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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-10
By EARL III. VOSS
Star staff Writer

BANGKOK-American fam
fly diplomacy" after the prec-
edent Of the Kennedys-Jack.
Jackie and Bobby-is now in
operation at the ambassadorial
level. with varying styles to
fit varying families.
Here In Thailand. for in
stance, Patricia Morris Young
Is as likely as not to hold Joint
press conferences with her hus-
band, Ambassador Kenneth
Todd Young, jr., not on women's
affairs, but matters of state.
The four younger Youngs also
participate.
Shortly after American troops
landed in Thailand, for in
stance, reporters were called to
the Ambassadors residence for
a briefing on troop dispositions
and their reception by the
That's.
The Ambassador faced some
20-odd reporters seated on a
davenport in his study. He
was flanked by his public af-
fairs officer and Mrs. Young.
Informal Call
When a phone tangled in the
midst of the questioning, Ste
phen Bonsal Young, Is. the
Ambassadors handsome eldest,
moved quickly and quietly to
answer. THE Ambassador is
holding a news conference" he
said into the mouthpiece, '"can
he call you back? Oh, YES.
Ed, this is Steve, I'll tell him
you called" 1t was another re-
porter who would get a fiIl-in
briefing, perhaps from Steve.
as soon as the conference broke
up.
The Youngs are old-timers
In Washington. The Ambass-
ador formerly was chief of the
State Departments Southeast
Asian Affairs section. He made
several trips to Southeast Asis
with the late Secretary of state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-10

added to American diplomacy.
Ambassador Young recalls
that he himself misjudged the
effectiveness of his family on
his arrival here. Christina, 4,
cranky after the long flight,
refused to put on her shoes and
came off the plane shoeless and
in tears. She posed for pictures
in this state while her father
had visions of Thai resentment
at this display Of unhappiness
with her new home.
Instead, the That's remarked
admiringly on little Christmas
Thai trait of kicking off her
shoes at the first opportunity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-10
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
Jane Winfree Feted On Birthday

CHULA. March 8-Miss Jane
Wlnfree was entertained ON her
10th birthday last Friday night
by her: grandmother, Mrs. T. E.
Wln1ree, VINO mad a dinner In her
honor, with Mr. and Mrs. James
L. Hammer, Jr.. and Edward
Jones as guests.
The rooms must have thought
spring had arrived in Virginia
the way they flew in last week.
but 10 and behold like a lot of
us human beings they were bad
~ fooled.
l am sorry to report at this
time that W. C.. Wmfree was
taken to St. Ellzabetn Hospital
IN Richmond last week. May ne
nave a speedy recovery.
Those lau4eS Visiting Mrs. B.
M. huugulS, t'rluay afternoon
we're Mesuames Jonn- Wmtree,
:Inomas beasIey. Munlcle Doa-
son, aubrey Uodson and lutte
Horls Denise. Dodson.
Mrs. T. r. WInIree and w. C.
WlnIree vlsl.ed Or. James l..
hammer and Miss Edith Wlnfree
at STUART Circle HOSPITAL last
Monday.
Inc Misses Mary Lee Warmer
and barclay Woodward, OF Long
wood College were lunceOn
guests OF the M. W. Warmers,
rllaay.
Mrs. Mary Farley was an after
noon guest ana supper guest OF
MIS-. mrs. s.. M. nuugIns last
wednesday.
On saturday night Mesdames
Bessie t'eltS, Sypie DouSon anu
Mr. ana MRS. aubrey Dodso.l
went 70 Rlcnmond 10 see king
OF klngs' at Loves Theatre. IL
is a picture everybody should
see.
Inc John Beasley family, O.
HlcnmOild. visited her parents,
the bruce brauuollS, at MaiIil-
DOIO ana ms Parents, the lIiOlil-
as DedSleyS, or Cnula, over lHI
week end.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Elmer Felts Wis
lteu the Mullcle UOQSOnS anu
AUDREY DousonS. Sunday nlgnu.
Inc communlty is very sorry
to near mrs. mary Miller is no.
well.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

