Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 11, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 20 free press saturday. June 11, 1955 accent on English but a studied one Canadian actor in England should learn to speak with an English accent says Winnipeg Borri actress Janet Reid youth Ful Veteran of British theatre hastening to reassure any nationally min Ripe might take exception to this remark miss Reid qualified the statement by saying that a Cana Dian accent limits an actor to playing North american characters while an English accent widens the Field of acting of Marx do Brisbin pianist who won a scholarship from the women s musical club at an audition last sunday. An arts student at the University of Mani Toba. Miss Brisbin leaves in August for further study in England. King Mere festival 10 port Unity there s one catch to the Sthole j problem miss Reid feels an 1 English tic cent picked up during i residence in England usually has an artificial sound and there is need for careful coaching and study. A tiny 4 blonde who i looks the part of an i Young a Treps returned to Winnipeg last March after spending several years acting in London i productions. She made the news pages several times during her London career once when i year old Janette Scott a juvenile j film Star was knocked Down by in car. Understudy Reid replaced her in the successful american play third person. Kolks i Janet finds that her Petite guileless appearance brings her Many juvenile roles. She played i recently in a serialization of f Canada s Arine of Green Gables on bbl television All the cast she reports except Anne were Canadian and at the age of 21 she played the role of a nine i year old in the London proclus upon of the innocents a play i based on Henry James turn of i the screw. Studying at the Royal Academy of dramatic Art for two years 1947-49, started the Young we my Egger s dramatic career of course a Brand new diploma Means nothing in m is Reid smiled. The producers just say to come Back when you j have experience a year gaining the required j experience in repertory theatre in the provinces preceded her t i i appearance in West end pro Jelly a talented there Are so Many actors in the King Mere festival of the f y country four arts music drama Art has to be sex and Ballet will open july 10i talented or unusual in the Gatineau Hills near Ottawa Leoti Onaley Tai Emea o a Community venture by the people of Ottawa Hull and near by towns and villages the Festi Val was inaugurated to give enjoyment at a High level of taste and plays will be presented Friday and saturday evenings and concerts sunday uhl., afternoons each week Between ers the summer r e tuly 10 and aug. 25. These will j tory company of the take place on the porch and theatre run by Trie awns on Moorside the House and Brothers and sister acting lean property bequeathed to the people of Murray and Donald Ijarvis Anu of can Ada by the late w. L. Barbara Chilcott. Culture powerful weapon in propaganda says critic i a Nikiti nation Ftp Mottl Iralli backward by Paul Henry Lang Paris propaganda is a harsh word to american ears. The administration s yearly struggle for the item earmarked in the budget for propaganda which of course called by that name plainly shows the. Law makers distaste for it. Yet the Good will relieves them of equip Ping a full battalion of soldiers. The tremendous Druggie that is nation so culturally backward should not be entrusted with world leadership and with the the tremendous Umi. Redue Iamie Guu vim waged under the heading cold custody of the terrible bomb that people s minds the May wipe out the advanced civil persuasiveness of the atom bomb is pitted against the Force of the Little soft mass of tissue housed in Black Brown yellow and White same Els lust 1ul 1l. A. Cd Llic iat ill congressmen know very skulls and it is not at All unlikely Well the value influencing pub Lic opinion when they turn their attention to their own Bailiwick. And since they Are so eager to balance the budget they might consider the fact that every Elo american ambassador of that ideas will prove stronger Han explosives. It has happened before. Wherever i go in my travels 1 wild Verll i m j i a v c 10 i cd Luis or Hajji i v u. Am astounded by the Ever present j of audiences All Over the world. Iza Tion of other lands. Our enemies know what a powerful argument this is and Are not Content with harping on it they seize every occasion to demonstrate their cultural Superior Ity with a consistency a lavish Ness and an excellence that readily captivate the imagination Rainbow stage to feature Ink spots and local Talent ,._. Non the 1955 Aret. The show is 610 artists to be sent overseas by Paul v. Beckley new York the ambassadorial work of american culture abroad will reach its greatest Peak this summer when 610 musicians actors singers and danc propaganda line of our adversaries. Nothing escapes them and nothing is left unexploited while our own efforts As a Rule Are either naive or nonexistent. What amazes me is their ability to use As willing carriers of the foul whispers segments of the Popula Tion that would be our natural friends and allies in this contest. We Are woefully behind them although in spite of the great difficulties faced by those who realize the importance of cultural propaganda something is being done in this line even if timidly and with Small resources. But where we miss the boat by Miles is in under Ting Trie tremendous an elaborate variety show headlining the internationally famous singing group the Ink spots and featuring some of this City s top Talent will officially open the 1955 season of Winnipeg s rain Bow stage in Kildonan Park june 24 and 25. Called Continental cab Aret the show is directed by James Duncan and will feature contralto Marilyn Duffus and baritone Orville Dorraugh recently