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Entertainment
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20- The
Children's Little Theatre, a program spon-
sored by the Goderich Recreation Depart-
ment presents: Myths, Legends and Fan-
-t.Acies at 7 p.m. at The Livery. Children 50
tends, auwii.a $;. '•'.c....t.. ...... , .....
Children's Little Theatre members and the
Goderich Recreation Department (524-2125 )
or at the door. Everyone welcome.
Christmas Dinner at 6 p.m. at the MacKay
Centre.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - The
Auburn Booster Club is sponsoring
Auburn's 5th annual Christmas Fair and
Bake Sale at the Auburn Community Hall
.►bier. In a.m. iv 4 p.m. There will be
displays by over 20 local crafters as well as
refreshments. Admission to the sale is 50
cents with proceeds going to' support
Family and Children's, Aid Christmas
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 If your family Fund and Community Betterment.
is awaiting a new arrival, the La Leche TUESDAY, 25 - The
League in Goderich meeting "The Family. in Goderich and NOVEMBERt After Five flub,
Relation to.the Breastfed Baby" may ►re sponsored by Christian Business and Pro-
on
terest you. Informal hefis t h willt wceeeks
fessional Women, is holding a Fall Fair -
with
i t ernphasis to manage family first hectic ' Honey of a Deal Dessert and Coffee pro -
formoher baby. theMeeting as well as 9t.30 gram from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Saltford
mother and will be at 9.30 Valley Hall in Saltford. Speakers for the
c
a.m. the home of Carol Lomas. For direc- night are Helen Stover of Kincardine
tions a11524-2390. (Preserve These Thoughts) and Colleen
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15- Francois La Maguire (A Jam Session). Reservations
and cancellations are essential and can be
Liberte, folk lorist, singer, dancer, brings a - made by calling Helen Brown at 524-4166.
Admission is $2.50.
joie de vivre to every production, will ap-
pear at The Livery at 2 p.m. For tickets and
information call 524-8831 or 524-9533.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 - A Card of
Life Clinic will be held at the MacKay Cen-
tre for Seniors.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 - Bingo will be
held at the MacKay Centre beginning at 1:30
p.m. Admission to the game is $1.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - The Toronto
Nature Centre and Outreach Ontario will be
presenting a children's program entitled
Jungle Alive at the Goderich Library at
10:30 a.m. Tickets for this presentation,
sponsored by the Huron County Public
Library are free and are available at the
library.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - The
Dungannon Willing Worker's will be holding
a Christmas Bazaar and Tea from 2 to 4
p.m. at Dungannon United Church.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - The Goderich
Lioness Club will be holding their monthly
Diabetic Drop In Centre at the McKay Cen-
tre with Dr. P.D. Padfield as guest speaker.
Everyone is welcome t attend.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - The Alexandra
Marine and sGeneral Hospital Auxiliary
meeting will be held at 2 p.m. in the Hospital
Auxiliary Room. New members are
welcome.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - Friends of the
Library invite you to hear. Louis Stadelmann
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - The
Goderich Music Boosters present the
G.D.C.I. Fall Concert in the West Gym of
the schoot. Featur d performers include
the Robertson School Senior Choir and
G.D.C.I. bands. Admission to the concert
is $3 for adults, $1 for students and
preschoolers get in free.
The Goderich Recreation Department is
sponsoring a Christmas course, Cooking
for Christmas. Create your own Christmas
baking in time for the Holiday Season. The
four-week course will include baking of
Gingerbread houses, fruit cakes,
Christmas puddings and cookies. Four
tow -hour classes on Mondays begin Nov. 17
at 7 p.m. at Victoria Public School. The fee
is $15 (bring your own supplies) Pre -
register at the recreation department ,by
Nov. 14 or phone 524-2125:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21- CWL is spon-.
soring a bus trip to the Toronto Art
Gallery. Leaves 8 a.m. and returns 8 p.m.
$20 fee includes bus and gallery admission.
Phone Jane Kerr at 524-2354.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13- the Book
Club will meet at 12.15 p.m. The date has
been changed since the library will be dos-
ed Nov. 11.
VOLUNTEER KNITTERS - Wool supplied
discuss Weather. Everyone is welcome to year round to people willing to knit mi
attend and hear what kind of winter Louis for Family and Children's SErvices for the
predicts from his years of statistic'keeping. Huron County Christmas Bureau. Please
Free admission at the Goderich Branch, pick up wool at Schaeffer's Ladies' Wear
Library. or Gen's Sewing Centre and return mitts
• WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - Goderich be December 1, 1986 to the same place.
Garden Club members are urged to attend
the final meeting for 1986 at the MacKay SATURDAY, NOV. 15—Rotary Ball with din -
Centre. There are important decisions to be ner at 7:30 p.m. at the Holmesville
made and your support is vital. The pro- Township Hall followed by a dance with'
gram theme is Christmas and will include a semi -formal dress. Tickets $55 a couple.
demonstration of Christmas floral ar- Phone
Norman Pickell at 524-8335 or 9589
on 6
rangements by Pamela Sparling. p.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - The UCW ST. DE STORE—Used
will be holding their November Fair at Vic- ST. VINCENTing and furniture DEPAUL STORE—Used
at 15
2:30 Street United Churcheill be a tea from Caledonia Terrace, the old Catholic School
bake sale as well as a countryo wl st a and open on Monday and Wednesday from 2 to 4
WEDNESDAY, well a store. m., Friday evening from 7/to 9 p.m. and on
NOVEMBER 19 The Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon.
