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T:HENU.R.014 EXPOSITQR',«IUNEiaT ' 11
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Sere dipity
by .Aire b.
Anyone who didn`t :know better might have thought
they'd srtumbled', cn a mini•acadenty, awards ceremony in
the town. of Stratfeard Monday night. These was the crowd
Rl;; .Spectators outside the Festival Theatre, straining to
patch glimpes of celebrities, the news photogra,pllerS
perched in the windows of the former Stratford Teachers.
College building. and sleep lalack limousines pulling op .to,
the theatre door.
Now while the spectacle wasn't quite of Academy AW and
stature, it certainly was;Qtle of the theatrical events o.f the:
,g uhn
season- and the actingwasn't all: found on the stage;
Turner. Canada's sometime finance minister. and ft#ture
candidate ter prime minister, made an :appropriately l.atir
entrance. stopping long enough for a crowd: of, media
people to .know he was there. Then' there wero these
distinguished looking men in kilts 'no, not the rnenlbe;r of
the pipe and drum corps who traditionally, play: qutsidp the
theatre an opening night, but theatre goers in kilts. Now if
those men weren't celebrities, what were they? Evenw ith
hay Scots: blood, 1'mi always in as" of a man who dares to
wear a kilt when: he isn't.carrying a bagpipe to match.
$rECTATOR SPORT
The festival's opening nigh; is a spectator sport that's
SEAFORTH LIONS
55 Years of ServiceAnnual ;
C,�...RNIVAL
Summer
AR events to be held, at *Worth Community Centre,;
June 15 - 91o,1i a.m.
DANCE LINCOLN -GREEN
[Age of Majority Cards]'
June 16 - 9-1 a.m.
CHARLIE ECKSTEIN
Nightclub Type Entertainment & Dance.
June 17-2:30p.m.
HELL DRIVERS
Thrills - Spills
'Rosemont Amusements
Amusements
June. 1'5; 16,; 17
CARNIVAL RiDES
Penny Sale Games of Chance
Refreshments
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ars pleased to introduce our...
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IMONDVILLE
UNfTED
CHURCH
of,Canada ..
celebrates. its
100th Anti' 6rsalry
of witnessing for Christ in the present building.
A Service of Rededication will be heldin
addition to the Celebration of Our Lord's
Supper on
17 June, 1979 at11:00a.m.
Memorials and gifts will be offered again to
God's glory, along With the intention 6f •
those to be confirmed in 1980. Friends of the
Parish and former members are very
welcome to help . this 144 year old
congregation celebrate the building in
which it now worships.
On 24, June' still :00 a,n :
Pioneer lhrvl * will` be held on the site of
the original EgmondvflN Church neer the
present Van Egmond HOW.. Friends and?
former msmbets are welcome to this service
et old' time mask, out -ear. preaching.
bard to peat, Many people 1 have a strong suspicioni, conte
tothe theatre just lobe seen -to sportort their nes hinks
. the
r
nen- whys .or ran,cases. just to rob shoul er;far 3.
night with some ,of Canada's moneyed crowd. Since it's a
partN a.,uttr•;phere,anyway, artistic* director Robin, Phillips.
has wis. ly chosen to throw' a 1party nn opening night,
instead of following the tradition of Opening sstth a play.
And what.a •porta, .qtr. Fhihip $ provided on Monday night.
