Times-Advocate, 1978-08-17, Page 18 (2)Page 18 Times -Advocate. August 17,.1978
Picnic has audience mystified
__.."Picnic" at the Huron
--'Country Playhouse this week
and next is somewhat of a
departure from the fare
that's been served up so far
this summer and it's Open to
debate whether the play is as
successful as its more
comedic or satirical cousins -
that have played previously
1.t was an opening night of
about 300 that didn't know
what they were getting, in
the Pulitzer Prize winning
comedy drama by William
Inge and it showed. for
scattered laughter for some
scents and an outburst by
the crowd for others
The play which comer HS -
the upheaval in a small
Kansas town caused by • the
appearance ot. Hat. an ex -
college football player who
continues to perform the
"jock" role off the field
GRAN
receives a competent if not
outstanding performance
from each member of the
cast
Michael Beirne was an
excellent choice as Hal if for
no other reason he has a
both that would make a
tootball lineman envious.
Even when Beirne doesn't
have any lines. he dominates
the stage.
In the role of Madge is
BE
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PICNIC OPENS — Michael Beirne as Hai confronts Aileen Taylor=Smith, as Rosemary Sydetty
the spinster school teacher. .0 o tense scene from the play picnic, now playing at the Huron
Country Playhouse. T -A photo.
Church sees Tanzania
Couples club enjoy hike
• The Grand Bend Couples
'Club mer Saturday evening
fora nature waik yi the
Piney}: -•.Park led by Terry
Crabe. Six couples atttanded.
Following the walk they
hada wiener roast
Mr. '& Mrs. James P
St}•les. Richard and Michael.
of Thunder Bay.. have
returned home after visiting
here for two weeks with her
parents Mr & Mrs Ernie
Chipchase
The United Church women
and Couples Club ladies
report ,a very successf
bake and produce. sale he
in the Sunday school s
• of the church. Wednesday
afternooh
Congrat anions to• Mr &
daughter and son-in-law Rev. Harley Moore con -
Jean• and Don Weigand ' . ducted the worship. Sunday
• The hake and produce sale morning at the outdoor
held Sunday following the service at United church. His
masses at the Immaculate... sermon topic was "In the
Heart sr Mary Catholic. • beginning God." •
church was very' successful. Irene Kennedy ,and
Mr & Mrs Lorne Devine Marlene -Brenner conducted
visited Sunday in ---Mount. the.hvmn sing. and Marlene -
Forest with• :Mr. & Mrs:` Don- contributed- a solo "When
Neal. N1.Ichael and Shawn. -a vou are feeling lonely.'- •
Rev & .,Mrs. Morris Vin,
cent. Richard and Nancy Church of God
.Anne. of Morden. Manitoba ' Ten Church of 'God ladies
have returned 'home after . meet Thursday evening at•the
holidaying in Ontario for two church for their August
weeks The spent last week meeting. Roll call was .an..
end with his mother. Mrs. swered by a memorized
Katie Vincent: and ,on verse of scripture. •
Saturday -evening they held a Mrs. Barbara MacGregor.
family reunion picnic at her .led the warship service and
home Mrs. Janet L esjardine gave
Mrs Clafli Kennedy on the Mrs. Louise- Wilson.. at.,..- a mission talk _on Palm trees
arrival of their third grand •
Mended the Buck Griffeths. based on scripture in
child when a-.baby'Fill was
born 'last weak to. their
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wedding • Saturday in
Parkhill Miss Griffeths in ,a -
niece of Mrs Wilson. -
Rev & Mrs John Camp-
bell. Laura Lee and Douglas.
have returned from a few
holidays. some spent- in t
Toronto. also with Betty's
parenls.'Mr & Mrs Louie
Walker. Pontiac. Michigan 1
and Folio's -parents- -Mr -&- -
Airs A Douglas Campbell. i
of Westfield. near Blyth. . s
Baby Baptized
n Sunday August 6. Rev. H.
▪ Moore- baptized the three b
-month - old - baby Michael •e
o .lames Andrew. at 2 011 p.m. J
5. at the Chipchase home.
• • Friends were present linin'( s
Psalms.
Mrs. Katie Vincent.
president, presided' for •the
business. At the close of the
meeting Kathy: Steckle. who
s leaving shortly to' attend
he .Alberta Bible Institute
was presented with a gift.
Mrs. John Campbell tsas
inch hostess.,:C
-hureh of -God ladies -ere
n charge of the service
unday evening. Mrs.
Barbara MacGregor led the
worship. acid a solo was sung
y Mrs. Marian Desjardine
ntitled. "Reach out to
esus."
Slides of Tanzania were
hown by Rev. John Camp -
Pine Lake. London.* bell. •
(;oderich and Huron Park.
..
An - evening dinner party
concluded their happy
christening day at the
grandparents home.
