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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON'. FRIDAY. 'AUGUST 9, 1 940. PAGE SEVEN 'TO OPEN FESTIVAL AT Shakespearean Series to Continue to August 17 New Seating and Lighting The pleasant days of Merrle England, the rollicking Falstaff, and the immortal Bard will come to life in southern Ore ion again, when the sixth annual Shakespearean Festival opens in Ashland's civic Elizabethan the ater tonight and continues through Saturday, August 17 Bowling on the green, archery Dorothy Pruitt and is now In stead of a complicated, two and one-half hour show a light, breezy and thoroughly enjoyable play. Elaborate costumes for the plays have been completed by, Lois M. Bowmer. art director and those who have seen glimpses of the new raiment are high In their praise. The cos tumes have been created with1 the idea of retaining the mood of the Individual plays. If the. production carried a sprightly tone the costumes bear out this fact.' New Stating. Lighting First nighters will find new seating and lighting arrange ments this year. The reserved seat section has been brought closer to the Elizabethan stage and now forms a broad semi circle, enabling all patrons a clear view of the stage. New lighting arrangements will great ly enhance the various sequences I of the productions. Sound amplifiers have been contests, atecnle-crowned hats installed mis season, eiaing inl and the royal crimson and blue acoustics. Previously audiences of the illustrious Queen Eliza- found "dead spots" in certain beth all will be theoretically in parts of the theater and the new l vogue during the presentation of four of Shakespeare's best known plays, "As You Like It," "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "The Comedy of Errors" and "Much Ado About Nothing." Each production will be shown twice during the schedule. Cottrell Director Weeks of Intensive prepara tion, and strenuous rehearsals have gone into the making , of this year's productions. A new director, William David Cottrell, has guided the inexperienced but willing dramatic students and has molded the casts into what Is now considered one of the best in the history of the Fes tival. Shakespeare has been modernized and streamlined this year with emphasis on the brighter, comedy strains of the four plays. One production "Much Ado About Nothing" has been completely re-written by now. ; . with night-time power increased to 5000 watts . . . enjoy regularly KOIN'S superb schedule of CBS and local programs. Hear this special 1-hour dedicatory program. NORTHWEST SALUTE A mammoth show fea turing famous KOIN per sonalltlea and artiste. 7:30 to 10:30 P. M. Sunday Aug. 11th KOIN THE JOURNAL PORTLAND ... 940 KC. amplifiers will entirely elimi nate this difficulty. While the majority of the players are from southern Ore gon, the Festival has drawn a number of outsiders. Here from Hollywood and holding leading roles, is Richard Farmer, who was a member of the cast of "The Drunkard" in Los Angeles for three and one-half yean. From Washington, D. C, and cast in major roles, is Harry Moses. From Spokane, Is Doug Hubbard; from Los Angeles, Har riet Uecker. Delmar Solem hitch-hiked half-way across the continent from Tracy, Minn., to appear in the plays. Local Veterans In Cast Local veterans returning In clude La Murle Beck George F. Smith. John Reisachor, Jim mie Baughman, Frances Schill ing. Joe Beach, Doris Danford. Arden Hall. Richard Schuchard, LeRoy Lindner, and others. Opening the repertoire is "The Merry Wives of Windsor," a comedy tale centering arouno the antics of an amorous old round-about seeking the affec tion of two of the wives of i' Directors j f .. Jy.Ii U 7 r T - V - I ! ' ' j , ...w, ! , -W'.N I ' 1 , K 1 J i q mm EARLY PEACHES READY TO PICK what lhat means and now comes j commission and drive that out-'pay thousands of people will the filbert worm to threaten , fit out of office, for they have suffer. the vast filbert groves of west ern Oregon. It was formerly thought that the China pheas ant was a useful bird on the farm for destroying Insects, but now it is known that besides what few bugs it may eat it is Earlv Crawford peaches are an awful nest robber ot any now ready to pick, according to bird within its reach and an Horticulturist C. B. Cordy, and'nually kills thousands of our Hales and F.lbertas will be ready best insect eaters. Meadow for harvest in a week or ten larks, field sparrows, chewinks days. The last two species are or ground robins and other the largest crop. The crop is of ground nesting birds are its good quality, but not as large chief victims. I have first hand as last year, Cordy said. I evidence to that effect. Ideal weather prevails for all! Th tate ame commission , crops, and predicted cooler wea-! rortiana nas in a mosi prawn ther will add benefit, it was ex-l"" ordered the farmers of . . j Itha Willamtt vaIIav tn allow piainea. l .u . . , beetle Is a si The tomato crop, which will ' ,h. fruit and field no 'bady ,o"p.ck "much ,'"; " thel fore September 1. is coming ! oi !Por,lmen.L I proved themselves about as useful to the farmer as a swarm of codling moths. I have Just received a letter from the