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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 23, 1975 'The Public Eye' and 'The Private Ear' Open at Harbour Theatre Charles Sidley and Detective Christorophorou in one of their many heated exchanges in "The Public Eye". It's More than Beginner's Luck by Liz Armstrong Until Jim Renshaw accept- ed the role of Detective Julian Christophorou in "The Public Eye", his previous stage experience amounted to a four line bit part in Abelard and Heloise and some chorus Bowmaviwlle Pet Shop 623-2921 34 King St. W. Bowmanville LOW I LOW I PRICES I iho stori Bkfoni Pisser wanted told... ****S HEL*D*S*OV*R FEATURE 7:00 - 9:20 Coro natofUN RESTA URANT MONDAY - THURSDAY 6 a.m. - 12 p.m. FRIDAY & SATURDAY 6 a.m. - 1 a.m. SUNDAY 7 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Serving Delicious Chinese Food Take-Out Orders a Specialty Full Course Meals ln a Home-Like Atmosphere ENJOY A RELAXING MEAL AFTER A DAY OF SHOPPING 623-5412 work in the same production. You'd never have guessed. Mr. Renshaw carried off the complex role with all the aplomb of a seasoned veteran, and his performance in the one-act play alone is worth the price of admission. The comedy is billed with "The Private Ear" at the Harbour Theatre; both were written by Peter Shaffer and are under the direction of Peter Lloyd of Oshawa. Mr. Renshaw is an engineer in Toronto by day, but his recently acquired love for the stage is taking him farther afield after business hours. He is becoming increasingly in- volved in The Oshawa Little Theatre, both on-stage and as an assistant director and producer. Director Lloyd spoke highly of his potential as a performer. "Though it's his first part of any distinction, Jim learns very easily and he's a good natural actor." Judging by his performance last Wednesday evening, he's taken to the theatre like a duck to water. "The Public Eye" is a bitter-sweet comedy about a private detective whose assignment is to gather evidence against the wayward wife of a middle-aged account- ant. Charles Sidley is a frosty, distraught husband who sus- pects that his very young and attractive wife is having an affair with another man. To confirm his suspicions, he hires a detective to scrutinize her every movement and gather facts to prove her infidelity. When the sleuth originally hired by Sidley falls victim to an accident, Mr. Christophorou enters , the scene. He can bardly be described as the essence of Sherlock Holmes; in fact, he's the antithesis-tender, en- chanting and philosophie. When he's upset or embar- rassed, he eats compulsively, and he can't read his invest- igative reports properly be- cause they're stuck together with treacle; that sort of thing happens when you try to transport a waffie in your briefcase. Christophorou is full of optimistic homespun advice-'Your trouble is mine, that's one of my mottos." Sidley, on the other hand, ii, an iceberg. whose intellect is carefully cultivated and con- trived; "he wouldn't know what to think about a piece of music till he knew who wrote it." His vivacious, attractive wife has outgrown him emotionally, and they've drift- ed apart. Suesequent investigation proves that Mrs. Sidley is indeed having an affair with "A handsome, debonair, rather elegant man" who wears a wrinkled blue trench coat and eats macaroons on public transport. The plot thickens . . . but, never fear because Christo- phorou magically untangles the mess in his inimitable fashion. Director Peter Lloyd also uoreen tars Private Ear." prey to the charms of the sophisticated chef Ted, in "The the part of Mr. Sidlley, pias the part of Mr. Sidley, an he provides excellent balance for Renshaw's Chris- tophorou. His background in theatre is extensive; it in- cludes involvement in The Oshawa Little Theatre, the, Pine Ridge Festival, the Orono Youth Theatre, and The Harbour Theatre last season. Beyond acting and directing, Mr. Lloyd has had experience in almost every facet of theatrical production - set design, lighting and wiring, producing and publicity. Mary Lynch of Bowmanville plays the role of Belinda SOCK CP THIS WEEK THE TOP LATE MODEL FEATURE OF THE YEAR Earl Ross - Carling O'Keefe Racing Team Jim Ward - Midas Muffler Racing Team Plus regular Westgate drivers 10 LAP DEMOLITION RACE Sidley commendably; like Mr. Renshaw, this is her first major part on stage. She also plays t he role of Mary in "The Private Ear." Though each of Shaffer's plays can stand well on its own merit, "The Public Eye" and "The Private Ear" make a complementary pair. Both have casts of three, and in each case, the relationship of a man and a woman is dramatically altered by the introduction of a third party into the plot. In the Private Ear, the man is Bob; he's a hand-wringing, introverted, neurotic clerk, who wears yellow socks under bis Hush Puppies and is about as popular with women as a skunk at a garden party. Doreen is his lucky date. They've met at a classical music concert (she hated to waste the ticket) and after a painful introduction, Bob has invited ber to bis flat for dinner: Enter Ted, tbe suave man of the world, whose savoir faire, though somewhat superficial, is nonetheless convincing enough to naive young ladies. Bob and Ted work in the same office, whicb is positive- ly the only thing in the world they bave in common. To buoy up his own confidence, Bob has invited Ted to prepare the meal and add a little sparkle to the