starred Hope to the Orient. On the Csc anniversary Tele to Well All this is and most of our Public servants and lawmakers think that politics is the Only Field of propaganda. They Are sadly mistaken for one of the most powerful weapons in the Arsenal of propaganda is the cultural one even though this May appear As a contradiction in terms. Is time and again the charge is ers will be sent to most of me made our civilization con nations of the world. Its gadgets comics and for the first time three of the rim potential for Good will vested in the youth we Are sending abroad much More should be done in this Field. After All we Are not Only helping the Young student the nation As a whole is bound to gain by their Success. . S major symphony orches tras will go abroad two to eur i. Cut i-1-" looking to get ahead miss Reid feels she thinks that aspirants to theatrical Fame should take this into consideration before heading to such a Large dramatic rid a Janet leaves for Tor onto to join the Straw hat play j a o Mackenzie King. Art and Ballet classes have been added to the original program of concerts and drama and the festival has attracted some a Aro Aici the Straw hat company plays a two month season at Muskoka ont., and Janet is looking for Ward to the Opportunity of acting in Eastern Canada. Mous names to the list of its per-1 her studied English accent formers and instructors. I that will remain with her pass Eugene mousse of Montreal will j Mcase one decides to use direct and produce the drama h them again on a Jaunt performances Given at moorside.1 Eugene Kash of the Ottawa Phil-1to London. Harmonic orchestra will conduct j a performance of Midsummer night s dream with members of the orchestra Ballet dancers from 1he King Mere school and a Lor from the King Mere com Pany. Concerts will also be Given by the St. George s Cathedral choir of Kingston the palestrina choir of Ottawa the Lerinc symphony and the Bress Joachim Mew Mark Trio of Montreal. The King Mere school of Ballet will be conducted by roman Jasinski one of the great soloists of the Ballet russe in recent times. He will be assisted by his wife ?.ioussia Larking also a so j Loist of the Ballet russe. Resident instructor of the school of Art will be William Baillie a graduate of the Edin Burgh school of Art and a fre quent exhibitor at the Royal Scot Tish Academy. Visiting professor at the school will be or. A. Y. Jackson Foremost living Canadian artist and among the instructors will be the Well known Canadian artists Gerald Trottier and Robert Hyndman. Open air elizabethan theatre for festival full rehearsals began this Veek for the seventh annual Earle Grey Shakespeare festival open ing june 27 at Trinity College . Orchestra giving 2 concerts in West Berlin the new York philharmonic orchestra with Dmitri Mitro Poulos conducting will give two concerts in West Berlin during Toronto. Dress rehearsals on the open air elizabethan one of its kind in Canada Are scheduled for the Middle of next month. The Large new stage used in 1954, modelled after one shakes Peare us cd in his own Globe theatre is being reassembled from storage with a Well known Hamilton construction firm and i adopted for presentation of the vision show Soprano Belva Boroditsky a Ballet group under the direction of Arnold Spohr a full orchestra under the direction of Eric wild and the James Duncan chorus. March Phimister and Len Andree will emcee the show As Well As contribute several comedy routines. Announcing 1h engage ment of the Ink spots James Duncan commented on the Strong Appeal the group has for All classes and Ages of listener. The Ink spots will appear on both or. Dun can said and each night they will occupy a substantial portion of both acts the Continental cabaret re vue. This will be a wonderful Opportunity for the whole City to hear them under the most favourable Light music will make up the revue fare featuring such numbers As a song Anri Ballet Medley from finian s Rainbow and selections from the desert song. Winnipeg s Only outdoor theatre Rainbow stage is undergoing further Extension and beautification to both architecture and landscaping and crests Are already at work. The stage was officially opened sept. 22, 1953 when the Kil Silano boys band of Vancouver presented a con Cert there and the initial Winnipeg show was held july 7, 1954 when persons attended a variety production featuring representative City Talent. Sports. This is echoed by people in High and Low places and of course the conclusion is that a opening play the two gentle men of Verona. The stage design resulting from our experience of Many shakespearean productions in the the fifth festival of Berlin sept. Past 10 years eliminates comply 17 to oct. 4. One concert is Usua by found in product scheduled for the titania Palace Rias Fri say Janet keep 18-country youth festival the International federation 01i the if Nesses Musicales will hold its 0th annual Congress in Mon Treal aug. 8 to 13, marking the first time that the Congress has been scheduled outside Europe. And the other for the sports Palace. Other concerts will be Given by the Berlin philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan Eugene Ormandy and Hans Rosbaud the ing Shakespeare plays on modern style Mary Godwin and Earle Grey co founders of the festival company Point out. It provides a fore stage upper stage and Balcony Over a curtained re Cess referred to in the Bard s time As the study. Its Many in Auu , trances exits on several Levels symphony under Ferenc Ermit continuous acting of and Georg Ludwig after scene i Fri say and Georg Ludwig after scene without inner ache and pianists Wilhelm Back Tlle performance thus Haus and Arturo Benedelti Mich org the orce and clarity intended Langeli. The stae Tische oper Berlin will premiere Carl Ebert s new production o Weber s Oberon and will also