The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
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GILPIN AMONG
 10 INVITED TO
 LEAGUE FEAST

New Yor31-The Drama League yesterday announced officially the names of ten persons to be invited to a. dinner at the McA1pin Hotel on according to a vote by the league, they have contributed most to the art of the theater during the last year.
 The list included Charles GiIpin, negro star fin t-The Emperor Jones'" and Walter. Hartwig, in charge of arrangements for the dinner, said that Gilpin positively would be in vited. In saying this he directly con tradicted last Tuesdays statement that Gilpin would not be invited, no matter how high a vote he received
 The earlier decision, understood as the action of parity quorum of a league board, was reversed apparent ly because oS the sentiment aroused l through the publicity which it receiv- ed.
 The ten names were announced in the Plymouth Theater, prior to a 1ec- ature by Professor George Pierce Baker of Harvard University.
 MT. Hartwig gave out the names as follows: Dudley Digges, selected for his acting in "Heartbreak House.; Gilda Varesi, for her acting in Enter Madame"; David Belasco, for putting on tDeburau' Eugene O'Neill, as author of ~The Emperor Jones'; Ben Ami. for his acting in Samson and ! Dehlah''; Charles Gilpin, for his act
  Atwi1l. for his acting in "-Deburau"; Lee Simonson, as scenic artist in staging 'Heartbreak House; Mar garet Severn. for her use of masks in dances in 'HThe Greenwich Village Fonies", Fred Stone, as foremost comic artist
 The audience. which filled the Plymouth Theater comfortably, a1- though the Times Square district was almost deserted, and it was possible to get a seat in subway train, ap- plauded as the names were read, but there was no particular demonstration for C11pin, as members of the league frankly said was anticipated.
 Invitations Out Today.
 Letters of invitations are to be is- sued by the Drama League today. Last night it was impossible to find Gilptn to learn whether he would ac- cept, but members of the Province town Players, associated with him, were sure that he would not commit himself until his letter had arrived. z
 ftHe has been absolutely mum about this'' Jasper Deeter, player in '"The Emperor JC&es,'' said last night, and we do not know how he feels.
 The night after it was announced that the Drama Leagu had been dis cussing what to do about him, it took Gilpin 21 minutes longer than usual to play his part, and he seemed to have something on his mind. Since then he has been as usual"
 Gupin'S friends said they would not be surprised if he accepted the invi- tation of the Drama League, but that he was less likely to accept them if the dispute as to his bidding had not become known to him. They said he appreciated such hoaors, and appa- rently was less hurt Ay discovery that some persons were op&Dsed to inviting him than he was RA-ased to learn how strongly many more were sup- porting him.
 Eugene O'Nei11, author of '"The Emperor Jones,' who had said that he would not attend the Drama League dinner if Gilpin was not in- vited, declined to say yesterday whether he would try to persuade Gilpin to attend the dinner. It had been rumored that a group of Gil- pins friends might urge him to go.