CEDAR STREET STAGING FREE OLD-TIME RADIO SHOWS 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' AMONG CLASSICS TO BE RE-ENACTED.LANCASTER - Cedar Street Theatre will open its 24th season Sept. 14-16, with free re-enactments of three old-time radio  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. shows. ``The Radio Hour'' will be presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 15 and 16 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO. basis. The show will feature performances from ``Baby Snooks & Daddy,'' ``Life of Riley,'' and ``War of the Worlds.'' ``Baby Snooks & Daddy'' was originally broadcast in 1946. Fanny Brice created the character of the impish imp·ish adj. Of or befitting an imp; mischievous. imp  ish·ly adv.imp Baby Snooks for a 1936 broadcast of ``The Ziegfeld Follies Ziegfeld Follies beautiful dancing girls highlighted annual musical revue on Broadway (1907–1931). [Am. Theater: NCE, 3045] See : Dance Ziegfeld Follies ,'' then headed the cast for her own show. The cast for the re-creation includes Barbara Coates as Baby Snooks, Richard Herron as Daddy, and Candace Craven as Mommy. Trisha Guest will be heard as Phoebe, with Patricia Paige as Mrs. Wilcox. It is directed by Margaret Berry. In the original ``Life of Riley,'' William Bendix portrayed Chester A. Riley, a riveter in a California aircraft plant, in a radio show broadcast from 1943-49. A movie based on the character was released in 1949, and a television revival of the show aired from 1953-58. The Cedar Street Theatre production features Philip Raneri in the title role, Peg Riley is played by Edie Flaming and Jake Flaming plays Junior Riley. Directed by David Negaard, the comedy also features Velda Lumpking, Richard Herron, Bill Armstrong Bill Armstrong (born June 25, 1966 in London, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in one NHL game for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1990-91 NHL season and spent the rest of his professional career in the AHL and IHL. and Eric Ilten. ``War of the Worlds'' caused a wave of mass hysteria mass hysteria n. 1. Spontaneous, en masse development of identical physical or emotional symptoms among a group of individuals, as in a classroom of schoolchildren. 2. across the country when it was first presented on Halloween night, 1938. Originally produced by the Mercury Theatre on the Air, with a cast headed by Orson Wells, the Howard Koch dramatization dram·a·ti·za·tion n. 1. The act or art of dramatizing: the dramatization of a novel. 2. A work adapted for dramatic presentation: of the H. G. Wells novel about invading Martians caused thousands to call police and newspapers, to flee their homes, and to prepare for the end of the world. The local production will feature Raymond Cunneff as Professor Pierson. Others in the large cast include Claud Seal, William Smith, Dale Dawe and Patricia Paige. The show is directed by Fred Stephan. Cedar Street Theatre Inc. is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that is self-supporting through the sale of program advertisements, ticket sales, and grants from organizations such as the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Boeing Co. and the Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation. Community members are encouraged to audition and participate in all technical aspects of the productions. For more information call (661) 723-5950. |
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