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Th. Samuel Pepys Recorder Consort will
appear at the Oregon Shakespeare festival
theatre Sunday, August 26 at 4:30 p.m. for
The iinal concert of the season. The musicians
are all from southern California and are
brouqht to the festival by Tom D. Cooke.
Shown here are Dr. Pauline Alderman. Mrs.
Cooke. Dr. Byron Arnold. Shirley Robbins.
Josephine Siple, Lili Lampl. Frances Wish
ard. Lambert Marks, Richard Betteridge,
Frances Brockmeier, and Mr. Cooke, Mr.
Cooke has financed the festival music pro
gram for the past few seasons.
Festival Audience Likes
Perforance of "Titus"
Oregon Shakespearean festival
audiences must indeed be trut
descendants of the Elizabethans,
for those present at the opening
of "Titus Andronicus" Friday
night thoroughly enjoyed a play
which has been often pronounced
unplayable.
True to the standards set by
The Ashland festival, the setting
is adorned only by the barest
essentials of scenery and furni-
ture.and the rest is left to the
imagination of the audience, as
was done in Shakespeare's time.
If the director, Hal J. Todd, had
attempted complete realism there
would have been gallons of blood
sloshing about on the stage and
members of the audience would
have been more apt to scream
and faint, as it is reported they
did when the play was presented
at Stratford, England, last year.
But nobody screamed and no
body fainted, or, if they did, it
wasn't noticeable to the rest of
the audience. Indeed, the four
children in the row ahead of this
reviewer, probably well indoc
trinated by long hours in front
of the TV set, enjoyed Shake
speare's early tragedy-of-blood
as much as anyone.
Interesting Play
"Titus" is in many ways an
interesting play. It is very seldom
performed, and is indeed crudely
written in places, yet it con
tains definite hints of Hamlet,
Lear, Richard III and several oth
er later plays.
Don Gunderson in the title
role of Titus maintained his us
ual high standards in last night's
performance. His deep, rich voice
is admirably suited to the role,
and he can be heard easily in
any part of the theater. With
such a voice, his tendency to
Iyricize his lines may be over
looked. William Oyler, seen in his larg
est role of the season as Aaron,
the Moor, earned the applause
the audience after almost every
scene in which he appeared.
Oyler is one of the most vers
atile actors ever to appear on
the Ashland stage, and his mast
erful handling of the villainous
Aaron, whoe machinations hast
en the downfall of Titus' house,
was fully appreciated by the
large, responsive audience.
Tamora, queen of the Goths
who becomes empress of Rome,
was excellently portrayed by
Irene Baird. Appropriately gown
ed in red, she was by turns seduc
tive and bloodthirsty, regal, and
barbarous.
Richard Graham is particular
ly to be commended for his char
acterization of Saturninus, em
peror of Rome. Having stepped
into the part less than two weeks
ago, he gave a performance no
less polished than those given by
the rest of the cast who have had
the entire season to devote to
their parts. His characterization
provided some much-needed com
ic relief which was probably not
originally intended by Shake
speare, who wrote for audiences
unable to appease their thirst for
blood with modern murder stor
ies and westerns.
Jack Swanson and HughWilson
as Chiron and Demetrius, surviv
ing sons of Tamora, were both
excellent. Their modern counter
part can be found every week in
the television version of a gang
of hoodlums. Incapable of leader-
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ship themselves, they are willing
followers of Aaron and Tamora
in the villainy which abounds
in "Titus Andronicus."
Marcus Andronicus, brother to
Titus, was ably performed by
Brad Curtis. This actor, who al
ways does justice to a supporting
role, give dignity and presence
to his part.
Michael Kasdan in the role of
Lucius, son cf Titus, brought a
fine voice and excellent stage
presence to the part. His per
formance did not lack his us
ual polish and technique-
We felt that David O'Brien as
Bassianus affected the audience
the same way that he did as
Mercutio, in that they were re
luctant to see him die so early in
the play. He played the part with
the same finesse as the larger
parts he was given this season
His final exit, sliding limply
head first into the open trap
door in center stage, was most
effective.
Nancy Pickhardt was a pretty,
appealing Lavinia, and she did
justice to the latter part of her
role, which must be done entirely
in pantomime.
Art Silva, assisted by a small
cage containing live pigeons, was
refreshing in his low comedy
scenes as the clown. He bore out
the saying that all Shakespeare's
characters are good Englishmen,
no matter which cloak of nation
ality they wear in his plays.
