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THE HtIhON EXPOSITOR, J1.10 4
This Foreign'Laand, the Hlyth: teatiVal: s
'First offering of the season continues the
festival's tradition of creating plays based
en the drama we find in our own backyard.
It's a tradition you can't help wishing more
Canadian theatres would consider.
Blyth's first presentation, .interweaves,
vignettes of three immigrant families who
nt„
settle in HuCounty in the early 1950's.
The play's second act takes another look at
these families in 1979, after they've
Adjusted or tried to adjust to life in their
new home, The play, created by writer
Patricia.. Mahoney and, tate seven actors in
the company, after visiting newer Canad
a.ns across the county, skillfully uses n;anv
the techniques developed by Paul
Thompson and the Theatre Passe Muraille
company to create some spellbinding.
theatre. Theplay is also a Very special
tribute to the people who have centributed.
so much to the fabric of life, in the county,
This Foreign .Land opens with a Dutch
father. reading a letter of acceptance after
applying to emigrate to Canada. The father
sees the move to Canada as a chance for
land and a space to call his own, :a eine
where neighbours aren't constantly corn-
plaining:'`your cows are on my property.”
It's left to Anne Anglin as the mother to
express some of the fears in leaving the
known for the unknown, . •
The second couple is a young German
bay Peter, convincingly played by Blyth
newcomer Sam Malkin, and his girlfriend
Anne Marie,y P la ed by. Seana McKenna,
who ishesitant about letting her laver go
on ahead to the new world, despite his
promises about a better, life, Unfortunately
Miss McKenna fell from the stage at the
end of the first act, and had to be taken to
Clinton hospital. so the cast had to omit the
ovelusian of this gm in their soon(' Vt.
The fact the cast was able te, carry' ort the
second act and, 'work around Miss
McKenna"s ,absence proved, their highs
,galibte of professiofalisea.
The third couple in This Foreign. Land is
a p'ot%sh woman, hauntingly played by
"Theatre Passe Muraille actress Anne
Anglin And her son Stan. played by Richard
Budzinski. The mother has seen too much
of war and upheaval. and when her
husband sends for theta from Canada,, she
sees a, chance kr her son to ;glow up in
peace "In Canada, there are na wars,"
,she tells Stan. Her son's major fear is in
.the uncivilized, wilds of the new world,
"*they don't even play soccer in. Canada.
CAPSULE
The scenes selected from reminiscences
of county residents are capsule histories of
What any immigrant encounters - the
strangeneas: of :a new land, The Dutch>
father and. his sons find themselves cabin
mates with the German mechanic on their
voyage to Canada and they remain distant
until their common bend' as immigrants
eVercomes both the bitterness of a war and
the fact they speak different languages.
Some of the other moving scenes in the
play include the Dutch: family's. confusing
Odeon a bumpy, noisy CS' train (enough to
make anyone reconsider their move to
Canada), their night in a Montreal jail
where they're stowed by the intmigration.
department and the Polish mother's
artempt to meet his teacher'scomplaint'
that he isn't learning English quickly
enough. Through her son, the mother tries
to defend the time the bo}' spends on his
music - "Chopin didn't speak English but,
he plays the piano real good, " The teacher
wants to produce a cut and dried Canadian,
and hasn't time to worry about the finer
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One of the mast miffing scenes in the
play revolves; around ,Peter, the German
mechanic. Not only is ,he a stranger in a,
strange land when . he arrives alone in
Canada,, but he finds his sponsor has.
;dread)• hired someone else and tells Peter
impatiently', "Me have no jebbe, coo,
prendez." Later he sits alone in .his.
boarding, louse, trying to tell the waiting
Anne -Made in Caertaa y that "the money
is slow:”, hernesick, :alone and afraid of
aaul e'.