conversation. Who's to win the. affections of the fair damsel? The results are interesting but unfortun- ately all too predictable. It's unfortunate only because Bob is the obvious underdog, and it's only human to root mightily for the underdog. Besides, Ted is a chauvinistic pain in the neck, and Bob, for all his shortcomings and idiosyncracies, at least sin- cerely holds the lady in high esteem. John Witheridge of Bow- manville plays the part of the nervous introvert Bob. He accepted the role partly to suppiementh is teaching of drama at The Pines Senior Public School with practical experience. He's in bis second season at The Harbour Theatre. Tim Weekes of Bowmanville portrays Ted very credibly. He's enjoying bis first big role in a theatrical production, though be bas had lots of experience in musical shows at Bowmanville High School. And Doreen, alias Belinda, is suitably played by the versatile Miss Lynch. "Twice a Knight" resumes tonight for its second run, and from July 30th to August 2nd, "The Private Ear" and "The Public Eye" will take to the stage again to round off the season at The Harbour Theatre. ENNISKILLEN Four srecific reasons can be written or the almost mini- mal attendance at the Sun. morning service as illness, family reunions, vacations and summer camp period. 30 persons occupied the comfor- table pews on the refreshing, after rain, morning to hear an excellent message from a former beloved minister Rev. R. C. Hôpkins, Bowmanville. A nasty germ caused our minister to be bedfast for a day or so. (If he obeys strictly the doctor's orders, we hope be will be "fit as a fiddle" very soon again). Rev. Hopkins expressed his pleasure in having the opportunity of ministering once again to old friends in spite of the reason behind the invitation to be our supply minister. He also was happy to see the lovely alterations in one of his favourite churches. The Child- ren's Story was a "spur of the moment" one but had a deep implication for ail as he compared labels on articles in the supermarket now and in the p ast which now are colorfl, attractive and infor- mative as required by law. He stated that as christians we must be sure that we are labelled accurately. The ser- mon was based on the familiar parable of The Good Samari- tan and entitled "Life's Philo- sophy". He said the purpose underlying our activities moulds our actions. He briefly explained the philosophy be- hind most of the Faiths e.g. 1. Confucius followers is "Cor- rect thyself" - practical re- form. 2. Buddhism is annihi- late thyself - hermit. 3. Mohammedism is submission where Ali is all. 4. Moslem is sword, symbol of authority. 5. Judaism. 6. Christian is give thyself with its ideals of service and concern. Rev. Hopkins counselled his listen- ers to give our young a true perspective of our philosophy. He quoted from Dr. Young's philosophy which is similar to Good Samaritan parable with its 4 parts viz:- a) The Attack, illustrating how greed prompts strong to take from the weak, in both areas of the criminal and selfish one, b) Passer-by 1) showed indiffer- ence as the incident was outside his area and he was free of guilt and we too are prone to avoid'responsibility. Passer-by 2). the Levite was selfish and like modern times, where we verbally shift our responsibility. Passer-by 3) the Samaritan had a love philosophy and shared all he bad even to forgetting the animosity between himself and the wounded man. In his commissioning Rev. Hopkins placed the question as to which philosphy was ours and supplied the answer that there is only one right philosphy to love and share our God given gifts and ourselves. Ray Ashton was, as always, our competent organist. Joyce Virtue was in charge of the Jr. Congregation, which is small i number but increasng each week. It would appear that her young fry were at the Fair as they came out with a merry- go-round mobile in miniature created by themselves under their leader's inexhaustible fund of interesting ideas. Please remember the annual outdoor church service for our charge at our conservation area at Il a.m. with picnic lunch to follow on Sun., July 27th. Please bring food, hot and cold beverages, chairs, etc. This will be the last service until after Aug. holi- days, when services will resume at the regular times on Sun., Sept. 7th, 1975. Our patients in the "Big House" and at home are prgressing favourably. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. S. Pethick were Mr. and Mrs. W. Frazer, Brampton, Mrs. H. LeDrew, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Pethick, Scarborough. Mr. and Mrs. S. Pethick are happy over the graduation of their grandson Bill Pethick of Scarborough who received his Degree in Hotel Administra- tion this year from Centennial College, Scarborough, also 3 additional diplomas in special departments. Congratulations Bill! Mnr. and Mrs. Edgar Wright, Miss Betty Wright visited on Sunday evening with Mrs. Norma Bradford, Mrs. Marion Keith and Miss Marguerite Wright at Miss Wright's home in Oshawa. Circle R Ranch "WHERE HORSEPOWERIS KING" TRAIL RIDES Horses Boarded, Riding Lessons Group Reservations Frazerville Hwy. 28 South PHONE (705) 939-6549 Stop in Today . . . . and TRY OUR SPECIAL FRIDAY SPECIAL Soup or Juice HOT BEEF SANDWICH Dessert Tea or Coffee *2.5O 1Noone' SRESTAURANT AND Hwy. 115&35TAVERN Hwy. 115 & 35 Phione 983-5536 I 1' --PARlT 2 -Nýï 9 KING ST. W. 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