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22f This has enabled them to relocate and enlarge the offices and double the size of the kitchen area. Above, a Kinsmen work party composed of (left to right) Gerry Morlock, Nick Robinson, John Harry and Joe Purdy put the finishing touches on the new partition in the kitchen area, which they built and for which they provided all materials. I!‘111m“\lll\“llllllllllllllllll!“llllllllll\llllllllllllllllll“llllllllll“ll11111“lll\ll111“\llllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllll““\llllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllll“\llllllllllllllllllllllll“\lllllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“\“llllllllllllmllll-1 By HILDA WELLS A sad play that keeps the audience chuckling may sound paradoxical, but such is the writing of Keith Wat- erhouse and Willis Hall that their play “All Things Bright And Beautiful", now being presented at the Curtain Club may truly be billed as a comedy. though one has a lump in one's throat more than once during the per- formance. Set in a delapidated slum in the north of England, members of the Hesseltine family are indeed victims of their environment, with its overcrowding, and accom- panying lack of privacy, par- ticularly pathetic when it af- fects the young lovers. The entire family. from father down, is light-fingered, and while some of the loot brought into the house .is made full use of. such as the bacon on which they have been living for weeks, one feels that other acquisi- tions are taken solely as a gesture against authority. During the first act the audience appeared uncertain in their reactions, due per- haps to the roughness of the BIIUI'UCU Dy LllC var lUu§ comic situations, while giv- ing a sensitive touch to the moments of pathos, inter- preted by a cast well able to handle both moods. As Queenie, the mother, Kay Griffin gives a strong performance, completely be- lievable, and though she vents her fury against the world and its injustices on poor Rory, that unseen but highly vocal character, one’s sympathy is with Queenie all the way. George Jones, playing the father. makes a good partner for-Queenie, though at times he seems to move with an awkwardness not entirely due to his characterization. Deanna Hesseltine, the lively suggest. but looks suitably unwashed, and his brother, Harry Lauder Hesseltine, is ably interpreted by Trevor Stanley. Three outsiders make up the cast of “All Things Bright and Beautiful”; the baloo of the Cub pack which Rory is supposed to attend, when in fact he is elsewhere carrying on the family tradition of ‘finding‘ what does not be- long to him, Old Jakie from next door who is forever borrowing the privy key and cadging from the family, and the voice of bureaucracy, in the person of Douglas Dob- son, the man from the hous- ing authority. Iris Stringer brings the only gentle character to the Lllnyvvuu Lynn, v u“, v..- chap. As Douglas Dobson, John Illingsworth gives one of the best performances of the evening, timing his dev- astating comments perfectly, punctuating every remark with a rattle of laughter, as he brings the Hesseltines‘ dreams crashing round their ears. The set, designed by King- sley Owen. works quite well with its cut-away wall, giv- ing the audience a view of the alley outside, and of the all-important privy, and is suitably depressing in its decoration. Mention should be made of the cleverly constructed lectern, (surely there must be two?) by Joan Harold. Mill““mmllllllll\lllllllIlll“llllllll\lllllllllllllllllllhlllll\llllllllllllllllillllllll“lllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“illllllllllllllllllllllllllllli1ll“llllllllllllll\llll\lllllllllllllll\lllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1llll\ll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllll'1‘ Curtain Club Presents Poignant Farce 'ARC Industries on Enford Road, the sheltered Workshop for retarded adults, is receiving a helping hand from Richmond Hill Kinsmen. The enterprise, which employs 31 young adults, is doubling the size of the workshop with an additional 1,200 square feet of space in the same building. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 5, 1968 Kinsmen Are Good Samaritan: dialogue, which pulls no punches, combined with the strong north county dialect. which, while obviously gen- uine in some actors. and as- sumed by others, was never- theless consistent through- out. After the first interval the actors had reached their audience, and the underlying feeling of the play began to come through. Director Ron Scott has made the most of the humour afforded by the various comic situations, while giv- ing a sensitive touch to the moments of pathos. inter- preted by a cast well able to handle both moods. As Queenie. the mother, Kay Griffin gives a strong performance, completely be- lievable, and though she vents her fury against the world and its injustices on poor Rory, that unseen but highly