The Daily Chronicle from De Kalb, Illinois • Page 5

TUESDAY. JULY 26. 1968 THE DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE, DEKALB, ILLINOIS PACE AVE Community Theatre: Pari I of Evanstoa oa Aug. I at Die First Methodist Church in Syca i more. Stage Coach Story: From The Past Linen Shower Honors 'August Bride-To-Be Sarah Spahr, daughter of Mr.

The granted to use the Ellwood stage Lion." Mrs. Aikins recalls that night as one of the most memor coach as tba ticket booth. Image of able for her. writes Harriet Wilson Davy in and Mrs. H.

E. Spahr of Sycamore, waa recently honored at (EDITOR'S Tk Su Ccwck Pliyer ornr4 their lot cooMCuctvt leuaa this wanner, savubi racord (or coauwiattjr Articles today n4 tomorrow will outllM t)M put a4 look toww4 the IWnrst of till group, wboM Mm hw tocom lyooay-oui villi that of DeKalb.) the history of DeKalb County, From Oxen to Jets. Beauty Erjually satisfying, she says, waa the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, "The a linen shower given tor her by Floyd Butler redecorated the Pirates) of Pemanee." A one- coach, which was parked in the Mrs. John B. Kaade and Mrs.

Nestor Lawson Jr. at the DeKalb Elks Ctub. "'j business district for advance ticket sales and front of the YouH want to see your wedding as only a capable professional photographer can capture it for you in the finest candid color photographs from the flurry Just before the wedding to the last whirling night stand at the Egyptian Theatre, the work was co-directed by Marg Leavttt and Wilbur Smith, and the personnel includ Guests were friends of the By WENDY ROSS Women's Editor barn opening nights. A stage coach rolls again. A bride's Mother.

She and the hoooree were presented orchid Today, the coach is part of a ed a 22-pleca orchestra. collection in a pioneer village theatre catches on fire. A corporation goes bankrupt corsages. handful or conietu tout picture story in your chosen col-Inra for vnu to remember for in Minden, Neb. The firs occurred nearly three Mrs.

Aikins interest in the theatre soon spread to her husband and daughter, Janet In 1958. When Aikins, a professor ever. For the finest call Ed The history of Stage Coach Players is as colorful as any of the plays be they drama, com years later. Decorations were purple and white, chosen colors of the bride-elect. Mrs.

Spahr presided at the coffee service. Miss Spahr will become the bride of Sherman Francis Jr. Enthusiasm with the public wards Studios, tht weflomg photographers. Sycamore 895-3111 or DeKalb 756-0933 to Ti of history at Northern Illinois edy or melodrama that the ac as well as with the players ran University, was president the tors have staged during their ter your day. theatre achieved a "new look." i past 20 years of performances.

In I Among the improvements The stage coach, of course, gave the community theatre high for the first three years," wrote Mrs. Davy. "The workers had a good time, taking their lunches out to the barn where turd work was the order of the day. croup Its name. That vehicle.

formerly owned bv Perry Ell- 1 wood, had been ased to bring Audiences enjoyed 'Arsenic Theodore RooseveK to cere and Old Lace' with Charles 4 1 monies dedicating then Normal School now Northern Illinois Now! tint, toM or rarowcli bloocaoi aa loss fHoa 10 Minutes, wirii ColorMaster by Hobs Csjrtlt And all complete comfort The new ColorMaster process saves time and gives lovelier results! Call now for an appointment University. When Anne Smith Cray, now associated with the American Conservatory Theatre of Chi Bradt dashing up the stairs hollering It was during the production of "Claudie" that Stage Coach regular Hugh Jameson left his glasses at the barn' and returned on a following morning to get them. He found the barn on fire. Lightning had struck the cago, and the cast of a melodrama. "Pure as the Driven Snow." decided to form a the were a new stage roof, soundproofed against rain; a cement floor, seats and a red velvet curtain as well as an inside painting.

The workers also added a patio with a red-and-white canopy, dressing rooms, flats and a stage floor. Since then, a new lighting system has replaced the old one. "held together with tape and safety pins for several seasons." A cyclorama mounted on tracks was another addition. Mrs. Aikins noted that two of the most ambitious undertakings by the group were "Mrs.

Mc-Thlng." directed by Dale Jeffreys, and "The directed by Mrs. 'Aikins. Both were held over. "Mrs. McThing" called for not only a large cast but two separate sets and special lighting ef-l fects, while The Matchmaker" required four sets and special musical Innovations.

CROSS-EXAMINATION Lt Barney Greenwald (Stan Weisherger) questions Dr. Forrest Lundeen (Edward Freemon) in a scene from "Calne-Mutiny Court-Martial" by Herman Wo. Directed by Gentry Lovett the all-male cast presented the play in June of 1959. atre group, John Ellwood offer building, and the wiring burned. ed the would-be company the use of the loft of a barn at Ilehamwood Farm on North First Hurried work bv cast and crew MAR-BETTS BEAUTY SALON should be a source af makers, teachers, businessmen, term MAKE-U1 AKTIST Bill Bosworth puU finishing touches beard for Tolvo Haktla, who appeared in "Androcles and the Lion," the first production ataged by the players in their then-new building on Barber-Greene Road.

