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ffilarious poiitical farce contnually keeps audience in stitches
Out of Order...the hilarious romp, starring (left to right) Scott. McCullogh as the
body, Bryan Foster as George Pigden, Richard Partington as Richard Willey and Bruce Brick-
netl as the waiter, will be on the Drayton stage until August 5.
Ashley Irwin spent a few days
holidaying with her grandmother,
Betty Irwin.
Justin Campbell, son of John and
Linda Campbell, celera ed his
12th birthday at their cottage at
Grand Bend late last month. Tyler
Fenton, Craig Marks, Travis Camp-
bell, Jim Wray, Chad Cook, Matt
Campbell and Justin's brother, Jer-
emy, were overnight guests at the
sleep -over and party. The youths
enjoyed ping-pong, basketball, as
well as swimming at the beach.
Sjaan Gerth won the Bantam
boys' triathlon with 1,759 points at
the Ontario Combined Events
Championships held last month.
Sjaan competed with the Wingham
Optimist Track and Field Club. He
ran ,the 80 -metre hurdles in 13.6
seconds, had a throw of 7.71 metres
in fhe shot put and a mark of 1.48
in the high' jump.
Ron Taylor of St. John's, Nfld.,
enjoyed three weeks holidays with
Mary and Jack Taylor. Trudy Tay-
lor of London also took holidays at
the same time and stayed with her
mother and father.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Mo-
lesworth and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Wightman of Brucefield visited
with Ross and Ada Taylor last Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McNall,
Michele and Jamie of Vittoria,
B.C., visited for over a week with
Mrs. Elizabeth Procter of Belgrave.
They also visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Larry 'Mayberry and Darryl of Lon-
desborough; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Zettler, Sherry, Amanda and Alicia
of RR 4Walkerton; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Procter and Karen. On their
way here, the McNalis stayed over-
night with Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Stopforth and° Alexandra of Oak-
ville.
Winnie Vincent of Blyth recently
spent three weeks holidays with
Jim and Irene Lamont.
John, Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell spent the July 1st holiday
weekend at Grand Bend visiting
with Bob and Heather Maass of
London; Gary, Jason, Simon and
Lynne Desjardine; Nelson, Susan
and Laura Desjardine of Grand
Bend and Dave Desjardine of
Brampton. •
Obituaries
HUESTON--Margaret Lilla Ruth
Hueston of Ridgetown and former-
ly of Wingham passed away at Vil-
lage Nursing Home, Ridgetown, on
Friday, July 7, 1995, in her 87th
year.
The former Ruth Armstrong, she
was the beloved wife of the late
Knowlson J. Hueston, who prede-
ceased her in 1957.
She was the dear mother of Ruth
Ann and Bill Higgins of Guelph;
Brock and Bonnie Hueston of St.
Mary's and Heather and Bill
Loucks of Ridgetown. Mrs. Hues -
ton .also is survived by six grand-
children.
She was predeceased by her son
Donald in 1941 and her brother,
Bert Armstrong.
Visitation was held at the
McBurney Funeral Home in Wing -
ham on Sunday, July 9, from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services
were held in the funeral home on
Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. John
Neilson officiating. Interment in
Gorrie Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Cana-
dian Cancer Society would be ap-
preciated as expressions of sympa-
thy.
MUNRO--Mrs. Lois Munro of
Braemar Retirement Centre passed
away at Wingham and District Hos-
pital on Friday, July 7, 1995. The
former Lois E. Gardner, Mrs. Mun-
ro was in her 78th year.
She was the beloved wife of the
late Reginald W. Munro, who pre-
deceased her in 1982. Left to
mourn their mother's passing is
Heather Munro of Newmarket and
Peggy Pike and her husband Bob of
Wingham. She was the loving Nana
of Carolyn, Lesley. Jennifer, Debo-
rah and Marianne Pike, all of
Mrs, Munro was the sister of
Eric M. (Bob) Gardner of Winni-
peg, Man. and Horace C. (Sunny)
Gardner of Ottawa.
She was predeceased by her
brother, Douglas R. Gardner, in
World War II and an infant sister
Margaret.
Visitation was held at the
McBurney Funeral Home in Wing -
ham on Sunday, July 9, from 2 to 4
p.m. Funeral services were held at
the Wingham United Church on
Monday at 11 a.m. Cremation.
