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Louise Queen finds that a little Wine helps to make tongues lively as these inhabitants at an inn prepare to unravel some spicy tales from their memories. All told, there are six such tales told and performed by these and Liberal’s Drama (hitic A serious student of t'he- atre once noted that invari- ably it was the ladies who laughed: loudest at bawdy jokes in the theatre. The credits on the program of Richmond Hill Curtain Club's latest show might emphasize his point of view. Granted, Chaucer, the author of “Six Tales Of Canterbu- ry” was a man, but just take a look at [the program line- up of this play which pro- vides some of the earthiest dialogue ever heard outside a massage parlor. The play is an adaptation by Donna Jean Arnold, di- rected by Cicely Thomson and produced by Iris Strin- ger and Beth Jones. A11 la- dies you will note. Architects Could Have Designs But York Board Keeps Own Other architects may have designs on their future buildings, but York County Board of Education will stick with its present com- pany, a meeting of the board decided Monday night. The board made its de- cision after Trustee Douglas Allen of Richmond Hill spoke against a staff recom- mendation calling for D. Ross King to provide archi- tectural services for the fol- lowing building projects: Sutton Public School addi- tion. Huron Heights Secon- dary School alterations, Nob- leton Jr. Public School ad- dition, and Stuart Scott Pub- lic School alterations and addition. Mr. Allen said it would be an opportunity to give work to some other archi- tect without entering into an agreement with Mr. King. He suggested the Sutton ad- dition be given to the board’s second choice. Boi- gon and Armstrong. Six Earthy Tales Hilariously Don 7 Trustee Trustee Doreen Quirk of Markham dis- agreed. She said she had taught in schools designed by King and had found them both at- tractive and functional. Many architects didn’t recognize the problem in building schools. “We should use ‘his experience.‘ she said. Trustee Robert Houghton of Richmond Hill said he would like to -try other archi- tects. but would need more to go on. Trustee Ross Jolliffe of if a hearing Vaughan said that all the sent the evi firms suggestod did good town and the work. but the board had a Adjustment,‘ contract with King. If it be impartial" hired other firms, it would cost double because the King ‘ contract had to be honored. Trustee Craig Cribar of Newmarket said the point was well taken. It was in contravention of board poli- cy. however, which called for other names to be submitted. The staff recommendation The staff recommendation was approved. 0MB DECIDES “If council passes t'his mo- tion and acknowldeges that this is a public street for the purpose of the bylaws. this will have to be considered by the OMB and Mr. H11 will have to show he is entitled to the consent which would authorize severance of an- What they tackled was a BY TOM DAVEY Did You Hear The One About The formidable theatrical task. Set in Medieval England, the play concerns several travellers who meet in an inn and regale themselves with tales to while away the evening. What rthe direct-or faces is not one play but six mini- plays inside an overall fmmework which call for considerable acting -and di- rection skills {to give creâ€" dence ’to the plots. Bu't succeed it does magnificently! There is one absolurtely hilarious scene when beds, wives and daughters are swapped with gay abandon until the audience is utterly convulsedL It’s difficult vto name out- standing a-ct'ors in this scene when everyone is so very other lot," continued Mr. Fraser. “You are only ex- pressing an opinion, ¢he OMB will decide." "As a council we have to decide whether we will up- hold the Committee of Ad- justmen-t's decision or sup- port Mr. Hill‘s appeal before the OMB by removng the third reason," stated Mayor Lazenby. Councillor Andy Chateau- verl: expressed concern about cauncil‘s decision on other applications on other unas- sumed roads in the munici- pality. Mr. Fraser noted that it would depend on the go- verning bylaw. Council defeated the mo- tion to adopt the recommen- dation. proposed by Works Committee Chairman Lou Wainwright. “All the evidence points to private use of the road al- lowance but the town wons the land." said Regional Councillor Lois Hancey. TOWN OWNS LAND Wentworth Dowell and Mrs. John Graham, other owners of land located on the private (public?) road expressed their concern at any decision before -the whole area is covered by an overall plan. TO PRESENT EVIDENCE Later in the meeting coun- cil approved a motion by Re- gional Councillor Hancey and Councillor Chateauvert that the solicitor be directed to appear before the OMB, if a hearing is held, to pre- sent the evidence of the town and the Committee of Adjustment. “so that we will RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH JACKPOT 5500â€"58 No's Early Birds 7:40 p.m. 20 REGULAR GAMES â€" 3 SPECIAL GAMES Help Keep Richmond Hill Beautiful LIONS I'IAI.I. 106 Centre St. East STARTING TIME â€" 8 RM. good, but A-drrian Tmss’s clowning mime is particular- ly noteworthy. David Smith, his fellow “student” in the play, matches ‘hi‘s mime in a scene where they both mount an imaginary horse and gallop off-stage. What so easily could have been ridiculous was carried off brilliantly â€"â€" no pun inten- ded. As the inn’s host. Brian Srtlainer 'is consistently good, especially as the cuck-od-ded husband in one of the tales. Dorothea Painter rtoo, is excellent as the Widow of Bath who roguirshly unfolds her considerable marital history in lurid detail. The role of the Pardoner has some of the best dtia- legu-e in the play and Michael Howe rises to the occasion with splendid sdn- cerit-y. Dick Rayfielld, playing the indignant Summoner, has some of the bawdiest and funniest lines in the producâ€" tion which he times wit-h great effect. But Canterbury Tales is more than comedy and Chaucer can do more for us than merely make us laugh. There's one particularly good scene where Trevor Stanley plays a fiend, dds- guised as a Summoner. After watching Brian Moore prey on a poor widow, -he consign-s him to hell with a spectacular flash of stage- craft. The