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PAGE § — SECTION ONE THB SENT1NEHJEDGER, OCEAN CITY, N J.Tainting Churches' more than enjoyable pun at the playhousePAtiK 7-SECTION ONK•^.-s*iByKDWKMKREach opening of the«touth Jersey Regional Tt«eaterta Somers Point is acultural event of great magnitude.Painting Omrdiesprovides an opening that isauspidous and augurs wellfor an exceptional season ofprofessional theiler.The title is ( deliberatelymisleading pun, thtChurehes being three membenof a family ought Inthe so called generationgap- Garner Churd\, playedII\SHI R> SS !by Evan Thompson, andPinny Gwreh, played byftan Anthony, are an old-Wy couple in fte process ofmoving, permanently, fromthiir Beacon 1-BH homo W alea ostentatious cottage atthe shore due to thereduced dminwtanoes thataU too often aeretnpanyage.Their artist daughterMap, played by GwcnAroent, is making a rarevisit home to help with themm and to paint a porttaitof her parents. Dad isThomas Jewelers\\\ i K\ • c,I! WWWBRADY'SARMY-NAVY STOREBlock Party Sals • Thurs., Fri. & Sst,CarharttAi!15%Offpm-sMgen sateTimberlandgoat Show %Boat Sneakers NO. tiiut V\i hooded thurmJI .Sweats Sate - Wangler & RussellAll Swlmaults -! for $10,00 or! for $15Stock up forsummer'SB'1035 Asbury Avc.Military ClothingLeather Bomber JackalsMai Flightjackets • ill*B.D.U. Pants8 pocket399-8308MEET TIM CAINautographing copies of his tookPECK'S BEACHA PICTORIAL HISTQRYmQOBAN CITYa reviewsenile and incontinent andmother tries behaving justas dotty to keep him company.The first act ta fUted withgreat one-liners, but ftert isan undercurrent of tensionover relationships andsmoldering resentment onMap* part. It is a soft ofindoor vemon bf On GoUmPond but with a twist;Map' resentment is againsther mother rattier than dad.All three relive triumphsand tortunss of Ac past.Anthony and Thompsondo a very convincing job ofplaying older than they are,and at times outdo TimConway*s portrayal of dodderingoldsters. Conwa/ssditrd has gotten him Introuble with the Cray Panthers,but rite older membersof this audiencelaughed the hardest at theantics of the Churches.In life, sometimes onemust laugh to Map hornoytag and this seems t» beme thrust of the play. Tt«only alternative is selWestruction.The neuroUe artsy daughterhaunts her mother'sconstant put-downs, bothmost- remembered Iran heryouth and the present Thetrio of cast' members weftquite good at portrayingcontinually changing andcomplex emotions andcoped quite well with beingon stage almost continually.Executive Director PaulAiken informed me mat thehandsome set was the firsthomegrown set at the gatewaym two yean. It wasdesigned by Judith Loweywho also designed the setsfor the national company ofUs Miserable; which opened"On Ike Wat?WallpaperingCher SmithFree Estimates 391-9447to a long Philadelphia tunthis week.{Age Malmsttwi's costumingwas inspired.Mother Church appears in aseries Of Queen Mum hatsworn with a chenille robe, ablack dip and other mismatcheditems from thethrift shop. Dad Church, aone-time multlple-PttUttnrPrize-winning author is alsoamusingly attired In similardishabille. Owen Ament ts related separates, eaiy-to-wear, ea*y-to-