The Washington times., 1916-05-25
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
;. SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
Masque By Mrs. Hemmick,
Shakespeare Triumphant"
To Be Given by Players.

shakespeare Triumphant" q masaue
written by Mrs. Christian Hemmick.
WIN be presented Friday and Saturday
evenings by the Washington Players
Group. under the auspices of the Arts
Club Of Washington in celebration of
the shakespearean tercentenary.
The first performance will be given at
The Oaks, Colonel Henry Blount's es-
tate at Thirty-first and r streets. and
the proceeds therefrom will be used to
defray the expenses Of an elaborate
production at the foot of the Washing
ton Monument. free to the public. This
will be held Saturday evening.
Players Group Officers.
The Washington Players Group is
governed by the following officers:
President. Mrs. Christian Hemmick:
vice presidents, Mrs. Albert s. Burle-
SON. DIT. A. F. Hopkins, Morven Thomp-
son; secretary, Mrs: John N. speei:
treasurer. A. Robert Gilmore: managing
scenery and scenic effects. Mortimer
CLARKE. r. producing board; Mrs. r; d.
Philsnder johnson. The committee on
errangements Is Charles J. Bell, NeNl
Corcoran Thorn.
The masque 10 to present r.. d. Mac
Lean. Shakespearean actor Tin private
life r. d. Shepherd, as Shylock in the
dramatic bond scene from The Mer-
chant of Venice" Mrs Hubbard Owen
dolin Logan. who played the role with
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson). in the
balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet"
Tanning OF the Shrew," with Mr.. Mac
Lean as Petruchio and Odette Tyler
tMrs. n. d. shepher6 Us Katherine.
Midsummer Nights Dream.
Thcn. according to the masaue. in
fluenoed by the Muse Of Comedy (Afile.
Flaviae). and the sprite Of Mischief
(Miss Charlotte Logan. the Bard Of
Avon (Michael Jacobs) gives visuali-
cation Of 1.-The Midsummer Nights
Dream" with Miss Virginia Hardy
(who will play the title role In The
Winning Of Barbara Worth" for I. G.
Yeomans the coming season) as Helena,
dore Hardy. remembered in Washing
ton for his work with the Columbia
Players, as Egens. the disgruntled faith
or Of Hernia: Robert Bell. who Ii re-
turning home from college for the pur-
pose. as Demetrius. and Marlyn ].
son will be cast as the Duke The
sus and Mics Katherine Hitchcock, who
will be remembered as Juno In the
Dispute OF the MUSES." production, will
De HyDDOlYtd. Inc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
will be Mrs. Charles johnson. Mrs.
Gladys F'foulke Smith. Miss Helen Stew
art. Mrs. Myron NJ. Perkins. 1r.; Mrs.
Alfred r. Hopkins. Mrs. A. Althouse.
Mrs. A. Robert Gilmore. Mise Bush
Brown. Miss Margaretta Symons. Mrs.
Walker. and others.
F. Ward Hatfield will be Bottom and
Pryams; Edward F. Steele, Thisby; Leo
G. Kaufman, Starveling; William r.
MenGert, Ounce; @. Franklin Stewart.
Snug the Lion, and Robert Leppar.
6nout
The Fairy Scene in New Setting.
Tho fairy scene will be presented in
an, entirely new manner. with Mrs. J..
MSMcCleilan Chase as Titania. Oberon
win be acted by Gwendolen Logan.
and Puck, the spirit of the wood, by
Milton J. Bryan. The fairy dance was
especially arranged for this production
by Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin of the
Florence Fleming Noyes School Of Ex-
preston. and will be danced by Misses
Elisabeth Kingsbury, Mildred Anderson.
Margaret Douglas. Laurie Smith. Mary
Howery. Louise Morris. Gladys Crump.
Dorothy Helen Wedderburn. Frances
Galloway. Mary. Lord Andrews. Gladys
Pattee, Mildred Brown and Refine Ser
rim. Helen Burch will be the singing
fairy.
The production Of this masque is
under the personal direction OF Mrs.
hemmick and J. Wilder Tomlinson.
Mortimer Clarke. IT.. has charge OF