European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                If i in Eft squats outside native tent with Sam Cunningham of american project. Khan s Yankee to from Page 11 if he desired to make a wish which he would Grant. Ali s Grandfather said he wanted some land Between the Baila Roud upper River and the pain Roud lower River that flowed through the area in order that he might raise a Little Barley and provide pasturage for his horse. The Shah did not hear the word some and interpreted the request to be that Ali wanted All the land Between the two  thus it is that Ali is the landlord and temporal ruler of All the land described. It is on part of this land a strip lying Between Delful and anime she that the . Army Engineer District Gulf is build ing a Complete air base for the use of the iranian air Force. Money for the construction is provided from . Mutual assist Ance program funds. When the original nucleus of the Amer ican Engineer world Force arrived at the site they were faced with Many problems not Only of logistics but also of language dress customs and religion. They needed help and Ali Ghotb was the Man who came to their  of these Early contacts a Friendship de yelped Between the Young Khan and the americans. It has grown stronger wit the passing of time and it is the basis of this , an intelligent and inquisitive Young Man wanted to know More about the .and its people and methods in order that  better the life of his people. He quickly Learned about the special skills and aptitudes of the four americans at the site and he utilized their knowledge to the it . S. Stewart -.Mcgee, civilian area Engineer had been reared in a farming and ranching Section of Wyoming and it is he who probably helped Ali More than any other person. Stewart.Mcgee s advice on crop and Field problems were invaluable and today Ali has even modernize the binding of his wheat. However i Ali believes it unwise to completely modernize his holdings although he is financially Able to do so to maintain the Economy of his Domain he is obliged to maintain some of the old customs . People. Thus much of his land is still tilled by pen sown by hand and harvested with the ancient hand scythes. And Ali Ever mindful that at one time his family was poor always purposely leaves glean Ings in the Fields for the orphans and the widows. Last year Stewart.Mcgee went to , and on his return brought Ali a variety of american seeds and plants which Ali is growing of an experimental basis. A " to 1.4% another close Friend of Ali s is Cap Kenneth Young assistant area Engineer on the Delful airbase. Young s is both tech Nical adviser and outdoors companion tothe Young chieftain. When Ali s father died Ali found himself suddenly saddled with a Load of physical As Well As financial responsibilities. Two of the assets were a decrepit ice Plant and a flour grinding millin the City of anime she. Ali was unfamiliar with the operation of this equipment and he asked Young for help and advice. Young indoctrinated Ali in the operation of the ice  Mill and even taught him the intricacies of air conditioning. Ali now has his country Home outside Andi mesh air conditioned and he expects to air condition his new Home now under construction in the City. His Home in Delful is air conditioned Bya series of underground tunnels and shafts a system that has been operating efficiently for Over 3,000 years. Over the past two years Ali and Young have often been Hunting companions and have hunted Mountain Goat Ibex wild boar Leopard and ducks that abound Onali s lands. A third Hunting companion is Sam Cunningham chief of office Engi Neering in the Delful corps of engineers area office Sam s and Ali s Mutual inter ests Are the dress Castonis and history of Iran and the . The fourth Friend is miss Thelma John son office Secretary at the Delful  Ali was not assimilating the american Lan Guage readily because of his innate shy Ness. So miss Johnson has spent much of her off duty time teaching Ali English. While he still uses an interpreter with strangers his English vocabulary is comprehensive enough to permit him to con verse easily with his american friends. As a result of his newly acquired knowl Edge and skills Ali is slowly but surely influencing the mannerisms dress and attitudes of his people. Because of his Amer ican friendships Ali has taken a greater interest in the welfare of his people and he has recently built improved. Medical facilities and schools. His ambition is to enrol in a us. Agri cultural and mechanical University in order to inform himself on the Best ways to develop his Domain. The close ties Between Ali and his Amer ican friends Are a matter of concern for some of the older of Ali s subjects. The Yare basically suspicious of any culture other than their own. However the major Ity approve of Ali s actions for they know that the strongest Bonds Between men Are those of Friendship. Cowboys replace characters of original drama in the Payne College epic. Lonestar trouper invade England puck Johnny the fairy c o b w 1x1 Bottom dressed As Donkey entices titania. Cast of the Texas version of Shakespeare s a Midsummer night s dream appearing before British audiences this summer. By Paul Spiers staff writer the motto of the state of Texas i Friendship and 28 Lone Star Young sters Are certainly spreading it around the us this  students of Howard Payne College Are deep in the heart of Shakespeare witha Texas version of a Midsummer night s  far British audiences Are laughing with them and not at their you All drawls,10-gallon hats chaps and substitution of Mendelssohn s airs with Home on the  cast has found that British audiences have a rollicking Good laugh in the right places whereas american audiences Are slower on the laugh , of course is used to a series of controversial Shakespeare  so one critic began his review As follows Are act which opens with puck looking like Davy Crockett and playing a guitar while a Texas steer dances and Stamps his feet to the rhythm of Don t Fence me in must be classed As unusual even in these Days of Shakespeare  another critic after the students presented dream at London s Christopher Wren school noted that it was Given in its original text but with the novel additions of a portable campfire a Lariat a music Loving longhorn steer and various other features said to derive from the american Southwest of 1885. The acting i enthusiastic if not polished and the Audi ence responded with Friendly  of their two month tour will be their appearance from july 21 to aug. 1, As the sole . Representative at Bristol renowned International festival of University theater. They arrived in England june 1 for scheduled performances at Coventry Wel Wyn Garden City Dundee Northampton and Cambridge. Special performances have been Given including one at West Ruislip attended Yusaf personnel. Or. Mcdonald w. Held chairman of the College s division of speech arts said we have been most gratified with the reception. The British audiences seem to enjoy it More than american audiences perhaps it s because they Are More full acquainted with the play and appreciate its subtleties to a greater  British seem ready to respond and have been extremely generous in accepting the costumes and setting. They generously Call it a creative  production is far from a gag. It is a serious Experiment in theater and shake Speare attempting to demonstrate the uni Versal Appeal and truths of the author s  a line of the play was changed. The sets and costumes simply were transferred to a Western Texas ranch of the 1880s. The Duke became a rancher his intended wife an american Indian and. The artisans ranch hands or  idea for a texan dream originated with an englishman Alex Reeve who has been associate professor of speech at Howard Payne College three years. Not Only did he show originality in the the stars and stripes saturday july 11, 1959 the stars and stripes is photos by red Grandy idea but he has continued to show imagination in developing it. Last year the first production brought Success so that when the College theater was invited to present its Western setting Shakespeare at the Texas state fair in Dallas in the fall of1958, the invitation was accepted. Three performances at the fair were highly successful. Some of or. Reeve s friends in England had shown great interest in the original production and suggested that he might i ing it Over for a tour. Although it was impossible at that time it was decided that this year such a tour might Well be under taken. The student body of the College As Well As the faculty and administration gave their full support to the  to pay their Way the troupe raised$10,000 on their own. Fellow students friends local businessmen and faculty members raised the total to $17,000. The 58-year-old Reeve for 14 years director of production at Northampton s Royal theater and opera House said that the drawl of texans today is very like the Warwickshire dialect that was spoken by comedy characters of the play in shake Speare s  said of the troupe what the americans Lack in acting finesse they make up for in vigor and  Price Daniel has designated the troupe As official representatives of Testate of Texas and ambassadors of Good will from Texas to great  be lived up to the designation As numerous sell out audiences attest Page 13