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- Pinafo ' Ah VAY OORT AN SIS o E03 NFA Madd Sa, It's 8 p.m., April 8, 1915, and the lights dim before a _ packed audience at the Port people working behind the scenes, the play promises to be a crowd pleaser. Pre- early in September. "It's --been alot of hard work" J states Mrs. Hastings, 'by everyone involved." Word got around abot Town Hall 1873 has played in the success of the play hasn't been overlooked by . "What you lose in space on stage, you make up in intimacy." PORT JILVAS Ad. liminary work began in the group. Crop Improvement May of this year, and- "The atmosphere is just SECTION Association Fl Meet- serious rehearsals began terrific," ..said Grace. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO -- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 -- PAGE 17 re 'returns' fo Town Hall... of Agriculture and Food's Durham Agricultural calen- dar is the annual meeting of the Durham County Soil and ing, to be held this\gear at the Yelverton Wied Church Hall on Friday, January 7 at 9 p.m. SEINE --- PETG ~ ~ pe Al 7 UN { hE) « Perry Town Hall as theband the production, and the play strikes up for the opening suffered no lack of volun- bi, overture to Gilbert and teers. 'We've got people ' Sullivan's musical, HM.S. here from Oshawa, Can- Fy Pinafore. - The ensuing per- nington, Sunderland, as well 3 formance moved one critic as from Scugog," said Mrs. Av to say: 'I went expecting to Hastings. "The response Mat see "an ordinary country * "has been tremendous. Ob- A i show, but I fail to see where- viously the interest. and I 2 in professionals would have talent is here." a done better except in some Pinafore has also evolved ¢ 34 minor details." It-was.a into more than a one-shot mr # performance worthy of a effort, and many of the i return engagement, judging Pinafore group have taken al from press reports in fhe part-in the formation of a oa . Port Perry STAR. Scugog Choral Society that A It's been 62 years, but the will hopefully become - ie return engagement has active in preSenting other hag finally come. performancgés. in the future. yt H.M.S. Pinafore comes to In fact, aid Grace, there HI € a newly-renoyated Port is a list of people who want Nat, Perry Town Ha|l this Dec. 2, to join as soon as the Pina- i O% 3 and 4, in a yersion sure to fore production is out of the fo match or surpass the origin- way. hy al engagement, But main focus these days [4 wy "It's looking very good," .is on the Pinafore produc: . - 4 cnc ind a i dd Hex) said Pinafore director Grace tion. Tickets were dis- A scene from Gilbert and Sullivan's musical H.M.S. Pinafore at Te Hastings. "It's goingtobe a appearing fast and capacity = Annual Meeting Ng very good show." | crowds were guaranteed for : One of the events includ- x With a cast of almost 40 all three days by last week. J i i ini 1 #.. and an equally-sized group of The importance that the I dD R I 1 } SECOND $4.91 the ONirio Mivistry * otifter 62 yrs Local handcraft guild to hold first show Leafing back through the files of the Port Perry STAR it's interesting to compare the 1976 production of H.M.S. Pinafore at Town Hall 1873 with the original Berry as Captain Corcoran (Jack Dowson); Merlin Letcher as Sir Joseph Porter (Mark Lockyer); F.W. Mcintyre as Ralph Rackstraw (Ron King); Chances are you haven't heard about the Potpourri Handicraft = Guild -of - Port Perry, but if the enthusiasm and ambition of its founding members. are any indic: ation, it looks like the com- munity will become very aware of the group as time goes on. : After only 1%. months a since Peggy Myers of 344 Scugog St. first suggested ready beén inquiries by pro- fessional crafts people to take part in the show, but they were turned away. "I don't think it would be fair to the group. This is their show," said Mrs. Myers. Success of the group so presentation of the play james Stonehouse as the the idea to a friend, the far is attributed to what 4 here in April of 1915. Boatswain (Charlie number in the- group has Peggy calls a general Perhaps there are some Hastings). ) risen to around 15. Couple awareness and growing ap- of the performers and spec- Involved in 'smaller parts that with the fact that the preciation of crafts today. tators still around today to were Harry Nasmith, Perci- Guild is planning a crafts 'People are starting again ~make a more accurate val Muirhead, George Mc- show on December 3, and to appreciate the hand- comparison, but our files Guire, Learoyd Tennyson, one