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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1926)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MA, 1026. -'"r liSLiC LiTEREST 'Schooner, Believed Lost, Makes Port After 130 Days 'JlBii'U-'H'.'ll. .3 ' ... v A' 7s" John Barrymore and Walter Hampden See No Decline i. in Tragedy .if f V i A. .1 V 10 is ; ,EW ?T0niL (Bjr Associated ' Press. -Two of, America fore- . most Shakespearean actors -John Barrymore and Walter Hampden . -flee no decline of Interest - in playsof the poet in tbLs country and believe they alirays will he popular. v Their statements- were prompt ed by the Announcement of Henry . Ainley London .producer, that he was taking off 'Mnch Ado About Nothing," because of non-upport, and substituting a modern play. la his message from California, where he is. working In motion pictures. Barrymore rerealed : he had made more money playing "Hamlet" than In any other of his many-theatrical ventures. "E. H. Sothera and Julia Mar lowe played to enormous business trhen they were, doing Shakespeare in New York And on the road." he said. -"Walter. Hampden started his Hamlet' morning 'perform ances at the. Plymouth .theatre 'While I was playing there in 'The Jest. His production became so popular that be moved to another theatre for regular performances and did a magnificent business. ! a if i -4 o.t see any reason why Shakespeare's -plays should lose in popularity In, this country and X don't believe they will.". . V Barrymore has no. Intention of doing any of the, Bard, of Avon's plays'- on the screen beeause the "splendor and beauty or the poet- . ry, which in itself is drama of the highest type." U not transmutable - to his medium. Hamlet" and 'Shylock both hare been played by Hampden this season and he now Is in the title role of Rostand's "Cyrano de Ber gerae," a modern classic, , : - " . "Whatever may be the case In London' he commented, - "there Is no doubt there la greater Inter est In Shakespeare's plays in the United States than erer before. T do not base this opinion en tirely upon my own experience. The splendid reception given Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe throughoutjtbe country over a long period of .years,' Mr. Mantell's consistent success fora third of a century, and, more latterly, John Barrymore's record , in 'Hamlet' And Jane Cowl's - In 'Romeo and Juliet are proof enough of the ap peal and vitality of the greatest dramas in the English language. "Edwin Booth never played to such large receipts as have been common with those whom I have ' mentioned. In fact, Shakespear ' eaa productions, today could not survice on the largest amount that Mr. Booth ever grossed ..weekly. The productions now are so much - more complete and elaborate. and : the casts are -so . much better rounded. No longer Is everything subordinated , tp' the, eminence of the star as in the old days.. - "There always will be a larger publie for .Follies, Vanities, and JYofics than for 'Hamlet', and . 'Othellp." but the number of per sons Interested In serious drama Is growing year by year so that even now, when the cost of pro ducing and' touring la . double what it was 25 years ago, there Is . no difficulty In presenting the classics at a reasonable profit. The actor pointed to "Cyrano de Bergerac" as an illustration of the public's attitude. This classic has been a successful financially -as ltifwere a -good musical comedy. 'If -it had been. written by Shakespeare, perhaps it would not be so popular he said, "because Shakespeare- has . come to be re garded as forbidding by. the Fol- . lies typo which constitutes a large part of the public. This class, has patronised 'Cyrano. In great num bers and, found It enthralling de spite the fact It is. written in verse , and has an' unhappy 'ending. -- "Any one who' approaches . 'Cy rano without, a feeling against It Is bound to fall under Its spell. The same -thing Is - true of 'Ham ; let.' -Othello and 'Macbeth, but, ' unfortunately, many. persons are u frightened out of seeing them per- formed merely because they were Shakespearean. "Luckily for .'American culture, . however; this number is growing less each year." ' -: ' Cabbage, Apple and Beet Combinations - 1. 2. i 0. Cabbage, chopped sweet pickle and . Mayonnaise. , t - Cabbage, -pinapple," nuts and mayonnaise.. - ' : " - ;f Cabbage , mixed with - mayon naise In a ting of .diced beets and sprinkled with chooped sweet pickles. . Cabbage, . shrimp - 'or flaked salmon or tuna with pimento and mayonnaise. - , , Apple, cabbage, nuts and may onnaise. ' - " . . Beets stuffed r trlth chopped ham and chopped cabbage mixed with mayonnaise. AP;les and raisins mixed with mayonnaise seryed on a slice of pineapple; 'topped with a cheese ball, mixed with chopped nuts.