The Citizen, 1989-08-30, Page 21PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1989.
Blyth Festival announces six shows for fall season
Three adult attractions and three
shows for children are included in
the “Fall Festival” of entertain
ment announced by the Blyth
Festival last week.
“We’re setting the stage for
another season of entertainment
this fall,” Joel Harris, Festival
General Manager said. The shows
play between Oct. 14 and Dec. 9.
Adult series performances in
clude: “Big Girls Cry”, Saturday,
October 14, 8 p.m. Writer and
performer, Heather Esdon, un
masks the glamorous world of the
theatre in this comedy, “Big Girls
Cry.” Welcome to the world of
Faith Monaghan - she's a “some
what overweight" actress getting
ready for an important audition.
Join her in the bathroom along with
a zany cast of characters in this
touching solo stage show. Heather
Esdon, no stranger to Blyth audi
ences, was featured in both “Cake-
Walk” and “Lilly, Alta.”
“The Romaniacs”, Sunday,
November 12, 8 p.m. “The Roman
iacs”, a fun-loving musical four
some whoop it up on stage in an
entertaining mix of gypsy soul, Hot
Club Quintet-style fire, swing, pop
leanings and red-hot rhythm. It’s
a musical-visual production rarely
experienced and behind all the
yuks (there are many) is a dedicat
ed group of players who present
international quality music with
style and class.
“Second City”, Saturday, De
cember 9, 8 p.m. The Second City
touring comedy troupe brings hilar
ious and topical skits that will tickle
the funny bone. Famous perform
ers from past Second City shows
include stars John Candy, Gilda
Radner, Martin Short, Eugene
Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Mor-
anis, Dave Thomas and many more
who are regularly seen on the
Second City TV shows.
The Children’s Series includes:
“Robert Minden Ensemble”, Sat
urday, November 4, 2 p.m. The
Robert Minden Ensemble weaves
together music, stories and laugh
ter in a show that charms people 6f
all ages. The stories, based on
personal narratives, ancient tales
and dreams, are orchestrated with
the sounds of unusual acoustic
instruments: saws, spoons, bottles,
bells, crystal glass, conch shells,
hoses, drones and waterphones.
Glenn Bennett, Popular child
ren’s entertainer, Saturday, Nov
ember 18, 2 p.m. Creative energy,
a unique sense of humour and a
way of looking at things from a
kid’s eye view make Glenn Bennett
one of Canada’s hottest children’s
entertainers. Glenn’s songs have a
way of appealing to all ages. Kids
sit with their tongues hanging out
as they hear about: the strange
eating habits of “Jonathan Ed
wards The Third” while parents
relate all too easily to the antics of
“My Baby Brother”. Glenn’s Dis
ney Channel Kaleidoscope Concert
is still running on TV.
Kaleidoscope Story Theatre,
Saturday, December 2, 2 p.m. One
of Canada’s finest theatre ensem
bles, Kaleidoscope Story Theatre
brings an infectious blend of narra
tive skill, music and spontaneity
with their story theatre perform
ance. Direct from Vancouver, this
group offers a fun-filled evening of
stories taken primarily from fables,
folktales, fairy tales and legends,
designed for audiences of all ages.
Last year’s Fall/Spring series
ticket holders may renew the same
seats for the 1989 Fall Adult or
Children series up until Friday,
September 22. After that date the
tickets will be released for sale to
the general public.
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Blyth dedicates play to Slomans
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The opening night performance
of “The Mail Order Bride” Wed
nesday night, will be dedicated to
the memory of Fred and Cela
Sloman who devoted many years to
teaching children in Northern
Ontario on their School on Wheels.
Several members of the Sloman
family are expected to be on hand
at the “patrons’ night” reception
before the performance for a
presentation at 7:30 of some fram
ed photos from the production of
“Fires in the Night” the play
presented last year that told the
story of the Slomans’ life in the
north, teaching and raising their
family on the railway school car
pulled from one siding to another
across the north.
Mr. Sloman, once a teacher in
Blyth, died shortly after retiring.
Mrs. Sloman, a resident of Clinton
since the couple’s retirement, died
earlier this year.
The photos, plus a specially
bound copy of the script of “Fires
in the Night” will be displayed in
the School on Wheels museum in
Sloman park at the south edge of
Clinton.
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were within walking distance and
Margaret described New York City
at night as an “unbelievable exper
ience”. “I saw a cockroach that
had to be five inches long and there
were people going through gar
bage.”
Each contestant had to do a
speech on the topic “The know
ledge I have gained from this
educational tour and why I would
recommend it to others,” and these
were said on the final evening in
the Big Apple. Everybody was split
into groups and the winner from
each went on to the finals. “I was
second,” Margaret said, “so I just
missed it.” But she added that
both the male and female winners
were Canadian.
The following morning they left
for Philadelphia where they saw
Betsy Ross’s home and the Liberty
Bell. Then they were back on the
bus and heading for Washington.
They toured Washington at night
Crime
of the week
On May 22, 1989 at 6 a.m. the
door on a 1979 Mercury Capri
Lie: 938-CWW, blue in colour
was heard slamming and that
was the last time the vehicle was
heard of. The thief used the
keys in the car and stole it.
This car was parked at a
residence in Birch Park Trailer
Park, north of Grand Bend,
Ontario with 3/4 of a tank of gas
when the theft took place.
The Exeter O.P.P. and Huron
County Crime Stoppers are ask
ing for your assistance in locat
ing this automobile. If you have
information about this or any
other crime call Huron County
Crime Stoppers, 1-800-265-1777
or 524-6851 and you could be
eligible for a reward of up to
$1,000.00. Remember crime
doesn’t pay but Crime Stoppers
does
and Margaret remarked that it was
hard to believe it is the murder
capital of America. “It is really
beautiful,” she said. She added
that she was deeply touched at the
Vietnam Memorial, Black Wall.
“There were ladies against the wall
crying. It was very moving.”
Margaret reported that when
they visited the White House, the
President was in Paris. “One guy
in our group asked the security
guard if he’d seen George and he
told him that he saw George too
Much,” she stated.
Margaret explained that the trip
home was quite sad as everyone
was sorry they were going to have
to say goodbye soon. “I said my
speech on the way home and
everyone on my bus donated
money to Cystic Fibrosis. I was
really touched. Julia (her cousin)
was the Canadian C.F. Poster
Child. I wanted the kids from the
States to hear about her.”
Upon the return to Toronto there
was a goodbye banquet held where
according to Margaret there were
many tears shed. “I don’t think
there was one person who didn’t
cry,” she maintained. “There were
46 on our bus and we all got along.
It was really sad, but we are all
trying to keep in touch now.”
Another thing Margaret found
memorable was the opening re
mark made by their tour leader Tim
Leech from Minnesota as he ad
dressed the parents at the banquet.
“He said that everyone had been
returned home safely and wonder
ed how many had realized that they
had been in the top three crime
cities in America,” Margaret fin
ished.
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