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B4 The Free Press June ACTON CONTINUATION SCHOOL Tuesday December 1944 Programme Bar Band WattMarch ft GOD SAVE TOT CHAIRMANS REMARKS Print PRESENTATION r PIANO DUET Dim No Elliott DOUBLE TWO Harp thai Joan Huh Jar John John with Canada by Ham Will kindly Join choir In fourth our Dominion In Toy lento to Cod in laaUr rich tor Iht art on intra O Canadtl tod Wo Hand on mo on fund far Und on guard lor Director of J Kb Carton Dlrtctor Mtmbtra or Bon Bud- Con Aldo Jim Lorn Artie John Ray WW Don Julian PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Tht Cart of Play Mr Ralph mil Wilfrid Lady Bttty Lutu Jtart Jan Bunny Mr Raymond Artie Mr Mr Collin Jtannt Brunei It Mr Ktmulh Allan Balloda Bttly Joan A Kan Captain Danny CtmoD Mix Binglv Billon Halm Ifsbntt A Man A Maid Annhr Thompton Mamt Lome frank Gardiner Rolitoa Lady Catharlnt Clayton Marfartt THE WINNERS OF PRIZES DIPLOMAS and TROPHIES 1 A it to boy tad till in School Iht btat all round four In to Manartt Blow and Jack by MUt A Rcfwit of J 3 School Board to for art by Mr Junior Inttmtdlau Champion Joan Champion Jotn Junior it TrophlM won art prtanttd at III The A- Brown Trophy or Grade DC Prod to Win Cooptr Trophy or Acadtmle awardtd to The It Trophy for awarded to Citlltn Trophy or In It a awarded Talbot The Buchanan Trophy for In M Lan utfM awardtd lat Tht Trophy for In to Davldton The a Blow Trophy or M a Mathrmatlea to Tht School InOrmedlate It John Agar Andtnon Raymond Bralda Wilful May Elliott Donald Lamb Lamb Lavlaa Muttra Norton Rots Joan Donald VanOooatn Secondary School Graduation plant 1 to Blew Jack Gordon John THE TEACMINO A Stewart Principal Ruby Carton THE ACTON SCHOOL BOARD a Chairman Mr Secretary Mr A DUli Mr J A Chtpmin Mr W On Mr a Blow Mr V a Bike safety week Summer here and school children of all ages are using bikes for transportation and recreation And I sincerely hope Bicycle Safety Week June will remind all cyclists to be extra careful on the roads Minister of Transportation and Communications James Snow said this week Last year cyclists died and 3 were Injured in bicyclerelated accidents across Ontario Although motorists and cyclists are equally entitled to a share of the road Snow said I urge cyclists to take extra precautions Driving one of the smallest vehicles on the road they should always remember Its difficult for motorists tosen them Throughout safety week safety organizations local community groups and the police will promote safe and children Trinity group sails on brigantine At the town hall the play was the thing by George Elliott Reading stories of plays In the Town Hall by Alice and of High School Drama Club activities reminded me that the Town Hall was the local center of theatrical act in years gone by The stage was not a large one but it was excellent for the sort of drawing room plays produced by local theater companies There was no stage house above the stage for handling sets so they were simple and left In place The side stage space was adequate If the number of props to be moved on and off was reasonable Dressing room space was inadequate there were two of them pre sumably one for each sex with a connecting door bet ween To get from one side of the stage to the other backstage necessitated some door knocking and hurried cover Ing up as actors went from side to side past whoever happened be changing or being made up at the moment The lighting was simple but effective there being over head lights but no spot lights except on rare occasions when one was brought in to spot the stage from the back of the hall Footlights were an afterthought and a row of them could be set up at the front of the stage If needed All in all productions were simple and economical in terms of material and people required This was a great advantage then since the play and not the setting was the focus of attention The hall itself was an in timate one It had excellent acoustics and because most seat were close to the stage you looked up at the actors even with someone tall in front It was possible to sec This closeness brought the audience right into the action of the play As we discovered just recently the stage floor had been sloped downward from back to front by the Town Hall builders to Improve the lines of sight from the level hall seating area to the stage The builders knew what they were about in those days There was a high curved proscenium arch over the stage from which hung a dark rose scalloped curtain fringed with gold lace This squared off the stage opening which was then closed off by curtains of the same dork rose colour moving out from either side The person who operated the curtains on the left front of the stage also turned the house lights on and off The stage lights also operated from here but since no dimming was possible they were turned on and left on for a performance Different groups used the hall for their plays you Just asked Council for permission The St Alban s players were noted for their expert productions before my time but some plays in later years 1 do remember Back in the late forties the High School put on what was perhaps the most ambitious Slay performed for some time the Town Hall and ccr the most ambitious ever attemptrd by the High School before or since Under the direction of Mrs Ross Carton who taught all the English and French in the High School and assisted by Jean Barber who taught Latin and History the school produced a stage version of Jane Austen romantic novel Pride and Prejudice At that time I had not read the novel but I was certainly entranced by the play Late movie addicts can catch the screen play of it starring Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh If they keep watch on the TV guide It was a long difficult play not really a comedy which is but a serious play of character and manners A substantial royalty was paid to the owners before the play could be produced Mrs Carton did an ad mirable Job of rehearsing the students most of whom had never done any acting before The casting was superbly done and looking back today I wonder how those teachers managed to know enough about their students to choose arrectly those who would fit the parts best since they had to be pretty well type cast After years of Intermittent and having seen the movie version and read the novel I am still amazed at the quality of that play as 1 recollect it The two principals Roy Arblc