The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
Troupe Offers
"The LOwer DebthS"

in pralsing the production as su-
perb and unequaled.
1.-THE Lower Depths" will be re.
peated Friday night with this
same cast:
AElkhalI IvanOff KOstiIOff-shriv-
eled, Jealous and evil keeper Of
night lodging in the slums Of
Russian city, and fence for the
pickpockets and outcasts who
Gt0rOt BWrdEhGIOW
vaAslIlsa KarpOvnA-His sleek, cruel
and sensual wife. and the mis-
tress OF the young thief: Vaska
Pepel. FGiMG ShevtcheMkO
Natasha-Her sister. frail and
frightened creature, who IL the
victim of the elder woman's Jeal-
Gus and domineering ways.
VGrVGrG BWIOGEoVG
Naturalization uncle. a police
man. outwardly q defender of
Weh tb ehO tS II SSsSay saESe
drunkards and tatterdemalions
who infest this corner Of the
underworld. vladimir GribMnim
vaska PepeI--A young thief, reck-
less, Handsome and dominating.
Bored with Vassilisa's passion.
but accepting 1t. he reaches out
with diffldence for the fresh and
cleaner love OF Natasha.
Peter BGkSheteU
Andrei Mitritch KIeshtch-A lock-
smith and a failure in life. re-
sentful Of his lot-inarticuIately
concerned for the suffering Of
his consumptive wife. An honest
workman, he feels contemptuouS
superiority toward his compan-
AIeSeI Bondtr4ett
AnRa-His wife. in the last throes
Of disease. the object of the fitful
pity of the rest and the particular
concern OF the pilgrim. Luka,
who ministers to her dying hours.
Maria USpenskGyd
Nastya-A prostitute, finding an es-
cape from the misery Of her life
in imagining herself the heroine
Of romantic novels.
Olga Knepper- Tchekhova
Kvashnya-A vendor Of meat pies,
whose ruddy cheeks bring into the
stale atmosphere OF the cellar
refuge breath of the free and
open air of the market place.
Maria NtkoIGieUG
BubnOff-A droll and lazy cap
maker. who takes the life Of the
cellar with shrug and the Rus
slams characteristic phrase. Nett
chevo" ct doesn't matter!)
VASTLY Lu<hsEy
The BarOH-A degenerate aristocrat
who carries into his degraded
state grotesque reminder of
his former refinement
VASTLY KGtchGloN
SattHe-A shaggy and unkempt
derelict who has served as q te-
legra pher and is a man OF some
education. An easy going cynic,
he finally bursts into a flaming,
ironic defiance OF human fate,
serving thereby as the mouth
piece and embodiment Of Gorky's
own philosophy of life.
Constdntin StdnISLdpSkN
The Actor A nerve-shattered
wreck who has lost through
vodka his ability to remember his
lines and has thereby forfeited
MS standing In his profession.
NikoIdt AlerGndroN
Simple. shrewd, kindly, rich in
comprehension OF suffering hu-
manity, he sheds ray Of light
and peace over the futile ieal-
ousies and cross purposes of the
cellar, which remains to stir
ripple of ASPIRATION even after he
has gone. IDdn Moskutn
AlyOshka--A shoemaker A flame
matched madcap who takes a
grotesque delight in buffonery
and who anonymously filings his
wild antics, stimulated by vodka.
into the most tragic moments
or the play. LyoU BniOGkoU
The Tartar-A porter, an alien. who
pursues the ritual of his Moham-
median faith amid the confusion
Alexander Vtshnersku
ArivOy ZOb-Another porter, his
friend Nik0lGi RumdntSieN
Night Lodgers. Tramps, and
Others.