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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 1, 1984, p. 10

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1 SECTION A THE February 1 In search of the perfect backdrop Globe GLT cloths add color to upcoming plays rge part which a artistry which enjoy in Globe Pro ductions musicals or Georgetown Little Thea bra plays begins back stage Tbo colorful back drops or cloths in stage terminologyhave drawn appreciative gups at the openings of more than one Globe or production This year both thea Irlcal companies doff their bats to Linda Roe for her Imaginative cloth designs which will appear in GLTs upcoming The Lion in Winter and Globe New Girl In Town which opens next Tiles day Feb night Mrs Roe who will share the success of the Now Girl cloths with Georgetown newcomer Ray was honor by the Association of Community Theatres- Central Ontario ACT CO last year for her backdrop work on Globe s Oklahoma production REFLECT PLAY I try to get the whole feeling of the play In my cloths Mrs Roe told Toe Herald last week end In Oklahoma there was the t of the Prairies In New Girl with its sea and harbor setting there damp ness and movement There are two cloths In New Girl a sea scope and harbor streetscene which Mr Is painting from a combination of expe rience In the Royal Navy and Imagination Mrs Roe has also reproduced a piece of trie Bayeaux tapestry chronlcalling the Norman invasion of England in 1066 for which Is set in the 12th century court of Henry That cloth posed a different kind of enge than the landscap es Mrs Roc has worked on for Globe The difficulty was trying to make it look old and not too cartoon said The characters in the tape stry Itself are very stiff and there is no shading In it for perspective The cloths are usually 12 feet high by 35foot long covering the entire wldlh of the stage Made of canvass they can be repainted over and over again much like the moveable flats GLT has been using for its sets since the The Importance of Being Earnest production two years ago Georgetown Ray teasey wasted no time getting Involved In local theatre He works behind the scenes and on stage in Globe Productions New Girl In Town which opens next Tuesday Here he puts the finishing touches on background cloth he did for he show of a harbor circa 1300 ticked performance rail Several years ago Mrs Roe joined GLT and promptly found her self with a paintbrush in hand working on sets She said she not painter by hobby unlike Mr who recent ly settled in George town from Kent England Not only does he play one of the sailors Mr Smith In New Girl Mr talent has up with an intrj storefront street scene for the product on with tall ship harbor in the back ground II the first lime I ever worked on a cloth th size he said he brushed an M on Clanccys But I ve dont quite lot of small oils and For a friend longing for memory of Ire land Mr is painting a pastoral Celt again experience as a world traveller and his nation Now GO Mr served in the Herald photo Hoy a I Navy between 1935 and 1965 He also taught aboard an old wooden school ship Since arriving in Georgetown he has not only Globe member but has enlisted In local choir and joined the federal and provincial the HERALD Entertainment New Girl has lots of sassy comedy Globe mystery musical New Girl In Town opens Feb and many of us are still in Who Is the new girl and what a this musical all about This lively musical is based on the play Anna Christie and plays Anna who Is new to that famous town New York City The piny takes place in 1900 Chris played by Don Baldwin operates a tug boat along the waterfront of New York and Is very excited to hear that his only daughter Anna is com for a visit Ho had sent her as a little girl to live with relatives on a farm in the mid westand spends most of his time Ing to his buddy Mar thy about how sweet his daughter Is Marthy is a delight ful character played by Mario Cleaton She is sassy full of fun and more than a little of the attention Anna receives from her dad Marthy is aware of Anna than Inno cent past and tently causes trouble for the Anna by dropping hints about it to Anna a love interest Matt played by George town Joe DelGuidlce Backed by a rowdy group of sailors and townsfolk the sing beautiful while the story unfolds The choral numbers are bright and bouncy and the audience Is bound to come away humming the catchy tunes Like most musicals we can expect a happy ending and some perky choreography The music and dancing in this show will be a treat for the audience New Girl in Town ran on Broadway for performances starting in Tickets for perform Feb through Feb 18 can be by calling Saturday sold out Members draw attention to their artwork been Herald Special If youve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes a few people at Globe arc silently providing a smooth background for the singers dancers and actors to play against Jack Ferguson Is stage manager for New Girl in Town and Is in charge or the entire production once the show is running He is positioned at the right side of the stage and can peak to the left side and lighting room on his headset Ho gives instructions to stage crew who move the set which was designed and built by Gerry Andrew crew on and off as the play requires Linda Roe and her staff on props are at stage left working in the dark making sure that actors have the pens money hats or whatever Theetsa table on each side of the stage where all props acfc kept Many a panicky actor has been saved by a props person finding a misplaced prop with only moments to