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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-08-31, Page 26PAGE 6A---GODE1UCH SIGNALnSTAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1983 Tomorrow Box is theatre at its best BY JOANNE BUCHANAN I have seen The Tomorrow Box at the Blyth Summer Festival a total off three times now and haven't been bored yet. I could see this excellent production three more times and still love it ! I first saw The Tomorrow Box when the Festi yal staged it in 1981. I went -to review it for the newspaper and enjoyed it so much that I went batik a second time strictly for,'pleasure, taking THI .ATFI[FRFVII W a friend whom I also knew would like it. The Tomorrow Box is that kind of a play—the kind you want to share with friends. It is theatre at its best. Written by Anne Chislett ( better know as Anne Roy, wife of the Festival's founding artistic director CONGRATULATIONS en your 25 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mom & Dad (Paul and Gladys Hutchins) Love, Your Family 1 Mr. and Mrs. Don McNeill of Blyth are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their youngest daughter Christine, to Mr. Roger T. Moore, son of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Moore of R.R. No. 4, Goderich. The wedding will take place on Saturday, September 17, 1983 at 5:30 p.m. in the Blyth United Church. (Reception to follow at Blyth Community Centre). S. HAPPY 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Marylou & Lloyd Aubin Saturday, Sept. 3, 1983 Dancing at Saltford 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Lunch Provided Everyone Welcome Best Wishes Only James Roy), The Tomorrow Box is back this year on the Festival stage by popular demand and indications are that it will play to sold -out audiences once again. Aside from the skillful writing by Chislett (also the author of the award-winning Quiet in the Land), much cif the success of the play is due to the amazing Anne Anglin who portrays the central character of Maureen Cooper, a 60 -year-old farm wife who is stunned into independence after her domineering husband of 40 years tries to sell their home out from under her with the idea of retiring to Florida. Without even being con- sulted about the decision, Maureen is being asked to give up her friends and clubs and Royal Doulton figurines by a husband who sees her not as individual but simply as 'the wife', or an extension of himself. As Maureen begins to stand up for her rights, she gets spontaneous bursts of applause and cheers from the audience. It is quite obvious that a lot of women can identify with her. Anglin is backed up by a strong supporting cast. Dean Hawes plays her boorish male `chauvinistic, husband, Jack Cooper and, Archie Bunker has nothing on him! But, in the end, he softens as PARKHILL CONSERVATION AREA (Junction of Highway 7 & 81) CORN ROAST SQUARE DANCE Sunday, September 4, 1983 Corn Roast - 7:00 pm Square Dance - 8 to 10:00 pm Caller m Les Greenwood Admission to Conservation `, Area - '2.00/vehicle ' his male pride is humbled. Anglin and Hawes were both in the 1981 production of The Tomorrow Box as well. Pierre Tetrault plays Joe Cooper, the couple's newly - married son who plans to take over their farm. Although protective of his mother, he tries to placate his father by getting her to go along with his plans whether they are right for her or not. Deborah Grover and 'Nancy Beatty ( Who both also play in the Festival's production of The Innocent and the Just) round out the cast. Grover portrays Joe's wife Alice who, while studying for her bar examinations, lets household duties slide with the contention that Joe can do them just as well as she can. A much more modern wife than Maureen! Alice's liberated views are somewhat softened by her love for Joe but her older sister Lisa (played by Beatty ), also a lawyer, is a full-fledged feminist with a somewhat harsher edge. The set, designed by Tony Abrams, is a cut away of a trailer, the temporary home of Joe and Alice. Action takes place both inside and outside this trailer and as usual, the set is detailed and effective. During