Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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OCTOBER WAS A BUSY MONTH Page 19

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Mr. Donald Davis On the last Sunday of September we had the privilege of welcoming Mr. Donald Davis to our Sunday Evening Hour . . . Mr. Davis spoke to us about the actor ' s problem as he steps on to the stage — the problem of communicating ideas: first, the ideas of the playwright and secondly, of course, the emotions felt by the actor as he interprets those lines. The students listened with rapt attention while he read passages from various plays and poems. But the excitement of the evening reached its peak when Mr. Davis responded to the reqeust to read Mark Anthony ' s speech from Julius Caesar ' , ' Friends, Romans, countrymen. ' I have never heard such applause as followed this moving portrayal of Caesar ' s friend. For some of us who had seen Mr. Davis in this very part at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival a couple of years ago, it was like being at Stratford once more; for those who had not been there, it was a vision of what a professional actor could do. In the round table discussion that followed, the girls were loath to bid adieu. The film Martin Luther on October 5 gave much food for thought. After the showing, the Seniors were entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Osborne at the Cottage, A most interesting discussion developed and six persistent students so far outstayed their leave that they had almost to be chased out of the house. The Pickering College Dance, scheduled for later in the month, was can- celled. ' Flu was our rival in Newmarket! Trafalgar Castle News Page 18

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Dr. Boyd Neel Mrs. D. Holliday, president of the Whitby Concert Association, very chdrm- ingly welcomed the members of the Association to their first concert of the season. The thirteen members of this exceptionally fine group, the Hart House Or- chestra, took their places on the platform and were shortly followed by their able director. Dr. Boyd Neel, Dean of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Dr. Neel immediately set up an informal atmosphere by commenting on the coziness of the room and its appropriateness for a concert of chamber music. The concert commenced with a short symphony of three movements, a delightful allegro, andante and presto by the 18th century composer, Carl Frederich Abel. Particularly worthy of note was the brilliant execution of the intricate ornamentation of all three movements. This symphony was followed by Edward Elgar ' s Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Opus 20. The true m eaning of the serenade (evening music) is perfectly conveyed in this beautiful little work of three parts. The first move- ment, the allegro piacevole, opens with a solo part that sets the mood. This is followed by the larghetto and allegretto movements. The whole was artistically phrased and full of tender feeling. The difference in sound between this and the preceding work was easily understood when one realised that this was a contemporary piece of art, and the latter can best be described simply as ' modern ' . Next came the Overture and Ballet Suite from Handel ' s Icina, This was in four parts and particularly effective were the abrupt changes in mood. This selection was followed by Arensky ' s Variations on a theme by Tchaikov- sky . The contrast between the pizzicato passage and smooth lines of the violins was almost humorous. Page 20