(Edwards Photo) enabled the show to go on that Road. students have presented more pride. The final atmospheric touch It is. DeVal Shopping Canter Phone 73S-S773 night In 1950, the company lost Its came when permission was A Leek Toward Tomorrow: the Future. first home.

Mrs. Davy reports that "under the leadership of than 80 plays in their 20-year history. Some have been triumphs; others, a r-tragedies. One critic wrote of a production that it was "an ill-conceived, badly written and Jane Bradt, funds were solicited from the public" and Stage Coach Theatre, was formed Only At Lehan Drugs as a property-holding company, ffn Vat fhnf lamp Separately incorporated was in addition to producing thejcritfe's0 Mid of lnolheT play Stage Coach Players, Inc, a works of such well-known play play-producing and theatre-managing agency. wrights as Noel Coward and Herb Gardner, Stage Coach The newly formed corpora "Several short hours at the Stage Coach Theatre could very well leave some with the impression that a hoax is being perpetrated.

"The term amateur theatre is tions purchased an acre of land plays of local authors. Among them: "The Twelve rwinrino a rHMran'e on what is now uaroer-urrene KOQACHROME Road, but the building ordered was never delivered. PREPAID PROCESSING niiu written hv Nut. sometimes read as a warning MAUR ENCLOSED Hi-H hv him nw.iand in some esses is as neces- The building company had gone bankrupt garet Olson, who supervised theMrV stop sign next to a dance sequences, in 1960. The Passin train.

In DeKalb. the Court action ma not recover production was part of the Chi I Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio Invites You a FREE hour of beauty Coma in and tea Alice Whitney about these fine cosmetics. Studio Hours: Mon. thru Wed. 10 a m.

to 5:30 p.m. CLOSED THURSDAYS Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. to 5:30 WE ARE OPEN NOON HOURS Phone 895-54 12 550 W.

State Sycmore, Illinois the funds, and the following years severely tried the mettle dren's Community Theatre proj ect launched that spring. MErAID MAKES Mlat yo to prmwHif for 8 MM ROLL 35 MM. 20 ot KODAPAK KODACHROME of the players, according to wrs. Davy's account Bake sales and rummage projects yielded Insufficient funds, and the actors The following season the company opened with a revue by Martha and Louis Holllngsworth of Sycamore. "Young had to appear in the auditorium of DeKalb High SchooL at Heart" was directed by Mrs.

Holllngsworth, and her husband To compensate for the loss or MAGEE'S ACRILAN CARPETING Come In and See Our Selection. Lyon's Window Wonderland 1303 Pleasant Street DeKalb Phone 756-6833 its me waire wrote all the music except the erouD employed new devices. title tune and played It simul Two productions, "Devil's Disci I taneously on organ and piano. In addition, the group has ple" and "Major Barbara," were presented "in the round." done numerous benefit performances, including "Little Black 'The Trial Ot Mary DURsan 99" was set in the courtroom of De Kalb County Courthouse in Sycamore, where "newsboys" dis tributed programs NUMBER 562 In a sequence entitled "The Rest (Best?) Cure" from "Young At Heart," Patient 562 (Charles Bndt) looks doubtfully at one Dr. Steinrr (Carol Freemon).

Presented in 1961, the musical comedy was written and directed by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Holllngsworth of Sycamore. (Elliott Photo) A newcomer to WKaio gave the group Its Incentive to con Sambo" in 1953 as a tribute to the American Association of University Women, who had helped the Players during their financial struggle; "Trial by! Jury" in 1954 for a junior high school stage fund and this year, "The Torchbearers." directed by Mrs. Aikins, for Children's Community Theatre.

Stage Coach Players whose tinue, according to Mrs. Davy. Mrs. Harold (Lucille) Aikins has since become a mainstay of the organization, spearheading the drive that resulted In the erec 30-234 East Lincoln Highway tion of the present Stage Coach Downstairs Store ranks have included home- Theatre, serving as president and directing as well as performing in productions for more than hall of the group's history. The prefabricated metal audi Achilles Photo DeKalb Phone 756-2102 Your Family Photographer For All Occasions WOMEN 'r '31? torium was built in 1952-53.

Although the foundation and the Fretty Jennifer Leigh is the name Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fretty of De-Kalb have chosen for their first child, a daughter, born Saturday, July 23. 1966, at DeKalb Public Hospital. Jennifer weighed six pounds, 15 ounces.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Keith Langerman and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fretty of Joliet.

Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Langerman of Woodville, Ohio, Mrs. Thomas, framework for the stage were done by a contractor, the remainder of the building was completed by volunteers. The new theatre opened June 11, 1953, with Anne Smith Gray sheets with pastel scalloped borders on luxurious Springmaid "For Professional Care" KAY'S BEAUTY SHOP For Appolntmmti Phone 1013 State Street, DeKalb directing "Androcles and the Fretty of Joliet, Mrs.

