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THURSDAY. JULY 25. 19S3
B 7
Several Cases Checked by Police
Central Point - Things seem
to be getting back to normal
following a period of activity
in Central Point, according to
Chief of Police Ed Zander.
Accidents reported included
one when a car, driven by
Florence Marie Meddock,
route 2, box 672A, Central
Point, struck Daniel Joseph
Terry. Terry was taken to
Sacred Heart hospital by am
bulance where he was treated
for minor lacerations and re
leased. Mrs. Meddock was
cited for failure to obtain an
Oregon driver's license and
Improper lane usage. The ac
cident occurred on North
Third st., between Scenic ave
and Princess Way.
Extensive damage occurred
to both vehicles when autos,
driven by Thomas Roy Hut
chens, 76, of 335 Alder St.,
Central Point, and Pat Rae
Zander, 19, of 765 Ash St..
also Central Point, collided
at the intersection of Fifth
and Alder sts. No injuries
were reported. Miss Zander
was cited for failure to yield
right of way, police said.
Ann Ruth Padgett, 44 South
Fourth St., reported that the
shrubbery at her residence
had been damaged by a motorbike.
Beverly Ann Henderson,
136 Oak St., reported that a
prowler had damaged a screen
and opened a window at her
residence.
Ivis Clay, 214 Alder st., re
ported to police that he saw
a juvenile enter a parked ve
hicle. Later a 14 -year -old
juvenile was questioned re
garding the incident. His ad
missions cleared several car
and window prowling cases,
including the case at 136 Al
der st., Zander said. The youth
was released to the custody of
his parents, pending a juve
nile court hearing, according
to police.
Fifty years ago, it took the
motorist 35 days to cross the
continent, compared with six
days now, says the American
Automobile Association.
Sir John Falstaff Overwhelms Audience on Opening Night
Clearly, Sir John Falstaff
in Shakespeare's "The Merry
Wives of Windsor" is a "big"
role, one which calls for im
mense talents.
When Robert Benson made
his initial appearance before
the first - nighter audience
at the Ashland festival last
night as the over-sized rogue,
there was a stunned pause.
Then, ns one, the audience
gasped, "Ooooooh," and broke
into applause.
He was mountainous!
He seemed to fill up half
the stage.
His costume, heavily pad
ded over his already sizeable
frame, and his superb make
up were perfection.
- If Benson had been bare
ly able to recite his lines, the
audience won completely
at first sight would still
have loved him.
Balanced Cast
But, amid a balanced cast
of considerable skill, Benson
went steadily up hill, seem
ing to be better in each scene
than he was in the previous
one.
The strength-dare we say
weight? -of his performance
lay in the nuances and subtle
ties of his characterization,
the precise timing of his de
livery and the surprising agil
ity of his stage movements.
He wisely abandoned the
constant and too hearty roar
Honlcrf hv most actors who
interpret the part, and instead
varied his pitch, volume ana
mood as the lines and the ac
tion dictated.
Near the final scene, a pair
of antlers rakishly atop his
head, he gave a lecherous
squeeze to the merry wives he
had under eaen arm ana pos
tured magnificently.
"1 am a prize buck," he
said grandly, "divide me."
It was almost too much,
snd had Benson been a torea
dor, the overwhelmed audi
ence would have awarded him
both ears and the tail on the
spot.
He was easily the finest
Falstaff in our experience,
and we have no expectation of
ever seeing a better one.
Despite his bulk, and the
nearly awesome size of his
performance, Benson's shad
ow, however, did not put his
supporting players in the
dark.
Playad Pleasingly
Daniel J. Hoppe, In his sec
ond season at the festival,
was a ringer as the excitable
French physician. Dr. Caius,
a most unlikely suitor for
the hand of diminuitive Anne
Page, played pleasingly by
Virginia Flick.
"By Gar," he would explode
over and over again, "By
Gar!"
Then he would set himself
in dueling position, scowl
fiercely, and lunge at his im
agined enemy, puncturing
neat, round holes in the night
air. !
