Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 24, 1955, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, June 24, I9S5 Festival Cast And Company Hard at Work Ashland The Shakespeare festival theater in Ashland's Lithia Park is the scene of al most as much activity now as it will be when the season opens on August 1. Staff and company members have settled down to a daily routine of work repairing the theater and preparing for the season's shows. Monday and Thursday morn ings are devoted to rehearsals of "Timon of Athens" under the direction of Robert Loper, Stan ford university. "Timon" will have special performances on August 23 and 29. In addition to the rehearsals, mornings seven day a week are given to the other work of the theater. Frank Pinnock, now in his third year as fencing master, is teaching company members the techniques of Elizabethan sword play. Pinnock has designed the swordfights for 'Macbeth" and "Henry VI, part 3," and will also play several roles including Quince in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Lewis XI in "Henry VL" Mornings are also spent in renovating the grounds of the theater. Company members and local citizens have replanted the flower beds, mowed and watered the lawns. The festival technical staff has been laying lines for a new telephone and intercom munication systems, and digging through the stage foundation to lay the lighting lines. Costuming for the coming sea son presents its usual problems and a few new ones to the staff. Besides furnishing appropriate costumes for the five plays, the staff has to cope with an ass's head for Bottom in Dream." This year's staff is headed by Doug las Russell, instructor at Florida State university, who has just returned from a year's study of Elizabethan costumes at Strat ford on Avon. His assistants are Miss Agnes David, University of Texas, in her third year with the festival; and Miss Inge Sch midt, Stanford university. Ac cording to Russell, several Ash land women have been sewing for him in the afternoons. One improvement made on the grounds this week was the laying of asphalt on the parking lot outside the theater. Accord ing to Bill Patton, festival gene ral manager, the new surface will help to keep the stage and costumes clean during the sea son. : Rehearsals are now in their second week, and are moving rapidly, according to the direc tors. "All's Well That Ends Well" is. rehearsing on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1 Sapcnetty Woman Receives Lodge Degree; Girls at Session Central Point. Mrs. Forest Thomason of Central Point re ceived the Odd Fellow degree of chivalry in a ceremony held dur ing the fourth annual assembly of Theto Rho girls in Klamath Falls June 17-18. Mrs. Thomas on received the degree in recog nition of her work as leader of Beta Chi chapter of Theta Rho in Central Point. Mrs. James Fleming, Medford, also received the degree during the same ceremony. It was con ducted by Maj. Gen. E. C. Abbey, department commander of the Patriarchs Militant. The jewel presented to Mrs. Thomaspn was a gift from the central roini group. Miss Barbara Thomason was installed as second herald for the assembly to be held in Port land next June. During the convention Beta Chi also paid tribute to the past assembly president with a gift, preceded by a drill. Attending the convention were the Misses Barbara- and Julia Thomason, Dorinda Glenn, Judy Singleton, Nancy McKay, Bren da Barnard and Mary Eliri Burk- hart. Also accompanying the girls was Mrs. Ralph Burkhart. Miss Barbara Thomason and Miss Glenn were the club's dele gates. During the district Rebekah convention in Gold Hill last week, members of Beta Chi paid tribute to the Rebekah Assem bly president, Mrs. Edna Brad ley, Clatskanie, Ore., with a drill and presented gifts to the con vention officers from Mrs. Irene Johnson, convention chairman. Picnic Planned For Past Matrons The annual picnic of Reames Past Matrons' club will be held Monday, June 27 at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ira D. Can field, Aloha ranch, on Coleman Creek road. Members are asked to take a potluck dish and table service for the luncheon. Those needing transportation are to contact Mrs. Frank W. Little, phone 2-4225. Mrs. Ira D. Canfield will be chairman, assisted by several of the past matrons. p.m. and "Henry VV rehearsals are at 7 p.m. on those days, with "Macbeth" in the evenings. The rehearsals, as usual, are open to the public. : Week's Sewing Buy YmTMT . 