MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORB.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1961
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Near Perfect Casting Results In Enjoyable Footlighters Play
A small crowd attended
Medford Footlighters' Initial
performance ol "The Glass
Menagerie," written by Ten
nessee Williams and first pro
duced in 1945.
They weren't disappointed,
as a cast of four took a diffi
cult phychologlcal drama and
turned It into an enjoyable
evening of entertainment. The
outstanding feature was the
near perfect casting of the
foursome.
A play with only four per
formers demands exacting
casting. Director Glen roster
should be commended for his
. selection of Bette Lu Foster,
Cheryl Bulger, Al Relss and
Dr. Lawrence Ware. They
proved to be a harmonious
combination.
Familiar FacM
Mrs, Foster, Relss and Dr.
Ware are familiar faces In
Footllghter presentations.
Miss Bulger Is a newcomer,
having come to Medford from
Eugene. She appeared in sev
eral high school plays there.
She will' undoubtedly prove
to be a valuable asset to iu
ture Footllghter endeavors.
In the notations on charac
ters, Williams describes the
role Miss Bulger portrays as
that of a daughter who, "hav
ing failed to establish contact
with reality, continues to live
vitally in her illusions. A
childhood illness has left her
cripped, one leg slight;' short
er thas the other. Stemming
from this, her separation In
creases till she Is like a piece
of her own glass collection,
too exquisitely fragile to move
from the shelf.
Miss Bulger had an excel.
lent concept of what the role
demanded. Her movements re.
vealed deep Inner emotions
and frustrations, definitely
conveying the psychological
element Williams intended.
Role Complicated
Mrs. Foster's performance
as a mother clinging frantlcal-
ly to another time and place
made the presentation a suc
cess. Her role was complicat
ed by requiring a southern ac
cent, s
Alvin Relss portrayed the
son and also was narrator.
He was trying to escape from
a trap created by his mother's
desire for him to turn out
better than his father (a drunk
ard and deserter). He was sub
jected to constant nagging
from his m o-t h e r, which
brought forth an outflow of
emotions at times. He com
bined narration with character
portrayal creditably.
Dr. Ware, as the gentleman
caller, conveyed vigor and
frustration well.
The action takes place In
an apartment in St. Louis.
The mother is obsessed with
marrying off her shy, crip
pled daughter. She has a con
stant fear her son will turn
out as her husband, who left
her some years earlier. The
son is supporting the family
by working as a laborer In a
warehouse. He dabbles in po
etry, and has a constant hope
of leaving his complicated
situation in favor of world
adventure. He forgets his
troubles by attending the mov
ies every night. He resents
his mother's constant atten
tion and nagging.
The mother finally per
suades him to bring a gentle
man caller home from work,
in hopes that the daughter
will meet a prospective hus
band. The caller turns out to be
a high school hero the daugh
ter admired While In school.
The conclusion is unexpected.
In the early going, the act
ing i was somewhat stilted.
However, as the drama pro
gressed the actors loosened
up and seemed to grasp the
psychological undertones.
Some observations:
1. The play would have
been a flop if any actor didn't
grasp the proper meaning of
his or her role. It was a suc
cess because they did under
stand the right characteriza
tion
2. There were few mistakes.
This was surprising. Extreme
ly lengthy lines and an open
ing night performance com
bined to make it a difficult
task.
The drama will run for four
more days, concluding Satur
day night. Performances start
at 8:30 n.m. at the Footlighters
theater, Medford Fairgrounds.
J.S
Two Thefts Reported
To Ashland Police
Ashland - Ashland police
Tuesday reported two thefts
over the week end. Four
wheels were taken from a
power mower trailer in
Mountain View cemetery.
Candy machines were brok
en open at the Bagley Can
ning company, 290 Helman
st. Police said candy and mon
ey were taken.
Richfield Oil Men Plan Meeting Here
About 100 Richfield Oil
corporation service station op
erators, agents and sales per
sonnel will meet for a sales
conference Thursday night at
North's Chuck Wagon, accord
ing to E. R. Kennedy, Rich
field's local agent.
The dealers will hear a dis
cussion on problems facing
their industry today, and Rich-
field's plans for advertising
and marketing In the months
ahead will be announced, Ken
nedy said.
Robert V. Berger and Arn
old L. Espey, Richfield Ore
gon district supervisors, will
be in charge of the session.
