Carlu Carter - Clippings

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Carlu Carter - Clippings

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Carlu Carter Portfolio
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4 THE TELEGRAM , Wed. , Jan. 27 , 1954 Cities And Suburbs Former Skater , Now Nears 102 Etobicoke On Side Of Winnipeg Ballet ' Don't Need Toronto is our 3 Ottawa , May 18 ( CP ) .- One : of Canada's popular figure .. skaters of long ago , Saralı Victoria Whitcher celebrates her 102nd birthday on May 24 , Miss Whitcher , now living in the Elizabeth Residence for elderly women in Ottawa , was rated one of the country's best fancy skaters in her youth . There were no championship The Toronto - Winnipeg Ballet company take issue chiefly with competitions then , but she was often invited to skate at squabble finds the Etobicoke the Toronto company in its use Community Concerts Association of the word National as part of Rideau Hall between 1872 and on the Westerners ' side . its name . 1878 . Gweneth Lloyd , direc She remembers the gay " Toronto talent we can do with . tor of the Winnipeg Ballet , de skating carnivals and the long out , ” says chairman F. S. Quirk . plored the " continuous implica skirt costumes she and others The Association , tion " that the National Ballet is which worked on for months to wear bringing the Winnipeg Ballet to the only professional company in Toronto for concerts Monday and at these gala occasions . the country Tuesday , claims the local Nation " We are hurt by this ignoring al Ballet " left us in the lurch ” of existence , " said Miss last year . Lloyd . " The National Mr. Quirk credits Mrs. E. seems to be quite adequately mismanaged , Durrant , chairman of the selec Mr. Quirk said . He is chairman tion committee , with obtaining and founder of the association , the Winnipeg Ballet for the two but he emphasized that he was night stand . stating his personal opinion only . " Mrs. Durrant had years of Mr. Quirk is also treasurer and experience with the Guelph Com comptroller of the CNE . munity Concerts Association , " he He said the National cancelled says . “ Her aid has been invalu Orchid Festival a scheduled concert on short able in keeping the new organiza . notice last year and “ they still Garland of orch tíon going haven't given us a satisfactory TWO YEARS OLD annual Orchid Festi reason . ” Since it started as a committee Sunday at the Dale and of the collegiate Home OTHER GROUP to bloom , as well as School Association two years A silver collection In contrast , the Winnipeg Ballet has gone out of its way to ago , the group has presented seven concerts . The first was held perform at the Etobicoke Col- only three days after completion legiate Monday and Tuesday , he of the auditorium in Etobicoke said . The fee for two perform- Collegiate . ances was sliced drastically and the ballet will no more than pay tion has never sought donations . Financially sound , the associa its traveling expenses . It completed last season with “ They are on their way to $ 150 in the treasury . Any sur Washington and found they could pluses in the future will be used fit us in , ” said Mr. Quirk . to buy equipment for the school SEEKS $ 50,000 or to finance scholarships . The division between the rival " We're not trying to make companies became public yester- money though , " Mr. Quirk in day , a few days after the opening sisted . “ We want to pay as much Scarboro Reeve Oliv of a campaign by the National as we possibly can to rising ford and former Scarbo Ballet to raise $ 50,000 . This sum , Canadian artists who need an ment commissioner C company officers claimed , would extra push . " Mark , today denied re make possible a projected tour of But please_NOT Toronto ones . there was going to be Western Canada and parts of the " If we get too close to home cent . increase in taxe . U.S. it causes too many conflicts , " boro . Supporters ' of the Winnipeg Mr. Quirk said . A news story today , Scarboro Tax Boo Denied