the August 24th performance of The Tomorrow Box ( which got a standing ovation), the audience was laughing so hard at some scenes, that the actors' lines were being Happy 30th Anniversary MOM & DAD (Mr. & Mrs. Don Frayne From your Children: Peter and Val, Margaret, Lucille and Rick, Donna and Steve. HAPPY 39th "Di" From: Your friends in Port Albert Maureen Cooper (Anne Anglin) shows some plates daughter-in-law, Alice (Deborah Grover) hi a scene Summer Festival. drowned out. Once, Anglin herself even got caught up In the hilarity. It reminded me of a Carol Burnett sketch but Anglin regained her corn - she bought at an auction sale to her from The Tomorrow Box at the Blyth posure a bit more quickly than Burnett ever could. The Tomorrow Box is the best theatre I've seen all year. Take my word for it and don't miss it! It will play in repertory at Blyth until September 14 and will then tour Southwestern Ontario until October 1. Plans for 1984 season at Playhouse underway The 1983 Summer Season has not yet drawn to a close, but the Huron Country Playhouse staff is already beginning preparations for 1984. A new, expanded playbill is being planned for the HCP Main Stage. Instead of five shows, the 1984 season will consist of six shows, each running for two weeks. Under consideration and subject to availability are the following shows: A Thou- sand Clowns, Bedroom Farce, Noises Off (all com- edies), Dracula, Sleuth, Murder in Mind (all mystery -thrillers), Children of a Lesser God, The Gin Game (Dramas), Ain't Misbehavin, They're Play- ing Our Song, Snoopy! ! !, Bil- ly Bishop Goes to War, Put - tin' on the Ritz, and West Side Story (musicals) . From now until December 1, 1983, subscriptions for all six Main Stage shows will be on sale for $44.00. In actuali- ty, this new price is a decrease from prices for the current 1983 season as in- dividual shows in 1983 cost $8 for subscribers whereas 1984 subscribers will pay $7.33 per show if and only if they subscribe before December 1. After December 1, prices will increase. Youth subscriptions (18 years and under) are also on sale for $27.50. Current plans for the Main Stage season should be finalized soon, and both HCP Artistic Director Ron Ulrich and HCP General Manager Heather Redick hope to announce the final selection this fall. For further information, please call the HCP Box Of- fice at (519) 238-8451 or write directly to the Playhouse, R.R. 1 Grand Bend, NOM 1TO. Festival offers two for one As a special feature of the autumn "shoulder" season, the Stratford Festival is offering the public a two for one incentive for any regularly priced per- formance Tuesday through Friday at either the Festival Theatre, Avoh Theatre or Third Stage, effective September 1 through October 22. In addition, to celebrate the beginning of the Fall season, par- ticipation at festivities planned for Labour Day weekend is invited. Most notably at noon, Saturday, September 3 on the lawns adjacent to the Festival Theatre, it is an- ticipated that Artistic Director John Hirsch will launch the Fall season by outlining current program planning for 1984. Events geared for family enjoyment scheduled on Saturday and Sunday will include: free rides in two passenger -sized helium - filled balloons, (an op- portunity inspired by the antique balloon graphics used in the autumn brochure), a dirigible displaying swan insignia serving as a long-distance beacon, six clowns, com- plimentary refreshments, The Magnificent Merton (a magician), entertainment by Cedric Smith in concert, folk -dancing and other musical events. The balloon pilots are SARAH 8 Corner DIANA'S Cafe air conditioned for your comfort BREAKFAST SPECIAL Fri. Sept. 2nd & Sat. Sept. 3rd 2 Eggs with Bacon. Ham or Sausages Home Fries or Pancakes Toast and Bottomless Coffee 1.99 'till 11 a.m. Sato all day B.B.Q. SPARE RIBS Friday, Sept. 2nd ONLY INCLUDES: Soup or juice, fresh vegetables. choice of potato. roll & butter. Coffee or tea. We serve Mother Wain's Pastry FRESH DAILY X4.75 tow Included 1We Serve O'Brien's Meats Fresh Daily I HOURS: Mon, to Fri. