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# | & A helpful businessman MEET YOUR MERCHANT Shown above is Bernard Grybeck standing behind the He started out as an apâ€" prentice watchmaker in his native Poland some 30 years ago. His career didn‘t get into full swing, though, until he came to Canada in 193. He chose Canada because he Seventeenâ€"yearâ€"old Barby Gale almost stole the show as the cheeky, but hardly naive young waitress, while Susan Elliott‘s understated depiction of Clara, the inâ€" nocent young waitress from By Cathy Dunphy > The Centre Stage Players presented J.B. Priestley‘s ‘"Mystery at Greenfingers" at Weston Collegiate Inâ€" stitute last weekend. Directed by Mary Lou Wilkins, the play is a burlesque of the stock characters so often found in mysteries. Fred Thury‘s portrayal of the energetic, gocentric French chef of the hotel was done full out for laughs â€" which he received. Unâ€" fortunately, his French accent at times became c o tn p le t e l y u n â€" distinguishable from the Russian one of TV cartoon villains. He is also the owner of the store and has been the owner for the past three years. The entire play takes place in the staff room of Greenâ€" fingers Palace Hotel, a large old English mansion which has been converted into a hotel. Judith Hadley as Edna Saunders, the sarcastic, blaseâ€"hotel secretary and bookkeeper managed to inject _ some likeable qualities into her perâ€" formance of the girl everybody seemed to hate. Bernard Grybeck, 45, is the man behind the counter at Bernard‘s Jewellers, 1863 Eglinton Ave. West at Dufferin. Mortins ssm CSP perform Priestley Send this delightful French arrangement, a rainbow of fresh flowers. Daisies, Carnations, Frecsia, Roses . . and many more. Very fragrant, very beautiful C % FINER FLOWER SERVICE 3107 DUNDAS STREET W. TORONTO 9 Ipe KRenow to# The pair that stole the le show were Crowther, the râ€" â€" house detective who arrives rl unsummoned to the hotel on . some mysterious assignâ€" of ment, and Miss Tracey, the ic dotty, eccentric . doorâ€" as crashing hotel guest. Mr. Grybeck knows what he is talking about. One way or the other, he has been in practically every country in the world. He and his wife, Breda, try to take a holiday in Europe every three or four years. Back at home, Mr. Grybeck devotes most of his Roger Nash handled his role of the smooth and pleasant hotel barman quite well. the country, .provided the perfect foil. Robert _ Treble was capable, though at times inaudible, in his role as the pleasant assistant hotel manager. His love interest in the play was Miss Tennant, a young society woman emâ€" ployed as the hotel‘s social hostess. As acted by Janet Ferguson, Miss Tennant appeared more the likeable girl next door than the social sophisticate. Grybeck, "people here will take a chance." ‘"There‘s no better country in the world," said Mr. Winnifred Ferguson was mad and hilariously funny in her role of Miss Tracey. The part was one that could have become tiring for the audience, but in this case didn‘t, due to the superb characterization by the actress. thought it was a progressive country. He still thinks so. Ken Ault was excellent in his role as the hairâ€"brained detective. From the raised eyebrow to the everâ€"present pen and notebook, he was always in character. counter of his store, Berâ€" nard‘s Jewellers. spare time to the Fairbank Rotary Club. He has belonged to this organization for three years and this year is Second Viceâ€"President. He is Fairbank‘s representative on the Metro Toronto Crippled Children‘s Comâ€" mittee and right now is busy helping to organize the Crippled Children‘s $1,000,000 campaign drive. Any other leisure time Mr. Grybeck has is spent on the courts at the Leaside Badâ€" minton Club. He .insists, The Centre Stage Players (formerly known as the Thistletown Players) have recently become affiliated with the Drama Program of the Borough of York‘s Park and Recreation Department. They are planning on producing three or four more plays this year, as well as possibly â€" organizing â€" a workshop program this summer. On the whole, the Centre Stage Players performed well. They are a polished and nearâ€"professional troupe. Hopefully, in their next