gets the distinct impres- made quality item," she already show several [Leonard Henry, Ted Jack- sion that the group won't said. similarities. } son and Clem Crozier. "fail from lack of ambition. Crafts available include The 1915 presentation ran Rev. C.P. Muirhead was "We've got even bigger ceramics, macrame, quilts, for three days, as the 1976 the conductor; H.G. plans for next year," said knitting and much more. p version is scheduled to do. Hytcheson, Stage manager; Peggy. "But it's so close to 'We'll certainly have a Prices were a bit different, Florence Cook, pianist: Christmas now that we wide variety," said Mrs. however, with admission in 'leading the orchestra. was really haven't had a chance Myers. 1915 costing only 25, 35 and Leonard Harris. Playing in to get going." If the group has its way, 50 cents. A ticket to the front of the Town Hall prior She said she expected the there will be even more in 1976 version will cost you $2 to the performances was the membership to go up rapid- the future. The guild wants and $3. p Port Perry Band under the ly. "There are a lot of to start a regular deries of "There was a full-house for capable leadership of John people in this community craft workshops nexUyear, every night of fhe 1915 per- Roach. who are very talented when 35 well as other shows and formance, a Organizers Some of the other people it comes to. crafts." After regular meetings. this year have reason to who have undoubtedly help- running an advertisement But the group is faced believe it won't be any ed to make the upcoming recently, she discovered with setting up a more # different the second time ghow resounding success that not only are there strict organization. Oper- around. are producer Zula Hall, many craftsmen around, ating as a loose, informal In the main cast were dramatic coach Joan God- but many are interested in group so far, the guild will Stewart Ford as Dick ley, orchestra leader forming such a guild. have to set up a regular Déadeye (this 'year Irvin Charlie White, set designer, "Most are busy with Christ- executive group and pro- Gibson); Aileen McCaw as [es Parkes and Larry Ken- mas," she said. "It should grams. *"But we don't want Josephine (Barbara Taylor) gall on props, and scores of pick up early next year." to grow too big and lose the Mrs. David Archer as Little: other people like publicity Hardly around long 'intimacy we have now," Buttercup (Jean Kennedy); directory Kent Ferndale enough to raise a bit of said Mrs: Myers. f Alice Ford as Cousin Hebe accompanist Gloria Forder. operating capital, the group So far, it looks like the X (Debbie Jones); Dr. J.D. was faced with the problem community will welcome v a of where to conduct their the group. "We've had Bs first craft show. excellent co-operation from ad : Peggy volunteered her |ocal people, partigularly aa 0 vaccli ne or ur am house, so the exhibit will be merchants who Fave given na . . set up in the Myer living us much AE lo 30% It looks like Durham Region residents are room and dining room. "If She said local ' merchants i out of luck as far as the long-awaited swine flu we can get it all in there," have offered to put the Ale protection is concerned. she said, referring to the groups brochure on their gad All influenza clinics for Durham Region over 500 pieces ranging counters and have offerec Wek 8 have been cancelled due to non-receipt of from knitting to (decoupage advise and encouragement » sufficient vacgine. The newly-formed Potpourri Handicraft Guild of that will be exhibited for the "we want to be involve Dr. Jean Gray; medical officer of health for Port Perry will be holding a crafts show and sale on sole, 30 FTE in the community as ig the Durham Regfon Health Unit made the December 3rd, and sqme 500 items made by local out oy ed Hon them po bP in el Lo announcement on\Monday. - people will be displayed at the home of the group's (, we'll have to find a oe efforts y Inoculations were scheduled to begin in the president, Peggy Myers of 344 Scugog Street. See pigger place to hold this year, but that all depends Region by December 7th. i here with one of the beautiful items to be shown, from show," she said. on how we'll do in the next a "It's not delayed...it's cancelled," said a left: Sandra Blakney, treasurer; Nancy Teno, secre- Idea is to keep the group few months." health unit spokesman. "There's nothing we tary; Shirley Wave, chairman of display; and Peggy on a hobby or part-time Make room for the can do." Myers. + crafts basis. There's al- pHCGPP.