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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: GENERAL FILE

1986-0425

Enregistrement sonore

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1948-04-18

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian playwright Rita Greer discusses her personal impressions of the current state of the arts in Quebec.~This segment focuses on Quebec theatre and includes Father Legault and Charles Rittenhouse.~Greer talks about current plays running in Montreal, noting that the English plays are more conservative and less exciting than those produced by the French.~Artistic director of the theatre group Les Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, Father Émile Legault, discusses winning Best Dramatic Production in Canada in the Dominion Drama Festival. He sees the group's success as an indication of Canadian acceptance of a dual culture.~Charles Rittenhouse of the Montreal Repertory Theatre talks about the advantages of being in close proximity to French and New York theatre, and the new maturity of English Canadian theatre. <15mn>

English

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GAD 0FD547

with permission of CBC Toronto : note this collection includes many non-CBC productions for which CBC does not have rights