Dealers, agents and compa
ny personnel from through- '
out southern Oregon, extend
ing as far east as Lakeview
and west to the coast, will
participate in the meeting. :
Two Ashland People
, Involved in Accident
. A car driven by Ruth
Brown Rogers, 55, of North
Valley View rd., Ashland, was
struck in the rear by one driv
' en by Irene Ellen Bradshaw,
38, of 1370 South Tolman rd.,
Ashland, yesterday at the
, Junction of Valley View rd.
'. end Highway 99, state police
said.
- Both cars were headed south
on the inside lane of Highway
99 when the Rigers car slowed
MOTORIST'S LAMENT
New York-flJPD - The New
York Herald Tribune today
published the following let
ter under the heading "Note
to scientists," from E. S. Til
lotson, an obviously harassed
motorist:
"Help yourself to outer space.
Take your moon and star
Give me Just some inner place
Where I can park my car."
to make a right turn into Val
ley View rd., officers said.
Two Classes Planned
For Real Estate Men
Two classes in the certifi
cate education course will be
offered real estate brokers
and salesmen of Jackson
county during April, Real
Estate Commissioner Robert
J. Jensen has announced.
Alvin E. Isaak, of Salem,
will give a lecture on "Sell
ing Real Estate" on April 11,
and James F. Lonergan, of
Portland, will discuss "Real
Estate Law" April 25. Both
GETS MEDICAL OKAY
Oakland, Calif.-IUPb-Joseph
R. Knowland Sr., 87-year-old
publisher of the Oakland Trib
une, was reported In good
health by doctors today fol
lowing a fainting spell in hie
office Tuesday. He is the fath
er of former Republican Sena
tor William F. Knowland, who
is now editor of the Tribune.
classes will be held at Hed
rick Junior High school be
ginning at 7:30 p.m. There is
no charge for the classes.
Registrations Open For Telecourse
There is still time to regis
ter for Oregon College of the
Air telecourse being offered
over KBES-TV in Medford.
The course, History of Pa
cific Northwest (Hst 478), is
shown Wednesdays from 4 to
4:30 p.m. The series began
March 22. Last day for regis
tering for a telecourse is 10
days after initial telecast.
Registrations are still being
accepted at the registrar's of
fice, 1734 SW Park ave., Port
land. Registration material
may also be obtained from
any general extension division
office. The division has a re
gional office on the college
campus in Ashland, and the
state-wide office in Eugene.
Taught by Dr. F. D. Haines
of Southern Oregon college,
the history course traces the
history of the Northwest from
the beginning of White explor
ation to the present. Off-campus
students either attend on
campus classes or prepare
equivalent work by corre
spondence. College of the Air courses
are approved by the state sys
tem of higher education and
may or may not be taken for
credit. Credit earned is ac
ceptable at all state system
campus institutions.
Minneapolis - Hail storms
may cause several times as
much property damage in the
U.S. as tornadoes in a year.
Orchestra Students
To Present Spring
All-School Festival
About 300 orchestra stu
dents from the 17 Medford
Diiblic schools will present the
spring all-school orchestra fes
tival April 6 at Hedrick Junior
High school.
Committee Revives
Teacher Pay Bill
Salem (UPD The Senate
State and Federal Affairs
' Committee 1 has revived
bill to Increase teachers pay.
but trimmed the hike from
some $800 to about $200.
The committee took no fi
nal action on the amended
bill.
The measure came up for
Senate action earlier in the
session but was returned to
committee.
Phoenix Juveniles
Accused of Vandalism
Four Phoenix Juveniles
from four to nine years old
are 'accused of doing from
$300 to $500 damage in the
Associated Fruit company
packing house In Phoenix
Monday, the sheriff's office
has reported.
The Juveniles, two nine-
year-olds, one four and the
. other seven, broke into the
fruit packing plant and tore
up a large quantity of chemi
cally treated paper wrappers
for pears, deputies said.
The four youngsters pried
a board oil a door to enter
they said.
Adlai Tells Africans
U. 5. To Back Program
United Nations, N.Y. - IUPD
Ambassador Adlal E. Steven
son told the African countries
Tuesday that the United States
is prepared to back a "realis
tic" program for their contl
nent's development with the
world's capital-rich countries
contributing 1 per cent
their gross national product,
Stevenson, In a 70-mlnute
meeting with diplomats of
African countries, declared
that the' initiative for a con
tincntal development program
must come from the Africans
themselves.
