COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, DECEMBER, 1957 NUMBER 9 Page 2 INCO TRIANGLE DECEMBER, 1957
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VOLUME 17 COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, DECEMBER, 1957 NUMBER 9 Page 2 INCO TRIANGLE DECEMBER, 1957 i" Stratford Festival Company to Appear on Television ii CU 1.1l1RNGL Published for all employees of The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. Don M . Dunbar, Editor. Editorial Office Copper Cliff, Ont. Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department , Ottawa. Z1 Very fHerry cfjrigtma5 Jo a/ our readeri Michael Langham (left), general manager and artistic director of the Stratford Festival , will direct a 90-minute CBC television performance of "Peer Gynt" to be sponsored by Inco on December 29 at 9 : 00 p.m. "Peer Gynt" Discussing production details in the second picture are Douglas Campbell , associate director , Mario Prizek, associate producer, and Bruno Gerussi, who will appear in the title role . This will be the first live television Holiday Bill performance of the world - famous Stratford Festival Company. There will be 16 in the cast. A special entertainment feature symbolize an inner state of mind. Peer goes first to America, where ing the ship's cook. of the holiday season will be the Miss Isabel McLean, chief li- he sells slaves, and then to China Back in Norway he meets a first live television appearance of brarian at Sudbury public library, to sell sacred idols. He also does Button Moulder (Death) who re- the Stratford Festival Company, contributes the following plot sy- a thriving business in rum and fuses peace and continent to the in a 90-minute version of "Peer nopsis for Triangle readers: Bibles, and having made a fortune now aged Peer who is fit only for Sponsored by The Inter- Gynt". Peer Gynt is a young Norwegian he goes to Morocco. There, he is the button ladle, being neither bad national Nickel Company of Can- farmer, happy-go-lucky and idle, soon robbed of his millions and enough for hell nor good enough ada, Limited, the production will who spends his days brawling, wanders in the desert as a prophet. for heaven. In vain Peer relates originate from the CBC television bragging and dreaming. His He finds more wealth and meets all his sins in an attempt to con- studios in Toronto. It will be seen mother, Aase, upbraids him for his and carries off a dancing girl, vince the Moulder that he is fit for over most Canadian stations on time-wasting and points out that, Anitra, daughter of a Bedouin hell, which is preferable to the December 29 at 9:00 p.m. EST, and if he had been a conscientious chief. But Anitra deserts him, nothingness of the melting pot. at later times on other stations not farmer he could have married taking his money and his horse. They arrive at Solveig's house and linked with the CBC network. Hegstad's daughter, Ingrid, who Peer makes his way to Egypt and she is overjoyed at Peer's return. The Ibsen play will be directed is to be married that same night. is taken to the madhouse in Cairo She enables Peer to find his true by Michael Langham, general man- Peer is unconcerned and says he where the lunatics hail him as self and win salvation. With Peer ager and artistic director of the intends to break up the marriage their king. Then he sets sail back safe in Solveig's arms, the Button Stratford Festival, with the widely- anyway, and, having placed Aase to Norway, but the ship founders Moulder leaves, promising to meet Douglas known actor - director on the roof of the house out of the and Peer saves himself by sacrific- Peer again at 'the final crossroads.' Campbell as associate. way, he sets out for the wedding. Planned and executed jointly At the wedding everyone ignores with the Canadian Broadcasting i Corporation, the production will Peer except a girl whom he doesn't Make Annual visits to Pensioners use a special television adapta- know, Solveig, but even she avoids tion of the world-famous play, as him when she learns of his reputa- well as all the resources of the tion and when he becomes drunk Stratford Festival. "Peer Gynt" and starts his bragging and ro- will be the first Stratford pro- mancing. Then at the height of duction designed for a medium the festivities Peer seizes the new other than the stage. bride and makes off with her to Sponsorship by The Internation- the mountains. al Nickel Company of Canada, Ingrid is very soon abandoned Limited, will also mark the first by Peer who, to avoid pursuit by participation of this leading Cana- Hegstad, goes further into the dian company in national televi- wilderness. There he meets and