HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-08-12, Page 4Graham McPherson, Keith Thomas and William
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Legends should be taken
with a grain of salt. The
A4 THE BRUSSELS
Fire on.
POST AUGUST 12 198,1
Ice isn't h
istory but it entertains
Flood
remedy might come in handy
while watching Keith Roul-
ston's Fire on Ice which
opened last week at Blyth
Summer Festival '81. The
play is about hockey's Howie
Morenz,, who was born in legend that emerges in Fire
Mitchell in 1902 and played on Ice. It's shallow and hard
much of his early hockey in to believe.
Stratford, a small-town hero. The injury which ended
who more than made good.. "the Mitchell Meteor's"
He was the fire in the playing days, and eventually
"firewagon hockey" Mont- his life, was a multiple
real's Canadiens made fam- fracture of the left leg NOT
ous. Those that saw him sav the right. Morenz's mother
he was the greatest player of was dead atthe time the play
his day, certainly the fastest. has him writing letters home
His scoring statistics tell only to her. And don't tell King
part of his interesting story. Clancy he's depicted as a
They billed him "the Babe goalie in the story, he'd
Ruth of hockey" because his probably set the leprechauns
verve revolu tionized the on you.
game as much as the "Sultan Nit-picking perhaps, but
of Swat" changed baseball not isolated cases. All this
with his power. In 1950 artistic licence can take your
Morenz was voted Canada's mind off the entertainment.
hockey player of the half-cen- Little fault can be found
tury. In short, he was about as with the Blyth production on
good as they get. that score. It entertains.
He died when he was 34 in Keith Thomas plays
tragic circumstances. How Morenz. The rest of the cast
many other athletes can you consists of William Dunlop,
think of whose funeral was Graham McPherson, Sam
carried live on radio? The Robinson and Frank Scott.
service was held at a packed Dunlop has some idioms of
Forum at. Montreal in 1937, the sport pegged pertectty,
and they say you could hear a and earns his laughs. John
pin drop. Roby's music helps the story
But folks that are interest- move along. The play is
ed in facts will have a field directed by David Fox, with
day picking holes in the set and costumes by Pat
Mr, Rouiston, who is ad-
ministrative director at Blyth
and at home in this area,
developed the script for Fire
of Ice during the winters of
1979 and 1980. It was work-
shopped at the Toronto Thea-
tre Festival in May 1981, and
the script was further de-
veloped by cast and director
during rehearsals for Blyth.
Somewhere in its develop-
ment the legend became less
than the life. The true story of
Howie Morenz remains to be
written.
The play runs in repertory
until August 22.
Ethel couple wins
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. George- Pearson on
winning $2500 on Saturday
evening at the Lions Draw in
Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Evans
and family of Ethel were
holidaying last week. They
toured Lake Huron.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ray-
nard were holidaying for two
weeks in Prince Edward Is-
land with their family. They
arrived home Friday night.
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