14 The Guardian. Charlottetown. Sat. May 18, 19844 I

Kamloops group is termed unique; will stage ‘chips’

A truly unique theatre group due to take part in the Drama Festival is that. of the Norti Kamlrops PTA Theatre Wing started some years ago with a one—act play "Johnny Dunn" dir- ected by Tom Kerr. who has been their director ever since.

Mr. Kerr teaches speech and drama Ill l-ll'Of’ secondary schools in the Kam‘oops School district He is a fellow of Trini- ty College «speech and dt'amat

'The arciip is combination of teachers. adult community members and color students 0‘ tne Notti Kamlnnp: Serott dar‘v School

have worked hard to

They bring a goo-l standard of com— ' theatre to their district . during the past four years consists of a top musical (South Pacri‘ic. Okl’~ homat and a DDF entry. plus a children's production and one- act festival entries \\ hen stu-

(icnts and atlul-Es scparte to pre- ‘

sent plays In their own festival catezorf-‘- FiRsr A. DlSA-STFR

The Theatre \l'm; '13; iron bes' diz‘ettor in the B C region for the past three \‘ears. com- petin: acainst more experienced Van- couver l‘o.~t winnin: shows‘ were "llic ton: and The Short . 'l‘” and “A Taste of. Honey" Their first entry “ Italian Sti'aw Hat" was a (11535- ter and dcscriod the panning it got at the festival llowcvcr. It helpcd the ;:.ioup work harder to grow.

T h l s 3euz"s production ‘ “Chips \l'itli Everything" has} one of the youiircst casts ever to appear in tlic BC ‘. and; possibly in Jl national finals The avet‘rtze a:c of the main body of the cast limo: tTAlR. there arev

several 1;?“lll't3 't‘\ the character rolcs ‘Cihms". which was run-l ning on bi‘oaduny \\?lil‘l'l the!

14 regions I have plays t

Canada is divided into Regions - for festival purposes. these now1 nimher it Each of the four. Western Provinces. the Marl. times and Newfoundland con»

sritutes a region; Ontario 13‘ divided into three complete re‘ . ginns because its greater”

pop-ileum and large number of Little Theatre groups and Que be“ is div-iderl into two complete

regions.

Ontario

through f

cm erinz Timmins

Stidbtirv to Fault. Ste-Marie and ’maximum number “111mm can be} play. Green lment Will feature French folk‘ region. for each regional festival which 1 songs by the “Arsenault Group"

the Ahtubi area of the Provincel of Quebec. forms one \‘orthwcstcrii Ontario Manitoba in forming; region. Most of the regions nowi ha\e properly constituted drama ! leagues from which the regional {Pstii'al comm'ttee is appointed. The chairman of cacti regional ‘ committrc tr. appointed a mem- licr I‘I t'tr li.lll"ll,’tl t~\i~cuti\'c Io- fiFI“lt‘t' “"71 .‘m :irlzllttrt'tal repro- EGHIBIIU‘ ll't‘il‘l each t‘e:ton All regions have a number of loca auard‘s lll addition to the DDF

.tcins 1

regional trophy. Such awards are usually for the best actor

and Jolt-cw, hrut setting, hogl.

croup got the from New York agent H rbert Gotheb. was t-‘te dream of director Tom Kerr since reading the script two years ago.

- However. a trip to New York. phone calls. letters

agents to gain a no

(true. until two days before the:

group were starting another play and a final plea to Wesket‘ gave them permission to pro- duce the first edition of "Chips with Everything" outside London and New York.

gIOUPSlucommrEn CHAIR

are helped

It is felt by many people that apart from encouraging poten- tial young arbists to take part in theatrical activities. the ‘ drama festival is also a source t of interest to members of the

community and serves to de-

velop audience participation. l If we multiply the numbe ‘plavs prodiic d amateurs by the number of ‘sr‘ats in these theatres, by the number of nights they play. it is c—rident that the amateur groups of this country are mak-

ing a contribution of vast im-

portance to cultural develop-

ment.

Regional and final festivaLs ml: not outlive their usefulness in the forseeable future. In a country as old as France, festi- vals of this type are extremely usu‘iil. Mioth Saint-Denis, on of the great authorities In the field of theatre says;

arts. tihere petition which is called the Corn- petition of the Young Oom- panicsw Le Concours des Jennes Companies—You t a week of selected shows. What. I can tell you is that. since (the war. four

of

{of the most successful profes- 0

stonal direct rs of t ay have come from this competition. The Paris citics all go to this com- petition with the idea they are gainvg to discover fresh talent ll" all fields—acting. writing. directing and esigning—a ti 1! this works "

director and the best of a Canadian play. In order to hold a Regional Festival. the region must have at least three full-length plays entered. but in many regions it: is now necessary to have sub- rcgionai eliminations to reduce the number of plays to be judg- ed by the adjudicator to the

production

presented in the time alloted

varies from Ch a

hold in the month of Mamch.

