MONTH LY LETTER

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NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR ONTARIO ARCHITECTS
The Ontario Association of Architects had dinner in the Arts and Letters
Club on Wednesday, March 28, when announcement was made of the winning
design for the new headquarters of the Association* Over eighty members were
present with George Gibson, President of the Toronto Chapter, presiding, Eric
Arthur, Murray Brown and F, H, Marani formed the jury of selection and, after a
considerable period of deliberation, the award finally went to the plan submitted
by the John B, Parkin Associates, Toronto, Thirty-six plans were
submitted, The new building at 50 Park Road, overlooking Rosedale ravine, will
be constructed chiefly of glass and brick, For the dinner in the Club the walls
of the Great Hall and the Stage were adorned by the competitive plans, most of
them of such high merit that the jury had difficulty in making their decision.
The designs were left on the walls for some days and attracted much attention.
DRAMA FESTIVAL
The University Alumnae Dramatic Club won the Hugh Eayrs Trophy for the
best production in the Central Ontario Drama Festival, which was held at Hart
House, Toronto, the week of March 12th, The play was "In Good King Charles 1
Golden Days 11 by Bernard Shaw, directed by Club member Herbert Whittaker, Other
Club members in the Festival were W. S. Milne, who directed North Toronto
Theatre Guild production of "Ladies in Retirement" and James Dean, who directed
"They Came to a City" for the Playcraftsmen.
A radio version of Bertram Brooker 1 s novel "The Robber" has
been broadcast recentlyj the Montreal Standard is, we understand,
to publish a digest of it.
CLUB PLAYS
As members may remember, a notice was sent out by John Watson a short
time ago advising that the Club was planning to produce a bill of one-act plays,
and inviting interested members to attend an organization meeting, A number of
enthusiastic thespians turned up at the meeting but unfortunately not a sufficient
number to make it possible to carry out the original idea. However, it
is now proposed to give three one-act plays at the Club, May 11 and 12, The
plays are:
"General Wolfe" - by Raymond Card, directed by Brownlow Card,
"The Lotus" - a Conversation Piece, by J. R. K, Taylor,
"Eros at Breakfast" - by Robertson Davis, directed by Stuart
Parker.
Further notice will follow.