Showcase Theatre will pre-
sent Moliere’s classic comedy
“The Misanthrope’ as its first
presentation of the new season.
Curtain will be at 8:30 Nov. 3-4
and 10-11 with special student
performances at 8 on Nov. 2 and
9. Located at 39 North Washing-
ton St., Wilkes-Barre, Showcase
is Wyoming Valley's only arena
theatre.
Kathleen Jonsson, 127
Warden Ave., Trucksville, will
portray one of the leading
characters of the play. She has
appeared in numerous other
productions including ‘‘The
Boys from Syracuse,” “Sound
of Music,” ‘Bells are Ringing”
and *‘Skin of your Teeth.”
The play is being directed by
Gene Santarelli with Charles
Bulford as stage manager.
Molly Jackiewiez is coordi-
nating the design and execution
of the 17th century costumes.
Michael Gallagher is featured
all mankind and attempts to
expose the follies of the lords
Miriam Weisbord, newly-
electegfrecording secretary for
the SitWonia da Camera, has
announced the kick-off of the
chamber orchestra’s first
annual ticket drive.
Using facilities at College
Misericordia, Mrs. Weisbord,
aided by Mrs. Harry Swepston
and Mrs. Robert Maturi, is
mailing invitations to hundreds
of Back Mountain residents,
providing information on the
Sinfonia’s 1972-73 concert series
and inviting membership in the
organization. Three types of
memberships are being offered,
Patron, Adult, and Student, all
at different prices. The ticket
drive is scheduled to be con-
cluded by Nov. 20, according to
Mrs. Weisbord.
Also assisting in the
organization’s first mem-
bership -drive is Sister Marie
Dolores Moore, RSM, acting
chairman of the board for
Sinfonia. Coordinating the ef-
forts of several board members,
Sister Marie Dolores has aided
in the invitation mailing and in
Sister ‘Marie Dolores Moore,
initiating several promotional
activities. ;
The Sinfonia da Camera’s
first concert has been scheduled
for ‘Nov. 29 at College
Misericordia with two ad-
ditional concerts scheduled for
Feb. 7 and May 9. Seating for
each concert will be limited to
672 persons.
Tickets may be ordered by
contacting the Music Depart-
ment at College Misericordia or
by writing to Mrs. Weisbord in
care of the college.
Final preparations are being
discussed by the committee for
the International Fashion Show
to be/@onsored by the Dallas
Junior Woman's Club.
Utterly feminine with
beautiful color is the attractive
mood of the elegant dressing for
holiday parties in the 1972-73
fall-winter collection of
designer originals to be shown
by Hess’s department store of
Allentown.
The Dallas Junior Woman’s
August Strazdus, RD 3,
Dallas, was honored at a sur-
prise birthday party Saturday
night at the Stone Ridge, Fern-
Brack Phillips in
Symphonic Band
Brock Phillips son of Mr. and
Mrs. ;Walter S. Phillips, 176
Laurel Lane, Trucksville, is
currently performing with the
Gold Symphonic Band of Ithaca
College.
The Symphonic Band is
recognized as one of the finest in
the country and gives many on
and off campus performances
during the year.
Mr. Phillips is majoring in
music at Ithaca. He is a 1971
graduate of Dallas Senior High
School.
brook. The party was given in
honor of his 65th birthday Oct.
31 by his children: Richard,
Raymond, Karen Strazdus and
Sandra Sheehan, all of Dallas.
Other guests celebrating their
birthdays on Halloween were
Mrs. Paul Patrick and Leighton *
Scott.
Decorations followed a fall
and Halloween theme.
Guests included: Dorothy
Strazdus, Mrs. William
Mesaris, Leonard Strazdus,
Mrs. Ben Strazdus, Mrs. John
Strazdus, Mrs. Sophia Patrick,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Patrick,
Mrs. George Fetch, Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Rekalitis, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Welitchko, Joan
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Leighton
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Strazdus, Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Strazdus, Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn Sheehan, Karen Strazdus
and the guest of honor.
Club will present Hess’s newest
Import Fashion Collection and
ready-to-wear fashions in a
dazzling show Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.
at the Dallas Junior High School
auditorium.
Mrs.
president
William Davis,
of the Club is
honorary chairman. Co-
chairmen are: Mrs. Robert
Yarashus and Mrs. Harry
Bernardi. In charge of tickets
are Mrs. Jerry A. Paxton, Mrs.
Dwight A. Nunemacher and
Mrs. Hank Wasilewski. Mrs.
James C. Thomas Jr., Mrs.
Robert Richardson, and Mrs.
Richard J. Brady will be ticket
takers; Mrs. William
Kalinowski, Mrs. Paul Lauer,
Mrs. John Schray, and Mrs.
John Oravitz Jr. will handle
publicity; Mrs. James H.
Balmer, Mrs. Fred Kwasnik,
Mrs. David Perry, Mrs. Ed-
ward J. Lyons, Mrs. Ivor
Williams, props and stage; Mrs.
