Southern Oregon New» Review, Ashland, Ore,, Thurs., Aug. 12, 1948
This Week With the
Oregon Shakespearean Festival
PLAYS ARE PRESENTED IN
THE ONLY CIVIC ELIZABETHAN
THEATRE IN THE WORLD
COLLEGE DRAMA COACH AND
COMMUNITY’S CITIZENS CREATE
STRONG FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Ashland, and also Oregon, lay land provides a fast story- telling
claim to having the unique d is­ tempo.
tinction of being the home of thi*
The casting Includes non-pro
only Civic Elizabethan theatre In festionals and students of the
the world today. Founded in 1935 dram a from all over the coast
the Oregon Shakespeurean Festi­ who find the two months of in­
val association annually sponsors tensive training under Angus
a repertoire of Shakespearean Bowmer, director of the Festival
plays on an authentic Elizabe­ Invaluable. Among those her«
than stage These plays are pre­ this year are Allen Fletcher,
sented
us Shukespeare m ig h t' ' Menlo Park, California; J. Frank
have staged them, in A shland’s lin Heed, Sheridan, Wyoming
beautiful Lithla Park.
Miss Margo Lungreen, Klamath
Many tourists, and many d ra­ Falls, Oregon; Miss Truhee Wet-
ma lovers, from all parts of the terau, G rants Pass, O re g o n ;
country come to Ashland during Richard Graham, Los Angeles;
the festival season to enjoy the Jam es Sandoe, Boulder, Colora­
performances. The method of do; John G. Hume, Sacramento,
presentation, which is done in California; K athryn Hume, H ins­
the rapid, fast scene changing dale, Illinois; Suzanne LuMartc,
method used during the time of Ashland, Oregon; and Douglas A
Itlchurd Burbank Is interesting, nusseil, Santa Rosa, California..
A view from Llthia Park of the Shakespearean Festival Playhouse
where each year students of the prem ier English dram atist present
a festival featuring four of Shakespeare's plays The plays are direct­
ed by Angus Bowmar, professor of English at Southern Oregon
college.
Guiding light of the Oregon pearean Festival association
Shakespearean Festival associa­
In addition to Bowmer, the
tion is Angus L. Bowmer, who is people who 'have made this pos­
serving his eighth year as d ile c t­ sible include the president of the
or of the Festival. Bowmer is Festival association, Robert E.
prim arily interested in present­ Dodge, the vice-president, Mrs.
ing Shakespeare as a m odern John Day; the secretary, H arry
means of entertainm ent and he A. Skerry Jr.; and treasurer,
has found in Ashland and in M arshall E. Woodell.
Oregon a group of people who
O ther citizens of Ashland, p ar­
have been willing to assist him ticularly Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
in bringing Shakespeare to the president of Southern Oregon
attention of the general public. college, have assisted with the
staging and presentation of the
In nearly every w estern com­ shows.
m unity the city supports a ball
And, too, every Ashland citi­
park a rodeo ground, Ashland is zen who has become a m em ber
unusual in that it supports a fine of the Festival association has
rodeo, a good ball team, and i s , aided in the production of the
the home of the Oregon Shakes­ plays.
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Program August 12 to August 19
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
MONDAY, AUGUST 16
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
CURTAIN AT 8:40 p.m.
Wc, the following merchants, are proud to sponsor this weekly program and
sincerely wish, all participants of the Festival a successful opening
S. C. Jones & Sons
Dependable Insurance Dealers
Corner Main and Oak
J. P. Dodge & Sons
Ashland's Home Furnishers
For Sixty Years
o
Famous Names in Furniture
Your General Electric Dealer
McNair Bros. Drugs
Weitzel’s
"Billings Agency"
DEPARTMENT STORE
‘We Have a Corner on Litliiu Park’
Wardrobe Cleaners
Quality Cleaning and Pressing
On the Plaza
THE
Fortmiller’s
North Main Hardware Co.
Ashland’s Department Store
"Your Outdoor Store”
89 North Main St.
Phone 5101
Sheldon Jewelry
Ashland
Phone 7131
Next to the Mart
Jordan Eectric Co.
Electrical Contractors and Supplies
180 E. Main
Phone 5051
Redford Real Estate
Next to Fire Hall
38 E, Main
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Phone 7866
Memory Lane Studio
Our window display contains the history
of the Chautauqua building. See the past
in the present
YOUR REXALL STORE
Stationery - School Supplies
On the Plaza
The Rogue Shop .
Ashland’s Exclusive Men’s Store
Where Superior Quality is Common
Across the street from the Hotel Ashland
F .J. Runtz Paint Store
Distributors for Famous
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117 E. Main
Phone 4156