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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-07-23, Page 19THE.SQUARE PHONE 521 7811 AIR CONDITIONED I Chapter Two A great romance IlltJOANNE BUCHANAN hapter Two, the Neil Simon comedy which is the second production of the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend, is full of romance, great one-liners and a lot of soul-searching. Loosely based on Simon% own experience, the pay revolves around 'a writer named George Schneider (Aaron Schwartz) and an actress named Jennie Malone (Marcia Bennett) who have each recently lost a spouse -he through death and she through divorce. The cast is completed by Mail strike •problem at Don't let the mail strike keep )you away from per- formances at the Blyth Summer Festival. The Festival has added an extra phone line to cope with the added calls, and box office staff will be happy to have you charge your tickets by phone on your VISA card, or to reserve them until one half hour before curtain. The box office numbers are (519) 523-9300, 523-9225, and the box office is open Monday to Saturday from 9 .m to8:30, except for July 27, Aug. 3 and George's brother Leo (A. Frank Ruffo) and Jennie's friend Faye (Barbara Wheeklon). They are the matchmakers who bring George and Jennie together after fixing them up with many other blind date fa ilures first.. George and Jennie hit it off immediately following several amusing telephone conversations and a five- minute `look'. After a whirlwind dating period of two weeks, they decide to get married. Problems begin on the honeymoon " however when George can't block out is n0 Blyth 24, when hours are 9 a .m. to 5 p.m. Advance sales promise to make 1981 the biggest season ever at the Blyth Summer Festival. The 1981 season has an extra week of per- formances and more plays than ever - up to five from four last year. Weekend performances are close to capacity, although there are still good seats available for most performances and. always twenty rush tickets for each performance on sale at 7 p.m. Blyth Festival gives Halfback If you're unlucky at lot- teries, there's some consola- tion for you at the . Blyth Summer Festival. Under the Halfback program, old Win- ' tario tickets will entitle you to up to $2 off the price of your theatre tickets. Each used Wintario ticket dated from June 18 to September 5 has a value of 50 cents off the price of a Blyth Summer Festival ticket, up to a maximum of $2 per ticket. Wintario tickets must be endorsed with your name and address before being submitted to the box office, and cannot be applied to the price of tickets already pur- chased. Tickets purchased with the Wintario discount may be exchanged for another performance with at least 24 hours advance notice, but no refunds will be given. his beloved first wife's memory. Jennie fights back though and when George decides that his worst fate with her would be .a .life of happiness, all ends well. Chapter.Two's cast of four at the Playhouse is ,a strong one. It is interesting to note that Aaron Schwartz and Marcia Bennett who marry in the play, are also married in real life. Perhaps this accounts for their naturalness as a couple on stage. Bennett even resembles Marsha Mason, Neil Simon's wife who played the role of Jennie in the movie version of Chapter Two. A. Frank Ruffo as Leo, George's concerned but somewhat overbearing brother, stands out in his role, particularly in the scene where he explains to Jennie how George reacted when his first wife died. The audience is charmed by his concern and amused by his playboy image. Barbara Wheeldon por- trays concern for Jennie and is also very amusing when she speaks about her marriage to a dull Sydney whom the audience never sees. She decides to have an affair with Leo and their rendez-vous provides one of the most comical scenes in the play. Besides the fine acting which carefully mixes comedy with the pain of death and divorce, Chapter Two's success at the Playhouse is a credit to skillful direction by Aileen Taylor -Smith and the double - set design of back-to-back living rooms by Mark Cole with lighting by Chris Popowich. Chapter Two will run at the Playhouse until July 25. Arsenic and Old Lace opens July 28. Jim Hagarty is a budding young artist from Perth County, whose talents are now recorded on two albums. d. •dim Hagarty Ain't It Funny isagreatnewhit By Jfrn Fitzgerald It may just be that there's, an in- ternational recording star in our midst, but after listening to the new album Ain't It Funny by Mitchell resident Jim Hagarty, all that's needed now is a bit of luck and some pushing, and Hagarty could be Perth county's male counterpart to Ann Murray. The album, featuring 10 songs along the country and western theme, all written and sung by Hagarty, sparkles throughout, d has at least three cuts that would easily make the top 40 C&W charts, given the right radio exposure. In fact, two of the songs, "Go Away Wa iter" and "I Want To Be Rich" would easily be commercial frits if picked up by one of the established stars. Hagarty, a former editor of The Mitchell Advocate and native of Bornholm, has no formal music education, but his grasp of lyrics and melody is surprisingly professional, and backed by the Perth County band Cookin' the albuni would at home next to any of the best from Nash- ville. Recorded at Maxim Recordinr?'Studio at RR 2, St. Pauls, the album has already sold 700 copies in the seven weeks since its release, and also reveals the fine talents of Earl Filsinger on six and 12 string guitars, mandolin, 9coustic guitars and pedal steel. What Maxim lacks in size is more than made up for in quality, so don't think you're getting a cheap, tinny sounding record. Hagarty has only been music fulltime since last November he left The Stratford Beacon -Herald where he had been working since he left Mitchell. He performs in area nightclubs and folk festivals, and leaves at the end of the month for a one-month promotional tour in Alberta. Ain't It Funny which is currently receiving air play on six radio stations, including the influential BX -93 in London, is available at a number of local outlets in Huron and Perth, including BTR in Clinton. Not one to rest on his laurels, Hagarty has already recorded his second album and it will soon he released to a