The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
FOR
KIDDIES TOOPEN
Commissioner Newman and
Percy MacKaye viii De-
liver Addresses.
PLANS TO ASSIST YOUTH
Matinee Will Be Given Next Saturday.
Program Designed for Parents
and Other Grown-Ups.
PLANS TO ASSIST YOUTH

ing. This program is designed for par
ents and other grown people interested
in children's welfare.
A children's matinee, for a children's
audience, will be given Saturday after
noon, October Is, at 3 o'clock. All chill
dren are invited to this, the program
being a repetition of the children's plays
given the evening before, with some addl-
tional features.
No Admission Charge.
There will be no admission charge for
either occasion. Reserved seats may
be had by sending a stamped addressed
envelope to the secretary Of The House
of Play, 493 NJ Street Southwest
The House of Play is to be public
institution. 1t has no commercial pur-
pose, but q purely educational one,
namely, to guide the play spirit Of child
hood and stimulate their young imagina-
ton to finer development by keeping be-
fore it ideals of the worthy and the beau
tiful by means OF little plays for the
children to enact In no other way can
these ideals be so firmly implanted as
through children's love OF 'dressing-up"
and make e-believe,' and by making It's
primary appeal through this never-failing
child instinct the House Of Play will DO
a double work, proving a valuable
auxiliary to schools and in itself a center
OF aesthetic culture.
The building itself was formerly Faith
Chapel, an institutional branch of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
1t is a well-built brick structure, and has
a commodious auditorium which offers
attractive possibilities for the new pur-
pose, and has besides communicating
rooms, which will be used as a sitting
room and Office for the children and the
workers.
A large gallery is used at present as q
wardrobe, already containing the store of
costumes used in the Fourth OF July pag-
cant given by the Drama League and the
sane Fourth committee.
building Il Cleared.
Many days-weeks. even-of hard work
have been put upOI. the building to clean
its floors and windows and generally re-
furnish il, even TO the present modest ex-
tent, ard for this the Drama League and
Neighborhood House have provided the
workers, while generous and public
spirited friends among the merchants of
the city have contributed in such material
ways as paints and oil, drapery goods for
curtains, light fixtures, stationery, and
printing, &c.
Under the leadership of the specialists
in childrens educational work who con-
stitute the staff of volunteer workers, 1t
is hoped TO secure the general and con-
tinued cooperation necessary to the
maintenance and success of the undertake
ing Eventually it is expected the House
of Play will be seIf-supporting.
The organizing staff shortly will begin
its work of enlisting groups Of children
in different parts of the city as Junior
Drama League chapters, which will give
programs in turn throughout the winter
under the different play directors of the
Drama League forces. These programs.
which will be given PROBABLY every Sat
urday afternoon, will nave and 10
cent scale of admission prices, with spe-
ciaI privileges to members of the chap
ters.
Program for Friday evening. October II.
at S o'clock:
Program of Play.
Miss Leila Mechlin. president Of the Washington
Center OF the Drama League, presiding.
PART l.
The Tougue-cut sparrow japanese fable en-
acted by children from the kindergarten at
CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY.
The Tonguecut Sparrow. Ethel Owens
Mother Sparrow. Koeher
Little Sparrow. Helen Mills
Baby Sparrow. Perkins
japanese Man :Arthur CiArA
japanese MABEL DONALDSON
CrO~s Old Woman..... Helen CarTashan
Marion Vernon
Field Mouse Mothershead
The Fishemau's Wife" dramAtized version 6
Grimm's fairy tale.
CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY.
The Wife Miss Kathryn Drain
Tie Fisherman. n...............Mr J. Lewis Moneywsy
The Founder.
E1yes-Four members of the Thomas weIles So
ciety of Children Of the American Reyolu-
tion: Motter Cunningham. Helen Decker,
Margaret Thompson. Hubert McNeill
PART II.
Address ............. Mr. Oliver p. Newman
Address. Percy MackRye
Epilogue Glenna Smith Tinnin
The program for the children's matinee
will consist of the two little plays and
an interlude of children's songs.
Oficers-Mr J. P. S. Neigh. chairman
junior amateur department, Washington
center of the Drama League; Miss Hazel
MacKaye, chairman senior amateur de-
rartment, Washington center Of the
Drama League; director of Junior plays,
Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin; chairman
house committee, Mrs. ellison Gardner;
staff, Mrs Florence Louise Lyon, Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Falton, Mrs. Maud Howell
Smith Miss Kathryn Dunl.horst, Miss
Lenora De Grange, Miss Alberta Walker,
Miss Mildred Anderson, Miss Effie Baker,
Miss Ruth Noyes, secretary; Mr.. D. S.
Tinnin, finance manager; Mrs. ]. P. S.
Neigh, Mr.. John Herbert Corning, and
Mr.. Harry F. Cunningham.
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