The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-28
THREE Of FOUR
FIRST PLACES CD
To LOCAL MEN
Woman Librarian of Kokomo
Wins Remaining Prize for
Dramatic Effort.
PLAYS WILL BE ACTED
Little Theatre Society VIII Pre-
sent AII-Authors Will Be
Given Cash.
Bv WALTER d. HICKMAN

BIZ WALTER d. HICKuAN
Winners of the one-act play writing
contest. conducted by the Little The
atre Society of Indiana to stimulate
and encourage unknown playwr1ghts,
were announced today by the judges.
The committee, after weeks of read
ing. selected the following four plays
as the best submitted:
''The Marriage Gown" by Judith X.
Sollenberger, Carnegie Library, Ko-
komo.
where Do We Go From Here?" by
William o. Bates, 756 Middle Dr.,
Woodruff Place. Indianapolis.
Brothers," by Donald Grooms
King. 4531 Royal Ave, Indianapolis
Treason" by Maurice c. Tull, 174o
n. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis.
The writers of these four plays Will
each receive s25 and Will have the
honor Of having his play produced by
the Little Theatre Society SONS time
before March /, and also will be fur
ther honored by having them pub
lished in a special volume by Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
The committee did not make its
selection without some difficulty al
though it was unanimous in selecting
THE Marriage Gown" by Miss Sollen-
berger. This play was on the first
choice list Of all of the judges.
The four winning plays are all
given the same rank. The Judges
were to select the four best. The COM
nittee felt that as several Of the
other plays possessed unusual merit
they should be given honorable men
ton.
Win Honorable Mention
The following were given honorable
mention:
Two Dollars, Please" by Miss Mar
garet Stevenson, Rockville.
"The Call" by Judith X. So1lenber-
ger of Kokomo.
Sunrise" by Judith K. Sollengerber
Of Kokomo.
"Nocturne," by N. J. Earnest, j23
Terrace Ave, city.
The First Glass Hotel" by Mary
Pratt, st. Margaret Hall, Blooming
ton.
There were about forty one-act
w riters were not known to the com
mittee until after the awards were
made. One Of the prize winning
plays and two which received hon
orable mention were written by Miss
Solenberger of Kokomo.
Miss Sollenberger has developed a
beautiful style with a keen sense OF
dramatic situations. Although THE
CALI and The Marriage Gown" bear
much similarity, two stril1ingly diff
ferent situations have been created
by her. The Marriage Gown" Is
close to a dramatic masterpiece.
Treason" Causes Discussion
Treason" probably caused ina
most discussion among the judges.
The judges agreed that the first
scene was masterfully and realistically
written. 1t deals with a war theme
The first scene is as wildly realistic
as anything Eugene O'Neill has done.
The remaining scenes lose somewhat
the striking sincerity of the first
scene. This play showed the author
capable Of fearlessly handling a dra-
matte situation. Treason" was in
cluded among the winners, mostly be-
cause Of its really wonderful first
scene.
Mr.. Bates in Where Do We Go
From Here?" presents a satire on
the prohibition of tea and the elm
ination of the tea drinker. 1t Is de-
hghtfully satirical
Brothers" also caused much praise
by several of the judges. It is dra-
matte and carefully conceived.
The judges consisted of a repre-
sentative from each of the three daily
papers Of the city. the director of the
Little Theatre and representatives of
the Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Announcement was made today that
1.-THE Marriage Gown" Brothers"
and Two Dollars. Please" will be
presented by the Little Theatre on
Nov. 81.