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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-03-02, Page 371.7WRIFIr1911# •,• oueGreet etrupor ' By Junq Hill Acne' Mousetrap', anotherol Agatha •Cristie's chilly puzzlers, was presented last week by the • poderich Lit1e. Theatre. It is • a ;nark Of the ever-increasing' appreciation ,of thelOCalaudience that in spite of_frightful weather, ther house was solidly packed 3 for all three performances. This S never to be underrated,,fpr - without the 4audience where are the actors? Bravo to the hardy Citizens. • In return for the.ir enthusiastic; support, the audience re,ceived scrams in the dark; murder smack bang up, there, on the stage and a great dollop of treachery. a recipe guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding of Miss, Christie's followers. It can be argued that the format of these plays, like the boOks, is more or less predictable. The j fact remains that "The Mousetrap" Is the; record.breaking play of modern theatre and has enjoyed 15 years of constant patronage in London's West 4End. Obviously,' therefore, the play is a good one. with fantastic staying power. • Dr. Benners Jackson' ' the WODL adjudicator said that the production', had been well worth the stormy trip. He gave great praise to the director, Joni Clavir of Toronto, and to the cast and crew during a private adjudica. tion after_ Saturday's per. formance. In my limited *exper. ience with th e august indivicl. uals of the adjudication business I have found that they are either much too severe ° pr much too --bland. In this-insbfriart stitere-St that Dr. Jackson couldhave found more to offer in the Way of con. structive criticism, Which would have been ,received intelligently • and without rancour. Too little • criticism is sometimes aS Itr• itating as WO much. Atter weeks of extremely hard work it is a distinct let.down tohave the'Whole thing„packaged, wrallped upand, handed back within a matter of -minutes. • ' Dr, Jackson found the muted set very much to Is liking and felt that it furpiShed a solid, ,uncluttereil and believeaNeback. ground to the eXciterrient of the , piece itielf. The fireplace was Partitularly noteworthy, Too 'often the walls' quiver ominously if an actor oplaces an unwary elbow on the Mantle,:Thks_beakty could have sustained a vigorous kick. • „ Miss ClaVir „moved the cast about the stage with easy sklll, Ilwhich is no mean feat. She was less sure when it came to pace. In a mystery drama the dir. ector is hampered by the absolute necessity of ' letting- the char' acters reveal themselves', and their minds. During the first act however I. felt that this Fro. cedure could have been greatly quickened without serious loss to suspense or continuity. The aud. - ,iente must not treat itself to a . . rarmersr Curling ` WOMEN Rivett 6, Sturdy 3; Young 3, Vanstone 9; Ginn '7W, Johnston Westbrook.7, Feagan 5; Rivett wins 2nd draw with 5 "wins plus 29, skip Edirne Rivitt, vice -skip Eleanor Fisher; second, Dorothy • Scott, 1,ead, Barb Hawkins. „ # rash az c,9 t1in. Whicl); ill0/040-44 l'that Wrphg: •1144AtAqr seCOnd ",a.t!' the , tor, iv/ viptiistY th•,fixiner. 99ntrq. is ot pace was brisk and theqi.**Ae., built steadily,..Miss Clavir showed an lut011igedt appraisal tof the play .and of the gligractertzations she expeated. I would argue with, only one aspect of this:. When the police sergeant is revealed as the Murderer„ the audience ought to be"able to feel that, with hind. sight, they might have hadan ink. ling. Mike Gibbons, who,took the ,part, is a sufficiently clever actor to handle the various tricks which might have lent . the revealing moment greater credibility., Jacqua Brabant as Mollie Ral. ston has the lean good looks which are so pleasing stage. She moved gracefully arid employed an economy of gesture. Her vbice which was clear and well pitched suffered slightly from a monot. onous speech pattern. Lance Reed, as Mollie's husband Giles it4% ,pp 'os, 1104 an .�4eIdt tep man. • 40hr elop' her Wien, a flaMbOy. • tint, undtable olia.racker, was exi ;timely well handled by Prank 4 J.SP,Ot, 14r, J3lssettassertshlm. self with gre4ter authority irkeaeli succeeding role and he interpret. ed this part with a light touch which the'audiend'e obviously en joyed very much. We have ,come to expect a great deal from Shirley Cummings? s the about.to.bb murdered Mrs. Boyle she left nothing to be desired. She Was well, if a trifle heavily, made ,up ,and gave ,us•a convincing portrait of a thorough. ly unpleasant andaatascible old woman. Her voice, which has a natural, tendency to be uneven, was well.controlled and she settled thoroughly into her Charac ter ization. Another reliable actress is Kathy Jenkins who has an in. 145 ESSEX STREET - FOR -YOUR- „ • • Montgomery 3,- Westbrook 10; • liarmon 4, .Johnston '13; Bogie 7, Ginn 8; Dauphin 7, Flick 4; Vanstone 5, A Fisher 10. ,FIIREANSURANCE • See or phone AlIALCOLM MATHER'S • GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT 46 .WEST .ST. 4 524-9442 gitit GODERICH, ONTARIO • ADULT DANCE PARTY EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT •- (18 years :and over) MARCH 4th• -SPUD GRANT And His Orchestra (Formerly Keith Bill) Easter, rem ...Dance • FRIDAY; MARCH 3rst NOBODY'S 'CHILDREN No Slacks or Jeans Dancing 9 12 -• 'Admission SK2S ALMOST. "An AtinctiVe ,COrninand Of the stage. Iler entrance as Miss Casewill, ,Was a MO point in the first act ands she nStained our interest ' from tan on. Again I tholighther -recognition of the real identity of the police sergearit •might have been more strOngly anticipated, but this s.purely a point of view, Mrs. Jenkins can toss her lilies into the air in almost any direet. ion an4 be sure '45f hitting the s ma As Major Metcalfe, 13ill Coch. i,a,ne was convincing, very effect. ive and extremely likeable. His scenes were few, but well done. He never dawdles, A newcomer to the GLT was Garwood Russell' who took the part of the mysterious Mr. Par. ovicini, I thoroughly enjoyed Mr: interpretatfen of tbe Review, Whigh Will 1)e:bilged en" 'role which brought a measure of the hist947 00111r94•County• and ' Menace to a eOnventiOnally con. structed cat. jIls voice is ex. cellent as is his .ease of manner: • He handled an accent with obvions re1,i4h. and: never for a moment ldst it, He was a shade too deliberate at times Nit notaimoy. ingly Pd. Mike Gibbons is a smooth and verY, polished performer. 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