HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-07-26, Page 16- PAGE 16—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1979
Ian Mac Kenzie (right) who was the 1979 president of the Canadian Community
Newspapers Association is seen here making the presentation of The Goderich
Signal -Star's third place certificate 'for best women's news and features
among 20 weekly newspapers in Canada with a circulation between 4,000 and
12,499 that entered the contest. The certificate is being accepted by Mrs. Jo
Shrier, Goderich, at last week's CCNA convention in Toronto. First prize in this
category went to The Canadian Champion, Milton, and second prize went to the
Coquitlam Herald, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Goderich Signal -
Star placed seventh out of 24 newspapers in its class from all over Canada for
general excellence.
R.G.Shrier, publisher of The Goderich Signal -Star, smiles broadly as he ac-
cepts the third place award for the best Christmas edition among weekly
newspapers in Canada with a circulation between 4,000 and 12,499. There were
41 entries in this category with the first place winner being The Humboldt
Journal, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and the second place winner being The
Grand Falls Advertiser, Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Making the presentation
is Ian MacKenzie, the immediate past president of the Canadian Community
Newspapers Association at the annual convention in Toronto last week.
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Blyth highlights
Director, actress share common interests
BY SHELLEY
McPHEE
Janet Amos and Anne
Anglin met in high school.
Since those school days in
Toronto, they have
crossed each other's
paths a number of times,
most often through their
work with Theatre Passe
Muraille where they have
both acted or followed
their- ',husbands' work.
Anne Anglin is the wife of
Paul Thompson, founder
of Passe Muraille and
Janet Amos is the wife of
Ted Johns, a Clinton
native and major con-
tributor to the Toronto
based theatre group.
Although their
husbands are well known
in Canada and abroad,
these two highly talented
ladies' have no need to
stand in the shadows of
their spouses. They have
both proven themselves
as accomplished - ac-
tresses on a number of
stages in.the country.
This summer, they will
be showing their talents
at the Blyth Summer
Festival. Anne is acting
in two plays, This
Foreign Land and
McGillicuddy's Lost
Weekend.
Janet will show her
years of experience in
theatre and television as
she prepares to•take on
the job as the Festival's
Colborne ...
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and parades within the
Township of Colborne
was approved by council.
Some discussion took
place regarding two
swimming pools in the
artistic director and as
her fist task, directs
McGillicuddy.
Presently, the women
are both concentrating all
their efforts on
McGillicuddy which
opened Tuesday night,
July 24 and will run until
August 17.
The play is likely to
draw a large audience
from the community
since it was written by
Blyth'.s own Keith
Roulston. Keith, who is
now known. for three
other plays, ''is also
remempered by people as
former editor and
publisher of The Blyth
Standard, editor of the
Clinton News -Record and
is currently editor and
publisher of The Village
Squire.
It is on the back pages
of this monthly magazine
that the chronicles of the
hardworking, underpaid
Constable McGillicuddy
began.
People have been
enjoying -the antics of the
small town police chief
for the past two and a half
years and now they will
be able to see
McGillicuddy come to life
through the portrayal by
actor Layne Coleman.
Janet Amos explaines
that the play tells the tale
of McGillicuddy's ,plans
to go away for a peaceful
long weekend but how, at
the • last minute, he is
deluged by a rash of
problems and com-
plaints.
Harriet Moneybanks,
played by Anne Anglin., is
only •one of
McGillicuddy's
headaches. As the
domineering banker's
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"Playing Harriett is
fun. I don't know any one
person like her. She's an
amalgamation of a whole
bunch of people," Anne
explains.
Anne, who has worked
on television and with
Passe Muraille, is en-
joying the play.
"Comedy is pleasant
and easier to work with
but I like to make a point
as well. A play can get
boring if it's too funny."
Janet notes, "Anne
Works closest to the style
of the minor characters
in the play. She makes
them crazy, wonderful
and funny."
