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le to Blyth
the people -eorhing im ' bring Grocery thinks 'the theatre
business," she,.lajt.d....:_,. ...... ,..i..,..,
' . Last,ycar three orTou- r busloads
ame, into.' Blyth one afternoon.
and the, people all stopped in .at
Wilson's and bought some items.
is
"super".
Don Scrimgeour Of the Blyth
Meat Market feels that his
business benefits from the
theatre • .•
Congra' tulations
to the ,
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL:
from
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Open Daily 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. • Phone 887-6464 Sunday Noon till 6:00 p.m.
26 members. Honor 78 't) •
In the' Summer Festival COM-
pany this year, there will be a .t
least 26 members. Ten of those
are actors, six . are straight
technical backstage people, four
are apprentices who ,do sonic
technical and some acting work.
September 26 30, 1978
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIyAL
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located six miles east of Blyth on
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across from Post Office In Seaforth
Jewellery 8
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14 THE BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL ISSUE JULY 5, 1978
the community. . . 01.a 010 the actors-also c id alot of doubt tl'ai he sells extra gas at his And 'Cs safe to say'that a goo
Kay flcselwoocr-of the Triple buying in Illy local (Tart si:101)s- 14:is -station in the summer when number of the nearly 300 pool
th_said. they . Ahhough Allan • and, SOz..4mne th • • --K-Restaurant-in Illy e, theatre is oil. - :__________who attended th-c „theatre six
' do get business from fhe theatre. ( thompson-Ofi.omus'-'n;1'".c-ather "11 ,you ila,VA:' these differen ••1 •L •ilights a Week - spCnt money' in
7Wo. usually have actors till don 1 get that many , theatre people in. there's no (lentil that if- Blyth.
- they .get settled in their own tourists in 'their shop they do have help s 1,0,,incss...% Mr. Gowing . •
• quite a CC W of the actors clime in. said. Of the $3.,022 budget for sets resideitecs• for • the summer and
they Ve ' been lii•etty faithful flit lonrist problem is probably •
Last year, Mr. Gowing had a last year, zibout $2.000 or that was
• . customers since they've been to due Iii their location areiund the ilea] with Griffit li's gas •St:ition sirmir/131Y th ' 0r 544°' spent for
Blyth," • • . • corner :i.ini lip---"fli-e"! street from , ;..,.. , • „ • ,.. . office 'supplies about. •`.5.300 was. I Iuss toe row) woere (mss in} •
I Kiln! - ' .'' spent locally. About -$7.066 Was
"It does help the community. I. • Iklininil-s Old ,Mill. - • would slay open nights 011C Week ,
think' -we would. get mere This Scar.. hime• \n-'1.- ..,vard'I • linil lirifliths would 3-41o. the same s, ix °t ()., „-,-, ,, ,,.,- - --' • it printnig aad • post ag,c
(liti.cine.W if - We:-. •(•131Yili) 'had- - adywilsing,Their. business have .•hir .the next week. •: ' hire: and .)1,005 was paid' in ivnt
for the use of the Blyth Memorial'. accomodations • for thc .. tourists'. beeicsclit out in the mail II$ . , This year Mr. Cowin}; is. again •
theatre subscribers and they are -.- Hall. The actors and other peoPle
' planning to slay open. after . • .
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Last year. ',12,,In! people at-
tended the nine week' Myth
Summer Festival.. which means.
that at leaSt some of these people
spent money in the town
• shopping for souvenirs, eating at do believe it makes a difference,"
local restaurants and providing she sa id. .
the village .with extra revenue. •
After talking to local .shop- Local crafts
keepers. there's little doubt the
theatre is of financial benefit' to James and. Ate Rol' pointed
come for supper and stay for the
show." Mrs. Hesselwood said.
Valerie Dale of the Village
Restaurant said there is quite a
- bit of differente in the amount of
business they do in the summer
crimpared In the winter.
She said what happens is that
people coming into 4.11...11 For a
shoW spend time in Blyth behwe'
going to the theatre ancithere's a
Quite often people out of tows.
Summer FestiVal
Brings dollars,
By Debbie Ramie]
also planning to sc! tip a display ,
of their work in the basement or
the Myth Memorial Hall• craft
-diSplays are held -there this year.
When the I heal re season
• Allan'and Suzanne plan ti)
keeping their shop open till ti
they Mink is a
good' place to atIvertize been
1114.-y said the type of people ,wbo
go to the theatre .lire the type of
theniselvps did a lot of buying in
the stores and that they were
• potential customers for grocery
stores and other places.
"They bring people in them-
selves without the actual plays. I
•
Wilson's only stay's open nights "I would say as far as the plays
on Friday because the night go, I gain from .the 'actors. We
ptiformanees don't bring in sure Ittipreciatc thb business, we
customers like the daytime (met, do get from' , the actors
' do. themselves'', Mr. Serimgeour
Norn1 Cowing said there's no said.
• supper..
Anne'andlaines ,Roy estimated
that lost year. theatre people just
Using • their .ears for purposes
related diretlly to the theatre
spent about $500 For gas and oil
and then their private use they
probably' spent 4)111 $500 for gas
and oil and about $1.000 in car
i•epairs. •
Covilym Grail LIS isn't planning.
III) stayiwg open at nights this
year. but inn .because a the
the.them.re spent about $5,0,0p . , • . themseivcs on rent .and .board in
Blyth and will he spending about
that much again. this summer.
They spent • about $200
advertising• ' The Blyth
Standard. About 5300 was spent .
to on the' Concessions --
leinoimde. paper cups; etc. The'
Blyth Centre For the Arts. also
pays $25 a month -for ,office
facilities above the' library.. •
)
There are ..also two other
.directors, a designer and four
administratioh people.
