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Barrie Examiner, 4 Dec 1961, p. 12

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BARBIE EXAMLVER MONDAY DECEMBER 1501 MRS GLADYS WATT She Is Guardian Of Playwrights OTTAWA CPiIrsi Gladys Cameron Watt trail silver haired woman in her 605 born and raised in the United States is among the most energetic and dedicated patrons of Cann dian tlicatrer For nearly auartcrcentury she has been the guiding hand of the Canadian Playwriting Competition We want to get the voice of Canada expressed in the thea tre she says And to really develop Canadian theatre we must develop Canadian pl wrights to speak through it Largely as result of her ei forts and the work of the DI lawa Little Theatre Workshop small committee she has headed for 14 years moreCa nadians enter the competition each year This year 87 manuscripts of oneact plays were received from many mils at Canada They came rom houscwwes doctors lawyers military of ficers and professional writers Mrs Watt has turned her 0t tawa home into ii library and archives of Canadian theatre LENDS SCRIPTS Since her husband died feiv years ago and her two sons en tered university she has de voted most of her time to the competition She also carries on corre spondence with th col groups across the country which borrow vmanuscripts from her library Each year an outstanding Canadian dramatist is named adjudicator for the competition From the workshop he receives the entries which are identified only by numbers The adjudica tor writes frank appraisal of each play and selects three prizewinners These are then produced by the Ottawa Little Theatre The 1961 adjudicator Donald Vetmore adult education ex Rusk Likes UN Office Move WASHINGTON AP State Secretary Dean Rusk agreed Sunday that establishment of some major United Nations of fices in west Berlin would be good idea But he opposed shift ing the main headquarters from New York Suggestions that the beleagu ered former capital of Germany be made major UN seat as part of an EastWest settlement have been advanced by several sources Prime Minister Dietenbaker of Canada proposed in Parlia ment Sept 11 the international izing at Berlin under the UN with UN presence in the city External Affairs Minister Ho ward Green of Canada told students meeting Saturday night that UN presence in Eer lin might help sooth the situa tion there and possibly the UNs European branch might be moved to Berlin BAEKACIIEAND RIIEIIIIIITISMPAIN After many Women and men in mm miserable by common uixnniy aiif sinus wime impurities uhd omen oltcn irritate the deltcdtc passions mm the kidneys Then on can momma old nervy umi su or from rheumntlc Ilns such backache acne munu mg Scéittln nourttts For mm as ousnn ue rindin inst help wlth the unnm inififiié ii nuin relievtnl action in airsrzx 1th kldneys uct wlllt pain In mi new In retreshlnr You Ice younnr and ctronznr an cvsrnx ruin your dru In todaynnd see how refreshed you pert for the Nova Scotia govern ment awarded one special men tion and five honorable men tions in addition to the three prizes cacti worth $225 The top 21 scripts cry out to be produced Itlr Vetmore said The winners were Theyre tlurning Down the House by Then all Dunn of Montreal The Professionals by John Drewery of Ottawa and Cornilowers by Russell hiacCullum of Bucking ham Que ONEACTERS DIIFICULT Mrs Watt says the eompetl tion is restricted to one act plays because this form is con sidered one of the most difficult and demanding The onevacl play is valus able discipline in training writ ers Every line must contribute to the characters and the play there is no padding MrsWatt has taken deep interest in the theatre since she was an English and voice teacher in New York night school After her marriage to Roy ltiacGregor Watt in 1917 they moved to Dauphin Mam where he was forestry engineer for the Manitoba government itr Vatt joined the federal govern ment service in 15137 and they moved to Ottawa where they helped found the Little Theatre Workshop the same year Mrs Vatt has written many 1plays herself and has helped produce others as director actress or even makeup artist She still finds time to play Walloon pantomime roles in Little Theatre productions and to paint laiidscapesi Her work for Canadian thea tre has not gone without recog nition In 1958 she received the Canadian Drama Award from the British Columbia Drama Its sociation and in 1954 was given an award by the city of Ottawa But the recognition she has helped bring to Canadian play Wright is greater Aivardavin ning plays of past competitions have been produced as often as 1000 times by Canadian drama groups Among them were some she wrote Some have been pro duced on Broadway others adapted for television and ra dio still others translated and produced abroad Try An Examiner Want Ad PHONE PA $2414 VIBRATION TAMEB SBcariog Crankshaft gEVes you so much more quiet smoothness for your money in the Vi Ill lie The Economy car that skimns only nn nil FRENCH MOTORS 7s nrnnrard Street name Ontario non UNUSUAL GIFTS SEE BARRIE GOVERNMENT SURPLUS FOR WINTER COATS LAMBS WOOL 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