WHERE THE STARS START THEATRE IN A COW BARN THE RED BARN THEATRE Barn summer Iheairc Is not only one Canada oldest continuing summer theatres it is housed an farmers barn which will itself hit century mark soon The barn Is located In the mid a grassy field just north of tins su mer resort town was built for one the early arming families of Hie the in the mid 1870s When producer Al out to convert the old building into a mer theatre In about the changes he made were lo install a si For example when the byre was turned into dressing rooms a scenery dock all that was done rector of Theatre in the Dell in Toronto His recent presentations being It Should Happen to a Dog An Evening with Doro thy Parker A Resounding Tinkle and The Songwriter He is also the founder the Chord Theatre in Toronto where he di rected Juno and the Desire teachtTdirector for The Temple Players and had his own acting studio In Toronto Joyce Gordon and William both studied with him Ho will also direct Goodbye Charlie Any Wednesday and Boeing- tread the boards or produced summer slock the Red Barn To name a few Brian Dohcrly of Shaw Festival tame Amelia Hall of the Stratford Festivals Silvio Bruce Raymond Mes srs Jacobson and Doug Hen derson Nan and Norma Stewart Mari gold and Jean Roberts the whole company of The Harlequin Players from North Quebec Pat ricia Carrol Brown Joyce Cordon and Jennifer Paddy Croft Winston Frank now with the present com pany in lend roles Hugh Alexander Sailor Beware the Roberts Company Paul Soles starred in several plays for Patty Brown and the Duffys Stewart and lack played leads peered in the One Act Play Ill Home for Christmas and did a terrific job Uremia is taking a Theatre Arts Course Victoria Park Collegiate and acting is her first love She prefers com edy and musicals and has appeared in the CMC Toby series a worked the Red Barn over the STRAW HAT PRODUCTION The continents first slrnw hat production of Whos Afraid of Virginia then president of the Newmarket Club wrote a oneact play and had it produced the Barn during an Even- and Christian all had roles plays the Red Barn Hie Red Bain Company Ins added to this history of Can directors mid actors with the ad dition of J Hay as their reside director Rays directing of The Odd Couple Wait Until Dark and You Know I Cant Hear You When the Waters Running is showing audiences Ihe calibre of performance offered this sum- Id has been as artistic director for The Players Guild of Hamilton There he di rected Caesar and Cleopatra Sum mer of Ihe 17th Doll Under the Yum Yum Tree The Glass Menagerie and The Third Best Sport among others He also received the Best Director Award in the Festival Ray is founder producer and di- like l become set designer This year at Ihe Barn she is assistant to Set Designer John Ferguson The producers feel she has a natural flair for design Linda Huffman who Is only 16 old working hard hack stage and appeared in The Odd Couple Theatre Arts Course at the Univer sity of where ho studies with Dr M Booth His only this year has been the school In Tennessee Williams one act play Colleen from Sen bum works on sets and backstage she has in school plays Including Skin of Our Teeth Finians Rainbow mid Oliver Greg Brown the youngest tip prentice now only II Is from Willow- Beach a real helper backstage and a whiz on telephone messages Ho played lio boy role in the play Ardele for the Harlequin Players In CO and was bitten by the theatre bug He has appeared In several school plays in Bruce Gordon has Hie distinc tion of having played two roles in The Odd Couple At his school he played Felix and al the Red Barn be played Speed is from Toronto and though he likes acting he is keen to become a producerdirector Paul Kalmcrt though an appren tice at the Barn Is actually an entre preneur in Toronto He promotes and manages Rock very successfully qualify I hi this ye Toronto lie is taking a course al Queens when is a journal ist and theatre on Ihe school pa per He has also studied the Banff School of Fine Arts Paul likes building sets ami working on set designs the Jack Medina and via of Sylvia and Ben the company Its Curtain Time By RUBY L HASKETT The Bed Bam The Star Spangled is a fast moving tularin comedy by Neil Simon wrote Barefoot in Park Odd Couple Tl play opened to rave bleu delightful in the series of funny happenings Timothy Bond is Alex Gray and were with their company The Girl played delightfully by Diana an Olympic one of Ihe the Red Barn stepped Dorothy in Shock and Clark Ill Be Homo and through In fine style provide lot of fun from the State do He from the Festival John Aunt this week until July flic SHOWING THIS SUMMER- YOUNG TALENT inLLF4l since llic curiam first wcnl up there In lais AIIOVR IN AN LOW Richard Ayrcs all members of The OLD BARN Sirs TOWN OF NEWMARKET PROCLAMATION 1969 CIVIC HOLIDAY The Council the Cotporation the Town day Jul 1969 adopted a resolution In compliance with the foregoing T this day of July COO SAVE THE QUEEN CREAM Vanilla or gH Neapolitan Ml Gallon Carton STEAK Plain or Coloured PIPC ICECREAM CONES I V I Robin Hood CAKE MIXES 4 LEAFREADY TO EATl Short Shank WHO IE or I HAMS Small Link PORK SAUSAGE 59 Canned PICNIC SHOULDERS St Williams JAM with Pectin 79 Scott Assorted Colours Bathroom TISSUE 4100 Chicken liver or Beef DOG FOOD 6 100 California No Grade Salmon Flesh CANTALOUPES 3 size 27s California No I Grade Fresh TOMATOES 23 5 Varieties DARES CANDIES 4 100 Dominions Own Brand BLUEBERRY ROLLS 49 EXCITING effective until Saturday July to Richmond Hill 1 1969 OMINION