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Câ€"fi â€" THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. January “Major Barbara” should constitute polished theatre BLAKEMAN In the view of George Bernard Shaw. the author of the play "Major Barbara“ that is currently in production at the Curtain Club. it is material deprivation rather than moral or spirtual depravity that is at the root of social corruption. Poverty “is the worst of all crimes“. “Food. clothing, firing. rent. taxes. respec- tability. and children“ are “millstones (around) man‘s neck â€" the seven deadly sins“ â€" that only money can alleviate Although Shaw deals with a different social milieu. England of the early nineteen hundreds. it is not difficult to feel sympathy with this idea. especially since he conveys it through characters that are un- failingly provocative and dynamic. ' Undershaft. ‘ for example. (played by John lllingworth) is a Machiavellian individ- ualist. who. through a singular twist of fate. comes from rags to riches. “To be wealthy." says Undershaft, "is a point of honor for which I am prepared to kill at the risk of my own life." (Shaw lets us know that this character would have got where he is. fate or no fate). But regardless of whether Undershaft is responsible for any human deaths. and there is some question. he certainly obliterates some of the rigours of a traditional social order and decorum from his life in such a way that we might feel slightly wicked and somewhat liberated just watching him. 7 Undershafl saves souls with money. of course. Barbara. L'ndershaft‘s daughter. represents an antithesis. She is the spirited. idealistic Salvation Army major (Dilys Rubowl who is bent on saving souls with religion. She shows us an army so full of enthusiasm and liveliness that at times we are not sure that we would not sacrifice Undershaft's millions for the army's drums and meals of bread and treacle. Cuzins. Barbara's fiance (played by Brian J i Moore). seems to share our ambivalent feelings. but the curiosity we feel about how he will resolve them is not to be satisfied until the end of the play. The options this engaging professor of Greek finally takes will no doubt come as quite a surprise. And then there is Lady Britomarl. Barbara‘s mother and Undershaft's "Ex" (played by Cicely Thompson). whose life revolves solely around the decorum and etiquette of the times (her split with Undershaft is not at all difficult to comprehend) . Her staunch ob- servance of what is “good form" sometimes borders on the absurd but because we understand that her By MELANIE intentions are primarily good. we love her all the same. Sarah. Stephen. and Lomax are advocates of propriety. too. Stephen. son of Lady Britomart (Peter Kite) has the insipidness one generally associates with a personality who pompously considers his only function in life to be to “know right from wrong". S a r a h . L a d y Britomart‘-s other daughter (Kim Ruut- berg) can be summed up in a word â€" compliant. Lomax, Sarah's fiance (Domenic Caruso) follows the more modern version of propriety â€" fads and trends. He is imbecilic and mindless. This is Shaw satirizing the upper middle class. and. though it may not be altogether charitable. it is entertaining. He is a little kinder to the army's lost souls. Rummy (Elizabeth Davies:_ Snobby Price tMark Saddler); Peter Shirley (Clive Ryland); and Bill Walker (Dennis Stainer) has a wit [granted a depraved wit) and a certain lust for living that make us believe that with a little opportunity in the form of money. they are surely redeemable. The difficulty is that that kind of money is not to be found with the army. but that is not because of lack of effort by the two Salvationists. Mrs. Baines (Dorthea Painter) and Jenny tMary Illman). They even swallow their scruples and accept money from one of the very organizations that keep them in business. a manufacturer of rot-gut gin. The climax of the play occurs when Undershaft presents his almost perfect armory and canon-works town â€" a land of plenty. populated by liberated and con- tented “saints”. Patricia Carrol Brown is directing “Major Barbara" through the courtesy of the Canadian Actors‘ Equity Association. But there are some disturbing incongruilies. It might be difficult to decide to be convinced. Her services have been made possible (in part) through the Community Theatre Training Program of Theatre ()ntario. The technical people: Chris Steel (set design). Clay Warner (lights). Suzanne Stoner (costumes). 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