The Washington times., 1924-02-27
ARTS CLUB PUTS
ON ENGLISH
COMEDY
''WurzIe FIummery" Makes
Hit-Other News of
City Groups.
BY SYLVIA SEDGWICK.

BY SYLVIA SEDGWICK.
Out of the amateur class was
the performance of the English
comedy, "Wurzle Flummery," by
Alan Alexander Milne, presented by
the Arts Club Players, at their
clubhouse last night. This bit of
old English pewter, done in one
act, tells the story of an English
family to whom a legacy OF fifty
thousand pounds was left; dragging
along with it the name Of "Wurzle-
Flummery."
Denis Connell, in the role of the
solicitor-executor Of the legacy, put
over an EXTREMITY clever bit Of
acting. Maude Howell Smith por-
trayed an exceedingly dumb but
well meaning wife OF an NJ. p,
with real intuition. Gideon A. Lyon,
as the older, and Maurice Jarvis
as the younger members Of Par
lament, were perfectly English in
every respect, portraying two types
Of hardheads, with rare ability.
Harriet Murphy played the daugh-
ter, who gets the name of Wurzle-
Flummery coming and going, but
betrays a sense of humor. Anna
Herford played the part Of the
maid.
The play was directed by Denis
Cornell who also put on a part of
'The Broadway Prince" with the
st. Patrick Players, the group with
which he has been working for
some time. Those who presented
bits from their play, were Estelle
Murray, Royal Foster, Ralph
|O'Brien, Dan McGrath, Edna Bow
man, Eileen Lally, Elizabeth Began,
John Hawber, Denis Connell, Alice
Cush, and Harriet Murphy.
After the plays, Mrs. Smith an
nounced the names OF the judges
In the playwriting contest for club
members, which expires March Is.
They are DR.. Dewitt c. Croissant,
Frances P. Reyes, Harriet Hawker
Locher, DIR. Philip Kaufman, and j.
Ryan Yeagle. The judges will Sc
lect three of the best plays for pre-
sentation by the Arts Club in Nav.
The Ingram Players, a brand new
dramatic organization formed by
members Of the Ingram Memorial
Church, will present their first en-
tertainment Saturday evening. at
the church on Tenth and Massachu-
sets avenue. Those in the enter.
tainment will be Mary Heslitt. Dor
othy Jacobs, Olga Sarton, Florence
Painter, Josephine L. vett. lie. nora
Wolf, Mary Clark, Mildred Mock
abee, Ruth Walz, Louise Pixley,
Mary Mcdonald. Oscar Blades. and
Ross Haworth. The officers of the
club are Ross Haworth, president:
Mildred Zahn. vice president: Fern
Painter, secretary: Mildred Mock
abee, treasurer; Lawrence Oliver,
publicity.
The st. Adams Players will pre-
sent "a Deal in Ducks" by Guy
Clements, q comedy in three acts,
at the Guild hall tonight and to.
morrow night. Those in the cast
are Augusta Mayer, Mildred True
worthy, Peyton Fletcher. jr., Ar
thur Carr, jr., Alfred Bissett and
Herman Reiss.
Martin Scrannage will read a cut
ting of the story of Rip Van Wrinkle
at the performance of "Petticoat
Perfidy" at the Women's City Club
Friday evening.
The Columbian Players, of Alex
andria, Va, are giving two perform
dlC0S VI a pay III the LyCGuN1
theater Thursday and Friday even.
ings.
The Greek-American Festival. a
benefit for the starving Greeks will
be put on at the Central High Com.
munity Center tonight.
The violin and rhythm classes will
meet at Park View Center tonight.
The physical training class for
girls, the Esperanto Club, the adult
and children's rhythm classes, and
the women and girls drill team
will meet at the Thomson Center
tonight.
French classes will meet this
afternoon at the E. V. Brown
Center.
A new rhythmic dancing class.
for boys and girls under ten, is
open for membership at the West
Washington Center. This class
meets this afternoon.
The girls handicraft and dress
making clubs will meet at the
Lovejoy Center this afternoon.