The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
UNIVERSITY PLAYERS
REHEARSING might Off
G. W. U. Players Will Produce Play
Washinston's Birthday.

Finishing touches are being put by the
George Washington University Players
on tho play. "A Night on" which will
be presented Thursday night George
washington's birthday, at SIS o'clock
In the assembly hall OF the new Central
High School Students of the various
high schools will receive half Of the
proceeds from all tickets sold by them.
The funds obtained by the Players from
the sale OF tickets will be devoted to
athletics at the University.
The leading feminine role will be
played by Miss Katherine Moran. Sol s.
Gluck, president of the Players and one
of the directors of the show, will play
the part of Prof. Justinian Babbitt. Mr..
Gluck has had extensive expefience in
amateur theatrical work here and in
the Middle West and played the title
role in "Disraei." which was presented
at the Belssco Theater last spring.
Other members Of the cast are Harry
Damask. Jean Underwood; Jack Null
berry, Franklin Knock: Lord Mulberry,
Mr.. Higgins: Prowl, William J. Gilligan;
Mrs. Zantippa Babbitt, Miss Phebe Gates;
Angelica Damask. Miss Ada Howell: Su-
san, Miss Frances Geschickter; and Ma
ria, Miss Leonila Lloyd. The business
OF the play is in the hands OF a large
Ernst Elkin. business manager. The play
Is being produced under direction of Henry
Jason Breslsu and Mr.. Gluck.
An attractive souvenir program is being
arranged under direction OF William Gil
-hgan. II will be done in bun and blue
the university colors, with the Stuart pic
ture of George Washington on the cover
IL will contain the program OF the play,
and pictures Of the new Central High
School
Miss Fay Pierce, chairman Of the COM
mittee on patrons and patronesses, has
secured list of nearly 900 prominent
persons who have pledged their support
Among the patrons and patronesses are:
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels,
the Postmaster General and Mrs Burle-
son, Senator and Mrs. Bankhead, Senator
and Mrs. Fletcher, Senator and Mrs. Gal
linger, Senator and Mrs. Gronna. sena-
tor and Mrs salisbury. Senator and Mrs
Underwood, Hon. and Mrs. Philander P
Clsxton, Hon. and Mrs. John d. Works,
Hon and Mrs. II. S. Helgesen, Hon. and
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp. Hon. and Mrs
John B. Laskey. Hon. and Mrs. James H
Mann. Hon. and Mrs. James z. Martin,
Commissioner and Mrs. Brownlow Com
missioner and Mrs. Newman, Dr. and
Mrs. John Van shaick, Jr., Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes Rear Admiral and Mrs
Clover, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert z.
Peary, Gen and Mrs. John L. Glenn, Gen.
End Mrs. William e. Harvey, Gen. and
Mrs. George P. Scriven. Gen. and Mrs A.
G. Taylor. Col and Mrs. Carl Roger
Darnall, Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins. Col. and Mrs. Thomas Smell Hop
kins. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melville Church, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Stockton voorhees,, DR.. and Mrs Ulysses
G. Pierce, DR.. and Mrs. Charles W. Rich
ardson. Mr.. and Mrs. Armistead c. Peter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Larner, DR.. Will
lam A. White, and the following members
Of the G. W. U. faculty: President and
Mrs. Charles Herbert Stockton, Dean and
Mrs. William Allen Wilbur, Dean and
Mrs. Howard l. Hodgkins, Dean and
Mrs. William Carl Ruediger, Dean and
Mrs. Charles z. Munroe. Dean and Mrs.
Edward Fraser. Dean and Mrs. D. z.
Buckingham. Dean Henry Kalusovski,
Dean and Mrs. John Roland Walton.