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This is the tenth in a series
of articles by Marion I.
Duke, editor of The Listowel
Banner, who was a member
of a Canadian Community
Newsplape`rs Association
study tour of Canadian For-
ces in Europe, .the Canadian
embassy in Bonn, Germany,
and NATO's military head-
-quarters at Mons, Belgium. -
Leaving Geilenkirchen we cross the
border into The Netherlands. There's
no sign of a ,custom's office, or border
guards. We haven't had an opportu-
nity to change' our German money,
but we've been told it doesn't matter.
We'll only be here for one night and
the hotel we're staying at will accept
Deutsche Marks.
The Grand Hotel in Heerlen lives up
to its name. The ,lobby, is posh with
show cases displaying gold jewelry,
Dutch chocolate, and French per-
fume.
There are ornate chandeliers, the
kind of stuffed chesterfields that all
but shallow one up, and a Spiral, mar-
ble staircase.
In no time flat we are in our rooms
Where there, is a television set, a radio
- and a pant presser, the first I've
seen. The toilet facilities are separate
'from the bathroOni: And on the bed-
side table are two small bars of delic,-
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about three pubs and he's had enough
to drink before dinner.
Before going into the bar I walk
down to the end of the lobby to check
•out a large oil painting.
I almost wish I hadn't. It's probably
'worth a fortune but I wouldn't have it
as a gift. It's one of those still life
paintings of. the inside of a butcher's
shop. Along with the hanging hams
and severed cow heads are rabbits,
and pheasants, their eyes glazed in
death.
Hardly the thing to encourage an
appetite.,ut after the run, I'm look-
ing forward to a beer. •
The bar seems to me to be excep-
tionally crowded and noisy for a Wed-
nesday night in mid-March. As some -I
one hnds,me a Heineken, one of the
guys 'tells me there's a convention of
an American -Dutch friendship club at
the hotel.
"They told us we are welcome to
join them, as long as we pay for our
own drinks," says Peter Schierbeck of
FairvIew, Alta. We're too busy com-
paring impressions of the day at the
Geilenlcirchen air base to take up the
invitation.
, The group is also kidding Ev Van
Duuren of Huntsvilleabout his ability
to speak Dutch. Mr. Van Duuren just
grins.
I am infortned that during their
hort tour of the town after checking
n, the men decide Mr. Van Duuren
hould try his Dutch on a resident of
eerlen and so the visiting Canadians
ngage a 'kind looking woman in con-
ersation.
Ev Van Duuren tries to tell her that
e was six years old when his family
ft Holland for Canada.
"By the time Ev finished," says one
f the mep, "she thought he had left
x kids bgek in Canada."
We go directly from the hotel'S bar.
to its elegant dining room where the'
ptain has had the foresight to re-
rve two tables for us. Within half an
ur ithere isn't an empty chair and
ere is tnuch hugging and laughter as
e American and Dutch friends greet
e another.'
We are still pondering the menu at
r table when Mr. Schierbeck comes
er from the other table and stands
side my chair. He makes a little
ech.
Before this tour got underway, he
d, the men were wrdering about
e lone female in the group.
We were on the phone to Bill Kene-
(Canadian Community News-
pers Association likison with the
partment of National Defence),
d he assured us you were okay."
oting there had 4en a lot of kid -
g during the tour, Peter Schierbeck
s the men want me to know they
e meant it all in good fun. With
t he hands tne a package.
contains a single red carnation. It
lovely gesture, made all the more
oyable because it is completely un-
essary. I can honestly say there
n't been a time during this tour
n I have felt the least bit embar-
ed or at ease.
BULL TERRIERS
e finish dinner ai around 10 p.m,
nk Kohler, editor of Der Kanadier,
newspaper of the Canadian Forces
urope, and Lorne Eedy of St.
ys, Ontario decide,to stay at the
1 and chat. The rest of us head out
ee something of the nightlife of
len. (Please turn to Page 2)
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bus chocolate. • ' s
Within half a hour o. f checking in, ' H
I'm back in the lobby in running gear. e
Our escort officer, Capt. Philip Anido, v
and I have decided to go for a bit of a
run. • h
Capt.. Anidn is a good. runner and le
has competed in marathons. As we hit
the sidewalks of Heerlen he also tells o
me he enjoys bicycling the hills si
around Lahr.
