Village Squire, 1980-05, Page 23Rosemary Radcliffe, who grew up on a
farm outside the village of Kirkton, is one
of the writers and stars of Spring Thaw, the
newsy musical review that was a popular
Canadian tradition for 20 years.
Spring Thaw was first launched by
Toronto's New Play Society in 1948. and
stars like Robert Goulet and comedienne
Barbara Hamilton started their careers in
the revue, which poked gentle fun at
Canadian politics and lifestyles.
Now Spring Thaw has been reborn, and
will travel across the country with its
writers and cast, revising sketches and
musicial pieces to keep in touch with its
whereabouts at the time.
As well as Rosemary Radcliffe, known to
Canadian audiences for her roles in CBC
shows Coming Up Rosie and The King of
Kensington, the cast will star Toronto
actress Mary Ann MacDonald and actors
Marvin Karon and Patrick Young.
Spring Thaw will be performed at the
Guelph Spring Festival in May and will
kick off the summer season at the Huron
Country Playhouse, Grand Bend, on June
7.
Writers who contributed to this year's
Spring Thaw, in addition to the cast
members, include Don Harron, Pierre
Berton, Wayne and Shuster and Gordon
Pinsent.
Not all the skits are new - one popular
one from the past shows that has been
revived features the single athlete from
Canada who is our team in the Olympics.
The athlete not only finds it lonely in the
relay race, but suffers the ignominy of
coming in third in an event with only one
other competitor.
That's the kind of teasing Spring Thaw
entertained Canadians with for 20 years.
The Huron Country Playhouse in Grand
Bend has appointed Heather Redick of
Zurich to the position of Publicity Director.
Making the announcement . General
Manager Marc Quinn said he was very
pleased to locate someone with her
experience and enthusiasm.
Mrs. Redick has over ten years business
experience. For the latter five, she was
closely associated with the graphic design
and advertising industry, in the capacity of
Production Manager, and more recently,
Account Executive, with Agripress Canada
Limited of Hensall.
At Huron Country Playhouse Mrs.
Redick will be responsible for all publicity
and media/public relations for the entire
programme presented by the theatre. The
recently announced 1980 season includes
four popular comedies, a large scale
musical production, a film series, childrens
programmes, and other major events.
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