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The Acton Free Press Wednesday August New Eramosa Players present delightful farce for opener PASSION POISON AND Petnfactionembodied from the left to right in romantic Jennifer Ban villain Hartley Coles landlady Leslie Ferguson policeman Joe doctor Lynn Hopper maid Yvette and on the bed victim Martin Madden who has Grant runs out turned into a statue after drinking lime as an antidote to poison The officer intends to arrest the whole lot of them The spoof of melodrama was the first production of the Eiamosa Players Photo by Gibbons Volunteers continue renovating hall Improvisations t all on stage Thursday and Friday when Passion Poison and Petrifaction was presented by the newly formed Players The unfinished setting of Eden Mills village hall added to the comedy finale when the members of the audience were led out down stain and over a plank for by flashlight Apprehensively the players drew all their electrical power for the play from one operative plug in the shadowy hall Needed water came from the lake Volunteer work The Local Initiative Program of over ran out at the end of June and Eden Mills community club is arranging for the remainder of the work at the hall There were big plans for improving the year old building when he grant was approved However as work progressed several a spec Is changed and upgraded to to the total cost Considerably more will eventually be done that originally envisioned by the villagers This includes more plumbing and better electrical service and flooring The work men ran into rock and days of air hammer work were required before the addition could commence Mills and District community club president Travis ford says likclya combination of professionals and volunteers will finish the project Right now Roy Gordon who over and Bob Wright arc working away some days Both ore retired nfalr About 18B0 hall was built about 1B80 but the dated cornerstone crumbled during restorations It replaced an old frame hall also on Eden amain street which burned down the Oil hall was built before the turn of the century It was supposed to cost and costs rose all the way to 000 to the indignation of some taxpayers The community club can t recent fun fair expected estimate the sum yet needed to raise about 000 for the hall council they had from recreation budget and more from is being considered Other grants are possible too Other fundraising events are being held regularly the work is done except for details Mr Clifford says The kitchen is almost done Bricking of the addition necessary yet since heavy sheeting was used lines are in Just waiting individual hook The rough plumbing is done need ratlings and the front step lacks its slab An attractive part of the restoration yet to come is a balcony from the second floor door will also serve to shelter the front door below New rooms The upstairs hall has a complete new floor with new stage and dressing room Downstairs there will be a meeting room club room kitchen washrooms coat room mere are upper and lower foyers and a bar upstairs with a dumb waiter to the kitchen below The addition also increased the of thi main hall since it depends on whether the work would be done by volunteers or professionals The theatre group has rented the hall all summer despite the and soon other rentals will produce revenue for the club b li Public launching of the ramoia Players toot place Inst Thursday Friday with the staging or Passion Poison and Pilrifaclion in Mills hall corgi Bernard Show farce proved a perfect choice for the local backed by the young people of T1IFM Theatre Happening in of a four piece band i joyed Ihemseho hugely and so did the audiences both About attended on tht Thursday or so on Friday It was about the crow expected vet small Tor the work miohcri and the enjoyment fient rated group The summer theatre group on an Opportunities for Youth grant has had several in Mills this hoped to leaving behind a group in the district ami hod mi clings to gel the I rnmosn started It was jus ago a group met lBymrold liriilar Urn anion found a likely piny half in hour before the meeting It was in an anthology of works and turned out a wist selection off on Ihe niclodnmns at of its stones rrmlhd old old really old movies when Ihey subtitles of sound Time coils low Ail in nil took only half hour singe It tost only produce and Ihnl cost was first night Some of profits went for for lh i losing night party Kingpin roll went to It who had most of Ihe lines of thi ah woe is me type She balance bet silliness had her down so pal could relux enjoy herself Around her i inabilities actress r ll A village minis business trip suited in hi part of the wicked bush mil to Ik Mar of Alton win lurked lnlnnilhisinpc and flourished his svuirtl in villain style Professional landlady I a slit just showed her talents rimoso Phycr doni professional theatre in and bad part of the ir Acton high school student was delightful maid Si ler Yvonne did the make up The others in the cast were all the young enthusiasts of Martin Madden ex a fop Joe just right the tendon bobby and 1 ynn Hopper commendable as doctor All these arc from as are the lively mem hers of the chorus Marion Harrison Maxwell Gail Inrke Dennis Diane an dor don Music mood Director Jim brought friends from to form the hand David Brown Oliver John and Sieve David Brown orchestrated Ihe play solemn start distorted from Dvorak before breaking into Wont You Come Home BUI Itniley Moore of Mills who works at the in was set elesigncr and light the mood well Costumes and sets were borrowed from friends the high school drama club Ihe I ight Opera Tilrnted director year old Jim onion got plenty of applause as director lies hid considerable experience for his years the theatre group in district last Hes the son of Mr and Don Gordon Rock wood has finished grade it Centennial in Ho be studying and writing music this coming vcar on his own Many of the sight gags in Passion Poison Petrifaction were his ideas He added the chorus with its signs sighs slnpslick cues lo Ihe lie also developed hilarious strobe lit chose scene flickering lights picked out the caricatures of characters leiping all over the stage and up and down males before a bolt of lightning killed Hie policeman the doctor and the landlady The copper attracted Ihe lightning explained villain in sinister lone as in la ugh w ell ns lav it House manager Ann Mini Hell sealed at the door signed up interested members for Players else interested is d to ill her Jim explained some of the difficulties of pi The varied e m rehi ils and changes had to In lociuse of holidays other commitments With week for eight weeks they were nnd prompter vocilly joined the players time or two Minting heroine discovered w behind catch her at the right moment and such Bui in such a light hearted comedy these mishaps don spoil the product Jim sijs actors must fun while hey re it and one of the main of the new group Ik ilso wis sorry not more wm involved 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