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‘TERRACE
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“BIRTHDAY.

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ASSOCIA TION’S” 25TH YEAR

Big activities in Little '

The Little
building at 3625 Kalum is a
well-used community
facility.

Owned by the Terrace
Little Theatre group, this
building has hosted a coffee
house, theatre productions,

formances, recitals,
™ receptions for éntertainers,
a socials, and community
meetings. Molly Nattress of
Terrace Little Theatre says_
the building is open to other"
activities too.

Terrace hasn’t always
| had this. building. It took a
lot- of -hard work by.
number. of theatre buffs in
the community.

In the he carly days, there-
wed to nformal get-
togethers and

until 25 years ago this June

community got together arid’

.-formed.an association. One
of the original members of

-. Terrace Little Theatre. was
Loreen McColl. :

_. Mrs. MeColl recalls that
in the spring of 1952 the
Terrace drama group
travelled to Prince Rupert
to compete in zone com-
petitions. THey put on
‘Pacific Coast Tragedy",
and McColl says the tragedy
at all that it was ever put on-
a

Theatre

-touring artist -per-

‘theatre .

oductions.. But: it wasn't:
He t , ord all their costumesinthe ge

second fire. Luckily : ‘the’
were... at™
somebody’s home “at the’.
time of the blaze. McColl.

that. theatre lovers in the-

But the: grap met -Jan
Dobbie, an adjudicator, who
came to Terrace f fee a short
time to. gi te bul
group its Prat irroles

instruction. It was Dobbie .

who suggested they form an
anization.
embership in Terrace
Little Theatre was a con-

Stant20 to 25, but there were

problems in finding good
places to rehearse a ‘put of
on productions. Ternace
had, «mtil recently, AY tatlons
few ‘housand popula
The group used to work

out of the old civic. centre .
near the curling rink. But.it':P
burtied down. A similar fate.”
befell | : aise iiecend civic.”
centre in the library par! i

ry Parking $57,500 paid ior a third of the
Mrs. McColl says. ‘the:

lot.

lost three dimmers
spotlights

says the lights are the

lifeblood of a production, yet...
the theatre*,group was -
_a transformation. Down-
" stairs - is a small,

forced to - “Use -makeshift
dimmers after that disaster.

beer

around, they

The group has used the cla
rlour and ‘the
. cabaret ot the Terrace Hotel
‘for rehearsal quite a few.
times. Augie Geeraert,: the
owner, has always. been: a
supporter ¢ of theatre, says

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Cancel, gave Terrace Little
Theatre use of one of their

buildings. The group used it |.
for storage purposes. But -
three years ago, Terrace
Little Theatre was given

’ notice to vacate: .

Molly Nattress says it had
become imperative that the —

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found the
Baptist. church. That.
ding. was vacant. and -
Terrace. Little Theatre |
considered it a perfect -

and gota the group spre foe

from the rovince..: ene:
ro aon renovation:

Lote ye was enough: to

t them. moved in.

In the last two years, a lot

‘of work has been put into -

‘fixing the old building up.
Much of this has been done

‘with the aid-of Lip funds.

Gradually the once empty .
church has been undergo

ting 80-10 120 people.
seatin : people...
uy rs is. a costume room, :
itchen, a bar anda lounge: ©
with a dancing area: : -

mas ople have voiced °-
nner ry decoration of:

“the - lounge. °

Recently the group got a:

“| bank mortgage .on the:
‘buildin
_|-finane al Pressure con:

. This. has reifeved

Terrace Little Theatre is .
the second oldest con-
inuonsly active group in the -

‘They ve been espec jally.
entertmining ‘the.

(to the fact they have

| payments to make on their

ding. But alao they now

~ -Vhave a place’ to rehearse,
‘“ [store costumes and props,
"and put’ Productions on..