01 Jun Revue Redux

The velvet-voiced Max MacDonald leads the cast of the Cape Breton Summertime Revue in a chorus of “Everybody’s Going to the Bungalow” Tuesday night at Glace Bay’s Savoy Theatre. The revival of the anthemic show, which ran from 1986 to 1998 and launched the careers of many of Cape Breton’s best known performers, is playing five nights to packed — and rapturous — houses.

Like its namesake, the revival combines poignant lyrics and melodies, like those of Leon Dubinsky’s heart-wrenching, “Remember the Miner,”

Remember the miner; have a thought for the one

Who’s working the back shift while this song’s being sung.

His blood keeps you warm; It burns like the sun.

with topical satire, like Max’s faux radio newscast:

Former MLA Dave Wilson plans a sequel to his book, Talkback. The new version will be called Won’tTalkback.

Some 250 shack lobster staged a protest at Province House today. “Boiled alive is one thing,” said their leader, “but $3.50 a pound is unacceptable.”

In addition to MacDonald, cast members include show veterans Bette MacDonald, Maynard Morrison, Wendy MacIsaac, Fred Lavery, Allie Bennett, Richard Burke, Dave McKeough, Stephen Muise, Brian Talbot, and Matt Minglewood, plus newcomers Ciarán MacGillivray, Fiona MacGillivray,  Claire Pettit, and Bruce Timmins, aka The Cottars. Barring an extension, the show runs through Wednesday night.