Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
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that at its second appearance the club.
at the National Theater, March 2. and
| 4. 1882. gave four performances, name
ly, Thursday and Saturday evenings,
Caesar" and Friday evening and at the
Saturday matinee of THE Merchant of
Venice" The cast for the former in
cluded Clarence B. Rheem, as Marcus
Brutus; Charles B. Hanford, as Caius
Cassius; David c. Bangs. as Marcus An
| tonius: James A. Mahoney. as Julius
Caesar: Harry c. Robinson. as Publius
Casca: Simon r. Flynn, as Trebonius;
John T. Hawkins as Decius Brutus: H.
c. Robinson. as Octavius Caesar: W. A.
! Lackey (now professionally known as
Wilton Lackaye), as Metellus Climber;
Otto g. Eckstein. as CHINA and also as
First Citizen: Samuel B. Milton, as Lu-
cillius, also as Second Citizen and a
Roman soldier; Charles G. Pearce, as
Soothsayer: Miss Belle cavis. as Lucius:
Miss Anne Cavis, as Portia. and Miss
Jennie Thompson. as Calphurnia.
Charles B. Hanford as Shy1ock.
In The Merchant of Venice" Mr. Han
ford was Shylock; Mr.. Rheem. Bassanio;
Mr.. Robinson. Antonio; Simon r. Flynn,
Gratiano: Mr.. Hawkins. Lorenzo: Mr.
Mahoney had the dual role of the
Duke and Tubal: Frank B. Moves, as
Launcelot Gobbo: Montague Tigg, as
Old Gobbo; Mr.. Milton, as Salarino; Mr..
Lackey Cor Lackaye). as Solanio: Mr..
Eckstein, as Leonardo and as Baltha-
Ear: Miss Mary K. schreiner, as Portia;
Miss Anne Cavis, as Nersisa, and Miss
Belle Cavis, as Jessica.
Shortly after the formal organization
of the club it secured the services of
Thad K. Sailer as its acting and stage
manager. and to him and Miss Mary K.
Schreiner, its Evolutionary director,
has always been given ungrudgingly
the first credit for the splendid per-
formances produced under their direc-
ton and the high rank attained by the
club in the memorable dramatic organi-
cations of the National Capital. Miss
Schreiner drilled the players for elo-
cutionary effect, and Mr., Sailer for
stage business and scenic ensembles
and poses. 1t Is declared by those who
know that Washington never possessed
ADLER representatives in their respective
arts.
For the two performances in March,
1882. Edmund S. Rheem was the
delphia was billed as the costumer. The
newspapers were worked" for ad-
vanced notices as no professional press
agent would ever dare hope to 'work''
them in the present day. But when the
performances were given Washington
woke up to the fact that the Lawrence
Barrett Dramatic Club was not only "a
pretentious but a very efficient and tai
ented organization"
Tim Murphy Seeks Membership.
It seems but fair at this stage to refer
to a communication which. with Its
original envelope. has been carefully
preserved by Mrs. Rheem and which
reads as follows:
~
Mr.. Clarence B. Rheem,
Manager of the Lawrence Barrett
Dramatic Club
Dear Sir-I. the undersigned. do here
with present for your kind considera-
ton an application asking to be adj
mitted as member Of your organiza-
ton. with the assurance that I will. to
the best of my ability, comply with all
the necessary requirements. There
fore, hoping for favorable response. !,
with due respect to all concerned. re-
MAN, very sincerely yours.
(Signed) Tim MURPHY,
"1212 sth street northwest"
This is Washington's Tim Murphy,
who won fame in Hoyt's Texas Steer
in after years.
Some time prior to the presentation
OF its next plays. David Garrick' and
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter White" May %.
1883, the club occupied temporary quar-
tiers at the northeast corner of 9th and
u streetS northwest, from which 1t
moved into permanent quarters. occu-
plying an entire floor at 933 street
northwest. Here it had a suite of
rooms. including a parlor and recep-
ton room. business offices and big
room in the rear for rehearsals. The
rehearsal room was furnished in black
walnut. with heavy curtains and with
the walls uniquely decorated in antique,
the designs of the work being those
of the young women of the club. Ad-
Joining the parlor was the business Of
nee. where the officers met as an exec.
utive committee to cast plays and dis
cuss matters pertaining to their
production. The chronicles record that
in December of 1883 S. R. Flynn was
the acting manager, c. B. Rheem the
chairman of the finance committee.
Lackaye's David Garrick Praised.