Your. car is probably the second biggest single in
vestment you'll ever make. Here are 10 pointers
from Shell that can help you protect that invest
ment. They're easy to follow. And they might well
save you a lot Of trouble, as we'll as needless expense.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
NOTICES

COMMONWEALTH OF v1R-
GINA:
In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court Of the County 81
Buckingham, On the Sth day
ef February, 1862.
n. H. HARRIS. State Highway
Commissioner Of Virginia
Plaintiff,
against .
ANNIE M. LocKETT; 33s East
21st Street. Baltimore, Md.
Defendant
Order ii Publication
The object Of this suit is to
compel Annie M. Lockett to
carry out an option agreement
made with the Commonwealth
Of Virginia to convey 70 the
Commonwealth Of Virginia her
interest in . parcel Of land to
be taken for o. S. Highway No.
Is in Curdsville District Of
Buckingham County, containing
OLA acres, more or less, Of
which OH acre is included in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
Two Contests Planned
Two Contests Planned
Buckingham Beauty Pageant Will Have
Over A 100 Contestants For Titles
BUcKnNGHAM, March s-2For.

BUCKINGHAM. March 8-2For.
ty girls have entered the miss
Buckingham" beauty pagent and
S contestants are participating
for the Little Mss Buckingham
title.
The Buckingham county Wo-
mans club Will serve as Joint
sponsor with the Buckingham
county Ruritan Club of the pa
gent to be held March Is at Buck
lngham Central High School at
8 pm.
The Miss Buckingham queen
will represent the county in the
Charlottesville Dogwood Festival
April 25-28. the Apple Blossom
Festival IN Winchester, May IS
and the Nelson County Day cele-
hration May II.
The new Miss Buckingham"
queen win also be crowned at
the Woman's club dance. to be
held at. the Buckingham Central
High School. March 30. AS a
special feature OF the event,
Claude Anderson, will be master
Of ceremonies and. do the honors
Of browning the queens.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

istan.
Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Hamlet and
family. Of Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Hamlet Of Farmyillc:
Lewis B. Hamlet and children,
Miss Frances Cullen, Mrs j. c.
Hamlet and son, all of Rich
mond; Mrs. Elmo Bondurant, of
Farmville. Miss Mildred Poole.
Of Newport News; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Oliver, of Lynch
burg. .
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
III Contest Staged In Amelia

AMELIA. March 3 The
AmelAa County Al DemOnstrar
uou Contest was held on Sarur-
DAY. Marcn 2 IN the war Mem
0rlal buildlng.
Club members gave dem
oflssi a.aons In Dread making,
DAIRY foods, main dishes, salads,
desserts. home medicine chest,
livestock ana conservation.
Judges were Mrs. Robert
Harul.g. Mrs. j. A. Meyer, Miss
hazel clarke, and MRS. CorDm
EASIER. MRS. Lariand Meyer
p. es4ued.
Winners in the senior division
(tnoSe II years OF age and over
We're: pieaunaNns, oetty Sue
Grey, DAIRY locus, Grace Ann
Kerr; corn bread, Betty Sue
Grey.
In the Junior division (ti1vse
under IA years. the winner was:
on dairy ToouS,~ Uias1e harding.
Blue rlDOon winners In IOOu pre-
paratiOn we're: bread, coffee
CAKE, Patsy Easier: ginger
bread, Llnua Easier; salau-pme-
apple. barbara Asnman, DAIRY
toOQs, pear salad WIN cheese,
Susa..ne van0lver, and cheese,
Carol Morris; nutrluon-Bren-
da Meyer.
Winning red ribbons in the SEN
iOr dlvIS.on was Trace Ann Kerr
with cheese sauce under dairy
foods. In the junior division, win
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

