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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, August 10, 1966 3] Neptune Theatre Remains Fine Artistic HALIFAX (CP)--Although it faces loss of the man who nur- tured it into an artistic success, the Neptune Theatre seems as- sured of remaining the solid community theatre that many Success j per cent of ihe ineanire's budget cumuice Mv BV Yet ee sources, '"'but no theatre in Can- ada could expect to survive without government assist- ance." "If we can keep our box of- fice running at 65 per cent, skeptics doubted it could ever|there's no problem. Last year become. The Neptune now is in its fourth season, a_ surprise enough for some who felt a per- manent repertory theatre might prove an undertaking too ambi- tious for this conservative port city. After several preliminary studies which indicated a thea- tre, could survive with govern- ment assistance, the Neptune settled into an intimate home converted from a dingy down- town movie house. Named after North America's first theatre established by French playwright Marc. Les- carbot in 1606 on the shores of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Basin, the Neptune was guided from the start by Leon Major. Major, a slim, cigar-chewing 33-year-old native of Toronto, had already won an impressive reputation in Canadian theatri- eal circles. He added to it by developing Neptune into one of Canada's most successful re- gional theatres. Major recently confirmed that he has received several attrac- tive offers to direct elsewhere. "T suspect I'll be at Neptune for the 1967 season," Major said, After that, it may be "somewhere in Canada, New York or London... . It's a tough decision to make." NOT LOSING MONEY Although it may be losing its artistic director, the theatre seems to have found a firm fi- nancial footing. For the first time last year, the Neptune ended its season in the black--with the help of hefty government assistance. This year, with a $272,000 grant from the provincial gov- ernment, the theatre is rela- tively secure. Charles Reynolds, an ebulli- ent 32-year-old Irishman who left his job as a CBC producer here in 1965 to become the the- atre's administrator, feels Nep- tune has overcome its major fi- nancial problems. Reynolds says about 40 to 45 it was about 72 per cent and we don't think it will go down this year." Reynolds admits the selection of plays goes a long way in de- termining the box office, and the theatre comes under fire both from those who want fewer comedies and those who) feel the theatre is '"'pushing cul- ture" by offering too much se- rious fare. "You can't win, no matter what season you choose," said Major, a 12-year veteran of the professional theatre. "We get criticized for doing too much Miller and for doing too much Shakespeare." POOR ATTENDANCE One of the surprises this year was the poor attendance figures early in the season for A Shot in the Dark, the frothiest play in this year's six-play schedule. Also running this season are Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One, Arsenic And Old Lace, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, The Physicists by modern Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt and The Sleeping Bag, comedy by Halifax author-surgeon Ar- thur Murphy, one of the ear- liest supporters of Neptune. Although Major feels the ar- tistic standard of the theatre has improved "tremendously" since it opened and believes it will continue to improve, he thinks the community's reserve towards Neptune has yet to be fully conquered. "One of the major problems is coming into a community where the theatrical art is for- eign," he said, "Most people will naturally distrust the for- eigner and the foreigner's prod- uct and I doubt we have really yet succeeded. . . . This is prob- ably the major problem, not fi- nances."" Despite his plans eventually to leave Neptune, Major said he "will never be able to di- vorce myself completely from Neptune. There's far too much of myself in this theatre to ever leave it for good." Drive - in Theatres Seen 'Passion Pits' By Owners EDMONTON (CP)--Alberta's chief movie censor for 20 years says restricted adult films still are not allowed in drive-in thea- tres 'because even the owners freely admit that these places are passion pits." But Col. P. J. A. Fleming, re- tired chairman of the province's film censorship board, said in an interview he has seen a lot of changes between 1946 and 1966. Col. Fleming once snipped scenes with low decolletage but lately has allowed beach biki- nis. The change has been so subtle that nobody seems to have noticed it. "People accept things today they wouldn't have tolerated 20 years ago,"' Col. Fleming said at a reception and banquet staged in his honor by the Al- berta Theatre Association. He said the board's main ob- jectives in censorship are to control sex, drunkenness and ir- religious portrayals on the screen. "It's practically impossible to lay down a stringent set of rules. You can tell a story a thousand different ways." Col. Fleming, who retired this spring, apparently made a hit with theatre owners as well as most of the public. Mount Ruapehu In Eruption AUCKLAND (CP) -- Mount Ruapehu, scene of New Zea- land's busiest and most highly developed ski resort, has burst into one of its periods of vol- canic activity. Ruapehu is unique among world ski resorts in having a hot lake surrounded by ice cliffs not far below its summit of 9,125 feet. At intervals, the hot lake hurls forth steam, boiling mud or even lava, but has never caused volcanic damage. Lately it has been sending up "We've been delighted with jhis work," said Bert Wiber, | manager of Edmonton's Para- |mount Theatre. 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