy with supernatural powers, that gives the madness and mayhem solidity.

The sparks may not fly as bright in originality and freshness as the first outing, but from a James Bond title sequence parody (that is almost worth the price of admission alone) to Barbra Streisand's "Yentl" (1983) and Disney's "Frozen" (2013), nothing is spared or sacred, so there is a lot to enjoy.

But like most others in the super-hero universe this is two-folded, if you are a fan of the original you'll know exactly what to expect, no more and no less, however, if you are not a fan of the original you know exactly what you are going to get .... and don't turn off during the end credits.

FILM: THE OLD DARK HOUSE: Cast: Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart, Melvyn Douglas, Elspeth Dudgeon, Lillian Bond.

Genre: Comedy/Horror/Thriller.

Year: 1932.

Rating: G. Length: 72 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm travellers seek refuge in a gloomy and isolated, foreboding old mansion belonging to the extremely strange family, the sepulchral host, his obsessive, Delightfully quirky, richly textured dark gothic comedy-horror-thriller that became the template for many "old dark house" settings over the ensuing decades, most notably cartoonist Charles Addams' "The Addams Family" and the subsequent 1960s TV series and films, as well as the cult classic stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" and film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975).

Even science fiction has utilized the scenario numerous times, never more so prolific than Ridley Scott's landmark and equally influential "Alien" in 1979.

Directed with great flare and devilishly macabre wit by James Whale (1889-1957), he had just created the groundbreaking horror classic "Frankenstein" (1931), the definitive monster movie that would set the standard in the horror genre for generations to come, and would soon top it off to even greater acclaim with his masterpiece "The Bride of Frankenstein" in 1935.

Whale once again utilized the services of Boris Karloff, by this time a superstar due to the box office sensation "Frankenstein," the strikingly beautiful Gloria Stuart, who would become most known with audiences today as the elder Rose Dewitt Bukater in James Cameron's "Titanic" (1997) over six decades later, and another Whale favourite, veteran Ernest Thesiger, as a wickedly eccentric family head, who would almost reprise his role as the wonderfully outrageous Doctor Pretorius in "The Bride of Frankenstein" three years later.

The cast also includes the often scene-stealing Charles Laughton from the English stage in his first U.S. feature, newly- wed to Elsa Lanchester who would also go on to startle audiences and create screen history as "The Bride of Frankenstein," he would win the Best Actor Academy award the following year in "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), and rounding out the stellar cast are Raymond Massey, Melvyn Douglas, Lillian Bond, and British stage veteran Elspeth Dudgeon, unforgettable also in her screen debut.

Thought lost for decades, it was filmmaker Curtis Harrington (19262007) who conducted a long, demanding and extensive search which resulted in the negative being found and followed by a subsequent restoration, and now this timeless classic of gothic horror that inspires to this day is available in a stunning DVD and Blu-Ray restoration.

It is also another fitting tribute to the genius of filmmaker James Whale, the "Father of Frankenstein," the man who created a world full of God's and Monsters that have cast an overpowering shadow over all those that have followed in cinema in the decades since.

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews The Spy Gone North

rich, and known throughout the Asian territories. Nick's mother, Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), along with other wealthy acquaintances, don't approve, so Rachel will have to fight to keep her man. The film is full of glitz and glamour, colourfully designed and photographed, but what keeps this predictable, superficial (and overlong) endeavour afloat is its imminently likeable cast, with Wu, Golding, and particularly Awkwafina delivering refreshingly appealing performances.

RATING - ***

■ (MA). 137 minutes. Now showing at selected cinemas.

After enduring the idiocy and grand ineptitude of Mile 22, this more thoughtfully plotted South Korean thriller shows that there are film-makers out there who are aiming to entertain a more mature, demanding audience.

Based on a true story, the film deftly (and densely) covers the exploits of Park Suk-young (a mightily impressive Hwang Jung-min), an NIS agent who went undercover in North Korea during the mid-to- ■ (MA). 95 minutes. Opens in late 90s, to gather intel on whether cinemasAugust 30.

