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Presenting“ Dear Liar

Dear Liar: A Block— buster Love Story

A few years ago, the blockbuster film Love Story swept North America on its release. The illi-fated ramance of a rich young man and a short—lived yoimg woman, the movie's contention that Love is Never Having to Say You're Sorry, became a byword.

Island Community Theatre's Performance group is hoping to have its own blockbuster success with their production of DEAR LIAR, the unconventional love story of the brilliant and contro- versial playwright George Bernand Shaw and the bewitching and controversial actress, Mrs. Patrick Campbell.

This amusing play makes it very clear that not only would these mo lovers never have said they were sorry, it would not have crossed their minds that they might.

Also, unlike the protagonists in Love Story, GBS and Mrs. Pat's romance was long lived. It began with the dawn of the 20th century and ended with

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As the final semester of this academic year draws to a close,we can't help but look back at the year we've had at the station, When we "began"the station in September, it looked like we might not make it to Christmas but here we are now with over 25 members, an audience and interviews with the present and potential future Presidents. Not to mention, our own humble Gonzo Column , writing selves. On that point, you may or may not have noticed that the viewpoint of this column varies from week to week. This is primarily a result of having two writers present the column on alternate weeks and, yes, one of us does choose to suck up to a certain society of which he is a member but do I object? NOOOOOO, If he wants to be a bootlicker he's very welcome.

Mrs. Pat's death at the start of World War 11. For over forty years, they adored, raged, fretted, and fumed at each other in a voluminious correspond— ence ranging between two continents.

The romance of these two stars, which started in ‘ 1898 could more accurately be described as a cosmic collision. Shaw, at 42 years of age, was the darling of the ‘ intellectuals and a > household word. Although not entirely

' a prophet without honor

he was regarded in most circles with a mixture of suspicion and bewilderment. He was a strikingly controversial figure, known to all, hated by many and adored b; a select few. ' In his several careers , he had been' a political pamphleteer a novelist, art critic, a music critic who made music not only intelligible to the masses, but positively enjoyable; a dramatic critic whose reviews kept theatregoers and

I managers alike,

hopping with alarm, and a playwright whose

legendary story of

with silver". She was also devastingly witty and many of her sayings were not only widely but have found their way into print as classics of their kind. All in all, Mrs. Pat was an arch-enchantress who fascinated her public and enslaved some of the, greatest geniuses of her day. She could outshine even the incorrigible Shaw.

plays everybody loved” to hate» and which everyone saw and talked about.

He was serious about funny things and funny about serious things. , In total; baffling, infuriating, paradoxical, clownish, and totally unpredict— able. ‘

The object of his passion, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, was the ‘ 7 inspiration for his now Shaw firstsaw Mrs. Pat on stage. "She's unique," he remarked . rather obliquely, "not- that she's a great actress but SHE CAN THREAD ‘A NEEDLE WITH HER 'IOES!“ Despite this curious beginning, ‘ their romance, related in Dear

Eliza Doolittle, the common flowergirl transformed into an elegant society beauty, in Pygmalion (which was later transformed into the musical, My Fair Lady). At the time of their meeting, Mrs. Pat Liar through their» was 32 years old, ‘ le ers, survived war, dazzlingly beautiful, pestilence, a marriage and a divinely gifted each, and even the actress. newfangled "talkies".

Her blazing eyes Dear Liar, the story of and brooding sexuality this marvellous wooing, were said to have features Sharlene ‘ inspired poets and MacLean Reno and William writers, and to have V MacFadden, and will be, , driven painters into a . performed in Charlottetown frenzy. In, an age filled at the Duffy Amphit—p. with great, actresses ,“ ' theatreiat 241,6; she was excapgohalg 25.;mdgfifis Shes.z.{aimpub"7” rich, wanm voche held ,7 ' productionhas It 3 _. her audience enthralled sponsoredng T ‘ “Student " f and, hypnotized," and was Council. Tickets can described as "purple be obtained at the UPEI and crimson, flecked Bookstore for" $3.1003each. ' L

MIDNIGHT , RAMBLINGS

While we're on the subject of columns, you might have noticed that "VIEW FRQVI THE TOP" is presenting an interesting series of jokes without punchlines. Not to worry though, because informed insiders, tell me that Barry "the Enema Bottle" and the rest of his staff will print these punch— lines in the final issue

of - the SUN and it is said

that they will make the jokes understandable and, dare we say it, funny? Word isn't back yet on how the basketball '

team fared in Halifax but,

regardless, they and the hockey team deserve some sort of recognition for

their outstanding efforts

this year. Before I get carried away, I'll close off this column for this

week so stay tuned to'this

space for next week when

the Bootlicker takes over.

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