sion, as well as the first opportunity marries the daughter of the Elf for millions of Canadians to see King of the mountains, but she too an actual Stratford Festival Com- is soon deserted. Then Peer meets pany production. the unconquerable monster, the Inco's decision to sponsor the Great Boyg who refuses him pass- premiere stems from recognition = age up the mountain. Giving up of the lively interest and curiosity to despair, Peer is about to suc- on the part of Canadians generally cumb when church bells and in the Stratford Festival. Because women's voices are heard in the comparatively few Canadians have distance and the Boyg admits de- been able to see an actual Strat- feat because Peer has the support ford performance, Inco decided to of women. bring this production to a truly Condemned to the forest as an Canadian audience as an indication outlaw for abducting Ingrid, Peer of its continuing interest in Cana- builds himself a hut and when dian cultural and educational Solveig comes to live with him he activities. finds happiness. But this is short- In the title role will be the ver- lived for one day the Elf King's on Inco pensioners during Yuletide -.atile Canadian actor, Bruno daughter appears with an ugly Representatives of the Company call and present the Christmas Gerussi_ Cast in the leading sup- troll, their son, and unable to get to bring greetings from the management porting roles are Diana Maddox, rid of them Peer, after asking SoI- bonus cheque. Here Jack Cullen. himself a Frood pensioner, has a chat Douglas Rain, and Ann Casson. veig to wait for him, decides to over a cup of tea with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson, Simcoe Street, Michael Langham describes leave. First, however, he goes to Sudbury. For more than 35 years Walter was a member of the "Peer Gvnt" essentially as the see the ailing Aase who dies in carpenter crew at Creighton. Now woodworking is his hobby. He and drama of a man's mind. The play Peer's arms, comforted by his Mrs. Wilson were keenly interested in the news Jack brought about makes use of external events to tender make-believe. the Company's activities, especially the Manitoba project. I)ECI:JI13ER, 1957 INCO TRIANGLE Page 3 A Somerset Lad Was Young Jack A former Creighton football great, top mine foreman and all- 'round good fellow, Jack Treasure has retired on service pension. Starting in the mining game at Crean Hill back in 1914, his con- tinuous Inco service dates from 1923. And speaking of Crean Hill. Jack fondly recalls that it was the nicest community he ever lived in, which is something from a man born and raised in Somerset coun- ty, England. Despite the beauty of Somerset Jack left home at 18 and wander- lusted his way to Canada, finally arriving in Toronto. He worked there several years before coming north to Crean Hill in 1914. He went back home in 1919 but couldn't settle down to the peace- ful country life, so returned to Crean Hill in 1923. He was soon made a shift boss, and later moved 1 to Creighton. He went to Frood as mine captain in 1934, then back to Creighton as foreman in 1937. Ill health brought him up from underground in 1943, and he was surface foreman until his retire- ment. Jack thinks a miner's life is a much easier and more pleasant one today, but lacks the color of yesteryear. He wouldn't trade his memories for a whole regiment of jacklegs. During the mid-twenties soccer worship gripped the Nickel Belt. Outclassed by such teams as Gar- son, Capreol, Espanola and Sud- bury, Creighton decided to pull up its sox. Starting in 1925 with such stalwarts as Wally Blackwell, Tom Starkey, Jack Randall, Jim Miles ton No. 3 shaft. and himself, young Jack Treasure They have six the new union station there and ing family of happy Inco pen- commenced to build. From Somer- grandchildren. today talks of that edifice with sioners. set he brought brother Sam Trea- The Treasures have a very fine possessive pride. Retired now from Word from a friend that Sud- sure, cousin Jack Cullen, and sun- camp on an island in Lake Penage Frood mine with almost 23 years bury was the place to work of service he joins that ever grow- brought Frank to Frood mine in dry other friends and relatives, all that will see more of them from 1934. He started on 2400 level. top soccer players. By 1926 now on. At their new home on In 1941 he was transferred to the Creighton was the team to beat 10th avenue in Lively they have a heap of landscaping ahead of Open Pit and in 1953 returned to and stayed that way for the next Frood to join Dave Fortin's gang several years, with Jack Treasure them to catch up with neighbour Ab Elliott's beautiful grounds.