Curtain Calling
West of Cowra, on the Western Highway, Sylvia Brind can turn a dropsheet into the Land of Oz. Her scene-painting talents were seen every season at the Grenfell Dramatic Society, and now in more permanent fashion thanks to the community curtain.
In 2000, a craft bee converted a blank cloth into a 5-panel picture of Grenfell’s history, from a teething Henry Lawson to guinea-pig racing, with the George Street fires in between.
The curtain now hangs in the hall of Henry Lawson High School, waiting to part for the next rendition of The Gondoliers. [Head for Henry Lawson Oval. The high school is on South Street, and keeps school hours.]