No Date: Appeal

for Reconciliation

By Malcolm Gorrill

The week slowly passes,

As he and she refuse to make up;

She thinks of how silly it all started,

While he can only munch on his sup.

She moans and pines,

and snaps at her younger sister;

Finally he knows he needs her too much,

‘And writes a letter to her.

“Come back to me, my darling,

So that our true love can remain;

our forgiveness would make my heart sing,

hile your scorn would weigh upon me as a crane. he sun has set, and the sky’s stars are out, As I gaze at out special star; hile that star shines, my love for you I can not doubt,

And my reconciliation with you I hope will nothing bar. |The month since we met seems bet a beautiful dream, Which Cupid has woven into my mind;

Our quarrel has from our love’s design torn a seam, and upon my happiness does it grind.

Please, my love come back to me,

So that truly happy I may once again be.

I, Malcolm Gorrill, do hereby respond to the Poem, “The Date — The Final Chapter”

The Date: Prologue

Solemnly she dries her eyes,

And stares at his tombstone;

she realizes how badly she had treated him,

And wonders how her actions she can atone.

Her parents had told her what he had done,

And her sorrow had reached right into her incisors;

She now places flowers on his grave,

And curses herself for being such a miser. His sister approaches her, And says, “He always loved you.” she repliésj-“I am sorry. I wish there was something I could do.” That night she ¢ cries, And writes in her journal

“This is the worst day of my life- realize now I let die a special love kernel.” She thinks about love,

And how easily it can be abused;

She had caused ‘him much pain,

So that she could be much amused.

She vows to never forget her true love, And to always to him remain true;

Too late she knows,

Just what true love can do.

“The Beaux’ Stratagem”

A Theatrical Experience

If you like to take your culture with a goodly measure of fun — or your fun with a little culture, be sure not to miss the U.P.E.I. The- atre Society’s production of “The Beaux’ Stratagem”, playing at the MacKenzie Theatre on March 8th through 11th. If the culture part doesn’t particularly interest

you, but the fun part sounds en- ticing — do yourself a favour. Be enticed.

Anyone who thinks that the Twentieth Century holds the monopoly on sex and violence in drama is in for an awaken- ing(though not necessarily a rude one),upon experiencing this titi- lating show. The sexual innuen- dos are not any less obvious be- cause of the graceful way that Farquhar, the playwright, has with a turn of phrase. The ref- erences are, rather, erotically en- hanced, rather than diminished, by their translucent veiling.

In fact, this play has all the necessary ingredients for a present-day Box Office smash. The characters are hilariously,

pathetically human and the situ- ations in which they find them- selves are easily identifiable to a modern audience. ‘There is the debonair, charming hero, Aimwell(brilliantly portrayed by the talented Derek Martin), who is simply seeking his fortune in the form of a wife when he un- wittingly falls in love. Then, there’s the sweet and innocent (but not too) heroine (played de- murely and convincingly by Eliz- abeth Peterson) - also a victim of love’s sweet trap. We have the dashing and devil — may - care Archer(Gordon Cobb - type- cast — who puts Rhett Butler to shame), who throws out seduc- tive lures to the landlord’s lovely daughter, Cherry (Lori Murphy. She’s been hiding her theatri- cal talents under a bushel for far too long!), and the heroine’s lusty sister-in-law(played with sophistication and great finesse by Mary Anne FitzPatrick). We have a scam; an on-the-rocks marriage, liberally laced with adulterous implication; a crimi- nal element; in short — action and

Young Heart

Oh, young heart — how familiar is the pain

of love unrequited, lost, or never gained.

And oh, how those festering feelings poison quickly

A feverish heart with an incurable malady

That insidiously courses through arteries and veins

And permeates thoughts that border insane.

Love unfulfilled is a cruel merciless cancer,

which lingers and devastates and offers no easy answer

To coping with the incessant stress of sustained despair

And facing the painful truth that no one out there

Beyond love’s limbo knows the fathom of you hurt;

or, if aware chooses to ignore or desert

For fear of unwanted commitment or unforseen consequences.

For whatever reason, it makes little sense That hearts should be rendered weighted, yet void and ill, In a life so unpredictable brief, and fragile.

You see, young heart, I empathize

For my dormant heart awakened, and it too cries.

Old Heart

adventure unbounding!

Having witnessed, firsthand, the exciting swordfight in this play, you will probably be spoiled forever for the mundane car chases and “bang—bang-shoot-— *em-—up” cops and robbers scenes that characterize so much of to- day’s modern dramatic entertain- ment. The consumate skill of the actors with these deadly weapons will certainly have you sitting on the edge of your seat with in- drawn breath.

As if this cake needed any icing, “The Beaux’ Stratagem” ends with requitted love. Such notables as Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steele could not but ap- prove of the romantic “just like in the movies” ending. You’ll leave the theatre with a warm glow in your heart and a silly little smile on your lips. Corny? Hey, there’s nothing wrong with a little corny culture from time to time.

Be sure to check out this timeless and hilarious produc- tion. You owe yourself some fun-— culture or no culture!

= hursday, February 16, 1989 =