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rBeauty1Not ASleeperBY MAUREEN SLOANEvery child who reads a fairy tale has at one time or another wished he could have a go at fighting the forces of evil. In their current exciting production of %u201cSleeping Beauty,%u201d The Gallery Players let their enthusiastic young audience do just that.At the crucial moment when the prince must break through the forbidding wall of brambles, the elves urge the audience to cheer %u201cGo, thorns, go!%u201d On the third try, when audience participation reaches its peak, the marvelous wall of faces, hands, thorns and brambles gives way.Erika Brown has done a splendid job directing this one-act adaptation of the familiar children%u2019s tale. Recognizing that the best way of appealing to a child is through a peer, she has wisely cast a very talented child in the central role of the Full-Moon Fairy, Treakle. Elise Burton carries off the challenge with rare expertise and youthful aplomb. She works well with her fellow elves played by Howie Wolowitz, Annie Rech and Anita May Ettle.What really motivates the audience reaction to a peak is the strong diabolical performance of Ilona Mattson as the wicked fairy, Snapdragon. Demonstrating a very professional song and dance form, Ms. Mattson glides, stomps, snaries, sings and gestures her way through a believably wicked characterization.What more do you expect of a fairy tale %u2014 music and dancing? You got it. A beautiful princess and a handsome prince? Erica Broad and David Lee are as handsome a pair as ever decorated a stage. A funny jester and a fumbling wizard? Rolando Vega and Ed Menendez fill the bill. A befuddled king and his acrobatic wife? Marty Schlager and Ellen Green sport their royal robes as winningly as any king and queen.There are four more performances this weekend. Children and adults alike will find it an hour of really enjoyable theatre and really worth the nominal donation. The theatre is at St. John%u2019s Place and Seventh Avenue.DavidonOn WarfareDr. William Davidon, the Haverford College physics professor who was alleged to have been a co-conspirator with Father Phiiip Berrigan and others in the %u201cHarrisburg%u201d trial, will speak to Brooklyn Heights SANE on %u201cPush Button Warfare %u2014 America%u2019s Gift to Mankind%u201d at its Public Forum Wed., May 16.The Forum, which is free, will include a question and answer period. It will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Undercroft of The First Unitarian Church, Monroe PI. at Pierrepont St.Although one of the charges against the Harrisburg defendents was that they had plotted to kidnap Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Nixon%u2019s foreign policy advisor, Dr. Davidon, a Quaker and a member of SANE%u2019s National Board, was one of a group of three who visited Dr. Kissinger in the White House for a discussion on the alleged kidnap plot, as well as the Vietnam War.* 158 Montague St,% OPEN 7 DAYS &1 NIGHTS* Complete Meals^%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605875-6046PHOENIX, May 10, 1973, Page 5AnniversariesAdd Zest ToHeights ShowThe 11th Semi-Annual Brooklyn Heights Promenade Art Show, sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association (BACA) and coordinated by Ruth Keating, opens this weekend and will toast the 75th Anniversary of New York City with its participation in the gala %u201c Diamond Jubilee%u201d celebration on May 20.The art showcase, will run for three weekends %u2014 May 12 and 13, 19and20, 26and 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The large-scale art extravaganza, which attracts scores of top artists, craftsmen, sculptors, and photographers, runs along the panoramic Brooklyn Heights Promenade from Remsen Street to Cranberry Street.The May 20 %u201cDiamond Jubilee%u201d celebration will involve the famed art show as part of a day-long funfest. Both the 75th Anniversary of the City and the 90th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge will be locked together in the event. Street Fairs will begin at 2 p.m. on both sides of the Brooklyn Bridge.They are expected to run approximately five hours.There will be a giant fun parade across the Bridge, and strollers will march down to the Brooklyn - Fulton Street area where they will lx1 greeted by entertainers and scores of activities. Artists from the Promenade Art Show will also be on hand to add to the Cultural power of the event, and they will help lead people from the Fulton Street Festival area to the nearby Brooklyn Heights Esplanade where hundreds of art works will also be on exhibit. To add to the merriment