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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-07-14, Page 3• 'f.4!"r• "not,. the 10 an They w, affec rehe som nage f the hite s ould rme4 d att 1 ince ✓ who NT' 4 •""4 41;4 riend .e sti d you a pie in the Les of Indu pleas ation ing a y 21. 't ha\ wn ends get a ie Ju draw ng at e Ju IeKn be bar C with imen n a ebra plan ould :h the ring rize e. bs. 13 Mait plan e of Gode et for es. 'T onated es to 9 ou a ese three girls proved to be top notch spellers In the ior division of the spelling bee held at the Country Fair t Friday. Left to right are Nancy Sproul, a Grade 6 dent at Brookside (second), Elizabeth Jefferson, a, Grade 7 student at Brookside (first) .nnd Roxanne' Ker- nighan, a Grade 6 student at Colborne Central. Eighteen students from six different schools competed in the junior 4 division. (staff photo) The lop spellers In the intermediate divison of the spelling nee, held at the Country Fair last Friday were,left to right, Ken Wood, a Grade 10 student at G.D.C.I. (third), Diane oad of Mischief at Blyth this week sHIRLEY'.1.KELLER the show are definitely en- audience to the bone. At least truly great performance as centre of the stage. By simply Victoria Playhouse tertaining and occasionally one song done by Kane - the she sang her song about turning the set around (an lia troupe is on stage at good. one telling a bit about his life loving her husband despite aged motor of some sort was Man with a Load of from a young man to present - lyth Festival this week his shortcomings. used for this purpose judging two plays, Man with a Mischief is quite a departure is exceptionally well-written. Perhaps the brightest from the noises) the scene of Mischief which" from the material usually and well performed. It was performer on stage was changed from the inn dining d Tuesday evening, and seen at Blyth. While the play one of the highlights of the Barbara Saxberg Land who room to the Lady's bedroom hoke which opened isn't really comedy, there are evening. • esday - evening. The humorousmoments in along Judith Lebana plays op - with some rather poignant posite Kaneand js herself a and heart -tugging turns beautiful song4ress. She is which help to round out the also a delightfkl actress who evening's entertainthent. was well cast in her role as a The players from the woman adored by men and by Victoria Playhouse in the her own admission, having show do a superb job with a had many lovei-s but never mediocre script. Stan Kane is having been in love. rince. Here she, is wooe4p especially appealling as the Ron Baker as the innkeeper man -servant of a man -servant who is always a provided welcome levity to man and she escapes gentleman despite the fact the production; the nobleman the pursuing prince with the Lady is a bit of a wench. played by John,Rutter was a` new-found love. A Kane also possesses a deep, suitable scoundrel: and al with a simple, rather strong baritone voice which Claire Crawford as the in - lot, some of the songs in at -some point chijls an . nk.eeper's wife turned in a day evening ' per- nce was before a half - theatre of apciarently ciative patrons. play by Ben Tarver and Clifton centres around d English inn where the has fled from her lover eriin JOANNE WALTERS in to Broadway, a al and the second ction of the Huron ry Playhouse in Grand is a big diSap- ent. u go with a plot or story. / Phoenix Theatre (Montreal), directed by Victor Garaway, show;overdoes his bit though. performance is an effort to span twenty Mazumdar was the star- of turbulent years through the Oscar Remembered in a t Farms Provincial music of composer Kurt Stratford Festival production orth of-Goderich offers Weill. Through such songs as in 1975. range of activities for Mack the Knife, September The production's bare set s and this weekend the Song and Lost in the Stars, designed by Betty Issenman will feature the Lam- the audience is supposed to is quite dull thus contributing outh Theatre. young -theatre group fer three plays over the nd with a twin bill at spirit of the 194(Js and on to arn Saturday evening post-war America. outdoor performance But Berlin to Broadway y afternoon. On lacks imagination, punch and ay evening the group pizzaz. While the second half rform two plays. Some of the production has more erhaps and Was She pep, movement and color, it or Was She Reaped, cannot quite compensate for in a -A.8 rn the drabness of the first half. Sunday afternoon the Talent is not lacking in the will perforni, A Dream production. Gregory -John People, at,the Colborne