Henry Smithburg of Lockport and Mrs. Eda Schwisow of Luckey, Ohio. Schafer First Session Of Bible School To Begin Soon "God Lives Todfy" will be Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Schafer of Malta announce the birth of a SPECIAL "GET ACQUAINTED OFfM daughter, Debra Dian, on Sun white combed percale the theme for the DeKalb Christian Church daily' vacation Bi day, July 2i 1966, at DeKalb Public hospital.

She weighed eight pounds, 14 ounces. Joan, American Touristsr's ble school i a I beginning 23 months, is at home. Aug. 1. It will end Aug.

12. LADIES' MEN'S CrandparenU ara Mr. and Under the leadership of Mrs. James Yates and Mrs. Joe Wil 2VWEEKEN0 CASE Mrs.

Rudolph Schafer of Malta and Mrs. Paul Willrett of Malta. liams, the morning sessions will be from to 11: IS a.m. Teachers and helpers are Mrs. Bernard Gordy, Mrs.

roi a UMirro run onit Self stu Mr. and Mrs. James Self of Fritz BdendeL Mrs. Margue DeKalb announce the birth of rite Anderson, Mrs. Carl Moor- their first child, a son, John hous, Mrs.

Dennis Baker, Rose Michael on Sunday, July 24, 1966, at DeKalb Public Hospital, mary Quigley and Mrs. Harold Wells. Also Mrs. Gary Wingert. Mrs.

He weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Duane Davison, Mrs. James Cagle, Mrs.

Harold Mikels, Mrs. Ruby Brown, Carl Moorhous, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Marston Joe Self of Hopkinsville. Tenn.

Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Williams of Hopkins- Karen Moorhous.

Mrs. Gene Moore, Cortland; Milburn Al byron Crawford, Genoa, and Meyer, Mrs. Madge Frye, Mrs. James Elliott and Mrs. David Lamb.

Don't Mis Make-up Mrs. Eleanor Bertha Pease, Sycamore. Family Plans Sunday Event For Couple Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Marston Putting one layer of make-up $22.50 $29.95 $7.45 SALf PRIC! RECUtARLY SAYI over another causes clogged and pimples.

It also changes the color of the make-up. will celebrate their 48th wed ding anniversary with an open house given for them by Mr. and Mrs. Clivt Elliott, sister and borther-in-law of the couple. TOYS at 1010 W.

Lincoln Highway. The reception will be held this 72 108, speciallpriced Sunday from 2 to 3 and 7 to WONBKrU OffT Ot mm Vacation Graduation Lctiltut Start Piatt Fit A Conplcti Sit if Taris ttfs furl Stria 1QC0 p.m. and Viila, Tenn. Brown Denise Marie Is the name Mr. and Mrs.

William Brown of DeKalb have chosen for their first child, a daughter, born Monday, July 25, 1966, at DeKalb Public Hospital Grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sauer of re port and Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Brown of Mo Henry. Great-grandparents are W. Jones of Freeport and Anna Brown of McHenry. Diedrkh Mr.

and Mrs, Robert Diedrich of DeKalb are the parents of a son, Roger William, born Monday, July 25, 1966, at DeKalb Public Hospital Roger weighed eight pounds, 10 Steve, 4, and Kenneth, 3, are at borne. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Seisser of Hampshire and Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Diedrich of 'lib. Great-grandparents are and Mrs. Fred Diedrich of DeKalb and Mrs. Katharine Andersen of Burlington. Mr.

and Mrs. Marston were AdmittedMedical, Mrs. Wil-' liam Brown, Mrs. Peter Stav-j rakos, Claude Welstead, Keith Glidden. Harley Sechrest, Peter Lyons, Omer Edwards, DeKalb; Mrs.

Frank Schweitzer, CJare; Lana Storey, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alton Storey, Malta." Surgical, Mrs. EIroy Hueber, Malta; Mrs. Roy VanArtsdala, i Kirkland. Dismissed Mrs.

Robert' Crews, Mrs. Milford Jones, De- Kalb; Douglas Butter, Malta; Mrs. Raymond Garland and1 daughter, Sycamore. married July 27. 1918 In the home in which the open house will be held.

GAMES The design ii a classic-scalloped borders in delicate pastels on white combed percale! But now the luxurious Springcale is specially treated to stay whiter-than-white for life. And the prices are remark ably lowl It's a wonderful opportunity to save on sev eral sets to enjoy yourself, to please a hotnemakeT on any gift occasion. Choose your favorite from this array: yellow, green, blue, pink, mocha or lilac borders on pure white-or white borders on white. Assisting Mr. and Mrs.

El at liott will be Mr. and Mrs. Mars-ton's daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Modes of Oak Lawn.

8 1x108, ipeciaMy 1 -7J Pillowcase, specially priced, jf' JACK'S JUVENILE SHOP 1J7 East Lincoln Hwy. Licenses Issued Licenses to marry were Is Lost Aroma Here's a thought: Perfume applied to unclean skin reacts with the grime and soil so the wearer loses the fragrance's true aroma. 22t E. Lincoln Hwy. Downtown DeKalb sued in Sycamore on Monday, July 25, 1968, to Michael Ray Muller and Sherrill Lee.