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At Yuletime, we extend to you
wish that merriment may brighten your
happy borne, all season long.
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THAT SPELLS CHRISTMAS,—Cast members of the plAy
put on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Wingham public School by Signifying that the season •of joy and giving is once again
students from F. E. Madill Secondary School hold up letters upon us. (Staff Photo)
Madill Christmas play a
hit at Wingham school
Half -an -hour to curtain time
and the stage is dark. The actors
shuffle nervously. The director
and stage manager sit on the
floor of the auditorium giving last
minute instructions.
"Get the lights! Where are the
lights? Open the curtains now.
Let's run through the opening."
Final adjustments. Cues re-
viewed. Make-up fixed. "Actors in
position. Now it's almost time
and the audience files in. Expec-
tant. Excited. And thrilled.
A sudden flurry behind the cur-
tains ... a hush ... and the open-
ing lines .echo through the
auditorium.
"Twos the night before Christ-
mas and all through the house not
a creature was stirring ..."
And so the curtains opened on a
Christmas play written, directed
and produced by the Drama 401
students of F. E. Madill Secon-
dary School. It was a. premier
showing for the students of
kindergareten through grade
four and some Golden ale
Children at the Wingham
School on the afternoon of
day, Dec. 17.
The half-hour play with no title
ran through two curtain calls. As
far as the audience was• con-
cerned, it was a hit.
The: project started about two
months previously, when Drama
401 teacher Paul Elgie suggested
it to his 18 students.
what Christnias is all about, they
say, "You haven't told, us."
c So tell them he does, and they
tell the audience. That "it's, not
just getting a lot of goodieffanti
toys." That it's the birthday' of,
Jesus. That it's love and joy, and
friendship and all the beautiful
mystery of that great event. And
it's. fun, with clowns tumbling,
dolls singing and tap-dancing,
guitar players and an accordion-
ist.
The children laughed and
applauded throughout. "It was
great to see their reaction,"
directors Suzanne Kennedy and
Warren MacDonald said.
"The mostimportant thing was
just getting out and doing it,"
Suzanne added.
The play ,was three weeks in
rehearsal and "ran quite
smoothly," stage. manager Marg
Arbuckle explained. "For a, while
we thought we wouldn't have a
Santa Claus because he caught a
cold, but `Mr. Elgie came
through." •
A comment by Mr. Elgie, alias
Santa Claus, .perhaps best sums
'r-Wrodu ' 'ori; " ally g
-roup, these 'ds!'
"I mentioned it and the kids
really came on strong ... ,and
really came through, " he said.
"They wrote it, directed it and
produced it . and they fitted
into the different parts by them-
selves."
The pray centers on "the true
meaning of Christmas" and :was
written by Lori Guest. The story
line is simple: Santa Claus
arrives at a home to find the toys
coming to life. "We wanna' know
May we take
this time to send
you all our
brightest greetings
for the Yuletide
season, and
our sincere
thanks fort your
kind support..
ELF --Student nurse Sandra Heinmiller said she thought
this was "a cute design" and got an honourable mention
(novice class) for her window decoration at Wingham and
District Hospital. (Staff Photo)
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Our blueprint for a Merry
Christmas specifies lots of ha p pincss
to all. Por your patronage, gratitu4e.
From all of us at
MAILBOX --This third place winner in the hospital window
contest (novice class) was painted by nurse Vera Bras!en,