spare Up in the lighting booth Tom Johnson and his gang are at the lighting switches Next time you re In the theatre look behind you up above to see their booth If you ever been singing a number and bad the spotlight move away from you or worse yet been saying your lines In the dark you appreciate the expertise a lighting crew must have to make the show flow smoothly It s a service we often take for granted And last but notleast a piece orchestra Is hidden under the stage with only musical director Terry Champs head In view The orchestra for New Girl in Town Is made up of local musicians and people from Toronto The musicians ages range from 1670 Terry has the job of keeping cast and orchestra together which is difficult since the cast cannot hear the orchestra well and viceversa Naturally all the sounds are designed to project Into the audience not to each other Of course while you re watching New Girl In Town you are unaware of all this activity and Just ait back enjoy the singing and dancing and leave the details to us Tickets for Globes New Girl In Town are available by calling Show dates are Feb 11 Sony Saturdays are sold out Crafts club host display Herald Special The annual meeting of the and Crafts of Georgetown was held at the home of Ann Allen Valleyvlew Road Annual reports were read and adopted and the slate of officers for 1984 was presented by Charlotte Ironside They ire Past Pre si dent Ethel President Pat Beer 1st vice president Charlotte Irons 2nd vice pre sident Peggy Stevens Recording Secretary Peggy Stevens Corrcs ponding Secretory Treasu rer Kinoes pel Convenors Nellie Sociol Jennifer Bamclt Crafts Programme Doro thy Brartdford Public iy The president welcomed a guest who is also a prospective member Elizabeth Shore Post President of the Ration Hills Arts Council The members voted to continue a donation of fifty dollars toward prizes at the Georgetown Fair as well as to continue their affiliation with the Ontario Crart Council and membership in the xe I Halton Hills Arts Coun- The Recreation Department has invited the Arts and Crafts of Georgetown to enter a display of crafts at an open house 95 p m Saturday Feb Holy Cross Separate School The group will supply a door prize for he event Tentative arrange ments have been made for a trip to the Art Centre at the University of where from March to March BO works of art will be displaced spanning the period from 1060 to to the Ontario Heritage Faun da Hon Is from col tec by Stewart and Bonnet an out standing gilt of eighty works of art both Cana d Ian and European Aflm with common by Glen well known wild life artist was the highlight of the afternoon On ginnlly his interest in insects led to draw ings of them but at the of fifteen his inte rest turned to water colors and broadened In scope to include birds and animals A free lance artist one of his wild life cirds for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists caught the eye of an editor of the Toronto Star Magazine and he was commissioned by this publication to paint a sir its of Canadian In 19C7 he received his first commission from he Canadian Post Office to produce a bird stamp His grey jay stamp was released In 1968 and voted finest stamp of the year by collectors A finished painting by Logics is the result of many field sketches of animals and birds in their natural habitats sometimes two or three observation An Helen It may be an odd number but 13 memb ers of the Georgetown Palette and Pencil Club arc featured in the Halt on Hills Cullurol Centre gallery this month Four to six art pieces by local artists Bew tiers Ron Decs Morrow Kim Debruyn Frank Black Ruth Gibson Fran Anthony Frank Anlho- Dorolhy Volkey The works will give a before good Idea of each AH the works are wall artist work All the and range from artists but Kim to oil paint have exhibited with the prints Palette and Pencil Club deadline It deadline time for those Interest in submitting pictures for at the Cultural Centre in March The last day for entries is Saturday Feb 11 The juried exhibition of photo art is opui to all residents of Hills finished picture Tea hostesses for the meeting were Jennifer The craft convenor In my opinion February Is the drabbest Blah and February are synonyms But Globe Productions and Georgetown Little Theatre are thundering to my rescue How can I succumb to the Blahs with A New Girl and a Lion Coming Town in the Winter Let me put that a little more clearly Globe Productions Is presenting their version of the George Abbott and Bob Merrill musical New Girls in Town Georgetown Little Theatre follows with tbeir production of The Lion in Winter an intriguing comedy by James Goldman Both are ambitious ventures New Girl in Town is not your average musical comedy The Libretto is based on the play Anna Christie by Eugene ONeill a writer not noted for the lightness of his subjects The Lion In Winter Is that rare commodity literate and humorous look at history Henry of England and his estranged wife the magnificent Eleanor of Amiitaine Joust verbally with great wit and style as they each champion different sons to be future King of England Do yourself a favour and try to see at least one of these productions If you re lucky you 11 get to both The Globe production runs February 11 and 14 18 at the John Elliott Theatre Bom announced two classes In the immediate future an embroidery course which will cover four lessons and will be taught by Ismay Bird and a three lesson course in block printing which will be given by Pat Beer Also being planned are classes 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