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ACT i
The French Settlement , Huron County - 1889
Buffalo, New York - Oliver Cabana's Office - 1890/Zurich,
Ontario - 1887
Buffalo, New York - Cantin Buffalo Residence - 1892
Buffalo, New York - Statler Ilotel - 1892
St Joseph, Ontario -- Cantin Family Ilome - 1896
Buffalo, New York Oliver Cabana's Office -- 1898
Mont Royal, Montreal
St. Joseph, Ontario -- The Fair 1901
ACT II
The House of Commons -- Ottawa - 1902
St. Joseph, Ontario - Balmoral Hotel - 1912
St. Joseph, Ontario - Balmoral Hotel - 1914
St. Joseph, Ontario - Post Office/Balmoral -- 1915
Buffalo, New York - Oliver Cabana's Office - 1915
St. Joseph, Ontario -- Nap and Valerie Cantin's Home -1917
St. Joseph, Ontario - Outside Balmoral - 1919
St. Joseph, Ontario -- Nap and Valerie's Hotne - 1919
Buffalo, New York -- Oliver Cabana's Office -- 1919
Scene 10: Buffalo, New York -- Statler Hotel -- 1919
Scene 11: St. Joseph, Ontario - 1919
Scene 12: St. Joseph Ontario 1940 to Present Day
Time in this play moves forward from 1889 ( the year of Narcisse Cantin's
11 wedding to Josephine Denommc) to 1940 (the year of Narcisse's death)
ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL PARK AND HISTORICAL
WALKWAY tells the history of St. Joseph through narrative and pictoral
slgnage. The Park began with a request from St. Andres, known healer and
founder of the famed Oratory of St. Joseph in Montreal. He requested that a
statue honouring St. Joseph be placed in the Park. It was the early 19oo's when
he took a metal pipe and pounded it into the ground where the statue now
stands. The statue was placed in the Park in 1972. A Provincial Plaque was also
erected in St. Joseph Memorial Park honouring Narcisse Cantin (1870-1940). Free
admission. Walkway stones for sale. Open year round, weather permitting.
and to the present time.
The story is narrated through the memory of Napoleon "Nap" Cantin,
Narcisse and Josephine's second son (1891-1953). In Act I, you'll find him
talking directly to the audience, or being a silent member as he observes
the scenes.
In Act 11 he becomes a living active character in the events of his parents.
However, he is still able to separate himself from the action to make
his comments. He is, in essence, our friendly travel guide through this
adventure. He's the one who tells us when and where things are happening
besides giving us his ever-present opinion.
The play moves quickly from setting to setting. We go from St.Joseph to
Buffalo, New York; from offices to hotel bars; from outside the Balmoral
Hotel to inside the Balmoral I lotel, from farmsteads to porches. The pace
can he a little overwhelming despite our sincere efforts to keep everything
clear.
Local events were never meant to he simple
so for your reading pleasure (only if you get
lost) we've included the list of scenes, places
and approximate times.
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Photos: Brother Andre. Statue of St. Joseph holding Uahy Jesus
located in the St. Joseph Memorial Turk