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Some Summer Entertainment

         Saw Thoroughly Modern Millie tonight in the summer theater. The band was great. The dancing was perfect. Singing was good with some excellent soloists. All in all, a fun evening. The audience was mostly my age and older, a few grandchildren in tow. Not many people under 30 attended.

         Two weeks ago, we saw a Groucho Marx impersonator. He was excellent, interacting with the audience Groucho style. He told bits of history as though it were his own family and mixed it with Groucho's routines. He broke it up by mingling with the guests and flirting outrageously with the younger women. He threw in lots of local jokes. He, too, was entertaining.

         This is an independent summer festival that uses the local university theaters (3 under one roof). We're very fortunate in this area to have several theater groups, as well as the university. One is an opera company which does mostly outdoor shows. Another is an old restored movie theater in the grand old style, and it offers live theater, movies, concerts and much more.

         Now on with the drama, and sometimes the comedy, of everyday life.