FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
First Festival Play
Proves Popular With
Audience in Ashland
Shakespeare's delightful com
bination of reality and illusion,
humans and fairy people, which
li named "A Midsummer Night's
'iDream," opened the 20th anni
versary season of the Oregon
'Shakespearean festival last mgnt
in Ashland. Although ' Dream"
-was one of the Bard's earlier
rpiays, and his art had not yet
reached the perfection which it
later attained, this comedy
' dy-fantasy has always been pop
ular with audiences, and proved
30 again last night.
As befits a fantasy, Director
James Sandoe and Douglas Rus
'ell, costumier for the festival,
have marie "Dream" a beautiful
nd colorful spectacle. Rich fab
rics, enhanced by skillful light
ing effects, and imaginative de
sign for the costumes of Orberon,
Titania and the fairy court, com
bine to make this an especially
beautiful play.
"Dream" has much pretty
erse. which sometime requires
unfamiliar pronunciation for
thyme's sake, but it also has
comedy which is downright slap
tick. For the most part. Direct
or Sandoe and his cast succeeded
' in rnmhiuintf thesA pimento of
ihe play in such a fashion that
'the poetry retains its flavor and
ffect.
Intelligent Interpretation
The play uses one of Shakes
jjcare's favorite dramatic de
vices, pairs of confused lovers,
to carrv along the slight plot.
ere are three sets 'of these
(lovers in "Dream" and these six
stival players, all young peo
fjpJe, bring charm and intelligent
interpretation to their roles.
TJonald E. Soule plays Theseus,
'Duke of Athens, and Irene G.
Baird is the beautiful Hippolyta.
his betrothed. Petite Joan Kugell
and Agnes Davis are both de
lightful in their roles of Hermia
nd Helena, determined to wed
the men of their own choosing
and no one else. Bob Stattel is
tysandtr and Michael F. Kas
dan is Demetrius, the moon
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struck young lovers, and both
give smooth performances.
The cast of the duke's court is
completed by Abe Kalish as the
master of revels and Hubert
Whitfield Jr., as Egeus, father
of Hermia.
Richard T. Jones, veteran of
much theater work in New York
plays Bottom and earned the
largest share of audience laughs
for his interpretation of this
principal role among the "me
chanicals." Frank S. PinnocK,
Jack J- Swanson, John T. Mc
Phee. Brad Curtis and J. Ray
mond Burgin make up the re
mainder of this rag-tag-and-bob-tail
crew which always amuses
audiences wherever seen.
H. Paul Kliss, who never fails
to bring to a role the polish
which it requires, plays Oberon,
king of the fairies. Marjorie
Schaffer, a clever and experi
enced actress, plays Titania, his
queen.
Sandee Praised
Young John S- Sandec, the di
rector's son and a high school
student from Boulder, Cole, is
Robin Goodfellow, the mischiev
ious elf who causes trouble be
tween the pairs of lovers. John,
small and sprightly, gives a ca
pable performance in this role
which taxes the talents of any
actor.
7 Diane Cochran, Susan Leigh
Shively, Anne and Jill Sandoe,
Karen Cochran, Jean Fitch and
Judith Offord complete the fairy
court.
James Baker, Clarissa Berning
and Martin Bliefernech, singing
as a trio, provide vocal back
ground music and other appro
priate music for the play was
taped. The music used for this
production was composed by
Herb Greer, talented California
actor and musician who wrote
the score when the festival pro
duced "Dream" a few years ago.
Because this reviewer a de
voted festival fan and enjoys
every single minute of every fes
tival play, it is with reluctance
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Tuesday, August 2, 1955
School Area Joins
City of Gold Hill
Gold Hill About three acres
of School District 6C property
just west of Gold Hill and south
of Old Highway 99 were annex
ed. to Gold Hill recently by city
council action.
The district had requested the
property be annexed, and no one
appeared at a public hearing ob
jecting to the proposal.
; The council also has called for
j bids for an oil mat paving on
Sixth ave. between Eighth and
I 11th sts. The area covers about
1 1.020 square yards, and bids must
be in no later than Aug. 8.
Councilmen will meet with H.
S. Unger, soils engineer of the
state highway department, and
Glenn Roberts, resident highway
department engineer of Grants
Pass, Wednesday afternoon to
consider types of paving suit
able for one block of Fourth st.
near Gail's market.
Test holes will be dug Wednes
day morning, and state engineers
are scheduled to survey soil
samples and advise Gold Hill
officials the most feasible type
of surfacing to use.
