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NEWS<br />
Gallant comedy of manners and morals<br />
By ELLEN SCHOWALTER<br />
A sell-out crowd packed<br />
the hall of Dominion-Chalmers<br />
United Church, 355 Cooper<br />
Street for the <strong>Glebe</strong> Seniors<br />
Repertory Players production<br />
of "That's my Harry". There<br />
were two performances, Wednesday,<br />
May 29 and Thursday<br />
May 30.<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong> Seniors Repertory<br />
Players is composed mainly<br />
of Residents of <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre<br />
and members of Abbotsford<br />
House. Lew Hill, who has<br />
fifty years experience in<br />
professional entertainment,<br />
including radio, television,<br />
stage and film, wrote and<br />
directed "Springtime in the<br />
Park" and "Dear Jenny" are<br />
also to his credit. "That's<br />
my Harry" was made possible<br />
by a grant from New Horizons.<br />
Small hotel<br />
The play depicts two days<br />
in the lives of the guests<br />
of the Rustic Inn, a small<br />
down-at-the-heels resort<br />
hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Peabody,<br />
played by Bernard Kealey<br />
and Edna Hunter, celebrating<br />
a second honeymoon on the<br />
occasion of their fortythird<br />
wedding anniversary,<br />
check in. Lee Sproul in<br />
the role of Peter, the desk<br />
clerk, rises in time-honoured<br />
fashion from a nap behind the<br />
desk. The Peabodys ask for<br />
an inside room and the clerk<br />
snaps back "all of our rooms<br />
are on the inside".<br />
Enter Francine Hollister<br />
played by Margaret Orrell<br />
with lots of panache and<br />
style. Exotically feathered<br />
furred, and bejewelled,<br />
Mrs. Hollister, a merry widow<br />
type, fixes her attention<br />
on Harry. She pursues<br />
Harry verbally and physically<br />
until Mrs. Peabody catches<br />
them in what mistakenly<br />
seems to be an embrace. Mrs.<br />
Peabody comments that twilight<br />
marriage can lead to<br />
midnight murder.<br />
Anniversary<br />
Act two takes place in<br />
the coffee shop of the<br />
Rustic Inn.<br />
Romantically toasting their<br />
anniversary in Golden Lion<br />
dandelion wine, Mr. Peabody<br />
spills wine on Mrs. Peabody<br />
and she remarks, "There's<br />
something about men I don't<br />
understand - what makes them<br />
so damn stupid?" Glamorous<br />
Mrs. Hollister moves in<br />
when Mrs. Peabody goes to<br />
change her dress. She tries<br />
to get Harry to become more<br />
aggressive, dress better and<br />
discard his nagging spouse.<br />
She offers him a sport coat<br />
which was owned by her late<br />
husband.<br />
A waiter, played by Jim<br />
McGill, Gladys (Mildred<br />
Bowman) and Betty (Mary<br />
Scissons), two other guests,<br />
gossip about the apparent<br />
romance between Mrs. bollister<br />
and Harry. One mentions<br />
that she heard a man's<br />
voice in Mrs. Hollister's<br />
room. "Are you sure it was<br />
a man dear?" replies the<br />
other. "As sure as an eighty<br />
year old woman can be," she<br />
responds. Margaret Br6mley<br />
as Mme Pianofski perfoms<br />
a piano solo and Jo Windsor<br />
in the persona of Senora<br />
Carlotta El Sopraniola<br />
does a very funny bit of<br />
opera.<br />
Happy ending<br />
The play ends happily<br />
after a confrontation between<br />
Mrs. Peabody and the<br />
predatory Mrs. Hollister.<br />
Harry takes off the symbolic<br />
sport jacket and puts on<br />
his old windbreaker. They<br />
leave the Rustic Inn to<br />
begin their second honeymoon<br />
at home.<br />
Photo<br />
David Schryer<br />
This gallant comedy of<br />
manners and misunderstanding5<br />
was well written and very<br />
well acted. Concerned with<br />
love, marriage, pride,<br />
death and sex, the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Seniors Repertory players<br />
ably demonstrated that the<br />
needs and interests of<br />
senior citizens are no different<br />
than those of younger<br />
people.<br />
Applause for Sam Wells,<br />
previously a member of Lakeshore<br />
Players, Montreal, who<br />
built the sets from scratch<br />
on a very small budget. The<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Seniors Repertory<br />
Players welcome new members.<br />
If you are interested, contact<br />
the Programme Office at<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Centre, 238-2727.<br />
Bravo G.S.R.P!<br />
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June 14, 1985, GLEBE REPORT - 18
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