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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-11-09, Page 23PAGE 4A -ciongRumanstaio AR, WEDNESDAY, NQQVtgep 1983 The Merry WWidow is ing t� , 3'ALTRD VALLEY FALL FOR RENT .3Z4-292 Happy 35th Wedding Anniversary SUNDAY., NOVEMBER 13, 1483 HARRY & JUNE MONTGOMERY Here's to the Next 31 Years All our Love Sharon, Greg, Sheila & Val The Canadian Wendy Somerville Opera Company Ensemble (COCE) is the only year round operatic troupe.' M Canada to offer the country's finest young singers an apprenticeship to develop their skins, while at the same'time introducing opera to new audiences through outreach programs:In July 1960; the cot= was established through a continuing grant from Imperial Oil Limited. The COLE will be bringing a production filled with waltzes, love songs, romance and intrigue to the Blyth Centre for the Arts on November 17. The Merry Widow is one of theatre's best loved operas, set in glittering turn -of -the - century Paris. It is a hilarious tale of bureaucratic bungling and matrimonial manoevering. A government official of never-never opera land matches a fabulous- ly wealth widow with a dashing attache so that her money will not leave the country. Romance and intrigue follow to weave a comic spell for the whole family. According to Irene Wronski, Ensemble Administrator, who visited the Blyth Centre on Oct. 31, "The production is all wrapped up in romance, Viennese Champagne, and candelabra." "One of the tunes, Love Unspoken, is one of those pieces that people will come out of the theatre humming." The Merry Widow will be performed on the Blyth Centre stage with piano accom- paniment. Tickets are ten dollars each and are available at the Blyth box office. Irene Wronski said people are getting a good deal on ticket prices because, "the same production, in the same seats at the Treat Someone Special to Dinner . 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After performing in Blyth, the COCE will pick up their.props, music and actors and travel to London where the Merry Widow will be performed in conjunction with Or. chestra London. The orchestra and per- formers will make one day visits to Sarnia, Chatham and Brantford before concluding with a final performance in London. "A full-scale tour with orchestra has become too expensive for most performing arts organizations," said COC General Director, Lofti Mansouri. Our regional mini - tour with Orchestra London represents a novel approach the problem.°By using the resourc esavailable in a.iownunfty, we can provide auWienqea- with -a total opera ex- perience at a fraeUfon.of the cot." Irene Wronski said the COCE and Or- chestra London were unable to perform in Blyth because the theatre's size couldn't ac- commodate the orchestra as well as the troupe. Whether the performance is accompanied by a piano or an orchestra, Irene is still con- fidant audiences will love The Merry Widow. "The production plays pieces that people have probably, been singing in their bath tubs for years and didn't even realize it!" John Fan i ng as St. Brioche, Shari Saunders as Valencienne and Henry Ingram as Cascada in the 83-84 Harbourfront Summer Festival production of The Merry Widow. ( photo by Gary Beechey) ACW donates to project The ACW of Christ Anglican Church held its November meeting at the home of Cora Cook with Margaret Young, President, presiding. Items discussed included the time and date of the Christmas church service. Alma Black, who represented Christ Church at the fall deanery meeting in St. John's Church, Brussels, gave a very in- teresting report on the day's activities. The ACW will donate $300 to the AIM program of the Anglican Church in Canada for Missions.Christ Church, in a five year period, will donate $3000 to this project. Church News The Reverend Robert Crocker conducted the afternoon service at Christ Anglican Church in Port Albert Sunday. In the ser- mon, the rector spoke about remembering those who sacrificed their lives for others. Social News Doreen Bauer, daughter Karen and son Greg from London are spending the weekend at the home of Doreen's mother, Merle Bauer of Port Albert. Fishing Fishing in the Nine Mile River at Port Albert this week has been poor. Ministry