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U AA$ TflSUNI, MeWford, Oregon, Thursday, July 31. 1938 e . 1 Shylock Presented As (Egotistical Man By Festival Actor Since William Shakespeare's "TheQflerchant. of Venice" was first staged, there have been many interpretations of Shylock, the dominant char Qacter in the play. Interpretations have ranged fromhe symbol of a race to that of tragic figure,, to that of a villain ' with whom the audience could sympathize. He is an individual, as in dividual in his own right ,as Richard III, Hnlet, Macbeth and King Lear are in theirs. Shylocks a man who is look iigt ouf Shylock, and as such isnderstandable and ap pealing. ' Ag audience with recent histyy af persecution of the Jews still strong in mind, will not find the part of Shylock as cogtic $ one today as per h$P was Shakespeare's in tent. There are scenes in whftii Shylock provokes laughter, but (for the most part the audience views him with fcenousness. tf4i4ral Kan rnru La. cowmer, proauc- ing director of the Festival, for th seventh time last nightGaresented his interpre- tion of Shylock. Bowmer and Director James Sandoe attempted, and with a great deal of success, to show Shy loc ts n example of an fegcttistieal man. But to make n interrelation too narrow, and cry it through, would be imgp&ible since Shake spea iimself gave Shylock mgjiy facets o YMCA Plans Family Camping at Lake Nine days of family camp ing have been planned for Rogue valley' families at the Young Men's Christian asso ciation's Diamond lake camp. Families have been invited to participate for any num ber of the nine available days tbsy might choose. Dates for camping will be Aug. 10 through Aug. 16 and Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Costs for the activities will be based on the cost of food and lodging. Families may cook their own food or have it cooked by theacamp cook. Campers will furnish their own bedding or sleeping bags and families furnishing their own tents will have no lodg ing costs. v Registrations mav be made at the YMCA, 522 West Sixth st.. Medford or by telephoning SPring 2-6295. Development Director Named' Portland (UPD The Port land Development. Commis sion Wednesday named John J3. Kenward, an architectural (engineer, to be executive di rector. Kenward, former planning director at Santa Barbara, Calif., will head the new Commission's proposed urban renewal of an 83-acre tract south of the main downtown core area into a business and commercial showplace. The Commission's first work session Wednesday also saw the appointment of Mrs. Joy O'Brien as relocation di rector. She is the wife of a gortland attorney and a for- " mer supervisor tor xne nica ga Land Clearance Commis- sion. The Portland Commis sion will draw on Jpoth Fed- real nd voter-approved tax funds tOg rehabilitate the 55- ' 3?l0Cji r ' Jrjffic Fatalities Decjeasein1958 Chicago (UPD Traffic fa tlities in the United States showed a drop from vthe pre vious year's figures for the month of Junr, the National Safety Council reported to day. The six-month death total of 16.240 was 7 per cent be low the 13.510 figure for the corresponding period last yeaiGand wa the, lowest six month toll since 1954. Jfie brought a saving of 300 lives with a 19 per cent drop from ,310 last year to 3.010 this year. June was the 18th ofgthe past 19 months to show a decrease. THE 1217 SW garrison ft. PORTLAND, OIIGON All transient etestj. All these whe come, retur. gates t bif h, net low.(f ree gaAg TT's a radios. sCBjtatifi &r ' (S, Reservasiosf by J'sta.ce - phone reTunde" udoa arrival Egotistical Shylock may be, but the audience cannot help feel he is a tragic figure; a wronged individual represent ing a wronged race. One can not help but sympathize. B o w m e r 's pronunciation, his presentation of the famous arguments as to the human equalities of a Jew, his actions and appearance, combine to create the complex peronality of the moneylender. Centered Around Shylock It is around Shylock, and his dealings with the mer chant, Antonio, that the play is centered. But without strong supporting roles, three sets of lovers, the melancholy merchant and his friends, the personality of Shylock could not be developed. Jerry Tur ner serves well the part of the merchant, Antonio. Bassanio, the loyal friend for whom Antonio bonds him self, is portrayed by William Nye, who presents the part of Portia's suitor delightfully. Friends of Antonio and Bas sanio, Solanio, Salarino, Grati ano and Lorenzo, are all youthful parts, and Rudolf E. Vest Jr., Charles A. Cook, George Riddle and Keith Fow ler present them with the necessary youthful sponta neity. Riddle, as Gratiano, does an exceedingly good portrayal of a nervous youth, often finger ing his sash, especially toward the play's end when Gratiano and Bassanio find the rings given them by their brides. In Second Season Margaret Vafiadis, in her second season at the Festival, pleasantly portrays Portia. She has the maturity of a young woman who has been wooed by many a man yet also has the young-in-heart feeling which captures the audience, and the man she desires. Nagle Jackson adds comedy and brightens the play as the part of Launcelot Gobbo, the clown. He does a wonderful job in presenting dialogue, and seems natural in the part. The scene in which Launcelot Gobbo meets his father, Old Gobbo, played by Michael O'Sullivan, is a memorable one. O'Sullivan is convincing in his blindness. Shirley Douglass, as Neris sa, Portia's gentlewoman, pre sents a fine performance of a maid attracted to Gratiano, and Ellen Kay is commend able in the p.art of Jessica, Shylock's daughter, who takes some of her father's wealth and flees to Lorenzo dressed as a boy. Well Staged Secies The production contains many well staged scenes, among them the court scene in which Shylock is prevented from obtaining his bond; and the scenes in which the Prince of Morocco and the Prince of Arragon open small caskets for the hand of Portia. Another impressive scene is one in which Lorenzo and