A Glorious Tradition Reviewed by Marilu Murphy Entering the theatre and peering down upon the stage, took me back to an era of years gone by of an old fashioned Christmas. A sparkling, white winter wonderland is presented before me. A large white grand piano with 12 glittering candles neatly placed beneath it sit just slightly left and in front of a wide, white set of steps.  Twenty snow covered trees of different sizes twinkling with soft white lights are placed around each side and back of the large set of steps  Four vintage white street lamps are wrapped in snowy boughs and natural garland stand among the trees, two, on each side on their own white stair step. The surrounding blue light and the amber glow of the street lamps adds to the ambiance and my memories of a full moon lit winter’s night. The very front of the stage is draped in snow like you might see along the top edge of a snow laden roof. Fifty white twinkling candles, line the front stage with snow covered greenery. The greenery is lit with more tiny amber lights setting off a soft glimmer surrounding the grouping of candles. . I can see a drum kit nestled among the trees on the left side of the stage, on its own small platform. Acoustic and electric guitars and a banjo are leaning against the wall. On the right side of the stage there is a bass, a cello and a violin. The show begins, the musicians start to play, Elena Howard Scott wafts across to centre stage wearing a beautiful, glittering silver gown. Her voice is that of an angel, clear and crisp as she sings “Wish Upon a Star”. The lighting changes from bright white to shades of blue, red ...