officials were of the opinion that a higher water level in the river would make better fishing. On Friday, the water level in the river was quite high. Two ardent fishermen from Gorrie, Al Harrison and Blake Evans, cast their lines into the water at daybreak and at 11 a.m. hadn't even had a bite. History It is almost impossible for us in 1983 to imagine what it was like when our forefathers began their exodus from Ireland to Ashfield, almost 153 years ago. Instead of the controlled comfort of a modern day jet, they endured a rough ride aboard a creaking, rolling, wooden ship that was in many ways very similar to those used in the infamous slave trade. Instead of a journey of 10 to 12 hours from start to finish, they faced a month or more at sea alone. And instead of the other amenities of modern day flight, our forefathers suffered deficient diets, destitution, degradations disease and possible death. Granted, those who were later to call Kingsbridge their home, were, on the average, far more fortunate than most of PORT ALBERT NEWS Tom Livingstone, 599-7645 their fellow countrymen. Many could afford the more expensive but less arduous trip to Ashfield via the United States. Others were able to secure relatively safe and com- fortable passage to Canadian shores. This exodus was not planned. It was merely a response to a series of profound and far-reaching changes that were taking place in Ireland in the 1830s and the 1840s. The entire structure of agriculture was being revamped during this period. In a move away from dependence on a single crop to diversification and large scale farming, the absentee landowners, who' owned almost all of the land in Ireland, were forced to evict the tenant farmers and the agricultural labourers who depended on their five acre tracts for subsistence. Unfortunately, industry was taking a parallel course. With the dawn of the machine age, the cottage industries were replaced by large factories. This led to widespread unemployment and urban discontent. Such profound changes, at a time when Ireland was the most densely populated country in Europe, inevitably led to riot, rebellion and ultimately migration. Conditions could only deteriorate when the forces of nature turned against the Irish. For years they had depended upon a single crop - the potato - for sustenance. To com- pound their plight, the Irish witnessed 13 years of partial potato failure and isolated famines from 1828 to 1845. This trend culminated in the complete collapse of the crop in 1864. Crop failures also took place throughout Europe. In what has aptly been called the "Flight from Hunger", millions, especially those from the infertile countries by Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Limerick in the southwest of Ireland that were the most dependent on the potato, fled a dying land. z.--/<,71&\ Q. ■ is 4 III 16 •....MI GET ACQUAINTED QUEEN'S HOTEL SEAFORTH OPENING ......... THE BULLPEN DINFNG LOUNGE SPORTS DEN Door Prizes ENTERTAINMENT Wed. -Sat. NIGHTLINE SPECIALS Food Available Thurs.-Sat. to 1 a.rn. THURSDAY - Fish & Chips . ° . FRIDAY - Steak Night 2.25 .5© SATURDAY - Pork Schnitzel 3.50 SUNDAY BRUNCH NOON TILL 2:00 - All you can eat........ ...... 4.95 - Bacon or Ham S. Eggs 2 95 DINNER SPECIALS - Roast Beef 4 95 - Spare Ribs.., ..... 4.95 Goderich Little Theatre held a full dress rehearsal Sunday night for Deathtrap, a two act thriller which opens tonight (Wednesday) at the Livery. In this scene, left to right, are Maureen Penn ins Myra Bruhl, Kathy Jenkins as Helga Ten Dori) and Rick Fisher as Sidney Bruhl. ( Colleen Maguire Photography) Package parcels properly With a large volume of Christmas parcels expected to be sent through the mail again this year, Canada Post is advising its customers proper packaging and address- ing will ensure on-time, safe delivery. Fragile articles should be packed in rigid boxes and protected on all sides with cushioning material such as crushed newsprint, tissue paper or corrugated card- board. Boxes should also be sealed firmly and all seams covered with strong packaging tape. Other items which could be damaged if bent in transit should carry the words "DO NOT BEND" written in block letters above the address. Parcels may be insured against possible loss or damage. Postal rates vary depen- ding on the destination, weight and speed of service required by the sender. Specific details may be obtained at all post offices. The rate for cards and first class letters within Canada is 32 cents, 37 cents to the United States and its territories and 64 cents for international destinations other than the U.S. unemtv5 N Nov. 9 to Nov. 15 WEDNESDAY - TUESDAY DAYTIME MORNING 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 FARM AND GARDEN (Wed.) 6:00 TV -5 AND YOUR COMMUNITY (Thurs.) 