Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"
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Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"

The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007 The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007

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56 | September/October 2017 Theatre eatdrink.ca |@eatdrinkmag A Grand Top Ten Reasons to Love The Grand Theatre By JANE ANTONIAK As Eatdrink celebrates ten years of publication, we visit an institution of much longer standing — The Grand Theatre. Its history goes back to 1901. Over the years it has been home to a myriad of artistic endeavors, from vaudeville, motion pictures, dance, comedy and concerts to amateur and professional theatre. Numerous well-known performers and directors have worked at the Grand. And many local artists have gone on to find fame across Canada, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. We’re grateful for the vibrancy that the Grand brings to downtown London. With The Grand Top Ten we look forward, and backwards a little, at what makes this theatre a place of artistic innovation and fun. 1 It all started with Ambrose Small, who managed and operated the theatre for its first 18 years as the Grand Opera House. He also had entertainment operations in other Ontario cities. He was said to be a shrewd operator. Some people believe that Small still resides in the theatre — or rather, his ghost does. It is reported that Small disappeared suddenly the day after selling his theatre operations for a tidy sum. Over the years, several stories floated through the theatre including reported sightings on opening nights. Was he murdered and cremated in the Grand’s chimney? The mystery remains unsolved and continues to intrigue late night ushers. Many well-known directors have brought 2 stories to life at the Grand including some pretty famous Canadian actor/directors: Martha Henry, William Hutt and Bernard Hopkins. This season Dennis Garnhum comes home to London as the Grand’s new Artistic Director. Sightlines at the Grand are 3 unobstructed. Theatre-goers also get to take in the proscenium arch that spans the Spriet Stage. The arch features a three-

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<strong>The</strong> LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | 57<br />

<strong>2017</strong>/18 season<br />

subscribe today!<br />

once<br />

a christmas carol<br />

silence<br />

blind date<br />

a thousand splendid suns<br />

chariots of fire<br />

ronnie burkett’s<br />

the daisy theatre<br />

what a young wife<br />

ought to know<br />

the glass menagerie<br />

beethoven lives upstairs<br />

evita<br />

jeans ’n classics<br />

grandtheatre.com 519.672.8800

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