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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-08-02, Page 31 Sam Malkin and Kate Trotter star as a couple who lose their child in a snow storm in the Blyth Summer Festival's fourth offering of the season, entitled Child. The drama, written by James Nichol, deals basically with the effect children have on marriages. In this scene, Trotter holds a birthday party for her son even though he has been missing for 21 days. (Photo by Keith Roulston) Received well at Blyth Child is highly emotional BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Although comedies always seem to go over better with audiences at the Blyth Summer Festival, the fourth of- fering of this. season, a very serious drama entitled Child, didn't seem to fare too badly on opening night Tuesday. Written by James W. Nichol, the play revolves around two couples and the effects of children on their marriages. Author Nichol hails from Paris, Ontario and now lives in Toronto where he does his freelancing. He has three. children of his own. Last year he wrote Gwen - donne for the festival. Peter Snell and Seana In Child, Peter and McKenna play the roles Celia Dure, portrayed by of Kerry and Dolly ,Sam Malkin and - Kates,_McLeish, a couple who Trotter, try to cape with come to comfort the - the fact that their eight- —bereaved Dures and end year-old son has .been up storm stayed. Their missing for 21 days after personal conflict revolves around a child too --one that isn't even horn yet. Snell is good in his role as a boring intellect in- tent on taking life most very capable in her role as a woman who at first refuses to accept reality and later comes to grips with it, At the beginning of the play she is a pathetic creature, pitiful in her guilt and denial but she emerges stronger for her ordeal. Malkin, at first, seems almost too harsh as Peter, a father who was .. always insisting that his son be a self-reliant man. He suits his role befter when he softens at the end of the play. Many of his lines provide comic relief for the audience in the otherwise highly emotional and tense script. leaving for school in a snow storm. They are ' filled with guilt and their relationship is slowly falling apart. As Celia, Trotter is a, seriously. He wants to live •a very ordered existence and children do not fit into his meticulous plans. He insists on an abortion for his wife. McKenna is excellent in herrole as a woman torn between her natural instincts and desires to have a baby and the fact that the husband she loves !night leave her if she does. She too evolves from weak, pitiful and misguided to strong and triumphant in her decision. I can only find fault with some of the dialogue in the play. It is pretty heady stuff even if the characters involved ,are university graduates. Ordinary, every day people do not normally talk in such abstract and symbolic- terms even - when they are trying to sort out their emotions. Other than that sole criticism, I would say the play is quite good and quite different from anything else you might have seen at the festival. Close schools in winter, .say drivers BY JEFF SEDDON A suggestion by the school bus drivers of Ontario to close public schools in the winter months and leave them open longer . in the summer may not be as economic as it sounds. The recommendation to alter the school year was made to the ministry of education by the School Bus Operator's Association of Ontario recently andis being investigated by the province. The drivers claim that by using summer months for class time and closing schools during the winter substantial savings oan be had in heating costs for the schools. As well as reduced heat bills the drivers point out that busing children in . the summer will make for safer road condiitions -than the winter offers. , If the recommendation. was put into effect by the province it may have considerable impact in Huron County. What may be acceptable in urban centres of the province could meet stiff op- position in rural areas such as Huron. Don Kenwell, superintendent of education for the county board of education, claims the amount of money that could be renovations. Coupled with that is the use of school buildings for adult night school. Kenwell said night school is very popular during the winter and doubts it success in the summer. He adds that in Huron County the farm population relies heavily on children home for the summer to handle added work on farms. He feels that if efforts were made to ':eep schools open during the summer farm families may be put in difficult positions and would reject the suggestion to keep students in the classroom. Kenwell adds that school closing in the winter would not necessarily curtail school closings due to winter storms. He concedes that schools would probably be closed when winter storms 'are at their worst -b-ut adds that there is no guarantee storms -will stick . by the school calendar. The superintendant feels that one way . to enable boards to close schools during the winter and not be forced to make up time in the summer would be to lengthen the school day. Kenwell said that what CIinic is teaching centre The Therese Pfrimmer Clinic for Deep Muscle Therapy (DMT), near Bayfield is not only a treatment centre, but is fast becoming a productive teaching centre for .those in- terested in becoming Deep Muscle Therapists. It used to be that founder Therese Pfrimmer held small classes, bi-yearly for those with training in the medical profession, but ,now her » three week . courses are becoming more frequent and more popularly attended. Mrs. Pfrimmer is astounded that now some 