production, they will choose to perform a play that isn‘t as dated as "Mystery at Greenfingers‘‘ which Priestly wrote in 1937. They _ welcome _ new members. For information call Judith Hadley (766â€"3853) or Mary Lou Wilkins (248â€" The set for the production was certainly adequate and no one could ever say that it detracted any attention from the performers on the stage. However, I do think attempts could have been made to make the staff room seem a little more comfortable. It is difficult to imagine aluminum, chairs with orange vinyl seats as suitable furnishings for an English "grande hotel". PHOTO eÂ¥ COLIN BOWLDEN delivered in Metro Mr. Grybeck is one of those people the community needs. He has been a resident of our area for 10 years. He likes the comâ€" munity spirit he finds here andthe people he meets coming into his store. He has also been an avid skier since he was six years old. though, that he has no trophies lining his walls to show for the hours spent at the club, ‘"just an aching forearm." Reeves Canada Limited, manufacturers _ of _ art materials opened their new headquarters at 100 Dolomite Drive, Friday April 2. Reeves Canada was founded in 1927. The comâ€" pany started, as many companies started, with one man and a bag of samples. Today it is the largest company in its field in Reeves and Sons of England, founded in 1766, had an inâ€" teresting history. In 1772 John White and Isaac Smith used Reeves paint boxes on Captain Cook‘s discovery voyages. In 1781 Reeves was awarded the highest award in the art world of the time, The Runnymede production of ‘‘Sandbox" The parent company, Reeves opening The Greater Silver Palette, for methods used in preparing pigments for painting in water colors. In 1782 Reeves was appointed colormaker to George III. Frenchâ€"speaking men of Quebec Province have twice as much cancer of the colon but only a third as much skin cancer as Englishâ€"speaking Cancer is found in all countries and in all peoples, but there are puzzling difâ€" ferences in the incidence. Japan, for example, has more stomach cancer and less breast cancer than Mr. D. St. John Kingston, president of the Canadian company officially opened the new building which is alive with color. Offices are painted multicolors _ of yellow, orange, green and blue. Guest of honor at the opening was Dr. A.J. Casson, one of the famous Group of Seven. Mel Argue, a longtime employee was also honored at the opening for his 25 years of service. Mr. Argue was presented with a watch by Mr. Kingston. The cancer as fairly well done. Mary Duhamel played Grandma, who is being brought to the sandbox to die, with spunk and humour. Unfortunately, she delivered her lines a little too quickly to gain sympathy from the The third play ‘"The Real Inspector Hound‘ presented by York Memo was especially good in terms of stage producâ€" tion. The setting was that of a theatre in which two critics are watching a ‘‘whoâ€"doneâ€" it". Darlene Halpenny set the mood of the play with her deadpan delivery and Maria Andrushenko maintained a plastic face as the local aristocrat. Her incredible acâ€" ceptance of each ludicrous turn of events prepares us for the surprise ending. A very entertaining play. All three plays were good drama, and as such have a chantce of being one of nine presentations which Mr. Sweeting will reoomm%;! for the finals at Hart House April 30, 31 and May 1. Two winners from this section will go to the Ontario Collegiate Drama Finals at University of Waterloo on May 7 & 8. Riel Laplain as the emasculated henâ€" pecked husband was just short of perfect. Janet McNaughton, who played his torâ€" mentor, was definitely an effective shrew. Dorita Peer, the flutist, fi{ned well conâ€" sidering she was in semi ess. Judging from the performances thus far, the finals should be very good. It was the Young Man, body supplied by Scott Anderson, who stole the show. Both Mr. Sweeting and Ken Watts, organisor of the festival, had words of praise for that bit conundrum Canadians. Using such facts to discover the causes of cancer and ways to defeat them is one role of research, made possible by your contribution to the Canadian Cancer Society. 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