TWO MEfcFOllD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, December 3, 1954
Kell Concert Gets Appl
ause,
Criticism From Reviewer
By RICHARD D. WERNER
A very enthusiastic audience
greeted the .Reginald Kell Play
ers at the High school auditorium
last evening. Their enthusiasm
was so - great that they forgot
about the proper places to ap
plaud. The traditional rule still
holds "only applaud at the
end of the whole piece, not be
tween movements." It "is dis
concerting to players to have ap
plause break in on a work they
are striving to build up to the
last climax. And none , of them
ever acknowledge such applause,
Perhaps ;- children, bless . 'em,
are mostly responsible, so it . is
the obligation, of .those who
bring them to restrain them and
explain to them , the proper de-
1 ' ti ' : j . i . ..
curum. x- is . ceruuruy aesiraDie.
'lhat artists 'who come before us.
leave with the ' knowledge that
we in Medford are musically ma'
ture, "as we" most certainly are,
Medfordrifor its size, is unique
in this respect. w s
' Members - of the' Kell , Players
are Reginald . Kell, ; clarinetist,
Melvin Ritter, violinist, Joan
Rowland, , pianist and ; Aaron
Shapinsky, cellist. . .; -
Trio in D; , .
The program opened, with the
beautiful "Trio in D Minor" .by
Arensky. This work abounds' in
melody and is bunt on a. high
lyrical plane. However,, the first
and last movehiehts. were played
too hurriedlyi Many fine effects
were - obscured. Balance in the
ensemble Was .hot gdbd'-at all
times.' A more , searching study
of this .work.' would. -well repay
these fine players. " . '
Mr; Kell in his first group "dis,
played .the ' musicianship for
which he . is justly famous. His
phrasing' was superb. But, since
"the clarinet " is not primarily a
solo instrument he was at the
mercy of transcriptions, in
which the simple tone quality of
the Instrument is not at its best. I
Although there are three shades
of tone from grave to acute, only
music especially written for it
is successful.- Two- ,rather.un
happy selections were .the "Ber
ceuse" from Jocelyn by Godard
and the "Schon Rosmarin" by
Kreisler.
Chosen To Please
Miss Rowland displayed ade
quate technique and musician
ship in her solos, chosen evi
dently to please. . .
Mr. Ritter is a diamond in the
rough. He has acquired a man
nerism in his tonal production
which has long since been, ta
booed namely, an unnecessary
crescendo and diminuendo on
long notes. Much like a singer
without v breath control. His
work in the ensembles was su
perior to his solos. ' .
Mr. Shapinsky displayed a
fine rich tone in his group and
excellent phrasing. Some of the
more rapid passages in the
Haydn "Minuet; were not. as
clearly defined as ; could be ex
pected. They are hot difficult-
artculation was muddy, especial
ly on the D and C strings.
Best .of. Evening -
Thebest music of the evening
was a"'Suite for Clarinet, Violin
and Piano" by Milhaud." The
blending of all three instruments
was delightful. Here Mr.- Kell
displayed his true worth as an
artist. The second movement in
which the piano was silent
brought forth from Kell and Rit
ter as fine ensemble playing as
their reviewer -has every .heard.
; . Although the. players have as
their purpose "to present the
finest classical music in the most
enjoyable and informal manner'
we do not believe' 'they; have
achieved - i. ; Slow .walking ;'on
and eff stage may be part of in
formality but expressionless
faces hi response to spontaneous
applause most certainly is not.
a lew encores wouiq nave
helped.
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210 EAST MAIN,
SURVIVOR Northeast Air
lines Stewardess Mary McEt
trick, 23, is bundled up
against the cold as she leaves
hospital in Berlin, N. H. She
is one of five who survived
plane rash atop Mount Suc
cess near Milan, N. H. ...'..
New Clothing Store
Opening Tomorrow
A store new to Medford, The
Hub, a men's apparel shop, will
be opened tomorrow at 229 East
Main st.. The store is owned and
will be operated by Mr. and
Mrs. Addison G. Robinson who
moved here recently from Cor
vallis. They live at 375 O'Gara
st. - -
The , business will deal in
men's and young men's wear
exclusively, including dress suits.
sports clothing, shoes and hats.
Nationally advertised brands
will be sold.
The shop is in the former
location of Wilson's Camera shop
and Inman's jewelry store. The
two places were remodeled into
one and completely redecorated.