of the %u201c Diamond Jubilee%u201d attraction, fireworks will go off at 8 p.m.Honorary Chairman of the Art Show is Hon. Sebastian A. Leone. Chairman is Hon. Thomas J. Cuite. Co-Chairmen include: Hon. James V. Mangano, Hon. Meade H. Esposito, Hon. Fred Richmond, Hon. Kenneth Haber, Hon. Carol Bellamy, Hon. William Conklin, Hon. Hugh Carey, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Flynn.Meet the bluebloods! With or without their royal trappings, Ellen Green and Marty Schlager find that being the Queen and King is kind of fun. They play their royal roles in the Gallery Players' current production of Sleeping Beauty which offers four performances this weekend. For reservations call 788-1942. (Photo: Howie Wolowitz)BACA Offers RichFare For Children Fitzgerald%u2019s First NYCExhibit At Gallery 91 Talented Brooklyn performers have been announced for the continuing series of %u201cBrooklyn: The Entertainment Adventure%u201d showcases in the Music Hall of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave.Sponsored by the Brooklyn Academy in cooperation with the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association (BACA), the calendar includes 2 p.m. performances for children on May 12,19 and 26; and 8 p.m. performances on the same days for adults. Admission is one dollar to each event.%u201cFrabjous Friends and Alice%u201d will be presented in the Children%u2019s Program on May 12. An original musical written and directed by R. Douglas Brautigam, it features music and lyrics by Larry S. Spivack. Musical director is Iva Shapiro, and choreography is by Barbara Jones.A doubleheader treat for youngsters is on tap May 19. Leading off the day will be the %u2018Hands and Strings Review%u2019 featuring the popular Winnie Wilson Puppets. The spotlight will then focus on the BACA Children%u2019s Theater production of %u201c Rat,%u201d an original children%u2019s musical with book, lyrics and music by Barbara Moncure. Richard Delmarle of Boerum Hill has directed the attraction, which features Carmine Garcia, Belinda LeMon, Paulette Randoms, Corey Abate, Rosemarie Abate, Michael Abate,Katherine Della Jacona, and Christine Ferdinand. Harry Belkowitz is assistant to the director, and Ralph Sason is technical director. Terry Slotkin has designed the costumes, and sets are by Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Sason, and Steve Rothstein.The Mildred Mayfield Dancers lead off the program May 26. Topcast in the group are Darlene Clay, Bernice Reyes, Brenda Mayfield, Denise Bates, Verna Seabury, Germaine Mayfield, Wanda Johnson, Eric Floyd, Ronald McCullen, Michele Taylor, and Lamont Coy. Also on the program will be the Puppet Theater of War, Dragons and Children, under the direction of Bart Lane and John Malpede. The troupe, merly The Bread and Puppet Theater, will offer %u201cThe Flathead Cycle,%u201d a children%u2019s puppet show created by children.The first New York exhibition for the work of Diane Fitzgerald will open May 11 at Gallery 91, the busy Heights-Hill Artists Cooperative at 91 Atlantic Avenue.A native of Cambridge, Mass., Ms. Fitzgerald has been involved with the problem of expression from an early age, exploring music as a possible medium, then becoming interested in fine arts in a search for a means of expression of more vibrant impact.Commenting on her current work, which will be on display at the Gallery 91 show, she says, %u201cMy vision creates an abstraction that is a stop in time, a moment recorded in space and color, shape and emotion. They are all reflections of what I see.%u201dIn 1966 Ms. Fitzgerald moved toCalifornia, and the following year enrolled at the California College of Arts and Crafts. There she pursued various modalities: serigraphy, lithography, etching, and watercolor. In 1970, she began a period of independent study with Jacques Fabert and Jean Hyson at an affiliated school, El Molino, Erongaricuaro, Mexico. This period marked a turning point in her important and intimate involvement with pure color.Upon her return to California she was granted the B.F.A. degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts. In 1972, she came to New York and studied at the Art Students League, School of Visual Arts and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Late in that year, she returned to Mexico and Guatemala .Eat Drink & Be MerryAt th%u00ab 188Q' % Tavern in Boerum HillKitchon O pen Frid ays A S a tu rd a ys 6-1 Corner Hoyt A Bergen Tel: 8 5 8 -3 3 9 2J o s e & A ngeloSpanish Restaurant121 Atlantic Ave. 625-8539Authentic Cy/slmFrom Spainfeaturing:\Sat. 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