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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-06-29, Page 13NOW OPEN NIGHTLY EXCEPT MONDAY MOW SOMETIMES THERE'S ONLY ONE THING ON YOUR MIND.,. Au JOAN COLLINS IN FRIDAY JULY 1 TO THURS. JULY 7 (CLOSED MONDAY NIGHT) MIST= 18011F AUI Tootsie TM SMELL IICLL OFAWAY TO MAKE A LIVING. erkADULT ACCOMPANIMENT PLUS 4 BILL MURRAY ACCOADULT MPANIMENT COMING JULY 8-14: "Slue Thunder" and "Nice Dreams" AMR draw June Winners Winners for June in the monthly lottery draw held by the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded are Joe Clark, Wingham, $500, and Sharon Montgomery, Wingham, $100. The next draw will be held on July 29. Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. June 29, 30, July 1, 2 Tom Selleck & Bess Armstrong Star In HIGH ROAD TO CHINA — AND — NIGHT SHIFT Starring Henry Winkler & Michael Keaton Sun. July 3 Only Giant Holiday Special 1. GUERILLA HELLCATS 2. BLACKOUT 3. FLOSSIE TEENAGE NYMPH 4. EROTIC WIVES LICLHY TI!ATIEr- >. Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information LAST TWO DAYS WED. AND THURS. 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SPAIE01 STARTS FRIDAY JUT 1 BOX OFFICE OPENS 8:30 If you thought the night before was funny, malt till you see the neat day. vql//ef/ 2ND FEATURE TOUGH ENOUGH Corn many Saturday tuening and Raton to White Crystal Playing 4 MIEM'EiiTHEATRES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • a • • • • • e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••.4•••••®•m•0 SLOW PITCH WINNERS—The Teeswater Ballbusters captured the A division at the annual Bluevale slow pitch and horseshoe tournament last weekend. The Ballbusters won the title after defeating the Smokies of Wingham in the finals Sunday evening. The Formosa Devils won the consolation trophy over Lakelet in the same division. Team members are: back, Rob Mac- Donald, Greg Fischer, Warren MacDonald, Ross Biggs, Dwayne Letteau, Mark Walters; front, Dave MacDonald, Larry Donaldson, Kevin Walmsley, Dennis Schiestel, Clint Petteplace. Coach John Sutton is in the extreme back. Blyth play portrays the agonies of Bernardo children in new land Life was not easy for the Bernardo children. Orphan- ed, poor, sent away from their homeland, many of them came to Canada where they faced hard work and bosses that took advantage of them and, in some cases, abused them. "Nobody's Child" is the story of two of these children sent to Canada from a Bernardo home in England in the early 1900s. Winnie and Jack Fairburn have lost their father and their mother cannot afford to clothe and feed them. They arrive in Western Ontario, Jack, a mere boy, to work for Tom Cunningham, a con- scientious hard-working farmer, and his wife Agnes, a veterinary nurse; and Winnie to work for George Bailey, a sadistic immoral man who neglects his animals and abuses Winnie until she finally runs away from his cruelty. What "Nobody's Child" points out dramatically is the interaction among its people, the obvious truth that when someone is dropped into our lives, it is often to fill a very special need though we may not see it at the time. Lives change because Jack and Winnie come to this home. Each member of the household contributes to the lives of the others as relationships become cemented and a new family unit is created. New un- derstanding is developed between mother and daughter, husband and wife, children and adults. Knowing that real-life stories like this were written every day by the children, makes the play even more credible. One Bernardo boy speaks with a great deal of emotion as he tells of life in the home from June 3 to September 24 of 1920. When he was 12, hlwas sent to Canada, spending a week in Toronto before being sent to Western Ontario where he has lived ever since. He reflects on good and bad memories of those days of growing to manhood and intends to see "Nobody's Child". Emotions will run high as he sees this drama of 60 years ago unfold before his eyes. The cast of the play brings it to life for the audience. There is not a bad per- formance in the group, but particularly outstanding are Dawn McNeil as Winnie and Ann Casson as Mrs. Parson, Agnes Cunningham's mother. McNeil is a young actress who has studied in England, appeared in many stage plays there, but is making her professional stage debut in Canada with this play. She is a warm and protective sister to Jack, eager to please her bosses and a hard worker who tries to fulfil her obligation to Bailey, despite his abuse. Casson also performed in many plays in England before coming to Canada in 1954 and here she has had several roles at Stratford and on other stages, as well as with many television productions. Mrs. Parson has lost everything she had in England but her family pride is still intact and she lends stability to this family struggling through hard times in Canada. Layne Coleman portrays a meek and mild Tom Cun- ningham until the climactic scene in which he and his wife must eventually face their past and learn to live with it. His forceful per- formance in this one scene finally reveals the stuff of which Cunningham is made underneath