TV ACTOR TO STAR IN PLAY AS QUIXOTE, CERVANTES.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer For the Los Angeles-based theater group Will & Company, a play is the best vehicle for exploring the meaning of the Spanish classic two-book novel ``Don Quixote.'' To be performed Saturday at the Palmdale Playhouse, ``Don Quixote de la Mancha'' stars veteran television actor Henry Darrow Henry Darrow (born Enrique Tomas Delgado, Jr. on September 15, 1933 in New York City) - is an Emmy Award winning Puerto Rican actor. Darrow is probably best remembered for his role of "Manolito" in the popular 1960s television series The High Chaparral. as ``Quixote'' author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The play explores the relationship of the writer with the anachronistic a·nach·ro·nism n. 1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order. 2. knight he creates, Don Quixote, to determine who ultimately controls the story. The play opens with Cervantes in a Spanish prison as he begins work on the second book about Don Quixote. As he writes, however, the characters begin to come to life. After the initial shock wears off, the characters begin to rebel, disagreeing with the way the story line is progressing. The result is the battle for control of the book. ``It's got slapstick slapstick Comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to , drama, happiness and sadness, and the changes are incredible,'' said Darrow. ``It is truly a play with something for everyone.'' Darrow, born in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of but schooled in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , has performed in more than 500 soap operas This is a list of Soap operas by country of origin. Argentina
High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 (dead-heating in the latter). .'' The cast combines veteran actors and actresses with Los Angeles-area high school students who perform frequently with Will & Company. ``Luckily, the part I play is seated most of the time,'' said Darrow. ``The kids are out there jumping and flying, and the sword fights are up to them. It's kind of nice, now that I'm semi-retired, that directors still give me the opportunity to get on stage . . . with the kids.'' ``Don Quixote de la Mancha'' will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. East in Palmdale. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children and may be purchased at the box office or by calling (661) 267-5685. |
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