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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C,”

LITTLE THEATRE PRODUCTION

Barefoot’ was a gas

BY RUTH M, HALLOCK

Prime requisite of any Hyving :
stage production is entertain. :

ment value at the audience level,
Terrace Little Theatre’s prow

duction of the hilarious three
act comedy ‘Barefoot In The :
Park,’* held here last weekend, “

met and surpassed this impore
tant requirement.

Tt was a gas — from beginning
to end!

Director, Robin McColl over. «

looked nothing in his efforts to

bring a touch of Broadway to |
Terrace, with the ultimate in 7

realism and earthy fun being the -:

end result,

Skeptics who pre-panned the |

production as being “‘too ambit.
ious an undertaking’? will prob
ably spend the next six weeks
eating crow, Ambitious it was,
but not too ambitious for an
enterprising and devoted cast and
stage crew such as the ones re»
sponsible for “‘Barefoot?’,

Even Terrace Little Theatre's
last resounding stage success,
“Charlie's Aunt'’ now takes a
backseat as “‘Barefoot In The
Park’? moves up to the top spot,

Bouquets and bouquets and bou-
quets go this time to the stage
Manager, Margaret Van Herd
-and her crew comprised of Bey
Nepsted, Ben Leenders, Bob Cale
der and Jim Lynch for one of
the most difficult plays ever
staged in the Community Cenire,
Nine full pages of props were
rounded up from throughout the
community, Among them were
such unlikely things as an old
Franklin stove, which has now
been donated to the Terrace mum
seum,

Opening with virtually a bare
Stage that was transformed at
second act withintermission with
one of the fasiest set changes
we've ever been treated to in
Terrace. Andthetransformation
was notonly complete but actually
startling, From anempty andun-
promising apartment in New
York, the audience was suddenly
recalled to a completely furnish-
ed bright, cheery love nest, com
plete with running water in the
taps and a light in the refrigere
ator that actually worked,

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One must be critical where
criticism is due, however, and
it is my considered opinion
that real doors rather than mock
doors, might have added to the
overall success of the setting.
The mock doors, had they been
a little more secure might have
served" perfectly well, bit’ un.
fortunately ‘they were a bit on
the shaky side,

One other minor criticism of
the set was the hard clackety-
clack of heels on the uncarpet.
ted stair section, The noise
of actors feet when they moved
from centre stage to the raised
portion of the set was a bit dis-
tracting,

Sound effects were excellent
and timing right on, An added
touch of realism was accomplish-
ed with a trick recording of a
telephone voice, used whenever
a call was in progress,

Lighting was good, but slightly
off timing in some areas. The
effect attalned through the use
of blue lighting to emulate an
open sky was particularly in
genious,

a es

The actors and actresses had
everything going for them in this
particular play. It was written
to perfection, and all they had to
do was learn those fabulousty
funny lines and add a few in
uendoes for impact, Every mom.
ber of the cast came through
wonderfully in this respect, In
some areas, it might truthfully
be said they came through slight=
ly too much, almost tocthe point
of anticipation. .

Corrie Bratter, a gay young
bride, with enthusiasm for the
state of marriage coming out
of her ears, was played by Bars
bara Halliday, Miss Halliday was
tallormade for the part, A dark,
hatred, diminutive actress with
flashing eyes and oxpressive
face, Miss Halliday took the role
and spelled itoutforher audience
Her projection and articulation
were impeccable and her move:
ment on stage was something to
behold,

This young actress found her
pace and maintained itthroughout
the production, Hor only failing
was encountéred through her en-
thusiasm for her role, She fail.
ed to walt for her highly res
ceptive audience to stop laugh:

- ing before going on to her next
deHyery,

Paul Bratter, rising young at.

torney, -was-a lawyer who was

- some good Kisser, and-Don Swan

gon who played the part, set out

early to prove this to his aud.

fence. He handled his early Jove

scenes with a polish that indica.

ted he was elthor well rehearsed

or accomplished in his field, His

- pole was one that prompted the

sympathy, of all mates inthe aud.