ABOUT TIME
El Dorado, Kan. (U.R) En
gine No. 1 of the El Dorado fire j
department has just had its first
overhauling since it was placed
in service in 1922. Last time
No. 1 was used in fire-fighting
was in 1951.
that this last paragraph is writ-;
ten. .But in all honesty it must
be added that in our opinion this
production of "Midsummer
Night's Dream" is somewhat be- i
low the level usually attained j
on the Ashland stage. Our view-
point is doubtless colored by the ;
fact that we do not always like j
Shakespearean fantasy we pre
fer the histories and tragedies,
and by the fact that we seldom
respond to heavy comedy as we -do
to the more subtle variety. !
However, "Dream" as staged !
last night met with favor from
the audience and will probably ,
turn out to be a popular play. '
Shakespeare is always Shakes-!
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2 Medford Youths
Bruce Boldenow, 1408 Dixie
lane, and Don Smith, 1306 South
Columbus st., left for Logan val
ley in Grant county, yesterday
to take part in a 4-H range crop
tour, according to Jean Brooks,
county agent for 4-H club work.
The tour is a school for youths
interested in ranch life. The boys
Lvere chosen through plant iden
tification contests and recogniz
ed qualities of leadership or
! good citizenship, Miss Brooks
said. They are sponsored by the
Young Farmer's and Stockmen's
association.
Curriculum Listed
According to E. R. Jackman,
range crops specialist at the Ore
gon State college, the curriculum
for the week includes plant and
tree identification; how plants
grow and what makes them die;
use of plants by domestic ani
mals and wildlife; mountain
Klamath Air Base Work
Bids Due on August 18
Seattle (U.R) Bids will be
opened by the Navy here Aug.
18 for construction of roads and
storage areas at the Klamath
Falls, Ore., Air Force Base, Capt.
J. R. Davis, 13th Naval District
public works officer, said today.
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Wives are funny people. If
you suggest a dishwasher they
think it's a luxury . . ". so
many more things she or the
family need first.
They should be reminded that
a dishwasher will give them
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Attending Annual Range Crop Tour
climbing, hiking, camping, hunt
ing, fishing and woodsmanship;
range improvement; and grass
and cattle management.
W. K. Farrell, Grant county
extension agent is in charge of
the camp. Jackman is chairman
Manpower Sufficient
For Ship Repair Jobs
Portland (U.R) Local
labor leaders said today there
was enough manpower in the
Portland area to handle jobs
created by Willamette Iron &
Steel Company's big conversion
job on two ships here.
Bill Way, president of the
AFL Central Labor Council,
said he had received calls from
as far away as Florida, Texas
and the plains states from per
sons seeking work on the two
ships. Way said that Portland
had a surplus of unemployed
workers. Earlier, Al Bird, sec
retary of the Portland -Metal
Trades Council, said there were
enough workmen to take care
of the two ships.
The first of the two vessels to
be converted to passenger liners
arrived here yesterday.
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of the camp planning committee.
Other committee members are:
Joe Oliver, John Day; Larry
Williams, Canyon City; Elgin
Cornett, Lakeview: William Cur
rier, Bend; Cliff Windle, Lake
view; Rube Long, Fort Rock;
and Don Hedrick, range manage
ment agronomist, OSC,
Bruce and Don are the sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Boldenow
and Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. Smith,
respectively. They will return to
Medford Saturday, Miss Brooks
said.
Congress Passes Bill
For Roosevelt Memorial
Washington (U.R) Con
gress has sent to the White
House a bill authorizing creation
of a commisison to plan a suit
able memorial to the late Presi
dent Franklin. Roosevelt.
The 12-m ember commisson
would be composed of four per
sons appointed by the president,
four senators appointed by the
vice-president, and four House
members appointed by the
speaker.
The commission would be
authorized to spend $10,000 in
its work.
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In fort Lewis Trial
Fort Lewis (U.R) First Lt.
Jefferson D. Erwin, 38, Blanch
ard, Okla., appeared before a
general court martial here today
to answer charges of making dis
loyal statements and aiding the
enemy while a prisoner of war
in North Korea.
An estimated 80 witnesses,
summoned from all parts of the
nation, are expected to testify
during the trial which may last
two weeks or longer. ,
Erwin enlisted in the Army in
1936. He was captured in North
Korea during late 1950 and was
released Sept. 4, 1953, in Opera
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Body of Minister
Found at Beaverton
Beaverton (U.R) Three
12-year-old boys yesterday after
noon found the body of the Rev.
Horace S. Wiley, who disappear
ed from his home June 12. The
Rev. Wiley was 86 years old.
The boys had been playing
"war games" in a wood lot in
the Cedar Hills recreation area
when they made their discovery.
The Rev. Wiley was a retired
Congregational minister at Cedar
Hills.
Los Angeles "(U.R) The
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first half of 1955.
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