"Uh," he would say, with
drawing the blade from his
victim's body with obvious
satisfaction.
It was a finished performance.
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The merrv wives, uhn rnn.
spired delightfully to lure on
the fatuous Falstaff, were
played creditably by Eliza
beth Huddle and Judith
Hoppe.
The broader part of Mis
tress Quickly, the cheerful
busybody who works In be
half of all three suitors for
Anne Page at the same time,
was developed with admira
ble flair by Marian Hailey.
Maie Holes Dominate
However, the title notwith
standing, this is a play in
which the male roles domi
nate. And Director Ed Bru
bakcr has managed to evoke
an amazing variety of char
acters, each distinctly differ
ent and vivid.
John Cetgood stands out
as the amiable host of the
Garter Inn, the residence of
Falstaff and his rascally
crew.
It seemed at times that
Gctgood was making too much
out of too little, but the eye
was compelled to watch him
when he was on stage, and
that is the acid test.
The hapless husbands of the
merry wives were played by
Richard Graham and Charles
Taylor. The latter's role is
bland and he did quite as
much with it as could be expected.
ftralium. pninvinir rxinaiHat-
ably more latitude in the part
ui rura, who is noi ai an sure
his wife isn't attracted tn Fl.
staff, won frequent applause
mr nis characterization.
Country Simpletons
A trio of chuckle-evnkinff
country simpletons, Shallow,
Slender and Sir Hugh Evans,
played by Jon Cranney, Kirk
ftiee and, of course, Hugh
Evans, added to the merri
ment.
Kn. inn. riiH Rnhnrl TVm..
beck, James Smith and Bruce
Salvatore as Bardolph, Pistol
and Nym, the sharpies who
are satellite to Falstaff.
The blond handsomeness of
Jeffcry Craggs, who played
Fcnton, the inevitable winner
in the contest for Anne Page.
was marred by a ridiculous
peach - fuzz beard, which
served only to blur his fea
tures, rather than enhance
them. To your razor, sir!
11 Is premature, since the
other three plays this season
haven t been performed yet,
but we'll wager a crown or
two that "Merry Wives' will
j be the clear lavorue oi me
audiences this year.
crowd sure liked it. And we
did too. (G.H.B.)
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Curtdiheni of
Simmons Institute
Operations Sought
Portland - ttM - The fed
eral government Wednesday
Innk action to curtail the five-
stale operations of the Char
les Simmons Institute.
Aclinir U.S. Attorney Sid
ney Lezak filed a complaint
In Federal Court here asking
an Injunction against oper
ations and stock sales of the
institute and seven allied cor
porations. Lezak requested
the firms be frozen and
placed in receivership.
The complaint, charging vi
olations in security sales and
deals including diversion of
investment funds for person
al use, was brought under the
Federal Securities Act.
Show Causa Order Issued
Federal Judge Gus Solo
mon ordered the firms and six
individual defendants to show
cause July 31 why a tempo
rary injunction should not be
issued.
Federal authorities indicat
ed the complaint climaxed
three months of Investigation
by the Securities and Ex
change Commission of Sim
mons. $1 million operations in
Oregon. Washington, Calilor
nia. Arizona and Texas.
La Pint Acres Head Named
The defendants, in addition
to Simmons, are William F.
Grcssingcr, Portland, an as
sociate in conducting Sim
mons' lectures; Charles M.
Simmons 11, Los Angeles; Rich
ard L. Longneeker, Cle Elum,
Wash.; Francis A. Butter
worth, San Jose, Calif., presi
dent of La Pine Acres, Inc.,
near Bend, and Douglas C.
Shepherd. Los Angeles.
Corporations charged In the
complaint were Human Rela
tions Foundation, a Washing
ton corporation; Simmons In
; stitutc, Inc., a California cor
poration; Simmons Institute
of Seattle; Educational Corpo
: ration of America, an Oregon
group; University Village,
' Oregon, Inc.; Transamerica
! Property Corp.; La Pine
Acres, Inc., and Universal
I Mortgage Co.. Los Angeles.
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