B6 - Sunday, November 6, 1983 - North Shore News BEE entertainer crt A Talking about the depression MANY PEOPLE grew up during the Depression, and most of them have stories to tell. Few have told them, however, with such devastating realism and poig- nant humor as Helen For- rester, whose autobio- graphical trilogy about her childhood in the slums of Liverpool is attracting many fans in Western Canada, where she now lives. Helen was twelve, oldest of seven children in an affluent, middle-class family until the Depression changed their lives forever. When her father went bankrupt, he moved his fami- ly to Liverpool in the belief that work would be easier to find there. He was mistaken; the next few years brought unbelievable poverty and misery. If there was only enough the money for coal or food the © OSOSSOSS OOS SHOTS OOOHHSOSOOHSHOSES, The Vancouver East Cultural Centre presents 123 £ 23rd Street. 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THIS WEEK ONLY $75 Bridget's Blurb Bridgel says it makes me merry to shop at the Love Nest love Nest 161 East 1st St Call N Van 987 1175 Mra. 8pm - 2 am Monday - Saturday Moodey Night © Ladies Night, 6 p.m. 10 p.m. no cove: tor | adios Gentiomen $3 after 10 om Tueaday © Video Night Wednesday * College Night Thureday * GM Nigh — | — ae i f POC) FAW CR AAD, ANID CO family chose coal, because freezing is worse than starv- ing; the baby would certainly have died but for the kind- ness of a local policeman who supplied milk after he saw Helen substituting water for milk in a bottle on the door- step. The parents seemed unable to cope with the change in their fortunes, and managed their meagre resources poor- ly; it was only Helen’s devoted care of her younger siblings and her stubborn determination to prosper. The story of their survival is chronicled with painful honesty in Forrester’s three books: ‘‘Twopence to Cross the Mersey’’, ‘‘Minerva’s Stepchild’’ and ‘‘By_ the Waters of Liverpool’’. North Vancouver District Library is privileged to host a talk and reading by Helen Forester (now Mrs. June Bhatia) on Monday, November 7th, at 7 p.m. in the main Lynn Valley Branch. Mrs. Bhatia’s ex- Pperiences are worth sharing, and for anyone to whom the Depression means more than a date in the history book, the evening promises to be both absorbing and _ enter- taining. The public is invited: there is no charge. Stage directors gather Last November saw the Firehall Theatre play host to a first in Canadian theatre history with the successful staging of the West Coast Stage Directors’ Conference. On November 18-20, many of Canada’s top directors will gather once again at the Firehall to participate in the Second Annual West Coast Stage Directors’ Conference at 280 East Cordova. An exciting array of talent wil be on hand for the weekend panels including Henry Woolf, the entertain- ing actor and director who currently heads the Drama Department at the University of Saskatchewan. Woolf will act as host, moderator and guest speaker throughout the conference. During the three days, panels will convene to discuss aspects of the director’s pro- fession and to provide a forum for professionals to share their expertise with both working directors and interested laymen alike. The conference incor- porates a series of panel discussions on various topics such as Actor/Director Relationship, Working With the Young Actor, Adapting Plays for Radio & Television, The Director and Technical Production and The Director and the New Script. NEWS photo Stuart Davis PUTTING THE SEASONS to music. 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