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This drawing, done by Clinton's engineering firm of
James F. MYiacLaren, shows the extensive damage
caused to the floor of the. Clinton Community
Centre. The front of the arena is to the left. The
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GL1i+lION COMMUNITY CENTRE'
PLAN SHOWING CRACK/NO° OF
MAIN FLOOR SLAB
re*eation committee and town council had hoped
to replace the floor this ' fall, but has already run
into problems with the contractor who was awarded
the tender. (News -Record photo)
Gwendoline, a` play of many moods
by Shelley McPhee complicated as Gwen-
Gwendoline is a play doline herself effected by
that draws out some unhappy childhood
emotional response from memories. Easton is a
even the most skeptical warm-hearted, con -
viewer, A light-hearted cerned businessman but
chuckle, a quiet moment rarely shows these
of serious thought, the feelings to his associates
sensation of hope and or family and remains
then feeling of inhibited and fearful of By Hilda M. eayne
Quietly, in her sleep,
Alma Hess, a long-time
resident of Hensall,
passed away in North
York Hospital on August
12, in her 77th year.
During her lifetime she
was an active member of
the Women's Institute
and the United Church in
Hensall, belonging to the
WMS and later the UCW
that is being offered at
Blyth Summer Festival
this year. This poignant,
bittersweet drama can be
seen at various dates
throughout the
remainder of the month
of August.
Country' Playhouse production
Earthy, romantic,
humorous "goodies" go
' into entertainment which
make up the comedy -
drama Picnic by William
Inge, opening on
Tuesday, August 15 at the
Huron Country
Playhouse in Grand Bend
off Hwy. 81. It will play
for two weeks, Tuesdays
to Saturdays at 8:30 'with
Wedne?'day matinees at
2:30 until August 26.
The Pulitzer Prize and
milti-theatre award-
winning play stars the
exciting Broadway actor
Michael Beirne in the
n
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1978..., -PAGE 19
Picnic shows life in the sixties
meaty role of Hal --a
brawny, bragging former
college football hero,
seeking more out of life
than being a Kansas
Casanova. When he looks
up his former college
chum, the town's most
eligible and wealthy
bachelor, he stirs up
emotional passions With
the women he meets, the
conflict with his buddy
when they become
competitors for the
prettiest girl in town, a
virginal beauty » called
Madge.
Judith Dagley returns
to the Playhouse to play no match for the
Madge. Following her awakened state Madge.
comedic performances finds herself in when in
last summer here in Hal's arms, under Hal's
Plaza Suite and Any hypnotic promise of an
Wednesday, she is called exciting new life beyond
upon to be passionate and the restraints of 'a small,
dramatic as Madge sunbaked midwest town.
realizes there is more to Veteran Playhouse
her life than security and actress, Aileen Taylor -
respectability with.her Smith, returns to play
rich, but small own Rosemary, the spinster
beau, Alan. schoolteacher, who
Richard Sargant, finally explodes into a fit
of passion and hate for
the virile visitor whom
she knows would never
give her a second look,,
and makes her pitch with
her middle-aged gen-
tleman friend, Hoyvard. ,
As Howard, J. Winston
Carroll also makes his
debut at the Country
Playhouse in this
production, chalking up
both another juicy role
and another major
theatre to his list of
impressive roles in many
of the country's regional
theatres.
As Millie, the young
and awkward sister of
Madge who can only
shine with intellectual
promise next to her
beautiful older sibling,
comes young Toronto
actress Margaret Keith.
Due to a conflicting
engagement in the run's
second week, however,
this role will be played by
talented Amanda Lewis
who was seen as Gertie in
Oklahoma! '
Nancy Kerr, another
new Playhouse face,
plays the sympathetic
role of Flo, mother of the
contrasting sisters,
anxious that her life's
mistakes not be repeated
by her offspring. The
Labour Day picnic, and
its unexpected visitor,
become destined to leave
an indelible impression
on her life.
