THE “DEE SUN 
     
    
   
   
    
     A sure sign that Cnrist— 
     
     mas is approaching in 
     
     Charlottetown is fine 
     
     activity generated by the 
     
     Island Theatre Guild 
     
     (formerly the Charlottetown 
     
     Amateur rIheatre group) , in 
     
     preparing for their annual 
     
     winter production. 
     
    
   
   
    
     This year it is the 
     
     comedy TAR'IUFFE by ‘ 
     
     Moliere, with David Bulger 
     
     directing. TARI‘UFFE is 
     
     the story of a ne'er—do— 
     
     well, his machinations, and 
     
     his subsequent come-uppance! 
     
    
   
   
    
     Director Bulger commented 
     
     that apart from the fact 
     
     the play is very amusing 
     
     and well-written, it is 
     
     also very relevant to the 
     
     modern day. "Basically, 
     
     it is about hypocrisy," 
     
     he stated. "Tartuffe is 
     
     a con—man who selects 
     
     religious piety as his 
     
     neans toswindle people. 
     
    
   
   
    
     He poses as a gentleman who 
     
     has fallen onto hard times 
     
     through too mudi attention 
     
     to religious matters, and 
     
     too little attention on 
     
     worldly matters 
     
    
   
   
    
     "He allows hiirself to be 
     
     "discovered" b thenaive 
     
    
   
   
    
             
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     (and wealthy) Orgon, who 
     
     takes him into the bosom of 
     
     his family. Tartuffe _ 
     
     proceeds to take possess- 
     
     ion of the family riches, 
     
    
   
   
    
     the family daughter - and  ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     seduces the‘family wife!” 
     
     Finally, he puts Organ 
     
     into great jeopardy by 
     
     caning into possession of 
     
     ‘Ifie Family Secret!" 
     
    
   
   
    
     While Molierewas a 
     
     17th century playwright, 
     
     Mr. Bulger has given his 
     
     production a 191-11 century 
     
     setting. The elegant set, 
     
     designed by Jonni Turner, 
     
     and the richly—coloured 
     
     costumes from the Confed- 
     
     eration Centre contribute 
     
     to a presentation that is 
     
     visually stunning. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Unlike the old 
     
     proscenium—style stage, 
     
     with conventional curtains, 
     
     the play will be done on a 
     
     "thrust" stage. "This 
     
     means the stage projects 
     
     out into the audience, and 
     
     the action is viewed fran 
     
     three sides. While this 
     
     takes up a good deal of 
     
     floor space in the 
     
     MacKenzie Building, it will 
     
     provide 'a very intimate 
     
     feeling ,for  audience 
     
     and actors " said Mr. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     a challenge to the director 
     
     in moving the actors arctmd 
     
     the stage so that there are 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ‘ Mr'  a» 
     
    
   
   
    
     i profess’icnal ac   
     
    
   
   
    
     director, enthused over 
     
     his cast of local amateur 
     
     actors, Whidl includes 
     
     Barbara Weale, Martha 
     
     Irving, Allan Billard and' 
     
     Janes Drake in the 
     
     principal parts, with 
     
     Erskine Smith as _ ' 
     
     Tarmffe. He Was also 
     
     delighted at the  
     
     calibre of the bad<stage  
     
     staff, whcm, he felt,‘ ‘ 
     
     could make or break a 
     
    
   
   
    
     production Anne Putnam 
     
    
   
   
    
     is stage manager, Gordie , 
     
     Johnson technical 
     
     director, and Pat Turn- 
     
     bull and Ann Gallant in 
     
     charge of wardrobe. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     production (callstféjrra 
     
     great deal offingenuity" 
     
     cartrented‘-Mri.-.'BiJlger.  
     
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     fortunate to be sponsored 
     
     by the Committee of the 
     
     Confederation Centre, the 
     
     buiget, of necessity,  
     
     very small. The group has 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     fran their living  , 
     
     "We're also very grate-” ._ 
     
    

    
     ful to the  ' ” 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' Centre, who have been'nbst 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Jo-operative in providing 
     
     the Mad<enzie Building as . 
     
     rehearsal and performing 
     
     space, and assistance with 
     
     the costmes.“Now‘, what 
     
     we‘need  audiences!" 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' ""Ihe  start 
     
      Wednesday, Novenber 30, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     go through nightly to ' 
     
     DecemberB. Tickets are 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ on» sale each evening fran 
     
    
   
   
    
     5 to-8 p.m. in the , 
     
     Mad<enzie Building, corner 
     
     of Grafton and University 
     
     in Charlottetown. Inform- 
     
     aticn can be'obtained by 
     
     telephoning 892-2464, Ext. 
     
     164, during those hours.- 
     
    
   
   
    
     EDITOR: David Bulger 
     
    
   
   
    
     taught Philosop‘ W hy at ,St. . 
     
     Dutistan's University, 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ 1967 to 19é§'_;_§ [Heywas host 
     
    
   
   
    
     'reoen‘ - tly team“?  
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ “Humanities and Philosophy 
     
    
   
   
    
     at VVanier». College in 
     
    

    
     Montreal, but has returned 
     
    

    
     to the Islandtopursuehis _ 
     
     professional acting 1" I 
     
     with. CBC, fIheatre‘LfiNew, ‘ A 
     
    
   
   
    
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