Kim Jong-il had successfully deBrainless and visually incoherveloped nuclear weapons. ent, this mind-numbingly awful efStrategically entrenched in the fort, apparently kicking off a future Kim regime, Park's life is put in franchise, embraces everything that danger when elections down South is wrong with modern movie acunexpectedly place the mission in tion. Mark Wahlberg stars as James 'Jimmy' Silva, a highly injeopardy.

Intelligently written, superbly telligent but dangerously unstable performed, beautifully crafted, and outsider who is taken in by the CIA, deliberately paced, this is enthral- and put in charge of an elite, secreling stuff that requires the audience tive team called Overwatch, who to pay attention, and director Yoon defeat terrorists that are attacking Jong-bin (Kundo: Age Of The world democracy. The group's latRampant) artfully develops each est assignment is to get ex-military intriguing layer, leading us to a poi- officer Li Noor (Iko Uwais) out of gnant, perfectly executed ending. the fictional South East Asian city of Indocarr, as evil government RATING - **** agents want him dead, due to his knowledge of the whereabouts of stolen nuclear material that could ■ (M). 112 minutes. Opens in se- destroy the world. Peter Berg's direction is atrocious, making the lected cinemas August 30.

Though not especially subtle, action practically incomprehenand featuring a subplot that feels sible, especially ruining Uwais' imcontrived and unnecessary, this is pressive fighting skills, while Lea otherwise an absorbing, well-acted Carpenter's script is devoid of drama, one that feels all-too-rel- character and story foundation and evant, given the state of the world details. Mark Wahlberg is completely over-the-top and obnoxious, today. the political viewpoint is simSet in Lebanon, the story cen- and plistic and offensively right-wing. tres on Tony Hanna (Adel Karam), inept variation on Clint a local mechanic who takes Pales- An The Gauntlet and Ritinian construction chief Yassar Eastwood's 16 Blocks.

Salameh (Kamel El Basha) to court chard Donner's RATING -* when the two lock horns over a minor incident, one that soon balloons out of control.

Co-writer/director Ziad Doueiri shows the conflict from both sides, making a number of powerful ■ (MA). 91 minutes. Now showpoints, but is slightly undercut by a ing in cinemas. conventional father-daughter plot Despite being overseen by the thread that reminds one of the 1991 son of the legendary Jim Henson Gene Hackman movie Class Ac- and his talented puppet workshop, this one-note, desperately unfunny tion. attempt to subvert the cuddly RATING - ***½ muppet universe never comes close to fulfilling its potential. In a world where humans and muppets live side by side, former police officer, now private detective, Phil Philips ■ (PG). 121 minutes. Opens in (voiced by Bill Barretta), reluctantly has to team up with ex-partner cinemas August 30.

With a trailer that promised very Connie Edwards (Melissa little, this romantic comedy is cer- McCarthy) to investigate a string tainly formulaic to its core, but does of murders involving the cast of an surprisingly offer some lightweight, 80's TV show. Todd Berger's script is pitiful, devoid of ideas, imaginagood-natured fun. laughs, while Brian Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is tion, andshows little interest in inan economics professor who has Henson jecting any kind of energy or bite been seeing Nick Young (Henry into proceedings. McCarthy is shrill Golding) for a year, and the rela- and grating, spewing forth a contionship is about to take another step tinuous stream of profane ad-libs forward when he asks her to ac- that are simply not funny. To see company him to his home in this kind of concept done right, Singapore, to attend his best please watch Peter Jackson's hifriend's wedding, but to also meet larious 1989 feature, Meet The his family.

Feebles.

This is where she discovers RATING - *½ Nick's secret; his family are super - Aaron Rourke

Mile 22

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Happytime Murders

Crazy Rich Asians

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THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. THE MEG. 2. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT. 3. BLACKKKLANSMAN. 4. MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN. 5. THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME. 6. THE DARKEST MINDS. 7. THE WIFE. 8. BOOK CLUB. 9. THE EQUALIZER 2.

