Evening star., 1921-07-24

been able to gather without
il too much expenditure of time.
energy and enterprise concern
ing the Lawrence Barrett and Forrest
dramatic clubs have been presented
| in previous narratives. and last Sun
day the promise was made that we
| would turn to the Linthicum Stu
dents" In an article in The Star,
July %. 1894, it was said
! THE Linthicum Students. one of the
/ leading amateur. dramatic organiza-
.tions OF the District and the special
pride of Georgetown, where is located
| their handsome 900 institute. the
Gift of the late Edward NJ. Linthicum,
have begun preparations for their
| third season. Several new plays to
be presented have already been select
| ed, in addition to the usual Shake
spearean scenes with which the Lin
| thicum prog grams are always inter-
srtrsed. and an experienced commit
tee Is YET 1T work reading innumer-
able dramatic compositions of all
sorts that the students may have at
every appearance during the coming
season something. bright and some
| fore"
/ If. In the summer of 1894. the stu
dents We're preparing for their third
zan'zed in 1892. though musical,
! literary and dramatic entertainments S
| tT the students of the Linthicum In
seitute were given in the sos. The
organization of the Linthicum Stu
| dents Dramatic Club grew out of the
nf cft,
,.ody In this old Star story which is
| before tho Rambler it is written:
intrigue" comedy of four parts,
/ Will be one Of the first productions
| 1t has three males and one female
character and is replete with sayings
| and situations which cannot fail to
catch the appreciation OF those who
love racy, yet clean-cut, inoHensive
lines sparkling with wit and satire
Coupled with this presentation will
be that of the tent scene from Julius
Caesar. given with scenic accessories.
Miss Helen Prentiss Donohue of the
| Edwin Baker company, and daugh-
ter of DR.. Donohue of Sth street. will
play the part Of Lucius. She has
voice Of exquisite sweetness, which
will be heard to good effect in the
| Tyre song. 1t will be Miss Donohue's
first appearance with the Linthicum
Students"
1t is said in this old account that
the Linthicum organization has a
membership Of twelve, ali but two of
whom are males and graduates of the
elocution department of the institute.
The accomplishments of the members
are various and their versatility con-
siderable. Refined comedy. tragedy.
farce comedy and burlesque have all
been presented with the approbat tion
Of large and always increasing au-
diences. and Lnthicum Hall, where
! most of the productions take place, is
invariably tested to its fullest Ca
pacity.'
| THOUGH the membership of the
students is set down as twelve
the Rambler finds geographic sketches
Of but ten. He laments that he cannot
tell thes 100000 readers of these
chronicles about the missing two and
he hopes that they and their friends
| will feel that the omission is not due
to any lack Of understanding and ap-
probation of their theatric. gifts. The
| Rant bier Is conscious that this article
i Is painfully incomplete without bio
graphic outlines of those two old
players. but he cannot deny to the
public of today the pleasure which
| they must feel in reading of the ac-
! lcomplishments and achievements of
the others. OF Clint Balinger rs it
writ: "R. Clinton Balinger. president
tion, is. as is the case with every
| other male member. distinctly a
! Georgetown boy He is a graduate
of all the departments of the insti-
i tute. carrying OFF the highest prizes.
His original creation Of old mems
parts and His dialect recitations have
placed him prominently in the ranks
| Of the amateur entertainers of the
/, city. He has also a fine tenor voice
and belongs to one Of the church
choirs."
| The secretary of the organization
! and one of its charter members was
]. Barton Miller, and of him the an
cient chronice says: He has followed
alosely for years the theater and
i taken an interest in all things the
atrical. His work as Cassius In the
instigation and quarrel scenes from
Julius Caesar: as Iago. in "Othello"
as Mivins. in POISONED" and in the
Race for Dinner" have been conlpli-
mented highly. His careful study of
! the historical parts assigned him
made his conceptions artistic and
natural"
| If you should read through this
yellow. mellow, old story. which lies
! on my table you would come upon
this: Guy v. Collins plays 'eccentrics'
with great success. His part in Make
| Your wills, April FOOLS, race loE
| Dinner and other farces and come
dies have given him enviable recog-
! milton. He is being beseiged at all
times by outsiders for recitations.
| limitations, etc. at benefits. charitable
| affairs and miscellaneous entertain
ments. He understands the art OF
| making up and practices it careful
ly on all occasions. Nothing, he be-
| lieyes, is a complete success unless the
smallest detail is considered
"James A. Keliher." says the Linthi-
cum Boswell. sis the heavy barber
and the laughabIe innkeeper ne
draws funny situations from all ms
characters and hilarity from his au-
dience. His Zeb in "A Close Shave is
one of the most ludicrousJ creations
ever presented to a Linthicum audi
ence." And this about Nathan WE'LL
! "who acts as the treasurer OF the or
panization and impersonates general
~ first walking gentlemen parts
though in several plays ne mas
sumed the principal part, notaoly IN
"The Great Elixir and In April Fooi
he shows off to splendid adyantage.
fermentation is given William D.