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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-21, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987. PAGE 23. Nearly 36,000 see Blyth Festival plays in 1987 Nearly 36,000 people attended performances at the Blyth Festival this summer, a total falling just short of last year’s record. Overall, the 491 seats in the theatre were filled for more than 80 per cent of the time for the 92 performances at the Festival this su mmer. Setting new records at the Festival was “Miss Balmoralof the Bayview" which played to 97 per cent of capacity for its entire run, selling out before opening night. Children's craft workshop begins Saturday “Gogglesand Goop”, a creative workshop for children, will begin this weekend at Blyth Memorial Hall. The w orkshop, sponsored by the Blyth Festival Art Gallery commit­ tee is designed for children aged 5-11 and will be run bv Marian Doucette. Five workshops will be held in all, in the basement of Blyth Memorial Hall. The first on Saturday will feature Halloween costume making. It will take place from 10-12 on Saturday morning. Other workshops coming up include: Seasonal Origami, Nov. 28; the Great Potato Festival, (cooking, art and legends), March 26; The Great Blow Out (balloon Review McLauchlin warms audience “Bordertown Cafe" by Kelly Rebar was the second most popular show playing to 87 per cent capacity. The show is also being performed by the Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg. “Girls in the Gang” the new musical by John Roby and Ray­ mond Storey that kicked off the 13th Festival in June, filled the scatsfor76percentofthetime. The play will get a second production next year when the National ArtsCentreinOttawa and art, etc.), April 16andSomething’s Hatching (What will your egg carton's hatch?) on May 28. With the exception of this week’s workshop, all will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Thccostofthewholeseriesof five workshops is $ 15 for non-mem- bers and $14 to members of Blyth Centre for the Arts. Single work­ shop fees are $5 for non-members and $4 for members. Fees include the cost of supplies. Parents are welcome to assist in the workshops. Those interested in having their children take part in the workshops should pre-register by calling 523-4345. Factory Theatre in Toronto co-pro­ duce a production with performan­ ces in both cities. “Another Season’s Promise", brought back from last year for an extended run at the end of the season played to 71 per cent of French performing arts series planned The French Enrichment Com­ mittee of the Huron Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) has planned another impres­ sive and ambitious performing arts series for 1987-88. Theatre Pour Vous, the second annual performing arts series for children “on Francais" will fea ture three separate performances, two in Goderich and the third, in Clinton. The series kicks off with Danse TrielleatThe Livery, Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. A unique presentation combining dance and theatre, Surprise de Noel is a voyage to the North Pole with children meeting characters fami­ liar or strange and magical. The second performance, L’illu- sion. Theatre de Marionettes, will also be staged at The Livery Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. This story will captivate children of all ages. Transforming his bed into a spaceship to look for the sun, the capacity. While the show has finished its run at Blyth it is extending the Festival season as it works its way across Northern Ontarioonthewayto Edmonton where it will be performed throughout late October and Nov­ child’s search is a story of fascinating people and places, told with humour and rhythm. The town hall auditorium in Clinton will provide the setting for the final production in the series, when Donald Poliquin entertains Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m. Poliquin has toured Canada for seven years with a show for children featuring music and sons from French-Canadian folklore. Assisted by his violin player, Paul Lafrance, Donald and his dancing ilyceum theatre! ■ Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information Ht FAMILY ft ft Playing FridayandSaturday X October 23rd and 24th < Saturday at 1:30 and 7p.m. kjuiuuer cora ana Z4in Showtimes: Fridayat7p.m. X SatlirHav at 1 •'tH anrl 7 r» m ■ ft __ ft ADMITTANCE A.ft Fiayiuy r i tuay aiiu oaiuiudy ai a:uu p.m. X Sunday to Thursday Oneshow each evening at 8 p ft HELLRAISER He’ll tear your soul apart. Playing Friday and Saturday at 9:00 p.m .m. ember at the Citadel theatre opening Oct. 28. “Bush Fire’’ the thriller b' Laurie Fyffe set in the early 19ti century in Eastern Ontario playec to 65 per cent of capacity. dolls, spoons, bones