Show if 4 -T- he'Herald Journal Logan Utah 1 Thursday) ui u ?w ' 1 - Tis play clidn h - Xf-r- ' I age grace By Nancy Williams staff write'1 0Herald Journal review V " last of the "The four summer productions of the Old Lyric Repertory Company opened last night at the Lyric Theatre According to a press reiease the play was one of the most successful comedies of 1922 Maybe times and tastes change more than I thought but d it seemed to be pretty much a play without much dramatic tension punctuated by a few very funny moments “Torch-Bearers- " is a play about a Torch-Bearers- play It satirizes the amateur theatrical experience in three acts: long-sufferi- me three chins mister!' With this group of incoming male plebes braced rigidly at attention US Naval Academy Senior Sandra Irwin 21 inspects their uniforms at the Annapolis Md academy Miss Irwin is in the first group of women ever In a position to give orders at the famed academy She and several other women Nation's weather will become next spring the first women graduates in the 134 year history of Annapolis (UPI - Telephoto) Clarkston sets budget Two town residents appeared at the meeting One Laura Smith wanted to know Clark said whether the town was planning for next winter's snow removal especially in the upper parts of Clarkston where the problem is the greatest in the budget Funds should be available through the road funds CLARKSTON — A bare bones which at 837510 is only some budget 8400 larger than last year's budget was adopted by the Clarkston Town Council Wednesday ‘'We have tried to shave or hold the line wherever we could" Mayor Denzel Clark told The Herald Journal today “If inflation continues we may not be able to hold to the present budget I do believe though that the people are getting the most tor their UPI WEATHER FOTOCAST The council felt Clark said that unless major emergencies occur that it could get by on the present budget The council hopes to keep the mill levy at the present rate of 109 mills The council plans to use the approximately 83800 in federal revenue sharing funds for rosd cemetery and water line improvements Major items in the budget are: water 87600 fire department 81200 roads 86500 recreation 88000 0 By United Press International Motion Flooding (pawned by rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette plagued Texas and Louisiana today and heavy rain threatened to flood parts of Indiana A flash-floo- d warning was posted over a portion of the upper Texas Smithfield grants rezone - The SMITHFIELD Smithfield City Council Thursday approved both a rezone request and a coast Forecast Logan: Occasional cloudiness today with a chance of an afternoon or evening thundershowers mostly fair tonight and Friday highs today and Friday in the mid 90s lows tonight in the lower 80s (12000-squar- Saturday Southern Idaho — Widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers possible Otherwise dry with near seasonal temperatures Highs from Lows in the to mid-90- s the mld-gO- Paradise Providence Bkhmond Smithfield Trenton USU Young Ward ap- foot permit loads seminary grounds According to City Recorder Betty Hatch the council approved a conditional use permit Mayor Lonnie Loveday HYDE PARK also noted during the meeting that the council wanted to make a decision by Aug 22 about whether the city - In a short meeting of the Hyde Park City Council Wednesday Mayor Bruce Hurren announced the date of a bid opening tor a new water project and set the date for a meeting of the council to accept the bid s 22 Alys Ann Ashcroft told The city clerk Herald Journal today that Hurren announced a bid opening of Aug 7 at 8 pm in the city offices The council will hold a meeting on Aug 8 to accept a bid Hurren also an Mrs Ashcroft said that tryouts tor the Jim Bridger contest in conjunction with the American West festival will be held Saturday from 4 to 6 pm at the bowery on the church square Sidney Waite is chairman tor the event nounced n tyj mAmm M 21“ S Trade-I- n Allowance! i Sell-propell- ed Side Bagger I Mows two ways Bags clippings or returns them to lawn front drive ' start Dependable High Torque ' engine 21" cut Bagging kit optional Mod 21738 ! Key-Lectr- Public Works Director George Walker was authorized by the council to prepare documents to sell grass sod from the Smithfield Golf Course sell again tonight and Friday and five times more through August 18 the last night of the Lyric's summer season I other cable TV companies wanted to make presentations to the city they should do so by Aug council also authorized Walker prepare documents plays ’’ ‘i would approve a cable TV franchise in the city He added that if any The Funerals to I ic 95With NOW to Trade-I- n small obsolete machinery owned by the city Introductory Utah and Japanese yoatlt trade homes n OFFER 'fT About 100 Japanese youth arrived in Utah this week for a stay with host families in 22 counties And 20 Utah youth arc now in Japan ‘ Sfed one-mon- th Utah Idaho and several other Western states and Canada are participating in the seventh international in America and Labo exchange program between in A I tnli-hlnh- o High Low Pep Boise 95 61 Burley 91 56 — Hampton Funeral services tor Adrian Biggs Hampton 74 will be held Friday at at the 5th Preston lpm LDS Ward Chapel Friends may call at the Webb Mortuary in Preston this evening from 7:30 to 9:30 and Friday two hours prior to services Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery w toil know By United — Press International The first beauty pagrant in the United States was held in 1880 in Rohnbnth Beach Del to select “Miss