The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-24
PLAYERS PLEA
FOR SUPPORT
GOES OUT
Rams Head Sustaining
Members Organize
for Season
By JEAN ELIOT.

flle nIat,era ana - Afhe.. : ,,1eI,. and
yvnnaen snronoinent n soniatv Is 50.
come s,,staininr namhers az this
iyonnrtan ~ LITTLE theater rro,,y ). }
Tslsa rs,v Tesy,ss T5nad I5Ievho,,sa
1t Wardn,an PARK Hotel Is to IS
IN no sense 4 EcIose rorporafi ton. Z.
y pa iron y nj lovers .1 3 81 liz
dranna ana more aaDecialIy az tI1ose
who care for the i1timate and %.
phisticated tyne OF pIayss In which
4 IitfIe fheater nnlIsf &c neceesity
anecialize--is soIicited. nm, ~.
heretofore the players win have
back q them group e proved
snS rv =, Who. sontr suss rms,
stantially, to the fund with which
the Rams Head project was launch
G ans ,e sSssalran s,.s H Va ~
Rams Head Players form 8 unique
group of washington people whose
loyai support and practical co-onera.
ton have been Justified by the
achievements Of the players IN the
last two years.
In these two seasons the players.
under the direction Of Robert Bell,
have given Washington drama low.
ers 8 notable repertory Of good
play. capably acted and artisttcally
produced. The players ana the
play-goers are mindful that the
founders ana sugtatnere ~ lendtng
their names and contributing 70 An
endowment have mPde THIS pos
stple.
The players nope TOT 2 conunu.
ance Of this support as they en-
bark upon the season @ $3.50 Y
their oeautiIui new pla :,,ls An9
they are promising e oigger ana
petter season.
The Eaglet First Production L
NJ Siv Promised Tor Season.
$500, ....,,, !. ]. ...,,... u.
80 pFOuuseao1s -" e' -
ginning with Tne Easlets new
and@-it Is said brilliant ana poetic
...-,aAia,, ~ 15,st.nA. 5sT9k4ofn, .
sLAAAs.sl..o N. s.
Sustaining members and suDsc.1psIs
will, Of course, be entitled 70 tickets.
Tor all these productlona. anu tney
will IN ADDITION, nave speclA PITY.
ileges in the way Of stag9 arrstss
which will be by invitatlon Only;
and not open to the generaI pupnos
This ID q custom sponsored " the,
New York Theater Guild Tor tneir
supscribers.
With their dramatic possibillties
tremendously broadened BY their
move into larger quarters, Mr.. BeH,
the players director, has appointed
! an advisory committee in addition
to the regular staff Of the theater,
the membership including Charles j..
Bell. finance; AArfraln Bloch, play.
production; ]. r. Hildebrand, pub.
hcitVs David Mearnss play reading
Helen r. Hagner, secretary. AZ last
season Mrs. Sarah Pepper Is BUSH
ness manager. and Bess Davis
Schreiner press director.
But recently "of return" from an
extended honeymoon in Europe Rob-
ert Bell and his bride Josephine
hutchinson are full of IDEAS and
are putting every ounce OF strength
and enthusiasm into their prepare.
tons for the winters work. James
Reynolds, the briiliaut art director
much Of its artistic success, Ii also
working very hard to set new
standard Of achievement for the
seasons opening production.
Some familiar faces win be miss.
ed when the company reassembles,
and there viii be several additions
to the cast, notably Richard Elwell,
who was associated Tor five years
with Sam Hume and Irving Pichel
on the Pacific coast both as actor
and director. He viii be assistant
director OF the Rams Head Play.
ers- Mr.. ElWell Is an Englisman
VINO came to this country shortly
pefore the war, appearing with
great success IN stock in Caiifor
ma, ana VINO went nome 70 drive
an ampulance curing the conflict.
Ives N0es TRANSFORMING IN France
WIN company 81 Ex.Servlce Men.
AFTER the armistlce ne had charge
OF snow Tor the soldiers which
ne TOOK into Alsace.L Lorraine. sil
over france, into Belgium ana even
into Germany, his company being
composed entirely OF ex-service men.
Since then he has been In CalIfor-
MIA, where besides being associated
with Hume and PicheI,, those
pioneers Of the little theatef move.
ment in the West, he also organ.
ized and directed the Oakland Com.
munity Theater, whcih has heen 80
successful. Elwell has been with
the Greek Theater in Berkeley, and
I the now famous Wheeler Hall Play.
ers in their organization ana aims.
and assistant director in a large
munger a,oe. q Bernard l snaws plays
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