071 Wonderful styles for sun and fun designed to fit, flatter the larger figure! Sports-top, skirt, classic shorts mix and match fabrics, colors for many smart fashion changes all summer! Easy sewing make them right away! Pattern 9071: Women's Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48. 50. Size 36 top and skirt, 4 yards 39 inch fabric; shorts take 1V6 yards. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illusarated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232, West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainlv NAME, AD DRESS, with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. ' A colorful luncheon salad Is achieved by placing a slice of pineapple with three sections of grapefruit petal fashion in cen ter of pineapple. Serve on crisp watercress or endive, and gar nish with chilled strawberries and pineapple slices cut into bits. Serve chilled with French dressing. Program Closes. Annual Day Camp Day camp for Girl Scouts and Brownies of this area closed last week with many mothers pres ent for a picnic luncheon and final program. Mrs. F. H. Grat en, camp director, was presented two wall plaques made by the senior girls in appreciation,' of her leadership of the 265 reg istered for the camp period. She was assisted by Mrs. Mau rice Ritchey, assistant director; Miss Helen Bullis, business man ager; Miss Jean Tober, first aid: Mrs. J. R. Compagnoni, craft consultant and Mrs. Paul Jan ney, registrar. The eight camp divisions and their leaders were: Blue Birds, Mrs. Toni Senters; Canadian Geese, Mrs. Georgia Smith; Echo Lodge, Mrs.-. T. R. Eslinger; Rocky Site, Mrs. Nan Darras; Camp Fern, Mrs. Jack Sanborn; Hide Away, Mrs. Lucy Greene; Fairies, Mrs. W. E. Ruffner; Leprechauns., Senior aides were Molly Walk er, Sara Turner, Darlene Dwyer, Maradee Coffman, Karen John son, Jackie Bates, Marcia Min chall, Judy Kirkland, Carol Valentine, Pat Rushing, Mary Danials, Audrey Hite, 'Carol Swan, Mary Friend, Ruby Row an, Shelia Spence, Marcia Spence, Linda Parkey, Mildred Darras, Linda Tidwell and Ja net Anderson. Meeting Planned For Grandmothers Rogue chapter, Grandmothers' club, will meet Monday, June 27, at the home of Mrs. Elsie Walk er, 129 North Oakdale avenue, at 10 a.m. Members will quilt, and those attending are to take sewing kits. Mrs. Rex Note will be cohost ess with Mrs. Walker. Members attending are asked to take a salad or dessert for luncheon, and table service. A business meeting will be held at 2 p.m. 4-HXIublews Antelope Club Antelope 4-H club judged classes of dairy animals at the Edwin Hayes ranch at our last meeting. It was voted to have our annual picnic July 17 to be held at Lithia park. Next meeting will be held July 8 at the Robert Bitterling ranch. Kenneth Bitterling will demonstrate dairy showman ship. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bush and the Martin Heitkamps will furnish the refreshments. Bob Hayes, Reporter. 4 The brighter green the vege table is the richer it is in vitamin "A"j other vitamins and min- i erals. Future of Wagnerian Opera Worries Non-Dieting Singer Playtime Favorites for Young Vacationers 2nd Anniversary Specials BOYS' Cabana Sets Easy to care for Seersucker and Terry Cloth. , Sizes 3 to 7. 