The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-19
PLAYHOUSE IS
SCENE OF GAY
INAUGURAL
Rams Head Players Pre-
sent ''The Eaglet" to
Gala Audience

T HE presentation Of THE Gag.
let" Basil Dave,Aport,s7 new
version Of Rogsand's patheticil
and beautiful ''LsAigioIi," BY the
Rams Head Players last evening
since it marked the opening OF the
new season and was d h0usewarilA
ing for the beautiful little tl1eater
in Wardman Park Hotel; which isl
to be the future home Of this
organization.
The IS. r. o." sign, beloved 81
the box office, was hung out early
In the evening and the audience
which filled the auditorium was
brilliant In the extreme.
Pictorialiy the production, for
which James Reynolds designed the
setting, was 4 delight, with color
rampant and just that touch of
picturesque exaggeration to the
costumtng and the scenes which
mark the work OF genius. & And
William Kirtland's reading Of the
romantic role OF ''The Eaglet" win
be long remembered as the out
standing feature Of beautiful pro.
duction. 4aa
It was more ambitious prodIc-
ton than the Rams Head Players
have yet attempted ana married
somewhat by long delays. but the
production was one Of which any
organization might have been proud
and all credit should go to Robert
Bell, director OF the Rams Head
Players, for having dreamed q
drearn--and translated It into real.
ity. Miss Josephine Hutchinson,
now Mrs. Bell, the leading lady had
but a tiny part this time. hut she 1
made her "bit" stand out like = l
On ali sides praise was heard
for the artistic little theater which
has been placed at the disposal Of
Washingtons own little. theatef
group through the generosity Of
1t, reflects the, genius Of .Jimniie''
Reynolds. The Spanish Ainbassa.
dor and Mme3 Riaf1o. attended stile
performance last evening, the
guests Of Mr.. ana Mrs. WardrEnn.
With Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles J. 4
Bell were the members Of the house.
party which they have been enter
tanning for this occasion-!AGr, and
Mrs. Granville Fort Ascues Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Ripley and Miss RosaAe /
Pilot, all Of New York ~
Others in the audience were Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter TuckeEmGn, Nine.
Heilmann and her daughters, Miles.
Claire and Helene HeiIm&rn; Mr..
and Mrs. A. Garrison McClintOck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin il. ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Armistead Peter, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest G.. Walker, Mrs.
Williams Barrett Ridgsly, Nj ana
Mrs. Richard Davidson6 Dqctci. and,
Mrs. Sinclair Bowen, Judge and
Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham,
Major and Mrs. George oakley
Miss Mary Stitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John ". Belt, Major and Mrs..
Howard Dickinson, Mrs, John
BiddIe, Mr.. and Mrs. 3. IA. E1Arri.:
man, Mrs. Rowland Quinhy, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Lockwood, jr.,
Chester Lockwood, Mrs.. William
Lightle, Miss Florence Kirby j. Mrs.
George Hope, Doctor and Mrs. Tom
Williams, Mrs. aandOlph Keith
Forest and her daughter; Mrs
Sidney Taliaferro, William s..
Broughton, William Bowie Clarke,
and Paul Gardner. -.
| 49,
Garrets Are RansacIkSd For Old.
Time Head Dresses For Bal Dc Tete.
The few garrets left Id Washing
ton and nearby Virginia and Mary
land mansions are being ransacked
for headdresses to- wear to the
Bal de Tete which is. to be given
ct the Willard on December Q, for
the benefit Of Columbia Hospital.
From these garfets,: treasure-trove
of the past Is being brought to
light. One debutante's sancy face
looks almost deTnure in the re-
cesses of her great-great-grand.
mothers wedding .caleche. IRON
Maryland comeslsa Quaker bonnet
that harks back to- the days Of
William, Penn. There are mob.
caps Of India muslin 80 sheer that
tradition has 1t when spread upon
the ground for bleaching the cows
were known to crop them with the
grass. Spanish n1ahtillas and cary