Joseph Martini and Mrs. Josef
Reese, posters; Mrs. John A.
Cacozza, Mrs. Donald R. Lloyd,
Mrs. Leon Adessa are chairmen
of the buffet, Mrs. Jay Niskey,
invitations; and Mrs. David
Wojciechowski, programs and
chorale.
Tickets may be purchased
from club members in advance
or at the door.
The Dallas Woman’s Club
Chorale will also entertain.
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and ladies of French aristo-
cracy. In the end, he becomes a
victim of his own hypocrisy.
The comedy of this play is
derived from the exaggerated
characterization and the excel-
lent wit of the author. It is
further enhanced by the use of
the arena stage and the con-
struction of ‘various platforms
and ramps which allows the
action to take place in front of
and on the sides of the audience.
Included in the cast are: Toni
Jo Holland, William Rowett,
Edward Goman, Robert
Hensley, Joseph Tomashefski,
Bob Walker and Joseph Krainz.
Production members include:
Virginia J. Jenkins,
Bride of R.O. Toth
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Jenkins, 83 Perrin Ave.
Shavertown, announce the
marriage of their daughter Vir-
ginia Jane, to Richard Oliver
Toth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Toth, Somerville, N. J., Aug. 25.
Virginia is a graduate of
Dallas Senior High School and
attended Wilkes College.
Mr. Toth graduated from
Somerville High School, and
served three years in Germany
with the U. S. Army. He grad-
uated from Wilkes College in
1972 ‘and is affiliated with the
Somerville Trust Bank, Somer-
ville, N. J.
Holy Name Society
To Sponsor Talk
On Prison Reform
The Holy Name Society of
Gate of Heaven Church will
conduct a meeting Nov. 13 at 8
p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
A guidance officer and some
residents of Chase Institute will
speak to the members of the
society and answer questions
about prison and prison reform.
On Nov. 17 the Society will
hold a Turkey Bingo in the
school cafeteria.
Amy Lawrence
In Concert Choir
Amy Lawrence, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Lawrence, 123 White Birch
Lane, is a member of the con-
cert choir at Denison Univer-
sity, Granville, Ohio. The choir
gives two major performances
each year.’
Miss Lawrence is a senior.
‘Tobacco Road’
On Sem Screen
Tobacco Road, the fourth in
Wyoming Seminary’s current
series of films based on epoch
books and novels, will be
presented Nov. 8.
The classic will be shown in
Pettebone Dickson Student
Union on Sprague Avenue
beginning at 8 p.m.
Photo by Alex Rebar
Michele Mulvey, Janyne Nail,
Carol Quinn, Alicia Novinski,
Barbara Pettengill, Daniel
Siani, John Cenera, Bert
Mangino, Richard Pieri, Jim
Simko, Michael Mulvey, Sam
Fabbrini and John Chervak.
Ticket reservations can be
obtained by calling the theatre
evenings at 823-9864.
Durbin Class
Plans Projects
Betty Dixon, Elmcrest, was
hostess recently at a meeting of
the Durbin Class of the United
Methodist Church, Dallas. She
was assisted by Louise Colwell
and Harriet Miller.
Plans for a $5 Talent Project
were formulated. Each
member will present the re-
turns of her expanded projects
at the Nov. 28 meeting, which
will be held at the home of
Louise Colwell, Church Street.
Louise Dickinson will host the
Christmas dinner.
Members exchanged stories
of experiences they had during
the flood. In addition to personal
experiences, their stories in-
cluded participation of the
Dallas Church in feeding and
housing refugees and Army
personnel.
Attending were Marilyn
Akers, Betty Cease, Lois Labar,
Mary Reese, Rae Taylor, Doro-
thy Blase, Ruth Maury, Alice
Brown, Louise Dickinson,
Louise Hess, Alberta Oliver,
Stella Bulford, Helen Eggles-
ton, and the hostesses.
Bridal Shower
For Miss Rice
Patricia Rice, Nanticoke, was
guest of honor at a bridal
shower recently given by Mrs.
Clarence Myers and Mrs.
Roland Bulford at the home of
Mrs. Myers, Overbrook
Avenue.
Mrs. Bulford and Mrs. Foster
Bulford presided at the tea table
which was arranged with a
centerpiece of pink rosebuds,
milk glass, and silver service.
Twenty-five guests were
present.
Miss Rice and Gary Miers of
Jackson will be married Nov. 11
Solo Parents
Set Meeting
The Solo Parents Club of the
Wilkes-Barre YM-YWCA will
hold a general meeting Nov. 9 at
the YMCA building, South
Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.m.
All parents who are divorced,
widowed or separated are in-
vited to attend.
Plans for the club’s upcoming
smorgasbord scheduled Nov. 18
at the Continental Inn, Luzerne,
will be discussed.
For additional information
about the Nov. 9 meeting, inter-
ested persons are encouraged to
contact Lou Williams at 696-2538
or Maude Cloak. 675-2356.
