The
      Panther
      Prints
      January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      by
      Cindy
      Venema
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Success
      is
      ours!
      ‘‘We
      few,
      we
      happy
     
     
      few,
      we
      band
      of
      brothers’’
      (Henry
      V),
     
     
      managed
      to
      alert
      the
      nation
      of
      our
      victory!
     
     
      The
      Bardathon
      (12
      hours
      of
      Shakespeare
     
     
      reading
      in
      the
      faculty
      lounge
      on
      Nov.
      21,
     
     
      to
      raise
      $500
      for
      the
      new
      Globe
      Theatre)
     
     
      was
      more
      than
      a
      financial
      success;
      it
      was
      a
     
     
      cultural
      and
      theatrical
      triumph
      for
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      university
      ,
      that
      usually
      makes
     
     
      the
      national
      news
      when
      it
      is
      receiving
      poor
     
     
      ratings,
      remarkably
      made
      coverage
      on
     
     
      CBC,
      ATV,
      and
      Compass.
      Professor
     
     
      Lindsay
      received
      a
      call
      from
      his
      brother
      in
     
     
      Toronto
      asking
      what
      was
      going
      on
      at
      our
     
     
      small
      university
      should
      catch
      the
      interest
      of
     
     
      our
      national
      information
      network.
      Talking
     
     
      to
      professor
      Shannon
      Murray,
      I
      learned
     
     
      that
      there
      were
      others
      who
      were
      amazed
      at
     
     
      our
      grand
      success,
      particularly
      the
      indi-
     
     
      viduals
      who
      participated
      in
      the
      event.
     
     
      However,
      is
      this
      due
      to
      all
      the
      influential
     
     
      persons
      that
      made
      an
      appearance
      at
      the
     
     
      Bardathon?
      In
      fact,
      many
      of
      these
      indi-
     
     
      viduals
      contributed
      personal
      recitations
      of
     
     
      Shakespeare.
      For
      instance,
      UPEI’s
      former
     
     
      president,
      Dr.
      Eliot,
      graced
      us
      with
      some
     
     
      readings;
      then
      later
      in
      faculty
      lounge
      by
     
     
      reciting
      from
      memory
      several
      of
      Shake-
     
     
      speare’s
      sonnets
      and
      speeches
      (I
      felt
      like
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      <iea
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      in
      a
      scene
      from
      The
      Cosby
      Show).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also,
      Anne
      Thurlow
      of
      CBC,
      David
     
     
      Daughton,
      and
      members
      of
      the
      Society
      for
     
     
      Creative
      Anachronism
      performed
      readings
     
     
      from
      their
      favourite
      Shakespeare
      scenes.
     
     
      And
      naturally,
      some
      Shakespeare-loving
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      professors
      came
      and
      contributed
      to
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worthy
      event
      (Richard
      Lemm,
      Glenn
     
     
      Palmer,
      David
      Milne
      and
      Ron
      Irving).
     
     
      And
      who
      did
      all
      these
      reading
     
     
      entertain?
      Well,
      they
      entertained
      the
     
     
      continual
      flow
      of
      interested
      students,
     
     
      faculty
      and
      guests
      that
      sat
      comfortably
      in
     
     
      the
      sophisticated
      atmosphere
      of
      the
      faculty
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      lounge.
      We
      even
      persuaded
      some
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      visiting
      students
      to
      participate.
      Congratula-
     
     
      tions
      on
      your
      show
      of
      literary
      courage
      Eric
     
     
      Chase,
      Emily
      Ledwell,
      and
      Wendy
     
     
      Venema.
     
    

    
     
      The
      day
      consisted
      of
      tag-team
     
     
      readings
      of
      Shakespeare,
      where
      many
     
     
      people
      took
      turns
      showing
      off
      their
      favour-
     
     
      ite
      sonnets
      and
      scenes
      by
      this
      great
      artist.
     
     
      “*Time-outs’’
      happened
      when
      the
      readers
     
     
      were
      united
      twice
      during
      the
      day
      to
      read
      a
     
     
      play
      by
      Shakespeare.
      Many
      of
      the
      readers
     
     
      were
      brilliant
      in
      their
      interpretations
      of
     
     
      their
      Shakespeare
      characters
      (which
      were
     
     
      designated
      per
      act
      by
      the
      luck
      of
      the
      draw
     
     
      from
      a
      hat),
      and
      the
      result
      was
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      spontaneous
      fun.
     
