Woman's enterprise., 1922-12-15
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF
LITTLE THEATRE GUILD

Presents
Flood Waters"
By Give Weherell Herman
"The Dog
By Doris F. Halman
lie Grand Zombi"
! By Mrs. Leodocia R. Harris
A most suspicious occasian in Bat
on Rouge was. the opening Of the Lit
tie Theatre Guild with its two per-
formances, Nov. 80 and Dec. l, at
the Womanr's Club House before a
large and appreciative audience OF
its membership :
Mrs. Charles. E. Coates, the presi-
dent for 1929, greeted its guests
as they arrived. Standing with Mrs.
Coates were the other officers, Mrs.
Geo. Foos, vice president; Mrs. G. A.
Waterman, secretary; Mrs. Henry
Jastrenski, treasurer; Mrs. W. S.
Holmes, chairman membership COM
mittee; and Mrs. David W. Thomas,
retiring president. DR.. Coates, Mr.
Waterman and Marlborough also as
sisted Mrs. Coates as ushers.
Just before the performance start
ed, words of welcome were extended
by Mrs. Coates for The Little Thea
ter, in her usual gracious manner. She
told how the Guild grew out of the
study of modern drama and the dra-
matizing of plays by the members OF
the Study Club. "The suggestion to
have little Theatre Guild was made
by Mrs. D. W. Thomas" said Mrs.
Coates, "whose pet idea was the fos'
tering of a Little Theatre by the
Study Club. And so Baton Rouge has
Little Theatre Of its own. The
Guild,' she said, "wishes to provide
wholesome amusement, and has nc
monetary desire ercept to produce the
plays. While the Woman's Club House
has and is providing for the produc
tions and now through the generosity
of Mr.. A. E. Rabenhorst, the use Of {
vacant lot near by has been appro
priated for the Guilds shed or work
shop, the ultimate desire is to owl
our own home"
The Junior Department was ex
planned by the president who said tina
soon the Guild would have them pro
duce three plays. One especially in
} teresting fact, she said, was that tw'
of the plays that night were writ
ten by local !, people, and that thi
was done at the invitation of Mr.. ST
Clair Favrot the producer Of tn
, evening; and the other play wa
written for him by Doris F. Halmar
who writes one act plays for Harvard
The first play, "Flood Waters" wa
written by Mr.. Give Wetherell Ker
nan, and staged by Mr.. Herman an
Mrs. Geo. Foos.
The play was a tragedy, shown
the effect, the contrast, danger tn
8 food waters Of tn Mississippi hav
5 upon those homes, sustenance an
very life that are in constant DANCE
and finally the tragic ending whel
once prosperous and happy home
e are inundated.
o The second, play, "The Dog" W.
|" written by Doris H. Halman, auth'
l. Of play, which Mr.. Favrot produce
last year, "Will o. The Wisp." II
writing of "'The Dog" by Miss Ha
man, especially for Mr.. Favrot's pr
duction at the Little Theatre in Batt
Rouge is quite an honor and Mi
lr Halman win state in her book tn
- this was done for Baton Rouge, al
that it was. shown first here.
This play. shows how even love
," social outcast,, a murderer, can
'e taught forgiveness through love
d. his faithful dog.
al The third play was written by LIE
ne dosia R. Harris. Before the pla
's, Mrs. Harris,' in a most interestil
ve talk, gave her personal experienc
with the vodoo cult. In her early chi.
Fl hood, her old nanny was vood(
The impressions this made on t
child's mind led to study of t
voodoo cult, which was at its heig
in New Orleans in 1850. The sna
was the sacred emblem of this Gu
which was introduced from Ind
hence, the name lie Grand Zomb
Mrs. Harris received the highf
praises, and her play is conceded
be the best ever produced by t
Little Treatre. One of the delight