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Saturday S e.m. to 2 p.m. SA H tIER CM° "The Home Of The Bigger Burger" Highway $ beside L.C.B.O. PHONE - ROERS 524-2102 Ernie Lee and Ramira Puerta - two young Canadians who are planning to fly around the world in late October. An antique car parade will transport VIPs and Stratford's mayor to the brief ceremonies (Saturday noon). The fun.. continues until 2 p.m., resumes 4:45 - 8 p.m. in the park behind the Festival Theatre- after the Richard II matinee, and begins again on Sunday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Commenting further on the two for one incentive, Executive Director Gerry Eldred noted the present and past successes of certain incentive programs such as group discounts, which have generated to date $714,000 as compared to $593,000 at the same time last season, and the Tuesday -Thursday senior -student discounts, which have sold almost $40,000 worth of tickets in 1983. Eldred sees this program as "a considered effort to put people in seats. This is not necessarily symptomatic of this season; although we clearly have immediate sales goals to meet. We view two for one as a continuation of similar incentives that have been in operation for the past two seasons. We have con- sistently projected over several years that tickets will be available mid -week during the "shoulder" season." General Manager Gary Thomas adds, "We feel strongly that the Festival is evaluating past successes in this area carefully." Patrons currently holding tickets for the period in which two for one is effective may also take advantage of this offer, and all purchases are subject to availability. Thomas continues "the industry as a whole is ex- periencing some tough times, and the Festival is dealing with current realities by adopting an aggressive marketing posture. The Fall two for one offer represents an op- portunity,for people to come to see some fine productions at exceptional value." Thomas stresses that a two for one policy does not equate with half-price tickets. "Two for one means you're filling two seats - attendance generates word- of-mouth, and we believe intelligent discounting can be an effective audience development tool." Following naturally from this point, the Festival is also pleased to announce at this time that, subject to availability, tickets will be placed at the Performing Arts Development Fund of Toronto's new Five -Star Ticket Facility 48 hours prior to the performances, at half- price. The booth is slated to open September 21. Procuctions continuing in repertory during September and October are Macbeth, Richard II and As You Like It, and Tartuffe on the Festival stage; Country Wife and Death of a Salesman play at the Avon Theatre; Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour's Lost continue with the Young Company at the Third Stage. l._ nannapatriO � 6 1' Aug.. 31 to Sept. 6 WHINIFWAY - TANSDA1' DAYTIME MORNIN€ 5:00 RELIGIOUS TOWN HALL (Wed.) 5:00 A BETTER WAY (Thurs.) 5:00 CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP -(Fri.) 5:00 THIS IS THE LIFE (Tues.) 5:30 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESENTS 6:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Mon.) 6:00 'FARM AND GARDEN ' (Wed.) 6:00 TV -5 AND YOUR COM- MUNITY (Thurs.) 6:00 SCOPE (Fri. ) 6:00 HEALTH FIELD (Tues) 6:30 NBC NEWS AT SUNRISE (Tues. - Fri.) 7:00 TODAY (Tues. - Fri.) 9:00 DIFF'RENT STROKES (Tues. - Fri.) 9:30 SALE OF THE CENTURY (Tues. - Fri.) 10:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd) (Mon.) 10:00 HAWAII FIVE -O (Tues. - Fri). 