Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Dreigroschenoper
Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
Armstrong, Pat; act. (role: Betty) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Street Singer) | Cartwright, Lyn; act. | Dight, Kenneth; act. | Donkin, Eric; act. (role: Mr. Peachum) | Galloway, Pat; act. (role: Polly Peachum) | Gordon, Lewis; act. | Haas, Maara; act. | Hecht, Evelyn; act. | Henry, Martha; act. (role: Jenny) | Jewell, Bill; act. | Karasevitch, Joan; act. (role: Lucy Brown) | Kozlik, Al; act. | Leighton, Betty; act. (role: Mrs. Peachum) | Maxwell, Roberta; act. | Petchey, Brian; act. (role: Jake) | Pogue, Kenneth; act. | Pownall, Leon; act. | Rain, Douglas; act. (role: Macheath) | Roden, George; act. | Smith, Charles; act. | Thatcher, Dennis; act. (role: Tiger Brown) | Van Der Tol, Pat; act. | Verden, Paul; act. | West, Muriel; act.
Chusid, Harvey. “Hirsch in His Element.” The Manitoban, 11 Feb. 1966, p. 6. “Mack the Knife soon back in town.” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 Jan. 1966, p. 10. Robertson, Heather. “Brecht with a Gilbert and Sullivan flavor.” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 Feb. 1966, p. 29. “The Threepenny Opera.” Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre - Production History, https://royalmtc.ca/About/History/Production-History.aspx. Accessed 19 July 2022.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
Dominion Theatre, 175 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Besson, Benno; transl./traduct. | Serreau, Geneviève; transl./traduct.
Ashford, Jane; confection de costumes | Bohdanetzky, Polly; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Butler, Maurice; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Choquette, Normand; direct. de la scène | Doyle, Robert; confection de costumes | Garceau, Annette; confection de costumes, refaçon des costumes | Grisé, Claude; assistant. à la production | Harrison, Fernande; habill. | Harrison, Louis; chef électricien | Hawrysh, Kay; confection de costumes | Lalonde, Gilles; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Mahé, Roland; accessoiriste | McBane, Ken; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Peacock, David; direct. technique | Poulin, Léo; Chef machiniste | Roy, Jean-Guy; accessoiriste | Sanche, Yvon; direct. de production | Tutaj, Miroslaw; accessoires de décor et de costumes
Aubert, Louis; act. (rôle: Le Recruteur, Le Sergeant-Chef, Le Paysan) | Briand, Dominique; act. (rôle: Le Borgne, Deuxième Soldat) | Cottel, Marc; act. (rôle: Le Vieux Colonel, Le Lieutenant) | Donahue, Thomas; act. (rôle: Le Jeune Soldat, Le Jeune Homme) | Dufour, Yvon; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Suedois) | Galipeau, Jacques; act. (rôle: L'Aumonier) | Gascon, Jean; act. (rôle: Le Cuisinier) | Grisé, Claude; act. (rôle: Le Secrétaire, Fils du Paysan) | Hébert, Marjolaine; act. (rôle: Yvette) | L'Écuyer, Guy; act. (rôle: Le Caporal, Le Vieux Soldat) | Millaire, Albert; act. (rôle: Eilif) | Morelle, Denise; act. (rôle: Femme du Paysan) | Mousso, Dyne; act. (rôle: Catherine) | Pelletier, Denise; act. (rôle: Mère Courage) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Le Soldat) | Renaud, Paul; act. (rôle: Premier Soldat) | Richard, Jean; act. (rôle: Petit Suisse) | Royer, Raymond; act. (rôle: L'Intendant, Le Paysan Blessé) | Val, Barbara; act. (rôle: La Vieille Paysanne, Vieille Femme)
Balta, Freddy; musician/musicien. (accordéon) | Le Sourd, Roger; musician/musicien. (piano) | Lévèque, Marcel; musician/musicien. (trompette) | O'Neil, Collin; musician/musicien. (percussion)
David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 122 et p. 127. “Mère Courage.” RAPPELS.ca, https://rappels.ca/fr/m%C3%A8re-courage-0. Programme de Mère Courage, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, 1966. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659642. Theaterdokumentation 3312, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2584619.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
Théâtre Orpheum, 525 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, Québec
Man is Man [Sir George Williams University, 1965]
Cunningham, Jack; act. (role: Galy Gay) | Mykytiuk, Lubomir; act. (role: Jesse Mahoney) | Pride, Suzanne; act. (role: Leokadja Begbick)
Heller, Zelda. “Presentation of Brecht A Success.” The Gazette [Montreal], 6 Dec. 1965, p. 10. Johnson, Sydney. “Georgians Present Brecht Comedy.” Montreal Star, 29 Nov. 1965, p. 17.
Birks Hall, Sir George Williams University, 1435 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec
Mother Courage and Her Children [Queen's University, 1965]
Director Fred Euringer explained his choice to cast five actors to share the role of Mother Courage in a note in Queen's Journal (see "Will the Real Mother Courage").
Downs, Cathy; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Kagis, Indra; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Marshall, Wendy; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Rosenberg, Jean; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Wall, Sam; act. (role: Mother Courage)
“Queen’s Drama Play Poses Major Problem.” The Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 Nov. 1965, p. 5. Tynam, Keneth. “And Brecht - Do You Like Pinkoes?” Queen’s Journal, 3 Dec. 1965, p. 6. https://archive.org/details/queensjournal93/page/n131/mode/1up. Accessed 17 July 2022. “Will the Real Mother Courage Please Dissociate Herself?” Queen’s Journal, 26 Nov. 1965, p. 4. https://archive.org/details/queensjournal93/page/n122/mode/2up. Accessed 17 July 2022.
Convocation Hall, Theological Hall, Queen's University, 10-14 Professors’ Walk, Kingston, Ontario
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Drew, David; transl./traduct. | Geliot, Michael; transl./traduct.
