Big River

Hi folks,
every year from May until June there is a great theater festival going on in our home town, called Ruhrfestspiele. This year you might have seen a musical about Woody Guthrie ("Woody Sez"). Andy and David, who performed in this musical, stayed in our house for a couple of days. We shared a great time with them and they invited us to their homes in the US. David is currently working as a musician and actor in a musical called "Big River". The show is based on Mark Twain's incredible story of Huckleberry Finn, who all of you surely know. The gorgeous music played live (composed by Roger Miller), excellent actors and the old Goodspeed Opera House itself guarantee a wonderful evening. I would recommend you order a drink for the break, so you can sit outside on the porch and enjoy a wonderful view of the Connecticut River and the old swing bridge.
Only a few miles away you will find another old building. It is a creepy Castle, built circa a hundred years ago by William Gillette. Acting and directing at the Broadway Theater, he developed the image of a literary character who was originally invented by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle. This character has become very famous for his smart, fearless and handsome behavior. I think you all can guess who I am talking about. If you can not, please have a closer look at the pictures.
But I still have not told you the most interesting part of our visit to the castle. William Gillette played the famous inspector so intense and real, that nobody was surprised that he built a creepy castle, ideal to the most famous role of his life. Unlike most adults Gillette was able to save the child in the man. When he led his guests upstairs in his house he managed to be the last in the row, vanishing into a secret stairway and then reappearing all of a sudden in front of the group. Is there anyone of you who would not also love to do the same?