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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Communications
Scores Game Commission
To the editor:
According to the Oregon far
mer there are over 600 species
of insect pests in the state. Med
ford pear growers must know
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