Anderson, Abbott; act. (role: chorus) | Bonhomme, Jean; act. (role: Fatty the Bookkeeper) | Brown, Maurice; act. (role: chorus) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Moneybag Bill) | Carr, Mary; act. (role: chorus) | Copeland, William; act. (role: chorus) | Coveart, John; act. (role: Piano Player) | Dean, Tito; act. (role: chorus) | Geary, David; act. (role: chorus) | Greenspon, Muriel; act. (role: Leokadja Begbick) | Guerard, Yoland; act. (role: Trinity Moses) | Helpmann, Max; act. (role: Narrator) | Kelly, Mona; act. (role: chorus) | Mawson, Howard; act. (role: chorus) | McCray, James; act. (role: Jack) | Murray, Helen; act. (role: chorus) | O'Leary, Thomas; act. (role: Jim Mahoney) | Park, Thomas; act. (role: chorus) | Roslak, Roxolana; act. (role: chorus) | Saunders, Donald; act. (role: Toby Higgins) | Sawchuk, Elsie; act. (role: chorus) | Schlamme, Martha; act. (role: Jenny) | Sclater, Arthur; act. (role: chorus) | Tait, Danny; act. (role: chorus) | Turgeon, Bernard; act. (role: Alaska Wolf Joe) | Williamson, Wallace; act. (role: chorus)
Communications from the International Brecht Society, no. 33, June 2004, p. 37. “Mahagonny.” Ovrtur, https://ovrtur.com/production/2899602. Accessed 4 June 2022. Theaterdokumentation 5434, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2588450.
theatre production / spectacle de théâtre|opera production / spectacle d'opéra
Avon Theatre, 99 Downie Street, Stratford, Ontario
Les fusils de la mère Carrar [Ville de Québec, 1965]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
Tremblay, Jean-Louis; dir./metteur en scène
Bussières, Paul; sets/scénogr. | Labarrère, André; sets/scénogr.
Bussières, Paul; costumes | Labarrère, André; costumes
Bussières, Paul; act. (rôle: Un Blessé, Pêcheur) | Dandurand, Denise; act. (rôle: Pêcheur) | Déry, Nicole; act. (rôle: Manuela) | Doyon, Simon; act. (rôle: Pêcheur) | Fontaine, Pierre; act. (rôle: Le Curé) | Fortin, Pierrette; act. (rôle: La Vieille Madame Perez, Pêcheur) | Langlois, Madeleine; act. (rôle: Teresa Carrar) | Ricard, Jean; act. (rôle: L'Ouvrier) | Rossignol, Patrice; act. (rôle: José)
Programme pour Les fusils de la mère Carrar, Théâtre de l’Estoc, 1965. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2402534.
Théâtre de l’Estoc, 5 Rue Saint Louis, Ville de Québec, Québec
Applebaum, Louis; compos. | Dessau, Paul; compos.
Allen, Robert; executive producer | Ferry, Victor; technical producer | McClelland, William; sound | Michalik, Walter; sound
Armstrong, Malcom; act. | Birman, Len; act. (role: Eilif) | Burroughs, Jackie; act. (role: Catherine) | Dane, Lawrence; act. | Drainie, John; act. (role: The Cook) | Gottschalk, Nancy; act. | Guthrie, D'Arcy; act. | Hamilton, Barbara; act. (role: Yvette) | Helpmann, Max; act. | Lorne, Art; act. | Marrocco, Gino; act. | Montgomery, Cec; act. | Peddie, James; act. | Reid, Kate; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Rose, Alan; act. | Sales, Sally; act. | Sanvido, Guy; act. | Scott, Desmond; act. | Snow, Michael; act. | Springford, Ruth; act. | Van Doren, Harry; act. | Van Evera Jr., James; act. | White, Jonathan; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Wiggins, Chris; act. (role: The Chaplain)
“Festival: Mother Courage (TV Episode 1965).” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8109824/?ref_=ttep_ep9. Marsters, Jack. “CBC Scores With Brecht Play.” The Gazette [Montreal], 21 Jan. 1965, p. 10. Penn, Frank. “Festival gives Brecht a break.” Ottawa Citizen, 21 Jan. 1965, p. 23. “War and Survival Theme of Brecht Play.” The Ottawa Journal, 16 Jan. 1965, TV Journal January 16-22, p. 10.
television broadcast / émission de télévision
Ashford, Jane; costume maker | Bohdanetzky, Polly; properties maker | Bohdanetzky, Thomas; stage manager | Butler, Maurice; properties maker | Courchene, Harold; technical director | Doyle, Robert; costume maker | Fletcher, J. Coleman; production photographer | Gallant, Eugene; assistant stage manager | Hawrysh, Kay; costume maker | Kirby, Catherine; properties mistress | Kosh, Douglas; apprentice | Livermore, Charles; lighting technician | Russell, Judith; assistant stage manager | Tutaj, Miroslaw; scenery builder
Anderson, Evelyne; act. (role: Voice of girl singing) | Bushova, Helena; act. (role: Peasant Woman, Old Woman) | Caldwell, Zoe; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Eilif) | Donkin, Eric; act. (role: Recruiting Officer, Colonel, Peasant) | Files, Gary; act. (role: Ordnance Officer, Peasant) | Grossmann, Suzanne; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Hecht, Paul; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Henry, Martha; act. (role: Yvette) | Hodgeman, Ted; act. (role: A Clerk) | Hyland, Frances; act. (role: Cathrine) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: One Eye) | Kosh, Douglas; act. | Lamberts, Heath; act. (role: Regimental Clerk, Young Peasant) | Needles, William; act. (role: Chaplain) | Pownall, Leon; act. (role: Younger Soldier, Young Man) | Rain, Douglas; act. (role: Cook) | Rudney, Edward; act. (role: Sergeant, Lieutenant) | Rutten, Joseph; act. (role: Sergeant, Older Soldier) | Waight, George; act. (role: Swedish Commander)
Program for Mother Courage 1964. Manitoba Theatre Centre, Stage Centre, vol. 4, no. 3, 1963, https://archive.org/details/N034410. Accessed 14 July 2022. Theaterdokumentation 886, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583620.
Occasion: Sur toutes les scènes du monde (série radio)
La Semaine à Radio-Canada, 1950-1966, vol. 8, no. 6, 9 nov. 1957, p. 3. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2680872.
The Good Woman of Setzuan [Montreal, 1957]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
Bentley, Eric; transl./taduct. | Bentley, Maja; transl./traduct.
Balkan, Ellen; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta) | Boyaner, Dorothy; act. | Brewer, Griffith; act. (role: Wang) | Edwards, William; act. | Flegg, Mae; act. | Korman, Tristan; act.
Archer, Thomas. “Music and Theatre.” The Gazette [Montreal], 8 Feb. 1957, p. 12. Booth, Philip. The Montreal Repertory Theatre: 1930-1961. A History and Handlist of Productions. 1989. McGill University, MA thesis, pp. 119-120, p. 181, https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/downloads/fx719n468.PDF. “German Playwright Was A Gifted Poet.” The Gazette [Montreal], 2 Feb. 1957, p. 33. “MRT Club to Stage Brecht.” The Gazette [Montreal], 26 Jan. 1957, p. 30.
