HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-02, Page 27Just a few of the hundreds of items that will be auctioned in the Blyth Festival’s gala auction were on
display Saturday at Memorial Hall. The auction items include such things as dinner for two and a
chauffeur-driven ride in this Rolls Royce, a hand-made quilt, stuffed animals and Blue Jay tickets. Marian
Doucette, Festival Board president shows off the gifts. Proceeds from the sale go to the Festival’s $1.8
million expansion program.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988. PAGE 27.
HS bands perform Nov. 9
Entertainment
Four concert bands from Huron
County High Schools are working
hard in preparation for the second
annual Musicfest at Central Huron
Secondary School on November 9.
Approximately 150 teenaged
musicians from the high schools in
Goderich, Clinton, Wingham and
Exeter will gather during the day to
rehearse as a massed band under
Wayne Jeffrey. Professor Jeffrey is
a French horn instructor and
conductor of several ensembles at
the Faculty of Music, University of
Western Ontario.
The evening concert, 7:30 p.m. at
Central Huron Secondary School, is
presented to showcase the area
bands. The public is very welcome to
attend and appreciate the consider
able talents of the local musicians.
Each band will perform separate
ly, conducted by its regular music
teacher. In the second part of the
concert prof. Jeffrey will conduct the
massed band in three selections:
“Battle Pavane” by Susato, arrang
ed by Bob Margolis, “of pride and
celebration” by Swearingen, and
“Somerset March” from “English
Folk Suite” by the English Compos
er Ralph Vaughan-Williams.
During the day the students will
alsobecoached by several senior
music students from U.W.O.’s
Faculty of Music. As specialists on
particular instruments they will hold
clinics with each selection of the
band, providing tips that only
experienced players can provide.
Theatre review
BRUSSELS CURLING CLUB
Marionettes charm young
BY CHRISTINA ROULSTON
There are not many children who
have been unaffected by the charm
of the dream-come-true story of
Cinderella. Saturday, October 29,
the Maritime Marionettes present
ed the popular fairy tale at the Blyth
Memorial Hall to a large receptive
audience of eager children.
Children love puppets and the
marionettes of Cinderella captured
their attention even more so with
their brightly coloured customes,
the dramatic music and their life-like
movements. As the beautiful, hand
crafted marionettes told the story,
children all over the audience
reacted readily to clumsy, mean
step-sisters, the colourful, joking
jester and the romance between
Cinderella and the handsome
prince.
As is normal for young children, it
is difficult to keep their attention for
very long, but as they bordered on
restlessness, usually their attention
was grabbed again by new marion
ettes coming on stage or an esecially
exciting part of the story. The
Maritime Marionettes were very
good at arousing the children’s
interest and also keeping it enter
taining for the older members of the
audience. One particular scene
really grabbed everyone ’ s attention.
The flashing lights, moving music
and excellent puppetry during the
fairy godmother’s scene as she cast
her spells over Cinderella, had the
children on the edges of their seats
with wide eyes.
At the end of the performance the
puppeteers, Heather Bishop and
Darryl Taylor, held a question and
answer period. Finally all those
questions the children had been
asking all during the play would be
answered. And they came up with
some very good ones, but probably
the ones on most children’s minds
were “How did the marionettes
work?” and “Howcome all those
strings don’t get tangled up?”
Demonstrations were given on the
workings of a marionette and many
other questions were answered.
Overall the afternoon was very
entertaining for minds both young
and old. The next question on all the
children’s minds is, “When can we
do this again?”
HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY
Henry & Mary Brindley
•OPEN HOUSE*
Saturday, Nov. 5,2-4 pm
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Best wishes only please
Rebekahs installs officers
At the regular meeting of Morning
Star Rebekah Lodge N.G. Janet
McCutcheon presided. D.D. Pres.
Lillian Moses assisted by Dep.
Marshall Barbara McCutcheon in
stalled Sharon Freeman as Inside
Guardian and Leona Connelly was
installed as J.P.N.G. Thankyou
notes were read. A donation is to be
sentto Huron County Friendship
House. It was reported the Variety
Fair was a successful undertaking all
used clothing not sold was picked up
by Mission Services of London.
Plans were completed for euchre to
be held in Lodge Hall Nov. 7.
Brussels Lodge was invited to
Listowel Perth Star Lodge Oct. 27
when D.D. Marshall Barbara Mc
Cutcheon and staff help to install
their officers. Birthday honours
•were given to one member. N.G. will
lay wreath at Cenotaph Nov. 11.
After closing Lodge, the social
committee conducted a card bingo.
The lunch committee served lunch.
Thursday evening, Oct. 27, D.D.
Marshall Barbara McCutcheon and
staff assisted D.D. Pres. Aleta
Ludwich of Stratford District install
the officers of Perth Star Lodge.
Members of the installation staff
were: Deputy Marshall, Barbara
McCutcheon; D. Warden, Mary
Davidson; D.R. Sec., Marguerite
Crawford; D.F. Sec., Jean Bridge;
D. Treas., Marie McTaggart; D.
Chaplain, Barbara Watts; D. Inside
G., Mary Nichol; Honour Guards,
Leola Hood, Barb Nichol, Lois
McCall, Joan Bernard, Nelva Scott
and Alice McArter.
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