10. GREASE - 40TH ANNIVERSARY. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: AUGUST 23: AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY, BOOK CLUB, HAPPYTIME MURDERS, MIRAI, SLENDER MAN, THE SPY GONE NORTH. AUGUST 30: CRAZY RICH ASIANS, KIN, LUIS AND THE ALIENS, MILE 22, THE FLIP SIDE, THE INSULT. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. DEADPOOL 2 [Action/Adventure/ Comedy/Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin].

2. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR [Action/ Fantasy/Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr].

3. LIFE OF THE PARTY [Comedy/Melissa McCarthy, Luke Benward, Gillian Jacobs].

4. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY & POTATO PEEL SOCIETY [Drama/Romance/Lily James].

5. LAST FLAG FLYING [Comedy/Drama/ Steve Carrell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne].

6. I FEEL PRETTY [Comedy/Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams].

7. A QUIET PLACE [Horror/Thriller/Drama/ Emily Blunt, John Krasinski].

8. RAMPAGE [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure/ Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Naomie Harris].

9. READY PLAYER ONE [Sci-Fi/Action/ Adventure/Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn].

Also: HURRICANE HEIST, FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL, MARY MAGDALENE, KINGS, TRUTH OR DARE, LOVE SIMON, BREATH, LBJ, CROOKED HOUSE, PETER RABBIT. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: GRINGO [Action/Crime/Comedy/Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo].

KODACHROME [Drama/Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen, Bruce Greenwood].

UNSANE [Drama/Thriller/Claire Foy].

SUPER TROOPERS 2 [Crime/Comedy/Paul Soter, Kevin Hefferman].

7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE [Crime/Drama/ Rosamund Pike, Daniel Bruhl].

LOVING PABLO [Drama/Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: GLADIATOR 4K-UHD + Blu-Ray [Action/ Drama/Russell Crowe].

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 4K-UHD + BluRay/Tom Hanks, Matt Damon].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: LUCIFER: Season 3.

JACK IRISH: Season 2.

ENDEAVOUR: Series 5.

THE FLASH: Season 4.

NARCOS: Season 3.

OUTBACK TRUCKERS: Season 6.

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES

● Elizabeth Hay. ■ MLIVE and Slingsby present Emil and the Detectives on Saturday, September 8 at 11am and 2pm at the Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton.

Winner of Best Presentation for Children at the 2018 Helpmann Awards, this is an optimistic kid’s own adventure story about a journey of discovery and self-discovery, exploring the value of friendships and learning about trust and taking risks, based on Erich Kästner’s classic detective novel.

This was the only pre-1945 work of the German author to escape Nazi censorship.

Emil and the Detectives tells the story of young hero Emil heading from a rural home to visit family in the big city when something valuable is stolen.

Emil soon meets Gustav and his wily band of child sleuths and together they take on the crowded, cosmopolitan streets of the city in a spirited pursuit of justice. Can a bunch of kids work together to uncover and outsmart the true criminal?

Emil and the Detectives is told by two actors immersed in smoke and mirrors, miniature worlds and a cinematic score.

Danielle Catanzaritti (Emil) and Nathan O’Keefe (MrGrundeis and everyone else) are exceptional performers who have worked together and separately with State Theatre Company of South Australia, Windmill Theatre and Brink Productions.

“Like most children’s classics, the key themes of the story are as relevant today as when the book was first published and audiences will relate to many of the challenges and decisions Emil faces’” says Slingsby Artistic Director Andy Packer.

The production brings together the creative talents of Andy Packer as Director, Composer Quincy Grant, Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham and Set Designer Wendy Todd.

Date and time: Saturday, September 8.

11am and 2pm Venue: Alexander Theatre, 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton Tickets: $15-$35.

Bookings: Online monash.edu/ mlive or call 9905 1111 - Cheryl Threadgold

ALLIANCE FRANÇAIS. At the Heart of May '68 An exhibition by Philippe Gras.