vocal character, one’s sympathy is with Queenie all the way. SAM COOK, Chairman Richmond Hill Hydro-Electric Commission u (fink Chairman AL HORWOOD, Superintem 56 Yonge St. North [J Steam Iron [3 Tape Recorder D Toaster D Toothbrush D Train E] Vacuum Cleaner Cl Wame Iron D Washer and attractive daughter, longing to break away from the tatty surroundings and outside privy, is played by Yvette Steel, who is both decorative and consistently in character. As her boy friend, Dave Twigg gives a nicely controlled perform- ance, particularly in the dif- ficult parting scene. As the monosyllabic Charles, Graham Bailey moves with rather more vig- or than his character would suggest, but looks suitably unwashed, and his brother, Harry Lauder Hesseltine, is ably interpreted by Trevor Stanley. Three outsiders make up the cast of “All Things Bright and Beautiful"; the baloo of the Cub pack which Rory is supposed to attend, when in fact he is elsewhere carrying on the family tradition of ‘finding‘ what does not be- long to him, Old Jakie from next door who is forever borrowing the privy key and cadging from the family, and the voice of bureaucracy, in the person of Douglas Dob- son, the man from the hous- ing authority. play, but one feels that she leans a little too much in that direction, and that a greater sense of authority would be needed to control the irrepressible Rory and his pals. Playing a very old man is not an easy task for a much younger actor. but Kingsley Owen sustains his doddery manner and querulous voice most of the time: and has a nice feeling for the mis- chievous side of the old chap. As Douglas Dobson, John Illingsworth gives one of the best performances of the evening, timing his dev- astating comments perfect-1y, punctuating every remark with a rattle of laughter, as he brings the Hesseltines‘ dreams crashing round their ears. The set, designed by King- sley Owen. works quite well with its cut-away wall, giv- ing the audience a view of the alley outside, and of the all-important privy, and is suitably depressing in its decoration. Mention should be made of the cleverly constructed lectern, (surely there must be two?) by Joan Harold. (Photo by Stuart's Studio) use this Christmas check list to give bettsrâ€" _ Give those special names on your Christmas list an electrical gift. Watch their eyes widen with surprise and pleasure. They’ll say “you really shouldn’t have done it” but they’ll be over- joyed that you did! Use this handy check list to help you give betterâ€"electrically. LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY HORWOOD, Superintendent [Dreary Weather, Dreary Turn-Out tEIect Marv Hunter, Dave Bacth their two representatives on “The transition from 21 in- the new York County Board of dividual boards to one county Education. administration is a momentous Receiving the most X's were undertaking. During the past Marvin Hunter. chairman of the year, I have served as chairman Aurora District High School of the finance ad hoc committee Board. and David Bachly. trus- on the Interim School Organiza- tee on the King Township tion Committee. compiling ex- public School Board. listing financial data and making Mn Hunter breezed to victory recommendations for the new with 794 votes. 264 more than COUDty board." the following Mr. Bachly's 530. Mr. Bachly said: Dreary weather and an even drearier turnout of voters high- lighted election day Monday which saw only 19.2 percent of King Township Public School supporters marking X’s for their two representatives on the new York County Board of Education. Peter Van Dyk will be the separate school representative for King Township. He edged out Ken Holychuk by a narrow 108 to 105 votes. The poor turnout of voters saw 1,510 public school support- ers casting votes out of an elig- ible total of 7,869. An impressive 50 percent separate school supporters turn- ed out with 314 voting out of a possible 619. In the struggle for the two public school seats on the new county board â€"â€" to take over in January â€"â€" Rev. William Reid. also a member on the present public school board, missed qualifying for the seat won by Mr. Bachly by just 20 votes with a total of 510. Newcomer Mrs. Margaret Britnell. housewife. shoved her way past present King Trustee Mrs. Dolina Paterson for fourth spot with 361 votes to Mrs Patâ€" erson’s 331. Trailing winning separate school candidate Van Dyk and Girl’s smile comes through! Let your sunny person- ality shine through. your glasses! We feature fashion frames. Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. Thurs. & Fri. til 9 pm. Other Evenings by Appointment Specialists in the fitting of your eye doctor's prescriptions Telephone Bus. 884-1955 Res. 884-4315 (The Best in Eyeglass Service Near You) electrically 34 Yonge St. South Richmond Hill your hydra 884-4466 follower up Holychuk were Robert Urquhart with 56 votes and James Simone with two. 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