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The Buzzer July 10, 1959
Maryanris big chance
'"THE Vancouver International Fes
tival is one of the most important cultural events on the continent this year.
But for a 17-year-old West Vancouver girl, recently graduated from high school, it could be the beginning of a dream come true.
Maryann de Lichtenberg has trained at least two hours every day since she was six years old. Her aim: to become a ballet star.
She was one of the most excited teenagers in West Vancouver when she was informed she had successfully competed for a role in the ballet chorus of the Vancouver Festival production of the opera, "Orpheus and Eurydice," which will be performed at Vancouver Civic Auditorium July 18 to August 4.
Maryann's excitement quadrupled when she was chosen from the 30-member
orus to be the opera's principal dancer and its only ballet soloist.
Unlike most operas, more than half of "Orpheus and Eurydice" is made up of ballet.
Dancing with Maryann in this photo is leading male dancer Henry Kersh of the Los Angeles Ballet Company who will play a prominent role in the opera's many ballet sequences.
Maryann was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her parents took her to England when she was five and the following year she began her ballet training at England's Royal School of Ballet.
The de Lichtenbergs came to Canada five years ago, settling in Edmonton where Maryann continued her ballet studies. Two years ago, she came to British' Columbia and since then she has been groomed by local ballet teacher Mara McBirnie.
Following the fest ival Maryann intends to continue her ballet training in New York or Toronto.
Queen at Festival Queen Elizabeth II will
attend a special performance of International Festival artists at 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, at Vancouver Civic Auditorium.
The programme will feature soprano Lois Marshall, violinist Betty-Jean Hagen, the Ballet Espanol Ximenez-Vargas and conductors Sir Ernest M a c M i l l a n and Nicholas Goldschmidt.
Published weekly by the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd.
Vol. 44 Vancouver, B.C., Friday, July 10, 1959 No. 28
* L O O K , I'M MOT A L A D Y E A G L E —0£4T ft"/ '
Dare-Devil Humans Dare-devil human birds will provide some of the
top thrills at the International Air Show on Sea Island Sunday, July 12.
The sky divers will leap from planes at about 5,500 feet and "fly" down over 2,000 feet with legs and arms outstretched before opening their parachutes.
Other top attractions will include an automobile that flies, a Russian jet airliner and antique aircraft that pioneered the age of flight.
The air show, put on by the B.C. Golden Age of Flight committee to mark 50 years of flying in Canada, will begin at 10 a.m. and continue to 5 p.m.
The amazing "aerocar", a two-passenger aircraft, can be quickly converted into an automobile by
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removing the wings. The 220 passenger Rus
sian jet liner, the TU-114, also will be open for inspection.
Vintage aircraft on display will include a 1912 Curtiss Pusher with its engine facing the rear, several World War 1 fighters and antique commercial aircraft.
Avoid the traffic headaches en route to the airport this year by taking advantage of the express bus service from the Oakridge shopping centre, at Cambie and Forty-First.
With a city transfer, the express service to the airport wil cosj only 15c for adults and 10c for children.
The 2,500-car Oakridge parking lot will be available free for those with autos. Fare to the airport without a transfer will be 25c for adults and 15c for children.
Regular Cambie and Forty-First Ave. bus service will be augmented to accommodate passengers heading for the Oakridge loading centre.
* * * "Who was on the tele
phone, Matilda?" "I don't know, ma'am.
Someone just said 'long distance from New York'. So I said 'It sure is' and hung up."
* * * Any fool can buy new
things, but only the strong can throw old things away.
THE WRONG M A N / *
Sea rescue One of the highlights of
the RCAF Air Show at English Bay Saturday, July 11, will be a demonstration rescue of a downed airman at sea.
Also featured will be an aerobatic display, precision #
flying and several flypasts. The show begins at 4 p.m.
The rescue demonstration will begin with a parachute bailout at 1,500 feet from an Otter aircraft. After the downed airman has inflated his dinghy, he will activate his Sarah Beacon call for help. A Canso aircraft will home on the Sarah Beacon and will summons an H-21 helicopter whose crew will perform the rescue.
To reach English Bay, take a No. 5 Robson or a No. 8 Davie trolley coach from the downtown area.
* * * Cocktail party: Some
thing that starts out with people mixing drinks and ends up with drinks mixing people.
30,000 children to see the Queen
About 40 extra transit vehicles will be placed in service Wednesday afternoon (July 15) to carry the rush of school children to Empire Stadium to see Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen and Prince Philip will arrive at the stadium at about 4:05 p.m. for a 30 minute stay with an estimated 30,000 children.
• The gates will open at 2
p.m. and the programme will start at 3 p.m.
The additional buses on the Hastings, Renfrew, Rupert and Victoria Drive routes will go into service at about 12:30 p.m. Following the ceremonies the children will board buses lined up on Hastings Street.
Regular children's fare will be charged.
At 11.35 a.m. the same day the Queen will officially open the Deas Island tunnel.
No auto traffic will be allowed on the tunnel freeway after 9 a.m. Police say that all autos must be parked at either Lansdowne Park in Richmond or Paterson Park, near Ladner. Free charter buses will operate from the two parks to the tunnel.
Buses will be running from 9 to 10.20 a.m. taking passengers to the tunnel and between 12 noon and 1 p.m. to return them to their autos.
Some things just can't be done. You can't, for instance, jump across a well in two jumps.
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Join the party Looking for a Sunday out
ing that's different? Why not join the Pacific
Stage Lines land and sea trip to Mt. Constitution in the State of Washington, Sunday, July 12.
You'll leave Vancouver Bus Depot at 9:30 a.m., travel to Anacortes, board the Washington State Ferry to Orcas, then continue by bus along the mountain highway to Mt. Constitution. You'll arrive back in Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. Return fare, including travel by boat and bus, will be $7.50 for adults, $3.75 for children. Phone MUtual 3-2421 for reservations.
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Coming events July 12 — Vancouver-
Moosomin annual picnic, Renfrew Park.
July 12—Melville, Sask., picnic, Stanley Park near Duck Pond.
July 12 — Annual picnic of Glasgow and District Ass'n., Belcarra Park. Boats leave Gore Avenue 9 a.m. Adults $2. Children under 12, 75c. Phone HA 0771R or RE 1-3808 for tickets.
July 15 — Miss Renfrew Contest at Renfrew Community Hall 22nd & Nootka, 8 p.m.
