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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 NOVEMBER 2022 5 CULTURE Cassola's new book on Maltese presence in Sicily around three hundred years ago ARNOLD Cassola's new book, The Maltese in Scicli and Ca- po Passero (1675-1777) has just been published. This book is a welcome ad- dition to the series of books on Maltese migration in the Mediterranean published by Arnold Cassola. These include Malta-Pachino: una storia in comune (with Silvio Aliffi), I Maltesi di Trapani (1419 -1455), I Maltesi di Vittoria e Scoglit- ti (1628-1846) (with Salvatore Palmeri di Villalba) and Maltese migration in Tunisian Coastal Towns - Sousse, Monastir, Mah- dia, Sfax, Djerba, Moknine. This new book deals with the presence of Maltese people in the Sicilian town of Scicli in the course of the 17th century and with a number of Maltese buried in Capo Passero in the 18th cen- tury. The first of the two chap- ters in this book is devoted to a number of Maltese who, in the 18th century, were buried on the island of Capo Passero, which is the closest Sicilian location to Malta. It is also home to a formi- dable fortress built early in the 17th century. The second chapter not only highlights various connections in early modern times between Malta and Scicli but also iden- tifies a number of persons with Maltese surnames, who were living in Scicli during the last quarter of the 17th century. These surnames appear in mar- riage documents of the time but are mainly attested in the register entitled Chiesa Madre S. Guglielmo, Battesimi, Vol. 2, Reg. 1, which covers the period from 11th June 1675 to 30th De- cember 1710. This work, which constitutes another precious little piece in the mosaic that makes up the history of Maltese migration in the Mediterranean, is published by G&A Enterprises and can be obtained from Agenda Bookshop outlets. This book deals with the presence of Maltese people in the Sicilian town of Scicli in the course of the 17 th century and with a number of Maltese buried in Capo Passero. More precisely, the first of the two chapters in this book is devoted to a few Maltese who, in the 18 th century, were buried on the island of Capo Passero, the closest Sicilian location to Malta, which is also home to a formidable fortress built in the early 17 th century. The second chapter is about persons with Maltese surnames, who were living in Scicli during the second half of the 17 th century. These surnames appear in marriage documents of the time, but are mainly attested in the register entitled Chiesa Madre S. Guglielmo, Battesimi, Vol. 2, Reg. 1, which goes from 11 th June 1675 till 30 th December 1710. This work is another precious little piece in the mosaic that makes up the history of Maltese migration in the Mediterranean. Arnold Cassola, academic and politician, has published numerous books on the history, literature, language and culture of Malta. The present publication is a welcome addition to the series on Maltese migration in the Mediterranean in former times. These include Malta-Pachino: una storia in comune (with Silvio Aliffi, 2014), I Maltesi di Trapani (1419 -1455) (2015), I Maltesi di Vittoria e Scoglitti (1628-1846) (in collaboration with Salvatore Palmeri di Villalba, 2018) and Maltese Migration in Tunisian Coastal Towns (1836-1844) – Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Sfax, Djerba, Moknine (2019). 'My Fair Lady' live musical on stage in Gozo IN the cultural sector, Gozo has become the place of grand theatrical productions. In the coming days, Gozo will be the venue of a new production in english which has been in the pipeline since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic: the musical "MY FAIR LADY", be- ing staged at the Don Bosco Or- atory Theatre in Victoria. This musical, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play and Ga- briel Pascal's Motion Picture "Pygmalion", has book and lyr- ics written by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The opening night of "MY FAIR LADY" is this Saturday 12th November at 7:30pm with a repeat performance this Sun- day 12th November at 2:30pm (matinee show). The leading parts are being played by Clara Sciberras as Eliza Doolittle, Ty- rone Grima as Professor Hig- gins, George Camilleri as Colo- nel Pickering and Joseph Pavia as Alfred Doolittle. Currently last rehearsals are being held for a cast of over 80 persons as well as an orchestra under the direction of Mro. Mark Gauci. Jamie Camilleri is the artistic director of "MY FAIR LADY". Following this weekend's shows, "MY FAIR LADY" will have repeat perfor- mances on Saturday 19th No- vember at 7.30pm, and Sunday 20th November at 5.30pm. Tickets for "MY FAIR LADY" can be obtained from the Don Bosco Oratory of Gozo every day between 5.00pm and 7.00pm, or else by phoning on 21556616 or 99487751. Online booking is al- so available through the website donboscogozo.org. Photos from rehearsals early in the production week of MY FAIR LADY