a is, to paraphrase the Chinese -, which. account: for at least® 65 _ ? that the thespians i in the dramas- : ‘the red light. appears ‘on the PAGE SIX THE REVIEW Wednesday, October 13, 1971 THE JACK SCOTT COLUMN Too Miaey Smiles | BY JACK SCOTT Your correspondent, by suc- cumbing “to. a. downright irresistible program idea and, of course, the money, has consented to make a. brief appearance on television in’ the. near future. Naturally, your correspondent is just a bunch of palpitating nerve ends in anticipation. This will be my eighth ap- pearance on television. Yet I am just as terrified as I ever was. in _ contemplating a staring contest - with a camera, a contest which the camera invariably wins, six- love. I could not blame you if, at this point, you. were to ask, coarsely, “So what?’ But since the reason for my anxieties may demon- ‘strate one of. the fundamental weaknesses of TV I hope you'll find it more.. significant . than merely a. dissertation on - cowardice. Television is for actors. That i is .,the weakness. It has: become increasingly the shrine of make- believe where the great god is the: --performer:.and the congregation is“ presumed. to: be made up almost entirely of image- worshippers. It is the most powerful of all the methods of communication, yet it persistently prizes’ superficiality above substance. It is a medium - of almost ceaseless histrionics in - which the player, rather than the ~ person, walks the stage, a magic -Jantern theatre in which a strong, » inflexible smile of 86 capped teeth _ proverb, worth more than 10, 000 words.) “Tm not babbling - here about ay the drama content or the ~ commercial advertisiiiix content ercent : of. its programming. - reflect: that a new. generation of ~ compulsive screen-watchers . are ‘hi ving their most. basic social she creates” a character. or projects a ‘personality. At least a dozen. ‘such people. regularly mployed | by Canadian ‘TV. are. either: friends or colleagues of. “mine. Iam alternately dumb- founded and embarrassed to find * “them acting in just the same way. or commercials: are acting. There is a kind: of | instant ‘schizophrenia, from the moment “camera, that causes the real and natural ‘people I know to vanish “and to be replaced by caricatures “at their ‘own true. selves. They flash winning or winsome smiles. “They charm: They dimple and grimace. . They adjust their features into ” penetrating, --shafting grimaces, They become 60 terribly engaging or debonaire. “that Constant ‘Viewer. is _borely ~ tempted to. frow: up. : Whether this is what the great ‘faceless wtalistical television. audience demands ~- something ~ Yarger than fe and twice an ute ~~ T do not know, Vedas know, from» my ‘own: “Umorous forays into the medium, ~ that [tia sure enough what most: - women are no longer i in the home. ‘Two-fifths of the married women. “in the. U.S. hold joos, more than half of these being mothers of. children under ° eighteen, “more. than a fifth, ™mothers of pee. under six. 9) 8 8 | strates that the. ‘myth of. woman’s s ‘tensive. “with ‘neither - Western _ civilization not the life-span of the. © T { family as an ‘institution; that for. ‘| large numbers. -espécially . the poor, it. snever . described - very. much” ‘of. ‘their of the TV entrepeneurs are e alter: “ROY TUTTE UY OUR SAANICH PENINSULA . ~ HOUSE WARMER | and the reason why .we have so many elegant profiles and per- fect: dentures at the expense of any deeper, natural talents or credibility. This, then, is. the dilemma ‘of the non-pro, the non-twinkler who cannot or will not emote, who is incapable of being something he ain’t. He may be assured. by his producer that. television is the most intimate of media — ‘‘You are just a man in your living room talking toa friend,” as one soothingly puts it — but Jet him accept this advice and he is apt to appear. a .mud-hen among peacocks. If he is not “on’’, as actors say, he is off. :Desperately, he may fling | hemself into a facsimile of the. Book Chat Man’s World, Woman’s Place... by. Mary Kiernans ~SElizabeth. Janeway, an ex- perienced novelist, has written a book about women that is notably free from the fanatic violence that mars so much of the recent literature on this subject. Her book is serious, intelligent, and well argued —. the work of a™ mature woman whose mind is not merely