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JUNE 24.25.26
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Entertainrne
"Letters from Wingfield Far
playing at Stratford theatre
by Stephanie Levesque
The mixing of country and city lifestyles
is the theme of a one-man play at the Church
Restaurant in Stratford.
Theatre is not new to Stratford. The finest
theatre available is offered every year.
Restaurants are not new either. Some of
the best restaurants in the province are in
Stratford.
However, there is finally a combination of
the two in the festival city.
This union takes the form of a superb din-
ner theatre production at The Church
Restaurant. "Letter from Wingfield
Farm", a one-man production playing at the
dinner theatre stars Rod Beattie.
Beattie is no stranger to this area, having
performed with the Shakespearean Festival
and the Grand Theatre Company in London.
In "Letter from Wingfield Farm," the
veteran actor takes on several roles. The
main character is Walt Wingfield, a city
dude who has given up his pinstripes on Bay
Street 'for coveralls in Persephone
Township.
Beattie also plays those characters who
Walt meets as he is faced with the trials and
tribulations of country living. These
characters help him cope with the problems
of combining his two lifeslyles.
First there's Freddie, the dead -serious
farmer who besides being perplexed by the
intricacies of life, is totally confused by
Walt's farming direction.
Then there is Don, the deep -voiced man
who attempts to give Walt a lesson on
marketing pigs. "You mean they have to be
killed?" asks Walt.
There is .also the old squire who lives
across the road from Wingfield Farm. He
imparts his words of wisdom to the green
farmer with some success -
The audience watches as Walt makes the
changes from a fast -paced city life as a cap-
tain of industry and tries to meet his own
and his neighbors' expectations as a
farmer. Walt makes many compromises.
Beattie slips from one character to
another effortlessly with no distinct lines of
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Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield in Stratford play
division. One minute he is Walt and before
you know it he has become a concerned
neighbour.
Beattie deals with the difficulties of a one-
man play with a performance that is untir-
ing and always fresh.
"Letters from Wingfield Farm" is based
on a series of letters actually written by
author Dan Needles. He wrote the letters as
a column series in Shelburne'sweekly
newspaper. The play pokes gentle fun at the
so-called gentleman or hobby farmer as
well as . those more attuned to the
agricultural way of life.
The director must also be mentioned.
Besides being the brother of Rod, director
Douglas Beattie has his sibling pantomim-
ing but hardly wasting a step. He has pro-
vided some movement on stage to relieve
• any possible boredom. There's none to be
found.
The other aspect of the dinner theatre is,
of course, the food.
The Church has lived up to its reputation
for good food and also provides excellent
service.
The golden brown cornish hen is juicy in-
side and crisp on the outside and tastes
delicious without heavy spices or sauces.
This dish is served with a bowl of
vegetables.
The cauliflower, greenbeans and
scalloped potatoes with a cheesy sauce are
exquisite. The green beans especially have
to be tasted just t� experience their
freshness.
The last course -dessert -is perfection.
A dessert -lover's taste buds could truly be
sated with %V Church's rendition of
Pavlova. The waitress' description of
merangue covered with cream whipping
and strawberry and pineapple sauce doesn't
go far enough. Mouthwatering is a start.
The only drawback of the entire ex-
perience is the location of the set in relation
to the dining area. Situated at the front of
the restaurant on a lower level than half of
the diners could make visibility a problem
with a full house. This reviewer would ad-
vise going on an off -night. ,
The price is fair. On top of the eight dollar
per person cover charge, entrees specifical-
ly designed for the dinner theatre crowd
start at $15. The regular entrees range from
$10 to $20 and up.
The,dinner theatre runs from Tuesday to
Friday inclusive at The Church during the
month of June.
You be the judge of art
How closely do you look at things hanging (Note: there is a limit of one ballot per Per-
on a wall. You don't need to know the dif-
ference between oil painting and intaglio to
have a sense of quality of a piece of art. We
want your opinion of the work on, display at
the Blyth Festival Gallery from June 21 to
July 20.
In this competition, artists submitting
their work will find out what you like best.
The People's Choice awards, announced on
July 16, will be chosen by you, our audience. A number of businesses have kindly
Pick up a ballot in the gallery and browse donated prizes to be awarded to artists in
around. Take your time. Look closely. Don't the two classes, juried and people's choice.
forget to deposit your vote in the ballot box, Their expression of support is deeply ap-
because a draw for two theatre vouchers, preciated. A list of the winning artists will
good for a weeknight performance at the be published in the Festival members'
Blyth Festival, will be made on July 16. newsletter.
Conservation Day set for July 9
On Tuesday, July 9, 1985 'The Dollars and costs associated with such practices as con -
Sense of Soil Conservation' will be the theme servation tillage. Three guest speakers, in -
of the Huron Soil and Crop Inprovement eluding Dr. D.H. Doster of Purdue UniVersi-
Association, Soil and Water Conservation ty, Indiana, and two farmers, also from In -
District's annual Co nservation Day. Ray diana, who use ridge till and zero till
and Mildred Milan will host t-llevent on systemsti"wilI point otiitome 45f the-econoiuic
their farm which is Lot 3 Concession 8 considerations. In addition, many Ontario
Ashfield Township West Division near farmers currently practicing soil con -
Kingsbridge, Ontario._ _servation will be available for discussions
Many of their neighbours will also host and Farmer -owned and rriotitfied equipment
tour stops to view some of the soil con- will be on display.
servation practices in the area. The theme The program begins at 9:30 a.m. The
of the day will centre on the benefits and registration fee will be $4.00.
son).
A jury consisting of Matthew Teitebaum
(curator of contemporary art at the London
Regional 4t Gallery) and Sarah Brown -
(former curator of the Durham Art Gallery)
will be judging the art prior to the opening of
the exhibition on June 21. Will you agree
,with their choices?
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