HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-12-02, Page 2210.44. GODPUCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971
GLT's firstproduction
was thought provoking
(An audience observation
by George'Jenner.)
Presented to ctpacit
audiences, Thursday, Friday an
Saturday of last wog i , the play
"Yesterday the Children Weie
Dancing''' was a though
provolting and thoughtfully
rec ived presentation of th
cur nt . prevalence of rupture
wi hin intimate family
rel tionships.. Using Quebec
as
its locale'', with the Separatis
Movement asits theme, it may
have seemed somewhat remote
to certain viewers but it did
serve to spotlight the
contemporary- antagonisms
between the Offspring and
Parental generations.
To the Goderich Little
Theatre Company and to its
director, Warren Robinson, must
be given well deserved credit for
a most thoughtful interpretation
of the play by Gratien Gelinas.
The Little Theatre cast itself was
superb in its eight -part portrayal,
. ,Particular mention belongs to
Brian Markson, in trio lead role
as Pierre Gravel,'.and to Vjrrginia
Lodge as his wife Louise. Never
out• of character and obviously'
"understanding the disruption of
a formerly well -integrated family
they `stayed aboard" through' ut
the one -scene -one -act play. T .
.A fifteen• rnin iteintermission\--
-al halftime was the only
threatens to destroy the
monument to Wolfe, the Queen
Victoria statue and any other
Y memorial to antecedents with an
d English accent. Their father,
iGra'vel, attempts to soften his
son's attitude but loses ground
t to the fire of youth. The boys,
professing love of their family,
stomp off to start their abortive
crusading, ' leaving Father and
Mother to bemoan the .filet of a
divided family and that only
"Yesterday the thildren _Mere
Dancing." ,,rThe remaining two characters
in this E.'rench-savored
presentation, Andre's girlfriend,
Nicole Chartier, enacted - by
Eleanor Robinson, and Gravel's
secretary Berthe Martin, with
Kay Stonehill in the role, were
quite ' believable if rather
sidelined in ,the action. Nicole
might be`�tiiltily chided for a bit
too much enthusiasm in. her
N 1'"C',' C'RAP..." tirade
directed at Andre's father. But
'it'y in the book and after sitting
stone -still for a lengthy period,
absorbing Andre's protracted
defamations, attractive Nicole
could I be excused for ' her'
passsion_ate-iTutburst.
e
s
E vingv MacKay Hall, after
the incl curtain with "no
eartain calls", several comments
were heard among 'the excited
audience.. The main impact of
th.do play. seerned to be an
awareness that/ • hile Separatism
was the issue itn the•p.laywright's
mind there were many' other
issues responsible for'Lhe current
spread of inter -family
disruptions. Separatism, of
course, is indigenous to Quebec
but, the issues of Establishment,
Religion, Politics, Education are
not nearly as remote in the
realm of our own fa'l'nily
relationships., The path to
solution seems' to 'rely upon
Understanding, Comniunication
and Tolerance.
One final `observation might
be permitted to this humble
reviewer. One critic, observed
that :a strong man such as Pierre
Gravel would not display
emotion as did Brian Nla-rkson in
his interpretation.. In direct
contradiction this reviewer states
that -no one, but no one, can
experience or give way to deep
•
emotion more so than an
intelligent', sincere 'strong man'.
aises weregranted
interruption, barely noticeable
as the onstage'principals '.vii+Yreiii for ;';/ i"
t(ieir , pte-inteimissiotY positikhs
as the curtain -reopened.
The play,itself closely involves
Pierre Gravel, Louise, their two
sons, Larry and Andre,, plus
three other characters mote or
less ' closely concerned. Pierre,
somewhat.' politico -minded, : is
intrigued by the impending
demise of the Minister of Justice
at Ottawa. :.,
Raoul Rpberge,.we•ll played if
a bit fidgity by:'filen Lodge, is a
political organizer anxious` to
have Pierre Gravel stand in the
anticipated election to fill the
high court vacancy. To this
point -all is well, ,Gravel is well
'respected by his colleagues and
the general public, there seems
no opposition in sight as to his
election as Minister of Justice.
This is accented by the almost
too jocular ' approval • of his
brother-in-law and law partner
for /twenty-four years Paul
O,'B, en, played in good style
an excellent enunciation, by
Kh Stokes. ' •
/Then comes the 'fat in the
fire'. Gravel's two sons, Larry
and Andre, burst 'into `the
complacent atmosphere " as
crusading adherents of.
Separatism. Alight with burning
zeal Andre, played with faultless
memorizing by. Tony McQuail,
belittles his father's well-earned
position within the accepted
political circles and declares
himself,' and brother Larry,
portrayed acceptedly by Dave
Carruthers, as proponents of
anarchy. , ,,.
Andre; using many somewhat
hyperbole declarations,
r•
iters,
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John Berry and Deputy,
Clerk-Treastirer Bi'le HanJ,y..Berry
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bri, his salary to $16,500'
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County librarian Ethel Dewar
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Spence Cummingswho goes
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Ray Scotchmer, curator of
Huron County Museum, received
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each per annum to three others,
D. Dalton at 85,800; , M.
MacAulay., $5,400; and D. 'Lynn,'
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The Construction Safety
Inspector, Everett Smith;
received.an increase of $258 per
annum for a total salary of
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