as and Bunny Anderson Stewart as Elizabeth had difficult romatic leads but they per formed flawlessly in fact they were the stars of the show 1 remember on the last night of the ploy when as Darcy and Elizabeth in the last scene their on again off again romance came to a successful conclusion they embraced and kissed happily as the curtain closed Prom the audience point of view It was a perfectly natural ending to a romantic ploy but the kiss t in the script This was a prettj daring bit of ad lib business for a High School play in those days especially since the two of them were already going steady with their future spouses at the time Some of the cast of that play still live here in town Collins the curate who tried for Elizabeth hand and lost was played by now Sheriff Mac Sprowl Jean Harris McPhalt was Charlotte Lucas who got Collins on the rebound Elizabeths younger sister Shirley Kentner Mr Bennct Elizabeth father was played by Ralph McKeown and Wilf Duval made a prop erly distinguished English butler Lome Arblc Ray brother had a walk on part with a few lines and he took to going down to Watsons dairy bar for refreshments after being made up and before his part came on The last night of the play he took too long over a milkshake and t get back In time for his entry But the play went on and they ad Iibbed that bit so his part wasn missed at all much to his chagrin when he turned up a few minutes later As for me I was the or There was an off stage ball in one scene and the sound of music was supposed to float over the scene I played a Strauss waltz on the old Town Hall piano right down in front for that scene I got to sec everything up close Before the play some High School members of the Acton Boys and Girls Band played to entertain the audience Another play 1 remember well was brought to the Town Hall by a woman group from or Erin I guess no men up there were Interested in acting because they took all the roles and actually did quite well In the mole parts The ploy was Little Lord Fauntleroy a real Victorian drama I remember they didn have all their lines down perhaps because It was a long play To solve the pro blem little pieces of paper were stuck about In places on the stage with the lines on them 9TH ANNUAL LAWN PARTY HALTON CENTENNIAL MANOR 186 ONTARIO STREET MILTON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH 1978 100- FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL AGES HOT DOGS HAMBURGERS LUNCHES ICECHEAM POP BAKED GOODS AND CRAFTS BRING THE CHILDREN AND ENJOY A PICNIC ON THE GROUNDS IN CASE faffi ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PL ACE INDOORS II must been difficult remembering to which potted plant your next line would bo pinned Qui lea bit of dialogue took place with the speaker holding a drape back and looking out a window Some one back stage must have kept changing the lines taped to the window as play went on so it was a useful dodge One principal part was that of an elderly gentleman Lord guardian The woman taking his part was director of the company and she did a fine performance even to voice She sot in a chair beside a table for most of the action and beside her was a picture of some departed relative on an easel on the table I suspect the script for the whole play was behind the picture These are only a couple of plays I remember in the Town Hall and these would be near end of its career as a playhouse There must have been many other memorable nights when rapt audiences watched and listened to Iheir fellow capture some of the glamour of the theater Ihc old Town Hall A group of people from Trinity United Church youth group ventured out onto the waters of Lake Ontario this weekend for a great sailing adventure We arrived on pier at Toronto harbour at Friday evening to meet our challenge the Path finder Once aboard the seven member crew divided us up into three watches red white and blue Each watch was taught how to coil the lines tie various knots and then given a station to man in pre paration to set sail Once under sail we were welcomed by Captain Richard and then the first watch was off to work The remaining watches were then encouraged to bed down for a few hours to be alert and prepared for their midnight to early morning watches During each watch we were responsible for sailing maneuvers and maintenance of the boat The crew was very patient and helpful especially we tried to learn all the various nautical terms It was like learning a new language They tried to vary our stations each time we were on watch so we could learn as much as possible Everyone was encouraged to par ticipate in taking down and raising the sails doing speed calculations climbing the rigging and even trying their hand at navigation by taking a turn at the ship helm Saturday morning began by BRIGANTINE Pathfinder is a 60foot steel hulled twomasted vessel equipped with engines as well A group of Acton people last weekend joined the regular crew of Commanding Officer senior and experienced boys and girls These young people sign up for two week sailing programs and special groups such as Actons are accommodated The program is designed to give young people a chance to broaden their horizons scrubbing the deck polishing the brass and cleaning the seamen and officers quarters Our destination for the day was Port where the Pathfinder was to be a honoured guest at the yacht pass marks the beginning of the season where the commodore welcomes the After a short stay in Port Dalhousic we set sail again back for the shoreline of Toronto We arrived in Toronto harbour at 11 am Sunday with our adventure almost over We then went below deck packed up our gear said our goodbyes to the captain and crew and headed Participants for the weekend adventure were Chuck Jean Kalhryn and Miriam Beaton Pauline Bill Leslie Joanne and Peter Marks Rob Allen Joanne Miller Andrews Deb Lynda Shadbolt and Sue FINAL NOTICE BANKRUPT SALE OF ALL STOCK SUPPLEMENTARY INVENTORY OF RICHARDSONS FURNITURE APPLIANCES 465 MAIN ST E MILTON Across from Milton Mall LAST TEN DAYS HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES Kroehler chesterfield love seat Assorted AAAFM radios Channel amplifier with 8 track GE Frost free gold refrigerator 18 Admiral color tv 6 Drawer double dresser mirror 2 House of Braemore sofa chair399 Restonic pullout bed chesterfield FANTASTIC SAVINGS ON Admiral Air Conditioners Deilcraft Bedroom Dining Room Suites HOURS Dally Sat