PURSE HIKE VOTED
Salem -IUPD- A bill designed
to encourage race horse
breeding in Oregon by
creasing purses two per cent
has won approval from
Ways and Means sub-coin
mlttee.
Judge
Hazel
NUMBER UNLUCKY
Qulncy, Fla.-WPD -Tracy
Riddle fined
Swtnts $41 Tuesday for steal
ing a Jar of Jelly. He also
ordered her to pay 41 con
to the store from which
Jelly was stolen.
Easter
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manufacturers' agreement items. Prices slash
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with season just coming on. Hurry! Once in a li retime opportu
nity to save due to lack of space. It's impossibl e to mention all
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pant . . . Sunbeam and
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spoons, forks, spatulas and
dozens of other wanted
items and time savers.
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and Gift Dept. is overstocked with
manv Monevsavinc Items. We advise
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SALE. Savings galore,
reduced half price and
a otore-niae
Many items
more.
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Free Parking at Park and Shop
Across the Street
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Groups taking part include
the Medford public school all
elementary orchestra, the Mc
Loughlin Junior High orches
tra, Hedrick Junior High or
chestra, t h e Medford High
school orchestra, and the com
bined group.
The concert will begin at 8
p.m. next Thursday, under the
supervision of John Drysdale,
orchestra supervisor. There
will be no admittance charge.
Each group will play three
selections and, as a finale, the
combined groups will present
The Star Spangled Banner."
Final Heh.arial
Drysdale said rehearsals of
the all-school elementary or
chestra have been held each
Saturday morning, and the
final practice will be held Sat
urday, April 1.
Individual directors Include
Elmer Ayres, McLoughlin Jun
ior High and elementary; Miss
Alice Saunders, elementary;
Al Huntemann, elementary,
and D r y s dale, elementary,
Hedrick Junior High and Med
ford High.
The performance Is the or
chestra complement to the all-
school band festival which was
staged at Hedrick Junior High
March 23 before a capacity
crowd.
Bills Approved
By Legislature
Salem - (UPD - Measures ap
proved Tuesday:
By the Senate
SB171-Loans by banks and
trust companies.
SB361-Insurance.
SB240 - Teachers' retire-
ment.
SB260 - Cemetery mainte
nance districts.
SB261 - Allows counties to
name their own welfare commissioners.
SB329-School districts.
SB484-Plumbing and sew
age.
SB489-Courts, Judges. .
Ten HB-Budgets National
Guard, State Police, Labor
bureau, Justice department,
Civil Service commission, Em
ployee Suggestion Awards
board, State Library, Game
commission, Board of Control
and other agencies.
HB1094- Revocation ol li
censes and registrations.
HB1089 - Teachers' i n s t i-
tutes.
HB1248-Worklng hours for
children under 16.
HB1339-Water control dia-
tricts.
HB1407-Public employees'
beneficiaries.
HB1449-Natlonal Guard.
HB1498-Motor carrier fees.
HB1659-Flsherles.
By the House
HB1179, HB1135-Boats.
HB1199-Oregon Beef coun
cil.
HB1231-Property taxes.
HB1338-Inherltance taxes.
HB1341-G1U taxes.
HB1494-Water carriers.
HB6-Rules.
Signed by Governor Tuesday)
HB1047-Motor vehicles de
partment.
HB10B7-Motor carriers.
HB1083-Ballots.
HB1137-Fishlng near fish-
ways.
HB1142-Forestry.
HB1211-Public employees'
retirement, i
HB1254-Sets salary range
of OTI director.
(HB1263-Operatlon of OTl's
FM station.
HB1264 - State normal
schools.
HB1267-Surplus property.
HB1458-Flshing in Al
bany's Waverly lake.
HB2006, 2014-Budgets for
Council on Aging, Highway
commission.
HB2064 - Payment ol ex-
pensei involving Supreme
court reports.
HB2078 - Budget of Patton
Home for the Friendless.
SB20-Motor carriers.
SBHO-Qiiarantlnes.
GOES SCOTT FREE
Knoxvllle, Tenn.-fllPD-Ver-
non Ray Cole, 27, who admit
ted the fatal shooting of Wil
liam A. Knight, 30, at a tav
ern, was released without a
trial Tesuday. "There was just
bunch of drunks out there
and we don't want to waste
money on a trial," Atty. Gen.
Clarence Blackburn said In
dropping the charges.
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