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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-08-09, Page 8VISITORS FROM FRANCE - Two girls from France are visiting in the Dashwood area for several weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Case Van Racy. In 1972 Cora Van Racy spent some time in France working with Mentally Retarded persons under the sponsorship of Jean Vanier, Shown in the above picture are Bob Luvisotto of Windsor, Claudine Rince and Danielle Jousselin of France and Cora Von Racy. T-A photo Opera-theatre production to be presented at Stratford sense of the word, a coming together of many diverse elements in a theatrical-musical experience. "It is a work that should engage audiences," explains Mr. Pannell. "Not only traditional opera audiences but also those whose chief interest is theatre. It is as much theatre as opera." Co-written by Pannell and his wife Beverly, "Exiles" is directed by Festival Associate Director Michael Bawtree, who has also staged the highly praised "She Stoops to Conquer" at the Festival Theatre. Set design is by Eoin Sprott and costumes by John Ferguson. Still photography is by Beverly Pannell. The work, commissioned especially for the Festival, is the final production of the Third Stage season in 1973. It will play through to August 26. Featured in the cast are four singers: mezzo soprano Phyllis Mailing, at Stratford last year as the party girl of the title in "Patria II: Requiems for the Party-Girl", as 'the Woman'; soprano Janette Moody, who has Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Nolin, St. Albert, Alberta are visiting the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. William Kernick and other relatives. Let Us Hear From You! If you know of a young couple recently married or about to be just fill in this coupon and mail to, our office. 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"With more and more leisure time," the newspapers say, "the people of North America are going to have to develop new hobbies, activities to keep them busy, to keep their minds occupied". Already we are seeing the consequences of increased leisure, Most people are still working a 40-hour week, but some less than that, Other innovative companies are starting 10 hour- per-day shifts, so that their employees work only four out of seven days. "And on the seventh day He rested," no longer applies to most people. Instead, they "rest" for two or three days (excluding, of course, farmers and newspapermen, or rather- newspaperpersons, who work seven days per week at the very least.) One can also see the effects of this. People start heading up to their cottages, or away for a ski weekend a day early. Arts, crafts and hobby shops are springing up all over the place. Just about everybody has a hobby, My father likes to refinish furniture; a girlfriend does needlepoint; a girl I went to school with hooks rugs. The variety is endless. But at one time or another, just about everybody feels like doing absolutely nothing. I don't mean you like to sit immobile and stare at the ceiling, but you don't feel like sitting down to write letters, You don't feel like getting out all your old pictures and organizing them and putting them in an album. You just feel like lazing around. All the so-called experts say this is a necessary part of every individual's life. You have to learn how to do nothing, and it is not always an easy thing to learn. Some people can do it very well. They are on the go con- stantly, but given even five minutes, they can sit down and make the most of it. The people who can't do this are the ones who end up with ulcers. So, commensurate to this, it seemed appropriate when I turned my calendar from July to August last week and came upon this short piece of philosophy on "The Art of Loafing": "1 loaf and invite my soul," sang the poet Walt Whitman, The art of loafing is drifting and dreaming and opening yourself to the inflow of peace and tranquillity. It is relaxing the tension of your body with the music of the singing streams that live in your memory. It is slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a book. Just as rests and pauses are a part of great music, so are they also a part of great living.", + + I went to a movie the other night, the first in a long time, and saw "Jesus Christ - Superstar". I can't say enough good things about it. The music and choreo- graphy is excellent; the actors, although no big names, yet, in the world of film, were very good. In fact, it was undoubtedly a touch of genius to choose a cast of unknowns because you have no prior impressions of how a certain actress or actor should behave. There is no type-casting. For those not familiar with the original stage version of the rock opera, "Superstar" follows the life of Christ from Palm Sunday to the crucifixion. It demon- strates, above all, the human strength and weaknesses of the major characters and is very moving for this reason, However, just so that I cannot be accused of leading anyone astray, I will re-emphasize that it To work in London Janet Elizabeth Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis, Ex- eter graduated from Victoria Hospital School of Nursing August 3. Miss Davis has accepted a position at Victoria Hospital, London. (photo by Doerr) Nursing Grad Connie Mackie, daughter of Bob and Barb Mackie, Orillia, graduated recently from the Vic- toria Hospital School of Nursing. is a rock-opera. While Christ himself is portrayed in a very traditional sense, and the setting is traditional, most of the other characters are not. The language is modern; the clothes are modern ., the music and the dances are modern. I hope this does not frighten anyone away from the picture for in spite of these things, or perhaps because of them, it is a very religious movie. The mix- ture of the old and the new took the movie out of the category of a strictly historical account, and turned it into a religion that is with today, that people of all ages can relate to. I would highly recommend it for anyone. I hope, however, that you have better luck than we did at the show. I couldn't believe the rudeness of some of the people during the movie. I haven't seen behavior like that since I at- tended a Saturday matinee full of other kids when I was twelve, + + + I heard on the radio the other