Jessica are at Portia's estate waiting her return; and last night it was enhanced by a bright moon. The only thing to be desired would be more volume in Fowler's presenta tion of Lorenzo. But by far the most impres sive scenes were those in which Shylock appeared. His actions, voice, and costume dominated the stage. The production of "The Merchant of Venice," one of Shakespeare's more popular plays at the Ashland theater, was indeed a fine one. Im pressive characterizations of secondary roles were less no ticeable only because of the dominance of Shylock. But without the over-all superior acting, even the part of Shy lock could not have been so impressive. "The Merchant" may prove to be' the Festival's most popular play this season. And it well deserves its popu larity. E.HA. H''11 WW lll-,Jf J-.P 1,1 I II U' IIP' JI'J. .Mill.,- J.iA.J.HLJM...III.l 4 , A RIDE IN THE COUNTRY Specialist John Thomas, of Steubenville, Ohio, has a soft drink and a ride on a don key in bivouac area near the airport at Beirut', Lebanon. RECUPERATING Actress Suzy Parker, her left arm still in a sling, leaves hospital in New York, six weeks after the tragic accident at St. Augustine, Fla., in which she had both arms broken and her father was fatally injured. Motorists Watch As Man Jumps Sagamore, Mass. (UPD Richard B. Bengtsson, 52, stared for a moment at the swirling waters 135 feet be low the Sagamore Bridge, then vaulted the guard railing Centennial Attracts European Countries Portland (UPD Six Euro pean countries sent word Wednesday that they will par ticipate in Oregon's exposi tion and trade, fair. James , McDonald, consul for Great Britain, received word from the six countries. He said they would build and maintain a joint exhibit cov ering 6,000 square feet. McDonald said he belieVed it was the first time the coun tries have combined in a sin gle trade fair exhibit any where in the world. The countries are Great Britain, West Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. and plunged downward. The heavy traffic on the bridge jolted to a halt. A woman tourist screamed, then fainted. While some rushed to her aid, several motorists put in an urgent call to police who arrived within minutes. A Coast 'Guard crash boat sped tip the Cape Cod Canal, which is spanned by the bridge, followed closely by a U. S. Corps of Engineers craft. They began to drag the wa ters. Several minutes later, Bengtsson reappeared on a catwalk to which he had jumped and looked upward into a sea of worried faces. Bengtsson, a bridge main tenance worker, explained to his audience and the police that a beam beneath the bridge was a nice private place to change into his work clothes. Most clocks measure sec onds which are defined at l-86,400th part of a day. We Are Happy to ANNOUNCE the Association of the Emerald Music Co. with Our Firm at 333 South Riverside. Band Instruments by King Jt LeBlane BALDWIN Pianos and Organs The Combined Companies will be offering you the finest instruments available through j KING & LE BLANC Band Instruments and ' BALDWIN Pianos and Organs crosomc by BALDWIN J. H. LUSK PIANO CO. 333 S. 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When not outside in the merciless sun they pore 'over charts, graphs, analyses in the blessed comfort of air-conditioned offices. It is not bad working for the Iraq Petroleum company inside. It's pretty rough out side. I drove up through the "out side" from Baghdad to see how the revolution affected this gold-mine of black oil. So far, not a bit. If anything, the IPC is in creasing its production. Noth ing has been touched and the army is making sure that nothing will be touched. Supreme Automation The big IPC plants lie just north of Kirkuk which is a sprawling oasis city of houses, none more than two or three stories. The plants, sprawled over U.S. Steel Hour Program Called Bucket of Bilge By WILLIAM EWALD United Press International Ne"' York (DPD CBS-TV's "U.- S. Steel Hour" scraped bottom Wednesday night with a sudsy, soupy, droopy, drip py bucket of bilge, "Climate of Marriage." I may have seen worse one hour TV plays this season but offhand I can't come up with any competitors. "Climate of Marriage" was one of those things where a husband be comes involved with a girl Cooler Weather Eases Logging Ban Portland (UPD Cooler temperatures' have eased re strictions on logging in west ern Oregon and Washington. Eastern and Southern Ore gon, however, are still re stricted. Restrictions were lifted in Raymond, Wash., and on a part-time basis in the Port Orchard, Shelton, Chehalis, Kelso, Vancouver and Elbe districts and in the Olympia National forest. The order ex tends through Thursday mid night and loggers are to be out of the areas by 1 p.m. The logging shutdown was continued for another 24 hours in the Deming, Sedro Woolley, Sutan, North Bend and Enumclaw districts and in the Lewis river ranger dis trict of Pinchot National for est. Fire danger was considered moderate in Northwest Ore gon but continued high else where in the state. NEWS OFFICIAL DIES New York (UPD Benjamin Frischwasser, 75, secretary of the board of directors of the Jewish Daily Forward, Yiddish-language newspaper, died Wednesday. and the husband's wife cides to . . . fight ... for her . . . man. Sad Row of Ducks All the cliches waddled out like a sad little row of ducks. Among them: the scene in which the wife confronts the other woman, the scene in which the elderly parent gives advice, the scene in which the girl and the hus band are surprised in their love nest by the girl's naive brother, the scene in which the husband's boss tries to straighten the whole rotten mess out for the good of the firm and for the good of good old Sam, the hubby. Wife Real Horror The wife, incidentally, won . her . . . fight. But I could not understand why. She was a real horror selfish, wasp ish, loathsome, completely un palatable. James Daly and Betsy Pal mer, two attractive people, labored long and hard in the cause. 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