98..,$' aiiu GIRLS' Dresses For party or playtime. A big selection. Sizes 1 to 6x and .7 to 14. Sun and Swim Suits for sondpile o r pool time. Sizes 2 to 6x. I98 to 298 Baby & Toddler Sun Suits of Seersucker, Cot- ton-Knit and Terry. Sizes 12 mo. to 4 1 m V Q98 niio)fnW nM: I w - All In One Play Suit Long or short length in Denim or Seersucker. Sizes 1 to 6x. Hey Kiddies! mm Merry Go Round Rides A Free Ticket for the Merry-Go-Round across the street with every purchase Mom makes at the Tot Shop this week end. Bail I ft 1 ACROSS TABLE ROCK ROAD FRQM BIG Y MARKET By ROBERT MUSEL United Press Correspondent London U.R) ' Singers think more of their figures these days than they do of their voices so Margaret Harshaw is wor ried about the artistic future of the Wagenerian operas. . Miss Harshaw, a large. ' and handsome Englewood, New Jer sey housewife, has just con vinced Britain opera critics that she is in the great tradition of Wagnerian heroines. This took courage as well as talent and artistry for last year the same critics were a bit cool. "I had to force myself to come back for. another try," she said, "and now I anvglad I did. They were so wonderful to me I feel it was worth all the hard work I put into the roles." Miss Harshaw spoke across a large platter of sauerbraten and potato dumplings. The Wag nerian heroines are steak-and- potato eaters because Wagner conceived his goddesses as larger than lifesize with the stamina for such five and a half hour operatic marathons as "Gotter dammerumg" (Twilight of the Gods). Good Reviews A friend had clipped reviews of her Covent Garden appear ance from newspapers and mag azines and these, neatly marked in red crayon, were stacked near her plate. "I was afraid to look at them," she said, "until I was convinced they were nearly all favorable." Some critics seemed to feel Miss Harshaw was at long last the successor to Kirsten Flag stad. Others lauded the emotion al impact of Brunhilde soaring on the wings of song through the titanic trilogy of "The Ring" ODeras. ' "You nted meals like this to sing these roles," she said. "Be sides "Gotterdammerung there is "Die Walkure" which lasts four and a half hours and "Sieg fried" which takes five hours. Even 'the prologue of the ring "Das Rheingold, lasts two and a half hours all in one piece, no intermission." Wishful Thinking . One of the most charming and likeable of all operatic stars, Miss Harshaw confides that often she wishes she were small and dainty and a singer of popular songs. Her two children share this dream. But stern reality cast her in a massive mould. . "It would have been silly for me to try to starve myself to a sylph," she said, ordering apple pie a la mode. "But lots of sing ers do just that these days. "I often wonder how many of them would have powerful, reso nant voices if they built them selves up instead of tearing themselves down. Wagnerian heroines are so rare at any time it would be a shame if some where a singer is dieting herself to matchstick size who might, with a few curves here and there,' become an operatic star." And with that Miss Harshaw ordered another double scoop of ice cream. Group to Attend Salem Tourney A group of Medford duplicate bridge players will go to Salem this weekend to participate in the annual sectional tournament there. The tournament is a three-day event Attending will be Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pruitt, Mrs. G. E. Mer nin, Mrs. Ben Todd and Mrs. Richard Milestone. Six tables of players attended the weekly session of Medford Duplicate Bridge club Tuesday evening. First place was taken by Mrs. Fred Rehling and Emery Wheat for a score of 57 points. Two couples, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Boyd, Mrs. Paul McDuffee and her partner, Mrs. Frank R. Baker, tied for seeond and third with 54 points. George Rode and T. J. Fuson took fourth with 52 points. CALENDAR Calendar notice and new for tha society lection of The Hail Tribune must be submittea in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 8 a-tn of the day of publication and for - week day news is S ojt the day before publication Friday ' 6:30 p.m. Lady Shriners.Mrs. James Grigsby, Agate rd., route 1, box 124A, Eagle Point. 8 p.m. Women of Moose, Moose hall. Saturday 1 p.m. Crater Lake chapter, DAR( picnic, Mrs. Edward Root, Jacksonville highway. MORE DAYLIGHT Three of eight Americans live under daylight saving plans. GARDEN CENTER NURSERY formerly NEWHALIS on Pacific Highway South of Phoenix For ready to bloom and ready to plant ... CLIMBING ROSES ' mil In 5 gallon, cans Blaze - Talisman - Hadley ' Also Tea Roses and Floribundas PHONE Medford 2-7601 Dead line for Sunday Classified ia at noon Saturday. 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