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"TASTE OF ROBERT SERVICE"

There are probably many people whose romantic tdeas of the
Canadian North are directly attributable to Robert Service
In his one-man show "A Taste of Robert Service", Toronto
actor Charles Hayter talks of Service's life and times,
illustrating his talk with verse from vartous pertods. He
reviews some of those fascinating tall tales from the
Yukon and then goes on to chronicle Service's days as a
correspondent for the Toronto Daily Star, his lb-year
sojourn in Paris, and his service with the Ambulance Corps
during the First World War.

Commenting on his appearance at Carleton University Audrey
Ashley, music and drama editor for the Ottawa Citizen,
writes: "In fact, at times the evening seems to lean rather
too heavily on btography. And tf Mr. Hayter seems almost
afraid of the strong rythmic meter of Service's poems, it's
a quirk he has tn common with many others before him...
Although some of Service's work comes perilously close to
doggerel, it has given pleasure to countless readers over
the years. Mr. Hayter, while recognizing tts shortcomings,
refuses to countenance literary snobbery, and is going about
the business of extending that pleasure to a wider audience

wtth commendable skill, eharm and tntegrtty.
Hear Charles Hayter's "A Taste of Robert Servtce" on

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT 12.NOON IN THE SURREY FOUR-ROOM
COMPLEX.

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