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Gertrude’s— New and Improved by Joanne Bayly G e rtru d e ’s P u b has been given a new lease o n life. R e m e m b er how it used to be last sem ester, d a rk , d irty , a n d grungy? N ow it is d a rk , p re tty clean , an d n o t at all gru n g y . S tu d e n ts’ S ociety decided last sem es te r th a t in o rd e r to g en e rate increased sales it w as necessary to m a k e G er tr u d e ’s m o re a ttra c tiv e an d th e re fo re m o re p ro fitab le . W o rk b eg an in D ec em b e r to re-p ain t a n d re c a rp e t th e w hole are a. T h e sh ab b y c u rta in s fallin g o ff th e w in d o w s w ere rep laced w ith blinds, an d th e d an ce flo o r w as enlarg ed .
T h e sta g e w as also en larg ed . N ow , n o t only d o es it look b etter, b u t G e rtru d e ’s ca n now a c c o m o d a te la rg e r an d b etter bands. A t th e sa m e tim e so m e o f th e ceilings in th e U n io n ca fete ria w ere re-p ain ted fro m th e ir d istu rb in g hues o f o ran g e a n d p u rp le to a m o re su b d u e d , c o m fo rta b le w hite. Even th e A rts B u ild in g ca fete ria w as included in th e ro u n d o f ren o v a tio n s. R e p a in te d a b rig h t w h ite, it to o , now th a t it lo o k s n ew er a n d clean er, is su re to p ro fit in in creased sales. All in all, th e m o n ey sp e n t will be paid back in increased revenues.
Red & White Blues by Colin McGregor W h en M essers Y o n a S h te rn an d Ian M iller w ere n am ed D ire c to rs o f th e R ed a n d W h ite R eview , M cG ill w as g ettin g m o re th a n its m o n ey ’s w o rth o u t o f th ese tw o ta le n te d p erfo rm ers. Y ou m ay rem e m b er this d u o fro m last y ea r’s R ed a n d W h ite, w hen th ey sto le th e sh o w w ith a co m ed y ro u tin e th a t b ro u g h t th e h o u se d o w n . T his y ear, th ey h av e sto len th e sh o w even b efo re re h e a r sals have ever begun. T h e D ire c to rs a p p o in te d them selves H ead S crip t w riters an d , w ith th e help o f a few o th e r b u d d in g co m ed y w riters, p en n e d th e sc rip t. S h te rn a n d M iller re served final c o n tro l o v er all c o n ten t fo r th em selv es. N ex t, th e D irec to rs a p p o in te d th em selv es as h ead s o f castin g an d held a u d itio n s fo r th e roles, at w hich a p p ro x im a te ly 50 p eo p le tried o u t fo r 20 p a rts, in c lu d in g th e tw o lead roles. In th e ir w isd o m , Y ona S h te rn a n d la n
M iller cast Y o n a S h te rn a n d la n M iller as th e s ta rs o f th e R ed a n d W h ite R e view. In th e c a stin g list p o ste d o u tsid e o f th e P ro g ra m B oard office, how ever, th e ir n am es a p p e a r fa r d o w n o n th e a c tu a l roll o f nam es. T h e th e m e o f th is y e a r’s play is C a n a d ia n p o litics, an d Y ona a n d la n play Steve B ak er a n d D av id M ichaels, tw o n eo p h y tes ca u g h t in th e w eb o f deceit th a t su rro u n d s th e F ed era l P arlia m en t. O n e stu n n in g ly b ea u tifu l actress, w ho has been in several M cG ill d ra m a p ro d u c tio n s an d a u d itio n e d , said “ I w alked o u t o f th e try o u ts . T h e S c rip t w as te rri ble! It read like a b ad Three’s C om pany p lo t!" A n o th e r co w a rd ly a n o n y m o u s in sid er called th e D ire c to rs’ a c tio n s “an a b u s e o f p o sitio n . Y o n a even cast his b ro th e r in a ro le.” O th ers d efen d ed th e sc rip t a n d th e ca stin g , s ta tin g th a t “ No o n e ev er listen s to th e jo k e s anyw ays. W a n n a beer?"
All Dressed Up, N o Place To Go by Brian Forsythe Todd W ith ex am s on ly a fad ed m em o ry and th e light w o rk -lo a d o f th e b eg in n in g o f th e te rm y ou m ight be lo o k in g fo r so m e th in g to d o to fill em p ty h o u rs in y o u r day . O n e w ay to spend a few h o u rs co n stru c tiv e ly is to ta k e a lo o k th ro u g h th e Souvenirs d ’élégance co stu m e ex h ib it o n d isp lay a t th e M c C o rd M u seu m ju st ac ro ss S h e rb ro o k e S tre et fro m th e low er cam pus. Souvenirs d ’élégance is an ex h ib itio n o f d ress an d related accessories, as well as a c c o m p a n y in g p h o to g ra p h s, culled fro m th e p riv a te co llec tio n o f M o n tréa l c o lle c to r A n d ré e M u rp h y . T h e display in clu d es d ress fro m th e E d w a rd ia n era th ro u g h to a ra re C h a n el lace dress circa 1930. As well, fash io n sketches o f cos tu m e by P a q u in , L an v in , V ionnet, C h a n el, L elong, P a to u an d W o rth , ta k e n fro m th e M c C o rd M u seu m ’s co l lectio n o f c o stu m e a re inclu d ed . T he sk e tch e s a re o f th e sam e p e rio d as th e M u rp h y dresses. A s a p a rt o f a new series o f ex h ib its en title d “ M o n tréa l C o llects” , Souvenirs d ’élégance is an a tte m p t by th e M cC o rd , w hich is a fu n c tio n a l g ro u p o f M cG ill, to ex ten d its ties w ith th e M o n tréal c o m m u n ity . T he M c C o rd M useum h o p es th a t o th e r in terested co llecto rs w ill co m e f o rth a n d offer to d isp lay th e ir
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