As director, Janet
•enjoys working with
McGillicuddy's
playwright.
"Keith takes a
character and gives them
certain weaknesses 'and
works the play around
that. Some of his
characters were too
broad and I had to
develop them to show
. their other sides."
"I've been working
with Keith on this for a
while now. The play's
been rewritten twice but
Keith works very quickly
and he easily un-
derstands any structural
changes. It must have
something to do with his
newspaper training," she
comments. -
"I'm doing things again
and again till everyone's
sick of it," Janet admits,
throwing a quick smile to
Anne:
"If a comedy isn't
funny it's nothing. It's so
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delicate to get it right."
Despite all the efforts
put into the play, only
audience response will
show the true success of.
McGillicuddy. -
Both Janet and Anne
trust that the generally
appreciative audience
will accept the newest
performance with all the
gustothey have given to.
others.
"This "is a unique
theatre," Janet exclaims,
"the audiences are just
great,"
Both Janet, who has
worked. with CBC on the
weekly series A Gift To
Last and Anne, who
worked with the Stratford
Festival for two years,
agree that working in
•Blyth is a great privilege.
"It's great to work in a
place where you like to
live," Janet explains.
Not only the rural at-
mosphere, but the area
people make Blyth an
enjoyable change for
these native Toron-
tonians.
"Most of the things that
support our careers are
in *Toronto," Anne notes.
But she comes to Blyth
with husband Paul and
their two children even
when she's not working.
Janet prefers working
in Blyth as well and
notes, "Television's a
lonely thing to do. You
sometimes forget that
people will watch you and
you get easily disgrun-
tled. Even in larger
theatres, you're too
remote from your
audience."
"But the audiences who
come to Blyth show that
there's a tremendous
need for theatre."
Both • Janet and Anne
are completely devoted to
their work, not only in
Blyth -but also through the
wintermonths as well.
When the Blyth season
finishes, Anne will be
going to Montreal, to
work. Janet will return to
Toronto for the next
winter, but will be back in
• Blyth next season to
carry on as -artistic
director.
Neither actress ever
thought that their weekly
drama lessons in high
school would lead to this.
"I always did theatre
for fun," Janet says. "I
really didn't get hooked
until I did Canadian
work."
"I like theatre," Anne
adds. "It's not relaxing
but it is a challenge."
Not only is their work a
challenge, but when the
day's rehearsals are
finished, both women
must return home to
husbands and children.
Each have two children:
Janet's are two and nine -
years -old and Anne's are
aged fine and eight.
"The kids aren't suf-
fering. We work together
as a family here," Anne
notes as she eyes her two
youngsters quietly sitting
in on the interview: The..
children have always
been involved in the
theatre and this year
Anne jokes that her oldest
daughter is going on tour.
She will be on the stage as
she takes part in the
Children's Theatre
Workshop which will
travel around the area.
With some concern,
Janet explains that the
theatre can he hard on
people with families. The
long, late hours, the
amount of travelling and
the pressure of the work
can leave a mark on
children and many
theatre couples split up.
"You have to 'make
some sacrifices for your
family," Janet claims,
"but sometimes:when an
opportunity comes up you
have to take it because it
might not come again.
anet has faced such
sit ations before. Last
summer she was away
for six, months and only
got to see her family after
a long drive back to
Toronto.
"I was always working,
driving or living out of
two residences. I don't
think I could do that
again."
Another time, she
accepted a job just before
her second child was due.
The baby was born
between jobs and Janet
managed as a mother and
actress by taking her
baby to work.
"Having a husband in
the theatre business
makes it easier on the
family," Anne reasons.
"He realizes the dif-
ficulties and can help
too."
When Anne or Janet's
husbands aren't working
on a steady job, but the
women are, the men take
care of the children. The
same works in reverse
when the men are
working on a play. At
Blyth however, the
families work together,
making home life more
comfortable.
"This can be a tricky
business," Anne admits,
"but then every job has
its drawbacks."
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