Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
continental CONGRESS
TO Be RE-ENACTED HERE
Performance Under D. A. R. Aus
pices to Raise Funds for War
Relief Work.

To raise funds for war relief work.
the Continental Congress will be pre-
scented at o'clock on the evening or
July 4 at Memorial Continental Hall by
members of the Interior Department.
The performance will be staged under
the auspices Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The performance has been put on
several times here and always attracts
large crowd, presenting, as 1T does,
complete reproduction of the Congress
which handled the problems of the
early stages of the country's history
From the boxes pretty colonial DANES
from the ranks Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. In powdered
wigs, puffs and attractive costumes
which characterized the days of the
revolution. will look down upon the
tors.
Shows Spirit Of Times.
This dramatization interprets the
spirit OF she times during the revolu-
tionary period. 1t pictures in eloquent
and dramatic style the heroic scenes in
the Continental Congress during the
stormy debate for and against Amerf-
can independence. The election OF
John Hancock as President. the arrival
of Caesar Rodney. after dashiAg ride
of eighty miles, just in time to vote to
save Delaware to Independence: the
drafting of the Declaration Of indie
pendence by Thomas Jefferson and Gen.
George Washington resigning his COM
mission are among the many interest,"
ing events enacted.
Among the tableaux will be scenes
depicting the spirit of TO and Molly
Last Scene, esprit Of 1917"
The last scene will be one of the
int Of bo uyhn
in part, a tableaux representing the
spirit of 1917" This will include SOL
diers. sailors. marines. Red Cross
nurses and living Columbia, as stand
by the United States Marine Band.
This play has been given to more
than $4,000 in Washington during the
last year. Its first performance was
before an audience of more than 10000,
and over 5000 were turned away for
want of room. Its tenth performance
was the second presentation of drama
at the historical Sylvan Theater, which
was during the recent Confederate re-
union. when more than 10000 witnessed
1t, a heavy rain shower Of several min
utes failing to move them.
Following is the cast Of characters:
Gen; George Washington, L; c; Eos
John Hancock, A. W. Patterson: Rich
ard Henry Lee, W. S. Deffenbaugh;
John Adams. Philip NJ. Riefkin; John
Dickinson, W. r. Layne: Roger sher-
man. Homer Smith: Benjamin Franklin,
John r. Grace; Edward Rutledge, G. B.
Gardner: Thomas Mexican. Joseph ].
Cotter: William Hooper. Henry Clinton
Bell; Robert Morris. William J: MCGEE:
Patrick Henry, Charles B. Hanford;
Josiah Bartlett, Glen NJ. Schaeffer;
Samuel Adams. Stephen Hopkins. Will
liam Floyd, c. f. Harris; Richard
Stockton: Samuel Chase, Cyrus Root;
Benjamin Harrison, Andrew Jordan
Green: Joseph Hewes. Robert Connell;
Charles Thomson. John B. Torbett;
Caesar Rodney, C. C. Henry; George
Read, J. L. McBrien.
The Colonial Danes who will partici-
pate in the presenta ton include Miss
Helen NJ. Drake. Mrs. Champe c. Nc
Culloch. Mrs. Sylvanus f. Johnson, Miss
Lillian Chenoweth. Mrs. Thomas A. Dob
byns. Mrs. W. S. Corby. Miss Lucille
wilkinson. Mrs. Alfred E. Hausmann,
Mrs. Tonnis Holsberg. Mrs. Clarence z.
Curtis and Mrs. James l. Parker.