It was time for us to catch a play again. Picked Carrie up late this afternoon and we headed up Interstate 35 to the town of Guthrie, the original Oklahoma state capitol. This is a neat town with many 1890's buildings in their downtown area. Unfortunately, I misjudged the time we would need to get up there so we arrived in town around 5:30 for an 8:00 PM play.
First stop was at Gage's Steakhouse. This is located in the basement of one of the old building, in the next block from the theater. We had plenty of time for a good, leisurely dinner. As usual, Carrie was all dressed up for a night out and was easily the prettiest lady in the room.
After dinner we still had over an hour before the play so we walked around the old Guthrie downtown. Unlike many older, small towns Guthrie has maintained their buildings. Many no longer have the businesses in them that they experienced back around statehood but most are occupied, although by antique stores, small shops and craft stores. But, like most small towns most businesses close around 5:00 PM, even on Saturday. Other than the restaurant, the theater and an Irish Pub, everything else was closed while we were there.
Our destination tonight was The Pollard Theatre. (That is Carrie sitting on the bench in front, waiting for the doors to open.) The acting company that performs does an exceptional job and produces several plays each season. Tonight we went to see "Forever Plaid". This is a fun show and although I've seen it several times in different venues it is always enjoyable to see again. The music is four part harmony and was mostly from the late 1950's and early 1960's, definitely the music I grew up on. This play lasted about an hour and a half with no intermission so we were on the road back south, toward the City by 9:30 PM. I got Carrie home just a little past 10:00 which is fairly early for our nights out.
As it has been in the past, this was a fun night and we both had a good time.
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