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COMMUNITY CALENDAF!
NOVEMBER 11
Wednt: ,day, November llth at 8 p.m. there
will be d CARD PARTY at the MacKay Cen-
tre for Seniors. Lunch included.
NOVEMBER 13
Friday, November 13th at 8 p.m. there will
be a DANCE at the MacKay Centre for
Seniors. Live music by "Duster". Ladies
please bring sandwiches.
NOVEMBER 14
French Activity Hour at the library Satur-
day from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for
children aged 5-10. November 14 is
decorating float for Santa Claus Parade.
NOVEMBER 16-17
Resource Persons - Group Leader - Bereav-
ed Parent - Bereavement Counsellor.
NOVEMBER 2'7
Goderich Christmas Lights Festival -
"Opening Ceremony", Friday, November
27th - 7:00 p.m., Court Hourse Park. Fun for
the whole family - Santa Claus, Tree
Lighting Ceremony, School Choirs, Low
Level Fireworks Finale. For more informa-
tion contact the Goderich Tourism Office at
524-6600.
NOVEMBER 18
This month's meeting of the Goderich La
Leche League will be held on Wednesday,
Nov. 18 at 10 a.m., at the home of Carol
Lomas. For further information call
524-6661 or 524-2390.
NOVEMBER 18
Come out for an enjoyable evening of one-
stop Christmas Shopping at the Trinity
Christian Reformed Church Gym on Sun -
coast Drive - Wednesday, November 18, at 7
p.m. Displays include Tupperware,
Discovery Toys, Timeless Wicker'n Gifts,
Regal, Mary Kay, Calachuchi, and Creative
Circle: All"proceeds will go toward Nursery
and Sunday School Room Renovations. Free
Refreshments !
NOVEMBER 18 and 25
Wednesday, December 2 Golden Gate
Seniors Club of Goderich will have a
Christmas Turkey Dinner at Victoria Street
United Church at 6 p.m. Entertainment to
follow at MacKay Centre. Taxi 524-6594.
NOVEMBER 23
A Public Meeting will be held at the MacKay
Centre for Seniors on November 23rd at 7:30
p.m., to determine what services are
presently available in the Goderich area for
seniors and what need expanding or
developing. Input and ideas from seniors in
the area would be appreciated so please
plan to attend.
NOVEMBER18
GODERICH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
invites you to attend their regular monthly
meeting to be held in MacKay Centre,
Wednesday, Nov. 18th, at 8 p.m. Following
dessert and coffee. Guest Lecturer, Chris
Graham, Manager of Horticulture at the
Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton will
be giving an illustrated lecture on "Trees
and Shrubs for the Small Garden". Also
featured on this program will be our Past
President, Clarence Lang, of District 8 who
will briefly enlighten members and prospec-
tive members of the aims, function, and
benefits of a Horticultural Society in our
area.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Happy Gang Dancers meet
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at MacKay
for Seniors. Old time dancing and
dancing.
every
Centre
square
NOVEMBER16 a
A:M.& G. Hospital Auxiliary will meet in
Auxiliary Room of the Hospital on Monday
Nov. 16 at 2 p.m., when plans for the Bazaar
and Bake Sales of Fri,, Nov. 27th are .to be
finalized.
New artistic director for HCP
GRAND BEND - David Bannister, Huron
Country Playhouse Chairman of the Board
announced recently that Sandy Macdonald
has been .appointed the Playhouse Artistic
Director.
Mr. Macdonald acted and directed at the
Rainbow Theatre in Parry. Sound during the
1986 season and was the artistic director at
the Lighthouse Festival Theatre in Port
Dover from 1984 to 1986.
Over the past years, Mr. Macdonald has
been involved in many summer youth train-
ing projects for students aged 16-24. He has
also been employed as ,an adjudicator and
training director for several community
theatre groups.
On a freelance basis, Mr. Macdonald is
employed as a theatre facility and opera-
tions consultant by municipalities, educa-
tional institutions and various theatre
groups. For four and a half years, Mr. Mac-
donald worked in England Theatres as an
actor and director.
In addition to his extensive theatre ex-
perience, Mr. Macdonald taught an acting
technique course at Sheridan College in
Oakville and was an English and Theatre
Arts instructor • at Mohawk College in
Hamilton. •
Mr. Macdonald makes his home in Strat-
ford, and the Playhouse is enthusiastic
about his appointment.