The average number of plays.

entered in t e regional compe- titions is 60. but. usually some 35 entries have alrea been eliminated sub—regionally so that the average overall participatlon t'cprescnts some 93 groups. Many actors and actresses who have taken part in regional 'and final festivals have found their way into professional the- atre. radio and TV in .anada, England and the USA.

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ME ll m to right) Mrs. Frank Mac-hospitality: Mrs. Alfred Hennes- ' Mrs. Ber-

! innon. registration:

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I By NANCY WHITE

‘ A week of parties. parties. and—oh. yes~parties. awaits ; the 160 players participating in lthe Dominion Drama Festival finals here May 13-23

ple are on vacation. and. al- though acting can he a serious business at times. they are out time. After all. they can‘t not all the time. The local entertainment com- mittee, headed by Mr. and Mrs. fred Hennessey, has planned a busy round of events for the guests and for local people.

OPEN TO PUBLIC

Nig tlv sessions in the "Green Boom“ will be climaxed by the "Beaux-Arts Ball" fol- lowing the presentation of awards after Saturday evening's performance

I The parties in the Green Room

3 —for the festival. located in the i

‘ small theatre beneath the Con- federation Theatre itself —— ar

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open to the public at an admis- BUS TOURS

sioii price 0 $1 an evening. The committee has arranged he Green Room . where t two bus tours for the visitors. _

“ cast. meets audience after the i On Tuesday afternoon the.V g0 t a.\'- I to Rustico. Cavendish and Wood- . Charlottetown YMCA Sewer leigh, and they‘ll have tea at

tary John vans will act as ‘ Shining Waters L0dge~

1 ma of ceremonies. and it But on Thursday morning

Ivaricty of local entertainmentl comes what may be the piece

I has been scheduled.

i The guest artist opening night :

. wil be Vocalist Maida Rog- ‘ . erson. who will sing Negro i spiritunls.

ing the festival's only French oom

. from Mont Carmel.

‘ ree anotherflveek. All regional festivals are ROCK 'N ROLL T00 I Rock and roll in the Lionfed- i

ei'atinu Centre Theatre," it looks 1‘? it. for the oldest-establish- i ed C‘harllottetown group specal- : izing Ill this type of music The Tt‘cmtoncs. m'c hookcd to on. ‘ tcrtain at tho Green Room “'cd. ncsdav m cnin‘z. Oit Thursday (‘\f‘llill: it's The l Rovers Three Singing folk songs following the Universuy of New . Brunswick production. l The last evening of the Green iRoom “I” see Eugene Wynne ' and David Gallant I‘Dccdee

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Coffee and sandwiches will be I served each night in the Green l Room and other refreshments i will be available for the duration ' of the festival.

Nz-nard Hug as.

Final festival week is a trad- l itionaliy lively affair. The peo- _

t On Tuesday evening. follow-I

entertain- :j

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‘Beaux Arts Ball is set to climax partygoing

Green Room tickets Will be

' sold at the Charlottetown Hotel

ant' at the Theatre itself. those

.for the ball at $5 per person

i Wlll be sold only at the hotel.

" and must be picked up by May 21. the committee says.

The Beaux Arts Ball —the first dance to be staged in the new eatre — will be held in l the foyer and In the concourse 1 near the sculpture court. It . will include a buffet supper.

I Asked about dress for this oc-

said recently that patrons are

t advised to wear what they will j._ wear to the play closing nigh. ‘ '~

This will be a dance where the ladies' costumes will range from simple cocktail dresses to floor- length evening gowns.

expected to go “white tie.” but [the general public is free I make its own decision on dress. i So much for official evening

throughout the week as Well.

3 de. resistance for most of mainland visitors.

1 It‘.s a tour to Morell. Smiris l and Fortune. highlighted by .a. l lobster dinner at Gaspeaux in the cookhouse near the lobster i plant itself. The acting groups will tour the factory. and have their fill of the crustacean that's . practically a symbol 0 _ l Jim {\ia-cNutt is preparing the

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Receptions. dinners. an .parties have been scheduled for ‘ the week. with an eye to leavmg - the players with some free time. and nvmditi: conflict with re- ltcitt‘snl St‘illf‘llll cw.

'l’hcsc hcrtiu with a rllllllf’l’ and i'cccpttntt at 5 1m. Sunday at the (":iai'lottctown Hotel. Phillip Hope-Wallace. the festival ad~ judicator, will be giicst speaker at this event. to be eld in cori- ncctioti with the ucckcnd pre- fcstival "thcntrc conference." afternoon. Govern— ment House will be the. =43“.an for an afternoon tea. a strictly "on inVitatinn“ event.

Friday evening tilic festival . governors will be entertained at dinners in various private homes I“ II]? (My

Those hosting these funruons “ill be and Mrs Mackmnon. Mr. and Mrs. anyne. ur and Mrs .Cooke: Mr ’Pctcrs. Mr Dwight~ My

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a l s E and Mrs . andolph

...-h...___‘.....'" I v backstage and sey and Mr. Hennesscy. enter-

casion, a committee spokesman id

1 Governors of the festival are I

to;.

entertainment. There Will doubt. : less be various private parties ‘

o

commentary for these bus tours. ‘

Frank 1 - i this year.