and magi feet make a fast paced and amusin hour to be enjoyed. Family series tickets will be sol< for $38 while an individual serie ticket, good for all three perform ances, will go for $10.95. Tickets may be purchased by writing to French Enrichment Committee-CPF, c/o Mrs. Sheila Culbert, 272 Tilt Street, Goderich, Ont. N7A 3C3 or phone 524-9533 oi 524-8831. BY KEITH ROULSTON There was a time when enter­ tainers performers at Blyth Mem­ orial Hall were frustrated by the reserved nature of Huron county audiences. Either the audiences have changed or Murray McLauch­ lin managed to break the ice better than any performer of the past on Saturday night. From the opening of his show with his hit records “Blow My Trouble Away” and “Farmer’s Song ’ ’ through to the encore which included Bob Dylan’s “The Times They are a Changin’ ”, he had the full-house at Memorial Hall hoot­ ing and hollering. When part-way through the show he asked the audience to take part in singing the chorus, the hall was filled with voices. Audience participation has in the past never been a strong point of an audience at Blyth. Kathy Bromley to model at fashion show Blyth’s Kathy Bromley will be one of the leading models at a fashion show to be held November 1 at the Benmiller Inn to raise funds for local projects sponsored by Epilepsy Canada, London and area. Mrs. Bromley is a high-profile personality in the work of the association, having successfully undergone brain surgery at Uni­ versity Hospital last May to eliminate the epileptic seizures which had almost destroyed the quality of her life in the years prior to her surgery. Since she first began the intensive testing requir­ ed before the delicate surgery could be undertaken, Mrs. Brom­ ley has written extensively about her own experiences in overcom­ ing the disease, and has become a mentor to others undergoing the same crisis. Also modelling fashions at the show will be Dr. John Girvin, chief of neurological sciences and asso­ ciate director of the Epilepsy Unit at London’s University Hospital, and Rob Baker of Hensall, who has also undergone successful surgery for epileptic seizures within the past year. Dr. Girvin operated on both Mrs. Bromley and Mr. Baker, both of whom are proof of the organi-zation’s proud motto, “We’re the same as everyone else.” The November 1 eventwillbe the third annual fashion show for the Huron, Perth and Bruce chapter of Epilepsy Ontario, and is one of the unit’s chief fundraising activities, says Marjorie Vere of Clinton., co-ordinator of the local chapter. Last year, the event raised more than $2,000 for projects in the three counties. The show also serves to raise the public awareness of the work that Epilepsy is doing, and to prove that the disease’s victims are, indeed, “just like everybody else,” Mrs. Vere adds. Modelswill present a wide array of men’s, women’s, and children’s fashions from The Old Mill of Blyth, No Kidding of Clinton, Rosemary’s of Goderich and Gen­ tlemen’s Choice of Exeter. Two fashion shows will be presented at the Benmiller Inn on November 1, at2:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $15 each (includ­ ing lunch), with all proceeds going to the work of Epilepsy Ontario. Tickets may be obtained locally by contacting Mrs. Bromley at 523- 4497 or by calling 1-800-265-5509 and leaving a number where the caller may be reached. The seven-time Juno award winning singer paid back with a thoroughly professional perfor­ mance (marred only by a delayed appearance on stage that left the audience in the dark for several minutes). He spaced his own hits like “Down by the Henry Moore” and “Whispering Rain” through the show that was filled with several new songs and many of his own lesser-known songs as well as hits by such other stars as Gordon Lightfoot. The music was backed up by excellent muscianship, both his own on guitar, harmonica and the grand piano and the excellent back-up by lead guitarist Danny Greenspoon, and Kit Johnson on bass guitar. The whole show was strung together by McLauchlin’s witty commentary, delivered with the timing (and sometimes even the facial expressions) of a Johnnie Carson. In all it was an evening that proved again some of the classiest entertainment anywhere takes place right here in Huron County. Rossand Anna Cunningham October 25th for1 PfiRK THEATRE©© ...has finally met his match/ tguidance FRI. & SAT. 7 & 9; SUN. - THURS. 7:30; TUES. ’2.50 Come see our New Modern Light Source. Sharper - Brighter and Trouble-Free Picture Dirty Dancing Ends Thursday, October 20 BLYTH LIONS CLUB DANCE THURS., FRI., SAT. 5P.M.-12A.M. Blyth Inn EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 Karen, Rickand families FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. BLYTH COMMUNITY CENTRE Prizes for best costumes