Status: OR GIVE 'EM THE OLD RAZZLE DAZZLE
SEPTEMBER 1999 (Volume 10)
© 1998 all rights reserved worldwide by Clair Sedore
National Library of Canada ISSN 1481-7934
(C) 1998,Clair Sedore, Editor
Peter Poullos, Assistant Editor
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MEMORIES - My 50 Years of Theatregoing 1950-1999 - Part 1 Part One - My high school was close to the resort town of Jackson's Point and along the lake was the summer stock theatre called "The Red Barn." In high school, I had seen and been in many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, as well as James M. Barrie's "Shall We Join the Ladies," but that was my extent of theatre. But in the summers I worked in Sutton for the Police Department and got to hang out around the Red Barn Theatre, which had been in existence since 1948. Because of its proximity to Toronto they got to draw on a lot of talent from Toronto theatres, and each summer they presented probably an eight play season. With my bicycle the theatre was only about an hour from my home. The first rehearsal I saw was Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire." That did it. From that point on I had to see every production that they did and a lot of the time I convinced my mother to drive to the theatre. Neither of my parents cared one way or another about theatre, but they indulged me because of the seven mile distance to Sutton and another two miles to the theatre. Other plays I got to see there included William Inge's "Bus Stop." Is it any wonder why Tennessee Williams and William Inge are still my favourite playwrights. Other plays were The Bad Seed, The Tender Trap, Summer of the 17th Doll, My Three Angels, Sabrina Fair, The Fifth Season, The Fourposter, To Dorothy a Son, The Moon is Blue, where one got to hear the term "virgin" on stage for the first time, this was truly an "adult" artform, Adding Machine, Blithe Spirit, Harvey, Bell Book and Candle, The Vinegar Tree, Period of Adjustment, Oh Men Oh Women, Springtime For Henry, Dreamgirl, The Seven Year Itch, and Dial M For Murder. By the time I got to see the film versions of these plays, they were old hat, and in ninety percent of the cases, not nearly as good as the stage play. The actors themselves were very competent people like Jean Roberts, Marigold Charlesworth, June Lehmann, Tudi Wiggins, Paddy Croft, Alan Nunn, Carroll Patricia Brown, Araby Lockhart, Aileen Taylor, Sylvia and Ben Lennick and others who appeared at places like the Crest Theatre, and later the Stratford Festival and the Shaw Festival. In the late summer there was the Canadian National Exhibition and the grandstand show which headlined people like Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope, Ed Sullivan, Danny Kaye and a great many talented Canadian performers. The orchestra was conducted by Howard Cable and the dancers were under the direction of Alan and Blanche Lund, and Midge Arthur's Canadettes. And another highlight of my theatre experience. I would go to Toronto with my dad, and while he did his business I went to the Casino Theatre, a vaudeville house with featured stars like Johnnie Ray, Billy Daniels, Frankie Laine, Sally Rand, Patti Page, Gene Nelson, or Rosemary Clooney. These were three hour events, including a feature film, a vaudeville show plus the featured act. The last year of high school, our commercial teacher took us to Toronto for a trip, and other than touring The Toronto Star, we spent the evening at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. My first real legitimate theatre. The play was "Tea and Sympathy," with Deborah Kerr and John Kerr. This was heaven on earth. I was so impressed that my fate was sealed. I was in love with the theatre, and remain so to this day. My only other high school experience was a trip to the Statford Festival to see Henry VIII, on its thrust stage, with glorious costumes. When I finished school and heading for Teachers College in Toronto in 1956, my life would do a complete change and I could almost live at the theatre. ********************* 2X- Advertise your product or service in 4 issues of my marketing e-zine and reach over 9,000 BRAND NEW opt-in subscribers for just $40 US ! 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They followed with Tell Me More, Tip Toes (1925), Song of the Flame, Oh Kay (1926) which had "Clap Your Hands, Do Do Do, and Someone to Watch Over Me," Funny Face (1927) which had He Loves and She Loves, S'Wonderful and the title song, Rosalie (1928) written with Sigmund Romberg, which featured 'How Long Has This Been Going On', Treasure Girl (1928) featuring I've Got a Crush on You, Show Girl (1929) which had Liza, Strike Up the Band (1930), Girl Crazy, the same year, which included Biding My Time, and But Not For Me, as well as Embraceable You and I Got Rhythm, Of Thee I Sing (1931) which was the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize, and featured Love is Sweeping the Country, Of Thee I Sing, Pardon My English (1933), and Let 'Em Eat Cake the same year. In 1935 he wrote Porgy and Bess which received only mixed reviews but as time goes on, it is probably his most important work, and rather than a musical piece is becoming an opera classic. Dubose Heyward helped Ira with the lyrics. After George's death, Ira wrote Lady in the Dark (1941) with Kurt Weill which had such hits as The Saga of Jenny, My Ship. His last two shows failed at the box office, The Firebrand of Florence (1945) co-written with Weill, and Park Avenue (1946) with Arthur Schwartz. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS GET PAID TO BROWSE THE WEB Try one, two, three or all of these programmes to make money while you browse. All four companies are amazing and there is no reason why you cannot join them all! All Advantage http://alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=APQ-919 Not available until later this summer in Canada, but you can sign up today so you will be ready. U.S. is already online Go To World http://www.gotoworld.com/getpaid/default.asp?rid=1011420166 Four of my friends joined under me, plus three of their friends, so this month I will make a minimum of $584.00 U.S. if everyone does their 40 hours of browsing. JOIN TODAY AND START MAKING MONEY BY DOING WHAT YOU DO ANYWAYS. 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