NEW TIATRO OF THIS
SEASON “DEVAK ZAI ZALEAR” WRITTEN AND
DIRECTED by the renowned and century maker the one and the only one on Konkani
Stage, Roseferns. It was staged in Candolm
on 13.08.18 to mark the feast of Nossa Senhora de Boa Morte. During
my younger days devotees used to come on foot from distant places for which
we used to say “ROMARI”.
The
Tiatro as officially declared in writing will start at 7.30 pm but actually
started at 8.15 pm which means a criminal waste of precious time. For this I find fault with the orgnisers of Tiatro. By not adhering to the
timing given by them the organisers are putting the members of the audience if
not all then at least some into so much inconnience.
Is it right on the part of the Candolim Church authority meaning Pe. Vigar and
members of his Tiatro committee to stage a Tiatro right at the entrance of the
Church where a few feet away is kept the Blesed Sacrament in the Holy Tabernacle
in the Chapel called Morgadlem Kopel?” Why is it called a Mdorgadalem Kopel? One family from Candolim, Dando side, had no child but had lot of wealth. They one day took a vow in the Candolim
Church in front of “Nossa Senhora de Esperanca” to do something for this Church
if they get their first Child. Luckily they soon got the male child and then
they came to the Church to meet and discuss with the Pe. Vigar their proposal
to build a Chapel as an extension or annexure to the Church towards the
Cemetery side. The Church Engineer refused to grant permission to touch the
wall of the Church saying the whole Church may collapse. For this, the Morgado’s parents agreed to depost with the Church an
amount to build not only one new Church but 3 such new Churches. The new born
boy was called Morgado and that Chappel is called “MORGADALEM KOPEL”
It
is a known fact that now there is no real born comedian on the Konkani Stage
and overwhelming majority of those who are existing on Konkani Stage are ‘landde”, they are Tailless and as
such they are not full fledged. Hence, they are not capable of producing peals
of laughter in the hall. Then they make the audience laugh by using
sexy words, vulgar statements and words having double meaning. This type of
vulgarity was used by the comedians in this Tiatro of Roseferns. As a director of this Tiatro and as a matter
of fact a renown and a seasoned director, Roseferns should have kept his eyes
like an Eagle on the vulgarity expressed by the concerned comedians and get the
same deleted from the comedy. A pure and
perfect born comedian will never use words having double meaning nor sexy words
nor vulgar words. This type of half baked comedians are weak as Stage artistes
having intellectually weak audience.
In
this Tiatro as a slap on the Christianity the comedians expressed vulgarity and
words having double meaning which should have been avoided in respect and
reverence to Christian doctrine especially when the Holy Sacrament is so close
to the Stage. I object the commercialisation of Christianity. And by the way these Tiatros business is as
it seems to be is in aid of Scool. So how long this type of collection will continue on? What the
government gives is not enough when the Bishop is having as zero investment in
this school? This school was built with the contribution and donation of the
locals almost all of them Catholics.
The
Tiatro was well enected by all the artistes where especial mention must be made
for their respective roles played by Antonette de Maina, Roma, Betty Alvares,
RoseFerns, Rosario de Benaulim, Tari and Creto.
The
comedy part was handled by Agostinho, Neto, Dorothy and others.
In
the Side songs the singers who sang well
were Cajetan de Sanvordem, Roseferns Benny
de Aldona (Solos), Duet Roma & Rosario de Benaulim, Trios Antonette de
Maina-Dorothy-Roma and Cajetan – Tari – Creto.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
