Show Twenty Nations Represented in Canadian Fete Great Western Folk Song Folk Dance Festival to Last Four I I Days DaysI I R GI A Sask March To 9 acknowledge ac- ac knowledge anew the cultural debt owed by Canada to her Immigrant population the Canadian Pacific announces a new musical event ent to be staged here at tile the Hotel Ito Ito- tel Saskatchewan March 20 23 under un- un tier der the title or of the Great West cst Canadian Cn- Cn I nadian and andI I Handicraft festival Some twenty nationalities will share the programs I during the tour four festival days das the purpose of the being to indicate indicate in- in the value ot of the gifts Ils brought to the the dominion by these racial groups for each has its traditions o ot handicraft and and folk folk- dance traditions markEd by an inherent in- in herent love 10 for tor beautiful things and anda a love or of The forthcoming festival has been organized by John Murray MUITa Gibbon or of Montreal in cooperation with the Conservatory or of Music or of Regina college e. It has the support or of the Saskatchewan government go whose premier J. J G. G Gardiner Cardiner suggested sug that It be held in Regina tills this year While following the general g lInes at Winnipeg last year ear the Great West Vest and Handicraft Handi- Handi craft festival will vill Include representation tation from British Irish and French Canadian elements In addition addition addi- addi tion to an Indian section arranged by Commissioner Graham of the department department de- de of Indian affairs who looks after the Saskatchewan In- In Among Among- the racial groups who will appear In gay g-ay native costume are new Canadians from Hungary Czechoslovakia Ukraine Romania Ro- Ro mania Sweden Iceland Poland Denmark Norway Nor Holland and Ger- Ger many man composed ot of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Sas- Sas talent The Serbian national national na- na dance the Kola will be per per- formed ormed by twenty new Canadians from Regina Regin In addition a number number num- num ber or of dancers and singers who distinguished distinguished dis- dis themselves at last years year's WInnipeg festival will be brou brought ht to Regina These Include the Polish dancers of the Mazur the Swedish folk dancers and a selection se- se lection from the famous Icelandic choir A Hungarian group roup of ten singers dancers and Instrumental will come from froni a Hungarian Hung settlement near Regina and Ukrainian ian and Czech groups will be brou brought ht from Crom the neighborhood of toon Tile The German element clement in TIc lIe gina is very stron strong and will be represented represented rep rep- resented by a mixed choir led by J. J W. W Ehmann Poul Bal Danish baritone will sing Danish folk songs as as the Viking ballads with which he made such a lIlt hit at the recent recent re- re cent Vancouver Sea Music festival Charles Marchand well known French Canadian folk singer ot of Montreal will supplement tile the contributions contributions con con- ot of the local French French-Ca- in Regina |