Village Squire, 1977-12, Page 47The purpose of the restaurant is to try to
make the museum pay for itself.
ST. MARYS IN THE MOVIES
The film industry in Canada is so alive
these days that recently there was a case of
two movies being shot at the same time on
opposite corners of one Toronto -area
intersection. Still, when a movie company
came to St. Marys recently to shoot a film,
it was big news locally.
The movie is called Stop and is not likely
to break any box-office records since It's
only a half-hour long film. It's written by a
Los Angeles playwright, Gordon Hueston,
and stars himself. It deals with the
playwright's trip home from L.A. to St.
Marys where his grandfather's farm is up
for sale.
The story is based on fact since
Hueston's grandfather did own a farm near
Thorndale which he settled in 1840. The
farm is now owned by his second cousin,
William Hueston and his wife Jean, though
the farm in real life is not for sale.
The idea for the story developed when
Hueston heard from a relative about the
farm in Thorndale which he'd never heard
about before, even though he lived in
London before moving on to Toronto and
Los Angeles. He made a trip back from
L.A. last spring to see the farm and meet
his cousin. He developed a strong sense of
belonging about the place and when he
returned to Los Angeles the idea for the
film script arose. He got in touch with the
.Toronto film company Cinematography
International and the film was planned.
The company plans to enter the film in
film festivals where it will hopefully get
some attention and be sold either as a
television film or as a short feature for
movie theatres.
The film will include street scenes of
ordinary St. Marys residents going about
their business. There's a chance they'll get
a chance to see themselves since a special
screening of the film may take place in St.
Marys once it's been completed.
CANADIAN WORKS SCHEDULED AT
STRATFORD
Stratford Festival has been criticized in
some quarters for a lack of Canadian works
on its stages. As if to prove his critics
wrong again. Artistic Director, Robin
Phillips has announced five Canadian plays
y; ill be seen at Stratford next season mostly
at Third Stage which will be reactivated.
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