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THEATRE CIRCLE-Briaii Kaulback and the- heatre Circle. production slated to tour
Unda Bolen exchange emotional views in 'Chatham, Petrone and Owen Sound, •
The Shortest Distance Between, Two Points,
Comedy with. Sears St Switzer
Comedy for modern life is the specialty
of Sears and Switzer, who will be appearing at
the Blyth Memorial Hall on Wednesday,
Mar. 28 at 8 p.m. as part of the Blyth
Festival's Spring Series.
If you haye fond memories of the comedy
team of Gracie Allen and George Burns, or
you can't get' enough 'of Mike Nichols and
Elaine May, this show is for you. Theresa
Sears and David Switzer have created a
melange of songs, skits and mdnologues that
satirize modern politics," relationships -and
the silliness of everyday life. m
With their combined wit, song a d dance .
Sears and Switzer have charmed attdiences
from the Toronto cabaret scene'to CFB Alert
at the North Pole, from campus auditoriums
to Massey Hall. Theresa and David have also
performed regularly on a variety of TV and
radio programs from Morningside, CBC
specials, and TV Ontario to being resident
comics on the Bob McLean Show.
Of Sears and Switzer The Toronto Star
said; "Their song and dance jibes and jests
are cabaret at its best." The Globe and Mail
called their work- "witheringly -funny, dap-
perly executed." And from the` drama critic
for CBC's Stereo Morning: "They/ire strong
and original talents -.seeing their shows of the
last few years has been among, my most
enjoyable experiences in the theatre.,!'
Tickets for an evening of cabaret are now
available at''the Blyth Memorial Hall box
office. for $8 each. This one evening
performance will be on Wednesday. Mar, 28
aft/ p.in.
Huron Playhouse receives- grant
Huron Country Playhouse has been award-
ed a grant of S12,000 by the Canada Council.
This grant will be used towards operating the
new studio theatre, Playhouse 11, which
opened last summer avid will be open once
again this year for three more Canadian
musicals. '
The Playhouse 11 season has been shorten-
ed for the 1984 season. Instead of running
throughout both July and August, three
shows will each be performed by 12
performances, then will close.
Nevertheless, the quality of the produc-
tions will remain the same high calibre that
audiences have come to expect from Huron
Country Playhouse,
The three shows slated for, Playhouse .11
are: Love in the Back Seat, Billy Bishop Goes.
to War and Once Morel With Fooling! Each
of these shows is a different kind of musical,
ranging from the pop music of the 50's, 60's
an .70 s to ballads and rallying criesel,W�orld
War 1 to the nostalgic blues of the 30's
-and
40's. Altogether, it's a season that will appeal
to .'theatregoers of all ages and all musical
tastes.
Subscriptlbns for the Playhouse 11 season
are now on 'sale.
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Summer estival,'{" �e. Shortest Distance' pleased ata nearb 'ec is 'buildtn ' .an' Tdwn re'si'dents s, q.+,together, and after
Between 0 Points' ''wa well 'received' 'bmusement f a - • • called • 'other Go1se'some scheming " ontheir own 'art, win the
the, audience: Writtenby,p roducer of the new Mountainiputonce they ,le rn'that thepark is battle to keep their ore ' main street; but
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theatre, Keith' Itoulston; the show was first ..1 a •;ppsulcal move: of thci kl al Balt'' Smiley . ,nio�re: ittn $ + ntly, th r tgwli ,..
preen nted at the .Blyth Stammer Festival in (Mike McManus), thegroup soots realize that" The play typicri :of iSm'all tgwn politics
; instead, of ,rpaplag the . enefts., .:of their and pro •terns. It shows how small towns
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roves'..,the purchase oaf `0 new 'ar+
don''t do what they, wait; but are told what
the ust do by' hi her governments,
he audience could relate to "The Shortest
Distance Between Two Points", and as a
result could probably see themselves' and
their town in the same situation. The play; -was
a"bit rough around the edges, but considering
it was opening night, was excellent. Resi-
.dents of Owen Sound, Chatham' and Sarnia
are: in for a. treat. The sets are superb, typical
of small town businesses.
„Despite •,the warning that . there•: was a
gunshotin the second act, the audience
reacted notieably when the shot; was fired. It
shdwed how. involved the audience had
become in the play.
The playwas peppered with comedy. And
the'au tears ;loved it..One lady said she was
supposed to play euchre but instead came to
see the play.', • ming tears of laughter from
her eyes, she. said she was glad she didn't go
to the euchre party.
went
Bkrdgto HepVionrth las Saturde adaay but coOafence Jim uldn't •servhourdom 6 to'7 pent,' When the • meal. will be
,•;• win the extral'gatne needed to place them in Later in the, evening there will be dancing
' the provincial finals. Better luck next year. tothe music of "Liveliy. Lou Wahope you
This coming,Saturday the Auxiliary will have a good time ,its' our way of saying
celebrate their 32 years as the auxiliary to our Thank Yore' fpr a job well done: If you
Branch0-Their'conntribution to the welfare' of- would like to help tlie•women,celbrate at the.
