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on stage must be taken out. It
means half the set for Dreamland is
dismantled and moved out of the
way, the set for the show going up
must be taken out of storage and
moved across the stage and set into
the auditorium, the rest of the
Dreamland set is dismantled and
the whole set is put in storage and
finally there is room for the new
show to be set up.
The addition of new wing space
on the south side of the Memorial
Hall stage will not only speed up
the operation of changing sets, but
may allow larger piece of sets to be
stored and moved meaning sets
won’t have to be built in such small
pieces.
For theatre goers, all this activity
will never TO seen. What is
important is what appears on
stage. For the playgoer what all the
facilities mean is that it is possible,
if still very expensive, to do shows
such as “The Dreamland” with
large sets and lots of costumes. As
several people have mentioned,
few of Canada’s summer theatres
can mount that kind of huge
production. It means that the
audience can see anything from a
one-actor play to a full-scale musi
cal when it comes to Blyth. It’s a
kind of variety few theatres can
hope to offer.
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Expert advice
Jeff Henderson, (centre) associate production manager of the Blyth Festival shows Karen Watson
and Adam Mair how to repair lighting instruments as the Festivals Young Company prepares for its
production of “Christmas in Clover” this week. Theactorsfrom as faraway as Montreal will perform
the adaptation of the stories of Harry J. Boyle.
Young Company presents comedy
The Blyth Festival Young Com
pany will be presenting the come
dy, “Christmas in Clover” on
August 10 and 11 at 11 a.m. and 7
p.m. and on August 12 at 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m. “Christmas in Clover”
is based on the stories of Harry J.
Boyle and is adapted by Keith
Roulston. It relives Canada in the
early thirties, as Jean, the memory
magician, conjures up Christmas
the way Harry remembers it.
Harry Boyle was bom in 1915 on
a farm in West Wawanosh. He
later moved to St. Augustine where
he spent much of his childhood. He
has been an announcer with CKNX
in Wingham and a reporter with
Stratford’s Beacon Herald. He
created CBC Wednesday Night and
worked as producer with CBC
radio. He was also chairman of the
Canadian Radio-Television Com
mission. An accomplished writer
his four memoirs are: “Mostly in
Clover”, “Homebrew and Patch
es”, “With a Pinch of Sin” and
“Kfemories of a Catholic Boy
hood.” He has written many
novels, including The Great Cana
dian Novel.
Keith Roulston has been involv
ed with the Festival since before its
beginnings, as a volunteer board
member, former general manager
and as a playwright. He has
contributed to five plays at the
Festival over the years, the most
recent being “Another Season’s
Promise” in 1986-87, which he
co-wrote with Anne Chislett.
Illis is the 13th season for the
Young Company at Blyth Festival
and this year they are directed by
Peter Smith, Blyth’s Associate
Artistic Director. Mr. Smith is
assisted by leaders Heather Mor
ton and Joanne Olson. Jeff Hender
son acts as designer and technical
director for the Young Company.
Featured in the 1989 Young Com
pany are Carla Caldwell of Clinton,
Jill Collings of Exeter, Sarah
Chandler of Brussels, Tracy Doey
of Bayfield, Jayne and Karin
Dykstra of Clinton, Sadie Jane
Hood of Monkton, Holly Horton of
Londesboro, Adam Mair of Tees-
water, Peter McDonnell of Blyth,
Ian Morton of Belgrave, Philip
Pace of Goderich, Meg Shore of
Bayfield, Stephanie Shore of Strat
ford, Rachel Thompson of Bel
grave, Virginia Van Gorder of
Brucefield, Lee-Anne Wammes of
Clinton, Karen Watson of Wood
ham and Becky Westhauser of
Blyth.
Tickets for the Young Company’s
performance of Christmas in Clover
are available at the door of the
Blyth Festival Garage on Dinsley
Street or from the Company mem
bers. Tickets are $3 for adults and
for youth. Children under 10 are
free. For more information call the
Festival at 523-9300 or 523-9225.
All-You-Can-Eat
Blyth’s art show opens Aug. 19
The final exhibition of the Blyth
Festival Art Gallery features the
watercolor paintings of St. Marys
artist, Mark Fletcher from August
19 to September 16. A special
reception opening the solo exhibi
tion of this contemporary artist is
Saturday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m.
with everyone invited to meet this
talented artist. Mr. Fletcher’s 1985
painting titled “Chairs at the
Family Picnic’ ’ was featured on the
1988 Blyth Festival season poster.
Born in Hamilton and educated
at Trinity College School and the
University of Guelph, Mark Fletch
er established his first studio in
1980 in Kincardine, Ontario where
he began an extensive series of solo
and group exhibitions. In 1981 he
attended the Institute Allende in
Mexico on an art scholarship.
Returning to Canada, he made the
first in a series of annual visits to
Newfoundland and established a
studio in Stratford. He has taught
for Georgian College, Gallery Strat
ford and St. Marys Arts Council
and he is an active member of the
Canadian Society of Painters in
Watercolour.
One of Mr. Fletcher’s water
colors was chosen in 1985 to
become part of the Royal Collection
of Drawings and Watercolours at
Windsor Castle (England) as part
of their Diamond Jubilee Collec
tion. His work has been exhibited
in many galleries and juried exhibi
tions including Tom Thomson Gal
lery (Owen Sound), Durham Gal
lery, Sarnia Art Gallery, Burlington
Cultural Centre, St. Thomas-Elgin
Gallery, and Kitchener-Waterloo
Art Gallery.
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is
open to the public Monday to
Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
and during intermissions on per
formance days at the Blyth Festi
val. For more information about
special events and performances at
the Blyth Festival, call the Box
Office at (519) 523-9300 or 523-
9225.
SUN., AUG. 13
3 P.M. - 7 P.M.
Tickets $7.00
Children 12 & under $4.00
Hot Dogs 75c
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