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BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL
presents
by TED JOHNS with
THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE
HELD OVER TILL SEPT. 8
AUG. 21 - SEPT. 8
Performances added Sept, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 at 8:30
Matinees Sept. 2.8 at 2 p.m.
TICKETS: Adults $5,
Seniors S4, Children $3
Ph,...: (519)523-9300.523-4488
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While Stock Lasts !
Death of the Donnellys' is
dra rn-atic, theatrical experience
By Henry Hess
perienced.
Through the barn raisings,
The old hall at Blyth may never
The story of the massacre of
dances and shivarees, the
be the same by the time tbo
the Donnelly family at its Bid-
sporadic outbursts of violence
summer festival's final
dulph Township farm nearly a
onstage prepare the audience for
production finishes its run. "1%
hundred years ago is a familiar
the chilling finale. The several
Death of the Donnellys" is a
one in this part of Ontario. That,
moments of utter silence which
rollicking boisterous play and
together with the reputation of
greeted the end of the play on
the exuberance of the actors at
Theatre Passe Muradie, may
opening night were a more
times threatened to shake the
account for the heavy advance
eloquent testimony to the power
(wilding right off its foundation.
ticket sales which resulted in the
of the performance than was the
From the time the lights come
play being held over for an ad-
standing ovation which followed.
up to open the first act to the final
ditional week before it had even
The acting was excellent
curtain call, this excellent
opened.
throughout, bearing out the
production by the Theatre Passe
The tale is essentially a violent
excellent reputation of the
Muraille engulfs the audience,
one, but while * play does not
Theatre Passe Muraille. All the
sweeps it up and carries it along,
gloss over the gory details
actors put a great deal into parts
to the anticipated, but still
neither does it dwell on them. It
which were often physically
gripping, conclusion.
also avoids taking sides in the
demanding without anyone
The intensity of the acting, fine
tragedy; what it does, and does
trying to steal the show. Out -
direction and good visual a>pd
very well, is recreate the at-
standing were David Fox as Jim
audio effects make this a play
mosphere in which the Donnellys
Donnelly and Buggy Thompson,
that is not merely seen but ex- lived—and died.
Janet Amos as Johannah Don-
late Rachel Wynn and Robert
Gibbons of Kimberley.
nelly and Hardee Lineham as
Gilmar gathered at the home of
Mrs. Mel Boultinghouse of
Grouchy }Ryder. Layne
Leonard Sanderson for their
Essex visited Sunday with Mr.
Coleman's portrayal of Will
Donnelly at times lacked con-
viction, but in other scenes he
SCH I OOL was very good.
One of the only shortcomings
was in the songs, which played
the role of the chorus in Greek
drama by explaining the action.
The Windham Advances -Tunas. Augwt 0, IW19—Pates LS
Particularly in the early scenes
the actors tended to carry too
much exuberance over into their
singing, with the result that the
words were lost.
"The Death of the Donnellys"
was rewritten by Ted Johns from
two plays, "Them Donnellys I"
and "Them Donnellys II",,
DEATH OF THE DONNELLYS--Paul Kelman, Bob Collins
collectively created by Theatre
and Hardee Lineham a ppe In Theatre Passe Muraille's
appear
Passe Muraille with the
excellent production, "The
Death of the Donnellys", play -
assistance of writer Frank
Ing now through Sept. 8 at
the Blyth Summer Festival.
MacEnany. Bob Pearson's set
design was well conceived,
r' MRS. GEORGE BROWN
particularly the, scheme which
carried parts of the action into,
through and over -the audience.
Gorrie Personal Notes
- Lighting by John Hughes also
produced some interesting
Thirty-three descendants of the
Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Allan
n special effects. Costumes
late Rachel Wynn and Robert
Gibbons of Kimberley.
designed by Warren Hartman
Gilmar gathered at the home of
Mrs. Mel Boultinghouse of
and the music of David Papazian,
Leonard Sanderson for their
Essex visited Sunday with Mr.
Kim Vincent and Jimmy Adams
.
annual reunion and to celebrate
and Mrs. Wayne King.
added to �he effect of the
the 90th birthday of Luella
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kressman
production
Sanderson who, along with
and Melissa of Listowel visited
The pla has- been held over
Edwin Gilman of Harriston, are
Mr. and Mrs. Blake McMillan on
until Sep .1 8, with tickets
the only surviving members of
Sunday -
available only from the Blyth box
the original family. Family
Miss Wendy Heath of Lloyd -
office, 523-9300. Families plan-
members were present from
minster and Miss Loretta
ning to attend should think twice
Ancaster, Burlington London
Kohlman . of Calgary, Alberta,
before taking;, pre -teenaged
Tnamesford, Wingham,
visited Thursday with Mr. and
children. The emotional tension
Wroxeter, Gorrie and Guelph.
Mrs. Cecil Grainger Mr. and
of some scenes was too much -for
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mann and
Mrs. Robert Grainger and David
several young viewers on
family spent the weekend at the
of Waterloo spent Monday at the
opening night and they had to
homes of Mr. and.Mrs. Merle
same home.
leave the theatre.
Donald Sanderson is attending
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Mrs. Lawrence Linton David
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Flegg of St. Catharines spent the
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