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'Meoll IPkoy Chosemi T Adlvamice Llepeirteiry STRANGE INTERLUDE A revival of Eugene O'Neill's 1928 Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be the initial pro duction by the newly formed Actors Studio Theater. In photo at left, Helen Westly, seated, and Lynn Fontanne, are shown in scene from the original production of the . play, and in the right photo, Betty Field, seated, and ; Geraldine Page are shown in comparable pose from the new production. (UPI) T Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS (Register and Tribune Syndic., 1963) Cage Ban Probably To Protect Animals From You ."Dangerous wild animals" are mostly myths, creatures of over-active imaginations. We thrill deliciously at the trite expression. The "untamed and blood-thirsty jungle beast" sends shivers of apprehension up and down our spines. ?We read of "wolf packs" hunting down some poor luck less human without realizing that there is more fiction than fact in the story. We refuse to admit that the wild beast is ready to attack or is "blood thirsty" only because someone has wounded it, attacked its mate or threatened its off spring. . i We visit a zoo or circus and thrill at the sight of the caged animal without realizing that the cage is serving a double purpose: it keeps the wild beast from running away and protects it from you. Dual Purpose - In most cases the "stone walls and iron bars" make a prison that protects both ways, but strangely, the ani mal is usually in more danger from the people than the peo ple are from the animal. Funny that this should be so, but any attendant at the zoo will tell you that the animals have to be protected from the people. For some unknown reason, many folks try to tease or even injure a caged animal. Asked why, they often say, "Just to see what it will do." Read any story of our pio neer ancestors in their strug gle for survival in a new land and sooner or later you run across the pasage where the poor man "had to protect him self against wild beasts." When we read such ridiculous fiction and later visit a zoo, some of us may have the idea we are getting even with the captive by poking it with a stick just to show "who's boss" or to punish it for what we might stupidly think its far distant ancestors did to some innocent pioneer. Most of us want to be dom inant. We get some morbid satisfaction, or we inflate our ego or our vanity, by subdu ing a lesser creature or by killing it. It makes us feel brave and strong; we are the protectors of our , weaker brothers. In a few of us it actually takes the form of sadism. We hear so much about "man's conquest over nature, his battle for survival against the forces of the wild" that it becomes sickening to any in telligent person who realizes that this "dangerous wild an imal" business is terribly over-rated. ; Turtle Attack "r ' The daily press carried a recent story about a woman who called the police "because a dangerous turtle threatened to attack her in her own back yard.' This woman was actually frightened half to death. She had been trying to beat the terrible thing to death with a long stick when the police arrived. The poor blundering turtle was crawling across her yard when she saw it from her kitchen window. She grabbed a stick and went into the yard. Here again, on a silly, stu pid scale, was an example of man against beast. The con fused turtle, blinded by the blows, moved toward the woman instead of the other way. This, the woman claimed, constituted "a vi- cious attack." The turtle weighed four pounds, the woman weighed 180 and the turtle really had the lesser vi cious temper. Most animals, wild or other wise, are inherently friendly. They want to be left alone, and if they are they never are "dangerous beasts. This dangerous wild animal business is the figment of over-imaginations, ignorance and human selfishness. The animal in the cage looks doc ile, merely because it is de pending on the bars ot tne cage to keep YOU away. SECTION D PAGES 1 to 8 Medfort Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1963 Commitment for Sexually Dangerous Persons Questioned By JACK GAVER UPI Drama Editor New York -lUPlu The little man with the grayed fringe of defeated hair and the big in f 1 u e n c e contemplated the prospect of repertory theater. "In the modern American theater at the professional level-and it's the only place in the world where this is true -repertory has been about as respectable as a dirty word. Every time it turns up, it gets sued for non-sport. "We have the financial backing to give us a chance, we have the talent in depth and we have the dedication, the determination," summed up Lee Strasbcrg, of the much - publicized "method school" of acting at the actors' studio, "We will put a strong fight to establish repertory theater on a firm basis and make it endure." Choose O'Neill March 11 the Actors Studio Theater, new producing arm of the professional school, pre sented as its first offering a revival of Eugene O'Neill's 1928 Pulitzer prize-winning dinner- intermission play, "Strange Interlude." It will be the first, it is hoped, of a continuing string of frequent productions of new and old American and PROPOSAL SUPPORTED Salem - (UPB -. A nronosal to shift to the public some ot the cost of fighting fires in forests and nn ernzlncr lanrf drew strong support Tuesday irom the Oregon Forest Pro tective Association and the Oregon Farm Bureau. foreign plays, modern and classic, designed to be ready for reactivation at any time repertory, by an organization that has first call on many of the top theater talents of the day. Important as this venture is in itself, it gains strength from the fact that it will be fol lowed within about six months by a second repertory project that also will be suf ficiently well-heeled to weath er any early difficulties and that will have the equally dedicated support of some equally top talents in the the ater. Lincoln Repertory That is the Lincoln Reper tory company, stage arm of the ambitious Lincoln Center of the Arts. Its two producing directors are Robert White head, Broadway producer of stature, and Eliza Kazan, stage and movie directing genius who only recently severed his official ties with the Actors Studio, which he helped found in 1947, Kennedy Says Economy Hinges on Tax Cuts Washington -0IP1I- President Kennedy said Wednesday the American economy could turn downward if Congress gives the "wrong answer"' to his proposals to cut taxes and increase the federal budget and national debt. He called upon business men and others who are op posed to his economic pro gram to "accept the facts of life of our economy" and help meet problems of this decade caused by a lagging economic growth, increased labor mar ket and automation. "I would agree," Strasberg said, "that the success of these two projects - the success of even one might do it - will alter the complexion of the American theater for its per manent good. This would give us a truly continuing American theater where our writers and actors could be assured of continuous representation that would not depend upon getting unani mous rave notices from the critics or an initial rush to the box office by the customers. Success in New York could foster substantial, professional repertory everywhere." Not the End Strasberg hastened to point out that this won't mean the end of the traditional Broad way commercial producer, who has to make a buck, "It would be our loss if it did," he explained. "A couple of repertory companies can't posibly discover or use all of the acting and writing talent that comes along. We will complement, supplement each other. "If we are successful as a long-range project, we can hope to be an influence in raising the standards of so- called Broadway production when it comes to serious drama. And I don't think any able Broadway producer would object to that "There are some right now with plays that they admire, that, should be produced, yet which are too much of a risk in the present economic setup in the theater. It is possible that we can help in getting these and other, such works of the future before the public in a cooperative manner." "Strange Interlude," with a cast headed by such studio stars as Geraldine Page, Pat Hingle, Ben Gazarra and Wil liam Prince, will be kept at the Hudson theater, a tempor ary home for Actors Studio Theater, for three to four months. There will be a sum mer production hiatus, then resumption i n September, probably with actress June Havoc's "Marathon. "The point is." Strasbcrg said, "that 'Strange Interlude' and 'Marathon' and those that follow will not vanish after their initial presentations. We can bring them back for a few weeks or a few months as we desire, with the original casts or with new casts. "We also expect to work simultaneously in-I hate to use the term-an off-Broadway house. Let's just say. in a small theater where we can experiment with something unusual that obviously is not going to have a general appeal but which we want to see on a stage." v Use Own Writers Why "Strange Interlude" to start? "We had to begin with an O'Neill," Strasberg explained, "with something by the coun try's greatest playwright. While we expect to do many plays representative of all countries, we are essentially an American theater and we want to anchor It with our own writers. "Actually, we were not sup posed to have begun produc tion until next fall. But our director for this first play, Jose Quintero of the Circle in ' the Square, who has been very close to Mrs. O'Neill by rea son of the excellent produc-' tions he has done of several of her husband's plays in recent years, suddenly advised us that 'Strange Interlude' could be available to us right now. Maybe not a little later. "So, we had the actors, the money and the inclination, and at last we are a producing organization." HELP US! Wa need clothing, shoes, dishes, furniture, and bedding. Wa Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army 30 N. Holly 773-733S GLASSES ON CREDIT! eMf Grtan Stamp COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. ; , MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTEX Salem (UPB Three psychia trists testified here that it would be difficult to- identify "sexually dangerous" persons and there would be a margin for error. If such persons could be weeded out and committed, the doctors said, it would cost several hundred thousand dol lars just to try to treat them. In spite of the unknowns, the psychiatrists agreed that an effort to learn how to treat the sexually dangerous would be worthwhile. Dr. Dean Brooks, superin tendent' of the Oregon State Hospital, Dr. J. H. Treleaven, administrator of the State Mental Health Division, and Dr. George Saslow, head of the psychiatry department of the University of Oregon Medical School, testified be fore the House Judiciary Committee. Commitment Proposed They discussed a bill pro viding for civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons - one of a package of five bills before the. committee aimed at sex offenders. The other four deal with court procedures. The commitment bill pro vides for a court hearing. Commitment would be based mainly on the findings of two psychiatrists. The definition in the bill includes "propensities to com mit' any kind of sex act which physically threatens harm to a child of the age of 12 or under." There would not have to be any previous offense. "I would have an awfully difficult time," said Dr. Brooks. "I would have to go by rule of thumb." Long Study Needed "In most cases of menial illness you can see . . . hear something peculiar," Dr. Tre leaven said. "The sexually dangerous person . , . only looks peculiar if you follow his behavior over a long pe riod. "Taking away liberty . . . warrants a thorough and com plete investigation." He suggested temporary commitment for study. The two doctors agreed, however, it would be of value to try to treat the sexually dangerous "if we take every precaution to see that we put the finger on the i.jht man. Dr. Treleaven estimated that a "bare minimum ... no frills" program of treatment would cost $265,000 for 30 men. Dr. Brooks estimated $200,000 for 40. He said the State Hospital now has 90 100 patients per doctor. . Unsure of Treatment '' "We don't know how to treat these people yet, but I think it's high time we try," Dr. Brooks said. . He said a sound program should include research, both on the patients and in their communities. Dr. Treleaven said custodi al facilities would be needed for the untreatable. Committee Cha..man Berkeley Lent (D-Portland) questioned several aspects of the bill. 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