Photo by Alex Rebar
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With the Yuletide season less
than two months away, Fran
Brown of Lehman is beginning
her holiday baking and she has
graciously consented to share
her recipe for her family’s
favorite fruit cake with our
readers.
Because Fran is kept quite
busy with taking care of her
family and her work at the local
campus of Penn State Univer-
sity, she begins her prepara-
tions for the holidays weeks
before Thanksgiving. This is
especially true of the fruit cake
which she claims improves in
flavor the longer it stands.
The former Fran Lepkosky of
Plymouth, she and her husband
Thomas moved to the Back
Mountain area in 1951, living in
Idetown until 1955 when they
moved into their newly con-
structed ranch home in Leh-
man.
The large picture windows in
their barn red home with white
trim and white roof afford a
breath-taking view of the Red
Rock mountains. Fran's
modern kitchen is tastefully
done in pine and soft pink and
stimulates the desire to try new
dishes or prepare tempting
menus.
Well that it does, for Fran's
husband and two boys are
hearty eaters and it takes a lot
of food to satisfy them. Fran
told the Post it is a pleasure to
prepare meals for them since
they will eat most anything she
prepares.
Her husband is originally
from the Back Mountain but
moved to Plymouth during his
high school years where Fran
first met him. He is self-em-
ployed—doing general hauling
for large industries in the area.
She has two sons, Tim, a
graduate of Lake-Lehman High
School who received his B.S. in
accounting and data processing
from Kings College; and Allan,
a junior at Lake-Lehman High
School and a key player on the
varsity football team playing
either as quarterback or tight
end. Tim is presently employed
as an accountant with Baron
and Strausman and plans to
marry Mary Ruth Hannagan of
Kingston, Nov. 10.
Fran’s part-time work at the
Wilkes-Barre Campus usually
adds up to a full-time position
for she fills in wherever and
whenever needed as recep-
tionist-operator, bookstore em-
ploye, business office assistant,
or assisting with registration.
In her large contemporary
furnished livingroom, a beauti-
ful antique oak breakfront
which has been in the Brown
family for more than 100 years
serves as display cabinet for
Fran’s collection of milk glass—
a hobby she started many years
ago. Many unusual and rare
pieces are also arranged in
other places throughout her
home, leaving no doubt that
milk glass is her favorite.
With two sons and a husband
who have hearty appetites, it
seems natural that she has
collected a variety of recipes
that “hit the spot” after they
have putin a hard day’s work or
spent hours working out on the
field. This is par-
ticularly so of Fran for her
‘special’ interest is her family
and her home.
She told the Post that her
recipes are not out of the or-
dinary—‘‘just those anyone
would make’’ but family and
friends claim differently. They
insist that her dishes have. ‘just
that little bit of difference’ that
makes them outstanding. At
their insistence she shares with
our readers—the fruit cake, a
recipe that has long been in the
family; the brownies, a recipe
given her by a friend; and the
barbecued chicken (a favorite
of the boys) from her brother
who prepared it while serving in
the U.S. Marines.
White Fruit Cake
15 1b. candied cherries
v5 1b. candied pineapple
1 1b. coconut
1 Ib. white raisins
1 1b. walnut meats
Cut up these five ingredients
in bowl and set aside; then
cream together:
1 lb. butter or margarine
1% lb. sugar
and beat in:
6 eggs
until well
together:
1 t. nutmeg
8 C. flour
4 t. baking powder
Add flour mixture alternately
with:
1 pt. sweet milk; then add
1, C. white or red wine (kind
preferred)
Add the fruit and nut mixture
and pour into five loaf pans,
filling each about one-half full.
Bake two and one-half hours in
a slow oven 225-250 degrees.
Cool, wrap in aluminum foil and
store in freezer or cool place.
blended; sift
Barbecued Chicken
6 oz. tomato sauce
12 oz. water
6 T. sugar
1 oz. vinegar
1 sm. onion
1 stlk. celery
vy t. allspice
Uy t. chili powder
Uy t. cloves
salt and pepper to taste
1sm. chicken (cut up) or 4 legs
Dice onion and celery and mix
with all the other ingredients in
a dutch-oven type pan. Bring to
Niskey.
pieces until brown; then finish
cooking chicken in barbecue
sauce over low heat for one and
one-half hours or until chicken
is tender. The sauce may also
be used for spareribs. ;
Brownies
2 C. sugar
1 C. margarine or butter
4 eggs
v, C. evaporated milk
1 T. vanilla
4 sq. melted chocolate
1 C. chopped nuts
1% C. sifted flour
U5 t. salt
Cream sugar and margarine
or butter; add and blend in by
hand four eggs. Mix in by hand
remaining ingredients in order
listed. Mix well by hand and
spread on greased. large pan
(15% x 10% x 1°’). Bake in 350
Do not use mixer; no baking
powder or soda necessary.
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