This year the gala performance seas in colcb.ration of the
International Year of the Child: and ttty regret is that There
weren't more Children in the audience to share the songs,
dances and excerpts, from classics like Peter Pan to Lewis
Carroll's Alice m Wonderland a,ndi lullabies from around
the world•
Robin Phillips said the es ening's entertainment was
meant to be -a celebration of .all children" and for, the
PIPS( part. except ashen it stray ed in to some excerpts from
the Shakespearean plays. it ss.as. There was,Ogden !..ash's
poem about ;.parents, "parents are generally found in
couples, except when divorced. then they're quadrupled"
and his advice to kids on handling the adults,they have to
share a house wtth i.e. "the parent -wise child handles
them by playing one :againstthe' other" or "',spare the
tantrum and 'spoil the progenitor." But the hit of the
Children's peen's were the ones by . Canada's own
whimsical poet Dennis" Lee. Anyone with kids between the
ages of three and eight has probably heard "'Allicator. Pie,
alligator pie^*, If 1 don't get some. I'll just die." Aad hen
Douglas Ram reetted another tee poem, ads-tsirg kids how
to mold eating 'ie" food. the audience roared,
The first half of the performance en Jed with a stylized
re-enactment in dance of the Romeo and Juliet- by Les
(rands Ballets. Canadiens, dressed m 'bla'ck and white
.costumes that, added to the beautiful story of the
star-crossed teenage hers.
The second half of the es ening's entertainment Included.
a•ntedley of tranditionai folk songs by the Ontario Youth.
'Choir, es ho .must have the sweetest vices in this part of
the country. The choir finished with the -haunting. song.
"Hes nonny no" from last year"s festival production of As
Brodhagen Brewers .
BALL DANCE
$01.0 40y, J u.n'e 9 t•h. •
8:30p:m,-12:30a.m.
• at Brodhagen Community Centre
Music by North Shore [The LLttIe Good Brothers]
Held under aathorlty of a 'SPOOL occasion permit.:,' •
Proceeds for.Park improvements.
Yon Like
AM,NG ORACR
The veteran Stratford ,actors - Pouglas^Rain, Richard
Marlette, Nicholas Pennell, Martha henry, uomtni isi th.e,
Marti'Maraden and William R. as, well as a new,, but
very talented ye ng actor named: Richard McMillan
recited a varlet) of , port scenes from popular plays like A
Midsummer N.giu s .Dream and the Tempest with their
touching love scenes. But the highlight of the night was
When Odetta, one of North America's most talented
songstresses stepped onstage, and either unaccompanied
or with .her guitar. sang some of the songs of her childhood
in Alabama. She ended her songs by asking the audience
to. join her in the singing of Amazing Grace, and despite
the lumps in many throats, hearing the voices float across
the packed festival theatre ,provided one of the most
moves moments 1'se ever had, in church or theatre.
This year, the Stratford, Festival is again presenting one
of its most ambitious season: with the historical trilogy of
Richard 11, and Henry IV, part one and two; with two
difficult tragedies. Othello and King Lear and with a
number of more contemporary works including Victoria by
Canadian Steve Pletch; Happy New Year, wick features
the music of the dashing Cole Porter and the lifestyle of
the Roaring 220's; and a restaging of Sheldon Rosen's
haunting Ned and Jack, about actor John. Barrymore and
his friendship with Edward Sheldon, a. playwright stricken
with • disease that leaves him bedridden for most of his
life and Oscar Wilde"s _funny play , of manner, The
Importance of Being 'Ernest, which features William: Hutt
as the beautiful matron Lady Bracknell.
FESTIVAL'DREAIVif
' When Tom Patterson first started talking about his
dream of making Stratford, Ontario a festival city, people
thought he was ntad• Today, the festival has, gone past the
point even the far-seeing Mr. Patterson envisioned'..
Uinfortunately. •ticket prices a re rising as dramatically as
the increase in the numbers of plays presented each
season. There is a danger more tourists and city
theatregoers: and fen crstudentsland area residents will be
seeing plays at .Straford in the future, and: that would be
tragic, Of course, you can still see a play for less than
you'd spend at a Blue Jays baseball game or, the C,N.E;.
Still, if Monday's opening night was any indication, the
festival is still a pretty democratic place - most of the
people, in the balcony section anyway, were just like. -
myself - dressed up for, a night' because they wanted to see
what. Mr. Phillips would do to top previous opening nights
or just what an "nfficial" opening night was; all about:!' The
people who sipped.champagned from crystal glasses and
ate pate in picnics in the park before the opening were still.
in the minority among the sell-out crowd: Let's hope. they
, always wil be: and that the Stratford Festival won't ever
become a place we, can afford to see only front the outside!