Fifty years on we look back at events that shook France to its core during the uprising of May 1068 in Paris.

This exhibition by photographer Philippe Gras offers a unique view of one of the most important moments in France's history, depicting the atmosphere n Paris in a way that is deeply moving and real, Alliance Français.

51 Grey St, St Kilda - Peter Kemp

Blue Stockings ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company presentsBlue Stockings from September 7-22 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.

Written by Berkshire-born Jessica Swale and directed by Natasha Boyd, Blue Stockings is set in 1896 and based on true facts. The title Blue Stockings is a derogatory term for female intellectuals.

The show’s action involves four talented female undergraduates and their campaigning to be allowed, like their male colleagues, to receive a formal degree qualification at the end of their studies.

The play touches on some of the issues surrounding the feminist ideals of the late 19th-century New Woman, including female bicycleriding, equal education rights, sexual autonomy, and political enfranchisement.

Though widely performed on the UK circuit, it has only been staged in Australia once in Sydney last year and now at Heidelberg Theatre. It is a demanding show that not only involves 19 actors playing 30 characters all in period costume, but also incorporates 25 scenes

● Juliet Hayday, Gilbert Gauci, Thalia Dudek, Tash Arancini (sitting) and Claire Abagia in Blue Stockings.

Photo: David Belton across quite a number of changing locations.

Performance Dates: September 7-22 at 8pm..

Matinees: September 9, 16, 22 at 2pm.

Venue: 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna Tickets: $27/$24 Bookings: 9457 4117 Email htc@htc.org.au

SHOWS

SHOWS

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Echoes (by Alistair Faulkner) Until August 30 at 82 Wells rd., Beaumaris. Director: Barbara Crawford. Tickets: $27/$24. Bookings: www.beaumaris theatre.com.au ■ The Basin Theatre Group: Burke's Company (by Bill Reed) Until September 1 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Graham Fly. Tickets: $27/$22. Bookings: 1300 784 668.

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Moonlight and Magnolias (by Ron Hutchinson) Until September 1 at 39 - 41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Alan Burrows.. Bookings: 1300 752126.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Other Desert Cities (by Jon Robin Baitz) Until September 1 at Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr Wilson and Carpenter Sts., Brighton. Director: George Werther. Bookings: 1300 752 126.

■ Essendon Theatre Company: An Unseasonable Fall of Snow (by Gary Henderson) Until September 1 at the Bradshaw St Community Hall, Bradshaw St, Essendon West. Director: Div Collins. Bookings: 0422 029 483.

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Dead Man's Cell Phone (by Sarah Ruhl) Until September 6 at 29a Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Bruce Cochrane. Bookings: 1300 131 552.

■ Adelphi Theatre Company: Three Plays in One Program! Passage (by David S. Raine), Thinking Aloud (by Emlyn Williams), Another Pair of Spectacles (a Farce by Victor Bridges), August 25 at 8pm, August 25, 26, September 1, 2 at 2pm at Booran Road Hall, 264 Booran Rd., Ormond. Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $15/ $12. Bookings: 9690 1593.

■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC): Rock of Ages August 25 - September 7 at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, 45 Lakeside Drive, Pakenham. Director: Jane Court. Bookings: www.trybooking.com ■ Track Youth Theatre: Oh What a Knight! (by Hayley Lawson Smith August 31 - September 1 at the Renaissance Theatre, 826 High St., kew East. Director: Breanna Dioguardi. Bookings: 0424 523 222.

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: Vere (by John Doyle) August 31 - September 8 at Cnr Yarra St. and Mitchell Ave., Warrandyte. Director: Ruth Richter. Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=400949 ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Pack of Lies (by Hugh Whitmore) August 31 - September 15 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Cheryl Ballantine Richards.

Bookings: 9587 5141 or

www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Track Youth Theatre: Oh What a Knight!

