Evening star., 1924-11-09
RAMS HEAD HOUSE
WILL OPEN NOV. IS
iTheater Built by Wardman
Considered One of Most
Beautiful in U. S.

PLAYERS launched an experiment IN
Washington. Led by Robert Bell and
James Reynolds they took room in
the home CT the late Alexander
Graham Bell, built stage at one end.
filled the remaining space with chairs
and opened the doors of the Ram $
Head Playhouse. The stage was only
u feet wide, and the chairs were
cane seated. but on the stage plays of
space and action were produced
= The novelty of the players idea and
desire to support a new artistic en-
terprise attracted the first audiences.
But their acting. their uniformly good
selection Of plays and the beauty of
their production combined to win
greater interest and increasing at
tendance. BY the close of last season
the little playhouse was too small for
the audiences and the productions
alike Then Harry Wardman. one of
the Rams Head founders, offered to
erect a playhouse at the Wardman
t'ark Hotel and the offer was ac-
Cepted.
Will Open November Is.
The new playhouse is finished and
IS considered one CT the most beau
t!ful theaters of its size in America,
and 1t seats more than 400. On No
vember IS it will be thrown open to
the public Of Washington as a thea
ter. Plays for this season include
-The Eaglet." new translation by
Easil Davenport of Rostand's Il Aig-
lon; new comedy by Bertram Bloch
or New York and Washington; The
hero, by Gilbert Emory; The Story
OF Pierrot" a pantomime with music;
Capt. Jinks of the Horse Marines"
py clyde Fitch, and one other yet to
be definitely chosen.
One hundred men and women.
prominent in Washington, were the
original founders of the Rams Head
Players. They included members of
diplomatic, official and social life in
The National Capital. who with their
generous interest and assistance have
made possible the success of the ven
ture. Among the founders" patrons
OF the Rams Head Players. art is
represented by Mrs. Minnigerode
andrews, Mrs Barney, Mrs Eustis
MRS Frederic Farrington, Marie
Moore Forrest, Mary Roberts Rine-
mart George Oakley Totten and Mrs.
Iotten. Official, diplomatic and civic
IRE is round registered in such names
as William Phillips, Countess SEE
chenvi. Robert Woods Bliss. Mrs
MontGomery Beck, Mrs Franklin
Lane, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Van De-
Fanter, Miss Mabel Boardman, and
men representing the leading busi-
ness and commercial interests in the
capital. and whose names appear ON
tne ram Head list of founders are
CHARLES J. Bell, William S. Corhy.
g. c. Glover. f. A. Hartman. w. p,
Hibbs, Bealle r. Howard, Edward B,
Mclean, Clarence F. Norment. A. P.
Thom, Corcoran Thorn, Bates Warren.
and Harry Wardman
ihe clergy. scientists and educa-
1ors-all have representatives. in this
group of 100 Washington citizens who
Delleve in the value and importance
or the Rams Head ideals and efforts,
not only in their past success. but in
their future. This group is always
70 be known as the founders of the
SamS Head Players They fnclud O
Nine. Ash, Mrs. Charles T. Bell. Mr.
ana Mrs. A. f.. Berry, DR.. and Mrs
d; I. Royd. W. H. Church and Mrs.
Inurch, Miss Catherine Cleary. Camp
peii Il. Coke, Bancroft Davis. Frederic
Delano. MRS. j. A Dougherty, Misse 8
Eastman. Capt. and Mr4 Hayne Ellis.
iiilam Phelps Emo, Dr. Frederic 70.
harrington, Mrs. NJ. E w. Fenhagen
Mrs. c. NJ Ffoulke, Mrs. Henry W
Fltch, Mr.. and Mrs William Eric
FoWier. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer,
~ IeIpert fr1edenwald, Capt and
Mrs. W. H. Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs
raymond Gorges, Mrs. r. r. Gown
mr. and Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor Miss
Mary Gwynn, Mrs. H r. Harner r.
a, d. Hancock. Mrs. Adelia Hensley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Hight. Mrs
George D. Hope, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
6ruce howe. Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
Or. ana Mrs Loren Johnson, Edge
como l.. Jones, Helen S. Jones. George
II. Judd, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mrs: Frederic A. Keep, Mrs
harry II. Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. August
klng-Smith, Mr.. and Mrs John A..
hratz, Maj. and Mrs. Henry Leon
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. G., T, Longcope,
Lynch Luquer, Mrs. r. H. Mckim, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac T. Mann, Mrs. James
Warwick, DR.. and Mrs. E. B. Meigs,
Mrs. w. P. Meredith, Mr.. and Mrs.
tugene Meyer, jr. /; Mrs. Gabrielle S.
Morgan, Admiral and Mrs. F. S. Nash,
Mrs William Belden Noble, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parmelee, Mr. and Mrs. S.
G Peene, Mr.. and Mrs Armiste ad
Peter. srd; MIR. and Mrs. Ord Preston,
MRS. I. II. G. Reed, James Reynolds,
M- a and S'plsy; Mla. Mrs. r :; :: s.n, Ripley. M
and Mrs. w. H Schoelkopf, John
r. Shaw, Bess Davis Schreiner, Ed
nund f. Schreiner, Mrs. Z. Hope
s5Iater Chester A. Snow, jr; Mr. and
MRS. c. A. Spalding, Mrs. T, B..
Sweeney. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles War
rem, Mrs. Charles Wetmore, Mrs. Will
liam Wheatley, DR.. and Mrs Tom A..
Williams, Mrs. Charles B. Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Woodruff, Mr.. and
MRS. Mark r. Yates.
Bell is Director.
Robert Bell is director Of the
Rams Head Players, James Reynolds
is art director. with III II Elwell
assisting Mr.. Bell, and kouert Byrne
L assisting Mr.. Reynolds. Sarah Pep
per Is business manager; Bess Davis
! Schreiner is press representative
= and George Warren Purdy is house
manager. Also there is this season
Z An advisory committee composed of
Charles j. Bell, on finance; Bertram
Bloch on play production; j. R. Hide
brand on publicity; David Mearns on
play reading. and Helen Ray Hag-
ner, secretary.
In presenting six plays during this
season, there will be change of
program every two weeks, perform
ances being given Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, and Saturday afternoon of
each week.