The final act of This Foreign Land
focuses .on the inevitable conflict between
generations complicated eve. n more for
new Canadians who are hurt by their
children's rejection of their parents'
language and culture. The parents have
Ivorked long and hard to create the good
new life for their fancily only to find their
children either unappreciative or uncaring.
In an .archetypal fight scene between
father Christian, played by Layne Coleman
and the youngest: son; playedby Richard
Budzinski, we catch a glimpse of the
bittyersal conflict bet peen fa.ther"s and sons
the world over.
STRONG PLAY'
The Blyth. Festival has opened, their
season with a strong play, capably acted by
a strong, east. ;if there are faults with the
prttductiO11, they are minor • an opening act
which is a "bit too long, and risks losing the
audience's interest near the end. and one
or two scenes which add nothing to the,
general: flow of the play. Although Anne
,Anglin,'s sketching scene as the Polish art
teacher is lovely, it's also unnecessary,
One can't help hoping it was included in
Friday's opening night production simply
to cover the absence of Miss McKenna's
scenes.
This :Ensign Land 'is a haunting.
production both funny and moving, by
turns. The cast have captured the flavour
of life in our county from .Huron County
fatalism on life to otir peculiar love of the
word "yous" and the younger generation's
belief that life isn't complete until yon have
your own set of wheels,
Craft show
Stratford again plays host
to the annual Festival of Arts
and Crafts ,;from . Thursday
July 5 to Sunday July 8.
Established seven years ago.
the -Festival of. Arts and
Crafts has taken its place as
one of the leading Crafts
Festivals in Canada. This
year sevent y craftsmen
from Ontario, and Quebec,
chosen especially by � a :jury:
for the outstapding quality of
their work will displayand;
sell their, crafts. Silver jew•ell-
ery. wooden toys. weaving.
for
Brad
(Tip)
Boyd
Saturday,
July 7th:•
Admission $2.00::
SATURDAY
JULY 14, 1979
DUBLIN COMMUNITY CENTRE
PORI( BARBECUE spare. it OW –Attlitit 44.50 Children E1;50
TALENT SIIO r'.':6'a limo .. rotscuAtbacfrenoto.,
vi. Soda.
O I BALIL ' " lr: Ira* Perth .deet Misr
DANCING— '>E+ 1 1 !,sJAR ,Inks onclitArnik
S1ngle - $3od
A�dmiMtllrlil�, .
Couple 35.00'
WAITING Angie Gel who plays Jan in "i"ll Be Back For You Before
sits onguard inher farm house. The l th Festival thriller
Midnight" B y � a
opened Tuesday and continues, until July ,27,
asshortag+� mai bran
The reported gas.- shorta-
ges itt the United States,
trod have. d ti:ty a tsvo-sided, effect
on tourisre to southwestern
Ontario.
Many residents: may be
reluctant to leave thearea
s> hereas U.S. residents tis ing
close to the border may
choose a holiday in southwes•
tern Ontario awhere gas is
plentiful.
The diversity of things to.
see and do will be at interest
to these potential travellers.
An extremely- interesting
and unique event ryhich. had
previously been ' .heduled.
for September is the 18th
century British: and Allied-
•
run battle re-enactment, This'
historical extravaganza: is be-
ing held on July 14 and; 15 at
the Southwestern Ontario
Heritage Village just' south of
Essex, Qntarie, This 1775.
style mock battle includes •
musket arid' cannon lite: fife
and drum parades, military
drills, z;xmp crafts and pitta« •
*
c n e of biggest
c»r military exhibits. s. The
authentically unifo ed sol,
batik and pottery are among extended tog isc the thou-:
the wide variety of beautiful''
articles waiting to tempt the
public. For added interest,.
some of the craftsmen and
artists will demonstrate their
craftu
Because of the success of
the. Festival of Arts and
Crafts in past years, the •
hours this year have been
sands, of visitors a longer
chance to -brae se • .and.
purchase the arts and .Crafts.
