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LITTLE THEATRE PRODUCTION

‘Barefoot’ was a gas

BY RUTH M, HALLOCK
Prime requisite of any living

Stage production is ontertaine :

ment value at the audience level,
Torrace Little Theatre's proe

duction of the hilarious three z

act comedy ‘“‘Barefoot In The ;
Park,”' held here last weekend, “

met and surpassed this impors _

tant requirement.

It was a gas — from beginni
to end! ging

Irector, Robin McColl overs |

looked nothing In hig efforts to

bring a touch of Broadway to ;
Terrace, with the ultimate in ©

realism and earthy fun being the - -

end result,

Skeptics who pre-panned the _

production as being ‘‘too ambit.

ious an undertaking” will probe . _

ably spend the next six weeks
eating crow. Ambitious It was,
but net toa ambitious for an
enterprising and devoted castand
stage crew such as the ones ree
sponsible for Barefcot’’,

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 botte
quets go this time to the stage
Manager, Margaret Van Herd

-and her crew comprised of Bey
Nepsted, Ben Leenders, Bob Cal~
der and Jim Lynch for one of
the most difficult plays ever
staged in the Community Centre,
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 mt.
seum,

Opening with virtually a bare
stage that was transformed at
second act with intermission with
one of the fastest set changes
we've ever been treated to in
Terrace, Andthetransformation
was not only complete but actually
Startling, From anempty andune
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,

e

One must be eritical 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 | utte
fortunately they were a bit on
the shaky side,

Cne 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 attained through the use
of blue Hghting to emulate an
open sky was particularly ine
genious,

e e

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 fabulously
funny lines and add a few in
uendoes for impact. Every meme
ber of the cast came through
wonderfully in this respect. Jn
some areas, it might truthfully
be said they came through alight.
ly too much, almost to‘the point
of anticipation, e

Corrie Bratter, a gay young
bride, with enthusiasm for the
state of marriage coming out
.of her ears, was played by Bare
bara Halliday, Misa Halliday was
tallormade for the part. A dark,
hatred, diminutive actress with
flashing eyes and expressive
face, Miss Halliday took the role
and spelled itoutfor hor 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 it throughout
the production. Her only failing
was encountered through her ene
thusiasm for her role, She falle
ed to wait for her highly re.
ceptive audience to stop laugh.

. fing before going on to her next
delivery.

Faul Bratter, rising young ate
tommey, was:a lawyer who was
some good kisser, and Don Swan.

son who played the part, set out|

early. to prove this to his aud.
fence. -He handied his early love
scenes with a polish that indica:
ted he was elther well rehearsed
or accomplished in his fleld, His
role was one. that prompted the
sympathy, of all males inthe aude
- Jence ‘and prrangon aid complete
justice to the line:
His movement ‘was realistic
- but possibly too relaxed in some
areas,
two acta ware. carried out well

_ by thia-young actor, but he had]. |
: Pee te loan'a bit too far

-, into ‘petulance-.in some: areas,
o “Albelt, his performance was do-

Night scenes: fin the last}

" SMahthd and his thning veryelose]

to perfection.” ‘

ROBIN McCOLL
... a touch of Broadway

A 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 im.
pressive heads I’ve eyer seen on
stage. Bedecked with a white
hard hat, it bobbed up and down
and back and forth, portraying
uncertainty, apprehension, eage
erness, and sympathy so complet-
ely that the actor might have
managed quite nicely even with
out any Lines to speak,

A short but most enjoyable
performance was put out by Mc-
Leod. Once 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-
ienced on stage and her exper
ience paid double dividends. Fac=
ed with the problem of portrays
ing a middleeaged widow in trans
sition, Fergi came through with:
ial 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 pers
formance was found in the few
instances when she anticipated
her co-actors lines, and unfortun-
ately to a hypercritical eye —
it showed, Her self-designed song
and dance act brought down the
house, and rightfully s0,

-

Victor Valiaes, colortil, her
et-wearing swinger, in his late
fifties was played by Paul Fenger,
Fenger, also a seasoned Terrace
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 appeprance brought him
gasping and choking intothe Brat.
ter apartmem as a Lord & Tay.
lof 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 Field
ing used faclal expression and

’ gesticulation to the greatest ads
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 men
tlon of the special effects and
costuming. Special effects, cons
ststing mainly of snowfal] at
peak points in the production,
were handled by Bey Nepsted
and timed to perfection. Elste
Widowson was in charge of the
costumes,

finished, A highlight of the

costuming was a silver lame

mini-dress worn by Corrio Brat»

ter for a night on the town,
e # @¢

One of the most important

- paris of any live stage prod

uction is the audience, and oddly
enough this faction is seldom
Jauded. This time I want to
point ont that a full house for
both Friday and Saturday night
brought out two of the most re-
eeptive and spontaneously re=
sponsive groups of play lovers
Terrace has produced in some
time, A wonderful audience both
nights, helped set the hilarious
pace for “Barefoot In The Park”
which will long be remembered
here as the **best yet’? by Tere
race Little Theatre,

Policeman

fined —
50 cents

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couver police constable was
fined 50 cents on an assault
charge Thursday be & sympa-
thetic magistrate who lashed out
at “insolent cry-babies” who
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-
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White,
The magistrate sald, 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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