Golden Gate Seniors will be holding their
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Little Theatre production The
Front Page, iv s a comic scoop
BY PATRICK RAFTIS
Who says Humphrey Bogart has a
monopoly on the portrayal of newspaper
8 C1JU6'LCd D A5 bougie-taltino P r laracd men of
action? The Goderich Little Theatre's pro-
duction of "The Front Page," was a splen-
did example -of a play of this genre, pro-
viding plenty of laughs and an abundance of
suspenseful action.
Even if today's average newshound has a
college education and is as apt to carry a
bottle of Perrier as a flask of whiskey, it is
always more fun to watch reporters looking
and talking like an army of Mike Hammers.
Actually "army" is an apt description of
the cast for this play, which featured 22
members, of whom 16 had no previous stage
experience. The fact it was tough to discern
the novices from the,,veterans in this produc-
tion is a tribute to the efforts of director
Diane Siemon, herself a first-time director.
The hurried comings and goings of this mob
were disciplined and well -orchestrated.
Set in 1928, the play centres on the press
room of a Chicago court house, a group of
reporters sits through the night awaiting the
twice -delayed hanging of a convicted cop -
killer. The hanging and its front page im-
plications however, merely provides the
sub -plot around which the real story, the
question of whether ace reporter Hildy
Johnson will choose marriage to his fiancee
over the hectic life of a journalist, is built.
Johnson, played by Andrew Ross, accor-
ding to the script is Swedish, but Ross wisely
chooses to play the role without. troubling
much with a cumbersome accent, concen-
trating instead on acting, resulting in an en-
joyable depiction, rather than a cariciture.
The telephone interaction between the
characters of Johnson and the other
reporters, and Johnson's editor Walter
:urns (Jefferson Hearn) is hilarious and
adds to the eventual appearance of the hard-
boiled Tribune editor in the second pct.
The other members of the Fourth Estate
are played by Graham McEwan, Alan
Rivett, Glenn Creamer, Gary Muxlow, Deli
Mitchelmore, Rick Milburn and Denis Con-
way. Their combined performance lives up
to all the stereotyped expecations of the
behavior of old-style newsmen. Conway
plays his role as the finicky Bensinger to the
hilt. Cast as the forerunner of the modern
"nerds" and "wimps," trapped in a room
full of macho he-men, Conway is the
ultimate scene -stealer.
Creamer also gives an extra -spirited per-
formance as the loud and cynical Murphy,
making the most of a less -prominent role.
There are a number of roles which proved
pure comic relief, all played with en-
thusiasm by the actors in question. Jean
Marc Laberge, as -Diamond Louis; Maureen
Penn, as Mrs. Grant and Jennifer Black, do-
ing an excellent as a last minute fill-in in the
role of Mrs. Schlosser, all gavenotable per-
formances in this vett: ' • •- `
Dick Schoemaker incorporated some W.
C. Fields -like expressions and voice tones
into his role as the scheming mayor, making
the role a prominent one whenever he was
on stage.
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increased its power 31/2
times to 100,000 watts.
If you haven't heard us
lately you should hear
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contemporary.)
Del Mitchelmore, Glenn Creamer, Michael Creamer and Andrew Ross were part
of The Front Page's 22 -member cast.
Every play.of this nature needs a "femme
fatale" in this case, Mollie Malloy, played
by Margaret Hill. Hill, gave the role its
needled camp without resorting to over-
acting as many would in such a role and so,
deserves credit. -
Dort Siemon, in two brief appearances,
made, the most of his role and was convinc-
ingly funny as a drunken messenger on his
secorid one.
Dave King as the despicable Sheriff Hart-
man,, was also superb.
Dave Booth, Shirley Booth, Michael
Crea(ner, and John Meyers rounded out the
cast,) handling the difficult task of making
smaller roles noticible in a huge cast.
The program for the' play carried a.
disclaimer about "discriminatory and
blasphemous" language. Traces of both
were apparent in the play, but were kept to
the - minimum level neccessary to ap-
propriately set the atomsphere and time
period,
"The Front Page," which ran for four
nights, from Nov: 5 to 9 at The Livery,
delivered the lively entertainment, laced
liberally with humor and a touch of drama,
that is expected of a period comedy. In the
THANK YOU
I want to say "Thank You All"
for the cooperation from all
custodians, boys and girls who
have been helpful to me in
many ways, and also those
cards I have received.
With the "Lord's help" I hope I
can enjoy a few years of retire-
ment.
Ben Freeman
216 Bayfield Road
end, like Hildy Johnson who managed to get
both the big story and the girl of his dreams,
the audience came away from this produc-
tion feeling it got what it came for.
L"^
5 & 7,04
for
Darryl Beattie
and
Leanne Thurlow.
Saturday, Nov. 15, 1986
in Goderich •
MUSIC BY SOUND TREK
Age of Majority required
For Information
phone:
524-8181
liC.0 EIZ ou6..E
Relatives, friends and
neighbours are invited to t)
an Open House for:
Tom & Mildred Lawlor 11
on
11 Sunday, November 16th tl
2-4pm&7-9 pm
tiat their home; R.R. No. 3
Auburn on the occasion of
their 40th Anniversary which
is November lath.
BEA (171/11 s 04
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MEETING
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WEDNESDAY,
NOV. 26th. 1986
Annual Meeting...8 p.m.
Complimentary Lunch
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