Mrs. Cleveland Jones, presi-
dent Of the Womans club. will
give the welcome and J. B.
hanes, the Rur1tan club presl-
dent will present the master Of
ceremonies.
Bryan Snoddy, son Of Mr.. and
MRS. ). X. Sn0ddy. Jr., OF Dull
wyn, Will pe crown bearer.
MRS. M. F.. LeSuealr is chair
man and Mrs. Ciau0e Anderson
Is c0-cnalrman OF the beauty
pagent.
Usners will be Buff Hanes,
betu LeSueur, Susan Forces,
uelen JoieS, Kay halney, ana
agnes johns.
PARTICIPANTS In the Miss Buck
lngnam" contest are: Dolores
naoer, Lynua baDer. Betty Ann
Carroll .tatrlcla. Carl, Ann
crews, Noel uay7QSQAl. Nancy
Isrnrltn. { Nancy; iaaIung, ann
narlls, Donna HARRIS. janice
taarrls. Cnarlotte Ann Holman,
Lucy JOINS, Elnua Lawson, caro-
lyn sue LeSneM, BECKY Morgan,
ann MOSS, sLanle Nuck0is, CHAR
lOcte falkey, Nancy remington,
carol Lee kearuon. Carolyn
rush, and Snlrley salmon.
Also Martha Alice Smith. d.
ane Steger, Gloria Steger. Pat
Turner. Barbara Waycaster, Kay
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
FISHING

Shanty ice 1lsnermen, snug
and warm next to llie4r stove,
eau SllvO1e OIL In confidence II
Lney atLacn their line to one o.
Tile kIu>S new Years Eve
wound. noice makers. II
YOU sleep through the screen
you deserve TO mss the strike
er Ever wonuer now to do a lit
tie worm fishing when you
can't tlnd' a can to keep'em in.
Solutaon:let them wander around
the cuffs Of your pants.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
LEGALNOfICE

VIRGINIA:
b. ths Clerks OffSce q ..the
Circuit Court q Pswhetan
CeaDty.
DUNN CHEVROLET SALES
CORPORATION. III
Complainant.
" -
JOHN L. PlEAaANTS, JR.
Fine Greek Mills, Virgins,
and
CORA PLEAsANTs.
New York. New York.
Defendant.
The object d this suit = 70
sen Z certain tract Il nye t5l
acres. mare. d less. ttlnte n
Spencer. District a TIE Coqntx
Of Powhat8n, STATE q Wgtais.
being he same land conveyed
John, Peasants. IT,. d. deed
dated October %. 1919. teeetded
In Deed Book 60 It pase - p
the Clerks 0fftce oe ruWhetan
County. Virginix. to saktsey car
tain liens q. the cemplainank n
anotnk q $l,t333e rus mtssest
and costs. which should be h
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

IN Give your car an occasional
~ change Of scenery. A steady diet
Of city driving adds to the combustion
deposits inside your engine. This d eposit
buildup can reduce your car power and,
eventually, may cause trouble. But many
Of the deposits that come with city driv-
ing will Fly out the exhaust when you hit
the open road. So, take your car for a
turnpike drive this weekend. II can be
good exercise for it. And pleasant after
noon for you.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

Webb. Peggie Woodie, Carolyn
Wooten. Faye Wyland. Shelby
Wright. Lou Swartz. Joyce Rey-
nolds. Edna Rasland and Lorine
Moss.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

held ct Louswood On April. =.
Contestants were judged on
the Information given. manner
in which they presented it. the
SKIN d their demonstration
work sm0othness) , and. results
equality. appearance and clean
up at close Of demonstration
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COM.
MISSIONER OF ACCOUNTS
AMELIA, VIRGINIA,
MARCH ( 1000

At the request Of John r.
Duke. Administrator Of the Els.
tate Of Nathaniel Smith AKA
Richard n, Smith. deceased.
have. lAxe9 Tuesday. April, srd,
1862. at 8 am, as the time and
my office, at Amelia. Virginia,
as the place; for receiving prod
of debts and demands against
said decedent or his estate. The
Account Of said personal repres-
entative is now before me fol-
settlement
VALENTINE w: SOUTHAI.L
Assistant Commissioner of
Accounts Of the Circuit Court
Of the County Of Amelia,
Virginia. 3-9-N(F)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

ner q red ribbon WAS Deane
Harding with custard under
dairy foods, and Linda Lambert,
and Frances Vandiver with her
SO pie, under food preparation.
Grace Ann Kerr and Betty Sue
Grey will represent Amelia III
at the district contest to be
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09
Farewell Party
Held Sunday For
Nelson Hamlet

