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I .., "’4 r' , f:' C ", J ' --- . .. l, . " t , \ T . I Me . _ ' , . ' w" _ E T mm” [ill'; ,- all. - l ' ill, 'lll'i' a-ir,'t'l'ltltt'e',,'t'tJ: Mr. and Mrs. Gunman have Deon active in Waterloo commun- tut since their arrival here. _ were among those who help- $1 establish Messiah Lutheran arch on Glen Forrest Bouie. WI Mrs. Gunman also helped CA personnel set up a Neigh- Mood Y for the women in Lake- ‘one Village. IShe couple have two children, Eff, a ttudent at MacGregor' mior school, and Debbie, a stu.. Cent at Waterloo collegiate. I Thevlatter was honored by the .ptimist Club earlier this year, hr her Work with another teen- Cger, Karen Black, in establishing 1 Before retiring he was in We of the RCMP Ottawa idem h"tieation branch. Since retiring. be has been employed by Ilford t)hoto Products. The local man retired from the RCMP, in which he held the rank t sergeant, before settling in aterloo two years ago. A native ht Windsor, he has served in sev- on: places in Canada, including In far north. - A Wand». man, H. E. Do- Guttman, 575 Glen Manor Blvd, has been appointed to head an 'Untiication department being This college has not had such . facility previously. The work has handled for it by the RCMP. D. (human to head ID division yet up at Aylmer Police Cpllege, affective July. teen drop-in centre in the Vii- EASTER BUNMES--F'our-year-old Juergen Kulle might wall be the envy of any youngster. His mother owns the Waterloo Square Pet Shop and Juergen has made friends of these bunnies he's cuddling. . By ALICE HURLEY Five nights of swinging {Sixties and fewer evenings of good meal- tre were features of the western Ontario Drama T Festival which wound up a five-day 'run at the University of Waterloo's Humani- ties Theatre, Saturday night. Hamilton wort/1y victor A Mediocrity starred WON theatre festival Jubilant trophy winners post with Pete. Daring (centre), director a the festival’s top produétion. Peter Doaring's exquisite hand- ling of the play won him the best Peter Nichols' two-act A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a tragi- comedy about a couple with a re- tarded child. While practically all those pre- sent, at Saturday night's presen- tation of Sarnia Little Theatre's The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch. were agreed the. play should never have reached festi- val (if indeed it rated staging anywhere, anytime), those who at- tended throughout the week were equally agreed the Hamilton Players deserved all (and perhaps more of) the honors they won. However, in view of the quality of play presented on Saturday night, one may well conclude that the Twin Cities is to be congratu- lated as a discerning audience. Normally one might feel in- clined to castigate. Kitchener- Waterloo audiences for their lack of support of theatre, reputed to bt the best,in Western Ontario. But while the plays changed nightly, the small crowds contin- ued to be a feature of the festi- val. By far the largest crowd was present for the closing event. tra- ditionally a sell-out night. Even then, only half the seats in the Tto-seat theatre were occupied, mostly by amateur theatre fans from out of town. The play was well received by the small crowd present on open- ing night. When it was over. Tempo Thea- tre had claimed two ”was; St. Thomas Ion Players of Hamil- ton, four (three of themtop festi- val honors); Welland Little Thea- tre, two; Woodstock Little Thea. tre, one-and amateur theatre in Western Ontario was set back 50 years. The K-W group opened' the week's competitions, March 17, and won praise for their "quality theatre." _ Charles Playfare. who designed the set for Tempo's Shadow of a Pale Horse, won top honors for set design, for the “sense of desert" he created. Tessa Gillard, for her vole as Mary in the same play. was nam- ed best supporting actress. r; t.H was held at St. Michael's Church undef. séonsbrship of six 'congre; gations. " March 24. Waterloo representatives were among those present at the first all-county meeting on the Fyfe report, held in Brewster Auditorium in Hespeler. March 23. Mrs. Phyllis Goodwins of Milton took up duty as cxocu tive director of St. Monica House. St. Michael's Catholic Women's League hosted the annual meet of the regional CWL. The Waterloo Cubs won the Ontario Minor Hockey Association zone title for the third year in a row. March 22. Banduras, Ukrainian folk instruments. were played by members of the Ukrainian Bandurist chorus, which appeared in concert at the University of Waterloo's Humanities Theatre. About 1,000 persons attended a seven-drum corps fanfare at the University of Wateridtr's athletic complex. Debbie Bird, W, of Welland was named best juvenile perfor- mer of the week, for her role in A Flea in Her Ear, a farcical comedy that wowed Thursday night audiences. March" W. Two teachers' choirs from Hamilton, one men's the other a women's, and the recently formed Waterloo County tea- chers choir attracted a large audience at Waterloo collegiate. March 20. The city's elementary and secondary school children began their IO-day winter break. March " An awards ball at Caesar's Forum and presentation of trophies at the Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo, mark, ed the end of the week-long Western Ontario Drama Festival. In addition to these awards, the group's Jerry Gauthier, was nam- ed top stage manager of the festi- val, on recommendation, of the re- sident stage manager of the Hip manities Theatre. director', trophy; a best actress John Davies, award for Mam ungridge, Little Theatre, whf shin-ed the parent-role with porting actor ' ttiraeatbtite husband; Ind the Edward Theo! best play nomination for the Ha- Little Theatre milton group. actor, for his to The play is now eligible for selection to the Dominion Drama Festival to be held later this year in Winnipeg. WEEK ml RETROSPECT March 15. The first of by? irtterarhutTh programs for Holy Week One hopes Miss Wickham does- n't feel she must approve every. mispronuttpiation, just because (Continued on Page 2) She is currently involved in writing a book aimed at outlining the real Canadian sound. It evol- ved from a phonetic alphabet de- veloped by the National Theatre of Canada. Edward Theobald of Woodstock Little Theatre was named best actor, for his role in an otherwise mediocre production of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, presented Thursday night. Ann Wickham of Montreal " judicated the week's plays, as she has for three other regions in Ontario over the last month. John Davies, also of Welland Little Theatre, won the best sup- porting actor award.