Bette MacDonald has been treating Cape Bretoners to her special brand of humour for almost half of her life. Her stage career began as a regular performer in the University College of Cape Breton's annual Festival of Plays. In 1987 she joined the Cape Breton Summertime Revue - a riotous showcase of Cape Breton songs, stories and characters. Bette's most notorious Revue character, Mary Morrison, has captured the hearts of audiences from Glace Bay to Vancouver. And as any Cape Bretoner will tell you, Mary Morrison and the rest of the cast of the revue have become as much a part of our summer here on the Island as swimming in the Bras d'Or Lakes and eating lobster in the backyard.

Bette's involvement with the Summertime Revue has been an invaluable experience. The success of internationally acclaimed Cape Breton entertainers like the Rankin Family and Rita macNeil who were once part of the Revue, gives Bette courage...courage to fly a little on her own. When she isn't touring the country with the Revue, she's working on her solo career which, with the help of her brother Ed, who writes her material, is blossoming into a productive and exciting future for Bette.

The increasing appreciation and recognition of Cape Breton talent, both nationally and internationally, has had great significance for Bette. She loves travelling to new towns and cities to perform. She loves making people laugh. And she loves coming home. Once the mountains and the Bras d'Or Lakes are in sight, she feels the security of home wrap around her like a hug. She knows it is truly a privilege to be able to work at what she loves to do, and when her work is done, to come home again to the Island that gives her courage and feeds her spirit.

As Mary Morrison would say, "It's good, dear, good!"