The Tale of Don Quixote (script by Hayley Lawson-Smith; Music and lyrics by Ed Bailey) 31August at 7pm, 1 September at 2pm and 7pm at The Renaissance Theatre, 828 High St., Kew. Director: Breanna Dioguardi. Tickets: $20/ $12.50. Bookings: www.trybooking.com/ WMNL ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Blue Stockings (by Jessica Swale) September 7 - 22 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna.

Director: Natasha Boyd. Bookings: www.htc.org.au ■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Chicago September 7 - 15 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Craig Maloney; Musical Director: Peter Verhagen; choreographer: Renee Maloney. All Tickets $30.

Bookings: 9012 5897 or phoenix@phoenixtheatrecompany.org Please note: September 14 at 8pm will be an Auslan interpreted performance.

Latest shows, auditions

AUDITIONS

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Alice in Wonderland August 26 and September 2 at 1.00pm at 36 Turnham Ave.., Rosanna. Director: Rhys Purdey.

Enquiries: 0400 297 686.

■ Williamstown Little theatre Inc: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) August 29 at 7.30pm at 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Peter Newling. Enquiries: peter.newling@gmail.com ■ Williamstown Little Theatre Inc: The Mountaintop (by Katori Hall) September 5, 10 at 8.00pm at 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Kris Weber. Enquiries: kris@keweber.com ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Inheritance (by Hannie Rayson) September 8 at 2.00pm, September 10 at 6.30pm at 63 Turnham Rd., Rosanna. Director; Tim Scott. Enquiries: timascott56@gmail.com ■ The Basin Theatre Group: Murder by Natural Causes (by Tim Kelly), September 16 at The Basin Theatre, Cnr. Doongalla Rd., The Basin.

Director: Bob Bramble. Enquiries: bobbramble2013@gmail.com ■ The 1812 Theatre: Breaking the Code September 16, 17 at 7.00pm at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Malcolm Sussman.

Enquiries: 0417 141 803.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Good People (by David Lindsay Abaire) September 24 at 7.30pm . Director: Helen Ellis. Enquiries: ellisproductions@me.com

TRANSISTOR SISTER

● Chloe Black in Transistor Sister.

■ Transistor Sister starring Chloe Black will be presented September 20 - 28 at 8.15pm at the Pilgrim Bar, Federation Wharf.

Tasmanian comedian Chloe Black is no spring chicken. She has been doing stand up for 17 years but two years ago came out as transgender and has been performing as her true self ever since.

She gives insights into living as both genders and shares her outlook on dating, coming out, living true to yourself and finding a comfortable pair of shoes.

Chloe began her stand-up career in Adelaide (at the famed Rhino Room) over 17 years ago. She was a Raw Comedy National Finalist in 2001 although she may have performed back then under another name.

She is a broadcaster on Edge Radio in Hobart as co-host of Film Central and her own show It's Always Midnight Somewhere, which she says is a phantasmagorical mix tape of film-scores and punk rock, every Sunday night.

“When I came out as transgender I seriously almost quit comedy but I found out the human desire to tell stories is the most natural instinct I know. I couldn't stop if I tried,” says Chloe.

“This show is funny and insightful and the process of its creation helped me through my transition.Also, I'm incredibly proud of it”.

Dates: September 20 -28, (No Show Sept 27) Times: 8:30pm-9:20 pm (50 minutes) Venue: Pilgrim Bar Federation Wharf, 1519 Federation Drive, Melbourne Tickets: $25.00 Full $20.00 Concession $15.00 Cheap Tuesday $20.00 (Group 6+) Bookings: visit melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666.

- Cheryl Threadgold

ECHOES ■ Beaumaris Theatre presents Echoes until September 1 at 82 Wells Rd, Beaumaris.

Written by Alistair Faulkner and directed

by Barbara Crawford, Echoes tells of Rose, a charming and dignified old maiden lady, who, after many years of being on her own, is living out her twilight years in a country nursing home which has strong links to her younger days.