Theatre Club, Montreal Repertory Theatre
Auditorium, Van Horne High School, 4810 Van Horne Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
L’Exception et la règle [Radio-Canada, 1956]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Ausnahme und die Regel
Occasion: Petit Théâtre de Radio-Canada (série radio)
Burri, Emil; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
“‘L’Exeption et la règle’ de Brecht.” La Semaine à Radio-Canada, 3 mars 1956, p. 2. “‘L’Exeption et la règle’ de Brecht.” Radiomonde, 3 mars 1956, p. 13.
Mother Courage [University of Toronto, 1956]
Gianelli, Juliana; act. (role: Courage) | Hogarth, Margaret; act. (role: Catherine) | McLean, Neil; act. (role: Eilif) | Spencer, Phil; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Edmunds, Dick; act. (role: Officer) | Havriant, Alex; act. (role: Sergeant) | Wilson, John Mackenzie; act. (role: Cook) | Adamson, Adrian; act. (role: Swedish Commander) | Mainprize, James; act. (role: Chaplain)
Owen, Don. “Trinity Play Encouraging.” The Varsity, 10 Feb. 1956, p. 5. Program for Mother Courage, University of Toronto 1965. Theaterdokumentation 871, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583609. Whittaker, Herbert. Review of Mother Courage. Globe and Mail, 9 Feb. 1956, p. 8.
Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, Ontario
"The Informer" and "The Sermon on the Mount", from The Private Life of the Master Race [Toronto, 1946]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Furcht und Elend des III. Reiches
The Village Players performed the two self-contained scenes from Brecht's montage play in a double bill with Federico Garcia Lorca's "The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife" (directed by Frances Halpenny).
Belyea, Terry; costumes | Jones, Marian; costumes | McColl, Joan; costumes
Barnett, Victor; electrician | Brown, Charles; stage manager | Davies, Barbara; properties | Gibson, George; electrician | Mavor Moore, Dora; producer
Allen, Barbara; act. (role: The Maid in "The Informer") | Breen, Melwyn; act. (role: The Husband in "The Informer") | Cruchet, Jean; act. (role: The Wife in "The Sermon") | Gibson, George; act. (role: The Dying Man in "The Sermon") | Hargraves, Gordon; act. (role: The Son in "The Informer") | King, Charmion; act. (role: The Wife in "The Informer") | Plinge, Walter; act. (role: The Pastor in "The Sermon") | Walkley, Hal; act. (role: The Son in "The Sermon")
“Current Events.” Globe and Mail 22 June 1946, p. 19. Dora Mavor Moore Papers, MS Coll. 207, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library, University of Toronto. Macdonald, Rose. “ ‘Barn’ Theatre Presents Fine Stage Efforts.” Evening Telegram [Toronto], 27 June 1946. McElheran, Brock. “Village Players Carry Art to Barn in Housing Crisis.” Globe and Mail, 26 June 1946, p. 10.
"The Barn", 2600 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario
The adaptation of "The Threepenny Opera" seems to have remained unproduced and unpublished.
Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hardin, Herschel; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
“Herschel Hardin: School for Swindle.” dollee.com – The Playwrights Database. URL: http://doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hardin-herschel.php#15481. Accessed 5 January 2022. Wallace, Robert. “Hardin, Herschel.” The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre, edited by Eugene Benson and L.W. Connolly. Oxford UP, 1989, pp. 254-255.
The World of Kurt Weill in Song [Montreal, 1964]
Multiple Brecht works / plusieurs œuvres de Brecht
This performance included songs with lyrics by Brecht.
Holt, Will; singer/chant. | Schlamme, Martha; singer/chant.
Stokman, Abraham; musician/musicien. (piano)
Siskind, Jacob. “World of Weill in Song.” Montreal Star, 30 Nov. 1964, p. 20.
Comédie Canadienne, 84 Saint-Catherine St. West, Montreal, Quebec
Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [Université Laurentienne, 1964]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
Occasion: Quonta Regional Three Act Drama Festival
Fortierre, Pierre; dir./metteur en scène
Duhaime, Georgette; act. | Fortierre, Pierre; act. (rôle: Puntila) | Gervais, Louise; act. | Joly, Madeleine; act. | Lafond, André; act. | Lavin, Michelle; act. (rôle: Eva) | Melanson, Audrée; act. | Pezet, Gerard; act. | Robineau, Gaetanne; act. | Sabourin, Jacques; act. (rôle: Matti) | St. Laurent, Louiselle; act. | Trudeau, Guy; act.
Brillinger, Dayton; musician/musicien. (guitare)
Tipton, Mary Jane. “Mother tongue?” The Sault Star, 20 March 1964, p. 15.
Armoury Theatre, 375 Pine Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
Alexander, Maureen; properties | Beeson, Alan; stage manager | Currie, Sarah; costume assistant | Gordon, John; stage assistant | Lewis, Don; special properties | Manderson, Harry; electrician | Matias, Gunta; costume assistant
Amos, Beth; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Balay, Walter; act. (role: Simon) | Bergman, Ingi; act. | Brown, Patricia Carroll; act. | Cameron, William; act. (role: Adjutant) | Campbell, Louise; act. | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | Foster, Herbert; act. (role: 2nd Ironshirt, 2nd Lawyer) | Halpenny, Francess; act. (role: Cook, Mother-in-Law) | Hayward, George; act. (role: Governor, Innkeeper) | Kinnon, Roberta; act. (role: Governor’s Wife, Sister-in-law) | Levine, Bob; act. | Lewis, Don; act. | Lewis, Jean; act. (role: Ludovica) | MacDonald, John; act. (role: Michael) | Marrs, Elizabeth; act. | McDonnell, Arch; act. (role: Fat Prince, Lavrenti) | Reynolds, Larry; act. (role: Corporal, Husband) | Sturgess, Peter; act. (role: Old Man, Shauwa) | Teague, Judith; act. (role: Grusha) | White, David; act. (role: 1st Ironshirt)
Cohen, Nathan. “Bertolt Brecht in Performance.” Toronto Daily Star, 28 Nov. 1959. Mavor Moore, Dora. Circular letter advertising the Directors’ Stage series. New Play Society Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. New Play Society. Press releases on "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". New Play Society Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. Program for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by the New Play Society. Dora Mavor Moore Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library, University of Toronto. Whittaker, Herbert. “It’s Un-Brechtian But a Fine Romp.” Globe and Mail, 28 Nov. 1959, p. 13.
Studio Theatre of the New Play Society, 88 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario
Occasion: CBC Sunday Night (radio series)
“Portrait of Bertolt Brecht.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 Feb. 1964, TV Weekly, p. 15.
