Attractive Dola & Jannet
Pascoal Rodrigues
Dola & Juju
Willy left & Pascoal right
Comds. Agostinho-Jannet-Selvy
One scene
Benny de Aldona
Willy
Benny & Pradeep
Trio song
TIATRO “APLEM LIPOIAT
ANI DUSREACHEM DHUITAT”.
On third of this month,
in Candolim, at 8.15 PM instead of at 7.30 PM, I saw this Tiatro written and
directed by Com. Agostinho. I can
rightly say this is one of the best Tiatros of this season. The script is highly political where piercing
criticism of the current politicians is done openly in a statesman like manner.
The political part displayed in this Tiatro is like that of political scientist
with intellectual meaning. Among our
current Tiatrists only Com. Agostinho is capable to script such Tiatros because
he is very well versed in Goan politics having super courage to say openly what
is right is right and wrong is wrong.
In Kuwait we brought
Com. Agostinho on one occasion to participate in our Tiatro whence he stayed at
my place and during my interaction with him I found him very bold and very keen
in knowing and reading about Goan politics. Like him I never noticed any other
Tiatrist who stayed at my place, so keen and so eager to read Goan Daily as well as the
local. He was very hungry for knowledge.
Besides, he is very courageous and to
maintain his stand he will not bend his principle. This too he indicated in this Tiatro. Once he
was brought to Kuwait by another group whose leader told him not to wish me in
Kuwait. As a direct slap, he not only hugged
me but also visited me at my place.
In this Tiatro we see
strong criticism of those Tiatrists who sing “Zupatti” songs against their own
Tiatrists colleagues. This is
necessitated due to the recent mudslinging
by some Tiatrists against one another thereby washing their dirty linen on
the public platform. Com. Agostinho boldly
questions these Tiatrists “how can you criticize others when you yourselves are
full of criticism?” Then he goes on
asking further these same Tiatrists thus: “are you not keeping concubines when
you point out to others for having the same?
When you are guilty of innumerable sins, why you point out to one sin of
your colleague?” The story though woven into many such episodes which one must
see by watching this Tiatro going all over Goa now, concludes with the
statement “APLEACHEM LIPOITAT – DUSREACHEM DHUITAT”.
Since the inception of
the Tiatro, Zupatti is become an inherent part of Tiatro especially in the Side
Show songs. During those early days, Zupattis were the major attraction of the
Tiatros and for this reason once Joao Agostinho Fernades – Pai Tiatrist while
lamenting on this dirt called such Zupatti singer Tiatrists as “Rostad”. During those days, the ace Tiatrists like Minguel
Rod, Alexinho de Candolim, Jacinto Vaz, C. Alvares, Kid Boxer and Young Menezes
were deeply involved in singing Zupattis to their own Tiatrist colleagues and
these Zupattis were in high demand.
People used to come to listen to these Zupattis from distant places. There
was no Censor for these Zupattis, Censor was applied only when there was
criticism of government.
The first known Trio of
Konkani Stage was formed by Kid-Young-Rod which was very powerful because all
three were heavyweight. Somebody became
jealous of the fame of this trio and thru devilish idea he splitted this trio
by taking away main pillar Minguel Rod from this trio and forming a new Quarter comprising Alexinho de
Candolim-Minguel Rod-C.Alvares-Jacinto Vaz. This quarter published its photo in
the Newspaper in Bombay, all four
holding their hands tight. Then as
confrontation, Young Menezes a master Zupaptti composer sang a very piercing
Zupatti which goes thus:
KHANKEN HATH GHALUN
BHONVLOI KUTTAEKARA (Referring to Minguel Rod)
VAKOR HADDLA KHADD KADDUNK CANDOIKARA (Referring to Alexinho de Canolim).
Then Young Menezes saw Alvares making love with his girlfriend and to put
him him into shame, he sang another Zupatti saying:
DEKLO RE DEKLO, DEKLO, MAKAM POLOUN OKLEK GHEUN PULA KHUXIK Liplo.
Then the splitted trio of Kid-Young-Rod became one again when Minguel Rod
rejoined the trio. That very moment
Young Menezes composed a Zupatti trio against other three earlier colleagues of
Minguel Rod, this trio they all three
sang thus:
NESSON DUSREACHEM KAPODD, HATH PAEM KAMRUN BOSLEAT MAKODD
POROT EKTTAIM ZALET MHONON KID, YOUNG ANI ROD.
Coming back to Agostinho’s Tiatro, Pradeep played a superb role of a
minister while Benny de Aldona of his PA.
Charming Dola with her charming personality charmed the audience by
beautifully playing the role of a mother opposite to Juju as her illegitimate
husband. Attractive and handsome Willy played the role of the son very adroitly. And
Pascoal Rodrigues excellently played the role of a rejected husband.
The comedy part was very ably handled by all the ace comedians namely, Agostinho,
Selvy and Jannet. Agostinho played a very good “captain’s inning” which gave a
very philosophical touch to the whole Tiatro.
The Side Show songs, Pascoal Rodrigues solo, Benny de Aldona’s both
solos, Selvy’s one comedy solo, the trio of Willy-Juju & Jannet’s husband, the
duo of Dola and Jannet were worth admiring.
Well done Com. Agostinho and his troupe including the musicians that
included Baba Eden the 14 year son of Com. Agostinho, who played the Trumpet
beautifully.
A.Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel:7507394349.
