On 11th of this month at 7.30 PM, I saw the Tiatro “Mhaka Tuji Goroz” written and directed by Comedian Domnick and it was attended by the less number of attendees since many empty chairs were visible in the hall. Unfortunately, during the second session, one Snake suddenly appeared in the Hall near the G Row forcing the solo singer on the Stage to stop singing his song as there was chaos in the hall for a few minutes till somebody from the audience maimed the Snake with his Chappal. It was finally proved to be a “Malund” but this Malund put fear in the hearts of the audience. The management of Kala Academy must be careful in the future to avoid such dangerous visitors in the Hall otherwise it will be held responsible for any untoward incident. When the management knows to charge heavy amount of fees for this hall then it must also know to keep the hall free of reptiles and snakes.
Olga singing her solo
Though the main story of the Tiatro is simple yet it was meaningful since such incidents are common in our society where a family member works to create a discord in the smooth functioning of family life. Anil played the role of a destructive man in the family and he did this role as usual with perfectness. The others who played their roles well were Felcy and Olga while both the comedian brothers Domnick and Luis Bachan handled the comedy part well. The comedy was witty and full of sarcasm and the audience liked it.
Felcy singing her solo
Though the Side Show songs were not up to the mark yet the female artiste Olga stole the whole show by rendering very powerfully her powerful solo on Goan politics. She attracted the admiration from the audience for this song in every respect namely in lyrics, singing, clarity and boldness. The musical accompaniment was very good especially the Clarinet played first time by a young female.
The Trio on harassment for Christians in India rendered by Anil Pednecar was worth listening as it was composed well.
Felcy’s solo was interesting and she rendered it very beautifully with her mellifluent voice. The duet of Anil and Olga also received a good response from the audience.
Anil & his colleagues sing their Trio
While thanking for the felicitation, Anil Pednecar expressed his regret for the poor turnout of the audience and requested the Tiatro goers to support them by coming in big number. No doubt people go for Tiatro in good number but not for all Tiatros. People has got their own taste and accordingly they go for their tastes. However, the joy and pleasure one was getting by watching the yesteryears Tiatrists are gone from the Stage forever. There was different type of joy to see Alfred Rose, M. Boyer, Remie Colaco singing their solos, so also of Trios of Trio Kings; The pleasure one would get in just seeing Jacinto Vaz entering the Stage is dead now; the thrill one would get seeing the beauties of Konkani Stage namely Mohana, Antonette, Ophelia, Violet, Bettys, Rita Rose and Jessy is gone into extinction. The happiness one would get by listening to Kid Boxer’s political songs was the happening of the past since none of the current political singers can revive it. The uproar of Young Menezes’ entry creating in the Hall is no more seen now. Likewise I can cite so many examples. Nowadays for many going for Tiatro is just to kill time and not to gain anything. For this reason many people find some Tiatros and Tiatrists as “pochpochit” not worth going.
One Scene
The Bishop Neri Ferrao along with other dignitaries of the Church attended this Tiatro till the end. During the interval, actor Anil Pednecar was felicitated for his excellent role he played in this Tiatro.
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