sets are beautifully done and, if anything, top the Curtain Club's usual high standards. But the props ane someth- ing else. The drinking ves- sels. for instance, lacked the medieval authenticity of one sets. When one reflects that Curtain Club sets in past shows have seen real water flow from onstage taps, it is disconcerting .to see empty bottles “poured” into empty cups. sometimes less than six feet from the audience who could clearly witness the non-event. Somehow, it was much. much easier to NEWMARKET: At a recent auction sale of the furniture and memoriabilja of a large old Newmarket home held in the Victoria Square Com- munity Hall recently, a old cook stove went for $530 and another for $500. A heater with nickel trim, mica door and a baking oven also brought $530, a set of eight wooden kitchen chairs $570, old calendars from the 20’s and 30‘s from $11 to $23, a Boston rocker $100, coal oil lamps $60, and an antiquei apple peeler $21. Even Auc-! tioneer Reg Johnson of Sun-E derland was surprised. other travellers in the Curtain Club’s current poduction of the early English classic, Six Tales of Canterbury. Others in the picture are (left to right) Dick Rayfield, Brian Stainer, Wayne Watts and Michael Howe. With actual corpulence abundant in Canada, was it good casting to get a host who needed; so much pad- d'ing around the middle? Nor was this the only case where rthe director had seen fit to pad out the male figures for reasons which escape me. believe in the imaginary horse than the imaginary wine. The make-up too, appear- ed to have been put on with a lavish ‘hand and there seemed an excess of padding on the men. But these are venialities easily forgiven in the wealth of dramatic entertainment which Oanterbury Tales de- livers Ito theatregoers. Even the program is b-eaurtifully laid-out with graphics ami- DUPLICATE BRIDGE â€"- 3 sessions, Mondays and Fri- days 8 pm, Wednesdays 1 pm. Oak Ridges Plaza. Marie Cole, 773-4280. tfc13 DANCING every Saturday night year round. Square and round. Glendale Beach Pavilion, ‘Musselman’s Lake, South Road. Music by Max Ewart and “The G1endales”. Phone 640- 1332. c6W20 DECEMBER 8, SATURDAY, 1 pmâ€"Turkey Shoot, Mark- ham Road gravel pit east of Bayview Avenue. York Cen- tral Anglers and Hunters Incorporated. Dollar per shoot. c2w22 DECEMBER 9, SUNDAY â€" 1-5:30 pm. St. Gabriel’s Church Christmas Flower Sale at United Floracultural Products Greenhouse, Major Mackenzie Drive, 9% mile west of Hwy. 400. “Quality Flowers at Bargain Prices". c1w23 THE YORK REGION PLANNING AND YOU Suburban Living - Six Solutions And every hour on the hour until midnight Featuring Housing Holland Sweden and Canada Solutions in England France TUNE IN TO CHANNEL 10 THURSDAY AT 7 PM 884-8111 a.umuuuInmmumummuumumm\mmmuuuummummumu illlllllmlllllllllll“Illll“ll\\lllll\ll\lllll\\lll|\\\l\\i a.mu“um1mumummmunum1mmmummun.mnmmm1mnunmuuml1mm“mun\1mmumu1uummnumummmunmmmum“mumnumun1lnu1m1lmm\mmmmmuuanumuuuumuumuumlul1mmlumnmmunuunumuuuumma | mm”!!““K««l“I“m“W Last week the board agreed to a recommendation by Trustee Ross Jolliffe of Markham that the staff report on an outline of the scope and cost of a feasibility study to implement a French immersion program, which could see the study of the language introduced in kindergarten. The feasibility of a feasibility study will be considered by York County Board of Education. The recommendation was prompted by a lengthy report from the committee on French immersion, which was presented to the board for its perusal. The report covered four cate- gories: an optional French im- mersion program, an optional expanded French program. a country-wide French program through grades 4 to 7, and gen- eral recommendations to ensure the success of the three sug- gested programs. Members of the committee were: Stephen Bacsalmasi, sup- erintendent of planning and development; Trustees Margaret Coburn of King and Doreen Quirk of Markham; Mrs. Alma France and Mrs. Josette Neely, teachers; David Shapiro, master teacher; Norman LeMaire, teach- er and chairman. May Provide French Immersion Program In York County Area THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1973 A LA FRANCAISE In its report, the committee said the French immersion pro- gram at the elementary school level referred to a program which incorporated the Ontario elementary school curriculum taught in French only in the first years of elementary school, and in both French and English in more advanced grades. Stu- dents are encouraged to express themselves in French as soon as possible. The committee said there was a need to establish the program in the county because of the “increasing requirement in Can- adian society for people who can function successfully in both French and English." It felt the program should be started in kindergarten, and cited such authorities as former Neuro-Surgeon Dr, Wilder Pen- field of Montreal, who said that a young child learns a second language more easily than an adult. The committee cited numer- ous other authorities and exper- iments, and said also that a visit to the Allemby School in Toron- to. which is now in its third year of such a program at the kindergarten to grade 3 levels, mmummummlunmu1mumImuuunmmummunuuuuuummunuuuunnuuw had impressed them with the positive results achieved. Under the program, the board would eventually create a French school from K to 8, with attendance voluntary. The grade 4 to 7 program would call for French instruc- tion 20 minutes a day in grades Trustee Douglas Allen of Richmond Hill expressed con- cern over too many children wanting the French program in kindergarten. thus closing down the regular kindergarten class and sending the students to another school. 4, 5 and 7. and 40 minutes; daily in grade 7. However. it was pointed out that one of the committee's recommendations called for two kindergartens to handle just such a possibility. The board also received a letter from John Kean, presi- dent of the Kleinburg Home and School Association, enclosing a motion from the group, “en- couraging the board to intro- duce teaching of French at the earliest possible levels in public schools." The report on whether a feas- ibility study is feasible will be presented at the December 10 meeting.