- - ' " pates j staffed with cream chse?9 and nuts mixed ..with laayonnaise placed on a slice ot r '' . i ' '. 5 r SGoBtnl Pnaa Pilot o V:' The sailing' ship. Irene, four master, is the center of attraction on the waterfront at Los Angeles these days followlngher arrival in port latter a 130-day trip. She left ffrays Harbor, Wsishington, bound for Miami with a load of lumber. OnlylO, days ef good wind were encountered In the'130 and she drifted for weeks just below the equator. Caught4 fish and 5 Tainwater; saved the lives of the crew shown with the ship and Capt.and Mrs. Allan E. Rosendal. Radio- kept thenvin touch with' the world.' ; COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS Auburn' Elmer Olson : was among . the callers in Auburn during the week. His parents and family-were resi dents of Auburn for several years. The many friends of the, family will be . Interested, to know that Invitations were sent out for the wedding of .his sister, Selma. for May t She will make her home in Oakland, Cal., where her father, two brothers and sisters now live. Three of the brothers are now lo cated in Salem. A farewell .dinner was given by Mrs. Charles Cady In honor of Mr. Cady's sister, Mrs. L. Hobbs, who Is .leaving for Saskatchewan, Can. Covers were . laid for six, the guests being brothers and sisters. , Howard Jones has sold his home here to George Witte, who comes from ' Colorado, Although he has lived In Oregon before. He will be ready to take possession as soon as the ' present ; renter, H. Arm strong, can vacate. Pringle A goodly number of the Pringle folks attended the Red Hill Sun day school convention at Halls Ferry May 2. Halls Ferry, folks gave their guests a hearty wel come. A very good and interest ing " program was rendered both morning and ; afternoon. .Ivan Hadley, , county; president of the Sunday school association, . was among the Sunday school workers present. I. M. Stout of Turner ad dressed the convention in the mor ning and Rev;DeYoe In the after noon. A basket dinner was served; The Stout brothers of Tujrner brought their. musical instruments and their music added much to the pleasure of those present. Sunday, May 9, Pringle will ob serve Mother's d.ay by having an all-day service and a basket din ner, E.' C. Whitaker, pastor of the First Christian church of Salem, will preach at . 2 p. m. ' , The strawberry and cream sea son has arrived. ' Quite a large per cent of' the cherries have fallen,' but the prune trees .are . overloaded with fruit at this time. Stay ton Mrs. .Catl Stewart received a telegram yesterday stating her husband.' had, passed ; away , In : a hospital in 1 Grants Pass. Other particulars are not known. Mrs. Stewart was here visiting her par ents and the news came as a se vere shock. Mrs. Stewart, In com pany with her mother, Mrs.-Frank Silhavy, left', this morning for Grants Pass. . , - . , ' ' TlovtA ' A afAi iwtfs suit ann Earnest,' are .preparing to leave next week fpr Europe, where they Will be visiting friends and old home scenes until fall. The party expects to drive, their' car as far as New. York City where they will take the vessel. ? . The" Aegerters are' among .the well-to-do farmers; of Linn county, living a few miles south of Stay ton. , j W. A. Weddle' las -purchased a 12-foot strip of land from N. W. Elder, adjoining the. undertaking parlors on the south, and Is mak ing It ' Into ' a private driveway, leading-to the rear .of the under taking rooms. This will prove an added convenience at the. time of funerals...- ...-. . . x - . it- -- I: r" ' 3 'If V-?' v of Albany received word last week that she had- been severely injured in " ah automobile accident.' The accident occurred "when the car in which she was riding to a funeral was smashed into by another car in the. funeral procession. , Work on the large annex to the cannery building is going forward rapidly.' Manager R. D. Hoke ex pects to have every thing in read iness to begin the season's pack of strawberries by the 15th of May. Local grown strawberries have been on the market here for the past week, and there is: every indication of a large yield of ber ries' this year, , X 4, . , L, S. Leinbert and wife recent ly attended an Interesting grange meeting at Ankney, which they enjoyed. Mrs. Lainbert who has considerable talentcontributed to the program by , reciting "The Flag,"- which, was well received. Mrs. G. C. Watson and children of Vancouver, B. C, arrived ; in Stayton last week for an extended visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Roy. i - Mrs. V. A. Goode enjoyed a very pleasant visit from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dryden of Wood burn last Sunday. Mrs. Goode is a successful grower of plants and bulbs and has a magnificent show ing of flowers of all varieties at her large and commodious green house out in the eastern suburbs, on the Mehama road. Mr. and Mrs. M., S. Hunt had quite a scare a day or two ago, when their little - 4 year, old son wandered away, from home ' and became lost. The neighborhood was aroused and a house to. house search , was made. Some -'-.time elapsed before the little fellow was located and the family, restored to mental tranquility- - -. . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hall return ed home Sunday afternoon from a 2 days visit at Roseburg where they visited with their son, Or vill Adam's and wife. Mrs. Esther Stamp of Portland visited over the last week end at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. H. Brewer. " Other visitors at the Brewer home were Mrs. G. L. Brown and Mrs. R. t.. Shaw, and children of Klamath Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Alt Burnett who were married last wek and Mrs. Edith Newberry, a sister of Mrs. Burnett, plan to leave the latter part of next week tor Hollywood, Cal. ". Mrsk Newberry expects to stay in the south where she 'will make her home with her brother, Paul Blakely. Mr. and Mrs. Bur nett, wil probably, return to Ore gon within a few weeks and plan to settle- nearPhilomath. ' ' -; ; ... Every thing is In readiness for a big : track meet, and May Day program here Saturday.; The crowning of the May Queen and winding of the May Pole are two of the attractions fea.tures for the forenoon. A basket dinner on the grounds at the noon hour will lend an ; attraction to old and young alike, while the afternoon will be given over to sports of all kinds. The entertainment will be held on the school campus. ; , ' : - Fruitlan'd Mr. and Mts. Thomas Cade and son Hale motored to'Buena Vista last Saturday, returning Sunday, . 'The following" community elnb officers were re-elected: President, Franklin Paul Glrod: vice Presi dent, Hale Turner Code: secretary V 4 ''. gard. A committee of three was appointed to look after thej prod ucts for the corn show. Those ap pointed were N. Andrews, A.Har- man and JEd Hinton. A; program, given by Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Du Bois, was enjoyed by all.' Refreshments we're served afterward. ; Miss Francis Brown has recov ered from an attack of-the mumps. Miss Eula Bell is very ill with erysipelas. A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Girod Saturday night. . Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gardner and three children, Vaughin, Bonnie belle and Robert, daughter and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harm an, arrived here Thursday after a trip from Hamlet, Neb. They reported a very good trip butH were very glad to ge here. K. O. Runner is building a new house. Turner The local WCTU entertained the county convention at is M. E, church Wednesday, April 28. Lunch was served at the parson age and on the lawn. About -40 were present from other points in the connty. Mrs. G. L. Buland of Portland was the chief speaker. The high school glee club furnish ed the music for the evening ser vice. Mrs. O. P. Given and son, Al bert, motored to Portland Satur day. . 'Wallace Riches was called to Tillamook Saturday to attend the funeral of a friend. Ross Hill came out from Salem Monday evening to show the home folks his new car. The high school enjoyed their bonfire vetne.t roast by the creek Friday evening. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. JErwin Archibald, April 28, a daughter. ,;Prof. BIdgood has a new car. t A- gospe team from Jason Lee church conducted the M. E. ser vice Sunday evening. BACKED BY OREGON Semi-Centennial Committee Plays Plans for October Celebration UNIVERSITY OF OREGON; Eu gene, May 3. (Special.) Two contests, one for the best ; ode and one for - the best .'song, were an nounced today by the semi-centennial, ode-committee to be used in connection with the celebration on October 15-23. . . c .. Any alumnus, former j student, faculty member or undergraduate may compete. ; September 1 is the Pnal day. on which the poems may be turned in, and . July 1 as the last date for' the songs. In the ode contes no roatrwinn wnrbe made as to the number of stanias, the scheme of.Thyme or form of poetry used. ' The commit tee hopes to secure a 'poem of not more ..than 100 lines,; elevated in tone and spirit. The son writer may submt both words and music u. iay;care to, out, any poetic form suitable fAr paniment .will be accepted. - Members of 'the; committee are Alice H. Ernst, assistant professor of Engii3hr W. F. G. Thaehpr. nrn. fessor of English and journalism; and Ralph D. 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