Radio profile of Bertolt Brecht [CBC Radio, 1964]
The broadcast was presented by Frederick Spoerly. It was 55 minutes in length.
Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [Montréal, 1963]
La troupe Les Apprentis-Sorciers a choisi de garder l'équipe de production et les membres de la distribution anonymes.
“Brecht Play and Poems by French Group.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 fév. 1964, Entertainment, p. 3. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir pp. 120-122 et p. 127. Hamelin, Jean. “ ‘Maître Puntila’ : un grand Brecht et un grand spectacle.” Le Devoir, 8 oct. 1963, p. 6. Kempf, Yerri. “L’offensive des amateurs.” Cité libre, no. 62, déc. 1963, p. 31.
1963-10-05 [première]; 1964-02-29 [représentation invitée, Salle Academique, Université d'Ottawa]
La Boulangerie, 5140 rue De Lanaudière, Montréal, Québec
The Good Woman of Setzuan [Montreal, 1963]
The troupe The Paupers chose to keep the production team and cast members of their productions anonymous.
Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht’s Good Woman.” Montreal Star, 8 Aug. 1963, p. 26. Marsters, Jack. “Paupers Do Good Job Of Brecht Play.” The Gazette, 8 Aug. 1963, p. 11. Stanstead, Phillip. “Brecht and the Paupers.” Montreal Star, 3 Aug. 1963, p. 25.
Ballroom, Student Union Building, McGill University, 690 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Trommeln in der Nacht
Occasion: Festival d’art dramatique des collèges métropolitains, Montréal
Annonce de "Tambours dans la nuit". La Presse, 30 mars 1963, Supplément 1, p. 4. Sabbath, Lawrence. “French High School Students Launch Season of Plays.” Montreal Star, 6 avril 1963, p. 31.
Le Gesù, 1200 rue de Bleury, Montréal, Québec
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Leben des Galilei
The production was broadcast as Episode 20 of Season 3 of the Festival series.
Acker, Sharon; act. (role: Virginia) | Ciceri, Leo; act. (role: Pope) | Cohoon, Ronald; act. (role: Andrea as a boy) | Colicos, John; act. (role: Galilei) | Fenwick, Gillie; act. (role: Cardinal Inquisitor) | Gerussi, Bruno; act. (role: Little Monk) | Harding, Paul; act. (role: Bellarmino) | Hovenkamp, Henry; act. (role: Ludovico) | Lee, Cosette; act. (role: Signora Sarti) | Needles, William; act. (role: Priuli) | Newton, Christopher; act. (role: Andrea as a man) | Van Bridge, Tony; act. (role: Federzoni) | Vernon, John; act. (role: Sagredo)
"Festival (Canadian TV series)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 18 Jun. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_(Canadian_TV_series). Accessed 5 July 2022. “Galileo.”, IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5532004/?ref_=ttep_ep8. Gardiner, Bob. “Televiews.” Ottawa Citizen, 26 March 1962, p. 23. Marsters, Jack. “Dial Turns.” Gazette, Montreal, 26 March 1963, p. 31.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [National Theatre School, 1963]
Choquette, Norman; assistant stage manager | Gallant, Eugene; assistant stage manager | Jessop, Carl; assistant stage manager | Sherrin, Bob; assistant director | Swayze, Paul; stage manager
Armstrong, Bill; act. (role: Beggar, Groom, Servant, Lavrenti, Nephew, Farmer, Lawyer) | Cullen, Peter; act. (role: Musician, Beggar, Architect, Corporal) | Dainard, Neil; act. (role: Adjutant, First Merchant, Monk, Schauwa) | Dudek, Gregory; act. (role: Michael Abashwili) | Elliott, Cora Lee; act. (role: Grusha) | Grossmann, Suzanne; act. (role: Servant, Mourner) | Hecht, Paul; act. (role: Governor, Cook, Landlord, Farmer, Second Merchant, Mourner, Blackmailer, Irakli, Lawyer) | Holtz, Antje; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Sister-in-Law, Mourner) | Lamberts, Heath; act. (role: Story-Teller, Azdak) | Learoyd, Gary; act. (role: Trooper, Mourner, Fugitive Grand Duke, Groom, Farmer, Invalid) | Leblanc, Diane; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Younger Lady, Farmer's Wife, Mourner, Story-Teller, Old Woman, Old Married Woman) | Matthison, Chela; act. (role: Governor's Wife, Mourner, Ludovika) | Rhodes, Donnelly; act. (role: Simon) | Rudney, Edward; act. (role: Doctor, Architect, Trooper, Jussup) | Sherrin, Bob; act. (role: Horseman, Mourner) | Simmons, Lionel; act. (role: Duke Kabecki, Old Peasant, Mourner, Lame Man, Farmer, Adjutant, Old Married Man) | Swayze, Paul; act. (role: Beggar, Mourner, Trooper) | Von Fircks, Sabina; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Elder Lady, Merchant-Lady, Morther-in-Law)
“‘Chalk Circle’ Held Over.” Montreal Star, 22 Feb. 1963, p. 21. Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht is a Cult Off-Broadway.” Montreal Star, 16 Feb. 1963, p. 18. Johnson, Sydney. “A Very Lively Chalk Circle.” Montreal Star, 20 Feb. 1963, p. 14.
National Theatre School / École nationale de théâtre
Studio Theatre, St. Luke Street, Montreal, Quebec
The Good Woman of Setzuan [University of Western Ontario, 1963]
Black, G.; compos. | Blostein, David A.; compos. | Monteith, L.; compos. | Salter, W.; compos.
Blostein, David A.; dir./metteur en scène
Batstone, Gary; act. (role: Third God) | Haugh, Gordon; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Nickle, Dyson; act. (role: Second God) | Price, Jane; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Rae, Margaret; act. (role: Shen Te) | Thompson, Paul; act. (role: Wong) | Webster, William; act. (role: First God, Pilot)
Blostein, David A. “Class and Classroom: Teaching Brecht in North America.” Communications from the International Brecht Society, vol. 27, no. 2, 1998, pp. 51-55. Burke, Martin J. “Huron College Presentation Termed Courageous Effort.” London Free Press, 25 Jan. 1963. Theaterdokumentation 2596, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2585210.
