HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-08-09, Page 14by Shirley J. Keller
Huron Country Playhouse
staged its first musical last
week. The Fantasticks is a
delightful fantasy with some
fine music contained
throughout.
The story has been termed A
Parable About Love and that
about stuns it up. Main action
centres around a girl and boy
who believe themselves to be in
love, then have a quarrel and
part before finding their lives
are incomplete without each
other.
The girl was played by Can-
dace O'Connor, a lovely thing
with a truly sweet voice. The
boy was portrayed by Allan
Stratton, a member of The Ap-
prentice Group, who shifted
easily and believably from hap-
piness to sadness and back
again, Stratton has a good
voice and his duets with Miss
O'Connor were, ear-pleasing.
Rob Garrison as The
Narrator was excellent. Shawn
Lawrence as The Girl's Father
and Keith Bradley as The
boy's Father turned in fine per-
formances excelling perhaps in
their duet numbers.
Star of the show once more
had to be M.E. Evans who was
on stage for the third con-
secutive time this season as
The Actor. Playhouse audien-
ces are enjoying Evans' work
for he has shown he is as ver-
satile as an actor should be.
The remaining two members
of the cast were Liz Richardson
as The Mute, silent but very
much in evidence throughout,
and Peter Dower as The Man
Who Dies. Both these young
people had unusual parts to
play and did them excep-
tionally well,
Although the musical lacked
some of the sparkle that may
have been expected, most of the
dazzle was lost because of cir-
cumstances beyond anyone's
control. The heavy rain last
Wednesday evening left the
cast and the audience ham-
pered due to the fact that the
accoustics in the big tent were
at an all-time low with people
constantly moving to escape the
water drips from above.
One of the most amazing sur-
prises of the evening was the
tremendous background music
which was supplied by pianist
Linda Roland and drummer,
flute player and mandolin ar-
tist Erna Van Daele.
The exciting sounds and
marvellous accompaniment
supplied by this pair of talented
people astounded most theatre-
goers Wednesday evening,
Their efforts were highly com-
mendable and there's little
doubt they will long be remem-
bered as the highlight of this
first musical production.
Canadian play opens
at G.B. Theatre
RECEPTION
for
Mr. and Mrs.
Don Taylor
(nee Townsend)
Bridal Couple
August 11, 1973
at 9:00 p.m.
in
Zurich Community
Centre
Lunch Provided
Everyone Welcome
32b
, .
NEW BINGO, 'Clinton Legion.
lia ik $:30 Aug, 9, Admission
$1,00; .fifteeti regalar. games
$10.00 each, Three Share-the,
-Wealth games, One Jackpot
.for: WO' in 56 calls, Con,
aolation. One call and $10 ad,
ded weekly if not won.
BINGO, Aug 14 Huron Fish
and Game Club, 8:30 p.m.
Jackpot $56.00 in 56 numbers.
Six door prizee-29
ST. JAMES .MIDDLETON
A.C.W. welcomes ' you to a
Chicken Barbecue with .farm
pies. Bayfield arena, Wed. Aug.
15, 5-7:30 p.m. Tickets $2.25
and 1:00,. Phone Vera Miller
482-3369 or Middletons 482-
9838 or 7525,-31,32b
CASH BINGO, Legion Hall,
Seaforth, Friday, Aug, 10, 8:15
p.m. Regular games, $10; three
$25 games; $75 jackpot to go,
Door prizes. Admission $1.00,
Auspices Branch 156, Proceeds
welfare work,-30
CLINTON HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY annual flower show,
Friday, August 24, 1973 at Cen-
tral Huron Secondary School,
Clinton. Viewing time 3 p.m. to
9:15 p.m. Door prize.-32b
DURHAM KINSMEN MON-
STER CASH BINGO - $3,200
. in cash prizes each night. Draw
each bingo on 19" Color T.V.
. Last bingo 1973 Gremlin X will
be given away. Next Friday,
August 10, Durham Arena.
Doors open 7 p.m. Games 8:30
p,m,-32b
STAG
for
STEWART MUSTARD
Saturday
August 11, 1973
in
Clinton
Community Centre
Everyone Welcome 32b
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Every
Friday and Saturday
Evening
TASTY SNACKS
AMPLE FREE PARKING
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CLINTON HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY GARDEN TOUR
will meet at Clinton Credit
Union parking lot, August 18,
at 1:30 p.m. Bring one dish for
Pot Luck picnic at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Barnett, Tea
and coffee supplied. Phone 482-
9356 or 482-7896 for further in-
formation,-32b
RECEPTION
for
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ross
August 1 1
at
Wally Gully
EVERYONE WELCOME
LADIES PLEASE BRING
LUNCH
31,32p
At 141111Y O'nllY:Varna:
August 12 Mini Bike grand
prix and drag.
