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Over the past several months, work has been pro- ceeding with the upgrading and repainting of the origin- al cars. and with interior de- signs and the fabrication of imaginative exhibits. The generous assistance of Can- adian National and CP Rail. leading Canadian Corpora- tions and charitable founda- As well as agreeing to pur- chase the 15 cars as the basis for The Discovery Train, the provinces have provided suggestions on design, itinerary and com- munity involvement. Pro- vincial governments will play a major role in hosting the train and organizing community involvement in each of the 19 communities to be visited in 1978. Comprised of 19 cars and a locomotive. The National Museums of Canada has de- signed a major travelling exhibition depicting the story of Canada represen- ting a cultural achievement of unprecedented size and scale. The Train was pur- chased by several provincial governments from the American Freedom Train Foundation last summer. Page 14 - Waterloo Chronicle, WM, August 30, 1978 The Discovery Train, the wortd's largest mobile mu- seum, will be in Stratford from Labour Day. Sefr tember 4th until Saturday, September 9th at the East Gore Siding Opening cere- monies will commence at the site at 3:00 pan on La- bour Day after which the Train shall be opened for viewing by the public There is no admission charged. (Continued from page 7) sidered a worthy cleaning lady. Mrs. Magoo would have to do your hardwood floors in an evening gown. Local sanitary engineers would sling festering piles of refuse into the back of their Rolls Royce. being very careful not to get any on their tropical-weight leisure suits. The mechanic at your favorite garage might be adverse to fixing the jalopy for fear he might sully his velvet tuxedo. (A positive offshot - schools which were troubled with vandalism would have only to hang a tie in every window and not only would vandals not destroy the place. they'd rake the lawns and trim the hedges. t Yes. folks, as much as I hate to admit it -.r._- it brings a lump to my throat to say it - old Outty IS alive and well I do however have a new battle plan for the up- coming round of hostilities --- my friend Chenier. the artist. is going to silkscreen a tie on my hairy chest No problem really. rll just pretend iCs mohair, World’s jiiiirait mobile museum coming to ttrathtid BODY PERM _ Reg, 32500-51800 A no WAVE CURLY PERM - Reg 5350052500 Your heart works harder when you're not in the game Get fit-and turn the clock back. A Fitness is fun. Try some. pannapatm Hours SEPTEMBER SPECIAL Cut & Style - up to 14 years Reg $5.00 - $4.00 Phone for an appt, 8tMr5720 Bill Smiley FREDDY'S UNISEX TOWERS PLAZA Mon. - Tues-Wed Thurs-Fri. Sat. - cept Committee, a special group of writers, historians and museum representa- tives from across the country. The theme will be illustrated with artwork, au- dio-visual material and ar- tifacts drawn from the col- lections of museums in every province. The story unfolds in two geographical cars where the visitor walks through Cana- The theme of the train was established by a Con- The corporations involved in the project are: General Motors of Canada Limited, The Great-West Life As- surance Company, Labatt Breweries of Canada Limit- ed and The Royal Bank of Canada, each of which has contributed $400,000 towards The Discovery Train. Cana- dian foundations supporting he project include The De- vonian Group, The Richard Ivey Foundation and the Macdonald Steward Fotm- dation, whose gifts amount to $687,500. In addition, The Discovery Train has re- ceived an anonymous gift of $100,000. The services already pro vided by Canadian National include overhauling the run- ning gear and diesel genera- tors and repainting the ex- terior of the cars. In addi- tion, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways will move The Discovery. Train from site to site over the five years of its journey at no cost to the project. lions has helped this phase of the preparations. pannanaman I 10:00-23:00 T 9:006:00 9 :00-8:00 9:00-5:00 IV man L da on "Seven League Boots" from the east coast to the west coast. The visitor will experience the variety of climates from coast to coast. From there,a moving sidewalk will transport the visitor through ten cars vi- vidly representing the cul- ture and historic heritage of Canada. , The Discovery Train opened in mid-July in King- ston, Ontario, and will fol- low a criss-cross itinerary to a total of " locations across Canada in the first year of its travels. At each town or city, The Discovery Train can welcome 1,000 vi- sitors an hour. Over the five years of its travels, its an- nual Journey coast to coast will bring The Discovery Train within reach of most of Canada's population. For The 'N’ational seams and for Canada Mu- Discovery Train represents an achievement of un- paralleled "eo-operation amongst all levels of the go uernment and the private sector. The exciting transfo- rmation of the original cars. purchased less than a year ago, will stand as a tribute to Canadian ingenuity. The Discovery Train is a proud symbol