Back at the Canadian support build- in
ing at the Geilenkirchen air base we ca
were advised by a Canadian in the se
Forces that Heerlen was considered a ho
rough town. Lots of drug trade, he. th
said, and watch your hubcaps. th
Running through what appears to be on
a residential area at around 6, p.m.
there is no sign of unrest. Quite the op- ou
posite. Children,are out playing ball in ov
the streets and all is peace and quiet. be
We run past a park with small deer spe
enclosed behind a fence and follow a
path up a wooded area. From below sat
globe on a grassy slope. Itturns out to
we have spotted what looks4o be a big th
be a globular barbecue. dy
Used to flat, gravel roads and still pa
heavily congested from a bad cold I De
picked up just before leaving Canada, an
'Mid this upgrade running tiring. But
it feels good to be out and working up a ' din
sweat. say
We hit a cinder track beside rail hav
lines and follow it back toward the tha
built-up area. I'm glad the captain It
knows where he's going. On my own I is a
would have been limited to running enj
half a dozen blocks or so around the nee
hotel and breathing in petrol fumes. has
CROWDED BAR whe
We get back to the hotel at 6:30 p.m. rass 111
It has been previously arranged our
group will meet in the hotel bar at 7 W
p.m. Fra
On the way to the bar I spot Tim the
Crump of Kindersley, Sask., sitting in in E
one of the stuffed chesterfields read- Mar
ing a newspaper. He says while the dote
captain and I have,been out running, a to s
number of our group has already hit Heer
The long days and short nights,
catch ,up with CCNA members
who grab a few winks on thed
bus. Above, Loren Eedy of St.
Marys (front) and Peter Schier-
beck are oblivious to the- pas-
sing countryside.
The -SHAPE Community news is
published Ili -monthly and has a
circulation of 7,000. The .total
number of. military and civilian
personnel assigned to SHAPE
is approximately 2,500. The en-
tire SHAPE communityin Mons,
Belgium comprises approZ-
imately 12,000 persons.
The SHAPE insignia features
two gold swords, unsheathed,
superimposed on a gold scroll ,
with the inscription, "Vigilia
,Pretium Libertatis" (Vigilance
is the Price of Liberty). Two
sprays of olive leaves in gold at
•the bottom indicate the dedica-
tion of the NATO powers Jo
peace, while the swords in-
dicate the nece'ssity of .armed
strength in order to preserve
that peace. The position of the
swords produces the letter
"A" standing for the allied
powers. Within the scroll and
behind the swords 12 silver
fronds stem from the olive
sprays. These represent the
original signatories of the North
Atlantic Treaty. The design is
imposed on a shield of dark -
green. The shield represents
the crusading nature of
SHAPE's mission, and the color
signifies the pea,ceful woods
and fields of Europe.
ORIGINAL CAST -Most of these original cast merribers of The Farm Show will return for a revival of the production in mid-July
at the Goderich Township Shed. From left are: Paul Thompson, David Fox, Anne Anglin,, Severn Thompson, Fina MacDonnell,
Miles Potter, Al Jones, Christopher and Janet Amos. (Photo,courtesy of Paul Thompson)
he Farm Show revival
It will be quite a reunion - in more
ways than one.
From July 11 to July 19, so a bro-
chure proclaims, a "world, famous
play returns home to celebrate".
The "world famous play" is none
• other than "The Farm Show" and for
just over a week in July it will be pre-
sented in the Goderich Township Shed
in conjunction with Goderich Town-
ship's sesquicentennial.
Since it opened in the area back in
0. 1972, "The Farm Show4 has played
auction barns, high schools, the famed
apron stage at Stratford's Festival
Theatre, and the, National Arts Cen-
tre.
It has played across Canada and a-
cross the Atlantic, in southern Eng-
land and Wales. It 'has been brought
back by popular demand for special
occasions such as Listowel's centen-
nial ih 1975.
• This is one show that just won't die.