Huron College, University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Trumpets and Drums [University of Toronto, 1963]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Pauken und Trompeten
Besson, Benno; author/auteur. | Farquhar, George; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
Kastner, Martin; transl./traduct. | Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
Whittaker, Herbert; dir./metteur en scène
Johnson, Sydney. “Canadian Theatre Very Much Alive.” Montreal Star, 26 Jan. 1963, p. 18. Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht is a Cult Off-Broadway.” Montreal Star, 16 Feb. 1963, p. 18.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [McGill University, 1962]
Barish, Craig; act. (role: Jussup) | Barrett, John; act. (role: Governor) | Barton, Marjorie; act. (role: Grusha's Mother-in-Law) | Beausang, Michelle; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Burke, Christopher; act. (role: Azdak) | Dudek, Gregory; act. (role: Michael) | Fascio, Victor; act. (role: Shauwa) | Frankl, Tom; act. (role: Fat Prince) | Lutyens, Derek; act. (role: Narrator) | Reid, Elizabeth; act. (role: Governor's Wife) | Sims, Marilyn; act. (role: Grusha) | Weinberger, Alex; act. (role: Simon)
Scrapbook featuring drama at McGill (1957-1965). McGill University Archives, Reference Code CA MUA MG 4319-03-010, https://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/scrapbook-featuring-drama-at-mcgill-1957-1965. Accessed 25 May 2022. Eakins, Rosemary. “Brecht ‘Epic Drama’ Rejects Tradition.” Montreal Star, 24 Feb. 1962, p. 31. “Final Cast for McGill Production of Brecht.” Montreal Star, 2 March 1962, p. 13. “McGill Planning Brecht.” The Gazette, 9 March 1962, p. 10. “McGill Show to Open Tonight.” Montreal Star, 15 March 1962, p. 26. Whitehead, Harold. “Brecht Offering Student ‘Task’.” The Gazette, 16 March 1962, p. 9.
Department of English, McGill University
Moyse Hall, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec
Life of Galileo [University of Alberta, 1961]
Havard, Bernard; act. (role: Andrea as a man) | Kaasa, Walter; act. (role: Galileo) | Murphy, Maureen; act. (role: Mrs. Sarti) | Pasternak, Tony; act. (role: Andrea as a boy) | Shore, Sylvia; act. (role: Virginia)
“Life of Galileo Depicted in Play.” Edmonton Journal, 1 Dec. 1961, p. 33.
Education Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
"Adéquation du texte des ‘songs’ à la musique: Gabriel Charpentier" (Programme). La première représentation de la production le 10 novembre 1961 avait lieu dans le cadre de la célébration du 10e anniversaire de la fondation du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. 68 représentations
Millette, Jean-Louis; assistant-metteur en scène, régiss.
André, Denis; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Blais, Roger; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Chentrier, Monique; act. (rôle: Dolly) | Cottel, Marc; act. (rôle: Robert-la-Scie) | Daigle, Jean; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Dalmain, Jean; act. (rôle: Peachum) | Désy, Victor; act. (rôle: Jacob-les-Doigts-Crochus) | Dufour, Gisèle; act. (rôle: Betty) | Dufour, Yvon; act. (rôle: Walter-Saule-Pleureur) | Filion, Nicole; act. (rôle: Lola) | Forget, Michel; act. (rôle: Premier Policier) | Gascon, Gabriel; act. (rôle: Le Chanteur de Rue, Matthias-Fausse-Monnaie) | Gascon, Jean; act. (rôle: Macheath) | Giroux, Germaine; act. (rôle: Celia Peachum) | Hoffmann, Guy; act. (rôle: Tiger-Brown) | Julien, Pauline; act. (rôle: Jenny-des-Lupanars) | Kerjean, Nicole; act. (rôle: Vixen) | L'Écuyer, Guy; act. (rôle: Jimmy) | Leyrac, Monique; act. (rôle: Polly Peachum) | Mercure, Monique; act. (rôle: Lucy Brown) | Millette, Jean-Louis; act. (rôle: Filch) | Owen, Tom; act. (rôle: Mendiant, Le Bourreau) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Deuxième Policier) | Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; act. (rôle: Premier Mendiant) | Thomas, Powys; act. (rôle: Smith, Le Pasteur Kimball)
Affiche de L’Opéra de Quat’sous, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 1961. BanQ Numérique, https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2100772. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 115, p. 117, p. 118, pp. 119-120 et p. 127. “L’Opéra de Quat’sous.” Rappels.ca, https://rappels.ca/fr/lop%C3%A9ra-quatsous-3. Programme de L’Opéra de Quat’sous, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 1961. BanQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659613.
Théâtre Orpheum, 525 ouest, rue Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec
This was a guest performance of a production from New York City.
Lee, Gypsy Rose; act. (role: Jenny) | Merrill, Scott; act. (role: Macheath)
Kraglund, John. “Threepenny Opera Long Delayed.” Globe and Mail, 7 Sept. 1961, p. 8. Kraglund, John. “1920s’ Bitter Satire Can Confuse in 1961.” Globe and Mail, 20 Sept. 1961, p. 9. Theaterdokumentation 3617, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2587401.
Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario
L'équipe de création et les comédiens des Apprentis-Sorciers ont choisi de rester anonymes. La troupe était sous la direction générale de Jean-Guy Sabourin.
David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 117 et p. 127. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Montreal to See Brecht in Translation.” Montreal Star, 23 sept. 1961, p. 27. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Production of Brecht Provides a Rare Treat.” Montreal Star, 29 sept. 1961, p. 15.
La Boulangerie, 5140 rue De Lanaudière, Montréal
La bonne âme de Sé-Tchouan [Ville de Québec, 1961]
Bélanger, Denys; act. (rôle: Wang) | Drolet, Danielle; act. (rôle: Mi-Tzou)
David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 116 et p. 127. Dufaux, Paule-France. “La ‘bonne âme’ ne suffit pas pour monter du Brecht.” Le Soleil, 20 mars 1961, p. 19. Sirois, A. “‘La bonne âme de Sé-Tchouan’ avec la troupe ‘Les Treize’.” La Presse, 21 mars 1964, p. 24.
Salle Marquette, 950 rue Joffre, Ville de Québec, Québec
The Good Woman of Setzuan [University of British Columbia, 1961]
Annan, A.C.; act. (role: God) | Arnott, Dave; act. | Chilcott, Doris; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta) | Gilliland, John; act. (role: Barber) | Hawthorne, Pamela; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Kramer, Ken; act. (role: Wang) | Marguet, Arthur; act. (role: God) | Matthews, Michael; act. (role: God) | Mulholland, Moyra; act. (role: Mrs. Yang) | Rutledge, Pamela; act. | Soule, Donald; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Taylor, Janice; act. (role: Landlady)
Arthur, Desmond. “Brecht’s ‘Setzuan’ Challenge to UBC.” Vancouver Sun, 13 Jan. 1961, p. 14. Arthur, Desmond. “Good Woman Big Success, But Draws Small Audience.” Vancouver Sun, 19 Jan. 1961, p. 25. Tytherleigh, Mike. “Good Woman of Setzuan: Idea of good rather strange.” The Province [Vancouver], 14 Jan. 1961, p. 17.