A number Of friends and re-
lativeS gathered at the home of
Mrs. C. o. Hamlet Sunday to
say Pleasant Voyage" to Nelson
c. Hamlet. who left Monday as
a road superintendent in Afghan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-09

Richmond. were Saturday guests
Of her parents, the r. B. Dennys.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Brown-Nixon Debate
On TV Now Doubtful

Nixon suggesting four debates
two Of each.
That was when Gov. Brown
lost patience. He said today:
II will not consider this or any
offer he might come up with
in the future. ;, He added:
I'm going ahead with my
own campaign, and I suggest he
do the same"
There was q touch Of autumn
in the air today as both can
didates did just what Gov.
Brown suggested.
Mr.. Nixon laid plans to
launch 'the most intensive
campaign in California's his
tory" on Wednesday.
And Gov. Brown had a pretty
intensive plan in mide. too. He
will make seven appearances
Monday in three Southern CAL
ifornia counties, ranging from
a barbers-for- Brown breakfast
in Lakewood to a Mexican fl
esta in Cotton.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Russion. Italian
Films Winners

VENICE. Italy. Sept. 8 (AP)
"A Russian film and an Italian
one were named tonight TO
share first prize OF the Venice
International Film Festival.
American actor Burt Lancaster
won the best male actor award
for his role in the picture Bird
man Of Alcatraz.n
The Soviet winner Is The
Of Ivan." directed by
Andrei Trakowsky. It tells the
story Of q Russian boy caught
up in the holocaust Of World
War II.
The Italian co-winner is
"Cronaca Familiare" family
Diary. directed by Valerie Eur
lini.
French Actress Emmanuelle
Riva was named best female
actress for her role in ''Therese
Desqueyroux." directed by
George Franju.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8
(AP) I've lost patience with
this fellow" said Coy. Edmund
@. (Pat) Brown today OF Rich
ard M. Nixon. And that, APP
parently, was the end Of a plan
for q Brown-Nixon television
debate.
The blame for the debates
demise was assessed this way:
BY Gov. Brown: Mr.. Nixon
killed it. by insisting on the
formal Mr.. Nixon preferred.
BY Mr.. Nixon: Gov. Brown
killed it, by insisting on the
formal Gov. Brown preferred.
(Mr. Nixon wanted the two
gubernatorial candidates to
question one another. Gov.
Brown wanted them to face
questions from a panel Of
newSmen9
Democrat Brown had given
Republican Nixon until 5 pm.
yesterday to agree to the panel
quiz type of formal.
The deadline passed with Mr..
Evening star., 1962-09-09

cumbent. Gaylord A. Nelson, in
his first try for public office.
Mr.. Kuehn made a creditable
showing. however. losing by
$4,000 votes out of IL million
votes cast.
Mr.. Renk, making his first
try for public office, has built
a campaign organization COM
posed to a great degree of new
corners to politics. He has asked
the voters to defeat ''the Mil
waukee bosses who want to
handpick the Republican candi-
date for Governor" He has
called himself "A rank ANA
teur" and has asked the voters
to join" the Renk and file."
If Mr.. Kuehn wins the pri-
mary, ihs victory viii be con-
sidered a vote of confidence
for the conservatives who con-
troll the Republican Party in
Wisconsin. A Kuehn victory
also would fortify the Republi-
can Party's confidence in its
policy of indorsing candidates.
A Renk victory could be a tell
ing blow to the @. o. P. in
dorsement system.
Mr.. Renk. who has been criti-
cal of the State @. o. P.'s "Old
Guard" might give new direc-
ton to the State Republican
Party II he won the nomination
and election.
Although many consider him
a liberal Republican, Mr.. Renk
does not call himself one.
"If q person calls himself a
liberal, a lot Of people think
he's too close to the Commu-
nists," Mr.. Renk said. II would
say I'm a middle -of-the-road
Republican"
Mr.. Kuehn says that while
his political philosophy is con-
servative, he is not an ex-
tremist or a reactionary.
Wisconsin's Republican Sen
ator Alexander Wiley, 7S, has
only token opposition in the
primary in his bid for q fifth
term, Senator Wiley's opponent
is Arlyn F. wollenburg. Al,
Evening star., 1962-09-09

