The Washington herald., 1920-04-03
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.

ing q prominent part in the Chris
tisn Science, litigation now under
way In Boston, Is well known in
Washington. both in Christian
Science and in legal circles. At
one time he figured prominently as
legal adviser In the War. Risk In
surance Bureau. Earlier in the
trial OF the case he was one of the
counsel for the directors, In fact
the only one who was q member
OF the sect, and naturally his tech
nical knowledge counted for much.
Recently he has withdrawn from
this post and is now acting inde-
pendently in the case. testifying
adversely against the claims of the
members Of the First Church for
whom Mrs. Hulin, of New York,
has been petitioning. These claims
the court has just denied. Mr..
krautoff came out of the Interior
to Washington and has q large
Missouri circle Of friends.
Dean Everett w. Lord. of the Col
lege of Business Administration of
Boston University. together with
President Menocal. of Cuba, has
worked out a scheme by which the
New England institution will open
branch in Havana next autumn,
and the two departments of the
school thereafter will interchange
students. The Unexpectedly rapid
growth OF this Boston institution,
uhder Dean Lords administr tration, is
one or the most significant facts in
New England's recent educational
development, and the extension to
Cuba OF the practical service of the
school also is full of significance.
Seattle is looking forward to hav-
Ing theater run on the most artis
TIC and non-commercial basis and
for the cultural uses of the COM
munity. The manager will be
Maurice Browne, of the Chicago
Little Theater fame, who. with his
company, has gust rendered the
classic 'Medea" at the Garrick The
ater in New York City, and with
success. The city, the Chamber OF
Commerce. the local Drama League
ana citizens generally are back Of
this endowed institution; and as
soon as the structure is completeI
in the late autumn Mr.. Browne and
his versatile, brilliant wife, who wa.
Ellen Won Volkenburg, of Fort
Wayne, Indiana, will take their
company there and begin one of the
most admirable ventures of the
great Northwest.
William J. McNalIy, of Minneapo-
lis. who also has studied the tech
nique Of playwriting under Prof.
Baker. OF the Harvard University
Department of Dramatic Literature,
has had a play accepted by the Shu-
berts which will have for its set
ting life on one of the Indian res
ervations OF Minnesota and also the
experiences OF players with dramatic
critics. The combination is pecu-
liar; but the play may "go over
the top" Aught that has to do with
the red man has a strange fascina-
tion for the American playgoer and
also for the blase English recrea-
ton seeker. Thus Wright Symons.
the Canadian with a Virginia moth
er, is capturing English guineas by
his use OF the Indian folk songs
in his London and provincial city
recitals.
Lieut.. Col. Harcourt Hervey is in
charge of the plan of giving at
Camp Zachary Taylor early in July
a repetition of the army circus car
ried through at Montebaur. Ger
many. in July last. lie had charge
of this unusual display of the YER
satility and skill OF the men of the
army OF invasion. which amazed the
natives and pleased the chiefs Of
the British and French armies who
were summoned to see IT. Possibly
the highest tribute to the circus ever
paid IT was by Hagenbach, who
wanted to take il touring through
Europe. Plans for such an itinerary
in the United States are being
worked out now. At the Camp
Taylor show in July seats for TO-
600 persons are to be built.