all the sweet- ness. Coleman is also a talented director; last year he directed "Bdwn North" at Blyth. Terry Tweed, in her role of Agnes Cunningham, por- trays an even balance of the strength and weakness of this woman, who thinks nothing of wielding the knife when it comes to a sick animal, yet does not possess the fortitude to face up to her own guilt feelings over what has happened in the past. In addition to her acting and directing, Ms. Tweed is also involved in broadcast journalism and teaches at the University of Ottawa. John C. Rutter, who last year played a singer in "Country Hearts", plays the mean George Bailey with gusto. From his opening scene, one can guess what is about to develop between this smooth -talking man and the girl he takes home i'o be his housekeeper. He is THAT believable in this role. Michael Cronyn, a Blyth boy, is charming as little Jack Fairburn, thrown into this setting to do work he cannot do. He arouses one's sympathy as he struggles to over -come homesickness and always seems to be in the wrong place when accidents happen. Michael has adapted well to the stage. Chatting with his parents, Yvonne and John, they are accepting compliments graciously, admitting that they had no idea he could act like that but adding that they are "really proud of him". He was one of several local boys who auditioned for the role. Of particularly noteworthy quality in this production were the authentic -looking set designed by Gwen Keatley and the lighting by Harry Frehner. Miles Potter directed the production. The play was written by Janice Wiseman, writer -in -resi- dence at the Guelph Chil- dren's Theatre. HORSESHOE CHAMPIONS in the C division at last Saturday's annual Bluevale slow pitch and horseshoe tournament were Ken Marks of Belgrave and Bob Johnston of Wingham. Winners in the other divisions of the horseshoe tournament were: Lloyd Venner of Goderich and Murray McDougall of Wingham; Jack Marks of Belgrave and Hank Carter, Wingham; and San- dra Moffat and Mary Rognvaldson, both of Bluevale, in the ladies' division. HORSESHOE TOURNEY—Bluevale's annual slow pitch and horseshoe tournament was held last weekend. Winners in the B divsion of the horseshoe tourney were Jack Marks, Belgrave, and Hank Carter, Wingham. They are flanking Mary Rognvaldson. Bluevale, who won the ladies' division along with Sandra Moffatt, also of Bluevale. The Wingham Advance -Times, June 29, 1983—Page 13 Ps win twice in fasta..;:.U,play By Peter Bauer The Wingham Bob Foxton BPs notched two consecutive wins this past week in Bluewater fastball play. In the first game, the BPs eked out a 1-0 win over Belmore, as Don Edgar registered his third win in as many starts. Edgar had seven strikeouts in the match and gave up just one hit en route to the win. Dave Eadie took the loss for Belmore, giving up just Escape to the great outdoors Plan to make your escape to the great outdoors this weekend at the Falls Reserve. The Falls offers facilities for picnicking, swimming, fishing or just a quiet spot to relax. Special activities have been planned for both campers and day users for the long weekend. Things get underway Friday evening with an outdoor cooking demonstration. Bring along your own first course, and dessert will be provided. After seeing some unusual cooking methods, join -in an, oldfashioned campfire and singsong. There is lots to keep everyone busy on Saturday. Start the day with a little morning exercise on a guided hike around one of the park's trails. Visit the ac- tivity centre in the afternoon to see displays and demon- strations on the great out- doors. The day ends with moonlight movies at the picnic shelter.. Crafts for the children on Sunday morning will wind up the weekend activities. The Falls Reserve is located just outside Ben - miller, four miles east of Goderich on County Road 31. Formore information on this or other programs, call 524- 6429. one run on five hits while striking out 10. The only run of the ball game was scored in the sixth inning as Bruce Skinn singled with one out. He went to second on a passed ball and was sacrificed to third by Jinn Seip before scoring on an RBI single by Bob Armstrong. The BPs followed up that win with a victory over Palmerston, taking a 5-3 decision from their op- ponents. Dave Burns was the winning pitcher, scattering 10 hits and giving up three runs while striking out 10. Murray Wilson took the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out seven. After spotting Palmerston a 1-0 lead in the first inning as D. Harrow doubled in P. Davidson from first base, the BPs took a 2-1 lead in the second. Bob Pegg singled, Keith Elston climbed aboard on an error, and both run- ners scored on Glen Gallaher's single. The BPs added one more run in the fourth, as Pegg again singled. Bill Brown reached first on a fielder's choice, went to second on a wild pitch, stole third and then scored on a fly ball to left field. Brown and Elston had an RBI each in the sixth inning to put the BPs ahead by a 5-2 count before Palmerston came back with one run in the eighth inning to make the final score 5-3. 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