of Canadian crea- tivity and cooperation. In each plaée where the 'rtaiattastteemi-ttave viewed the travelling mu- seum at the rate ot approx- imately Lilli per hour which represents maximum atten- dance. Stratford anticipates a similar' response by its local residents and out of town neighbours from Owen Sound to Windsor to Brant- The train closes at Strat- ford at 6:00 p.m. on Satur- day, September 9th. Mr. Phillips will not direct at the Festival in 1919. He will, however, oversee planning and cas- LAfter lengthy and amica- Ne mm- between Ar- tistic Director Robin Phil- lips and members of the Board of Govertto.rs, Fes- um President John J. Heney announced that Mr. Phillips has been persuaded to take a sabbatichl for one Stratf6rtt's, artietie director goes on sabbatical ting ttt the 1m Season prior to beginning his sabbatical. u, making the announ- cement, Mr. Heney stressed that. in his four Seasons at Strattord. Mr. Phillips has assumed a ruelling work load which included direc- ting and co-directing twenty-tso productions in addition to overall adminis- tration of the Festival. As a result he now needs simply to stop and rest. The Board “The need for this kind of respite has been recognized in academic circles for many years," Mr. Heney said. He added. “I believe in other professions as well _there is a growing awareness that highly batial which will provide the necessary time to nest without forcing Mr. Phillips to one: his association with the Festival. placedi ators who live and work 11il'e"'a'ttrg,'t,re- mous pressure an hose Jobs demand great creative output, need to be able to step back every few years to renew themselves if they are going to be able to conti- nue working at their max- imum over the long term." There will be no interim Artistic Director appointed in 1979. "The staff heading the I Once commented on in I The Globe and Mail as the best Canadian play yet writ- ten. Sticks & Stones is a play _ about an Irish family, The ", Donnellys, who moved to Lucan (near London, Op- " tario) in 1844, a family who Iu1woy)d not submit to the me _ . siudices of their society. ». 'Later, a barbaric feud deve- . - Ioped that ended in tragedy Itor, the Donnelly family. . . The Globe and Mull dated February s, 1880, headlined the murder' report. "Hor- rible tragedy at Lucan, five persons murdered by masked men, an entire hou- sehold sacrificed . . . twenty engaged in the bloody m rk." Sticks & Stones. The Don- nellys Part I, written by James Reany, will be pie- sented by t he Twin City Youtheatre as the last pro- duction of their summer season. “ theatre's departments have my full confidence," Mr, Phillips said. "I'm certain that with guest directors and with the talented acting company we now have, the 1979 Season will unfold with The Donnellys; hot Just history Reaney has taken a cr'ea- tive and positive approach HOURS\§ W all the energy, excitement and professionalism that pa- trons have come to expect of Stratford. l have discussed this not only with members of the Board but with my as- sociate directors and with members of the company. They were all determined that two things had to hap- Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 30, 1978 - Page 15 pen: first, that I should have time off just to live at a nor- mal pace and re-acquaint myself with theatre outside Stratford and with the world at large and, secondly, that the Season here should not suffer because" of that. They are all committed to main- taining the quality and the standards that we've all worked so hard to achieve in Parkdale Plaza, Albert and Hazel St. s. Waterloo HOLIDAY HOURS Open Sat. - Sept 2nd PARKDALE PHARMACY Open Sun. Sept. 3rd CLOSED MON. SEPT. 4th 884-3860 to the Donnelly family and not simply recorded the his- toy, but transformed that history into a work of art that has local and universal appeal. every area of the Festival's operation. Moreover, they're determined that the thrust and motivation of what has been started here should continue without in- terruption, so that on my re- turn we can move ahead with all the drive and mo- mentum that will be needed to carry out our plans for the future." He added: "I‘m immense- ly grateful for the under- standing of the Board, my associate directors and the acting company, all of whom went out of their way to avoid raising extraneous problems or making de- mands of any kind in our dis- cussions. The talk centred entirely on my need to rest and how best to achieve that objective." Further announcements concerning the 1979 Season will be made as plans are confirmed. Tickets for the production are $3. There is no reserve seating. Tickets are avaia- ble at: Sam's Record Shop, 98 King St. W., Kit.: Scribe Bookstores at Market Square and Westmount Place Shopping Center; the K-W Symphony Office, 56 King St. N., Waterloo; and the Studio Theatre Box Of- fice. 9 Princess St. E., Wa- terloo; or phone 806-7430 to place ticket orders. Sticks & Stone: will be performed at the Humanities Theatre at the University of Waterloo on August M, September I, and 2 at 8:30 p.m. Feeling tired? Rundown? Take a walk. - ' “1‘13...“ f"""'" ‘I .5)