In lieu of flowers, donations to
the Canadian Cancer Society or to
the Wingham United Church would
be appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
BY STEPHANIE DOMCERS
The Mount Forest Confederate
Drayton Festival Theatre's sec-
ond show of the season, "Out of 1
Order", works its way into a whirl-
wind frenzy and has the audience
splitting sides with laughter.
Ray CooneY's "Out of Order" is
a contemporary tale about a politi-
cian having an affair, and .his at-
tempts to cover it up. A discovery
behind the curtain of his top -rate
hotel suite contributes to the confu-
sion. As the play progresses, the
lies continue to snowball into
chaotic madness.
Those who haven't gotten tickets
to "Out of Order", directed by Alex
Mustakas, are encouraged to hurry.
The production is more than 80 per
cent booked. It will run until Aug.
5 and is being sponsored by R.J.
Burnside and Associates Ltd.
The elegant set of the hotel is a '
striking contrast to what goes on in-
side. The audience is kept in stitch-
es because of the faulty window,
the facial expressions and body lan-
guage of the political secretary, a
corporate nerd; the curious and ea-
ger waiter, the political slurs, and
stacking mix-ups.
What begins as a moderate mis-
fortune is marred by continuing in-
terruptions and additives to the
original plan. New characters add-
ed throughout the play produce
more and more problems.
The lead role of the cabinet min-
ister attempting to dodge controver-
sy is played by Richard Partington.
Mt. Partington's most recent
stage performance was the title role
in the Canadian Premiere of "Mol-
lywood" at Toronto's Bathurst
Street Theatre. He has worked ex-
tensively in Toronto at Theatre
Passe Muraille, the Tarragon, Fac-
tory and Buddies in Bad Times
theatres, and seasons at Stratford
and Shaw, as well as many regional
theatres throughout Canada. He ap-
peared this season on CTV/CBS'
"Due South" and will be seen this
summer in "National Lampoon's
Senior Trip". Other film and televi-
sion credits include "Foreve
Knight", "Top Cops" and "Stree
Leal"
His role as Richard Willey at the and "It Runs in the Family
Drayton theatre is overshadowed The virtually inactive role of `the
by Bryan Foster whose character body' in "Out of Order" is played
iterally stole the show. by Scott McCulloch. Although the
Mr. Willey's private secretary, part calls for little acting, Mr.
George Pigdon, repeatedly had the McCulloch portrayal gives lifeless -
audience laughing with his mom-
my's boy, nerd -like characteristics..
At first he tries to steer his boss in
the right direction but soon falls
into the same deceptive manner-
isms.
Mr. Foster is a veteran of Canadi-
an theatre. His work has literally
taken him across Canada. Selected
stage credits include "Run for Your
Wife" in Regina, and Ontario lqca-
tions; "The Lion in Winter", in
Hamilton; "Absurd Person Singu-
lar" in Sudbury; "The Mousetrap"
in Saskatoon; "How the Other Half
Loves" in Calgary; "Educating
Rita" in Orillia; and "Don't Dress
for Dinner", Parry Sound.
Jennifer Miles plays the role of
Jane Worthington. Scantily clothed
in most of the first act, she plays
the sweet, level-headed mistress.
Ms. Miles appeared in an episode
of the new "Howie Mandel Show"
just prior to rehearsals in Drayton.
Her film roles include the lead in a
recent art film, "Sticky Traps" and
episodes of "The Marriage Cou\n-
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Bill and Ann Werner were re-
cently at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Albrightville, Pa., to wit-
ness the wedding of Janet Maurger
and Glen Snyder.
Rick and Sherrie Nay, Sarah and
Ashley of North Bay and Christo-
pher ay of Kitchener visited over
the Dominon Day holiday weekend
with Bill and Donna Nay.
Faith Cook spent last weekend
with Allan and Nadine Steedman at
Port Severn.
Helen Scott of Forest is spending
a couple of weeks with her sister,
Lorraine Steurnol.
Bill and Erland Thornton have
returned home after a two-week
tour of. Scotland. They visited Glas-
gow, Edinburgh, Orkney Islands,
Inverness, Oban and Lismore Is-
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Steedman of
Orillia visited last Wednesday with
Faith Cook.
Bruce Grainger of Vaie D'Urife,
Quer, visited for a few days with
Janet Grainger and other relatives.
