And, as a sort of “by the way”, Georgina tells Diamond that Horatio Dawkins, the newly promoted sergeant who has been foisted on Diamond and his team, is the “movement” director of the play. The Theatre Royal is their venue and problems need to be resolved quickly so rehearsals can begin when I Am A Camera ends its run. Dallymore is a member of BLOG, the Bath Light Opera Group, and she has just won a part, albeit in the chorus, in Sweeney Todd. The case doesn’t, at first, appear to be something the police need to be involved with but CID Superintendent Peter Diamond is called to the office of the Assistant Chief Constable, Georgina Dallymorek and told he needs to clear things up at the Bath Theatre Royal. Somehow, in some way, a caustic substance has been applied to Clarion’s face and deep burns show immediately. The play has barely started when, instead of reciting her first line, the star of the show begins screaming and tearing at her face. There is nothing that can be done to keep Clarion from being center stage opening night and those who know the disaster that is Clarion the actress have to hope that not everyone walks out. The reputations of the theatre people who have been selling her to the public are going to suffer considerably. Clarion couldn’t make it in an elementary school play. And, yet, the minute she says her first line it is immediately obvious that what she doesn’t have is acting ability. She has the poise, the charisma, the stage presence to pull off the character. People had taken Clarion’s word and that of her manager, Tilda Box, that Clarion is a natural to play Sally Bowles. That the run of the play is sold out convinces the actress, the director, and the trustees of the theatre of Clarion’s popularity and ability to generate money.Įverything is pointing to the great success of the run, financially and theatrically, until dress rehearsal when a significant problem appears. Clarion believes absolutely that she is their equal. The venue she chooses is the venerable and well thought of Bath Theatre Royal, a stage that has seen actors the calibre of Ralph Richardson, Joan Plowright, and Alec Guinness. There isn’t any singing in the play but Clarion is convinced that she has the acting ability to produce a better than good Sally Bowles. The vehicle Clarion chooses as a showcase for her talent is I Am A Camera, the play upon which Caberet is based. Clarion Calhoun is a rock star whose curriculum vitae includes “stage training”, although the where and the when of this training is lost in the fog of selected publicity. But…rock stars age and fans can be fickle, so it is sometimes necessary to get a name back in lights in an unexpected way.
She has performed live and loved every minute of it. Clarion Calhoun is a rock star whose concerts filled stadiums.
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