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a, l “The enthusiasm of thel } Sop h iasb u rgh ' plafis Operetta Lindsay. “The day I'announced the first audition 50 children turned out. That number had to l . _ be cut in half but we still have a l m ‘ _ Wayne Lindsay, prlnclpal 9f remarkable cross~section of . ‘ ‘ So hiasburgh Central PUbhc students from grades two Scliool is excited aboli‘th'thi: . ‘ through eight. l -. - tta. “ IS . .. ’ iéhtfltsfiiisfn‘flis mm . e Tlslss toggaregta provssds ‘ am he said. . xce en r mg opportumt Prrclfsflre three part Operetta . 1 gor élgedstudents Sald Mrs oa r1 ge. er came about, T ‘ Efcrgrdfigym Mr. Lindsay, : “One girl told me that by the through the efforts of Karfin . time she is finished with the l Martin a parent vo‘llmlieer “Y o Operetta and the band she will has been contributing her time be able to read music," said l . to the school for the past two ' Mrs. Martin. “That's what we _ _ _ years. are here for. isn’t it; The \ " gift ’5 “I started my volunteer W9l‘k ‘ Operetta gives them a chance to J _ its; h 1 in out with the realeg use their v01ce1n an Interesting r; w'1;'3 ep agm" said Mrs. Martin, way. They can really learn ‘ , ' , E33132 1%:ng am an organist and when they are interested." , ' Ail: :21 interested in music so I took on So h'asbu'r h has a 32‘ iece . v 3" ’- - ' lessons in grades p l .g - p - when,» 3' the Slngmg The idea V - band of which Mr. Lindsay IS 17:52,: 11:: "‘1 one and two last year-etta came . very proud. Grades six to eight » ’ at; 1,13 ;_. of putting 0“ an oper d tion can now have instrumental 'in fig“: it: :3; , to me then and tglstrillfinlfian-n their classes. The students {xii/~33 h; ‘8 is the result 0f t a . . raised the money for the z ‘ exam 7"”7; The students. Mrs- Martin .instruments themselves and ,‘ fir/’55”; figgff and staff member Susan BF0?d‘ . because of these extras music i ; 53‘2-5: 3’ u; 5: ‘,_ V bridge have. been 1' ehersmg has enjoyed a boost in popular- }? ;V;§s’s.? : . 3S -‘ . s since the begmnlngqof 0294301)” ‘ ity among the children. w " * '- a ‘ ~ ' ht ov. . . . . F' John Van Vliet and Tom Sawyer, JaCQb for Opening.“ 7_. , _ . “The children have been l I HUCk In”, 9 for the Operetta to be held In F. ‘ great, so enthus1astic and the . Kempenaar prepar s 1976‘ fl November. ,. ,s - ' cooperation from the parents } has been tremendous." said Mr. Lindsay. “They have been driving the children to practic- 3 es, making costumes and 1 working on the props. Lake Ontario Cement supplied the materials for the props which , are unique in their construction. l They are reversible and also ‘ fold up." The reason the props are made to fold is that the'students hope to thake their operetta. on tour. After so much work and time they feel they would like to present their production to other schools. North Marys- burgh Public School has already expressed a desire to have .the Operetta visit there. “The public will enjoy Tom Sawyer." said Mrs. Martin,” it is a lively and interesting three ? part operetta. It will be running . for three nights here at Sophiasburgh, Nov. 24, 25 and ‘ 26.