As Rose's health declines, past and present in her mind begin to melt into one. She recalls vivid memories of the Great War and we learn something of her family life, her time as an ambulance driver, her love for a young Flying Corps pilot and the heroic exploits of her Flying Corps ‘Ace’ brother, through several flash-back scenes.

Performance Details: Until September 1 Venue: Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris Tickets: $27/$24 Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre. com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Moir Stakes: early market ■ One of the most competitive sprint races, the Moir Stakes to be run at Moonee Valley on Grand Final Eve (Friday, September 28), is certain to attract a majority of top class sprinters for the big night.

This year Sportsbet has the Darren Weirtrained, four-year-old Nature Strip as the early favourite in front of Vega Magic and Redzel.

Nature Strip is now with his third trainer in the matter of months, and Darren Weir, who now has the reins, is confident that the son of Nicconi can win big races.

He is being quoted for Moir Stakes at the short odds of $3.50.

He's picked up just more than $ 600,000 from his 10 starts, winning seven of those.

The latest being over the short at Morphettvillebeating Tony Mc Evoy'sgood filly, Sunlight.

Sunlight franked that form with a strong win second up with a gutsy win in the Quezette Stakes over 1100 metres at Caulfield.

On the second line in the Moir is the smart older sprinter, Vega Magic, who won in great style for the Hayes-Dabernig team at Euroa.

One of the best sprinters going around in Australia, he was unlucky in the inaugural, Everest Stakes behind Redzel, who relegated him into second spot for the big money.

He is all class and the Hayes-Dabernig team will have him spot if they decide to run him at the Valley which he handles OK. Redzel, prepared by the top team of Peter Snowden, and his son Paul, is all class.

Redzel was elevated to the best sprinter in the world after Chautauqua went amiss.

At the top of his game he is the one to beat and handles the Valley well.

The Snowdens will have him spot on the night, if they decide to run him.

His main target of course is another crack the rich Everest stakes in Sydney worth a total of $17million.

Last year when Redzel won the race his connections picked up the first prize of over $5 million.

Sunlight, as mentioned earlier, is on the next line, but it is a big ask for the three-year-old filly in open company if she goes around.

The top Newcastle mare, In Her Time, one of the best sprinting mares in Australia, always gives of her best and her trainer, Ben Smith, has been right on the ball with her of late.

On the next line is Viddora, another top notch sprinter who has been dogged by injuries.

She was one of the big chances in the Robert Sangster in Adelaide but went amiss.

Now a six-year-old, Viddora, prepared by Lloyd Kennewell in South Australia, has won over $2 million in stakemoney.

The Darren Weir Brave Smash, another of his imports, is smart and in his career has won over $2 million with eight wins and five minor placings from 20 starts.

The good mare, Shoals, from the Anthony Freedman barn, is a winner of Group One Races and is smart, but the Valley worries me a bit if she goes around.

She has only raced 10 times for seven wins and three minor placings and is good.

Bookies have listed the recent T.J.Smith winner, Trapeze Artist, with leading Sydney trainer, Gerald Ryan, is good, but it puzzles me why Sportsbet has him at the long odds of $21.

Of the others another good sprinter listed is Malaguerra, a good sprinter on his day, with Peter Gelagotis, at the luxury odds of $26.

Sportsbet have the troubled Chautauqua quoted at $26 also.

● Nature strip wins in style at Flemington. Racing Photos as the Premier Metropolitan jockey for the 201718 season.

One of the best people in racing, Oliver puts in the hard yards; despite his seniority he still walks the tracks, in all conditions.

He deserved the honour as he has proved his value over the years with wins in the big ones such as Caulfield and Melbourne Cup and other big feature events.

Other notable winners include Irish trainer, Joseph O'Brien, the son of legendary trainer, Aidan, who won the Melbourne Cup last year with his first starter in the race, Rekindling.

He became the youngest ever trainer of a Melbourne Cup winner.

Another leading rider who is taking all before him is, Damian Lane, who won the Victorian Jockey's Premiership Trophy with 129 wins.

He was also, voted by his fellow riders, as the most valuable jockey in a new category.