If Rosendale. q writer and for
mer principal and teacher.
Unlike the situation six years
ago when the State @. o. p.
repudiated Senator Wiley. the
Senator has party Endorsement.
In 1856. the party indorsed
former Representative Glenn
Davis Of Waukesha, but Sena-
tor Wiley defeated him in the
primary. - +ai
Gov. Nelson. completing his
second term in the Statehouse,
is unopposed for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the
Senate.
All 10 Wisconsin Congress-
men (six Republicans and four
Democrats) are seeking re-
election and three Of them
have opposition in the primary.
They are Democratic Repre-
sentative Clement Zablocki and
Republican Representative VIII
liam K. Van Pelt and Alvin E.
OKonski. All three are favored
to win denomination.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

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fish, cuts fresh bread, cheese,
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Evening star., 1962-09-09
GoIdwoterite Fovored
In Wisconsin Primary
BY IRA KAPENSTETN
contrsbuting Writer

MILWAULAEE. WIS., sept. b.
Wisconsin voters will choose
between an Eisenhower Repub-
lican, a Goldwater conservative
and the grandson Of Robert
LaFollette. ST.. for the Republic
can nomination for Governor
in Tuesdays primary.
Favored to win is Philip q.
Kuehn, a 42-year-old Milwau-
M. kopenstein IS q reporter for the
Milwaukee Journel.
kee business m a n, one-time
State Republican chairman and
q devotee Of Senator Goldwater.
Republican of Arizona. Mr..
Kuehn was Endorsed last May
by the State Republican or
ganization.
Wilbur N. Renk, SO, q Sun
Prairie farmer businessman.
has waged a surprisingly strong
campaign against Mr.. Kuehn
and Wisconsin political observ-
ers do not rule out the posi-
bility of an upset. Mr.. Renk, a
former president Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin Board Of
Regents. was chairman Of the
Wisconsin Citizens for Eisen-
hover Committee in 1852.
Robert LaFollette Sucher, 81,
Of Maple Bluff. has waged q
very limited campaign, but is
expected to draw some votes
because Of his name.
Uncls Backs Foe
His uncle. former Gov. Philip
LaFollette, has indorsed MFR.
Renk.
State Attorney General John
W.. Reynolds is unopposed in
that primary for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
Mr.. Renk, who has attracted
some support from liberals, is
hoping that Democrats will
cross over and vote for him in
the @. o. P. primary. That is
allowed under Wisconsin law.
His campaign gained impetus
in July when a dentist in Madi-
son, Wis. identified himself as
the head Of q local John Birch
Society unit and Endorsed Mr..
Kuehn.
Mr.. Renk Immediately re-
pudiated the Birch Society, but
Mr.. .Kuehn did not follow suit.
After two weeks of pounding
by Mr.. Renk and the Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Kuehn called a press
conference in Milwaukee and
released a lengthy statement
in which he repudiated the So
ciety but said that he would not
repudiate the support Of in
dividual members of the society.
Organization Support
As the Endorsed candidate,
Mr.. Kuehn has the advantages
Of financial and organizational
support from the State party.
He was defeated for Governor
In 1860 by the Democratic in
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Miracle Kitchen Knife
Cuts Frozen Foods