United States" and Thomas A Edison was one of the three judges Japan t ft S Utah State Supervisor Gerald Ulson said the exchange program is “a great opportunity for us to get acquainted with people from another culture" Ten Cache County families are acting as hosts for the Japanese youth They are: Norris Anderson 158 West Main Newton Frank Carbaugh 140 North 1st East Wellsville C Dennis Funk 80 North 380 East Smithfield Elsie Green 81 South 2nd East Logan Haven Hendricks 200 North 55 East Providence Von H Jarrctt 95 Crockett Ave Logan Jerry Layne 395 North 2nd East Smithfield Howard Lloyd 280 South Main Mendon Oliver Low RFD Logan and Lynn Ricks 364 North 1st East Smith-fiel- d 4-- H j FAUCET STEMS Choose from 104 sizes in all types & kinds Complete Selection GE DOOR CHIMES BELLS & BUTTONS As an introductory offerl Cache County youth who have gone to Japan are: Linda Clawson 327 South 8th East Hyrum Suzanne Loflhouse 421 East 4th North Logan and Margaret Thornlcy 1081 East 22nd North North Logan IFiewSwcsp Is Coming! s" one-spee- d “Torch-Bearers- H weather with seasonable temperatures Highs from the upper 80s through 90s Lows in the 50s to midOs Hyrum EACH Preston KBLW Logan KVNU Logan North Logan e conditional-us- e through Monday: Utah — Partly cloudy at times with a few afternoon or evening thunderstorms otherwise mostly fair '('ache Valley citizen minimum lots for single family residences) Also approved was a Extended forecast s request seminary officials said they wished to place a mobile classroom on the pointments to the city planning and zoning board and the board of adjustments but took no action on those items The council approved Theoda Downs' request that her property at 300 West 1st South be rezoned from RA-- 2 (one residence allowed on 2 acres minimum) to Southeast Idaho: Partly cloudy through Friday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers mainly near the mountains highs today and Friday 85 to 95 lows tonight from the upper 40s through the 50s forecast classroom permit and tabled possible 65 Extended conditional-us- e action a business license application The council meeting in its regular session also discussed Utah: Variable cloudiness with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms today mainly in the north and east becoming mostly fair statewide by Friday little temperature change highs today and Friday in the 90s except 100 to 105 in the southern deserts lows tonight 55 to request submitted by the LDS Seminary at Sky View High School Because of increasing Torch-Bearer- Hyde Park prepares to bid new water project Clark said Clark announced that several dead poplar trees in the town will be cut down in a few days by Utah Power A Light Co The wood will be made available to any residents who wish to have some Clark reported to the council that town residents have responded very well to the request to restrict water use as a result of the recent drainage of the reservoir The council also commended residents of the town for their cooperation in helping to construct the new tennis courts and assistance with a bousing project jnoney" some-deservir- self-satisfi- new-fou- ‘Give is cr one-spee- Act I has the actors all upper-clas- s ritzy types rehearsing the play which they are presenting the next day as a benefit for the Seamen's Association (in order to keep sailors from “falling into bad company" while they're in port) Act II by far the strongest act in the play takes us backstage during the production it is complete with a rummy stage manager in constant conflict with the play’s directress In Act III we experience the star's homecoming to a houseful of floral tributes to her ability and the criticism of her husband not a person who could be called "supportive" of his wife's talent Midway through Act III the seats begin to be terribly hard There are of course high spots in the evening: costumes (Jerry Allen) and sets (Sid Pcrkes) are outstanding The Lyric stage is turned into a sensual treat for the eyes through their efforts Director Floyd T Morgan has paid close attention to the details that make the play work (such as building a mini grand piano to fit the scale of the Lyric's stage so as not to overwhelm the drawing room set) cast strong with particular mention Julie Knifeht playing the part of the directress Mrs J Duro Pampinclli (affectionately known as Mrs P) is a wonderfully wordy and pretentious who loses all her polished cool during the actual performance and turns into a mother hen squawking at her chicks P tiffs with Mr Stage Mrs portrayed by Michael Manager with magnificent indifference Eagan air surrounding him to the upper-clas- s over who is the ultimate boss behind the scenes She wins but it is something of a Pyrrhic victory since he steals scenes with the merest motion of his head as the Also good husband of the budding actress Paula (Constance Barker) who thinks she might like to turn pro and abandon her happy home (you couldn't have both in 1922) is Michael Mancuso He plays Mr Fred Ritter with disdain It's difficult to dislike a play by the Old Lyric Rep — they're a fine talented bunch of people who give you more than your money's worth for an evening’s entertainment It is not the people who are at fault in "The it's the vehicle The play is just too blah it moves slowly and stretches out too long between laughs Perhaps what we have here is a group of bike racers trapped on a balloon-tire- d The F ree Parking at the Front or Roar of Store dated Sundays Shop Daily 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM 25 West 1st North Phone 752-154- 4 S |