W. S. Penley as the original \u201cCharley\u2019s Aunt\u201d in 1894<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just back from dinner with the mother of a long-time friend. \u00a0It was his parents and his family who first introduced me to the idea of Shakespeare festivals when they invited me to go to Ashland, Oregon, with them for the famous festival there.<\/p>\n
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I fell immediately in love with the idea.<\/p>\n
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Charley\u2019s Aunt<\/em> is an insubstantial farce, but very, very funny.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incidentally, we ran into another member of our monthly reading group there.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s like a reunion here.<\/p>\n
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Posted from Cedar City, Utah<\/p>\n
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