day that the price of porterhouse steaks is going up to $10.25 a pound in some places. That is an expensive piece of beef, With bacon at almost $2 and all other things considered, I wasn't too surprised when a friend told me that the six members of her family had dined on cauliflower, beans and radishes for supper. What surprises me more than anything, is that I haven't heard of more people doing the same. In another article I read recently, it was reported that many restaurants are feeling the squeeze of rising meat prices. Where it once meant only a small splurge to go out for dinner once in a while, it now takes almost a whole week's salary. So what do you do? Soyaburger is beginning to sound more at- tractive all the time. A news story in the Strathroy Age Dispatch of August 2, 1973 mentions that the manager of .a Strathroy hotel plans to go to Ireland this summer, and hopes to obtain pictures and old photographs of the original Strathroy in Ireland, It will be interesting to see if he is successful, because Strathroy does not appear as, a place name on ordinary, modern maps of Ireland. However, it may appear on a large scale ordinance map. But according to some writers, it is a "mythical sea port", Apparently the name comes from Gaelic roots meaning valley and red- dish, and was given to the Canadian town by its first settler, John Stewart (or Stuart) Buchanan. A writer in the December, 1972 issue of "Canadian Notes and Queries" says he has a diary written by Wm. Cary Dobbs, who accompanied John Stewart Buchanan to Middlesex, and that the founding of the settlement took place on September 21, 1831 a year earlier than the usually accepted date of 1832, He quotes James Buchanan, father of the founder, as saying that he received 1,200 acres of land in Adelaide, free of fees, because of his services as British consul in New York, in settling Irish immigrants in the United States and gave the land to his son. He is also quoted as saying, "My father occupied a farm Seniors meet The Senior Citizens had a chicken supper at Riverview Park Tuesday evening with a 100 in attendance. After supper music was supplied by Henry Green and Cecil Skinner, called "Strathroy" now forming part of the Earl of Blessington's domain, near Coppagh Church (near Onah, County of Tyrone)." According to this, Strathroy was the name of a farm, and not a town, and might be hard to locate now, John Stewart Buchanan is referred to as a young man by local historical writers, but just how young he was may not be realized. The diary indicates that he was born on January 3, 1815, so he would be only 16 and one-half when he first settled at Strathroy. Perhaps that accounts for the fact that he did not get the water mills started at the site until 1836. The Strathroy Middlesex Museum would be interested in any further information you may have about the origin of the town. And if you know where Strathroy is in Ireland, please let us know, Page 8 Times-Advocate, August 9, 1973 mossocsomangataftwoos.mazo, Facts 'n Fancies BY SUSAN ad 41(419 °Aldfue9 "Exiles" co-composer Raymond Pannell describes this new work, which opens at Stratford's Third Stage August 15, as "an opera for the theatre". "Just as a work for theatre doesn't have the director directing the performance, so "Exiles" doesn't have a con- ductor conducting the per- formance," he said. In a traditional opera, the conductor provides the central focus and interpretation of the work. In "Exiles", the musical sections of the work are controlled by the singers: instrumentalists comment on and accompany the text as it is sung and spoken, instead of playing together as an ensemble. . . . The difference between this approach and the traditional method is that in- strumentalists and singers enter into the creative areas usually reserved only for the composer." Without a conductor it becomes important that the in- strumentalists be able to involve themselves in the action of the work. To make this involvement more practical, individual musical scores are dispensed with in "Exiles". The in- strumentalists follow their music on large scale projection screens, visible also to the audience. Contemporary in its mix of live theatre, still photography, electronic and orchestral music and poetry, "Exiles" at the same time is an opera in the oldest sung with the New York City Opera, the Cologne State Opera and the Volksoper in Vienna, among others, in her first Festival role as La Cantarina; bass-baritone Edward Pierson of the New York City Opera, debuting at Stratford as Pierrot; and baritone Gary Relyea of the Canadian and Hamilton Opera Companies as 'the Man'. Combining with the singers are six actors: Robert Dermer, who has appeared with Passe Muraille and Factory Theatre Lab in Toronto, in his Stratford debut as Charlie Quinn; Candy Kane, well known in English music hall and variety and praised for her performance as Germaine Lauzon in "Les Belles- Soeurs" at the St. Lawrence Centre earlier this year, making her first festival appearance as La Suparella; Gary Reineke, in his second Stratford season, as Don Balloon; and David Schurmann, making his third appearance at the festival, as Granpiano. The role of Bud Gala is played by the trombonist Gene Watts. A local youngster, Jason Czajkowski, will appear as the little boy. Instrumentalists will be John Courtney, bassoon; Fujiko Imajishi, violin; Virginia Markson, flute and piccolo; M. Ranganathan, veena; Kenneth Richard, Koto; Sarah Shenkman, cello; Sandra Watts, oboe. Family holds get-together The Gunnings held their annual reunion at Riverview Park. Exeter, July 29 with an at- tendance of 98, It was a beautiful day and at one o'clock all sat down to a meal with table committee, Alice and Frayne Parsons and Donna and Bill Heather in charge. President Jas, Miller welcomed all. After dinner the sports were on with the committee consisting of Margaret and Murray Parsons, Darlene and Beth Passmore in charge. A short business meeting was held to elect 1974 officers as follows: president, Gordon Docking; vice president, Jack Constable; registration, Ada'''. Waddell and Tessa Jaques; secretary-treasurer, Hazel Miller; sports, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Passmore and Mr. & Mrs. David Passmore; table committee, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hodgins and Lois Herbert.