THE
APPEARING IN T- E.
Sea forth
Community Centre
SATURDAY,..
UNE 23
9 to 1 a.m.
Lunch provided.
Sponsored by
Sealor:-
Lions . tub
Tickets 56.00 each
Tickets at Bob and Betty's
Vincent Farm Equipment
and from Scaforth Lions or
order by phone. Call
X27-0120, 527.0373.
bmin:g fo Walton
UI�� 1 1fh
The Cali�o:rnia Cuties
w
\Valton Intermediates
esu called at 8 p.m.
Don't miss this funfes't.. LouighMer is the
keynote when the Cuties play ball
A4i tail n Adliita 52.00 Siediatts 51.00
Tickets available from titres stores;: from tens membere Mt at the gate
This id has been made possible by the ce.opersttoe of Bridge Motors Ltd.,
Wingh m Ryan,Drying Ltd., 'Waitoe sed the Woken Wohlhog teed' Itopohrs.
TALENT
WANTED
Anyone interested in
entering Junior Talent
Show at Hensall Spring
Fair contact
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Mrs. Gladys McGregor
. 262.5839;"June 12.
PRIZE: MONEY
for all entries `
This Week
Thurs., Fri., Sat: & Sat. Matinee
CHRIS McCANN Et Straight Goods
Next Week;
Cliff Carroll; Shovv
`SALAD .BAR
FRIDAY: Noon, 6-8 p.m.,12 - 1 a.m.:.
SATURDAY: 6-11 p.m. 12 1 a.m.
Lions
`corn ,al
PENNY
SALE.,:.'
The
The penny sale van
courtesy" Topnotch.
Feeds Ltd. will be in
place on Gouinlock
Street at the Toronto.
Dominion Bank
commencing
Thursday
June.
The van will movee to the
Community Centre on
Friday June I5 and will,
remain until the draws
which take place Sunday
afternoon June 1,7th.
Way 010.00,
t oONSw.lt
ay Road 679-1502, London.
APPRAISALS FOR ALL PURPOSES INCLUDINGi.
,PURC.HASE,'SALE. FINANCING, TAX, ESTATE
EXPROPRIATION, INSURANCE ETC
t� ltNOWLES, AACI. $RPA
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F t,, , , Nd AA♦`rl, SRPA.
di f astatine al Cana4:.A.
t• aas
A�i�
The Aigrtcuiturc..
PaciC:SportsCommitteem,ittee
.
to you an opportunity
• - to extendP
Would lime
to view the now completed
Park
Godelich AgriculturalSports Complex
This open housewill take place on.
FRIDAY JUNE 8
between the hours of 5 p,m. and 10 R,1Y1R:.
varietyof activities have been scheduled
A
for your pleasure. -
Coffee and donuts will be served.
FiNE: F!)()i)
FINE ENTEH"I' ‘l'ItilENT
uesday,
Heavy Horses, Light Horses
& Ponies-
Horse'Judging, to Commence Promptly of 5aoo o'clock-;
—FEATURING
9 Prize Hereford
Feeder Calves
TO BE JUDGED and AUCTIONED
Auction Sale of Calves 9:30 P M'
BABY SHOW.
in the AUDITORIUM at 7:00 pm.
NO ENTRY FEE
PRLZES for ALL CONTESTAN'iS
Old M'cbor►aldt Farm Display
PARADE
at 6 p.m. with COmmer,cial Floats
and Band
MAPLE CITY SHOWS
PONY PULL
Parade a 6:00 Official Opening 7:30
Jock I tddeSS M,P.P. for, Huron -Medd[ eye*
Admission: Adults $1.50 . Students $1.50 -Children under 12 free
oCNX bliOhile Unit. in Attends
Pent