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S P R INNG FEVER credit goes to the directors of the play for

the fine acting and presentation.

The Stratford Theatrical Festival had its
supremacy challenged on June 12 when Cassiar
Pablic School presented an original major prod-
uction named "Spring Fever". The major play-
wrights such as Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller
were not featured as, in line with the Canadian
Government directive to the C.B.C., it was
decided to promote new Canadian directors and
performers.

The major responsibility went to Miss Wendy
Stibbards, a young Canadian who was to be
responsible for organizing and co-ordinating
the production.

The show started with the inimitable Gaye
La Flamme showering the audience with flowers
and the curtain rose on the pupils from Grade
One giving a rhythm selection with no fewer than
8 soloists.

The final Grade 2 play was "Timothy Little,
Brown Bear’, and the freshness and enthusiasm
of the performers augers well fro the future
of Canadian Drama.

The first play was "The Pancake Man", narrated
by Rachel Joseph and starring the pupils from
Grade 2.

Grade 3 now presented thetr original
production "Nootchee the Paddle" and once again
the audience was treated to fine acting, which
waa a credit to the directors, producers and

of course, the performers.

A further Grade 2 presentation was "Mr. Rabbit
Rainmake" narrated by Tracy Williams and much