Department of Theatre, University of British Columbia
Auditorium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Adams, Ernest; act. | Atkinson, John; act. (role: a cardinal) | Christie, Margot; act. (role: Mrs. Sarti) | Drainie, John; act. (role: Galileo) | Eaton, Colin; act. (role: Cardinal Barberini) | Gardner, David; act. (role: Ludovico) | Glen, Donald; act. | Greene, Lorne; act. (role: Cardinal Bellarmini) | House, Eric; act. | Lerner, Irving; act. | Robertson, George; act. | Rubie, Les; act. | Seaton, Aileen; act. (role: Virginia) | Webster, Hugh; act. (role: infuriated monk)
Karr, Jack. “Showplace.” Toronto Daily Star, 15 Dec. 1951, p. 13. Partington, Richard. “The Jupiter Theatre’s Canadian Content and the Critics, 1951-1954.” Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997, pp. 59-88. Theaterdokumentation 4515, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2584541. Whittaker, Herbert. “Centre’s Galileo recalls historic production.” Toronto Globe, 23 Oct. 1971. Whittaker, Herbert. “The Lives of Galileo.” Whittaker’s Theatricals, Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1993, pp. 18–27.
Museum Theatre, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario
A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [CBC TV, 1960]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Tag des großen Gelehrten Wu
The broadcast was episode 19 of season 1 of Q for Quest.
Palitzsch, Peter; author/auteur. | Weber, Carl; author/auteur.
Major, Leon; dir./metteur en scène | Sedawie, Norman; dir./réalisat.
Allan, Andrew; host | McLean, Ross; executive producer | Taylor, Peter; technical producer
Brydon, W. B.; act. (role: Merchant Shiao) | Davidson, Lew; act. (role: Lao Da) | Elgey, Edith; act. | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Scholar Wu) | Welsh, Norman; act. (role: Tsai)
“A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5669968/?ref_=ttep_ep18. “Follows stars in final Q for Quest.” Ottawa Citizen, 24 June 1961, TV Weekly p. 7.
See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), the public reading of the translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), and its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960).
television broadcast / émission de télévision|theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [Toronto, 1960]
Davidson, Lew; act. (role: Lao Da) | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Scholar Wu) | Fulton, David; act. | White, David; act. (role: Merchant Shiao)
Whittaker, Herbert. “Life of Great Scholar Cheerfully Brechtian.” The Globe and Mail, 13 May 1960, p. 20.
See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), the public reading of the translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
Central Library Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [Toronto, 1959]
Whittaker, Herbert. “Notes on Things.” Globe and Mail, 18 Dec. 1959, p. 9.
See also the records on the public reading of this translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
“A Reading of Brecht.” Globe and Mail, 23 Jan. 1960, p. 13.
See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; dir./metteur en scène | Roux, Jean-Louis; dir./metteur en scène
Aras, Julienn; chapeaux | Catudal, Michel; peinture des décors | Chabot, Eugène; tapisserie | Gagnon-Choquette, Claude; peinture sur les costumes | Pierrehumbert, Blanche; coiffures et perruques | Reichenbach, Olivier; directeur de scène
Bélisle, Monique; act. (rôle: Mélinda) | Berger, France; act. (rôle: Lucy) | Collin, Emmanuelle; act. (rôle: Rose, La Femme du Mineur) | Coutu, Angèle; act. (rôle: La Tenancière, Mme Cobb, Maggie) | Descombes, José; act. (rôle: Workless, Le Banquier Smuggler) | Désy, Victor; act. (rôle: Simpkins) | Fruitier, Edgar; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Brazen) | Gravel, Robert; act. (rôle: Pearmain, Le Souteneur) | Hoffmann, Guy; act. (rôle: Le Juge Balance) | Lapierre-Assiniwi, Bernard; act. (rôle: Bullock, Le Mineur, L'Huissier) | Millaire, Albert; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Plume) | Morin, Jacques; act. (rôle: Le Tambour, Le Pickpocket) | Pasquier, Christiane; act. (rôle: Jenny, Sally, La Femme du Chômeur) | Perraud, Jean; act. (rôle: Worthy) | Sabourin, Marcel; act. (rôle: Le Sergent Kite) | Thiboutot, Yvon; act. (rôle: Appletree, Bridewell) | Thisdale, Jacques; act. (rôle: L'Homme à Forte Carrure, William) | Toupin, Robert; act. (rôle: Mike) | Varesquier, Marie; act. (rôle: Mme Prude, Kitty) | Verdant, Claudie; act. (rôle: Victoria) |
Archambault, Guy; musician/musicien. (trompette) | Charpentier, Emmanuel; musician/musicien. (percussion) | Clutterbuck, Ursula; musician/musicien. (piano, chef d'orchestre)
David, Gilbert. "Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus." Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–129, voir p. 128. Programme de "Tambours et trompettes", Théatre du Nouveau Monde, 1971. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659414.
1971-01-07 à 1971-02-06 [représentations, Montréal]; 1971-02-08 à 1971-02-13 [représentations, Centre national des Arts, Ottawa]
Salle Port-Royal, Place des Arts, Montréal
The Good Woman of Setzuan [Chelsea, 1955]
Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct. | Bentley, Maja; transl./traduct.
Armstrong, William; act. (role: Shu Fu) | Battle, David; act. | Berthiaume, Jeanne; act. (role: Mrs. Yang) | Blair, Gwendolyn; act. | Boland, Charles; act. | Brewer, Griffith; act. (role: Wang) | Chenier, Gilbert; act. | Cunningham, Andrée; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta); Drewery, Joan; act. | Edwards, William; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Gates, Noel; act. | Goodhue, Clesson; act. (role: Third God) | Jones, Kirk; act. (role: The Carpenter) | Kingston, Marie; act. | Leduc, Anne; act. | McCreath, Jack; act. (role: First God) | McIlhinney, George; act. | Morriset, David; act. | O'Brien, Joe; act. (role: Husband) | Periard, Roger; act. | Petrie, Hugh; act. (role: Second God) | Sproule, Gladya; act. (role: Mrs. Mi Tzu) | Stacey, Doris; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Von Eicken, Helga; act. (role: Wife) | Wiegand, Philip; act. (role: The Policeman)
Harrold, Bill. “Fantasy by Brecht Ambitious Effort.” The Ottawa Journal, 13 Aug. 1955, p. 5. Le Droit, 18 June 1955, p. 8. Le Droit, 10 Aug. 1955, p. 16. “Ottawa Scene.” Globe and Mail, 9 July 1955, p. 12. Vicq, Victor. “Première, Ce Soir, à 8.30, de ‘The Good Woman of Setzuan.’” Le Droit, 13 Aug. 1955, p. 7. Vicq, Victor. “‘Yerma’, de Lorca, Dernière Pièce de La Saison Estivale.” Le Droit, 19 Aug. 1955, p. 9.