Expressing a deep interest in working
closely with the schools .in Huron County,
Mr. Macdonald is also initiating plans to ex-
pand the involvement of the theatre for the
off-season activities.
Says Mr. Macdonald, "I'm looking for-
ward to not only a very successful season at
the Playhouse, “but also thisvery exciting
expansion project for the theatre."
Entertainment
"Rainmaker" declared realistic perforrn
THEATRE REVIEW
By Shirley J. Keller
There is just no doubt about how the au-
,dience felt about John King's performance
as Jim Curry in Goderich Little Theatre's
The Rainmaker last week. They thought it
was just great.
At the Thursday night staging of GLT's
first production of the new season, John
King had the audience roaring. King had
some good lines - like " you never judge a fil-
ly by the way she flicks her tail" - but King
had more than that. He had personality. He
gave his character realism.
f,The story centres around the Curry family
- an aging father, an elder son who manages
the family ranch, a younger son Jim and a
daughter of marrying age who doesn't have
a steady belau. The Curry men worry that
Lizzie will be an old maid.
The other complication in the story is
drought that is killing off the Curry stock.
Things aren't good and everyone is a little
short in the grain.
Then along comes The Rainmaker, a slick
talking stranger who claims he can open the
heavens and bring down life-giving rain for
the price of $100. The Curry family - after
some disagreement - pay the fee and wait
for the clouds to form.
Floyd Herman as H.C.Curry, the father,
does an excellent job of convincing the au-
dience that he loves his family and is trying
his best to leave each of his children happy
and content before he dies.
• Although the real Herman is a vibrant
man in his daytime endeavours as a school
teacher at Robertson Memorial Public
School, on stage as H.C.Curry he slows down
to a shuffle and his speech is snail -paced to
match.
I was particularly impressed by Her-
man's tenderness in scenes with Lizzie,
played by Shelli Berlet Barlow, when he
tried to comfort her and give her hope that
one day she would be loved by some man.
But there was no doubt about the strength of
his on-stage character when Herman. de-
tained Shawn Vincent as the elder son Noah
Curry from going to the barn to break up the
very intimate meeting of Lizzie and The
Rainmaker (Earl Salter).
A good strong performance was turned in
by Shelli Berlet Barlow who was completely
believable as the sensible Lizzie Curry.
Barlow goes through the full range of feel-
ings - happiness, disappointment, anger,
frustration, loneliness, embarrassment,
fear - and slips easily from one to the other
likea professional actress would.
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from Nov. 4-7 last week. Pictured here, in a scene from the romantic comedy, directed by
Jennifer A. Black, are: Shelli Berlet Barlow and Earl Salter. (photo by Coleen Maguire)
Vincent as Noah Curry carried off his role
with confidence. Although perhaps a little
young for the part, Vincent showed a tough,
no-nonsense face to the audience for the
duration of the play. I personally felt he was
at his best when badgering poor Jim, the
younger brother who looked up to Noah for
advice about everything.
Earl Salter as Bill Starbuck, The Rain-
maker, gave his usual polished perfor-
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In this case, Salter was well cast as the ar-
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hat, a sequined shirt, a dapper neckerchief
and carrying a gnarled stick, Salter flung
open the door in his first appearance and
commanded the attention of all. And he had
no difficulty holding that attention every
time he set foot on stage.
As the deputy to Sheriff Thomas (Don
Siemon), John Hindley had a small problem
throwing off his own pesonality and putting
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on the personality of the hard-headed and.
very tough -guy lawman he protrayed. Still,
Hindley as File held it all together and was
particularly effective when he confessed to
Lizzie that the break-up of his first marriage
might have been because of his own stub-
born pride.
The set for the play was just great com-
plete with two windows, a flight of stairs and
doors to the outdoors and the kitchen. And
the GLT set decorating crew utilized the
right and left stage extensions beautifully as
the barn and the sheriff's office, adding
plenty of "extra" touches to make those
areas truly distinct.
Jenny Black as director of The Rain-
maker praised the cast's performance on
opening night and looked forward to three
more nights of packed houses and ap-
preciative audiences. In my opinion, the au-
dience on Thursday evening was well enter-
tained and Jenny Black and crew can take a
much deserved bow this week.
Happy 30th Anniversary
November 16, 1987
Dave & Betty Sproul
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From your family
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Bill & Thelma Sproul
Everyone is invited to attend a
dance in their honour, Saturday,
November 14 from 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
in Dungannon. Music by Tiffins
Orchestra. Lunch Provided.