Medford mail tribune., July 22, 1962, Image 17

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MEDKORD. OREGON, SUNDAY. JULY 22. lflfij
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Grease paint, putty, false wigs and beards go
into the "creation" of Shakespeare's colorful
characters. Dan Hoppe of New York City is shown
above as he constructs a beard, a few strands
at a time, for his part as Sicinius in "Coriolanus."
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Elizabeth Huddle, Sacramento,
who is prominently cast in
"Comedy of Errors," "Henry IVC
and "As You Like It," relaxes
outside the theater as she sews
on her costume.
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Asopening night draws near, there is a feeling of excitement in the air at the Shakespearean theater In Ashland. Here
and there throughout the grounds actors and actresses are at work "polishing" their lines and working out th
action for various scenes. Above, Milton Fuchs, left, and Adolph Creaser, both of New York City, are shown dur
ing an impromptu mid-morning rehearsal.
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Busy seamstresses in the costume department work against time
to ready the "authentic" clothing of Shakespeare's lime for the
first dress rehearsals. Above, Jane Ruckman of Iowa, costume as
sistant, concentrates on a difficult seam. Design of costumes took
much research and complex panels and inserts often make con
struction, difficult.
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During the hectic pre-opening days players rehearse and study
scripts all day and Into the night. Julie Townley of Montague,
Calif., Is shown above as she catches few winks between scenes
on the bed of King Henry IV,
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Marian Hailey of Han Francisco, left, and Efejabeth Huddle, Sacramento, oblivious to othr ctrviey afound
s them, stu4 hard en ieir playbooks outside the iya door of the theater. The pressure of forthcoming
dress rhearaji ca'l for wetj and more work, so the performance will go off without a hitch. D
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The culmination of weeks of effort by members of the cast ana1 the hoardes of persons behind the scenes is the play Itself.
In this scene from "Comedy of Errors," Marian Hailey as a Courtoian, is accused by Antlpholus of Syracuse (Stacy Keach, Sher
man Oaks, Calif.) of being a mysterious caste. Dromlo t Syracuse views trie action from a sarer niirancs
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