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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-02-22, Page 15THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1973 SECOND SECTION Naturally one of the most ob preparations, is the costume vious concerns -in carnival preparation. Very early after the theme has been decided, designs are drawn up for each of the group and solo numbers. As the Goderich F.S.Club is' one of several`°clubs in the area in the Maitland Group it is using similar themes to that of the, other- Clubs in this group.. Costume co-ordinator for the c�t}h� in the Maitland Grouis Mrs. ATme graven of Goderich. She works very closely with the h . professionals in the designing ih{ of costumes. As eac;.h of the clubs in this Maitland Group are using similar themes each club is then designated is being responsible for the costumes .for certain routines. The Carnival Chairman is then responsible ofor ensuring that the Chairman of the. Costume Committee • i5 prepared along with her com- mittee to have her section of the • costuming completed in plenty of time for the carnivals in each of the areas involved in tt;e Maitland Group. M_rs.• Raithby has had very dedicated help in this respect from Mrs. Shirley Surridge and many talented mothers .who donated their time in preparing costumes for this event. In addition to this, some of the specialty costumes are created by Mrs. Craven. There is no. doubt that costuming is certainly the highlght of the performance and this year promises to be no exception. In the Junior Carnival •Dorothy will, he seen looking very, lonely and feminine in a colourful dress and a full waltz length skirt. The Lion and Toto, the dog, will look very realistic in one liiere jump suits with ap; propriate headpieces. The Mclns, the wonder ful creatures who inhabit Oz will be seen uninhkdazzling -printed pants or skirts with green tops with printed accessories. (continued on page 11A) t4 OZ. $l SIZE Pk . OZ. BTI& 39 fi 3 Anna at the Court of Siam" and "The Wizard of Oz" eines of this dears carnival e 1973 edition of the erich Figure Skating Car - 1 is really two carnivals in The Senior section of the entation is called Anna at Court of Siam. It is direc- and choreographed by for Club professionals Mr.., Mrs. Bruce Brady. e theme is derived from true story of Anna nawans, an English olteacher and her son who t to the court of King keet of Siam in the. 18th ury. it was the King's wish she teach many of the g's. wives and children the anced knowledge and , cation of the ,Western ld. he King displays a stubborn nnical and half childish onality. At the same time can he charming and mating. becomes a struggle bet - n two strong personalities Anna puts modern , beliefs technologiesagainst the dent rituals and customs of King. this section .of the ramme, there are 13 num- - involving the Intermediate Senior skaters. Some of music used in the Senior nival is from the sound - k "The King and I". ere are just a few of the v selections involved: My d find Master, I'm Not id, Getting to Know You, lo , Young hovers,, ers, ething Wonderful 'and - 11 We Dance. e Junior part of the car - l_ is a presentation of the dren's story "The Wizard of The club's Junior In- tctor, Mr. Dan 'Carey uced and choreographed for the show. • he Wizard of Oz" is a •ern day fairy tale about a e girl in Kansasywho with dog?lived with her Aunt and Uncle Henry. One t while asleep, a cyclone I es and wisks Dorothy and . dog Toto in,o the magical Oz, hile in, Oz she meets ontinued on page 11A) One of the pretty dancing girls in the Court of Siam is Sheila Vance shown here with° her costume headpiece on. Pam Craven and Rusty Ormandy as Anna and the King are seen here rehearsing their dance routine. ARS t6F z GRADE One needs only to spend a few minutes talking about car- nival preparation with the Club. Professional, to realize the tremendous amount of plan- ning and organ zation fhiTire is responsible for. Mr. Bruce Brady, the Senior Professional of the Goderich F.S. Club states -that the first matter to he decided is that of the themes for the Junior and Senior Carnivals. This is often decided at the end of one skating season so that some ground work and research can be done during the off season. In the case of the Goderich Club, Mr. Dan Catey is corn pletely in charge of the Junior Carnival and Mr. Bruce Brady, with the assistance of his wife Fran responsible for the • After the themes have been selected, appropiate music must be found. Depending on the ..,theme, there may be available, the sound track of the movie or the Broadway production. Other appropriate pieces and semi -classical selections may also he used. Each Isrofessional in plan- ning the solo and group num- bers centered around his theme, tries to plan a show of About one hour in duration. Thus -the two carnivals plus An intermission would run about 21!2 hrs. , DOZ.. 1 ELY Jet of the rett4)."""inersa in tiM is►nbr haft of tMr dears'King of Slam, Pam Craven as Anna, Debbie Jeffrey as a Prin: n►ival rs 11 M; Becky Crawford as Lady Thiang, cess and Pat Craven as the English Ambassador. ki mem, as the Crown Print', Rusty Ormandy as the " Once the Professional is satisfied with the music he has chosen, it is., put in order and taped.Mr. Brady estimates that this procedure takes between 4 to 5 hours. I-lowever this time is well worth it as it keeps the en- tire musical score well organized and creates very few problems on carnival night. Gone are the days cif records that skipped or cracked just At a crucial. moment! Following this the solo mem- bers are cast. This quite naturally . is once again. the decision of, tine club pro. i -le goes over the music with each solo performer as well as with the group members, and plans their routines to suit the music Many, practice sessions then follow in order for the skaters to polish up their routines and also to become completely synchronized (continued Every regal court needs Dancing Girls. Here are two that will enhance the Court of the King of Siam. Left to right Mary Harper and Sheila Vance.