C ‘ “DP and a governor of the re-

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Since the 17th century. that San Augustin Cathedral of San ‘ tiago. Chili. has contained a‘ strange relic — The Lord of the 1 Holy Agony. known as " e Christ of the Quintrala."

Broadview has play i

and beginner's luck is seen in: the‘ era. as they present Shelagh De- laney's "Taste of Honey". Stellar Finlayson plays the at Thus was her first year in a festival and she was

-- in two meditations.

Dorothy Spencer is the presi- dent of the Barn Players and also plays the pant of Helen

Roy Wordsworth who plays

tainment and hospitality.

plays t

Philip Jackson comes from Jamaica and is in Canada on a bursary. He plays fine pan of (th bay

e .

Maurice Evans who is the di- rector of "Taste of Honey" has a wealth of theatrical back- ground.

Sandy MacDonald. stage ma- nager. is a teacher of dra- ma in a Toronto public school. He has taken lead roles in Gil-

and van musicals.

Tom George and Mrs.

.‘Lr, and llrs. ‘DPBlmS'. {\ir. and Mrs Buntain. and )‘It‘. I Hamid Palmer.

}Civ1c LUNCHEON . At lunch time the same day. jthe "DDF people" will be an

Manning.

inspired ‘LaGuintrala’

. with apprehension.

1 odious conduct of Catalina

A mixture of long expertencelPREDOMlN

remained at a reception sponsor- ed by the Canadian Association :of Broadcasters. This will be followed by a civic luncheon.

. Eacth cast. will be entertained at a coffee in a private i Charlottetown home one mooning

l t hair! on non-rehearsing morn- ings. most of them on Friday. Some of the larger casts will be. split into several groups on these occasions

Hosts for the cast panties will be: Mr. and It (1

i tiring the week. These will be Ts. eman o w....;...-..» . _ 3:»:3_ If. Vidal (Montreal gmupt: ML. .L f ‘ ‘3 Gordon White (St. a John’ group): Dr. an Mrs. Wend McKenzie ( Noranda group). Dr. and l\ .. Lemuel meise (Hamilton groiipl: Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Rogers (ReL aim gnoutp); Mr. and Mrs. Nor-mam Stewart (Toronto group) Mr. and Mrs, Earl Baker. Dr and Mrs. Eric Found (Kamloops giwipl: Mr and Mrs. Erskine MacNutt. Dr. and Mrs. J.A. MacMillIan. Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bell (University I

l . of New Brunswick group . ’ “ Whrkting With Mr. and Mrs Hemessey on Illle entertainment

program were the olnwinZ' Sterling Walker (Green Room‘; Ant liciiinis (luncliconsl; .‘II’S. Harold Paltmcr (entertainment of governorsl; Mrs. J.A Mac- Mu'il‘lan (entertainment of casts‘; and Claude Maurice (Beaux Arts Ball).

Quintnln'a" action and em ter in face of eternity are {agitamblo prob‘ems. un- Ihe teed remorse" lemd'.‘ Is it a miracle? ORIGINAL PLAY Cast of character ot L train: Diane Pinarh. in £90121: role: Thomas Donohoe, Then}I Morange. Anne Lauriault. L1: Lescaut. Denis Andre. Michel Forget. Pascal Rollin, Rated the best. original Can-a. than play in the Western Qua, bee region trials. L antraia was written by Gil llamm Vuillaume who was born "I- France. lived in Chile and [13; been in Canada for 11 years. During a visit to a Cathed in Santiago the author saw life]

is cathedral

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The expression of menu anger which deforms the facial features of the Crucified. plun- ges you. even today. into I state of stupor and fills you

predominant personage of her epoch and one whose power wa almost without limit.

Heredity weighed heavily on "La Quintrala". on both sides of the family. Her father. a tn natical German. came fro re

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The popular belief is that the de los Rios y Lispei-guer. called me at “La Quintraln", was the cause Martin Luther. His forefathers of the sudden change in the had. for many centunes. im-

Of . d "Cub ‘ as O arouse hp;

curiosity. What she learned he.

was ques". (Indian Princes.) came the basis of her play

The motive power behind “La

"Quintrala". the Lucrece Bor- gta of the colonial era. was a

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Mr S encc is production engineer with this Hydro Elec- tric l‘owcr (‘ommisstnn of tario and received his ,thcatrical experience at llart lHouse Theatre while attending i Toronto University.

member of the production staff at the grandstand show of title Canadian National Exhibi- ltmn. . asn was associated . with London. Ontario. L t It i 9

Theatre for six years. In 1960, he was stage manager. when London won top awards for the t plav “Six Characters in Search of An Author". Last year at Kit- chener. Ontario. during the fi- nal festival. he took on the same

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