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Local music students winners
at Rotary Music Festival
The Huron County Historical Society marked its 25th anniversary Thursday night at Van Egmond
House in Seaforth with the cutting of a birthday cake. Taking part in the ceremonial cake cutting are
(left to right) Doris Batkin, Clinton; Elva Metcalfe, Bayfield; Ed Oddliefson, Bayfield; Ethel Poth,
charter member, Bayfield; Brig. F. A. Clift, Bayfield; Lillian Turner, Goderich; Evelyn Olde,
Clinton; Joe Hogan, Exeter and Isabel Theedom, Clinton.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989. PAGE 27.
Historical Society
marks 25 years
The eighth annual Midwestern
Ontario Rotary Music Festival was
held in Walkerton from April 25 to
May 6. Over 6,000 students from
five different counties entered
piano, vocal and instrumental
classes.
Piano pupils of Mrs. Judy Mor
ton entered 20 different classes and
obtained excellent results with
eleven firsts, four seconds, four
thirds and one fourth.
Angie Yoon of Brussels received
six firsts in solo competition while
Patrick Cull of Belgrave received
one first and two seconds in his solo
classes. Both students received
‘Three Sisters’ previews
One of Anton Chekhov’s great
family dramas, “Three Sisters’’,
started preview performances last
week with a Student/Senior Mati
nee in the Stratford Festival’s Avon
Theatre. Opening on June 1, it will
run through August 20th.
Exploring the plight of Olga,
Masha, Irina and their brother
Andrey, as they confront their
personal drises and long for the
possibility of change, “Three Sis
ters’’ is directed by the Festivals’s
Artistic Director, John Neville, and
designed by Debra Hanson. The
42 youngsters cast
for ‘King and F
Although it was a difficult task,
Huron Country Playhouse Artistic
Director Tony Lloyd has managed
to select a cast of 42 young people,
from the more than 100 that
auditioned, to play the vast brood
of children needed for the Play
house production of “The King &
I’’.
Forty-two may seem like an
awfully large cast of children, but
the polygamous king of Siam had a
grand total of 67 offspring. Mr.
Lloyd and choreographer Kimber
scholarships in the senior piano
division to further their piano
studies. These scholarships were
awarded at the Highlights of the
Festival concert on the evening of
Saturday, May 6.
Stephanie Henry of Brussels
required a first and a second in her
classes. Stephanie, Angie and
Laura Douma, also of Brussels
came first in their piano trio while
Laura and Heather Somers came
second in their duet class.
From Belgrave, both Jayne
Vincent and Michael McBurney
placed well in their classes. Jayne
played two solos and rece ed two
music is adapted by Berthold
Carriere with lighting design by
John Munro and choreography by
John Broome.
Featured in this very moving
production are David Brown as
Fyodor Kulygin, Sally Cahill as
Irina Prozorov, Jerry Etienne as
Junior Captain Solyony, Allan Gray
as Lieutenant Colonel Vershinin,
Kevin Gudahl as Andrey Prozorov,
Bernard Hopkins as Dr. Chebuty-
kin, Larissa Lapchinski as Natasha,
Lucy Peacock as Masha Prozorov,
Eric McCormack as Baron Tusen-
ley Timlock will have to put all their
expertise to work to arrange the
enormous ensemble of children,
wives, dancers, and principal cast
members in this enchanting musi
cal by Rogers and Kammerstein.
The 42 young actors and actress
es will begin rehearsals early in
August, with the rest of the large
cast. Reserved seating is still
available for all evening perfor
mances of “The King & I’’, but
tickets are selling quickly and
individuals are encouraged to re
serve now to avoid disappointment.
third places while Michael placed
first in his class.
Cindy Gibbings and Emily Parr
from Clinton placed third and
fourth, respectively in their class
es.
Marc Poulin and Jenny Allison,
both from Wingham performed
well to win a first and a third
respectively.
Ian Morton of Belgrave entered
two vocal classes and received two
firsts. Ian was honoured to be
asked to sing one of his solos at the
Highlights of the Festival Concert.
He also received a scholarship at
that time. Ian was coached by
George Cull and Judy Morton.
bach and Wenna Shaw as Olga
Prozorov.
Also appearing in “Three Sis
ters’’ are Deh. <h Drakeford, Pa
trick Galligan, t cholas De Kruyff,
Tony Martin, William Needles,
Kent Staines, Dwayne Stevenson,
Kay Tremblay, Julia Winder and
Cavan Young.
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The 25th anniversary of the
forming of the Huron County
Historical Society was marked at
the group’s annual meeting at Van
Egmond House in Egmondville
Thursday night.
A history of the life of Col.
Anthony Van Egmond was given by
Jayne Cardno and a slide presenta
tion of historic photos of Seaforth’s
streetscape were presented for the
60 guests present.
The election of officers saw Keith
Roulston of Blyth returned as
president with Margaret McClure
of Crediton as first vice-president
and Paul Carroll of Seaforth as
second vice-president. Doris Batkin
of Clinton remains as secretary
treasurer of the Society.
In his remarks Mr. Roulston
saluted the members who had
made the Society successful over
the years collecting historical in
formation and maintaining the
county archives until it was taken
over by the Huron County Pioneer
Museum three years ago. He called
on members to try to find more
Genealogical
schedules
meeting
On June 7 the Huron Genealogi
cal Branch of O.G.S. will hold their
meeting in the Board room of the
Goderich Assessment Building at
7:30 p.m. Mrs. Lulu Carson will
report on her overseas research
trips and Ancestral findings on her
Beacom Ancestry in Northern Ire
land.
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The event concluded with the
cutting of a special 25th anniver
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