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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-10-15, Page 12• 12 Phe Goderieh Signal -Star, Thursday, October 15th, 1964 SUGAR and.. • SPICE By Bill Smiley BIRTHDAY WITH A BANG Neat long ago, I attended 'a banquet at which Jo. hn Fisher, the guest speaker, was extoll- ing Canada's centennial year, which is ju..91, around a couple of extremely sharp Corners. * Mr. Fisher is an eloquent speaker, a consuhlmate orator. A few–years-agor-when–he-was blazing across the country' cle- livering fiery, poetic speeches, about th 3 land of ours (at about 11 $100 a ,whack), he was given the title"Mr. Canada." Unfortunately, he ran out of service clubs and thIngs,.. :Now he. works- for the government. The talent is still there. The golden tongue stiil wags with passion and brilliance, still throbs with sincerity and hope. * .h. • “Rtutthe.Audienctsitamo,,chang: .ed. They used to listen with open mouths shining eyes, as Mr. Fisher told them what a great country they lived in. They used to float, homeward later the banquet, on the purple carpet he had spun. Arid even the job of fixing the ,furnace, putting the milk bottle out on the ice -covered . porch, and climbing in with a hair -in - curlers, face-in-arease Mate didn't dispell the vision. * * Now,, however, his audiences 1sten With that careful apathy, that controlled wariness with which the' honest, dour Can- adians always liaten to anybody connected with the government. ,7-14qtr'T •a4.11.1„Mimstereof- Finance ..445141t,14444-.1F74414.44A04,.#4.4;44,4,f.1 t"Axes are good for us. , * * At this banquet I mentioned, John Fisher was trying to drunj,;,,,. up enthusiasm for "Centennial Projects,' with which „lie is con- nected. I watched the listeners." 'In the midst of his highest1., fights, they Sat'as,.thoUgh carv- ed of stone, with the exception of two or three who had that • faraway, wistful look of people who have to ge•ko the. bathroom. attics and cellars, but never full of people. Is that what Canadians want; to celebrate the centenary of an event that nobody under- stands, except a few history teachers. Fie on us! * * - Why do'n't we show a little real imagination, -throw 'a party at -will---resound—throto the world, then forget the whole thing. There's nothing very thrilling about being 100 years old, anyway. ,r• * Let's see. Instead of piddling, around with thousands e1 grants fr municipalities, the govern* men•t, for one year, eould double' pensions to the old, the veterans and the widoi,vs, treble the baby - bonus, and declare -a twelve- month i.oliday from income taxes. That would put the popu- lation in, the right frame 21 mind Tc 1biati6n. * * ft, "TEN LITTLE INDIANS" FIRST PRODKTION Little Theatre Opens Season ,October 29 • By Esther Garrow The 1964-65 Goderich Little Theatre season opens on Oc- tober 29th with "Ten Little In- dians," a mystery melodrama written by Agatha Christie. Directed by June gill, the, cast comprises eight men and three women. We are very proud of this production and knoW It will start our season off with distinction. Since it Ls -a mys-• teq, we are. not allowed to hint at the plot, but we have 'a small mystery for our read- ers, and that is to identify our players. The first lady co e cast is involved in the woi1d of fin- ance, in • fact, money slips through her fingers like water. cf4.U't in "Chalk Garden" ' and the third will be•remembered as a ,Employers could .foregoall profits for a year•and grant,an. extra two weeks vacation with pay. Municipalities could • set aside a sptcial fund for beer and dancing in the streets. Every day in the year could be Leap Year, as far as spin- sters go. And some of them would go far. Teenagers could all be' !ocked in *special com- pounds for a ye.ar. fed well, and released on New 'Year's day, 1968. All * ' ' 4,-77 • • —Admitting •;,thatthere were ,. eetne menicipalities whose idea -of a hot, centennial project was'', ro decoute the town clerk's of - lice, ar put an extra ecu in the ail, Mr Fisher assured that there werey many others with ithaginOive schemes for librarie, art centre, museums . and other worthy and lasting •irnonaments. :* . • * 4• ... Which brings to my thesis, patient and gentle reader. What as your rnunicipality .planned as its' centennial project? •. * * 4, Don't 'forget now. The gov- ernment puts up two bucks for everydollar the .municipality• will spend. Never mind where the government gets the two bucks. Th.at's beside the point. * * • , • .