The evergreen, Oliver, was a convincing winner of the Breasley Medal gaining 10 more votes that his nearest challenger and another great in Craig Williams, with 44 wins, and Damian Lane next on 36.

Apprentice jockeys, Ethan Brown and Ben Allen, filled the top five placings with 34 and 29 votes respectively.

Williams, who was favoured to claim his sixth Scobie Breasley medal, didn't leave empty claiming his third consecutive Roy Higgins Medal after riding the most winners (63) in the season just ended.

Like Williams,Allen, won the Victorian Apprentices Jockeys' Premiership with 79 winners.

It was Allen's second win, having scored in 2016.

- Ted Ryan

Ted Ryan

How good is he?

■ Champion jockey, Damien Oliver, who has won just about everything except the Melbourne to Warrnambool Bike Race, has done it again.

For a record ninth time he was won the coveted Scobie Breasley Award.

Would you believe it is 22 years ago when he won the inaugural Medal?

You have got to go back to 1996, when he saluted, while last year he was acknowledged

● Vega Magic takes out the Blenchingly at Caulfield. Racing Photos

● ● The Hill-Smith family's Heggies Vineyard: to stand by the lake, directly across from the vines and taste the wines they produce is a great privilege.

■ There's a lovely story to the illustration on the label of the Hill-Smith family's Heggies wines in high country of the Eden Valley, bordering South Australia's legendary Barossa Valley.

The label features an illustration of a man on a horse - Colin Heggie, a local grazier whom the Hill-Smiths brought the property from, aboard Jack, his faithful chestnut.

Legend has it that Jack knew his way home so well that the local publican would just make sure that Colin was in the saddle, then slap Jack on the behind, and the horse would safely deliver Colin.

Apocryphal or not, it's a nice story.

The vineyard is only about six kilometres as the crow flies from the Hill-Smiths' Pewsey Vale, which I wrote about visiting, but it's completely different.

It's lower down and more protected, and I'm sure that its large lake has an ameliorating effect on conditions there.

That's why they can grow and male exceptional chardonnay as well as riesling, which is the sole occupant at Pewsey Vale these days.

Once again, to stand by the lake, directly across from the vines and taste the wines they produce is a great privilege, one that the family's team wants to deliver to visitors.

A deck overlooking the lake, and a nearby kitchen, mean that it's more immediately ready to accept tourists but I sincerely hope they are shown both vineyards.

The differences are substantial, though you can actually walk between them. It's suggested though, that you begin the trek at Pewsey Vale and take advantage of a downhill run.

WINE REVIEWS Heggies Vineyard Estate 2017 Riesling ($24): This is immediately softer, rounder and more floral than the riesling from Pewsey Vale but it is still distinctly varietal and dis-tinctly regional.

It's zesty and delicious now but will certainly repay a decade's thoughtful cellaring.

The winemaker's notes suggest matching with a salad of green mango and crisp noodles.

I really can't do better than that.

Shaw Vineyard Estate 2014 Merlot($28): If all Australian merlot was this good - instead of the sweetened up stuff often pedalled by our major producers and destined principally for the American market - I'd be much more receptive of the variety.

This is rounded and shows a completely dry palate with lots of dark-berry flavour and of medium weight. Like good cabernet, a great match for lamb.

WINE OF THE WEEK Heggies Vineyard Estate 2016 Chardonnay ($30): A tribute to modern chardonnay-making, thus lovely dry white has both plenty of altitude-induced stonefruit and loads of winemaker-provided complexity.

Look for creaminess and nuttiness induced

by French-oak fermentation and maturation.

Enjoy with white-fleshed fish in a gingery sauce or scallops with just about any Asianinspired sauce.

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Deck-Doc

Local company chosen as best in the world

For many years Deck-Doc has been supplying retailers throughout Australia with their premium range of timber and decking oils.

For the past three years, Deck-Doc has been predominantly selling their products online to service the whole of Australia as well as international customers.

