Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 18, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday May 18, 1972 bravos Greet Canadian Ballet Chi figures Given cas1meh Carrk. I o by Casimes Carter London special _ Canada s prestige in the world o Ballet was at stake at a gala performance Given by Toronto s National Ballet of Canada wednesday evening at the Lon Don coliseum where it began a two week season in the pres ence of her Royal highness Princess Anne. The capacity audience included a substantial number of standees among them this re viewer and a Canadian Friend. Seated in the Royal Box were Princess Alexandra and prime minister Edward Heath. In the audience were Many distinguished persons in the political and artistic Fields and attending the after show on stage recep Tion were Erik Bruhn world famous dancer recently retired and Robert help Mann for Many years leading dancer and choreographer of the Royal bal let. After a shaky beginning in Peter Wright s the Mirror walkers caused by first night jitters the company went on to give a most commendable performance of the bournonville classic la sylphide. In Between guest artists Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun of the Stuttgart Ballet provided some spectacular dancing in John Crank s legend. The National Ballet one of Canada s three major Ballet companies has chosen to per form the classical repertoire. La sylphide not to be confused with the Koine Les sulphides with the Chopin music is one of the oldest of the romantic bal lets still being performed. It is closely related to the Ballet Giselle with its Story of unrequited love and tragic ending. How Ever love skjold s music has not the nostalgic Appeal of Adam in Giselle nor the Bour Nonville choreography As much Charm although Erik Bruhn has done some revision to make it More acceptable to modern audiences. The Story is concerned with two humans Effy and James who Are celebrating their betrothal. James however becomes enamoured of an elusive creature of the spirit world la sylphide and is is t r a n g e d from his Fiancee through the Wiles of an evil Witch who supplies him with a magic Scarf by which he is to secure the love of the spirit. However it causes her death and Effy marries Gurn a pea Sant lad and James loses everything. Veronica Tennaut Prima bal Lerina of the National Balle taking the part of la sylphide is a dancer of sound technique and an elegant line. She has As Surace and style and gave the role the ethereal Quality required. Neils Kehlet dancing the part of James the unfaithful Lover is a member of the Royal danish Ballet where he has performed the part Many times. He is a Dan eur Noble of the highest rank and partnered the two female leads with Assurance and at the same time gave a formidable display of technique in his leaps and turns. Colleen Cool As Effie the betrothed showed a sure tech n i q u e and dramatic ability. Celia Franca artistic director of the National Ballet made a Token return to the London stage As Madge the wicked Witch in a sinister characterization. The corps de Ballet redeemed itself in its performance during this Ballet especially in the charming scottish reels in the first act and in the Forest scene of the second. Legend choreographed by John Crank artistic director of the Stuttgart Ballet to Wien Zawski s music for Solo violin and orchestra is a Pas de Deus pitched in a Low key in keeping with the mood of the music. However or. Crank has Given the dancers some spectacular Steps and lifts affording them an Opportunity for some Bra Vura dancing. Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun do this with Assurance and style and the audience responded with bravos. Peter Wright s the Mirror walkers set to Tchaikovsky s first orchestral suite is a Ballet Damper put on weekend Winni Eggers May expect a warm but perhaps wet Start to the Long Holiday weekend. Some Cooling is Likely and showers Are predicted for tonight and tomorrow night. Overnight lows of about 55 Are in the cards the Winnipeg weather office said at noon today. But tomorrow s forecast High is still hot about 85 degrees. Skies tomorrow Are expected to be mainly sunny with some Cloudy periods. Indications for the week end Are for Light Shower activity cooler temperatures and stronger winds around 20 to 25 . Cooler temperatures Are Likely in Northern Manitoba today tomorrow and throughout the weekend the weather office said. Winnipeg s record High of 91 for May 18 was set in 1932 and the record Low of 22, in 1929. The temperature was expected to Rise to about 90 today so there was a Chance a record might be set. Public concert the United jewish people s order Folk choir will hold a Nib lie concert at . May 28 in the planetarium Audi Lori in of the Manitoba museum of and nature. Mac is Back until recently All the Macnaughton ended up in the states. Not any More. Mac is Back. Try a Mac and 7 or a Mac and water the six year old Canadian whisky now available in Canada at a six Dollar Price. Charity begins at Home. John Macnaughton co. Ltd. With a modern theme but in the classical style. There Are touches of originality in the groupings and patterns and though the dancers had no tech Nical difficulty in performing the Steps the corps de Ballet work was ragged in line and precision so that the reputation of Canadian Ballet was in Jeo Pardy for a time. However it should redeem itself at future performances. The theme Given an obscure explanation i n the program notes is about two dancers i whose thoughts Are mirrored by two other dancers who eventually part. It is not a profound i Ballet but the dancers arc j Given an Opportunity for some classical dancing. J after its London season thei company embarks on its first european tour with stops at Paris Stuttgart Glasgow Brus Sells Lausanne and Monte Carlo. I the Complex is dependent for j special equipment parts and materials were companies who 1 were owed Money prior to receivership. Some major firms and a few local suppliers would not accept the receiver s guarantee of pay ment on new Purchase orders thus creating great difficulties for the pulp and paper Mill operations and for construction i resulting in production losses and delays the report stated. This situation has been de moralizing to the said the report. Sales of More than s8 million in j971 consisted of tons of pulp and paper at and Board feet of lumber at i of the 747 employees in the Pas forestry Complex at dec. 31. 614 people were living i Manitoba when hired and of j these 477 were residents of the Pas or other Northern towns. The operating payroll was million in 1971 and is expected to be about million this year. The report said one of the major problems at the time of receivership was that Only one third of the necessary staff and operators had been hired and Only a few of these had any experience. I As Well there were no main i tenancy shops no Mill stores a most no spare parts no Labora tory for process control or to test the product Quality and no offices. J there were Many errors and omissions due to poor Engineer ing poor workmanship and in adequate inspection such As crossed Over fuel lines com i pressed air intake in a Lime i dust area All Digester heat ex-1 changers failing tests the report said. Continued these errors and omissions resulted in higher maintenance labor and material costs to rectify higher production costs and lower operating efficiencies in i the report said freight was the Inu Jor single Cost for the i Complex at in 1371 and budgeted at More than 5 million for 1972. Rate increases by the rail ways once or twice a year give this Cost Factor an alarming said the report. The report also contained a forecast for the next five years and said Gross sales Are to exceed million in 1972. Sales Are projected to the million level by 1975. Close to a break even position before financial changes is projected for this year with Gross i earnings rising to More than million by 1975. Jewel fraud charged Toronto up metropolitan Toronto police wednesday i took into custody two men car cd with fraud who were arrested in Brandon. Man. 1 Mario Silvistre 29. 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