August 17 and 18 Arctic Cat.
"OPen Ilonse" (fashion show).
August1.8. - Tom Collins trio,
August 19 - 1VIoto Cross,
August 25 Lesperance Trio,
August 26 - Snowmobile grass
drag.-32b
THE HURON .COUNTY
HEALTH UNIT invites you to
attend the Child Health Clinic,
Health Unit • office, former
Nurse's Residence, across from
Clinton Public Hospital, on
Friday, August 17, 1973 from
9:30 - 11:30 a,m. for: 1, Health
Surveillance; 2, Anaemia
Screening; 3. Immunization; 4,
Hearing Screening; 5. Fluoride
brushing of children's teeth to
prevent cavities for ages 3 to 5
years; 6. Vision testing..7-32b
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nor provides the play with a
romantic focal point. The plot
spins on the simple desire that
father gets son properly (or im-
properly as the case may be) in-
troduced to life.
Like Father, Like Fun is a
sophisticated comedy and
therefore not recommended en-
tertainment for young children.
Performances are given Wed-
nesday through Sunday
evenings at 9 p.m. Saturdays at
6 & 9 with tickets at half price
for the 6 p.m. show. Huron
Country Playhouse is located
two miles from Grand Bend.
Reservations may be had by
phoning 238-8387,
By Mrs. H.F. Berry
Brueefield firemen were
called to the home of Lawrence
Beane where, fortunately, little
damage was clone to his cam-
blue.
Mr. Wesley Hain and son,
Huntsville, visited with his
mother, Mrs. C. Ham, over the
weekend. Mrs. Ham and Miss
M.E. Swan returned home with
him on Sunday.
Mrs, Wm, Scott has returned
from a month's vacation in
Western Canada.
Masters Tomtily and
Timothy Herman, London
spent a pleasant week's
holidays with their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Jackson.
Rev, and Mrs. F. Packman
have returned from holidays,
Miss Elizabeth Scott visited
last week with Mrs. 'Ham and
Miss M.E. Swan.
Brucefield United Church
will return to regular service
next Sunday morning at 11:20.
Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Pepper
spent a few days holidaying up
north.
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Like Father, Like Fun plays
this week at Huron Country
Playhouse, the first Canadian
play to be produced there. By
British Columbia writer, Eric
Nicol, it is a hilarious comedy
which promises to keep an
audience howling with
laughter. "If you like laughter,
you will like Eric Nicol's
comedy..." wrote the Globe &
Mail. First produced at the
Royal Alex in 1967, it later
played on Broadway and since
then has had numerous produc-
tions across the country.
in the cast in the role of the
father, Cameron Clark, head of
McColl-Clark Paper Products,
is Toronto actor Bob Windsor,
who in private life swapped a
business career for a stage
career. Joan Hanna, returning
to the Playhouse for a second
season, is Mrs. Clark. In the
tole of the son, upon whom the
plot turns is Allah Stratton,
Who scored a success with
Playhouse audiences last week
as Matt in the Fantasticks. Rob
Garrison plays Clark's head
PR man while Candace O'Con-
By Nikon* Erickson
Mr.. McIntosh and son Don,
Detroit, Mich,, were guests last
week with Mr, and Mrs. Ed,
Reid,
Andrew Erickson spent a few
days this week with his cousins,
Mr. and Mrs, Ed, Florian and
Dennis in Clinton.
Mr, and Mra, Don 'Bedard
and family, Nova Scotia,
visited with his sisters, Mr, and
Mrs. John Wild and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Talbot,
during the week.
Mrs. E. Walter -Erickson, An-
drew, Luanne and Lydia, spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs.
Gordon Stewart and and
family at R.R.2, Ripley and
celebrated their daughter Bon-
nie Lu's 12th birthday..
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Sturgeon, Jeff And Rollie of
Orangeville, were with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sturgeon and family during the
weekend,
Messers Bill and Gil Latimer
and Miss Ruth Fuhrmann all
of Toronto, spent the holiday Next week, I'll be seeing weekend with their grand-
Like Father, Like Fun, billed mother, Mrs. G.L. Knight.
as a "riotous Canadian comedy
about the generation gap" by
Eric Nichol.
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f irst musical comedy
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1972 were caused by forest in-
dustry operations, and these
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the total 78,742 acres of forest
destroyed.