commission, of August 2nd, in which they boost the chink as an Insect eater but ignore his nest robbing thiev ery. Now let us look at the facts. This year, due to last year's closed season, theri are enough chinks in this valley to have eaten all the bugs as fast as they hatched, but the chink preferred digging up sweet corn and other garden crops and rob bird nests whenever he could find any. While the lady bug or bean scourge stripping crops. Darwin Budeck, Eugene, Ore. Long Service Ends Portland, Ore., Aug. 9 (P) A widow who became a light house tender to support her five children, died here yesterday after completing 40 years In the service. One of the United States' few feminine lighthouse service employes, Mrs. Sarah Isabel Greenwood, 74. started her career after the slaying of her husband in 189S. Heavy Prune Shipments Salem, Aug. 9. iP) Sixty, four carloads per day ot U. S. No. 1 fresh prunes are being shipped from the Milton-Free-watcr district during the market, ing agreement shipping period which began August 8 and which will end August 28, the state de partment of agriculture said today. along tine. Judging by the depreciation that the chink has made on gar- The game commission needs good overhauling. We need It to Import insectivorous birds THEFT OF SHEETS Ethel Irene Norton. 29, of Long Beach, Cat., was fined $35 and costs in Ashland justice of the peace court yesterday on a charge of larceny under $35 value. State police, who arrested the woman at Roseburg said that she stole several sheets and other property from the College Inn auto court at Ashland August 7. The property was returned to the auto camp. den crops and vouna birds this I from the eastern states for the year, the only thing left for the benefit of agriculture. Farming farmers to do is to declare pol- is the backbone of our state itical open season on the pameland nation and when It fails toi Confucius Say "Faith Will Be Cures" If you're In trouble, no matter how rrlouMr, Ten In cas. flTn up hop b dor tor i, us. Our wnntVrful Chin herb treatment will poslthelj relieve hay fever, lung, goiter, Inflnenza, ktn dtsta-wt, unllc. throat, heart, liver, klilnejr, stomach, asthma, chronic concha, const Ipatlnn. neuralgia, dliilnew. ec tenia, headache, rheumatism, arthrltli. tumor, ranrrr, urinary, lumbago, dropsy, nrnoainru, pros tate, female, complaint, and also children trouble. Henry Lee Herb Co. Dally 10 a. m.-s p. m. erpt Sunday. SO N. Central. Boom. A-B Washington, Aug. 9. (D Slot machines, the war, defense taxes and better business com bined again last month to ex pand cash In circulation to new record figures. Unsurpassed except for a few days during the 1933 banking holiday, money In circulation. rr Directors of the sixth annual winder The nlav is well known Shake.p.ar.an Festival which j the treasury said today, reached vr .nniop.ns in Ashland's outdoor civic $7,833,223,517 or an average of f--"-!!. r,:- lEll.ab.th.n theatre tonight and $59.63 per person on July 31. 1, ml., .r. Richard Farmer. I eontlnu.. through Saturday. Au Hufman. Delmar solem Don Douglas Hubbard. Don Shana han, Guy Corliss, Harry Moses, Joe Beach, Burke Yadon, John Reisacher, Richard Schuchard. Arden Hall, Dr. Clyde Dunham, Eldrldge Gray, Manley Leggctt, Maybelle Hotell, Katheryn Dcn zer, Laura Jones, Ninon King and James Glenn. Others are Betty Rhoads, Elizabeth Fouch. Gene Rhoads, Beverley Jones, i Lois Gae Kurgel, Ada Davis. A TIMELY TIP TO TRUCK USERS gust 17, are William David Cot trell and Lois M. Bowmer. Cot trell is a veteran member of the group, having be.n assist ant to the founder. Angus L. Bowmer, for the past three years and is thoroughly famil iar with all phases of theatrical production... Lois.. Bowmer.. is completing her sixth year as art and costume director and is responsible for the elaborate array of Eliiabethan rainment used during the productions. A month earlier the average was $59.39, and a year ago $53.71. 5Z Radio Highlights Marilynn Ramsdell, Sue Parkin son and Emmy Lou Smith. Queen Elizabeth and her Shakespearean court, compris ing Carol McCollum, Marilynn Sherlock and Phyllis Collier will be on hand to officially open the season. Complete schedule of productions appears elsewhere in this paper. COUNTY JAILER LEAVES FOR AVIATION POSITION Denton Clark, county jailer for the past year, has resigned to accept a position with the Webb Aviation association at Boise Idaho. He left for his new post last night. Clark is a flyer and well acquainted with aviation details. The position will be filled by Harry Ingling. former Jailer, who held the position until about two years ago. Th. symbol "B" at the atart of a physlcian'a prescription itanda for the Latin "recipe," meaning "take." By Associated Press (Time Is Pacific Standard) Speaking from London, Crown Prince Olaf of Norway has been scheduled for a five-minute talk over the MBS chain at 9 a. m. Saturday, in which he is ex pected to deliver a message di rected to Norwegian sailors in American porta. Tonight: Europe CBS 4:55 6:30 east; WJZ-NBC 6; MBS 6 6:15; NBC 8. Saturday: Europe NBC a. m.: CBS 4 a. m., 2:45 p. r WEAF-NBC, 9:45 a. m.; MBS, 2:45 p. m. 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