- fence. and. Swanson did complete
justice to the lines.

ree movement ‘was realistic|’-
but possibly too relaxed in some |.

areas, Might .ecenes in the last]

two acts were carried out well| -

-- by this: young actor, but he had
*‘p. tendency to Jgan.a bit too far
into. . ce. In «some: areas,

- Albeit, his pexformance was dee|

_. Mahtfal and his timing very close

ROBIN McCOLL
... @ touch of Broadway

& very high point in the play
came twice when Don McLeod,
playing the small but important
role of Telephone Repairman,
appeared on stage. This young
actor was one of the most ime
pressive heads 've ever seen on
stage. Bedecked with a white
hard hat, it bobbed up and down
and back and forth, portraying
uncertainty, apprehension, eage
ermess, and sympathy socomplet-
ely that the actor might have
managed quite nicely even withe
out any lines to speak,

A short but most enjoyable
performance was put out by Me-
Leod. Onee again — timing was
vital in this role and McLeod
had it down to a fine art,

Corie’s mother, played by
Fergie Kemp, was a challenging
role for even the most seasoned
actress, Fergie Kamp is exper-
jenced on stage and her exper=
fence paid double dividends, Face
ed with the problem of portrays:
ing a middle-aged widow in tran
sition, Fergi came through with
fal expression and general
reaction were both executed with
the knowhow of one who has
worked on stage many times.
The only criticism that might
be made of Fergi Kamp’s per=
formance was found in the few
instances when she anticipated
her co-actors lines, and unfortune
ately to a hypercritical eye --
it showed, Her self-designed song
and dance act brought down the
house, and lettially 50.

Victor Valued, colorful, bere
et-wearing swinger, in his late
fifties was played by Paul Fenger,
Fenger, also a seasonedTerrace
Little Theatre performer, paint-
ed a marvellously kooky picture
for his audience, right down to
the menacing gleam in an aging
man’s eye, His delivery was
fast and clean and his timing
was good, Movement was ex-
cellent and projection clear,

A non-speaker almost stole
the show. His real name is
Wayne Fielding and he played
a dual-role in “Barefoot’’, His
first appearance brought him
gasping and choking into the Brat.
ter apartment as a Lord & Tay-
lot delivery man, He gaspedand
choked with complete realism.

His second, and perhaps even
more impressinve appearance,
came during an encounter in the
hallway with the ebulient bride,
Corie Bratter. ‘Cast as Mr.
Munshin for this walkeon Fields
ing used facial expression and

" gesticulation to the greatest ad.
vantage and although he spoke
not a word, his audience will
remember him long ‘and with
affection,

No critique of this production
would be complete without mene

ma tion of the special effects and

costuming. Special effects, con.
sisting mainly of snowfall at

~ peak points in the production,

were handied by Bev Nepsted
and timed to perfection, Elsie
Widowson was in charge of the
costumes,

finished. A highlight of the
costuming was a silver lame
minldress worn by Corrle Brat»
ter for a night on the town,
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One of the most important
parts of any live stage prot
uction is the audience, and oddly
enough this faction is seldom
lauded. This time I want to
point out that a full house for
both Friday and Saturday night
brought out two of the most ree
ceptive and spontaneously ree
sponsive groups of play lovers
Terrace has produced in some
time, A wondertul audience both
nights, helped set the hilarious
pace for ‘Barefoot In The Park”
which wil! long be remembered
here as the best yet?’ by Ter.
race Little Theatre,

Policeman
fined —
50 cents

VANCOUVER (CP) — A Van-
couver police constable was
fined 50 cents on an assauit
charge Thursday be a sympa-
thetic magistrate who lashed out
at ‘insolent cry-babies”’ wha
make trouble for police.

Constable Anthony Borevich,

23, was convicted of slapping a §

19-year-old youth in the city’s
rough - tough skidroad district’
during an investigation,

“These days we have got some
young men, a minority, who
are inclined to think they
can be insolent and make a tough
job even more difficult for pol-
ice," said Magistrate Cyril
White, _
The magistrate said, however,
that there was no justification
in the eyes of the law in the
actions of Borevich, and fined
him 50 cents. .

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