ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, April 17, 1997               TAG: 9704170086
SECTION: QUICK LOOK               PAGE: 3    EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: NANCY GLEINER 

CLASSIC GOTHIC ROMANCE COMES TO SHOWTIMERS' STAGE

She is a shy, young thing, swept off her feet by the handsome widower. They quickly marry and return to his estate, where the servants immediately, but subtly, show their hostility toward her. They adored his first wife, whose death is shrouded in secrecy. As the servants grow more hostile, the new wife becomes more fearful until she finally finds out what happened to the first Mrs. de Winter.

Sound like a Hitchcock thriller? It was and won him an Oscar. ``Rebecca,'' the dramatization of Daphne du Maurier's classic love story, opens on the Showtimers stage tonight.

Though the book was written in 1938, it certainly sounds like some made-for-TV movies of the '90s. Aside from the fashions and hair styles, people haven't changed much in 60 years.

For a schedule and tickets, call 774-2660.

LENGTH: Short :   29 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  Alexis Black plays the second Mrs. de Winter and 
          Stephanie Rowe plays the evil housekeeper in the Showtimers' 
          presentation of ``Rebecca.''