Everybody wants the all
purpose American-made, dou-
bic edge Zone a deep saw
edge), stainless steel knife, l2''
long that zips through frozen
food packages, wrapper and
all; cuts frozen meats, frozen
Evening star., 1962-09-09

baked goods, etc. No more
vasteful thawing. Cut off
what you need-put the rest
back In the freezer.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

NJ. kopensteia IS q reporter for the
Milwaukee Jcurnel.
Evening star., 1962-01-21
COMING ATTRACTIONS
STAGE
STAGE

ARENA-"The Moon in the Yellow River" starts Tuesday
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY-"The Clouds" starts Friday.
NATIONAL-The Old Vic; Macbeth; starts Tuesday.
Evening star., 1962-01-21

Stu had put in two years at
Loss Angeles City College
studying, supposedly, the law.
But campus theatrical activ-
tiles had hooked him and he
let the Blackstone slide. He
told his father he was going
to quit college. The senior
Whitman, a practicing lawyer
himself, and a contractor on
the side, snorted.
well, don't expect me to
support you," he said. You'll
have to get out and shift for
yourself. Maybe that'll teach
you to take life a little more
seriously"
So Stu got out. He enrolled
in Ben Bard's acting school
and paid his way by operat-
ing a bulldozer with con-
struction crews. a skill he
had acquired with the Army
Engineers after graduation
from Hollywood High, where
he'd played left end on the
"B" team that tied for the
city championship in 1943.
One day he met his father
on the street. The boy was
in Lewis and sweat shirt and
wore a two-day growth Of
beard.
Evening star., 1962-01-21
THE PASSING SHOW
AFresh Old Vic Company
Will Take Stage Here

are Actor Stride and Joanna
Dunham, two of the most
youthful performers ever to
be cast in Shakespeare's most
romantic tragedy.
Like New York where it will
play following its National
engagement, Washington as
usual will see the entire Old
Vic repertory. The plays will
be prese ted successfully
rather than alternatively,
however, since none of them
Is designed with the light
ness that permits quick re-
setting of the stage.
Thirteen cities will see the
Old Vic on this visit to Amer
lea, one that will last for 20
weeks and take the company
as far west as the Pacific
Coast. ,--..
It comes, incidentally, once
again under the auspciceS of
Sol Hurok who has been
sponsoring its American
tours since Immediately aft
er World II. When the Old
Vic's headliners were the now
Sirs Laurence Olivier and
Ralph Richardson. .
Evening star., 1962-01-21
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic of The Star

Cultural exchange will hit
a triennial peak in Washing
ton during the next fortnight.
The occasion is the open
ing on Tuesday night of Eng
lands famed Old Vic COM
pany at the National theater.
1t is not altogether improb-
able that most of the engage
ment will be sold out by the
time the curtain rises on the
first of the three-play roper
tory. This is no more than
tradition in the happy rela-
tions of the Old Vic and
Washington.
The absence Of "the
knights" on the company's
roster makes no difference in
the Old Vic's popularity.
1.-THE knights" of course, are
such famed Shakespearean
performers as Sir John Giel-
gud, Sir Ralph Richardson,
Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir
Alec Guinness, all of whom
contributed in their day to
Old Vic stature. And, natu-
rally, vice versa.
An Approved Policy
They have gone because
they would rather make stars
than depend upon them. It
is a policy in which it's au-
diences, at both home and
abroad, fully concur.
Actually, major perform
ers who have yet to attain
knighthood, such as Paul
Rodgers and John Neville, are
not encouraged to linger too
long in the inviting atmos-
phere of Old Vic Shakes
peare. Naturally they are not
asked to leave but it is mere
protocol that they shall. Pro-
tocol is effective in more
ways than this one in the
English theater.
The Old Vic's system of de-
veloping new players and
graduating older ones is &C
cepted as one of unchallenge-
able rightness. It keeps the
theater what it has been for
more than 80 years, essen
TALLY but not exclusively a
Shakespearean repertory
group.
Of late years, the policy
has resulted also in turning
the Old Vic into something
of a directors theater, it's
outstanding figure in this pc
riod, Sir Tyrone Guthrie.