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Believe in the Devil
Gordon Milroy as Wullie MacCrimmon, right, tries to convince Rev. Pringle (Robert Persichini)
that the Devil does exist and he has spoken to him, in a scene from The Black Bonspiel of
Wullie MacCrimmon. The W.O. Mitchell play opened at the Blyth Festival July 4.
Theatre review
Blyth’s ‘Wullie’, a must see
David Young as Macbeth,
Andrew Croft as Guy Fawkes and
Thomas Albrecht as Judas Iscariot
filled out the rink for Cloutie and
made a devilish team indeed. The
sweeping techniques of Fawkes and
Iscariot are not ones which will
ever be witnessed at the local
arena.
If the play had any weak point, it
was that some of the jokes may be
missed if the audience is not versed
in the stories of Macbeth or
Fawkes, though the performances
and gestures greatly make up for
missed quips.
By Janice Becker
With excellent casting, crisp per
formances, startling special effects
and a fast-paced, tight script, the
presentation of The Black Bonspiel
of Wullie MacCrimmon is a rendi
tion of the W.O. Mitchell play not
to be missed.
The 10-member cast brings to
life the trials, tribulations and deal
ings with the devil of a small town
Alberta shoemaker in the 1930s.
Gordon Milroy, as shoemaker
Wullie MacCrimmon perfectly
exemplifies the strong convictions
held by many traditional Scots dur
ing the early half of the century.
Strong in his belief about church,
heaven, hell and curling, Wullie is
confronted with an offer from the
Devil which is too tempting to
resist. Wullie soon draws his curl
ing mates and the local United min
ister into the fray, resulting in
hilarious and combative antics.
Dennis Fitzgerald as O. Cloutie
(aka Beelzebub) is the image in
everyone's nightmares.
Dashing, suave and charming,
the smooth voice echoes of the
depths of hell when Cloutie is con
fronted by frustration or stupidity.
Mr. Fitzgerald's ability to show a
range in character from the most
evil to almost floating with joy at a
conquest adds credence to the per
formance.
The supporting role of Pipe-fit-
ting Charlie Brown is portrayed by
Cliff Saunders, a very likeable,
jusl-one-of-the-guys type of char
acter whose guarded meeting with
Cloutie leads to wonderful physical
comedy as his legs shake and
nerves jangle from the intense stare
of the Devil.
Il is the combination of Pipe-fit-
ting's zealousness and Wullie's
determination which draws the
audience into the lives of the men
curling against the Devil, for Wul
lie's soul and pride.
Anne Anglin as busy-body Annie
Brown, creates an annoyance in the
lives of those who reside in Wil
drose, Alberta and helps pull the
characters together into one pur
pose; against the Devil and in sup
port of Sabbath curling, for a just
cause, of course.
Other supporting members con
tributed just the touch of comedy
where it was needed and created
the springboard for Wullie, Pipe
fitting and Cloutie.
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