Village Squire, 1977-07, Page 10audience was already there but none of the preparatory work
had been done because their stage crew was marooned on the
boat too. So they opened the curtains and let the audience
watch the preparations and the show finally got off in the
middle of the night to a packed house.
The show hit a peak on May 1, 1921 when it opened
Broadway. It was praised from the tough New York critics and
the New York Telegram called it far better than any similar
American show that had been seen.
Jack McLaren left the show in 1923 to get married. He
turned to art to make his living and owned his own advertising
firm specializing in direct mail advertising. His artistic skills
were recognized highly enough that he became a member of
the Ontario Society of artists in 1927. He was in the
mainstream of Toronto artistic life and often lunched with
members of the famous Group of Seven artists. When he
retired, he discovered the beautiful village of Benmiller and
built a riverside house for himself and his wife.
In recent years he's devoted his time to his painting,
producing steadily and working on a rigid schedule that saw
him up early and working late. He continues to produce
despite his illness anu finds it good therapy.
Good therapy too was the reception in Charlottetown. The
Canadian Press reported the audience gave The Legend of the
Dumbells a standing ovation. After the show Mr. McLaren
and Mr. Redpath, were brought to the stage while the
audience applauded rhythmically to the orchestra's playing of
It's A Long Way to Tipperary, one of the favourite marching
songs of the soldier in the First World War. Mr. Redpath, the
account says, almost wept. Mr. McLaren spoke for both of
them saying it was wonderful to have the Dumbells revived
since "we've been in mothballs for 40 years". He went on to
say that "there are more than Bill and I standing here tonight
-- there are (the spirits of) all those others who played with
us."
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