Londoner Mary Dow,
former Vancouver actor,
plays Hal's educated and
refined chum and
Madge's beau. But he's
News from Hensall
by Bertha MacGregor
Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Corbett and Mr, and'Mrs.
Al Corbett and family
returned home after
spending ,a week's
vacation at Silver Lake.
Mrs. Mary Hildebrandt
who recently underwent
surgery in St. Joseph's
Hospital, London
returned to her home.
Rev. G. A. Anderson
will be in charge of
services in St. Paul's
Hensall resident dies
desperation and tragedy expressing his own
are some of the emotions opinions.
that the players at the Just as there are people
Blyth Summer Festival who are frightened and
unmasked from .the unsure of Gwendoline
nearly full , house at thel-e are people like
Gwendoline's opening young David Easton, who
night performance on as a teenage boy is drawn
August 10. to Gwendoline not only
One moment the because she is a female
audience sits perfectly but because she is so
still, listening intentlyto unusual.
the dark remembrances While May Jadobs-» of that church. -Sh-e was
of Gwendoline's, stereotypes the older also a valued member -
childhood. The next generation, Tom and soloist in the choir
moment the Blyth McCamus who plays and a Sunday School
Memorial Hall is filled young Easton shows the ' teacher.
with laughter over willingness to accept' by A practical nurse, she
Gwendoline's slightly the younger generation assisted at deliveries of
mad, eccentric actions. and while old Miss Jacobs many living Hensall
Gwendoline, not only seems to lack any sort of residents anddid private
the name of the play emotion, young Easton is nursing in the homes,
writtey James »W. filled , , with , trong ; later working at the
Nicho g ;also be' n4 e "emotions „that ev ntuaLly.. , Henderson Egg Grading
of the inscrutable central turn into dangerous Station and the Queen -
figure is successfully jealousy when the sway Nursing Horne. She
played by Karen Weins. travelling salesman, was a popular hostess at
Weins' subtle body, Simon Parker, played by the Hess Cottage on the
mysterious eyes and long Steven Thorne easily Ausable river and helped
Titian tresses easily add captures Gwendoline's her husband with his
to hey portrayal as the innocent affections. letter press type of
young woman who thinks Not only does the play printing press for many
just a little differently itself . cover a broad years,
from' . the rest of the spectrum of feelings and' During the past . few
normal people in the opinions, but the set itself years she has been living
s m air Southwestern designed by Pat Flood happily at the Thompson
Ontario town of seems to add to the mood House, a senior ,citizen
Kingforks. of the play with its wide home in Don Mills near
There are people like expanse. her daughter, Ruth,
the unbendable, steel Covering every corner where she was active in
minded May Jacobs of the stage the set is the rhythm band and with
played by Heather Rit- segregated into smaller singing.
chie who says Gwen- portions but like the play " Her husband, George, a
doline should be put away and the characters well-known jeweller,
and there's the boisterous themselves, it is all predeceased her in 1968.
Jud Wylie played by drawn to one focal point, She leaves to mourn her
Chris Welk who refers to ,Gwendoline's house,
Gwendoline as "The where all the characters,
Crazy
Then there are fair- despite their individual
minded people like Pork motives and feelings hold
Easton, portrayed by a common interest,
Terence Durrant. A Gwendoline is no ex -
character, nearly as ception to the fine theatre
Now Appearing
• Mon. Aug. 14 till Aug. 26th
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daughter, Ruth, Mrs.
Laurie McCloy, Don
Mills, four grandchildren
and one great grandson.
One son, Robert,
predeceas'e'd. Several
brothers and sisters
survi'e. '
The late Mrs. Hess
rested at the Bonthron
Funeral Home until
Monday August 14 when
funeral service was
conducted in the
mausoleum in Hensall
Union Cemetery by Rev.
Harold Snell.
Sales barn
Hensall Sales Barn was
active last Thursday with
higher prices and sales
consisting mainly of
heifers and steers. Fat
cattle; heifers, $58.75-
$65.50, sales to $67.75;
steers, $61.50-$66.50, sales
to $68.00; cows, $42.00-
$48.00. Pigs, $35.00-$46.50.