United Church
Mrs. Evelyn Krueger. of
Owen Sound will be guest
speaker, at the United
Church on Sunday August 20
Public Notice
Grand Bend Council • will be
'holding' their regular meeting on
Tuesday, August -22 at 7 p.m.
Louisa Clipperton
Clerk-Grgrid Bend
playhouse veteran Judith
Dagley who seems to get a
lot of "dumb blond" roles
and who carries them off
well. As Madge she per-
sonifies the small town girl
who is admired for tier Looks
but is ignored by people
whenever something other
than beauty comes up in a
conversation.
Playing the small to• wn
rich kid role well is Richard
Sargent who was Madge's
boyfriend until his fraternity
brother Hal arrived on the
scene. -
The two actors who had the
most engaging• per-
formances of tht evening
were Aileen_ Taylor -Smith
who seems to sparkle -in each
role she's played at the
Playhouse this season with
the role of the spinster school
teacher being no exception
and J Winston Carroll as
your typical bachelor-.
forever small town retailer.
The other individuals who
showed some .sparkle and
vitality in otherwise somber
cast 'was Margaret Keith as
Millie . the tom -boyish sister
of Madge who was blessed
with an active mind and the
first female in the com-
munity whom Hal had any
type of relationship with.
Once again • Alistair
MacRae came up with
another good set as the
rendition of a small town
back yard in Kansas during
the fifties was well done.
While the show should
improve during its un as
actors and actresses become
more familiar with the play
-and-themselves.:one -wonders
at the choice of this par-
ticular play for the 1950's
It's difficult for an
audience that's been used to
comedy for the entire
playhouse season t� make
the switchover to sometdhing
that combines both .drama
and comedy,
:A selection of a play that
was "pure" drama rather
than a eotnbination might
have been a better choice for
the next to last play in the '78
season.
Three mishaps
for Pinery OPP
Three traffic accidents
were investigated by Pinery
Park Ontario Provincial
Police this week.
Two people were injured
in a- two -car crash on
Highway 21 last Wednesday
when a car driven by James
Macklem: London. was in
collision -with a vehicle
driven by- Donna Sims. -
Michigan. 'Macklem's vehi-
cle . sustained ,damage, es-
timated at $3.000 and the
.Sims *hide sustained $500
estimated damage: - -
MackterrJ: find a passenger
in the. Sims. -vehicle were
• tragsported by ambulance to
Strathroy Gepera(1 Hospital
as a result of injuries.
On Friday afternoon a car
driven by John Vickers. Sar-
nia hit a hydro pole on
Highway 21. Vickers 'was
treated for minor injuries at
the Forest Medical Centre.
His -vehicle was damaged to
the tune of $800.
Another single car colli-
sion with a hydro pole oc-
curred' on Saturday. on
'Highway 21. "Patrick.
Schaefer.• Sarnia received
minor injuries. along with
his ..passenger. Robert
McMillan. Sarnia. Damage
to the Vehicle was estimated
at $2.000.
The Pinery OPP • also laid
30 charges under the. Liquor
Licence Act: 30 charges un-
der- the -Provincial -Parks
Act: and four charges under
the Narcotic Control Act.
One Charge was laid under
the Food and Drugs Act. and
one person was charged with
impaired driving.
Police are investigating
five reports of theft, and one
break. enter. .and theft oc-
currence. •
Tues. - Sat. 8:30 Wed. 2:30
Tel. 238-8461
Tues. Sat.
Aug. 15 to Aug. 26
Now Playing
PICNIC
by william inge
2 WEEKS ONLY
Next Attraction
Aug. 29 to Sept. 2
Springtime' for Henry
by ben levy
(last show of season)
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DREDGING UNDERWAY — A visiting fishing enthusiast tries her luck off the Grand Bend
pier, apparently hoping the work in progress will not frighten off the fish. Dredging of the
mouth of the harbor is now underway- and a crane is shown in the background lifting another
load of sandta deposit on the nearby barges. Staff photo
fir'
Greenway
By MANUELCURTS
Mrs. Arens and her sister,
Indianapolis Indiana, and
Mr. & Mrs. Watson Webster, •
Clinton.
The family of the late Mr.
& Mrs. Jerry Brophey held
their first family reunion in
the Pinery area, Sunday.
L y the way: .Heard at the
Grand Bend beach from a
German who had been
stepped'on, "Mine frent, 1
know that mine feet vas
meant to be valked on, but
dot brivilege-belongs to me."
Vacation -time minister in
the United Church next
Sunday will be the Rev.
Evelyn tDesjardine►
Krueger of Owen Sound.
Dinner guests with Mr. &
-Mrs. Jim Eagleson, Sunday
were:. Mr. & Mrs. Hans
_Harms, Brian and Tracy,
Thedford. and Hans mother
and her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr. & Mrs. Adolph
Harms and daughter from
.Ger many.
Recent visitors w
Mrs. R.S. English were,
Mr.
& Mrs. Harold Clements,
Dearborn, Michigan, Mr. &
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