Deck-Doc was recently chosen over other companies to supply their oils to an international company and is in the process of sealing an agency agreement for exclusive distribution and selling rights in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Deck-Doc timber oil is environmentally friendly and the business has been manufacturing unique, lanolin-based timber oil in Geelong for 15 years.

The formula was developed by Robert Hylands to preserve the natural oils and tannins in the timber.

The timbers oils and tannins determine the colour of the timber.

If the tannins dry out, the timber will lose its own natural colour.

The formula is made up of many different plant oils, waxes and lanolin and designed to stay soft and pliable when absorbed into the surface layers of the timber, therefore will not solidify and form a hard membrane of the surface.

It will move with the timber during all weather conditions preventing water absorption and drying out of the tannins.

Mr Hylands first developed the timber oil when he noticed there was nothing on the market that preserved the timber and protected the timber’s natural colour.

Before his time at Deck-Doc, he gained experience when he owned a factory making hand carved, handpainted wooden decoy ducks for duck hunters.

The timber used for the ducks had to maintain its natural colour and stay on the water without absorbing moisture.

After extensive research, he found lanolin (wool grease) gave excellent water repellency as well as UV protection.

Mr Hylands developed lanolin-based timber protection oil and found the water-repellent protection and preservative way far superior and says lanolin is “Nature’s natural UV protection”.

Lanolin comes from the wool of sheep and is extracted from the fleece.

It is a substance that waterproofs, insulates, and protects sheep from the cold, wind, rain and harmful CV sun rays.

Deck-Doc uses the best merino wool to extract lanolin.

Throughout history ancient mariners such as the Vikings used lanolin to protect, waterproof and preserve the wooden boards on their ships.

Many of the ships were away from their home bases for many years and their ships were subjected to wild storms at sea.

They survived thanks to the protection of Lanolin.

Deck-Doc invites all to visit their showroom in Moolap for free advice in a number of important issues concerning timber care.

There is a large selection of timber types that have been exposed to severe weather conditions, enabling people to understand the importance of choosing a suitable timber type. for the right application.

Also know what happens to the different types of decking stains and coatings, how they weather, and the maintenance required.

The friendly staff have useful hints for anyone preparing to build a new deck.

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WINTER IS HERE, ORDER YOUR TANK NOW

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Learning to Ride

Balance Bikes from Ivanhoe Cycles Balance Bikes (also called training bikes) are pedalless bikes designed to provide fun and exercise and to teach the basic skills of steering, balance and co-ordination.

They are suited to a child from 2 to 5 years of age.

The child simply sits astride the balance bike and "walks" while steering with the handlebars.

It effectively allows them to learn balance without having to learn to pedal at the same time. It cuts the learning "gradient" down. They are also called pre bikes or first bikes.

Balance bikes are becoming increasingly popular, as it is so much easier to learn to ride. Learning to ride can be achieved at their own pace. A less confident child can “walk� it around for as long as they like, then

when ready, they can gradually lift their feet and scoot along until they are ready to simply push off and just roll along.

More confident kids will be flying around with huge smiles in no time at all.

Because they have a sturdy aluminium or steel frame and well constructed wheels they are virtually trouble free, and can be passed down from child to child.

BYK E250L PURPLE $219

GIANT PRE BIKE - RED $199

Mongoose Lilgoose WNR Girls Balance Bike 12 Inch $179

Byk E250L Purple - Girls 14inch Balance Bike

12 inch boys balance bike that is a perfect gradient for learning to ride a real bike

The low stand-over height makes it very easy to get on and off the bike,

LIL ZOOMER BALANCE BIKE - GREEN $99

BYK E200L $189

Little Zoomer Balance Bike in any colour. A fun way to teach balance and coordination! Suitable 2-4 years.

Byk E200L. Balance Bikes make it so much easier for your child to learn to ride.

MONGOOSE LILGOOSE WNR BOYS BALANCE BIKE 12 INCH $179 The Mongoose Lilgoose Balance bike is not only one of the cutest designs we've seen on a training bike.