theoretic, but shows Some. bruises of reality. Mrs. . Janeway has. become absorbed by the idea of ‘‘social myth” that: complex of © fact, feeling and fantasy. which. comprises our deepest layer of “collective belief. The social myth: “she examines is that of ‘‘woman’s” place’’, declared by our culture to. be properiy in the home, and se. has “no trouble,,of “course, in ‘demonstrating that a great may: and: ‘Mrs. Janeway. ably - demon: of ‘people, lives; and that itis now ceasing to. ‘correspond with the actualities of. | .modern society, - “Today we tend to ‘see sexual pleasure as the: way to tran- ff “scendent, ' perience, mystic knowledge via. self- validating ex: the: body; . and we have. mor-: -tgaged our emotions to. achieving. deliverance by this door from the: doubts | -and : dilemmas: everyday life". “She has ‘written ¢ good. book, ‘one that-is likely to do more for the cause of women’s rights than the work. of. her’ Mfashier..con:.. . com: jj temporaries, Rational prehension’ and — disciplined: argument, combined with good» humour and wit, are difficult to , surpass. “Man's World, Woman's Place is available from the Sidney: North Saanich Branch of the , Regional Library, which is now open Tuesday evenings until 8, a wee wath. : to » KEEPS FIT Mrs, Roger Foley is. always on the go in addition to looking ‘after’ (wo small children she ig giving — | Keep fit lessons at the Brentwood School each Monday evening and: helping with a show at the: MacPherson Playhouse, Mrg, Foley apent.the summer taking part in. the Butchart Gardens show! ges Dowell ua, =z oe FOR FURNACE & STOVE OILS & DEPENDABLE | Ol. BURNER SERVICE _ DAY or NIGHT 383-4138 of extroverted master-ot- ceremonies at. the ‘company pienic or become so aggresively ingratiating that he'll hate himself in the morning. » I suppose this is part. of. the challenge that causes me to court disaster once more. Surely there must be room in television for a jow-key, quiet man whose teeth never show unless he is biting an apple. Surely there must be room for a real person, if only as a reminder of how un-real that shadow world really is. Ta ip eC Dear Imogene I liked that letter you had from the person who suggested a Free Fruit Stall in Sidney, using sur- plus fruit from people's gardens. I've got another idea. Why not set up the stall like she said, but charge just a little, and then put the money towards paving a few willing teen-agers to go and PICK fruit from trees of senior citizens etc.. who can’t manage to climb their own trees safely. One. old lady I know had to let a lot. of plums go to waste because: she couldn’t get at them. Dear Kind Reader Thank you for a simply ICE splendid idea. How about you and my other ‘‘Fruit Stall” friendly reader (see Editor’s note) getting together with a few friends to organise something on your suggested lines? If not this year — next Fall. EDITOR'S NOTE Mrs. Spahan, 2429 Amelia phoned The Review last week to offer her services in receiving and distributing surplus fruit if a stall is organized. Imogene commented ‘‘what a generous response: Thank you for taking the trouble!’ Dear Imogene Ive been going out with a dreamy guy fora bit over a year. He hasn’t said anything about marriage, but it might be that. he’s very shy, mightn’t it? Do you think I dare mention the subject to him? 1 know he likes me a whole lot. Dear Should You? As your nice friend is on the shy side, he might needa little prodding in the marriage- direction, and if you think you Stand a chance of hearing the answer you want by acting as Prodder go ahead. You'll have to be prepared to take ‘No’ for an answer. though, and: there's with Imogene relationship. might change (not necessarily for the better!) af- terwards. Why not. ask your family’s advice first and remember the old warning: - if you're really in doubt, DON’T. 100 Years Ago An Esquimalt elector who described his occupation on his registration paper as a ‘“‘bum- mer”, appeared before court after officials objected. The court decided to pass the registration form after the entry was amended to read “gentleman always the chance that your bummer.” Brentwood Notes Miss Frances Crampton, a young pianist who has delighted so many Victoria and Saanich Peninsula audiences in recent years, left on September 17 for. 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