6:OOSCOPE (Fri.) 6:00 U.S. FARM REPORT (Mon) 6:00 HEALTH FIELD (T es) 6:30 NBC NEWS AT SUNRISE 7:00 TODAY 9:00 DIFF'RENT STROKES 9:30 SALE OF THE CENTURY 10:00 HAWAII FIVE -O 11:00 HOUR MAGAZINE AFTERNOON 12:00 NEWSCOPE 12:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW 1:00 DAYS OF OUR LIVES 2:00 ANOTHER WORLD 3:00 MATCH GAME•HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR 4:00 HAPPY DAYS AGAIN 4:30 LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY AND COMPANY 5:00 ALICE 5:30 M.A.S.H. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1983 EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.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: "MR. MAJESTYK". Charles Bron- son, Linda Cristal. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1983 EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 GIMME A BREAK 8:30 MAMA'S FAMILY 9:00 WE GOT IT MADE 9:30 CHEERS 10:00 HILL STREET BLUES 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 DEADLY TOWER." Kurt Russell, John Forsythe. FRIDA Y NOVEMBER 11, 1983 EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 NEWS 5 SPECIAL 8:00 MR. SMITH 8:30 JENNIFER SLEPT HERE 9:00 MOVIE: " CADDYSHACK". Chevy Chase, Bill Murray. 11:00 NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT 12:30 FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS 2:00 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 3:00 MOVIE: "FIRST TO FIGHT'. Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin. 4:30 MOVIE: "WHO KILLED THE CENTERFOLD MODEL?". Barbaro Eden, Joan Hackett. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1983 MORNING 6:00 CARRASCOLENDAS 6:30 NEW ZOO REVUE 7:00 ROMPER ROOM 7:30 THUNDARR 8:00 THE FLINTSTONES FUNNIES 8:30 THE SHIRT TALES 9:00 SMURFS 10:30 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 11:00 MR. T 11:30 SOUL TRAIN AFTERNOON 12:30 PETTICOAT JUNCTION 1:00 MOVIE: "DR. GOLQFOOT AND.THE BIKINI, MACHINE". Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon. • 3:00 MOVIE: "THE HORSE SOLDIERS". John Wayne, William Holden. 5:00 POP 'N' ROCKER 5:30 NEWSCOPE EVENING • 6:00 NEWS 6:30 HEE HAW 7:30 BJ -LOBO 8:00 DIFF'RENT STROKES 8:30 SILVER SPOONS 9:00 TV'S CENSORED BLOOPERS 10:00 THE YELLOW ROSE 11:OONEWS 11:30 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1:00 BENNY HILL 1:30 MOVIE: "DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE". Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1983 MORNING 6:45 DAVEY AND GOLIATH 7:00 OPEN CAMERA 7:30 ITIS 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: "ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS". Fred Clark, Lynn Bari. AFTERNOON 12:00 MEET THE PRESS 12:30 OPEN CAMERA 1:00 WILD, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS 1:30 MOVIE: "WHITE LIGHTNING-. Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley. 330 NFL '83 4:00 NFL FOOTBALL EVENING 7:00 FIRST CAMERA 8:00 KNIGHT RIDER 9:00 MOVIE: "AIRPLANE!' Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty. 11:00 NEWS 11:30 MOVIE: 'DIRTY HARRY Clint Eastwood, Harry Guordino. MONDAY raOVEMBER 14, 1983 EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 BOONE 9:00 MOVIE: -ORDINARY PEOPLE". Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton. 11:30 NEWS 12:00 THE BEST OF CARSON 1:00 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 2:00 NBC NEWS OVERNIGHT 3:00 ADAM -12 3:30 MOVIE: "BRINKS: THE GREAT ROBBERY". Darren McGovin, Leslie Nielsen. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14. 1983 EVENING 6:00 NEWS 6:30 NBC NEWS 7:00 P.M. MAGAZINE 7:30 THREE'S COMPANY 8:00 THE A -TEAM 9:00 REMINGTON STEELE 10:00 BAY CITY BLUES 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: "SEVEN ALONE". Dewey Martin, Aldo Ray.