1.aSt Year...14. 719 . was given
out in salarieSs °"and this year.
S65,210 will be given out in
salaries. The' entire budget for
this year is abbut,592,000 so just
over 21,3 of the budget is„made tyi
of salaries.
.1am% Roy points. mit that most
of the actors spend their 'Mines. .
once they get it so that creates
mire revenue for the village.
. The Ilwatte is, also a source of
lcakeaploymenc. One year the
Anne and James Roy also '
pointed out 'that the people that
come to see the plays ..spend°
money. Anne has' at least five
g,roupS hooked already that Ire
going to -have lunch, proyided or
them by Mrs. Webster and the
UM and Anne said that a lot of
groups who were here last year
are coming; back.
During performances at. ' the
Blyth Simmer Festival 10, year
there was an average attendance
ofbetwen 175 and 200 people for
The Blood is Strong and the Blyth
Memorial History -Show. 293 for A.
Summer it'Uniing and 2,9,4 for The
Points. piStance
- Between 'l'w
• I
S
ny
busineSs." he Variety store also feels that the Appreciate busines
. Lil MacLachlan and Jean Stor- theatre brings business to town.
rag keep the Kitchen Cupboard "The actors bring business and Vodclen of Vodden's.
open at night till curtain time
during the theatre season for two
reasons. '
For one thing, it's a fairly new •
store and it's a good way for
people to „find them and also, if
people see something they„ ike
they might- come back again at
some other time.
Last year, the 'two women Sold..
,hard fudges and bags • of
munchies (raisins and nuts) be-
fore the show and they're' plan-,
ning to do the sante this year.
' Mrs.. MaeLachlan said, of the •
theatre, "It's just one more thing
that brings people to the village. I
, honestly think its to Our Mutual
advantage,
"We think it make the village'
time int erest ing ' she said.
:Mrs. MacLachlan. also pointed
out that the actors and actresses
t ...helps keep the co min ti nit yillive'." Michael' Ward of The - l'ott cry
• • ""Wlien the oil ehnipa ilk's start
as 10:30 or 11 at night depending
on the traffic, . • •
Mr. McClinchcy said they .dci`
quite a lot' Of ...touriM'
there and evenings. a re.ivit,,44,,a,„,bil
.better especially when' there are'
plays On.
Mr. -MeClinchey thinks •the.
th'eatre. -does benefit the com-
munity. •
"Everything yeti helve. in the
'community always adds to it., It
goes withou,,t speaking that it
Should benefit the community, it
definitely help's everybody mown!,
I would say. The people aregoing
to spend some Money. There's no
doubt•that it help's. everybody
people emit() in at 11. o'clockaher Ken Hamm of Flame's Garage-....
a show' was over. isn't that he in Myth' said That hough they •
stays- opeti :•th'at late: . Ile don't get that much ' business
was sitting there working 9n itrOm thotheatpe crowd, "I•think
something and • the. people saw • it's 'good thing for the town
the lights .1111. Si) they went in to myself."
the shop. • , Besides the money. the actors
„• Currently, Mr. Ward is' open an d peoplc .comiag to• the theatre
till six every Right of. week 1101 spend (lit' -village, there is a lot
when the 'theatre season opens. of money at 'Aocal
lie will stay opentill curtain tint'. .husinesses " because of "orticiz-
You VC got to be 'sufficiently supplies needed for the' theatre,
' enterprising in. anything to . get lumber needed for, sets and local
people to come,•', Mr. Ward said. advertising.
• Thelma . or Wilson's • . •
.money here, he ,
"Anything that increases the
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beneficial," Mr Ward said.
Last year, one night- .July,
Mr. ward had a wholeCr011:11 Of
•
a hospitality type or thing for the,
ones that do come to the theatre..
It would t that Could be
extended to offer greater service
to the people that come .to the
heat re ' said.
moo
lot-more people that .come into the. People who buy valets. '
restaurant for slipper ,.
' "The theatre people them- • Candid ,Views -, theatre.
selves 'spend' money • hi town. It '
- lilts smile Yen: ea ill-I id views :011 PaYi"g more. than rii ''('111 Valerie added. • • slaving open." 'he said. • , ., the theatre's tin I() ' . .
' ' ' the village. • They're nice
$3,800 spent on, food. . . "1 ,(106.1 mind admit 'Mg I gain •• .
Theatre administrzitoi•s ..lanies- financial benefit front
the theatre Altholigh Har.Y. Snell of
list being there and in so . doing I ,Shell's Grocery' says the amount and Ann Roy estiniaT.d than • •
year. aetors,. aclaiiriism.toi.s .anti support' it :is much as -I 'can,'" he of Money IV • the:It re people
- SIX'1111 . ill his :514)re is. probably
other people' inVolved ..with the sPid ' - ' . ' • • . '
He said the bent:1)1s of. the small in dollars 'and cents coin, •
'' '. theatre spent about $3.800 for ', t nealre • were lar•reaching ,'-both ' p4tred . to •,his .evervd:Tv---:-ftor-of —• food. in the, meal restaurants.. ' culturally :61(1 nuariciall ,,, F.,,), business. he thinks. it's nice • Bob McClinehev. of the (',rand al-
.view Restaurant, said they do' with °It= hllilix• 01. avlol's they re having the theatre people:wound.
"What I'd like to see is pion.' of
More businesS in the surnMertime going t o• ha v e n) ea t 311(1 'spend - .
•too. espec1ally in the evenings-.
when there ar 0 theatre .per;
formaces. They stay•open as late