ap- preciative, growing fan club that may soon stretch across the continent. The highly acclaimed Horseplay is coming to Clinton next week Horseplay, a By Shelley McPhee Praised by MacLean's Magazine for its "infectious charm," and described by The Globe and Mail as, "When it was all over, peo- ple clapped till their arms ached," the highly acclaim- ed musical comedy Horesplay will be rolling into Clinton for two perfor- mances on Wednesday, July 29th and Thursday, July 30th. Horesplay is no ordinary stage production, but an ex- traordinary play that The Hamilton Spectator called, "a once-in-a-lifetime ex- perience." Along with superb acting, costuming, singing and dance, Horseplay gains special recognition as the on- ly horse-drawn play in North America. Originating from Armstrong, B.C. the Caravan Stage Company, with its 11 Clydesdale horses, five hand -carved cir- cus wagons and 22 per- formers have been taking to the road for the past 10 years with their unique variety shows. This year, the troup has ventured beyond the mountains and the prairies in a -16-week Ontario tour, which will visit 17 com- munities, finishing with a 10 - day date in Toronto in September. The Caravan has been CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 23,1981 -,-PAGE 19 TownshIp council... ®from page 17 was given three readiuga and passed. - By-law number 12, 1981, a by-law to govern the use of land and structures an part lots 33, 34, concession 1, was given three readings and passed. A tile drain loan ap- plication was made by Robert Smith for a total of $4,400 on lot 26, eoncesslon 11 and -council passed a motion approving this application. Don Lobb was . present to protest the allocation of costs assessed to him for the repairs done on the Forbes drain. Council passed motion that he charged $100 for direct benefit and that the balance be prorated over the entire drain. A number of revisions to • the township insurance charming show eflerir tows ntact F. Cowan Insurance and have these increases made on the respective policies. described as a frontier day group and a company of singing gypsies, but the ' Toronto Sunday Sun cap- tured the magic, the excit- ment and the wonderment of the performers and ' their show by writing, "The troupe mesmerized, excited, delighted the city folk. They wove a kind of magic, but they are no roving band of gypsies. Musicians, actors, writers, ferriers, teamsters, cooks, graphic artists, pup- pet makers, clowns, horsemen, technicians - they are a group of highly profes- sional, dedicated thespians who come together (some with their families) every summer to live and perform together." After a held -over stop in Stratford, and performances .in Mitchell and Seaforth, the Caravan will be rolling into Clinton and setting up their delightful production at the Clinton Conservation Park, off Highway 4, at the south limits of town. 'Horseplay will be performed under the stars for two nights and the actual Clydesdales will be resting before moving onto • Blyth, Wingham, Wroxeter, Mt. Forest, Fergus, Bramp- ton and Toronto. The 11 horses are beautiful, well - cared for animals and were trucked east from the Caravan farm in Armstrong, B.C. To make their journey through the backroads of On- tario more comfortable, they have been shod with special plastic shoes and rubber plates to protect against hoof injuries. Caravan also boasts four more, not so -lovely, but highly entertaining . Clydes. Lincoln, Chevy, Dodge and Ford are the four singing and dancing horses who, through the aid of Grandma Mulvaney, are fighting against a quick end in the slaughterhouse - and that's what Horseplay is all about. The modern age of automa- tion,. the vanishing family farm, government bureaucracy, Canada's energy crisis and the police all take a poke in this fast - paced, slapstick musical comedy. Horseplay is pure horsepower and a show that you shouldn't miss. Tickets for the July 29 and July, 30 performances are available in Clinton at Campbell's Men's Wear, and if you pre- sent your old Wintario tickets, dated June 18th or later, at the Caravan box of- fice who will receive the special Half Back 50 cents discount for each Wintario ticket, up to a value of $2. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to the out- door shows at the Clinton Conservation Park. Mr, Kelly of the Ministry of Housing presented a plan of sub -division on lot 20, concession 1 with a request that the township comment on the plan. Council passed a motion stating that the plan does not meet with approval as presented and that the followigg changes should be made: 1. that the park dedication is not acceptable; 2. that the walkwaybetween lots 16 and 17 should be in- creased to a 66 foot roadway:- 3. oadway;3. that the well should be shdwn as a Block; 4. that a development of this size should have a suitable ac- cess to the beach. Gravel pit permits were approved for Ray Ginn and William Trick. The Huron Planning Department submitted a detailed zoning plan for Harbour Lights 'Con- dominium. No motions were recorded regarding this. A petition signed by a number of people requested that clean-up action be taken at Leeside Park especially at the beach. This was referred to the recreation committee in care of Jake Reder for investigation and report. Four tenders were opened for the supply of two dif- ferent ifferent culverts. Due to the variation in quotes, the road superintendent was in- structed to contact the low bidder of Arinco at $2,992 and $2,249.10 and also the Department of Tran- sportation and Com- munication for more in- formation before any a,,ction is taken. The meeting was then adjoirned until July 20 at 8 p.m. Smile They say millions of germs can live on a dollar bill. They're lucky. For most folks a dollar won't even buy lunch. COMING SOON I:. I 01.111 t, ,, PARK GO0t ICH 1111111; r Tr'. !TTTir (.Zrrs^at-ri i�iL�u J NWT 8 GODERICH AT CONCE:SION RD. 4 • • PHONE 524 9981 u4�r4 VO AMP ROTH j� FOOD FMARKET STORE 6101188: MON.-TUES.-WED. 9 - 6 P.M. muss. A FRI. 9 - 9 P.M. SATURDAY 9 - 6 P.M. EVERY WEDNESDAY IS SENIOR CITIZENS DAY! S DISCOUNT ON ORDER OR FREE DELIVERY. SLINtlER'UlIE SAVINGS WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANITnES !!lame .Recuve sad Sala,day, Jody 25. 1961 tar B.B.Q. 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