11:00 HOUR MAGAZINE (Tues. • Fri.) AFTERNOON 12:00 NEWS (Tues. - Fri.) 12:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Mon.) 12:30 SEARCH FOR TOMOR- ROW (Tues. - Fri.) 1:00 DAYS OF OUR LIVES (Tues. • Fri.) 2:00 ANOTHER WORLD (Tues. - Fri.) 2:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd) (Mon.) 3:00 FANTASY (Tues. - Fri.) 4:00. JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd) (Mon.) 4:00 MOVIE (Tues. - Fri.) 5:30 M.A.S.H. (Tues. - Fri.) Happy Belated Birthday "DUKE" From "Your Buddies" WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 1983 DAYTIME MOVIES: 4:00 "THE FORTUNE". Jack Nicholson -Warren Beatty EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 REAL PEOPLE 9:00 THE FACTS OF LIFE 9:30 FAMILY TIES 10:00 ST. ELSEWHERE 11:00 NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT 12:30 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1:30 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 2:30 SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN 3:30 MOVIE: "ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK". Dean Martin= Shirley Maclaine THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 DAYTIME MOVIES: 4:00 "WHAT'S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU ...?" Brenda Vaccaro-Jack Warden. EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE NOVEL FOR TELEVI- SION 11:00 NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT 12:30 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1:30 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 2:30 BIONIC WOMAN 3:30 MOVIE: "THE BEGUILED". Clint Eastwood -Geraldine Page FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1983 DAYTIME MOVIES: 4:00 "A FINE PAIR". Rock Hudson -Claudia Cardinale. EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 DETROIL TIGERS PRE- GAME SHOW 8:30 BASEBALL 11:00 NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT 12:30 FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS 2:00 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 3:00 MOVIE: "SECRET CEREMONY". Elizabeth Taylor - Mia Farrow 4:30 MOVIE: "LOVE HATE LOVE". Ryan O'Neal -Peter Haskell. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1983 MORNING 6:00 VEGETABLE SOUP 6:30 NEW ZOO REVUE 7:00 CARRASCOLENDAS 7:30 THUNDARR 8:00 THE FLINTSTONES 8:30 THE SHIRT TALES 9:00 SMURFS 10:30 THE GARY COLEMAN SHOW 11:00 FLASH GORDON 11:30 SOUL TRAIN AFTERNOON 12:30 THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL I:OO UE1ROi1 TIGERS PRE- GAME SHOW 1:30 BASEBALL 2:00 BASEBALL 4:00 ADAM -12 4:30 EBONY/JET CELEBRITY SHOWCASE 5:00 SHA NA NA 5:30 HAPPY DAYS AGAIN EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 HEE HAW 7:30 EBONY/LOBO 8:00 DIFF'RENT STROKES 8:30 SILVER SPOONS 9:00 QUINCY 10:00 CASABLANCA 11:00 NEWS 11:30 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1:00 BENNY HILL 1:30 MOVIE: "EYE OF THE CAT". Michael Sarrazin-Gayle Hunnicutt SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1983 MORNING 6:45 DAVEY AND GOLIATH 7:00 SOCIAL SECURITY IN AC- TION 7:30 IT'S YOUR BUSINESS 8:00 DAY OF DISCOVERY 8:30 REX HUMBARD 9:00 ORAL ROBERTS 9:30 SUNDAY MASS 10:00 THE MUNSTERS 10:30 MOVIE: "TARZAN GOES TO INDIA". Jock Mahoney -Mark Dana AFTERNOON 12:01' MEET THE PRESS 12:3014FL'83 1:00 NIL FOOTTBALL 4:00 NFL FOOTBALL EVENING 7:00 THE POWERS OF MAT- THEW STAR 8:00 KNIGHT RIDER 9:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON 10:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd) 12:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd), - 2:00 JERRY LEWIS' TELETHON (Cont'd) 4:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON (Cont'd) MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5. 1983 DAYTIME SPECIALS 6:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON 12:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON EVENING 6:00 JERRY LEWIS TELETHON 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREES COMPANY B:00 LITTLE HOUSE: A NEW BEGINNING 10:00 QUINCY 11:00 NEWS 11:30 THE BEST OF CARSON 12:30 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1:30 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 2:30 SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN 3:30 MOVIE: "DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER". Richard Widmark-Lena Horne. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1983 DAYTIME MOVIES: 4:00 "BACK TO THE PLANET OF THE APES". Roddy McDowall - Ron Harper EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 BASEBALL 11:00 NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT 12:30 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1:30 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 2:30 BIONIC WOMAN 3:30 MOVIE: "NIGHT OF THE FOLLOWNG DAY": Marlon Brando- Richard Boone.