‘", \ • , If it works as it should, Can- ; , • ada will have a 3,00 -mile rib- : . .17 . • bon„ of opera houses in which • 's.,11.V. , nobody, sings, theatres which •nobody attends, swimming pools '• ...... ..* ' • that Hayfork Centre ,can't af- ford to operate, libraries with no books in them, and, mitseums full of junk out of people's * * * babies borp during cen- 1 comedienne in "Salad Days." As fotr our eight men—first is one whose profession makes him fit right into this play, sec- ond was a suspect murderer in "High Ground," and. a thitd was the narrator Of "Glass . Menag- erie." Two more are newcomers to our stage one from the neigh- boring town of Clinton, the other has been seen • playing the organ at St. George's Church. The sixth is the versatile 1 ' Ambrose .of "Salad Days," sev- enth a member of a singing, dancing, family, and the ,eighth is a young man- who spends his time taking pictures and writing stories. Maybe our readers know the answers to these questions, but the important thing is to come and enjoy the play. No play is,‘ complete without an audi- ence, and here in Goderich we feel we have one of the best, most co-op erative xdiences any'where. Coiee and be amus- ed, laugh and thrill with us, your friends of the Goderich Little Theatre. The box office opens on October 22nd in Reg, W. Bell's office on the Square. We urge you to get your mem- bership now. Our second play, "The*Fhur Poster," a comedy, wi.J be pre- sented in February. There are two characters only, Virginia Lodge and Bruce Sully, under a the direction of Gail Sully. ;This sounds like a family af- fair, and with this distinguish- ed triumvirate should be a re- sounding success. The interval 'eetWeen the tvid pla's will be (Templed by work- shops. Workshops in acting, how to sit, walk, turn, speak, fall; workshops in stage, tech- niques, make-rp, ,lighting, set designing, set construdion. Special instructors are to by imported; .and small groups will be the rule so, that every- one interested may benefit. A new departure this year, which is especially aimed at our young people, will be the presentation between Christmas and New Year's of George Mer- ton with Iris puppets. We should emphasize, however, that young people of all. ages will be invited to come and see this show. The announeement of time, place unct tickets will be made at a later" date. This is an "extra" and does not came within he terms of a G.L.T. stibscription. The last play of the season will be a musicale "Good News," directed .by Jack' Marriott with Lorne Dotterel- as musical dir- ectot. As. good news is always welcome, so we know you will enjoy this rousisale. This will complete Reg Bell's first year as president. An am- bitious program? Yes — but Reg ii R orking with his execu- 0, • • N. tive in an all-out effort to In- crease interest in Goderich Little Theatre, to raise the level of knowledge within the group, to enlarge our active member - Alp and ,to bring somethithg of value to all who are now or who mig,ht -becume interested in. Little Theatre. . -•. (inada's first daily news- papers were the Montreal Ad- vertiser, 1833, and Toronto's Royal Standard, 1836, neither of • which survived for long. Travelling by light canoe, early fur traders were able to cover the distance form Fort William to Mortreal in as little as 10 days' time. , 41 • Salter HOME. FURNISHINGS tennial year would be guaran- teed a free university education. Divorce, for. ,one year °MY/ would, follow 'the Moslem pat tern, in which the husband merely says, three times, "I' divorce thee." • During the twelve-month, any- one who mentioned the word "flag" wcitildebe -impaled- and then-roasted-overa-sticar-flame- during' the evening neworiks display. Anyone who breathed "`natienat anthem" would be given a one-way ticket to Moos- onee. * There would be national holi- days every Monclay, Wednesday and Friday, with weekends as usual. For one year, children. would ,be seen and not heard.. Thepossibilities'are These are just a few sugges- tions. Send yours along. Let's forget those cfumby 'projects anck have a hundredth birthday payTy we'll never forget. ' PHONE 524-7455 • .. The Third Week in October is... ki 4 Our Merchandising Policy 74,;•:-"itTelfit-771161W41.1fittrinr7frir,--, round, Shop and Compare. I believe thee values we have. to offer are true values. „..' r My previous merchandising experience has -been With . the '1'. Eaton company with. whom I was associated. in the :various phases of merchandising. for the past sixteen years. It is my intention to • carry on the policies of this company. 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