    

    
     
      The
      official
      readers
      of
      the
      Bardathon
     
     
      (I
      am
      sorry
      if
      I
      missed
      anyone)
      were:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Tis
      beyond
      all
      reason!
     
     
      Mine
      actions
      at
      resolution;
      the
      scheme
      hath
      been
      set,
      2
     
     
      but
      for
      the
      course
      of
      these
      meddlesome
      youth!
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Liklle
      Known
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PY
      38..
      SRR
      Y
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Aemeyey
      ey
      ryder
      gyno
     
    
   
   
    
     
      example
      of
      Shakespearean
      cross
      dressing),
     
     
      professor
      Geoff
      Lindsay
      (one
      of
      the
      head
     
     
      Bardathon
      organisers),
      professor
      Terry
     
     
      Pratt
      (another
      organiser,
      and
      an
      absolute
     
     
      delight
      to
      watch
      act),
      Janet
      MacDonald,
     
     
      Shanna
      Ramsay,
      Tanya
      Painter,
      Charity
     
     
      Becker,
      Laura
      Hansen,
      Haley
      Crane,
     
     
      Laurel
      Connell,
      Emily
      Smith,
      Geraldine
     
     
      Quinn,
      Sarah
      Underwood,
      Kersti
      Kass,
     
     
      Cindy
      Venema,
      and
      most
      importantly,
     
     
      professor
      Shannon
      Murray
      (the
      initiator
      of
     
     
      the
      who
      event).
      I
      must
      also
      not
      forget
      to
     
     
      mention
      the
      fabulous
      food
      that
      was
      avail-
     
     
      able!
      Haley
      Crane,
      Tanya
      Painter,
      Laura
     
     
      Hansen,
      Shanna
      Ramsay,
      Charity
      Becker
     
     
      and
      Shannon
      Young
      put
      on
      a
      wonderful
     
     
      feast
      of
      sandwiches,
      pastries,
      lasagna
      and
     
     
      vegetable
      platters.
      We
      ended
      the
      evening
     
     
      with
      champagne
      and
      cake,
      and
      Dr.
      Murray
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gave
      a
      toast
      to
      sum
      up
      the
      successful
      event.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cheers
      to
      a
      memorable
      day!
     
    

    
     
      Now
      that
      I
      have
      elaborated
      on
      the
     
     
      cultural
      and
      promotional
      achievement
      of
     
     
      the
      day,
      I
      know
      that
      youare
      probably
     
     
      wondering
      what
      the
      financial
      outcome
      was
     
     
      (how
      much
      we
      raised
      for
      ‘‘the
      heavens’’
      in
     
     
      the
      Globe
      Theatre
      --
      the
      purpose
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WE
      RAISED
      THE
      HEAVENS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      event).
      We
      raised
      double
      the
      amount
     
     
      needed!
      In
      the
      collection
      box
      at
      the
     
     
      Bardathon
      alone
      we
      received
      $459.54,
      and
     
     
      from
      other
      donations,
      that
      have
      not
      been
     
     
      fully
      collected
      yet,
      we
      earned
      roughly
     
     
      $650,
      so
      a
      huge
      thanks
      goes
      out
      to
      all
      for
     
     
      the
      Bardathon’s
      sponsors
      and
      contributors.
     
     
      This
      event
      has
      been
      a
      success
      from
      all
     
     
      aspects.
      Perhaps
      we
      could
      do
      something
     
     
      like
      this
      again
      in
      the
      future.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      UPEI
      should
      get
      two
      time-
     
     
      capsules
      buried
      in
      the
      Globe’s
      stage
      (every
     
     
      $500
      donated
      gets
      a
      time
      capsule).
      The
     
     
      question
      is,
      what
      should
      we
      put
      in
      these
     
     
      capsules?
      Any
      suggestions
      are
      welcome,
     
     
      and
      can
      be
      shared
      with
      professor
      Murray.
     
     
      We
      should
      include
      something
      to
      show
      the
     
     
      victory
      that
      we
      won
      with
      the
      Bardathon,
     
     
      and
      years
      down
      the
      road
      our
      ancestors
      will
     
     
      know
      how
      our
      small
      school
      contributed
      to
     
     
      the
      timeless
      symbol
      of
      the
      Globe
      Theatre...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Old
      men
      forget;
      yet
      all
      shall
      be
     
     
      forgot,
     
    

    
     
      But
      he’ll
      remember
      with
      advantages
     
    

    
     
      What
      feats
      he
      did
      that
      day
      (Henry
      V).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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