The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-15
I { c H PLAYERS
REPAREFOR
NEW SHOW
Honor Bright" Will Be Pre-
sented by Them in
February.

S0s 00t y
The Tech Players are coaching
for Honor Bright a three-act play
by Meredith Nicholson, ITO be given
the middle of February. Double
casts have been selected. The dra-
mats personae is:
Honor Bright, Alice Chatelaine
and Fannybelle Tenny: Tot Marvel,
Grace Laleger and Virginia Croker
Mrs. harrington, Carolyn Pitchlynn
and Helen Linton; Mrs. Carton.
Martha Norton and Jenet Frost;
Maggis, Dorothy Baumgarten and
Grace Emmert; Annie, Mary Bum
pus and Hazel Seattle: Richard, Fred
Luton and John Daily; Bishop Car
ton, John Schellhaas and Curtis
Draper; DR.. Schooley. Edward
Smith and Augustine Winnemore;
Bill Drum. James Whisman and
Joseph Sarrell; Watts, Charles
Waters and Angelo Marietta; Fos-
ter, Leonard Hilder and John
Manchley: Michel, Foster Lipphard
and Hugh Wertz; Simpson, Sam
Furnari and Elmer Rabbit; James,
Ebert Howell and Alvin O'Halloran.
Robin Hood" will be the spring
play offering of the Tech Players.
A real chess game with living
chessmen, win be a feature of the
play, Through the Looking GLASS;"
to be given BY the Central High
Schol Dramatic Association next
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
and Thursday evenings.
This game win be Of intense In.
terest to chess players all over the
city since 1t is the one played be-
tween w. A. Gwyer and 70. p.
Hanna in 1896. The game is played
in thirteen moves, and is the short
est chess game known. The game
is started by what is known as
the Ruy Lopez opening.
Through the LICKING Glass"
promises to be one Of the largest
undertakings the dramatic associa-
ton has attempted. The costumes,
made by the students, will be elab-
crate, and in every feature the
story by Lewis Carroll will be close
~ followed. Alice will wander
through the mazes Of the big chess
board, meeting with all her ex-
periences, as the big chess game is
played. A hundred students will
form the cast.
The spring play at Central this
year will be a costume period play
written by a modern author.
Yvonne Levy Is cast for the leading
lady. Miss Levy portrayed Viola
In last years production OF
Twelfth Night" with artistic skill
which promises real future for
her.
The Phi Mu prize play of 1928,
written and directed by Miss Bea-
trice Henning, scored the hit of the
evening at the annual Christmas
production Of the George Washing
ton University Players, last night.
The play was a night-before-C Christ.
mas one-act sketch, THE Ghost of
a Chance"
Loving George" written and di-
rected by w. Northrop Morse, from
q story by p. G.. Wodehouse, was
well received George is a nice,
quiet golf enthusiast in love with
the champion golfer Of the COM
munity. He sends for a correspond
ence course in conversation, and
then the fun begins. His fiancee,
unable to stop the incessant chatter
of George, which is spelling her
game, in desperation knocks him
unconscious with her niblick. While
commiserating with fellow-golfer
about George, whom she sthinks she
has killed, George regains his wits,
begs forgiveness and swears never
~ n hn nj
Three Pills in a Bottle" was a
fantasy by Rachel Field. Eugenia
Ambrose directing. It had to do
with q little invalid boy who gives
away his pills to folks whose souls
are warped and who he makes very
happy.
The mines of George Washington
University will present three plays
in Lisner Hall Thursday evening.
They are: Waterloo" by Leonard
Hall; directed by him. Another
Way Out" BY Lawrence Langner;
directed by J. Foster Hagen. 1.-TWO
On Park Bench" by w. Northrop
Morse; directed by Mr.. Morse.
Dramatis PersOnae.
Observation-Disclosures, Alpha Booth;
Tom, w. c. Allard, jr.
Another Way Out"-Marguerit
Marshall, Lonnelle Dawson; Mrs. Alb
hey, Bess BARLEY; Pomeroy Pendle-
ton, George w. Pryor; Baroness de
Meanwhile, Dorthy Barley; Charles
p. K. Fenton, Kenneth H. Drummer.
1.-TWO On Park Bench"-Arthur
Wills, Leon e. A Chagnon; Eustace
Kent, John r. Geiger; policeman,
Henry James.
William Hard, prominent Wash
ington political writer, talked on
politics and the Public" at a meet
ing and tea of the Congressional
Club held at the clubhouse, 2OO1
New Hampshire avenue, yesterday.
Mrs. Norris Sheppard, wife Of
Senator Sheppard of Texas, was the
hostess for the afternoon. Assisting
her at the tea table were Mrs.
Calvin Paige, Mrs. William Ram
seyer and Mrs. Carroll Reece.
Those invited to assist in receiv-
ing were Mrs. John Miller, Mrs.
Alan Moore, Mrs. c. Ellis Moore,
Mrs. James Patten. Mrs. Alfred
Mfchaelson, Mrs. Frank MondelI,
Mrs Cleveland Newton, Mrs. Til
man Park, Mrs. Schuyler Merritt,
Mrs. A. M. Patterson, Mrs. Martin
Morrison, Mrs. Doris Meekison and