--itis branch can only be measured by the many dance, members grill guests are.very
At the ' general meeting ;last :Thursday hours of labor. donated by the women in the welcome.
evening it was moved we buy flew card to les' � t chen'thr'oughout the years , probably close Last Friday.'evenin�g;we were entertained
for use in the upstairs hall.', The meetn ,1{01.3,000 bad uets.' lar a and small.. b Jim Rose' a the piano. On 'behalf of Jack
.L �.. qq �. $ Y 6 P ....r 1l . ,. .
approved -20 new card tables . as soon as b,,Kl'his Saturday evening some of the men will Muir and his committee 'would. like to thank
possible the same as the one. on display. The , gay tribute; to the' Oilmen by inviting the Mr.Rose for' his contribution to a very
old tables will' be for sale in the near future. Auxiliary'to"banquet which will be dobe in delightful evening and hope he will see tit to
A cribbage team of Ken Petrie, Jim its entirety by the men. There will be a' social come again Some evening. - , •
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IQ`s 10th alniversar • season opens In
. Four Canadian premiers and a revival of ,a•.• Garrison's Garage, a new comedy, by Ted
Blyth -developed hit Wilt comprise 'the 10th,... Johns'. Johns, well known .at 'Blyth . for The
anniversar3i season of the Blyth Festival... , School Show, He. Won't Come in from the
The season opener on June 22 will be •-{Barn, St. 'Sam' and the Nukes'and The Death
Over 100,000, free bags
o Pitch In'84rou s
g p�
Ontario's annual Pitch= n campaign will
take place.ihis year from May 7 to 13. Once
again, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters and the Ontario Ministry ' of the
Environment are supporting the antl-litter
event and are providing over 100,000 free
garbagge� bags to. groups participating in
Pitch lir projects_
The free bags will be sent to thousands of
Ontario ,community groups and schools for
use during Pitch-ln Week.
"Each year more and more residents
• partid ' to 'i°h the Pitch -In dean up ca'm-
paigosays'Jim- Hook, President of the
0 o Federation of Anglers and HOtitets.\
Although ••• the Ontario Ministry of ° the
Eiivirohment has offeted-more free bags this
year than we had last year, some groups may
be disappointed if they don't get their orders
in early.-' ,
Pitch-ln, held in various parts of the
country is Canada's largest environmental
public participation campaign and in 1983
,nearly 2000 groups -took part in clean up
events throughout Ontario. "We expect the
response to be even greater this year,"
states Hook.
In some communities during Pitch-ln,
' school students clean up, their neighbor-
huods as a goodwill gesture; teenagers
paint, repair and garden for seniors and the
handicapped; service and recreational
groups clean up and restore parks, installing
proper picnic, playground and garbage
facilities; youth groups clean up wilderness
areas in preparation for summer hiking and
shing,.and outdoor clubs clean up and
fishing,
fish and wildlife habitats.
Infornpation, kits outl'.{{'ning the 'campaign
'have Nen spnt.iitands•of voluntary
prgahizations, schools, and community
Councils encouraging their support and
participation. Any group requiring further
information or wishing to order garbage
bags should contact Pitch In, 2nd Floor, 245
Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R
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WE'RE OPEN
For The Season!
FRIDAYS. SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Until April let
of the Donnellys, takes on Revenue Canada in
his,new show,
At first „Garrison's ramshackle garage
seeps an easy target, . but the novice tax
collector assigned to /he job finds himself
hopelesslyentaiigled:in the emotions and the
mapoeuverings.of agnialltown.
Brian Tremblay's„A Spiderin the House
will premiere on June 26. Tremblay tells the
story of a writer at a•country retreat who is
mysteriously influenced by the former
inhabitants of an old mouse. A Spider in the
House magically, blends ,the world of • a
modern woman;witfitbe world ofa passionate.
woman of 1915.
Put five unlikely contestants for a cake -
baking contest together and you get Cake -
Walk, by Colleen'"Curran, opening. July 17.
Intrigue, assumed identities ai'l's -- heaven
forbad -- a male contestant make this the most
unusual and entertaining cake -baking con-
test the faded Bayview Inn has ever had.
Layne Coleman's Blue City premieres on
'Frank has asked ",me 'iii ` remind" SOY
inembersnames were published a few
-weeks ago, and those who had not + done so to
try,,andget; a picture 'its soon as possible.
Frank says the response has been good but
there are quite a few names of/whom he has
no.pictures. These names and pieturekare
going into a volume that will be left for
posterity. •
Just a reminder to pick up your member-
ship cards that are back,from Command:
There. are quite a few of them 1 noticed.
'A.t. the going down of the sun and in' the
morning we will remember them. .
Gordon Scott, P.R.O.
June
July 24. Set in Blue City (population 2,200) it
centres around the country's best, warden's
fastball team, As Lori Walker Mgt 'Pitcher.
warms up for the tournament, an old flame
drives in unannounced' from Alberta. The
catch? He is the father of her 13 year old bay.
A hit from the 1982 season rounds out the
season. Country Hearts, by Ted Johns with
music by John Roby. opens on August 21.
Country Hearts. ' which sold old every
available seat in 1982. takes placvone chilly
weekend in a small town bar where the Band
the regular crowd and some storm-.
stayed travellers aye marooned by a snow-
storm.
Country Hearts plays until Sept. 15 in Blyth
at which time it embarks, on a Southwestern
Ontario tour including a one week run at the
Humanities theatre in Waterloo.
Detailaon thefllth year celebrations will be
released soon. Plans include a reunion.
weekend, special opening ceremonies. a
music program in a local lounge. a history
booklet and a commissioned quilt.
The Worth Women'e quietsmetat}the
,home of Mrs. Arthur Valley on't'te evening of
Mar, 13 with a good attendance of members
and visitors.
Mrs. Ross Gordon opened the meeting.
Our Institute was reminded of an invitation to
Hurondale W.I. birthdaypafty, to be held on
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Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Bring your dabbers
Admission: $1.00
Door Prizes
Mar. 28.,foenoon dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Murraybennis were present
and showed pictures of their recent visit to
New Zealand.
A .SharprOck contest was conducted by
Mrs. Gordon MacKenzie.
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