This will be the only Arts and
Crafts event occurring; this
weekend in Stratford, Last
Year six thousand people
attended helping the Vol-
unteer Committee' of the
C;allery Stratford
SUMM'EF TIMES '79
Schedule of events
week #2 : July 6 - July 13—
FRIDAY,
3 ;FRIDAY, JULY 6
Hike Day 9:30 a.m. S.D.H:S.
MONDAY, JULY 9
Banana Eating & World Contest Day, 1 p.m. Arena
TUESDAY, JULY 10
Bike Hike to Bayffeld, '9;00 a.m. Arena
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
a.m- « giris'floor hockey tourney, 9' a.m. Arena. p.m.
- film festival, 1:30 p.m Arena
THURSDAY, JULY 12
Track it Field Meet for. West Branch,> 9.30 :*.m
SDH
• FRIDAY, JULY 13
a.m.. recreational games SDH$•, p.m. r- _"Alice in:
Wonderland" .piety; SIMS:
LAST NiGHT THURS., JULY 5
One Show Only at 8:00P.M.
Ye•-,--��ded a,
AMA 1 INTERTA1NMINT
ROGER MOORE
JAMES BOND 007^"
MOONRAKER
FRIDAY ANDSATURPA
SHOWTIMESs FRI. & SAT, 7 WS., 0°
invasion ()title
Recommended o.
ADULT ENTERTAINM[NT
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AIRCONDiTIONEly`._..
PROGRAM StiRJEC1' TO CHANGE W1TtfOUT NOt1
(Photo 6y Floulston):
tourists
diets and their famines live
in a 1775 style military
campsite.
July 5, Wallareburg;
Grande .Old Days, Summer -
fest: July 5 8, Stratford;
Festival • of Arts &
Craf(s;.
July 6 (Aug. 25), Blyth;
Summer Theatre Opening.
July 6 - 7, Forest: Kiwanis
Sunimetfest: July € - 7,
Ridgetown; Antique Show:
JAI); 7, Arkona; Visitors"
The world has so many
problems, if Moses had conic
down from Mt. Sinai today,
the :two tables he carried
would be aspirin.
*****
The small boy cried bitter-
here
Dance: July 7, Wallacebur;
S,
Tu O-%Var Across the trivet';
July 7 8, Merton; Heri-
tage ' Antique Show (3rd An-
nual): July 7 - 8, Woodstock;
Canadian bog JulyShow:8,
Parkhill Canoe :Regatta, &
Picnic: :July 8, Wallacebttrg;
Demolition Derby; July 8,
Woodstock, Rowing Club
Regetta: July" 8, Woodstock,
Mr Showy Chicken B13Q;
July 9 - la, Exeter; Blue -
Sm i es
ly after a large friendly dog
bounded up to him and licked
his face and hands:,
"What: is it asked his
mother. "Did:' he bite you?"
"No," sobbed the child,
"but he tasted me!"
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July 8
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Auxiliary
Adults 55.00
Children 12 and under 52.50.
Pre schoolers free
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NOTE: This is nota film
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'PLAYING WEDNESDAY'THitcluGH
SATURDAY JULY 11-12.13.14
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nro amen
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Lily Tomlin John Travolta •
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PLUS 2ND FEATURE:
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water Kennel Club Show:
Jul`^. 12 s 14, Goderich;
F=estival of the Arts: July 13 -
15, St." Marys: Fair & Horse.
Show: July 14, Port Franks;
Fish Fest: Juts, 14, Wilkes
Port; Old Fashioned Summer
icnic July 14 5 Essex;
1770's• Battle re-enactment
July 15 : 16, Windsor; Ctr-
cusa+June 28 - July 7,
London: Canada Week Cele
orations,
*;*****
A psychiatrist received a
post card from a vacationing
patient. "Dear. Doctor.; it
said, "Having a 'tsonderful
time. Wish you were here to
tell me why,"
• *f***
Many college students are •
graduating this year just in
time to build the computer
thatwill replace them:
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