But the 10 performances of "The
Farm Show" scheduled or the Gode-
rich Township Shed in July vilill be a
homecoming with a difference.
In the show will be most of the orig-
inal cast members who will be per-
forming in front of the same people
who helped them. develope the play
back in 1972.
"When Jean Lobb first approached
me last fall with the idea of getting the
show together for the sesquicenten-
nial, I didn't know how we were going
to, manage it," said Paul Thompson,
of Theatre Passe Muraille, the com-
pany responsible for "The Farm
Show".
"But Jean decreed it was going to
be part of the celebrations and that
was it."
From 3 personal standpoint,
Thompson said the show had meant so
much to him and to Passe Muraille he
felt an obligation to comply with Jean
Lobb's determined
equest.
• Moreover, he decided if the show
was to be revived in its birthplace,
then, if at all possible, he wanted to
work with the original cast.
Anyone who has ever had anything
to do with Paul Thompson knows he is
a man who just doesn't take no for an
answer. Besides, his enthusiasm
tends to be infectious. And if one
somehow manages to escape the en-
thusiasm, there is his power ,of per-
suasion which is considerable.'
As it turned out, says Thompson, the
original members of "The Farm
Show" were as keen as he was, and
did their darndest to keep the' dates
open. So, he's managed .to get all the
originals except Janet Amos, the ar-
tistic director of Theatre New Bruns-
wick.
It's quite a feat - if not a downright
theatrical coup,
Thirteen years ago the cast of "The
Farm Show" wasn't all that well:
known. Today their names read like a
Who's Who of Canadian theatre.
Besides Thompson himself there
will be his wife, well-known actress
Anne Anglin; Fina MacDonnell,
SA,
'David Fox, Miles Potter, and filling in a bunch of actors and getting back to
„ in the absence of Janet Amos, another •the roots of our language and charae:
member of early Passe Muraille pro- ter. Later, Ted said if we were' really
ductions, Terry Tweed. serious about this, he had a cousin in
the Clinton area. One thing led to a -
FINANCING nother and we finally met Don and Al -
As impressiire, as Thompson's cast- lison Lobb."
ing coup, is the financing of the show. • The rest is history - theatrical his -
Besides Jean Lobb, farmers Gordon tory, at least.
Lobb and Stephen Thompson (no rela- • Neither actors nor farmers knew
tion to Paul Thompson) were deter- what to expect, op-mhat would develop
mined to, bring back "The Farm •when Theatre Passe Muraille invaded
Show". Huron County on July 1, 1972.
"They persuaded 20 farmers to Put "First of all, troe." couldn't find the
up $1,000 each, to guarantee against place," recalls Thompson with a
losst" said Paul 'Thompson. "We've laugh. But after six weeks of watching
worked it out that if we get houses of farmers, listening to farmers, inter -
65 to 70 per•cent, the,show will pay for viewing farmers and working with
itself; so, it should be all right," farmers, Passe Muraille knew it had
Still, in a time when private busi- something.
ness is not noted for its support of the "We weren't sure we had a play,
arts community, the farmers of Gode- hough - not until we got in front of an
rich Township are setting quite an ex- audience," Thompson said.
ample. Whether or not "The Farm Show" is
But then, hack it 1972 "The Farm a play is something theatre critics still
Show?' itself broke new ground. argue. Audiences jug don't care
The idea of ereating a grass-roots alxint such esoteric milsings
play first got kicked around in a pub in Whether they're farmers in Huron
the St. Catharines area. County or Urbanites of Ottawa or resi-
"We were drinking - probably too dents of southern England, people
much as usual - when somebody got love "The Farm Show", This original I
talking about'a Russian film and the cast production in its birthplace of
portrayal of peasants," said Thomp- Goderich Township is bound to be
son. " SOme guy said nobody could get SRO.
that- emotional about the land, etc., There are a number Of ticket outlets
when Ted J'Ohns said he knew farmers throughout the area, including the
who could get attached to their trac- Blyth Festival Theatre,box office, and
tors. mail orders can be sent to Box 730,
"Ted and I talked a bit about taking Clinton, Ont., NOM ILO.
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