Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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Death of a Salesman This term, for the first time in several years, the T.C.S. Dramatic Society attempted a serious play Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy “Death of a Salesman Under the able direction of Mr, J D Burns and Evan McCowan the challenging production proved to be a great success. Colin Brown, as Willy Loman, gave a superb performance, ably bringing out Willy’s vastly human and ' complex character. He was able to appear frustrated yet inspiring, pitiful yet princely, and always cherishing! that magnificient dream of a better tomorrow. In order for Willy’s death to constitute a really effective tra- gedy the actor must have the audience identify with him fully as a fellow human being. By the play’s end it was obvious that Colin’s hard work and dedication had accomplished just that. Jane Staunton, in the role of Linda (Willy’s wife) was thoroughly convincing. She played the part with tremendous sincerity, depth of meaning, and warmth — never becoming even remotely bathetic in her con- cern as a mother and as a wife. In short, she portrayed an aging housewife going through the depths of hu-j man suffering, and did it so well that the audience was led through that same emotional journey. Thanks principally to Colin and Mrs. Staunton, “Death of a Salesman” was lifted well above the mundane, “second-rate” level certain high-school productions have often been accused of being. In John Campbell’s Biff we witnessed a fine characterization of a thirty-five year old “boy” wallowing in the midst of lost athleticism, lost ambitions, and lost ideals. John deserves a great deal of credit for such a competent job on such short notice. Chris Grove, in his favourite role as hedonistic philanderer, also gave a highly polished performance. Happy possesses only baser, materialistic aims and Chris effectively portrayed this blind, shallow lack of values. John and Chris both managed to convey fully the intended impression of two men slowly savouring the failure of their lives. 8

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We also had the Walkers down at the school for a couple of very good slide presentations. They are a husband and wife team of photojourn- alists and are extremely good photographers. {Thev showed us various photographic tech- niques and a fascinating colour slide presentation on the U.S.S. R. Right now two colour slide projects are under ;wav for Founder s Day. These are presentations approximately eight minutes long on a topic of the bov s choice. With the year half over we can only hope for I bigger and better things. Our aim is to encour- age the beginner and coax him along with our contests, and give him any extra help he may need. For those who are more sure of them- selves, the facilities are here for your most am- bitious photographic endeavours. It has been an up and down year for the club. All the potential is here; it only has to sur- face and show itself. I’m sure it can, and I’m sure it will. C. Hardinge 7

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Bill Vickers totally succeeded in portraying the difficult role of Charley, giving it warmth and substance, i and George Southey was very convincing as Uncle Ben. Jamie Campbell, Ian Moss, Sarah Prower, Cally Bowen, Cathy Fitzgibbon, and particularly Rod Kirkwood i and Andy Thomas all turned in highly competent jobs in important supporting roles. Finally, the credit should be given to the men behind the scenes — the Stage and House Managers and their assistants, those in charge of lighting and properties, the T.C.S. make-up crew, and the Business Man- ager — without whom any play here could not even be attempted. In general, “Death of a Salesman” demonstrated what a tremendous wealth of acting ability is present at T.C.S. this year. Charles Baker 9