800 applicants from 'around the world have applied to study her work. Already there are 63 graduating students, many who have established their own DMT clinics throughout the world, the United States and Canada. Mrs. Pfrimmer, an adamant believer in her work someday hopes to have a clinic in every state of America. On Friday the largest class every received their titles as Deep Muscle Therapists as 12 graduated from Mrs. Pfrimmer's 15th class. The group of students who came from Australia, .California, Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, two from Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Ripley, Ontario had nothing but praise for Mrs. Pfrimmer and her work. "Deep Muscle Therapy is a full systematic body treatment designed to increase the blood cir- culation to the entire body," Dr. Irvin Berg from Minneapolis, Minnesota explained. "It is essential that oxygenated blood, which carries the life giving nutrients, reach the, entire body. Equally important, the waste products of the body metabolism must be removed » via the cir- culation of the blood. When this occurs the body has a much greater opportunity to heal itself than 'ander ordinary health care. DMT is the Turn to page 14 THE CHATEAU GARDENS STORY PART IV The, people in ourspecial community The experiences and memories of the years have given the residents. of Chateau Gardens a very beautiful and special wisdom and per- sonality. Throughout their lives they have had the opportunities to grow, learn and enjoy the world about them. Rich in 'these years, they are beginning what can,, and indeed should be; life's most rewarding years,. as.a resident of Chateau Gardens they set their own pace and. create their own lifestyle. - Here it becomes possible to continue your career or start a new one, pursue that elusive hobby you4e always desired, read,, write, paint or travel to your hearts content using Chateau Gardens as a "home port". Loneliness can be forgotton here, especially for one all alone, for there is always someone to visit, share the fun of shopping with, have your family or friendls for a lovely Chateau Room dinner or, an overnight visit or even longer! (we maintain suites for visitors!). If at any time you wish privacy simply close your unit door, afterall it is your home. So in closing this last episode of our story may we simply restate our sincere desire to provide the ultimate community for senior years, .from the services, facilities and our "Care for Life programme'&nd all the other extras we are so proud of. So good-bye for now, please get in touch with us, or better yet come and see us at any time. . FOR THE SENIOR YEARS 364-4320 daily 101 GARDENS (Hanover) Inc. 101 - 10th Street 364-4838 week -finds HANOVER, ONTARIO and holidays N4N 1M9 the board could look at is saved by altering the school year is conjecture. Kenwell doesn't dispute the fact that it is easier to operate buses in the summer than the winter but questions the savings the school bus operators feel boards could realize. He pointed out recently that there would be no• transportation costs reduced with an altered school year. The same number of students would have to be bused the. same distance for the same number of school days no matter what time of year. He adds that while heating costs for public schools may be reduced they won't disappear and may not even be reduced that much. He said the board would not be able to shut heat off in schools and while temperatures could be reduced after hour use '-of school buildings in the winter may force the board to leave the heat on a great deal of the time. Kenwell pointed out that maintenance staff of the board does most of its /- kr='�. • 1 major work during the summer months when the schools are empty. He says that if the schools were closed in the winter staff would still have to stay in the building making repairs and adding two periods of instruction to each school day to do in four days what now takes five days to do. By following that route the board could give students the same amount of instructional time a year and still have close to a month of time it could close the schools down in the winter. But it is doubtful that will- ever happen. As Kenwell points out that idea gives students more. work to do and less time to do it in and may put too much burden on weaker student's. The board may be asked to comment on the suggestion to alter the school year to permit the ministry of education to pass judgement an the idea. While on the surface the idea seems to have merit it is doubtful the Huron board of education would ever endorse—The recommendation. 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Set design by Tony Abrams is more . than adequate: The set por- trays a modern home such as one the Dures might live in. Child only has five more performances, August 4, 6, 9, 14 and 15. Pick one of those dates because it is worth your time to go to this play. Those of you with children will especially relate to the theme. The Death of the Donnellys by Theatre Passe Muraille with Ted Johns starts August 21. This rollicking_sag-a of the., famous Lucan family should be a fine wind-up to the festival season. guaranteed Investment Certificates NOW Annual Interest for One or Two'tars VG VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since 1844 Contact our office: 100 Kingston Street Goderich 574-7381 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation FINAL MARKDOWN ALE NOW 1,112 PRICE • Summer Dresses • ::Pants • Sweaters • Skirts • Co-Ordinated Sportswear • Shirts • Blouses A STORE FULL OF BARGAINS SCHAEFER'S Lii.,__LADIES WEAR LIMITED 0 SHOPPERS SQUAME GODERICH