Peterson, Deidre Van Winkle 1 diamond 'in the park. and Maxim Mazumdar are all played the Lady's maid. Land to the yard is' not a strong singer, indeed with am in one difficult tongue - tripping number she is almost inaudible at times. But she has an interesting, expressive face which changes easily and effectively with the mood of the character she por- trayed in Man with a Load of Mischief. She moves naturally on the set and the. stage is brighter when she steps on it_ The set was designed with a flair. It was a kind of two- sided set which rotated in the disappointm ent line in mind, forget it. The excellent singers, both to take place with the help of production consists mainly of separately and harmonizing. only a few props. What little a series of songs strung They're not bad dancers choreography there is, seems , together in an attempt to tell either. Van Winkle, a Barbra k well done. Perhaps in another a story through the songs' Streisand look-alike, has a place, in froni of another lyrics. Dialogue is scanty. particularly strong voice audience and with a few The production by the which carries well. Maxim improvements, the Mazurndar, the star of the production might be 'a suc- cess. But it just doesn't seem to work in Grand Bend. Berlin to Broadway plays every night this week until Saturday at the Huron Country Playhouse which is in its sixth season', The next production, Any Wednesday, begins on TUesday, July 19 travel with Weill through the to the show's overall dullness. uncertain Germany of the The set's black and red color and runs to July 23. Maybe 1930s,, the French resistance--cOrnbination isn't very in.. this comedy will go over better at the Bend than the. musical did. spiting. The biggest flaw in the production is that it fails to hold the audience's attention. (on opening night for this production the audience numbered about 200r.' Berlin to Broadway is not without its good ,oints. The music is Weill at his finest, the actors' voices • are pleasing to listen to and easy mood transition's do manage 'ARIO SPRING OF LAMB 1,5 "ONLY" 51.49 LB. ECURED MAPLE SMOKED ICED BACON t49L rail SAUSAGE 1° LBS. — 694 LB' )7v BAR34 CHICKENS $2 98 1.4 "S:ALF HAM ROAST PORK $1 .1 eezer Special" A-1 STEER VERY TENDER OIND" QTRS OF BEEF -0Nu1 .19, LB.- ffak AINISLIE MARKET LIMITED 4. LB. FREE) SIRLOIN, PORTERHOUSE, T -SONE 8, ROUND STEAK WE DELIVER— E DRESSED INSPECTED MEATS - AT WHOLESALE PRICES 106 SHOPPERS SQUARE 524-8551 WE.SPECIALIZE IN CUSTOM Kamm; • Police report The Goderich Police Department reported six accidents in town during the past week despite a heavier than normal traffic frow through the town. Three of the accidents resulted in major damage.estimates. • A two -car collision at in- tersection of Elgin Avenue . and South Street July , 7 resulted in a total damage estimate of $3,800 to vehicles driven by Reanne Weima, R.R. 1 Dungannon and Gaetan Jacques, R.R. .2 Goderich. Damage to the Weima vehicle was estimated at $1,800 and $2,000 to the Jacques'vehicle. Mrs. Wiema and her daughter etndy were treated for minor injuries. A single vehicle accident July 8 near the intersection of Cambria 'Road and Trafalgar Street resulted in $5,000 damage to a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Ambrey, 10 Quail Valley Dr..Thornhill. Ambrey was following a vehicle driven by Melvin McArter on Cambria Road 'and attempted to overtake the vehicle just as McArter pi'oceeded to make a left turn onto Trafalgar Street. Ambrey swerved to miss the vehicle and struck a tree. Police estimated damage at $1,000 to a boat owned by Alexander Pringle, 56 Downsview Ave., Downsview after he attempted to pull his boat out of the water and the mast struck hydro lines. The accident occurred on July 10 and no injuries resulted During the week the police laid 20 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, six under the Liquor Licence Act, one under the Narcotics Control Act and one under the Criminal Code of Cahada. • "' Ma n outside the inn azing 4 with ease and speed. a Load of Mischief will alternate with Artichoke until the end of the week. If you want something different for an evening - something colorful. musical and. uninvolved - Load of Mischief .should please you. At any rate, give the Blyth Festival a look this summer. It is worth your support. You won't find our ocean cruises listed in newspaper travel sections c• • . • • --: • „ g • '74 •. .• , Sure we go4o some places you may dreamof seeing some day. The Caribbean, Europe, the Pacific. 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