HARXEANT HANSLO HARXEANT RODDLO.
As announced earlier, Salu Faleiro attained a milestone in his dramatic
career spanning over 20 years starting from Goa by successfully staging his
maiden full length Tiatro in Kuwait on Friday 21st of this month at Hawally
A/C Hall. Very many of his associates and colleagues in the profession
underestimated him but with the help of God and with the total cooperation
from his closest friends and well wishers Salu Faleiro attained victory. To
stage a Tiatro in Kuwait is not a joke; it requires lot of efforts and
sacrifices. Salu Faleiro attained this success also thru his humility. He
is not a boisterous and yapper. He is quiet and soft spoken person. He is
not even speaking against his own detractors but says humbly May God
forgive them. That over 75 % of the audience attended his drama itself is a
sterling feature of his prowess. Though the Tiatro was scheduled to start at
3.30 p.m. but finally it started at 4.35.
The story is according to my observation appreciated by the audience even
though here and there one could make out some flaws. Since according to my
information the director is likely to stage this Tiatro elsewhere in the
Gulf and Goa, I am refraining from giving full details of the story but as
a whole it is good story and every artiste played his part well. But
amongst all, the role played by Anil Pednekar as a destructive man deserve
highest compliments. He was the centre of attraction. Here I say once
again that he is the best character actor on Konkani Stage today. In Kuwait
the director exhausted all the avenues to find one from the local talent but
none reached to the expectation of the director and hence Anil Pednekar was
brought on top priority and that he came when his own Tiatro is running in
Goa is another excellence of Anil Pednekar. Lovely looker Jessica with her
stylish dress code did her role well and Adrian supported the play with his
magnificent performance. The others who stole the show were husband and
wife duet of Sylvester Vaz and his highly literate wife Irene. Both played
stellar roles in raising the level of the Tiatro. Their lovely son of around
7-8 also acted along with his parents and dazzled the audience. In the
history of Tiatro Master Vaz had a unique distinction of starting his stage
career at an early age during those days and for this reason the name coined
as Master. Later on in mid fifties Bab Lipo proved to be the second stage
artiste in the history to act amongst the professional as a small boy. Bab
Lipo that time was shining like a star in Aristedes Dias magnificent Tiatro
DOIA such a Tiatro I am yet to see on Konkani Stage. Even in remote
parts of the villages in Goa it was staged twice when Tiatros in Goa were
staged without Mike system and without electricity; Petromax was the need of
the hour then and in the absence of Buses; Caminhao, Cycles and walking bare
footed with the help of Chuttancheo Uzvaddi people used to come to watch
the Tiatros then.
The comedy roles played by visiting artiste comedian Jesus Antao, comedian
Philip, comedian Mario and comedian Querobina were hilarious. Scripted,
directed and coached by Jesus Antao, the audience had a great time in
enjoying every bit of their comedy and because of this type of comedy the
enhancement of Tiatro increaded. It was very nice to see comedian Philip
displaying his natural talent which remained hidden in Kuwait for a long
period due to non-acting in many of the previous Tiatros and opting only for
selected few. I am sure he will open the gate for him to perform in more
and more tiatros so that his talent is exposed and people are entertained.
He has natural talent to perform. I have first time seen him in Arso of
Roseferns along with Prince Jacob some years back in Goa. Comedian Mario
also did his comedy role well, so too Querobina. In Kuwait because of petty,
volatile and temporary system of To Aslear Aum Nachona and in order to
support the analyst of this system some of the talented tiatrists remained
away from acting in more and more tiatros and thereby kept their talent
hidden. I hope now at least the concerned artistes will open their eyes and
read the writings on the wall. There is a sying in Konkani Har nachta
mhonn Gainddo nachlear zaina. One fine morning Har Kuwaitcho nanch zatolo
pun Gaindde varear ubtele. This will be the pity of the whole situation.
Though the side show songs were many yet due to the defective Mike system it
was difficult for many in the audience to get clear meanings of all the
songs. Besides, some of the artistes while singing were keeping more
distant from the mike and thereby destroying the beauty of their songs.
Mike system is the main culprit for spoiling the clarity of the songs in
Kuwait as a whole. Besides Mike system, Organist also denied some in the
audience from listening clearly the expressions of the artistes. It is
ridiculous for organist to play little louder music instead of little softer
when the play is going on, because of this, instead of reaching the words
and sentences of the artistes to the ears of audience organists little
louder music disturbed the clarity of the artistes expressions. When the
music is played loudly while the actors sing or speak, the expressions of
the actors get drowned into the loudness of the music. After the show base
Guitarist Denise was shown this disappointment of the audience. Even by
playing louder music when the singers sing, the musicians spoil the essence
of the songs.
Some of the new comer singers regretfully after promising the director of
their help in selling the gate passes had done just the opposite. They came
to the director as Beggars pleading for an opportunity to act with the
promise of helping Salu in disposing of the gate passes but at the last
minute returned the gate passes. In future concerned directors should take
note of these new comer artistes who are not fit to sing. And that they are
unfit was proved by them only in Salu's Tiatro.
One of the surprise attendees for this Tiatro was renowned Tiatrist H.
Britton. He is visiting his children in Kuwait and taking this opportunity
as he told me, Britton put a word to the director of the Tiatro to sing a
solo free of charge but due to the excess number of songs the director
politely turned down a last minute golden offer.
While concluding, I congratulate Salu Faleiro for staging his Tiatro
Harxeant Hanslo Harxeant Roddlo and hope he will not put an end to where he
started.
Meantime, while speaking to Salu Faleiro, he thanked first Pe. Agnelo for
guiding him to this success and also thanked all the artistes for their
cooperation to stage this Tiatro successfully. Besides, Salu Faleiro said he
is very grateful to Jessica and Anil Pednekar who were reluctant to accept
their charges for acting in this Tiatro because they felt he incurred lot of
expenses in staging this Tiatro. However, Salu Faleiro said that he finally
forced their shares into their pockets. Such a kind gesture on the part of
visiting Tiatrists is something rare, at least to me when I am so much
involved in this activity. Anil Pednekar and Jessica must be rarrity. I
applaud them.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
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