The musical version of âAnne of Green Gablesâ will now be staged only every other year. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjIxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5MjE4Jm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9Q05EQSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkZmZmY3ZjY0NC0wMzc5LTVjZDktOWViZC1iNzhjMTYzMjkxY2YmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee)
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But that doesnât deter tourists from around the world, [and Japan in particular,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMDMvMDYvMTcvd29ybGQvY2F2ZW5kaXNoLWpvdXJuYWwtYW5uZXMtb2YtamFwYW4tY29tZS1kcmVhbWluZy1vZi1ncmVlbi1nYWJsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjIxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5MjE4Jm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDkzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from traveling to Cavendish to visit Green Gables, the farm that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomeryâs 1908 novel about the sassy orphan from the town of Avonlea, itself another fiction. The decision to change the theaterâs program has provoked some criticism.Louise Vessey/Confederation Centre of the Arts And since 1965, except during a pandemic-induced two-year break, most of those tourists have taken in performances of âAnne of Green Gables â The Musicalâ at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. But now anyone planning to make the show part of a trek to pay homage to red-haired Anne will have to do some additional planning. After 57 years, the center has decided that the musical will be performed every second year rather than annually. The play was the first production staged at the center, and the decision to break its long run was one of many things that emerged from pandemic reflection, Adam Brazier, the artistic director of performing arts at the Confederation Centre, told me. It was a change that Mr. Brazier, whose family has a long history on the island, took on with some trepidation. âI suffer from being an absolute people pleaser, and this was a such a large systemic cultural change,â Mr. Brazier said. âThe unfamiliar always breeds the uncertainty and fear. I have to acknowledge that absolutely exists.â But in Mr. Brazierâs view, a biennial âAnneâ will allow the theater, which currently offers just two shows each season, to âpreserve the legacyâ of âAnneâ itself. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NjE2JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyMjEyMDNXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA As he anticipated, there was some immediate backlash on the island, and off, when the change was announced. In a [letter published by Saltwire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNhbHR3aXJlLmNvbS9hdGxhbnRpYy1jYW5hZGEvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzLXJlYWRlcnMtcmVhY3QtdG8tbmV3cy1hbm5lLW9mLWdyZWVuLWdhYmxlcy1tdXNpY2FsLW9uLWhpYXR1cy0xMDA4MDAxNDEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), an online collective of Atlantic Canada newspapers, Paul Smitz of Brookvale, Prince Edward Island, said the decision was âridiculousâ and called for the resignation of Mr. Brazier as well as that of the art centerâs chief executive. âIt has huge implications on tourism,â Mr. Smitz wrote. Kathy and Dino DelGaudio of Vero Beach, Fla., who own a seasonal house on the island, wrote to say that they had attended the production every summer, except during the pandemic-related shutdown of the border, for the past two decades. They too said they were dismayed. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAzNTA1JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyMjEyMDNXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA âAnne represents the essence of P.E.I. to us and put P.E.I. on the global map,â the couple wrote. âBig mistake, folks.â âAnneâs room,â in the Green Gables house, in Prince Edward Island National Park.Ian Willms for The New York Times But one of the new projects Mr. Brazier has taken on is, well, more Anne. The theater will create a musical version of â[Anneâs Cradle: The Life and Works of Hanako Muraoka, Japanese Translator of Anne of Green Gables](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly9uaW1idXMuY2Evc3RvcmUvYW5uZXMtY3JhZGxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).â [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4OTY3JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyMjEyMDNXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA During the 1930s, Loretta Shaw, a Canadian missionary, gave Ms. Muraoka a copy of Ms. Montgomeryâs book, which Ms. Muraoka went on to translate, along with most of the Canadian authorâs other works. Japanâs fascination with Anne, however, developed after 1953, when the translation, titled âRed-Haired Anne,â was included in Japanâs school curriculum. (Michael B. Pass, a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, has published a fascinating history and analysis of[Japanâs relationship with Anne.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly9qb3VybmFsb2ZsbW1vbnRnb21lcnlzdHVkaWVzLmNhL3Zpc3Rhcy9QYXNzL1JlZC1IYWlyLUluLUEtR2xvYmFsLVdvcmxkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)) Interest in the various Anne stories in Canada, of course, has largely been driven by television adaptations. The most recent, known simply as âAnneâ when it was first aired by the CBC and then âAnne With an Eâ for a Netflix release, [took a darker approach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wNC8yNy9tYWdhemluZS90aGUtb3RoZXItc2lkZS1vZi1hbm5lLW9mLWdyZWVuLWdhYmxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to the characterâs story. But itâs not just television. Catherine Hong wrote for The New York Times Book Review about the proliferation of book adaptations of the spunky redheadâs story. They include âAnne of Greenvilleâ by Mariko Tamaki. Ms. Hong describes that book as âmore a playful riff than a retelling â in which Anne is the half-Japanese, disco-loving, âdeliriously queerâ adopted daughter of two moms.