Theatre du Rideau Vert

[Dorothy Hadfield]

Even though I'm not a philatelist, I sunk in my 75 (!) cents and ordered a
first day cover of the stamp (it is beautiful), which includes a 4 para
historical note on the theatre and its founders. It also credits the design
to Rouleau-Paquin design communications inc.

Covers and stamps are available at most postal outlets, or by phoning the
Philatelic Centre at 800-565-4362. Maybe if the issue sells out, they _will_
consider bringing out other theatre-related stamps.

-----Original Message-----
From: BOURASSA ANDRE G <bourassa.andre_g at UQAM.CA>
To: CANDRAMA at hermes.csd.unb.ca <CANDRAMA at hermes.csd.unb.ca>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Theatre du Rideau Vert


>Dear Denis,
>Thanks for telling us, I didn't know about this one yet. But, for Molson's
>anniversary, there has been a stamp showing, among John Molson's main
>achievements,  the Theatre Royal, built in Montreal in 1825.
>Amitiés, André.
>
>On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Denis Salter wrote:
>
>> On the 17th Canada Post released a stamp in celebration of the
>> 50th anniversary of Theatre du Rideau Vert.  It is a beautiful
>> and evocative design. (I don't know the name of the artist.) It
>> combines or overlaps the masks of comedy and tragedy, somewhat
>> like the cover of *Modern Drama* but less rigidly;  just a trace
>> of the signature green curtain flows down to create the quasi-
>> illusion of a proscenium arch.  And if you look closely at the
>> two masks, you will see that they show sideways views of the
>> two redoubtable women who founded the theatre.
>> I wonder who took this initiative . . . It would be a wonder if
>> CanPost could celebrate the important anniversaries of other theatres
>> across the country.  The stamps are widely available even though
>> they were released less than a week ago.
>>
>>
>>
>> Denis Salter
>> Department of English
>> McGill University
>> 853 Sherbrooke Street West
>> Montreal, Quebec
>> H3A 2T6
>> (514) 487 7309
>> E-Mail  CYWS at MUSICA.MCGILL.CA
>>