Personals
Charles Mickle,
Hamilton, spent a few
days last week with his
mother, Mrs. ' Laird
Mickle, before leaving for
a three week vacation in
the Caribbean.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray
McNall and Karen, of
Fergus, visited with the
latter's parent's, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Oesch on
Sunday.,
Sunday visitors with
Mr, and Mrs. Carl Payne
were Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Payne and
Leslie of Waterloo and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Payne of London.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross
McMillan, Tom and Ann
Waterloo visited with
Mrs. McMi.11an's mother,
Mrs. Laird Mickle on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mallen of Jedburgh,
Scotland, have returned
home after visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. John Skea
for the past three weeks.
While here they visited
the sights at Midland,
Bracebridge and London
and' the surrounding
areas and visited with
John Junior and Dorothy.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Payne spent last Thur-
sday with the for'mer's
brother and his wife, Mr.
'and Mrs. Glen Payne, in
Elmira. They also ex-
plored the Elora Gorge.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Mason and Andrew,
London, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. John Skea on
Sunday.
The Hensall 4-H club
held their fourth meeting
on August 9 at the home
of Betty Beer. Leader
Betty Beer demonstrated
how to can tomatoes and
the girls answered
questions about the
proper methods for
canning and then
discussed them.
They also decided to
have an exhibit on
Vegetables in a Pickle for
Achievement Day
STARTS FRIDAY, AUG. 18th
FRI. & SAT. TWO SHOWINGS 7 & 9
SUN.-THURS. ONE SHOWING 8:00
It'll blow your mind!
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AIRCONblTIONED
Program
sublet!
to ehanrge
Anglican Church on
Sunday, August 20 and 27
at the hour of 10:30 a.m.
Harold J. Glanville
Harold Joseph Glan-
ville passed away on
Thursday August 10 at
the Queensway Nursing
Home, He was the
husband of the late Tillie
Brown formerly of
Manitoulin Island; father
of Charles and Harold of
Crediton, John of Walton,
Steve of B.C., Mrs. Dora
Ringland of New York,
Fred of Bayfield and
Chester and Leslie of
Manitoulin Island. Fifty-
seven grandchildren, 103
great-grandchildren, two
great -great grand-
children•and one brother
Walter, Little Current
also survive.
Funeral service
conducted by
Donald Forrest
Monday -
was
Rev.
on
week with relatives in
Clinton
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Flynn
returned home from a
camping holiday at Silver
Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Veal
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Simmons were in
Shelburne on , the
weekend attending the
"Fiddlers' Contest".
Mr, Kenneth Parker is
a patient in Seaforth
Community Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. John
Hendrick and family of
Arthur visited over the
weekend with Mrs.
Hendrick's mother, Mrs.
William Soldan and were
guests at the Davis and
Hendrick wedding in St.
Andrews Church in
Kippen on Saturday.
Queensway resident
has birthday
Mrs. Mabel Johns
celebrated her birthday
Mrs. Alma Hess dies on Saturday, August 12
Mrs. Alma (Pettigrew) and was visited by
Hess, former well-known members of her family,
resident of Hensall Rev. Van Essen » had
passed away in North church services ac -
York Hospital, Toronto companied by Mrs. Van
on Saturday, August 12 in Essen.
her 77th year. Visitors with Oscar
She was the wife of the Greb of Zurich were Mrs.
late George Hess and Laurel Domen, while
mother of Mrs. Laurie Myrtle Rodd and Hazel
(Ruth) McCloy of Don Snell visited Louise
Mills, Ontario. Also Mitchell, May Ford and
surviving are four Rhoda Frayne. Ila Dunn
grandchildren ''arid one' 'and Iva Ridley 'visited
great-grandson. One son Vera Lammie.
Robert predeceased. Orky and Lila Kestle,
A graveside funeral - Buela Smith, Marg
service was held on Larson, Bill and Vina
Monday, August 14th at 3 Parker, Bell Reid of
p.m. at the Hensall Union Bayfield visited Tara
Cemetery with Rev. Featherstone.