â She adds, âAfter the family moves to the conservative small town of Greenville, Anne encounters a scary nativist clique and a thorny love triangle involving two girls.â [Read: [Anne of Everywhere](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wNC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYW5uZS1vZi1ncmVlbi1nYWJsZXMtcmVib290cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)] The musical production in Charlottetown was partly written by Don Harron, who is best remembered for his comedic performances as [Charlie Farquharson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JjLmNhL3BsYXllci9wbGF5LzIyMDk0ODgyODg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a grizzled Ontario philosopher-farmer. Mr. Brazier told me that the production had undergone many revisions and changes over the past half century. In 1971, Clive Barnes, The Timesâs longtime theater critic, [gave a largely positive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzE5NzEvMTIvMjIvYXJjaGl2ZXMvdGhlYXRlci1mb2xrc3ktY2hhcm1zLW9mLWFubmUtb2YtZ3JlZW4tZ2FibGVzLWZsYXZvci1vZi1hLXNtYWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), if somewhat patronizing, review of a New York production of the musical. âSimple, innocent and Canadian, this is the kind of show that will appeal most to the unsophisticated in heart â if they are still going to the theater these days,â he wrote. With a cast of 26 actors and 14 musicians, Anne is a large and expensive production. But Mr. Brazier said that giving it a break every other year was not about saving money and that budgets for the theater had not been trimmed. And Mr. Brazier said that the theater was committed to preserving what he called âa masterpiece of 1960s musical theater.â He added: âWe cherish this show and everything about it. I believe you can learn anything you need to learn about the musical theater from âAnne of Green Gables â The Musical.ââ Trans Canada Relatives and friends of three murdered women, including Morgan Harris, gathered at a vigil in Winnipeg.John Woods/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press - A man already in custody in Manitoba has been charged with [murdering three Indigenous women](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvY2FuYWRhLW1hbi1pbmRpZ2Vub3VzLXdvbWVuLW11cmRlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjIxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5MjE4Jm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDkzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and a fourth unidentified woman.
- In Opinion, Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with [Steven Guilbeault, the former climate activist who is now the federal minister of environment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N0ZXZlbi1ndWlsYmVhdWx0LWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and climate change, on âFirst Person,â a Times podcast about how people have come to their opinions and what it means to live with them.
- W.M. Akers has reviewed â[Empire of Ice and Stone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8yOS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZW1waXJlLW9mLWljZS1hbmQtc3RvbmUta2FybHVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karlukâ by Buddy Levy. In 1913, the flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition became trapped in a frozen hell of arctic ice. Mr. Akers writes that the book is âis an ugly tale, very well told,â and says, âThe only beauty is in the ice â and that is as cold as beauty can be.â
- Canada has been eliminated from the World Cup. James Wagner writes about whatâs next for the national team and declares that while its result at the tournament may be disappointing, â[even reaching this far was an accomplishment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMjgvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9jYW5hZGEtaGFzLW9uZS1tb3JlLWdhbWUtYmVmb3JlLXR1cm5pbmctaXRzLWZvY3VzLXRvLTIwMjYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjIxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5MjE4Jm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDkzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4FnLItjRHWd9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).â
- Borje Salming, a Hall of Fame [defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8yNy9zcG9ydHMvaG9ja2V5L2JvcmplLXNhbG1pbmctZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMjEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzkyMTgmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0OTMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjgWcsi2NEdZ31Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who led the way for other European hockey players in the N.H.L., has died at the age of 71.
- Bilal Baig, [a queer, transfeminine Muslim artist from Toronto](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlbbFnP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8yNy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmlsYWwtYmFpZy1zb3J0LW9mLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIyMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTIxOCZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ5MzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBZyyLY0R1nfVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), has returned for a second season of âSort Of,â a melancholy comedy loosely based on the performerâs life and experiences. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Ian Austen was educated in Toronto, lives in Ottawa and has reported about Canada for The New York Times for the past 16 years. Follow him on Twitter at @ianrausten. How are we doing?
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