give of Mozart s cosi fan Tutti wag the Siner s flying dutchman and die Strauss International president of federation Gilles Lefebre a Canadian. The Verdi s Elektra and Othello Busoni s by the writer. The 16th Century English style of architecture of Trinity College and especially of Strachan Hall which forms the background for he stage arid an effective Atmo phere of realism and authenticity unequalled anywhere in doctor Faust. The festival will include a guest appearance by la Scala of Milan in Lucia i Lamme Moor starring Maria Callas while there will be a con staging of shakespearean dramas leg Gat series ends Friday at 4.30 . Friday Donald leg Gat will present the concluding x. I Josie me with Hus listening Wlsh in North America the costumes for this opening play departing from the Elizabe than style Are to be in the Medici Anas wine Meic us period the italian Renaissance cart version of Dallapiccola s the romantic flowing and Canadian. Prisoner a Berlin premiere of colourful designed and made is the Jeunesse Musicales move specially for the new production ment was founded in Belgium in this work Paul Hoss who received a s200 scholar ship from the women s Musi Cal club sunday. The Young cellist won the Beryl Fer Cuson trophy recently at the Manitoba musical festival. Belva Soi Oist Soprano Belva Boroditsky will be soloist on Winnipeg concert heard Over cow at 10 . Sun Day. The orchestra under Eric wild will play alceste overture symphony no. 8, in 1940 with the of developing among the youth an appreciation As Well As an understanding of Good music. It grew so popular that it became necessary to form a federation which now includes 18 countries. One of the purposes of the annual Congress is to com pare the difficulties encountered in the various parts of the world and the results obtained by the members of the federation. Canada joined the federation in 10-19 and this year concert Tours were organized in 48 towns in the provinces of Quebec Ontario and new Brunswick. More than the symphonic visit to the Orient is already a fact because the symphony of the air made its Tokyo debut the first american j orchestra Ever to appear there on May 10 and proved a thorough Success. The Tokyo enthusiasts stood in line in front of the Box office for 24 hours and two hours after it opened All seats had been sold for the orchestra s three per Lorances. General manager of Exchange program is a dark haired Quick talking expert in the theatrical business Robert c. Sch nil Zer or. Schnitzer stepped to one Side of the series of overlapping crises which the program Natur ally entails. Long enough to offer some explanations definitions and statistics. Thu summer Hie program is involved to some degree in the new York philharmonic sym phony. Philadelphia symphony Philadelphia orchestra Ballet theatre. New York City Ballet and the symphony of the air and the Sauter Finegan band As Well As the companies which will pro Duce Oklahoma Media and the skin of our Teeth. In addition. Philippa Schuyler pianist and Everett Lee conductor Are now giving an All Gersh win program in South America and Eleanor Steber Soprano is going to Yugoslavia and Nell Tangemann Mezza to Greece and Turkey. The new York City Ballet 15 going to Paris for the festival sponsored there by the Salute to France organization Here and then on a tour of Europe. The Ballet theatre will perform in country in South and Cen trial America from june to sep member. The importance of All this can not be overestimated in terms of Good will generated in favor of this country. Or. Schnitzer pointed out that the soviet Union has spent in the past two years sending its own artists abroad propaganda pure and simple and then he added not so pure it might be noted that the so Viet Effort in this Field is not so either but is actually a smart play for International prestige in the minds of people who hold such artistic efforts in High esteem. Although willing enough perhaps to enjoy an american soft drink or reap the advantages an american tractor May afford they Are More Dis posed by reason of cultural Trade ions to Reserve their applause Tor a Pas de Deus a Beethoven son Ata or As has been demonstrated a porgy and Bess. Neither or. Schnitzer nor any one else in the program looks on it As a piece of nationalistic propaganda. Although the results May serve that purpose these displays of this country s spi ritual aesthetic and emotional Side is mainly intended for what it i Amsterdam orchestra the concert Gebow orchestra of Amsterdam under the direction Christadelphian memorial . . Subject of lecture my Yoke is easy and my Purdin is Light you Ark cordially inv Tell toy no Tom Lilor bids., lilo Lound by. Berean Church pentecostal assemblies of Canada 601 . St. Her. W. 1. Taylor pastor. Jo.13 . Sunday school. 11.15 . Practical Youniss 7 . From death unto lift Tabernacle 9 life hour icy 10 school it believe in the holy ghost pastor k. A Mccrty will preach Bethel Mission mennonite Church 103 Furby Street pastor George Groom or ip.00 Sanilay school and German service 1 1 baccalaureate service 7 and found wanting Weil. June 15. 8 . . Paul persuades a slave Wuerch pastor Winnipeg s revival Centre 10 school 11 worship 7 hear evangelist j. B. Toews 8 . Tues. Thru thurs. 8 30 Peoples All Welcome the Church of Wilile deliverance for Boily. Soul and spirit Bethel Tabernacle United pentecostal Tabernacle Sargent ave. Snurr Crook St. Eve. Ralph v. Reynolds pastor Bible . 11 . Devotional 7 . Evangelistic test or Reynolds will Dirac Honl in both services tuesday 8 . Rev. Oscar Vouga Prichard Alabama will be preaching the Church that preaches that the Bible teaches cell Valr 000 Young persons the age limit is 30 attended these concerts which featured some of the most difficult works of contemporary composers As Well As of the great sym non Inu. Ouji finished ;