Mooreside House, Mackenzie King Estate, Chemin MacKenzie King, Chelsea, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Canadian Players touring production, 1960-1961]
The itinerary of the tour included the following performance dates and venues: 22 Oct. 1960: dress rehearsal, Toronto, Ontario 24 Oct. 1960: Brockville, Ontario late Oct. 1960: Quebec City St. John, New Brunswick Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 7 December: Arvida High School, Arvida, Saguenay, Quebec; sponsor: University Women’s Club Jan. 1961: Armoury Theatre, Sault St. Marie 13 and 15 Feb. 1961: Capitol Theatre, Regina, Saskatchewan; sponsor: University Women’s Club 18 Feb. 1961: Gymnasium, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; sponsor: Saskatoon Art Centre 4 March 1961: Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta 7 March 1961: Senior High School, Nanaimo, British Columbia 23 March 1961: Red Deer, Alberta 25 March 1961: Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta 7 April 1961: Auditorium, Glebe Collegiate, Ottawa, Ontario; sponsor: Theatre Foundation Ottawa
Behrens, Bernard; act. (role: Simon) | Cass, Deborah; act. (role: Governor's Wife, Sister-in-Law, Old Lady, Story Teller, Wedding Guest) | Coates, Judith; act. (role: Nursemaid, Peasant) | Fitzgerald, Maureen; act. (role: Cook, Elder Lady, Mother-in-Law, Ludowika) | Foster, Herbert; act. (role: Schauwa, Ironshirt) | Jenoff, Art; act. (role: Corporal, Jussup, Irakli) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: Doctor, Architect, Nephew, Lawyer) | Lerner, Yafa; act. (role: Grusha) | Maher, Joseph; act. (role: Shalva, Farmer, Lavrenti) | Nixon, Lester; act. (role: Governor, Ironshirt, Monk) | Shaffner, Nancy; act. (role: Servant, Young Lady, Old Woman) | Shannon, Jay; act. (role: Doctor, Peasant, Ironshirt, Old Man) | Webster, Hugh; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | White, David; act. (role: Duke Kazbeki, Landlord, Lawyer)
Shannon, Jay; musician/musicien. (harmonica)
Advertisement for The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Canadian Players 1960. Star Phoenix [Saskatoon], 10 Nov. 1960, p. 4. Blakely, Edna. “Canadian Players Plan Four Plays for Road.” Brantford Expositor, 21 Sept. 1960, p. 19. “Canadian Players Are Brilliant in Brecht, Sag in Shakespeare.” Le Lingot, 15 Dec. 1960, p. 19. “Canadian players.” Leader Post [Regina], 19 Dec. 1960, p. 7. “Caucasian Chalk Circle Has Twofold Plot.” Le Lingot, 10 November 1960, p. 21. “Chalk Circle Stirs Up Controversy on Players’ Tour.” Sault Daily Star, 17 Jan. 1961, p. 12. Cobb, Dave. “Players’ Offering Theatrical Treat.” Calgary Herald, 6 March 1961, p. 19. Creighton, Martha. “Canadian Players Draw Enthusiastic Audience.” Nanaimo Daily News, 8 March 1961, p. 9. Forrest, Al. “Canadian Players Thrill City Audience.” Red Deer Advocate, 24 March 1961, p. 5. Keatley, G. “Webster’s Azdak Is Brillian.” Sault Daily Star, 21 Jan. 1961, p. 16. Luhde-Brecht, Ingeborg. “Brecht in Kanada. Zum erstenmal: Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis.” Darmstädter Echo, 23 Nov. 1960. “Players End Edmonton Stay.” Edmonton Journal, 27 March 1961, p. 3. “Stark realism startles first nighter audience.” Leader Post [Regina], 14 Feb. 1961, p. 6. Thistle, Lauretta. “Player’s Chalk Circle Funny, Folksy Satire.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 April 1961, p. 7. Twardowski, Astrid. “Hugh Webster Stands Out In Bertolt Brecht Work.” The Albertan [Calgary], 6 March 1961, p. 29.
1960-10 to 1960-12 [performances, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Maritimes]; 1961-01 to 1961-04 [performances, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]
Mother Courage and her Children [University of British Columbia, 1965]
Strassmann, Klaus; dir./metteur en scène
Elliott, Donn; assistant technical director | Graham, Robert; assistant to the director | Hargrave, Simon; scenery execution | Nason, Robert; assistant stage manager | Pratt, Ian; lighting execution | Richardson, Geraldine; costume execution | Richardson, Jessie; costume execution | Schell, Peter; sound | Sobell, Joyce; properties | Thomson, J. G.; scenery execution | Whitcombe, Ron; scenery execution | Yates, George; scenery execution | Young, Norman; stage manager
Cooper, Roy; act. (role: Cook) | Dobby, Allan; act. (role: Chaplain) | Dobby, Margaret; act. | Elliott, Donn; act. (role: Yvette's Servant, Third Soldier) | Gallant, Hartmut; act. (role: Eilif) | Graham, Robert; act. (role: Soldier with Fur Coat, Drunk Soldier, First Soldier) | Irwin, Michael; act. (role: Swedish Commander) | Ishkanian, Vahan; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Johvicas, Oscar; act. (role: Young Man, Second Soldier) | Legare, Henry; act. | Ludwick, Patricia; act. (role: Kattrin) | MacMillan, Myrtle; act. (role: Old Woman) | McCooey, Derek; act. (role: Recruiting Officer) | McWorter, William; act. (role: Protestant Sergeant) | Nelson, Marjorie; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Paisley, Brian; act. (role: Soldier with Cannon, Soldier without Loot, Singing Soldier, Young Peasant) | Pearson, David; act. (role: One-Eye, Peasant) | Pryce-Jones, Ellis; act. (role: Ordnance Officer) | Reid, James; act. (role: Young Soldier, Lieutenant) | Surtees, Margaret; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Van Campen, Mariko; act. (role: Singer) | Watson, Joy; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Weese, Stanley; act. (role: Yvette's Colonel, Regimental Clerk) | White, Kerry; act. (role: Catholic Sergeant, Old Soldier, Peasant) | Wilson, Patricia; act. (role: Yvette)
Adamson, Phillip; musician/musicien. | Baker, Susan; musician/musicien. | Block, Jean; musician/musicien. | Dunham, Susan; musician/musicien. | Gilmore, Beverly; musician/musicien. | Rinforth, John; musician/musicien. | Sim, Sharon; musician/musicien.
