Yes indeed. All the khell-tiatre gig's had to put up the first act at the casa of the Regidor.
Majorda had two....the later one was from a house or family/house called "pakiem padre" (feathered priest- go figure eh?).....not sure how they acquired the name....apparently they were lawyers from some generations. The regidor from the house went by the name of Ermin and they performed in his balcony......am told he never watched the performances. Their house is towards the beech, along the path from across from the Musson football ground....past Zuze-Caitan's posoro. There were performers who came from the neighbouring village and one waited with great anticipation for the sound of the 'dh-ol caxh', which announced a performance (under the mango tree in the Musson pit). One long forgotten character who taught some of the performers (practice sessions are called 'essai') is Leopold. Leopold Irmao lived just off the Musson......a victim of polio, he was a violinist and a creative soul. He spent his life (after the death of his mother) to drink and a few creative pursuits, including conducting essai'z in his small balcao. He passed on, fairly young.....his face and his deep set sad eyes and his singing voice are ever-present in the village. One owes a lot to the khell-tiare in particular and life in the Salcette villages in general. The love of the language, the land, the appreciation of the way of life and the stories. Sadly, that is all gone.....at the Musson football ground bus-stop, one hears Indi mo often than....and the sound of the wada-pau walli gong about her business! On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Mariano Pereira <mariano.pere...@gmx.net> wrote: > 'Carnaval Khell' of yester years by Joegoauk reminds me of the yesteryear > most famous Khell Tiatrist ' Xempeam Miguel'. I wish someone familiar could > write a story about him. By the way it was a compulsory exercise to perform > the first episode of the 3 plays at the regidor's house before its performed > on the open grounds in the village. This, Xempeam Miguel had to learn hard > way when in 1959 he ignored this practice in Majorda. He had to interrupt > the play when the Regidor found out and repeat the play at the regidor's > house after a slap in the face. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------