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skilnC and conviction bb 1) e
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comer Cathy Hindrnarsh) was
touching, iatthough it ex.
perienced. a i'ew bad moments.
It, started. off On the wrong
Loot when Mrs. Jenkins rushed
her° lines,, creating a certain
selfr.consciousness which
seemed Out bf character for
M.auA,., From there, it.builtnice.
ly, although it -became a bit
maudlin (no pun intended) before
its eventual successful conclu.
ed w r
stormed off the -stage in um.
brage over a casual and un.
tended remark by Avis,
Frank Bissett,. as Jackson
"Jacks" Harley, the peevish
stage 'manager of the troupe,
was much too much, although
the effect seemed perfectly in
character with the silly goose
he was portraying. The audi.
elnce toned him, andsat: up
ready for .a laugh every time
-he made an entrance 'wearing
a different sills neckerchief. His
(*funeral, ortoatr as Blacker
lay battered and unconscious in
the dressing 'room, was the
tom$.dy climax of the evening.
Shelagh Sully's Sandra Leigh,
ton was pretty, and charming,
and we all • wished she had
taken the offer of a Stratford
Festival- contract and had left
her petulant husband, Norwood
Beverley, rile
':rev
a man stirred by a sense of
his own inadequacies as - an
actor to . a fever pitch of
jealousy.
The part of Jerry WirYterton
is probably not the best ves
hicle for the obvious talents
of Don Tomlinson. His good
work within the restricting
framework of this silly, adoles.
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votee. After' all, anyone who is,
ready for a hangover, or ready
for Avis, . Clarke can't be all
that childish. One is hard.
pressed to imagine . a sensible
girl like Avis falling for the
Winterton we saws '.who wa.s
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rbranee { i was she. .
It was difficult to warm, to
Chery McCarthy as Daphne
Wray, because the character
she was portraying was so ef.
fected and "theatrical". Miss
McCarthy seemed to have
trouble with what were pro.
bably unfam'liar airs, but
nevertheless she acquitted her.
self very well.
A special treat of the evening.
was Gordon' Kerr''s debut per-
formance as the timid "Casper,
Milquetoast" of an author,
whose play appears on the re.
pertory company's bill through
no merit of its own, but simply
by virtue of his aunt's position
on the theatre's board of direc.
tors.
• Kerr was really very funny,
and an added touch of humour
was created by transferring his
hometown from an English vil.
lage toLunenburg, NovalScotia,
"Home of the Bluenose."
Whether it was intentional or
not, it, echoed the tenor of
his ghastly play, which was
nothing if not ''bluenosed."
Which brings up another
point. Someone had obviously
gone to great lengths to Cana.
dianize the script, making re.
ferences to the Crest Theatre,
and the Stratford Festival – in
fact, the rehearsal 'itself takes
placein the FrontenacTheatre,
Kingston. It is a shame this
was not extended throughout.
Avis was summoned to return
to her father at the 'vicarage',
and probably ehd up marrying
the curate. We still have curates
in Canada, but we left the vicar.
ages back home.
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Past president ling. Bell,, mak.
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;(excellent ,•caisting . he looke4
as -though he wei e.straight from
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lapse of pace the ciii'ectio b ..y
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•
Creating a scene, of ordered
cliaos within the confines . of
. a small stage i§ no mean ac.
complishment. Had Gibbons, not
created a tightly -knit and very
well- ca st group, the results
could have been disastrous. In.
terplay of characters and good
visual.- and vocal effect. offset
the few shortcomings in tech.
nique observable in 'the cast.
Stage management by Ruth
Leonard, assisted by Floyd
Lodge, was excellent.
The. rudimentary 'sets ex.
ecuted by Mike•Cibbons, Floyd
Lodge, Reg. Bell, Ralph Moxley,
John Sully, Jr., Jimmy Wright
and Ruth Leonard, were never
allowed to intrude on the ac.
tion.
Makeup, by Shirley Cum.
mings, Gail Sully and Mary
Ann Gibbons. was equally un.
obtrusive.
Enid Bell's costumes were
appropriate and in the case
:of the author – the only "cos-
tume" role 1 , the play –
heightened the air of comedy
° created by the actor. -
Others behind the scenes woo
helped to make the season.
opener a success were Betty
Cochrane, stage props; Mary
Ann Gibbons, production as,
sistant; Jack Wright, guth Leot
nard and John Lawley, lighting;
Jim McCarthy, sound effects;
Bob Hays, house manager. V.ir.
ginia Lodge, hand props; Martha
Rathburn, scenic design; Mar-
jorie
a.r.jorie Macfie and Stan Mc.
Gratten, programs.
Refreshments at the dress
rehearsal, attended by patients
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nese establishments to block
the lounge licence.
.ircouncillor Shear4own replied
that the Harbourlite Inn was
riot a new business, but an ex«
toting •one wishing ,to expand
its facilities. Be said it was
up to the .discretion of the LLBO
to decide how many outlets the
town should have. ,Ts
-Asked byCouncillorRobinson
what kind of person he expected
premises, Mr. Reid replied that
a man under the influence of
' alcohol is' a different man than
be was before he started to
drink."
He expressed concern over
"the kind of example" that
would be set for the children
living in the area.
Councillor Robinson said tha6
„ the whole matter had been
"taken out of context, and sup.
Bested the.protestors were vis.
time of "an unrealistic sense
of fear." .
Mayor Mills commented that.
"It is strange that all these
complaints were not put in writ.
ing and brought to council's
attention before this."
He said the town had no
grounds to oppose the decision
which is "not council's, but that,
of the licencing commission.
Councillor Robinson, comp
mentirig that all the evidence
had been, gathered and the hear.
ing held November 14, told the
objectors, "After the horse has
been stolen, you are asking
us to plug the door and pre.
tend the horse has not been
stolen."
The Mayor cut off the discus-
sion promptly at 8 p.m.
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