Barmer, James. “Money, people two sides of war.” The Province [Vancouver], 20 Nov. 1965, p. 15. Moore, Jack. “Marjorie Nelson should know Brecht’s aims in his plays.” The Province [Vancouver], 20 Nov. 1965, Entertainment, p. 3. Program for Mother Courage at the University of British Columbia 1965. University of British Columbia Archives, Open Collections, https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0118798. Richards, Jack. “Marjorie Talks About Brecht: Seattle Actress Explains Role In Her Mother Courage.” Vancouver Sun, 12 Nov. 1965, p. A7.
Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia
This production of a self-contained scene ("Der Spitzel") from Brecht's montage play was performed together with the short plays "The Flattering Word" by George Kelly and "The Boatswain's Mate" by W. W. Jacobs.
Azmier, Ben; sets/scénogr. | Gayland, Scott; sets/scénogr. | Hall, Tony; sets/scénogr.
Azmier, Peter; act. (role: Soldier) | Fortune, Mark; act. (role: Son) | Gayland, Scott; act. (role: Soldier) | Goring, Jim; act. (role: Voice, Soldier) | Hudson, David; act. (role: A Teacher) | Hutchinson, Ian; act. (role: Soldier) | Hyde, Anne; act. (role: Teacher's Wife) | Lawrence, Sandra; act. (role: A Maid) | Living, Phillis; act. (role: Woman's Voice) | Shaw, Don; act. (role: Soldier) | Stimpson, Dennis; act. (role: Soldier) | Sutcliffe, Jim; act. (role: Soldier)
Armstrong, Robert; singer/chant. | Culley, Sy; singer/chant. | Van Winkkel, Allan; singer/chant.
“B. Brecht Caught Mood of Post-War Germany.” Ottawa Citizen, 6 Dec. 1958, p. 30. “Play by Bertold Brecht.” Ottawa Citizen, 29 Nov. 1958, p. 32. “Three Excellent Plays By Fisher Park Group.” Ottawa Citizen, 15 Dec. 1958, p. 20.
Fisher Park High School, 250 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
B.B. s’en va-t-en guerre [Montréal, 1963]
La production mêlait récital de poésie et de chanson avec projection d'art visuel et de film.
Cloutier, Jean-Marie; compos. | Eisler, Hanns; compos. | Weill, Kurt; compos.
Gadouas, Robert; act. | Mousso, Dyne; act.
“B.B. alias Bertold Brecht.” La presse, 9 nov. 1963, supplément 1, p. 2. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 127. “En avant-première au Salon des Arts : L’Égrégore samedi soir.” L’Écho du St-Maurice, 2 oct. 1963, p. 9. Hamelin, Jean. “Quand Bertolt Brecht s’en va-t’en guerre.” Le Devoir, 13 nov. 1963, p. 6. “La révolte gronde dans 2 théâtres.” Le petit journal, 17 nov. 1963, p. A55. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Bertholt Brecht Play Takes Second Place.” Montreal Star, 15 nov. 1963, p. 16.
1963-10-05 [avant-première, Salon des arts, L’Auberge Cascade, Shawinigan, Québec]; 1963-11-11 [première]
Le Théâtre de L'Égrégore, 188 Boulevard Dorchester Est, Montréal, Québec
Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [École nationale de théâtre, 1964]
Bellehumeur, Louise; compos. | Dussault, Louisette; compos.
Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; dir./metteur en scène
Bellehumeur, Louise; act. (rôle: Emma la Contrebandière) | Blais, Roger; act. (rôle: Le Garçon, L'Attaché Eino Silakka, Surkkala-le-Rouge) | Callhier, Rachel; act. (rôle: Laina) | Choquette, Norman; act. (rôle: L'Ouvrier Misérable, Perka) | Claude, Isabelle; act. (rôle: Prologue, Lianu Jackara, La Femme de Charge) | Dionne, Francine; act. (rôle: Eva) | Dussault, Louisette; act. (rôle: Sandra, Hella) | Gallant, Eugene; act. (rôle: Premier Ouvrier, Le Pasteur) | Grise, Claude; act. (rôle: Matti) | LaCoste, Normand; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Landry, Francine; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Paradis, Marcel; act. (rôle: Le Juge Frédéric, Le Vétérinaire, Deuxième Ouvrier) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Puntila) | Rioux, Monique; act. (rôle: La Pharmacienne, La Femme du Pasteur) | Varesquier, Marie; act. (rôle: Fina) | Vincent, Serge; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Wild, Michael; act. (rôle: Troisième Ouvrier)
“B. Brecht à l’École nationale de Théâtre.” La Presse, 24 jan. 1964, p. 15. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 116. Randal, Linda. “NTS French Section Hit in Brecht Play.” The Gazette [Montreal], 30 jan. 1964, p. 10. Siskind, Jacob. “An Echt Brecht Production.” Montreal Star, 31 jan. 1964, p 9. Theaterdokumentation 5808, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2585549.
Boutique d'Opéra, 2111 rue Clark, Montréal, Québec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of British Columbia, 1959]
Occasion: Vancouver (International) Festival
Howarth, Milton; sets/scénogr. | Loper, Robert; sets/scénogr.
Bunch, Gil; act. (role: Jussup) | Ciceri, Leo; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | Graham, Robert; act. (role: Simon) | Skerl, Sofia; act. (role: Grusha) | Magee, Mike; act. (role: Soldier) | Marmo, Helen; act. (role: Governor's Wife) | Mills, Bill; act. (role: Fat Prince, Hungry Lawyer) | Murphy, Etta; act. (role: Grusha's Mother-in-Law)
Bromidge, Dave. “Caucus Caucasian.” The Ubyssey, 24 Sept. 1959, p. 4. Richards, Jack. “Acting Skill Marks UBC Drama School Presentation.” Vancouver Sun, 12 Aug. 1959, p. 25. Wedman, Les. “Ciceri flamboyant, likeable.” The Province [Vancouver], 13 Aug. 1959, p. 37.
Summer School of Theatre, University of British Columbia
University Auditorium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia