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Happy Canada Day!
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On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Ontario; and Quebec. The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. Since 1983, July 1 has been officially known as Canada Day.<\/p>\n

In many towns and cities, municipal governments organize a range of events, often outdoors. These include pancake breakfasts, parades, concerts, carnivals, festivals, firework displays and citizenship ceremonies for new Canadian citizens. The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada\u2019s national flag is widely displayed and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada\u2019s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, which is Canada\u2019s capital city, are particularly exuberant.<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 1, 1867, the British North Americas Act created the Dominion of Canada as a federation of four provinces. This event is known as the confederation of Canada. The four original provinces were created from the former British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada, which was divided into the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Canada\u2019s boundaries have been extended since 1867. The country now consists of 10 provinces and three territories.<\/p>\n

As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the first national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway (1927); the inauguration of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation\u2019s cross-country television broadcast, with Governor General Vincent Massey\u2019s Dominion Day speech from Parliament Hill (1958); the flooding of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (1958); the first colour television transmission in Canada (1966); the inauguration of the Order of Canada (1967); and the establishment of \u201cO Canada\u201d as the country\u2019s national anthem (1980). Other events fell on the same day coincidentally, such as the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916\u2014shortly after which Newfoundland recognized July 1 as Memorial Day to commemorate the Newfoundland Regiment\u2019s heavy losses during the battle\u2014and the enactment of the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923\u2014leading Chinese-Canadians to refer to July 1 as Humiliation Day and boycott Dominion Day celebrations until the act was repealed in 1947.<\/p>\n

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Canada\u2019s national flag is seen on Canada Day. This consists of two vertical red rectangles separated by a white square. The white square contains a red image of a maple leaf. Canada\u2019s national colors are red and white and are used in many ways on Canada Day. Some people wear red and white clothing and others paint their faces in these colors.<\/p>\n

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Date<\/strong> :
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Barndoor Theatre Presents\u00a0: Box and Cox, Complete\u00a0!
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BarnDoor Theatre Presents \u201cBox and Cox, Complete!\u201d from July 6th \u2013 8th & 19th-22nd<\/span><\/strong>, 2018<\/strong><\/span> at the Full Circle Theatre in Perth.<\/p>\n

Called \u201cthe best farce of the 19th century\u201d F.C. Burnand\u2019s BOX AND COX is a 50 minute romp. Mrs. Bouncer has rented a room to both Box and Cox \u2014 without either knowing of the other! When they finally meet, the fur flies \u2014 until they find they are long-lost brothers.<\/p>\n

J.S. Coyne\u2019s BOX AND COX, MARRIED AND SETTLED is a sequel that is seldom seen, although just as funny. Two years later, B and C are back, each now with a wife. Fanny and Sophie were schoolmates \u2014 who can\u2019t stand each other. More fun ensues.<\/p>\n

Two one-act farces with the same characters
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Characters:<\/p>\n