Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YI-1.Xli1Q5l--1051 DRAM A1765 On December 19th. 1051, the Selwyn House Players presented three inter- esting plays to an enthusiastic and large audience. The first of the plays was in French and was capably produced by Madame Gyger. Entitled Le Pantalon Trop Raccourciu. by Kline, L. Rousseau. it provided an excellent vehicle for Peter Davidson who played Xl. Durand, whose heart is set on becoming a deputy member of Parliament. and the shortening of whose trousers by various women of his household provides much amusement. Peter had studied his lines carefully and, despite a certain timidity, promised well for the future. john Clarke gave a good performance as the maid. The cast was as follows:f KI. Durand .....,..... . . ...,,...,. . . . ........, Peter Davidson Mme. Durand ................ ,.,.... . . .Philip freery Nlme. Baliveau, mere de Mme. Durand . . . . .Peter liarsley Yirginie. bonne de KI. Durand ......... . . .john Clarke Kline. Trebuchet .,.......,.... . ,Tony Le Home Kl. Trebuchet .... . . .jeremy Nlcfireevy Olympe, leur fille ,.,.,,... . . . . .Stanley XYinton Lne Yoix dans les coulisses ,...,......,..... ,...... . anthony XYait The next two plays. in English, were produced by Mr. Mayer, and gave a great deal of scope to the talents of various players. One, The Bishop's Candle- sticks , a dramatized version of the famous scene from Hugo's Les Miserables . held the interest of the audience from start to finish. john Seely had been seen in a number of Selwyn House plays previous to this, and had done very well-one remembers his john Silver last year-but he acted the difficult part of the convict with intelligence and restrained emotion. Equally well done. and in excellent contrast. was Taylor Carlirfs Bishop. It must be remembered that this is not an easy play to act-lines and situation come close to the melodramatic and. unless very carefully handled. could easily become farcical. Others in the play who played smaller parts, but effectively. were Georges Yerhaegen as the good Bishops sister, Michael Nleigben as the maid. Pierre Raymond as a sergeant of gendarmes and john Dalglish as a gendarme. The third play was of a much lighter natureffharles Dickens' well known breach-of-promise trial from Pickwick Papers, adapted lsomewhat freelyl and dramatized by Klr. Mayer. It is difficult to choose here the stars, for all the players greatly enjoyed the play and thus were able to carry their own enjoyment across to the audience who rocked with laughter. But those who saw the piece will long remember Tim farsley's fussy and forgetful judge. resplendent in scarlet and wig, Peter lirohn's Mrs. liluppins, Dale Seifert's horribly realistic brat of a Bardell boy lwater-pistol and alll. and Klichael Dennis' amazing memory as Serjeant Buzfuz. Others who took part were Peter Darling as Klr. Phunky. Tim Peters as Klr. XYinkle. Alex Herron as Sam XYeller, David Terroux as Tony XYeller. Peter Duffield as Klr. Skinipin, Bill Pedoe as Klr. Snubbin, XYintbrop Brainerd as Klrs. Bardell. Beau Quinlan as Klr. Pickwick. Peter Hyde as the flerk of the Court, and Philip Vumyn and Ross Heward as jurymen. 1331

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Slil,WYNlltlI'SlCSC'llt1t1l. lXl.Xfl.XZlNli 'l'he Selwyn llonse Players will present, on Klay Znd. ll further series of plays. .Xs the Magazine goes to press lmelore the date of pr11d1l1'tio11, one may only irc-1li1't their Jussilnilities. l':Qlt'l1 is in lfnglish, and twu have lreen dune before by l l .1 IJI'k'YlHllS Ql'llk'I'klI1HIl c1fSelWy'l1 llnuse lmys with a great deal of stlfeess. These are 'lil1e Nlf111key s l'.1w . lw XY. XY. ilaeulvs, and l atherine l'arr , lfy' Klauriee Bariiig. Une still l'i'llll'llll1t'I'S .Xnmn Nlvliini and 'liim Rntley' in the Star parts of these 1'lt-ver one-ac't plaxs tinclimlvtecllx' tliex' set .1 standard of acting which will lmeclillivtilt tu repeat. Hitt .1fterw.1t1'l1ine Nlitihael Nlt-iglien and l'1-ter Davidson in Y the lacolrs' plav. and lf1l111Seelx'.1nfl l 1-ter llullieltl in the Baring. one feels every rmiliclt-i11'e that tl1e atidieiice will again lie11pp1'1-1-i.11ix'1-ofajwllwell done. Others in lil1e Nlcu1key s l'.1w are ,Xlex llerrmi, kluhn Clarke and l'l11l1p Cireery, and in Hc1llllll'l'llN' l'arr , that anitising picture of llenry YIII's senility, in addition to the principals, is hliclntt-l .Xlexandon 'l'he third lax' to lie seen un Xlax' 2nd, is .1 new-comer. 'Vtter Relax- P . , ation , the story of an enforced rest cure . Brian Yintcent, Peter Darling, l'eter lirulin, Georges Xvt'I'll2lK'gCll, Stanley' Xvllllfbll and 'lirmy Le Home all do well in their parts and the play sliuuld provide a pleasant Contrast to the others. .VX seleetiun of sunes. given Ivy the Senior and Intermediate Vhoirs, will round ull the evening, CHAI. ,....-,..- X ,,.,.. f X Q 1 X X 'X--eg-HM--- PK 1341