Times Advocate, 1993-08-11, Page 23ChIId from Chernobyl enjoys welcome rest
By Erin Lobb
T -A staff
EXETER • Forthe past six weeks
10 year old Alexander Salov has
been finding out what itis like to
breathe clean air, and drink fresh
water.
Salov, who hails from Kastuko-
vichy, a small russian village *of
15,000, located between the
Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia,
which was heavily hit with radiation.
during the Chernobyl explosion, is
here in Exeter as a pan of the Byelo-
russian Charitable „Fund for the
Children of Chernobyl organization.
The fund, which works to help
the children who were victims of the
Chernobyl explosion, tries to
choose children from low income,
large families, who assisted in
cleaning up the power station. The
organization was set up in 1989,
and now has 5000 volunteers from
20 countries who help to find place-
ments for the children. The stays
are usually six weeks in length,
though Salov was able to stay an ex-
tra week.
Lisa Frayne, who read about the
program m die London Free Press,
says that she decided to get involved
in the program because she wanted
to do something nice for someone
else. Frayne contacted the
St.Mary's organization and was
then paired up with Salov. Frayne
says she decided to get involved in
the program,because, "we take it for
granted how healthy our own chil-
dren are."
Since his arrival in Canada the
Frayne's have kept Salov busy visit-
ing some local attractions such as
the African Lion Safari, and Ontario
'1be Fraynes of Dreier are posed here wfth Alexander Salov, the child they had visiting them
-from Russia forrthe:past month and a half. The Fraynes were a part of the St. Mary's Chil-
dren of Chemobyl program. From the left is Lisa Frayne, her daughter Justine, Alexander Sa-
lov, transator Nathalie.Messounova and Chris Frayne.
Place. However some of Salov's
favorite activities were ones like
Nintendo, and rollerblading that he
did with Frayne's son Chris. Ac-
cording to Frayne the boys became
very close over the past few weeks.
Nathalie Mossunova, Salov's
translator and Children oftherno-
byl volunteer, says that one of the
main benefit of the program is the
improved state of health the children
seem to have when they leave. Ac-
cording to Mossounova even
though the organization only takes
healthy children, almost all of them
were sick on the way over because
of their weakened immune systems.
"Not only is their health better,"
says Mossounova, "but their hearts
are warmed in a way that will make
a great difference. Hopefully these
children will leave with a view of
how good life can really be, and this
will help them change their own
life."
"We have become very attached to
him," says Frayne. "We've been
able to see life through some else's
eyes, and it made us appreciate what
we have. I will never forget the
look on his face when he went
down a waterrtide for the fust time,
or how excited he got when we took
him to the drive-in and he realized
that after the first movie there was
another one."
With a well developed a taste for
hot dogs and french fries, Salov
willreturn to his home in Russia lat-
er this week, ready to start grade
five happy and relaxed. When
asked what he will miss most about
his stay Salov replied, "I will miss
my family," then with some thought
he .later said, "1 will miss every-
thing, it is all beautiful."
Huron Country Playhouse
Barefoot in the Pa* lacks a leading lady
Reviewed by
Fred Groves
T -A staff
GRAND BEND - There is no
doubt Shauna Black is a .talented
actress but she has been miscast in
the Huron Country Playhouse's pro-
duction of Barefoot in the Park.
A gymnast and a champion level
hip dancer, Black unfortunately
has brought those talents to#3the
playhouse stage in the cha>ittcter
Corrie Brauer.
Neil Simon's play, first presented
Ron Hastings, left; as Victor Velasco and Jill Frappier as Mrs.
Banks in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park now playing at the
Huron Country Playhouse. (Brian Richman photo).
Gladsj�r sale
in 1963, is about a young couple
and their New York apartment al-
though pleasing to Corrie, is not
well liked by her husband Paul or
to her mother Mrs. Banks.
Black, speaks too quickly and al-
though Simon meant for the charac-
ter to be bubbly and a little naive,
her interpretation is overbearing.
Interesting enough, Black has
worked with director Jeannette
Lambermont in the past. and Lam-.
bermont enjoyy.tber_xmances
or she wouldn`t .fitiVe been cast in
this play. Although this is a come-
dy, Black is not a comedian.
When Black does slow her dia-
logue down and she stands still, she
is a good actress and she and lead-
ing man Ben Carlson, who plays
her husband Paul, make a fairly
good combination.
They have what they think to be a
big fight and with the assistance of
Simon's brilliance and wit, are able
to patch things up: There are funny
lines in this play, but sometimes
they are too far between.
Credit for this production, which
on preview night was not as well
received as expected, should be
given to talented Jill Frappier who
plays Mrs. Banks.
With TV credits which include
Street Legal and Night Heat, Frap-
pier is the funniest performer on the
stage although she has been cast in
a supporting role.
Mrs. Banks begins a relationship
with the very strange Victor Velas-
co played by Ron Hastings. He is a
veteran performer who has worked
in Ireland, the United States, Eng-
land, Wales and Tokyo.
Hastings and Frappier manage to
create a mini -plot within the main
plot which is hard to do in a play
which only has six characters. Both
of these line actors arc funny and
keep the play enjoyable.
The Huron Country Playhouse
has once againcreated a marvelous
set thanks this time to Frank Vona.
Near the conclusion of the play,
Paul climbs up onto the top of the
set and draws the audience's imme-
diate attention - it's a great way to
end a play.
Other characters in Barefoot in
the Park include Norman Broom-
field as the Delivery Man and
George Pothitos as the Telephone
Repair Man. Pothitos was in the
Playhouse's last production, Out of
Order.
Barefopt in Me. Park concludes
Saturday.
Next on the boards:...The Huron
Country Playhouse wraps up it's
1993 summer season with Fiddler
on the Roof. With director Max
Reimer at the controls, this musical
will no doubt be as entertaining as
Oliver.
Times -Advocate, August 11,1993
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Mad Days were marked in Exeter on Fridat>y and Saturday with
the sale of gladioli by memtrers of the Exeter Legion Auxiliary.
Here Conrad Sitter (left) buys one bunch of nearly 400 in ald
of Epilepsy research from auxiliary member Terry Heywood.
Organizers say the sale seems to get better every year.
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