Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7 pm
John M. Parrott Art Gallery, 3rd Floor
Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle
St., Belleville, ON
Excerpts from Gypsy and Burying the Hangman
The Quinte Arts Council and the John M. Parrott Art Gallery present the Third Thursday Arts and Culture Jam on Thursday, May 15 beginning at 7 p.m. in the galleries on the third floor of the Belleville Library on Pinnacle St., downtown Belleville.
The jam will begin with excerpts from the Belleville Theatre Guild’s upcoming production of the musical, Gypsy, starring Olivia Lloyd, Debra Tosh, Al Zaback and Jenica Hammett. Then we’ll see excerpts from Richard Turtle’s new play, Burying the Hangman, a play that has been receiving much buzz and great reviews.
The popular musical Gypsy by Arthur Laurentis, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jules Styne, is the story of the hard-driven stage mother, Mama Rose, and her daughter Louise who becomes the 1930's burlesque queen, Gypsy Rose Lee. Wonderful musical numbers include Let Me Entertain You, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Together, Wherever We Go and many more.
Burying the Hangman opens on a Montreal street in 1938 where the 73-year-old Arthur English, who used the pseudonym Arthur Ellis, reflects on his past. As a youth in England he witnessed his first public hanging and later as a member of the British Army he earned an exemplary reputation as a hangman. This led to his being approached by the Canadian government to become the country’s official executioner. He would ultimately replace John Radclive, a hard-drinking man, not know for his subtleties nor for his patience. But sadly Arthur English would be remembered largely for a single botched hanging in Montreal that ended his long career.
Richard Turtle was a staff reporter, photographer, columnist and editor for numerous newspapers, magazines and periodicals before moving to the Quinte area where he continues to write.
This is the last Arts and Culture Jam of the season. Please join us! For information, call 613-962-1232 or 613-968-6731.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
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