Last Sunday, they visited Olive
McLaughlin of Scone.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Diemert and
family of Mildmay visited Sunday
with Bill and Janet Hogg. Dorothy
Bolton of Goderich, Eva Wright,
Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Herbert of Maple Ridge, B.C., were
recent visitors at the same home.
Betty Ann Coghlin of Atwood
visited last Monday with Clifford
and Reta Brown. Cindy Brown of
Topsail, Nfld., is spending a week
with her.parents.
Isabel Adams vistied Sunday
with Duffy and Rosemary Colvin
of Teeswater. Bill and Alma Steele
of Guelph called at the same home.
Julie Gibson and Keith Birnie of
Kirkland Lake spent the Dominion
Day holiday with, her parents,
Sandy and Myrna Gibson.
SNELGROVE--Harold George
Snelgrove of Vanastra passed away
after a lengthy illness in Clinton
Public Hospital on Wednesday,
June 28, 1995, in his 72nd year.
Mr. Snelgrove was the beloved
husband of Marjorie (Whitbourne).
He was the loving father of: Cathe-
rine L. and Bill Dickert of Wroxet-
er; Audrey J. and Steve Drake,
Quebec; Gayle C. and John Devall
of St. Catharines; Donna Marie
Monk of Kitchener; Bruce A. and
Mary Beth Snelgrove of Petrolia;
Patricia I. MacDonald of London;
Michael G. and Crystal Snelgrove
of Cold Lake, Alta and Wendy E.
Snelgrove and friend Steve of Hep-
worth. Mr. Snelgrove also was
loved by 17 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
He is survived by two sisters and
five brothers-in-law and was prede-
ceased by two sisters and three
brothers.
The funeral was held at 1 1 ' a.m.
on Friday, June 30, in Clinton with
Wingham. burial at Mount Brydges Cemetery.
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sell and Divorce Court .
A versatile performer, Ms. Miles
divides her stage time between role
in plays such as "Charley's Aunt",
"Tartuffe" and children s theatre
performances. An accomplished
singer/dancer, her musical theatre
experience varies from Vibrata in
"A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum", to Tweedle
Dee in "Alice in Wonderland".
The waiter in the play, who is
kept busy fetching things for the
perpetrators such as a wheelchair,
sleeping pills and his wedding suit,
is played by Bruce Bricknell. He
captures the audience with his mis-
interpretations of the situation and
his.eagerness to please, even if only
to collect tips.
Mr. Bricknell is no stranger to the
Drayton Festival Theatre. He's ap-
r peared in Drayton's production of
t "Big River" as well as "Move Over
Mrs. Markham", "Me and My Girl"
g .
ness a hilarious dimension of its
own.
Mr. McCulloch recently worked
with the Toronto-based Mysterious-
ly Yours. He's performed in "The
Mousetrap", and "The Trial of
Sherlock Holmes".
On the summer theatre front, Mr.
McCulloch has spent two seasons
with Gemini Dinner Theatre at Mi-
naki Lodge and two with Caruso's
Cabaret in North Bay, and three
with Thunder Bay's Moonlight
Melodrama, where he has also di-
rected.
Kevin Sepaul's excitement -filled
role as Ronnie Wothington kept
everyone frightful of what this en-
raged husband might do. He seeks
out his wife's lover, but is misled.
Mr. Sepaul has previously ap-
peared at Drayton theatre in "It
Runs in the Family".
Since graduating from the Uni-
versity of Windsor's acting pro-
gram, Mr. Sepaul has performed in
a number of productions
Over the past two months, he's
been performing with two Toronto-
based Improv Comedy troupes. He
is a founding member of The Stu-
pid Goodlookings, and is also a
regular player with The Stand Ins,
whose homebase, The Big City Im-
prov, is currently running their
show, "Pulp Friction".
The roll of the hotel manager
who keeps walking in at the most
inopportune times, is played by
Reg Dreger.
Mr. Dreger has worked mainly
on television as a guest in series
such as "Due South", "Robocop",
"Street Legal", Friday the 13th",
"Top Cops" and "Family Passions"
an& in made -for -television movies
including "Million -Dollar Babies".
His most recent theatrical work
was at the DuMaurier Theatre in
Toronto and in "Mystery of the
Oak Island Treasure" at Theatre
Orangeville.
The roll of Pamela, Mr. Willy's
wife who drops in unexpectedly, is
played by Linda Goranson.
