Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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truly appreciate his bearing and emotion as the frantic peasant mother- and the simple quiet humanity of Jack Tippings Little Man contrasted effectively with these strongly developed characters. Mr. t'lit'ton's attention to properties was meticulous, and ,justified by the result. Tom Metfanns sets were notable, especially that representing a continental railway carriage. lt is good that the tradition of drama in the spa-i11g ' was so s- tint hanced. . a s actorily maintained and en- the glee club N THE QUAKER CRACKER Fox l'lEBRl7ARY 1954, the followinff note appeared: 7 rw - H, M. S. 'Pinatore' has begun to move slowly' away from her moorinfrs ' l , . 1 ' ? ' ' wit 1 Admiral Cornell at the helm and Messrs. tfarroll and Houston as First and ., y becond Mates . . . The new crew is whipping into shape fast and, after a few more hours on tl1e routine, should be ready to make a very good show ot' it on this trip. The Captain tllonald Macllillank, and llickilleaideve CRL-U' Nashb, with able assistance from the Boatswain 's Mate tTom tfonnorj and the t'arpen- 1er's Mate fllon Racel, are learning' their new duties fast and should be Y vil1l'fl'4'Il

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way his father's song he inherited from him a love of beauty, a passion for justice, a hatred -of violence, with all these attributes and more-among them tenderness and stoicism and hope-Arthur Burt endowed Ben rlle.rander,- the high point of his characterization was perhaps his moving' speech against. war, but his understanding' of the role was consistently expressed througliout. Dick Powell brought to life a grocer torn between a desire to help others with all he had and the necessity of safeguarding his own family, and Peter Leduc quietly portrayed the eternal old mother , patiently taking for granted the rightness of the sense of values of her younger family. Tom Connor handled the role of .lIaCGrcg0r with competence and understandingg it is no easy task for an actor to break into unaccompanied song, nor to quote effectively, as an old actor on the point of death, from King Lear, and to these particular challenges Tom re- sponded very well indeed. Craege McQuarrie, Garth Enerson, Ian Paterson, Derry Moore, Bill Patten, Fred Little, Tom Mc-Cann, and D-on Downs provided sound and colourful supportg Mct1'ann's entrance on a bicycle from the rear of auditorium, as the mailman, was notable, as was Downs' whistling approach as a newsboy from the same quarter. The play was directed by Mr. Stewart, but of direction in the formal sense there was a minimumg even more than in previous Club productions, the actors seemed to live their parts , and behave accordingly. spring production N MAY 12TH Mmimcks or Huixnns IX AND X took part in producing A. A. Milne 's The Allan in the Iiorelcr Ilat and Galsworthy's The Little Mlm, and much credit is due Mr. Vangeloff and Mr. Clifton for bringing these plays to the boards in the middle of a short and crowded term. Farce is difficult under the best of circumstances, but what the players in the Milne play lacked in finesse they compensated for in enthusiasm. The trying' and complicated inquiry into the whereabouts of the key to the hatbox in the check-room came off Well, and Don Harris, Clark Mexicotte, and Ron Sutton are to be congratulated for the villainy, bravado, and ever-lovin' loyalty they brought to their respective roles. The stuff of The Little .llnfn is more challenging. and Mr. Clifton skilfully developed in his actors a sense of characterisation so that although each was a consistent and well-defined type, all were still believable as people. Paul Feld- man sustained well the heavy role of the American, whose actions differed so markedly from his words, a Prussian ruthlessness was clearly conveyed by Alex Perron as the Hermang Dave Scatcherd was refreshingly uninhibited as the clownishly good-lnimoured Dutchmang Peter Feldman and Bob Macklin were towering' models of British reserveg Peter Campbell successfully overcame the dangers of female impersonation before one's friends so that the audience could F:l.,!Illll'!'lI

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soon ready to move into pitched battle. The girls on this trip we know will make a very fine showing. XVith only a few hours of sea-duty behind them, they are very rapidly finding their sea-legs . . . All the members of the ship 's company and the passengers are working overly hard on this voyage . . . The 'Pinafore' will be in Portsmouth Harbour the 18th. 19th, and 20th of March. The voyage was indeed successfully completed: the ship entered harbour dressed over-all, to the thoroughgoing pleasure of all who saw her. To this extent only will this reviewer attempt to sustain the metaphor published in the f,'l'flt'l1'CI' above the initials T.C. . Mr. NVard Cornell again carried out with wit and aplomb the very demanding dual task of directing an operetta and presenting a leading role in it: his First Lord of the Admiralty was both comic and endearing, and the p1'oduction which he directed maintained the tradition of precision, knowledgeability, and gaiety established a many years ago . As his patient Captain l'orc0rm1, Donald MacMillan happily fulfilled the promise given by his Samuel of the previous years production: his stage presence was unfaltering, and his voice had gained in range and control. He complemented admirably the performance of Elizabeth Beer as Little Buttercup, warm and melodious in voice, and convincing in her acting of a role somewhat new to her repertoire. The Club was fortunate to have the assistance of Gloria Rivers and Dick Murray in the parts of Josephine and Ralph: they worked together splendidly in duet, and in solo and group work contributed much to the general standard of singing in the production. Miss Joan Wicldi- field was a pert and attractive Hehe, competently balancing the extravaganees of her first cousin, Sir Joseph. The trying role of Dick Deadeye was intelli- gently handled by Reg Nashg he managed to be grotesque and villainous without being distracted from speech and song by the mannerisins involved. Don Race and Tom Connor handled competently the parts of Bob Becket and Bill Ilolishzy, the latter the epitome of the Englishman of whom he sang so wellg while Bob Branton was clearly a sergeant of Marines who would have fainted stiffly at attention had the need arisen. All these were the more prominent members of a team backed by excellent choruses, of young ladies from Newmarket and young men from the College. XVe have come to expect happy collaboration in this area, and were not dis- appointed. By the discipline of voice and movement which they worked so hard to achieve, they once again gave an impression of ease and precision entirely unwarranted by the physical limitations of the stage on which they worked: and their interest and enthusiasm were infectious. It was deeply regretted that Mr. Houston, who, with Mr. Carroll, had worked so hard on the musical side of the production. was unable to play the accompaniment during the final week of rehearsal and performance because of illness. This emergency was graciously met, however, by Mrs. Stewart, who. at very short notice. cheerfully gave the Club the benefit of her great skill and experience. Twenty