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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

- By’ Joe Cunningham sO
Hf the enjoyment of the. aud.

al achievement, Terraca Litile
Theatre's presentation ofthe Em-:
peror’s New Clothes‘ was a suc.
cess, .

’ Saturday night’s performance

adults and outright: enthusiasm
from the small fry, But ocens=
ional fluffed lines and some lack
lustre interpretations :fell below
Little Theatre's ‘normally ‘high
Standards,

The Emperor Was pantomine,
that English invention for the
post-Christmas entertainment of

theatrical form, using the time-
honored technique of pun and prat-
fall to induce easy laughter, You
can’t quarrel with that, nor crit~'|:
icize it as serlous . stagecraft.

i, FexgtKanipadtixeyin

Little i heatre presentation.
ludience voted for Emperor’

number which irivolves crowd
control.as well as direction, Her
concept of the march of the em-

general handling of scenes was
excellent,

However the pace of the pare
tomine was slow, and it occas.
jionally dragged, There 1s nothing
more ‘gruesome than a long
drawn-out pun, delivered smiri-
‘ingly as if it were scintillating
dialogue, —

Emperor Dave Cash had eX=
cellent moments, but underplayed
the imperial role,

‘The traditional Dame, in this
instance Cleopatra Mudpack, was
well played by Don Swanson for
what was: rightfully the eet
est: number of laughs in the
performance...

rel teamed effettively as ttie vil.

Director Motly Nattress ‘had | 1 Fink “Poo. and Hi eae Was by Vicky
28 2 Haine her east a jalnous ary | Parvatiien andJoyee Holden,

peror through the audience and.

aged

of the Emperor’s new clothes take a bow,
above by Jurgen Pokrandt are

ASSEMBLED CAST of Terrace Little Theatre’s presentation

Shown in picture

(from left) Fergi Kamp, Kevin

O'Farrell, Jan O’Farrell, Joyce Holden, Dave Cash, Winston

Caze, Sharan Lynch and Laurie Thain,

Barbara Halliday played ‘the
Diinnl. or fairy ‘role in consid-
erable verve and brought ‘the
house down with a free-swing-
ing Charleston.

Also turning - in workmanlike
performances were Jim Banting,
Joyce Holden, Laurie Thain, Win.
ston Caze, Jan O’Farrell, Sharon
Lynch, Robin McColl, andunseen
but effective as the ‘dragon, Sil.
via Johnson, .

Sets designed by Barry Gallo.
way- were excellent, notably a
good workmanlike set. forthe im-
perial court and a ‘poetic blend.’
ing of trees for the dragon’s cave
scene,

. Esther MeCabe's costuming
and makeup by Xim Jolliffe con-
by . Sb

a

dumping of snow at the foot
of Graham Avenue a threat to
their homes,

at a February 13 meeting of
Council,

that-a sudden flood on the Skeena
River would ba bottlenecked by.
the 16,000 ton mound of snow,

cil; “The concern of these peop. p Will,
{le is very real.’

re [au “was not casually placed

weber san
:/ Of -placing the. snow there had
been carefully. studied and that

\Citizens wary
Graham snow dump

Three citizens have called the of the water,

Their ‘letters were discussed be real.”

of

‘ However he also warned that if
the mound did cause a blockage
of the river “our Hability would

Consensus of complaint was

“Reeve J, Fred Webertold coun-

But he also said that the snow

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CARRIES LOGS,

| SHEET’ HARBOR, N.S, (CP)
From aylvan wood to surging
mill runs a log flume over hill
and under highway, “Or it soon
'Fhe new West ‘River
bridge here-on Nova Scotia's
eastern shore— will have. aflume
running. _adjacent..ta, it, to Carly
a fromuthe West River donn

The new: bridge ‘and: culs
vert ‘are being built above | the
West River falls,

Terrace Public Lititary lias ac-|
quired 700 new books- this week
bringing their total, number of
‘books a 7, Aiea

Thia is the largest single. ord:
er of now books ever" received
at the library, —

Terrace librarian: Mrs, WH
Van Heek, said the. Public ‘Lib.
rary Associaton hoped this tate

fill some of tiie gaps created by
‘the increased cirenlation, .

> Among’the 230: new. adult: fie.
‘Hon, books added. to the shelves,
readers will be abla. to choosa

from authors -such as Charlotte
Armstrong,

Agatha, Christie, Robertson Dave

SPCA to

Terrace ‘could have

“Termace manteipel counciimet
(February 13) with representa.
tives of the Kitimat SPCA,

SPCA spokesman Barbara Wal:
lin said Kitimat animal control
program by the society had not
give exact’ figures on costs,

But she said the society was
willing to take over the Terrace
program, - -

In the past year Terrace Mun--
icipal Council tried unsuccess-
fully to hire an animal warden.

Mrs, Wallin said that SPCA
supervision of animals would be

meet with the dislike a dogcatch-.

Council is now studying aten-

CANADIAN BRIEFS
“THE CANADIAN PRESS
TEACHING SPECIALIST.

“VANCOUVER (CP) — Dr?
Bryan Clarke, a specialist for

_ animal control?

a round-the-clock ‘animal contro
administered : ‘by the Society” Tor. the: Protection of. Cruelty,

‘handle

been in operation long enough to I

{more acceptable to mast peuple, |.
“SPCA representatives won't |.

eal ‘or handicapped child.

ren, , ato
EXTENDED SERVICES
MICTORIA (CP) — Vancouver
Island Regional Library Board

public. library services in
Schools. FE Paattu ery

eat teachers for deaf child. 14

is considering a plan to oper|..

fet agroainont with - the Soc.

. Reeve ‘J, Fred Weber. com-
mented: “I would be quite happy.
to see this aareement,"*

est pequlattion ‘of books would ite;

Taylor. “Caldwell, |’

“There are nav non lotion bakes :
on. Viet-Nam;.U,F, G,'o, the Quar-
ter. 2 . ‘ooking: ’

“| books: have ‘algo. ‘beer, ar
_| the children - and « ‘teen, section,

Mrs. Van‘Heek “alo stated

-| that ‘the Terrace Library would

Readers Choice Award, ©

~The avtard program. “which ig
| bonsored by the Pacific voxti
west‘ Libraries “Asaociation’ ‘al.

lows young readers from grades
‘4°to § to choose their favorite
book: froma selection’ of 12..
The. aelection will be made by a
ballot and certificates are to be
awarded,” said Mrs, Van. Heals

er normally receives," shesald, |].

4 Open Monday thr or

adequate supply of books,
seek high, yleld ;

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