Ms. Goranson spent much of last
year co-starring in "The Mind with
the Naughty Man" with Mickey
Rooney.
She has won a Canadian Film
Award for "Spike in the Wall",
Yorkton Film Festival Award for
"The Planted Door" and an AC -
TRA. nomination for "Labor of
Love".
Lastly, the roll of Gladys, the
nurse of Mr. Pigdon's mother, is
played by Andrea Risk. She's more
carefree than she first appears.
Ms. Risk has made frequent ap-
pearances in film and television,
has a wealth of experience on
stage. Well known in the dinner
theatre circuit, she has performed in
comedy, farce and drama through-
out Ontario. The film "Lilly" in
which she featured prominently,
was a critical success at both the
Montreal and Torino Film Festi-
vals.
Behind the scenes recognition is
given to David Antscherl, set de-
sign; Jean Campbell, costume de-
sign; Karl Wylie, lighting design;
Liliane Stilwell, stage manager;
Chris Knarr, technical director; and
Cathy DeGrosbois, assistant stage
manager.
Drayton Theatre has received lots
of recognition and success in the
five years its been open and, still,
its reputation continues to grow.
This year, Drayton has added
18,000 seats to its 1995 season. It
appears, however, this is still riot
enough.
The first production this season,
"Big River", sold out 39 of 48
shows, with chairs having to be
added to the back of the theatre.
"Out of Order" is already 80 per
cent booked.
The final show, "Dads - The Mu-
sical", with book and lyrics by Rob-
ert More and music by Tom Doyle,
is being extended to Sept. 23 with
an ,additional 3,000 seats added.
Opening night will be held Aug. 8.
It too, will be directed by Alex
Mustakas.
Tickets are available, while they
last, by calling the box office at
638-5555 or fax 638-5575.
Bill and Kathy Gibson attended
the Fisher reunion at Brighton Bay
near Belleville last Saturday and
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Fisher. Also attending
were Carmen and Sandra Machan
of Brussels.
Betty Armstrong was surprised
last week when she had a visit from
her niece and two children, Alferdo
Ortego and children Alferd and
Sara, of Florence, Oregon. Mrs.
Armstrong had not seen her niece
in over 20 years and was traced
through the Bell Telephone where
Mrs. Armstrong worked some
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McClenaghan
and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Finlay of
Kitchener were guests last Saturday
of Mildred McClenaghan.
Bob, Lois and Alexander Ross of
Waterloo were weekend visitors
with Don and Jean Ross.
If anyone has any Whitechurch
news over the next two weeks,
please call The Advance -Times of-
fice at 357-2320.
I.41ECYCLE THIS PAPER
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Baxter
Couple wed June 10
Cheryl Nicholson, daughter of
Keith and Carol Nicholson of RR
2, Bluevale and Steve Baxter, son
of Gord and Ruth Baxter of Wing -
ham, were united in .marriage on
June 10 at Bluevale United Church
in a lovely summer wedding with a
color scheme of navy, dusty rose
'and white.
The matron of honor was Lee -
Anne Shaw, sister of the bride.
Bridesmaids were Julie Keelan and
Marilyn Zimmerman, friends of
the bride and groom and Audrey
King, sister of the groom. The
flowcrgirls, who carried white ted-
dy bears were Coral and Anna
Nicholson, Amanda, Ashleigh and
Alexis Shaw, nieces of the bride.
The best man was Jeff Layton,
friend of the groom and the ushers
were Steve Keelan, friend of the
bride and groom and Shawn and
Doug Nicholson, brothers of the
bride. The ringbearer was Greg
Nicholson, nephew of the bride.
Craig Fair of Bluevale sang "The
Wedding Song" and "A Whole
New World," accompanied by
Mary Lou Johnston and Etoile
Johnston.
Lisa Henry, friend of the bride
and groom, was master of ceremo-
nies. The dinner and receptionwere
held at the Brussels, Morris and
Grey Community Centre, where the
color scheme of navy, dusty rose
and white continued.
After a honeymoon in Northern
Ontario, Cheryl and Steve are now
residing at their new home at
-7 Jamestown.
NOTICE
THE WINGHAM ARMOURIES
Facilities available to rent
for meetings, seminars, workshops, receptions,
reunions, Buck & Does etc.
For information call Pete Quennell
357-1317
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