The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-14
DRAMA LEAGUE MEETING AT TUTWILER
 NEXT THURSDAY TO BE UNIQUE AFFAIR."
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE
NECESSITY is not only the mother

II NJ Ol iAlNthtlOAf u lI0 LdlHtis lhG ~ VI mother the sister and the brother In other words, "the whole d--d family" and 1t has been very definitely proven in the case of the Drama league | meeting scheduled for next Thursday afternoon at the Tutwiler.
 When the programmes of the Drama ! league for the season were arranged, the meeting next Thursday was given over to "The Playgoers," who promised a clever entertainment for the occasion. But "the best laid plans of mice and men, not to speak of playgoers, some times turn out badly, and so beginning with
 ''Ten little playgoers working in a line, One got sick and then there were nine,'' All the way down, until just one little playgoer or two was left-the situation looked sad and gloomy, and so, what must happen but that clever woman, with clever brain, and a lot of initia . tive "got busy" and before you could say Jack Robinson" had the most adorable programme planned and everything ready for beautiful tea party.
 The woman? Why. of course, I'll tell you. I'd have done so long ago, only I thought you knew all the time that it was Mrs. W. D. Smith, the president of ths Birmingham center of the league.
 Mrs. Smith proves every day that she is the right person in the right place. for 1t matters not what emergency arises, she's right there to meet it with a prac- tical suggestion, an optimistic outlook, and a cheerful willingness to do whatever is necessary; and that's why the Drama leaguers are going to have such a nice programme next Thursday afternoon.
 This is what's going to happen: Dr.. George H. Stubbs, chairman of the "playgoing committees" of the Drama league, Is going to preside; that spells wit and humor. keen sense of values and a very merry presiding officer to make things lively; Dr. Stubbs is going to tell the Drama league a bit about tho work of his committee, too, and that will be interesting and also he will introduce the speakers.
 Mrs. Smith has invited a half dozen of Brminghams cleverest and most dis eliminating playgoers who had the good fortune to spend sometime in New York this season, to give short talks on some play that appealed to them; some play that If they had the right to bulletin" plays for the Drama league they would choose as among the very best.
 Mrs. Leslie F'ulenwider, who is a charming speaker and one of the clev- crest and most attractive women in Bir- mingham, always interested in everything pertaining to literary and artistic things, will talk about MT. Arliss in "Paganini;' the play has created a great furore in the theatrical world, both on account of the play and the actor. Mr. Arliss made his great reputation, as we all know, in 'Disraeli," and ''Paganini'' is said to be fine successor to this clever drama.
 Mrs. Henry L. Badham, always bright and charming, with keen sense of humor and deep appreciation of all that is aesthetic, will give her impressions of Come Out of the Kitchen" This is the play, as you know, which is founded on Alice Duer Millers story; you know Mrs. Miller conducts the department in the New York Tribune called "Are Women People?'' She's as clever as sin and airs her views on suffrage and social interests, politics and society in the brightest sort of manner, so Come Out of the Kitchen" couldn't help SCOT ing the big success it has on Broad way.
 And Mrs. Crawford Johnson is going to talk about "Pollyana glad'' play. Don't you know she'll do it charm ingly? With all her sweetness of na- ture and gentleness of character, Mrs. Johnson chose well her play-''the glad play"-for nobody brings more gladness and happiness to her friends than this lovely woman-none brings more joy and sweetness into the lives of other people; a "Pollyana" she truly Is in real life. It will be nice to have somebody tell us their impressions of little Patricia Col linge, who plays "Pollyana"-for we all love 'Pollyana," and we want to know just how she looks, and is--on the stage.
 And then we are to have two of Bir- mingham's cleverest and most capable men to give their impressions of two very popular plays, and everybody is an- ticipating them with much pleasure.
 Mir Cu1pepper, Exum is gong to talk about MT. Otis Skinner's play, Mister Antonio;" MT. Exum has spent practi- cally the past year in New York; he has
  has returned to her home in Atlanta. During her stay she was delightfully."- entertained.
 Miss Margaret Tillman, who is at tending college this year at Athens college, will arrive on December 20 and will be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Tillman on High land avenue.
 MT. George Bailey will arrive early next week and will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Tillman during the holidays.
 Mir. Frances Mcconnell of Hammond, La, is spending the winter with his relatives, MT. and Mrs. John Tillman, and attending college here.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthus c. Crowder and their little son, Arthur, Jr., will spend the Christmas holidays in Jackson, Miss, with Mrs. Crowder's relatives, leaving here on December 23.
 MT. and Mrs William McGowan have returned from their wedding trip and are at home on South Thirteenth street and Sixteenth avenue, where they will keep house.
 Miss Della Houston, who is the guest of Miss Martha Latady, will leave on Monday for Anniston. where she will be the guest of Miss Nell Tyler.
 Little Richmond Groom Beatty, son of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Beatty, after a serious operation for appendicities, is reported improved