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Crowd pleasing
This group of girls from Blyth Public School treated the faShion show audience to an
entertaining dance, choreographed by Jayne Marquis. The dance represented an afternoon
spent in Bosnia by Ms Marquis during her trip there last fall with the Light the Way
organizaiton. From left: Karin Schroeker, Julie Ritchie, Jackie Brak, Michelle McNichol.
Ashley Howson, Shanda Loder, Kristy Blair and Leanne Haggitt.
Chaplin masterpiece returns
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1995. PAGE 27.
Grey Central student
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By John Schedler
In 1991 when Carl Davis picked
up his baton to conduct the
Kitchener-Waterloo symphony
during a showing of Charlie
Chaplin's masterpiece City Lights
audiences may not have fully
known what to expect. After all, it
had been over 60 years since the
end of the silent film era. As Davis
said in an interview, "It's very hard
to put over the impact of live
orchestra and film, in addition to
being very expensive. So today it
needs a special occasion and a great
film".
As it turned those evenings in
1991 proved so successful that
Davis is returning to Kitchener's
Centre In The Square with The
Gold Rush, perhaps Chaplin's most
famous film. Made in 1925, The
Gold Rush was re-released in 1942
when Chaplin cut the film down to
71 minutes, taking out the title
cards and dubbing dialogue and
commentary. He also re-scored the
movie at that time as well.
Davis had heard some of Chap-
lin's score for The Gold Rush in the
mid-1980s when he worked on a
project for television called
Unknown Chaplin. His immediate
reaction to Chaplin's 1942 score
was "It made me fall in love. The
The drama group from Central
Huron Secondary School, along
with their director Steve Oliver
advanced to the regional theatre
competition after earning an award
at the Sears Drama Festival recent-
ly.
The CHSS ensemble won for
best production and best music.
The competition, held in St.
music, in particular for Charlie and
Georgia, was incredibly moving - I
just couldn't get enough of it".
The Chaplin family approved the
preparation of a new print of the
original 1925 version and Davis
and producer Davis Gill went to
work. As Davis recalls, "My job
lay in trying to match the music
written by Chaplin in 1942 with the
original 1925 version which run at
22 frames per second, played some
15 minutes longer".
A self-taught musician who
played the violin and cello, Chaplin
never learned to read or write
music, and he worked with
orchestrators throughout his career.
When he described the process of
writing the film score for City
Lights, he modestly downplayed
his own talents.
"I really didn't write it down. I la-
lahed and Arthur Johnson wrote it
down". From the music and
sketches which Chaplin "la-lahed",
Carl Davis arranged the score
which will accompany the
orchestra's presentation of The
Gold Rush.
A noted composer, arranger and
conductor, Carl Davis has worked
extensively in England during a
career which was included music
for theatre, movies and television.
Marys, drew nine schools and more
than 200 participants.
The top three winners in the tech-
nical and acting divisions went on
to the regionals in Elmira, on April
20-22.
The CHSS group took awards of
merit for music and ensemble cast,
but will not proceed to the next
level.
Working with Paul McCartney, in a
role not dissimilar to Arthur
Johnston's with Charlie Chaplin,
Davis arranged and conducted the
world premiere of Liverpool
Oratorio in 1991.
However, some of Davis' most
satisfying work in recent years, has
been in the recreation and composi-
tion of scores to accompany silent
films.
The impact of seeing a silent film
like City Lights or The Gold Rush
projected on The Centre In The
Square's mammoth screen with live
musical accompaniment is a most
exhilarating experience.
The Gold Rush will be shown
from Thursday to Saturday, May 4
to 6 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are
available by contacting the Box
Office at 1-800-265-8977.
Buck & Doe
for
TAMMY PARSONS
ANDY NETHERY
Saturday, May 6
Mitchell
Community Centre
Continued from page 26
corn. The eggs roll onto a belt and
the belt takes the eggs to the farmer
who puts them into a box. If there
is no belt the fanner just gathers the
eggs. Chickens are attracted to red
— and things like shiny steel.
Pupils from Early Years to Grade
3 received copies of Ben Wick's
Born to Read. The book is for
parents and it explains "how to take
an active role in sharing with their
children the wonderful world of
books." "Born to Read" Day is
April 24.
Congratulations to Stacy Stewart,
who flew to Vancouver to compete
in the National Bowling
Championship for Kids and
Golden-agers. Stacy was part of
the Southern Ontario team. Stacy
is a Grade 4 pupil who bowls at the
Molesworth Bowling Lanes.
FEATURING MRS. IRWIN'S
CLASS
In math, Grades 5 and 6 are
working on fractions and decimals.
They have also worked on
measuring using perimeter, area,
capacity, and mass. They learned
these concepts by doing several
interesting activities.
To Celebrate
MAE CAMPBELL'S
88th BIRTHDAY
A visitation for
friends and relatives
will be held at
MAPLEWOOD MANOR
SEAFORTH
on
Sat., May 6, 1995
2 - 4 p.m.
Best Wishes and
Smiles Only
The class enjoyed building the
bluebird boxes with Mr. Black.
They put about 35 boxes up around
the school yard. Hopefully the
Bluebirds will make use of them.
They have been busy practising
for the music festival in Stratford.
The class is singing in the junior
choir and by themselves. Some
people are singing duets also.
There are no April birthdays in
the class but there is some special
news - our teacher, Mrs.Arwin is
having a baby in September.
MSS drama ensemble
wins Sears drama award
Support minor sports
Attend a game
BUCK & DOE
for
Cam Finch
and
Shivon Youngblut
Friday May 5
8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Clinton Arena
Music by ''3 Neat Guys"
Age of Majority required
For information call
482-9133 or 523-9585