Harold Snell of Exeter Carmel Presbyterian
officiating. 4 Ladies, with Mrs. Rocsus
Personals Saber in charge, took
Mrs. Lorne Chapman several residents for an
spent a few days this outing at Seaforth Park
I OPEN 1
WEDDING
i . RECEPTION. j
a/ for 2
i Leisa Ritchie 1
Iand
Blaine Stephenson j
i SAT. AUG. 19 i
i 9;00 P.M. j
at
Exeter Rec. Centre
Everyone Welcome
Lunch Provided
as the neighbour Mrs.
Potts, trapped by a staid
and lonely existence,
joins the roster of local
talent to tread the rustic
Playhouse stage. She is
known for her work at
Theatre London, The
Everyman Players and
teaching at Fanshawe
College.
Author William Inge,
one of the major writers
for the American theatre
in his lifetime (also the
author of Bus Stop and
The Dark at the top of the
Stairs) wanted to write a
play which took place in
sunshine following his
melancholy first hit,
Come Back, Little Sheba
in 1950. That play had
been set in a dark and
gloomy home. One of the
titles he considered for
his new play was Women
In Summer.
As with Inge's other
stage hits, Picnic became
a sensational' movie. It
co-starred William
Holden as Hal, Kim
Novak as Madge,
Rosalind Russell as
Rosemary, Susan
Strasberg as Millie and
Betty Field as Flo. The
music theme became a
hit song under the title of
"Moonglow",
Interestingly, the'
young actor who played
Alan, the churn, in the
original Broadway
version with Ralph
Meeker as Hal, was
today's superstar Paul
Newman!
Picnic represents the
fifties in this season's
"Tribute to Six Decades" .
this year at the
Playhouse.
The Box Office is open
daily, except Sundays, 9
to 9: 238-8451.
Tues. -Sat. 8:30 Wed. 2:30
Tel. 238-8451
NOW PLAYING
"Picnic"
by william
Inge
TWO
WEEKS
ONLY
MITCHELL'S
2ND ANNUAL
CORN
FESTIVAL
Fun and excitement
for the whole family!
August 18 & 19
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Friday $1.00 per person
freshly cooked & butter dipped . Saturday $1.00 per person
' Always available Chilu12) ,with parents, Free
Friday, August 18th -3:00 p.m., Frog Races, Lions Parkdren (1( ); 5:30nder p.m., Barbecued Beef &
Corn -on -the -Cob • (2); 5:45 p.m., Local Talent Show, Keterson Park (outdoors) (3); 8:30
p.m., Teen Dance featuring "Star Child", Arena (4); 9:00 p.m., Cornfest Dance (Wayne
Riehl), Comm. Centre (5); 7:00 p.m., Hospitality Tent (Lincoln Green), Keterson Pk. (6);
7:00 p.m., Slo-Pitch Tournament, Keterson Pk., (7).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 8.10 a.m., Sausage & Pancake Breakfast, downtown, (8); 10-11
a.m., Bed Races, downtown (9); 11:00 a.m., Professional Pole Climb, Lions Park (10); 11:30
a.m., Canoe Races, Lions Park (11); 12:00 noon, Log Sawing Contest, Lions Park (12) ; 12:30
p.m., Horseshoe Tournament, Keterson Park (13); 12:00 noon;, Bathtub Races, Lions Park
(14); 1:00 p.m., Children's Pole Climb, -Lions Park (15); 1:00 p.m., Arm Wrestling Contest,
Arena (16); 2:00 p.m„ Tug -O -War Tournament, Keterson Park (17); 3:00 p.m., Sky -Diving,
Keterson Park (10); 5:30 p.m., Chicken Barbecue, Keterson Park (19) 9:00 p.m. Cornfest
' Dance featuring Chris Black and the Swinging Brass, Community Centre (20); 2 p.m. • 1
a.m. Hospitality Tent featuring Lincoln Green, Keterson Park (21); 2.5 p.m. Babysitting
service available at Crystal Palace, Keterson Park (22).
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