Last night's performance had
some rough spots, but these were
to be expected considering that
rehearsals were held after the
performances for several days
preceding Friday night, in addi
tion to the regular schedule of re
hearsals and performances of
four other plays. The second and
last performance on Wednesda:
Aug. 29. will undoubtedly be
smoother.
The costuming, always so ably
executed by Douglas Russell and
his assistants, was in the accept
ed style, or rather, combination
of styles, for the Roman plays.
The lighting and sound were
handled so well as not to be no
ticeable, and backstage noise
was practically non-existent.
We would recommend that
reservations be made immediate
ly for the other performance of
"Titus Andronicus," for the Ore
gon Shakespearean festival has
once again proven that it is pos
sible to create a good production
of a not-so-good play. R.S.C.
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Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not
five advice; It merely reports on problems that have been -dealt with by
responsible agencies and counselors.
Selma Bob's parents want a
big wedding.
.
L. S. M. It would be crimi
nal extravagance.
Selma I am very much in
love with a man who wants to
marry me, and there are none
of the usual complications, such
as parental opposition. We
should, therefore, be very hap
py in looking forward to our
life together, but we are ex
tremely miserable because of a
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disagreement about the kind of
wedding we should have.
Bob is the only child in his
family. His parents evidently
have always looked forward to
a big celebration of his wedding.
My parents, on the other hand,
have always expressed them
selves as revolted by formal and
costly weddings.
Bob and I had discussed this
problem because we sensed a
storm ahead. When we told my
parents that we wanted to be
married, they at once suggested
that they would give us a sub
stantial gift if we agreed to have
a private wedding. When Bob
mentioned that his parents
would be disappointed by the
arrangement, my father argued
that he would not feel justified
in spending a great deal of mon
ey on a wedding party because
it would be out of proportion to
his moderate means.
When Bob's parents heard of
this, they said they would glad
ly pay the entire cost of the wed
ding, but wanted a large and
formal affair. My parents refuse
to go along with this, and Bob's
parents are quite bitter. I have
pleaded with my parents to
make some compromise, but
they refuse.
L. S. M. My daughter wants
us to be bowled over by the
stupid and unreasonable atti
tude of Bob's parents. They have
less means than we have, and
they would actually be going
into debt to pay for a wedding.
We could manage to satisfy
them without going into debt,
but it would be criminal extrav
agance for us to do so.
I do not see how this thing
can be compromised. I would be
willing to spend a reasonable
sum and to invite close relatives
and a few close friends, but this
would not do. Bob's parents say
they will not go to the wedding
unless they can invite all the
people they have in mind.
e
The Council Ordinarily we
would not advise elopement. In
this case, however, that would
be the only way to keep the par
ents from quarreling and grow
ing more bitter towards each
other by the hour.
Both seta of parents are actu
ated by a sense of duty and a
sense of pride. Bob's parents
think it is their duty to their
son and their relatives and
friends to have a big affair, and
their pride would be sohurt by
a private wedding that they are
willing to make a reckless fi
nancial sacrifice to have their
way. Selma's parents want to
spend their money doing some
thing "practical" for the newly-
weds, and they evidently dis
like the spectacle of a large
wedding.
An elopement would really be
the only satisfactory compro
mise possible. It would relieve
the parents of the necessity of
arguing further. It should be a
real elopement, and there should
be no threat or hint of it in ad
vance. '
(Copyright 1956, General
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Sunday, August 28. 1958
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Designer Makes
Fur Suspenders; -Jewel
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, By United Press
One New York designer fea
tures a high - style variation of
dad's suspenders in her fall and
winter clothes collection. Tina
Leser makes fur braces for wear
with everything from skirt to
evening dress. Unlike modern
suspenders, however, these are
attached to a belt instead of but
toned Inside. Miss Lreser said she
got the idea from studying paint
ings of the German-born artist,
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seal, and in four shades of fox
black, pink, pale blue and white.
The jewelled pin shows promi
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It not only is back decorating
lapels, but also is used as an ac
cent on hats or at the waistline
for dresses of the Empire silhouette.
One cosmetics manufacturer
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called the cream "nature's
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Designer Tina Leser uses rib knit
jersey for another all-in-one,
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The National Hosiery Manu
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have a sprinkling of rhinestones
or pearls scattered over the en
tire stocking. Still others have
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Even handbags show the influ
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fall. One manufacturer shows a
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new fall clothes.
Don't be surprised if the more
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hair in various pastels follow
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decided one way to highlight the
transformation was with hair
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