Evening star., 1926-11-24
LEAGUE EPORTRAyS
LIFE OF REFORMER
1000 See Lutheran Group in
Reformation Pageant
at Auditorium.

life and times of Martin Luther, was
presented last night by a cast Of 300
young people of the Lutheran churches
Of Washington, under auspices Of the
Luther League of the District of Co.
lumbia, before an audience of 1000 at
the Washington Auditorium.
The spectacle, which was written by
Mrs. H. E. Monroe. head Of the Gospel
Mission. and directed by Miss La Rue
NJ Chorpenning. included colorful
reenactment of Luther's trial at the
Diet Of Worms. The scenes gave epi-
sodes of the religious reformers life.
with lantern slides and dialogue by
Miss Chorpenning. choral singing and
dramatic ensembles. The Marine Band
furnished the orchestration, augment
ed by the Auditorium organ, played by
Mrs. Charles Haupt. and the Dawson
Chorus, led by John r. Monroe. A
detail of knights of Templar formed
the guard in the trial scene.
A beautiful stage picture was pre-
sented as Charles V. played by Rev.
John Weidley, d. D., entered the throne
room. thronged with soldiers, pages,
mobiles. knights, courtiers, princes.
bishops and cardinals. The famous
trial was given with accurate costum-
ing and almost the exact wording of
the original. The program began with
an allegorical professional, choir sing
ing and ecclesia by Mrs. \. X. Gard
ner. A monastery scene at Erfurth.
acted by Rev. II. D. Hayes, d. D., fol
lowed.
The principals of the Diet scene
were Elector F'redericN III of SaXony.
Rev. Henry Manken. ir.; Cardinal
Alexander. Rev. Charles Finders: Mar
tin Luther, Rev. Howard F.. Snyder:
Melanchton, Irving l.. Koch: Spalatin.
Rev. S. Fl. kornmann: Bishop, Rev.
J. Monroe Stick: Prince Erich. Rev.
s. T. Nicholas. D. D.: Prince Albert,
Ramsay A. Small Prince Wildeneck.
F. Herbert Bonnet; Courtier, Edgar r..
Gaardsmoe, and Page. James Taylor
McIlwee.
! The cast included:
Leaders-Dorothy f. Greenwell and
John H. Hermann.
Peasants-Dorothy E. Greenwell.
Lois E. Hoover. Edna d. Korff.
Gretchen Bergner, Monica Snyder.
Dorothy Leech, Frances Kranwurst.
Lillian Ilse, Gertrude Kluge, Dorothy
Kranwurst. Estelle Gillchrist, A. Wv
ian Miller. John II. Hermann, William
L. Holt, Herman J. Yaggie, William
+, L. Major, Charles A. Fuchs. Robert j.
Volland, ErRest H. Augusterfer. Rob
ert Damon. August F. Schimmock.
Carl Fischer. Leroy G. Barghausen
and Willis r. Abbott.
Princes. lords, knights and guards
James H. Solt. George r. Huttel,
Charles E. Freehafer, John Gerken, A.
| NJ. Cooper, Robert Eveler, jr.; L..
Frank Nye, c. o. Keller, Henry
Fisher, Richard Entenmann. William
Holt, John F. Hermann. Robert Vol
land. Charles A. Fuchs. Herman Iag-
gle. Fred l.. Schickler, Hubert Gerken
and Howard Gerken.
Nuns-Amy Morrlsette, Frelda
Okershausen, Mrs. Mary A. Barghau-
sen. Catherine Mcintyre. Katherine
Ievkins, Lulu Volland, Blanche Kerr.
Mrs. Doris r. Abbott. Nora Huttel,
Daisy Dankmeyer, Elsie Tuna. Mrs.
r. II. Waring, Mrs J. Fl. Gross, Mrs,
John Gerken, Esther Dudley. Mar
earet Dudley, Mrs. J. Fl. Wagner.
Mrs. Frank Nye and Mrs. Lillian
Keller.
Novices Christine Irish. Laura
Hayes, Carla Santelman. Mathilde w.