Wood paneling is used and a
modern frontage with plate glass
windows ' have been installed.
The ' Addisons have been op
erating a 'similar store at Cor
vallis which now is managed by
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their son, Lyle Younger.
State Commission
Upholds Suspension
is
Of Tom Sheridan
Salem U.P.) The' suspension
of Thomas J. Sheridan, assist
ant administrator of the Oregon
Liquor Control commission, was
upheld yesterday but it was rec
ommended that he remain in
state employment in a responsi
ble position. " '
Sheridan, a veteran of 24
years in state service, was sus
pended by the liquor, commis
sion after he admitted accepting
money, about.$40, from a fellow
employee, knowing that it came
from distillery representatives.
The suspension, for 30 days
without pay, was upheld by the
State Civil Service commission
after a hearing here yesterday.
Civil Service commissioners
said they were aware of the fact
that "there does not appear to
be any rules, either written or
understood, that could be used
as a guide by Oregon Liquor
Control commission, employees
on matters pertaining to accept?
ance of gratuities."
The commission recommended
that "measures be taken to
remedy this situation."
Despite the lack of such a
regulation, the commission, aft
er hearing t Sheridan's appeal,
said "it is our opinion that the
overall conduct of this employee
has been improper in this instance."
It said the suspension was ap
propriate punishment for Sheri
dan's conduct, , but commission
ers emphasized that his "excel
lent" service to the state for the
past 24 years merited nis con
tinued, employment in a respon
sible position. :
Band Benefit Concert
Sunday Afternoon
The annual high school ben
efit concert, to raise funds for
the Medford High school band's
trio to the Shrine East-West
game, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday
in the high school auditorium.
Both band and choir will par
ticipate, as will several soloists
and guest stars from Hollywood,
Lillian Randolph and Walter
Tetley. Keith Mirick, Willamette
university, son of the band direc
tor and a former high school
student here, will,be guest soloist
on the trumpet.
The concert is sponsored by
the Shrine club and radio sta
tion KMED.
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Planes To Bring Christmas To Soldiers
Stationed at Cold Outposts in Arctic
Ottawa, Ont. U.R) Opera
tion Santa Claus got under way
this week to drop presents, i
Christmas trees and plum pud
dings to men who must : spend
the holiday where Santa comes
from a few hundred miles from
the North Pole.
Two RCAF aircraft will make
perilous flights over 10,000 miles
of wasteland and icecap to bring
Christmas to 19 lonely Arctic
weather outposts where Cana
dian and American meteorolo
gists are posted for a year's
service. - t
The planes leave Dorval, Que.,
today and Saturday on the first
leg, one going to Resolute bay
on Cornwallis island- and the
other to Frobisher bay on Buf
fian island.
Under Full Moon
From there the planes will
wing to the weather stations,
several only about 400 1 miles
from the pole. The flights will
be made around Dec. 9 to coin
cide with the full moon because
the Arctic is now in its constant
winter night and it will be dif
ficult to spot the tiny stations.
The planes will descend to
around 500 feet, often under the
Fourteen Patrolmen
Slated for Exams
Fourteen patrolmen on the
Medford police force are schs-
uled to take eligibility examina
tions at 7:30 p.m. today foF the
rating of sergeant, according to
Police Chief Charles Champlin.
Successful examinees will be
eligible for appointment to the
higher rank to fill future va
cancies. , t
Examinations for the rank of
lieutenant have been postponed
temporarily, Champlin said.
crests of surrounding moun
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bundles. Lights are tied to the
bundles so those on the ground
can find them in the blackness.
More than 11,000 pounds of
gifts, mail, fresh fruits and food
delicacies will be dropped.
Each station will get a Christ
mas tree," tightly wrapped and
decorated with unbreakable
spangles.
Americans are stationed at
four of the weather posts
Alert, roughly 400 miles from
the pole on Ellesmere island;
Eureka, also on Ellesmere and
about 400 miles southwest of
Thule; Isaachsen, on Ellen
Rignes Island, about 800 mites
south of the pole, and Mould
bay, Prince : Patrick island,
about halfway from Thule to
Fairbanks. -
Tight Security
There is tight security about
the operation of the outposts but
it is known there are usually
less than a dozen men at each
siauuu.
The Americans have a 15
month contract to assure they
spend a year on the station. Gen
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been posted in the Arctic lines
spring. They are supplied four
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in the spring, in mid-summer
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