PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS "Living Legends" David Niven & Helen Hayes Co-Star 'in Disney Suspense Comedy For a couple of living legends, David Niven and Helen Hayes are pretty offhand. "Living legends, heavens bow pompous," Miess Hayes demurred. "Al we do is still go to the office." The two Academy Award wînnèrs, with a century of acting between them, co-star in Walt Disney Productions' suspense comedy, "Candleshoe." Miss Hayes plays the mistrees of a mansion that conceals pirate gold. Niven jumps from one role to another as hier butler, chauffeur, gardener, and a cavalry officer from India. "David dislikes labels as rnuch as 1," Miss Hayes said, returning to the business of living legends. "I have been called the flrst lady of the American theater, and'recently the veteran actress. That bothers me so much that 1 made up my own label: the great white goddess of the American stage. Sometimes 1 caîl rnyself the boly cow." Miss Hayes, 77, bas9 been acting since s'he was five. Sbe made ber reputation on the stage, and retired from it reluctantly when sbe grew allergic to theater dust. She went into motion pictures only becausie ber husband, the late Charles MacArthur, was Craft WALT DISNIY - uo l sin DAVID HULN JlE UEO NI VIN HAYES FOSTER MRNM Thurs., June 22 - Tue. June 27 ONLY EVENINGS 7:30 pm ONLY, Matinees 1: 30 p.m. SAT, SUN, MON, TUES. BROCK THEATRE - W'HUTBY 668-3618 ........ BlliM artin, ~ Prosldent of À Whltby, Dodue smsWe Care"# At 6M r oEwc onxI WHITDoY " ~12 DO i ,R ER »"LTA. L contest P lanned A craft contest for senior citizens at tIhé'County Town Carnival is. Main being offered by thé Opti-Mrà . Club *of Whitby. Ail people over the age of 60 are being invited to take part in -the second annual contest, which will be held Aug. 2 at Fairview Lodge. Rules stipulate that entries must have beon made in the past two years, and must not have been'* entered in the previous contest. The deadline for submitting craft items to Fairview Lodge is July 31. Twenty-five silver dollars wilI be awarded to the person whose entry is best over-ali and first, second and third prizes will be given to the top works in each of 10 categor. ies. The categories are quilts, crochet lace, afgans, wool, woodwork, pictures, needle- work, cushions, macrame, weaving and miscellaneous. Only one entry- in each cate- gory is allowed. Contestants should mark their names and telephone numbers clearly on their works. Those who need their works picked up for delivery, or, who require further in- formation may caîl Linda Town at 668-4370 or Marg Cox at 668-6498. employed in Hollywood as a screenwriter. "At that tinie I was a star in the theater in New York with a couple of big hits behind me and 1 didn'twant to g'o to Californiýa,"p Mis.s Hayes saîd. "I wasn't bitten by the film bug, but Chià rlie' wanted me there. He wanted our family to stay together." MacArthur wrote the screenplay for his wife's movie debut, "The Sin of Madelon Claudet," and it brought her an Academy Oscar. Thirty-eight years and 13 pictures later, in 1970, Miss Hayes won another Oscar for her performance in "Airport." Unlike Helen Hayes, David Niven has neyer feit comfortable i the theater. "I came to Hollywood in 1934 without any acting experience, and so I enrolled at the Pasadena Playbouse nearby. Thus I came to hate the theater," he said. "I resented going to work when everybody else was going home to dinnpr. T likM~ opening nights because the possibility of disaster is very great and that's fascinatîng. But then you are either in a flop, which is unbearable, or a hit, which goes on forever into boredom. "'So I arn_ just. a miserable stage actor. 1 love being part of an audience, but I loathe being up on the stage." Niven was completely at ease in front of movie cameras, however, and neyer regretted the year he put in as an extra on the road to flicker fame. "It was very rough going, but like ail the extras in those days I had another job. I worked as a deckhand most oýf the time, which I enjoyed hugely." Ni'ven's luck improved, when filmn producer Sanmuel Goldwyn miade a mistake, Thin 'king he was signing the unknown actor away from Irving Thalberg, his arch- rival, Goldwyn put Niven under contract. Their turbulent association lasted many years. Niven won an Academny Award'as best actor in 1958 for "Separate Tables.-* Characteristically he waves the applause away from himself. "I always tbank Deborah Kerr and Wendy Hiller. They won it for me," Niven, said. "They had to cry in the picture, wbich they did so beautifully that when I spoke the camera panned to them sobbing...and I got the 'Oscar." A member of the Disney alumni association along with Helen Hayes, Niven' returned for "Candleshoe." He made bis bow for the studio in -No Deposit, No Fteturn," while Miss Hayes had done "One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing" and "Herbie Rides Again." "Candleshoe.," adapted by David Swift and Rosemary Anne Sisson froni a book by Michael Innes, also 8tars Jodie Foster and Leo McKern as fortune hunters on the trail of hidden treasure. Norman Tokar, under Ron Miller's executive producership, directed the color by Technicolor film for Buena Vista release. Bell Canada improves Whi tby'sphone systemr Bell Canada completed its Non Urban service improve- ment (NUSI) project in the Whiitby "666-8" exchange on June 19 of this week, Marion Crocker, Local Bell Canada Manager, said today. At a cost of $38,000 Bell has reduced to four the nurnber of customers on a multi- party, une. Previously up to 10 customners, were servedý by one line in rural areas. The work is part of four-yearý $600 million program by Bell Canada to upgrade Non- Urban service in Ontario and Quebec. Mrs. Crocker listed other construction projects this year in the Whitby exchange, costing $664,00. $279,000 for four housing subdivisions - Lynde Valley, Westdale Estates, Blue Grass Meadows, and one along Powell Rd. $237,000 to provide feeder cable for these and other growth areas. $135,000 for conduit and cable at the Brock St. grade separation, completed last month LARGE GARAGE SALE Saturday June 24 10 a.m - t 5 pim. " Used T.V. towers " Rotors " Colourheads e New & used miscellaneous household articles *smoke alar-ms *Complote antenna parts *AM/FM cor radios *CB's at Amie.Ahuto..servc 513 Perry St. LTDO LOB lHO Have A Good Day OPEN WEEKENDS BILL HENDERSON Owner (416) 263-8072 "#N 0W" 20% discournt» for cash& curry WHITSY RUG & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING COMPANY has opened Whitby's f irst rnodern clsanirig plant. No need to take your loase carpets out of town, bring them in yourself, for 20% discount, or we 'do free pick up & deliverv.carpets & chèsterfields, at regular rates. 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