Kolb, Carla II. Ockershausen, Laura
lG. HAYES. Catherine Gross, Dorothea
Wassmann, Anita Wassmann. Mrs.
Miles Henninger. Marian Leech, Mil.
dred Waldeman, Eleanor Leech. Ann
Borjes, Doris 3. ABBOTT.
Solo singers-"O Tender and Sweet"
Blanche Kerr; Ave Maria" Christine
Irish; Gods Loving Care" Frefda
Krieg, Mathilde W. kolb, Carla San
telmann; mother superior. Nina Nor
man.
Those representing States-Edith
V. Lawson. Wilhelmina Weitzel, Ell
dora c. Lawson. Miriam Waltemyer.
Mrs. Anna 1lse. Miriam Solt. Violet
Roxwell, Barbara Wiegand. Anna NJ
Kirkboe, Anna B. Ferber, Leota I'M
phoug. Aleda Won Bernewitz, Cath
crime Schickler, Emma. Holt, Margery
F.veler. Frances F.. Anderson. Eleanor
Dankmyer. Fred l.. Schickler. George
r. Huttel. John Weidly. John Gerken,
Charles Enders. Robert II. Everler.
Irving l.. Koch. George II. Everler.
Henry Fisher. J. Monroe Stick, VIII
liam Holt. S. r. Nicholas. F. Herbert
Bonnet. Charles A. Fuchs. Edgar r.
IGaardsmoe. Margaret Mcdonald, Irene
Lerch, Helen Zobel. Mrs. F. II. Bau-
mann, Clara Schickler, Catherine
! Schmidt. Minnie Schwarzmann, Fir-
| ginia Gummel, Mrs. J. F. Hermann,
Sophie Logeman, Anna Waring, Cath
crime Spring, Phillis Mcconnell, Mrs.
Fl. r. Fischer, Margaret Volland, Mar
garet Ferguson, Mabel Freas, Frances
Estep. Margaret Entenmann, James
H. Solt, Charles F.. Freehafer. Henry
| Manken, a. NJ. Cooper, Howard +.
Snyder Frank l.. Nye. S. II. Korn-
mann, G. O. Keller. Richard Enten-
| mann. II. u. Hayes, John F. Herr
| mann Ramsey A. Small. Robert Vol
| land. Herman Yaggie. Hubert Gerken.
Howard Gerken.
! General committee-PaUl L. Brindle
chairman, president, Luther League.
| District of Columbia; Rev. W. c.
Waltemyer. president. Lutheran Al
| lance of Washington, u. c.: Rev.
| Henry Manken, jr.. president. Luth-
eran Ministers Association of Wash
| inGton. d. c.; Rev. II. d. Hayes.
chairman of Inner Mission Work of
| Washington. ID. c.; Rev. G. NJ. Diffen-
| derfer. chairman of committee on
| cast Miss Emma Holzer. Frank L.
| Nye, Miss Eleanor Leech, c. w. Wise;
! Rev. H. E. Snyder. chairman Of COM
mittee on publicity and auditorium,
F. H. Bonnet, Frank L. Nye; John
W. Martin. chairman of committee on
program, Mrs. j. w. Martin, Austin
NJ Cooper: Paul s. Snyder. chairman
of committee on tickets: Mrs. NJ. X.
| Gaardsmoe, secretary
Patrons--C. NJ Anderson, f. II. Au-
custerfer. Harvey A. Benner. F. H.
Ronnett. Paul l.. Rrindle. Rev. c. Fl.
Butler. Henry l.. Black. r. d. Borden,
! c. s. Becker, Frank A. Burger. Austin
| NJ. Cooper. II. =. Caemmerer. Rev. G.
| NJ, Diffenderfer. w. F. Dismer, George
/ II. E;veler. Gustav Escher, H. f. Eh-
erly. II. F. Fisher. Edward f, Folk,
George A. Geiset. Edgar G. Gard
smoe. c. Bertram Gelston, Rev. H. y.
HAYES. John G. Hermann. Leonard
! Nelson, Charles f. Paul. l.. f. Hoover.