Evening star., 1928-10-10
HARRIS 6 G WING

copal Actors Guild in Epiphany Parish
Hall. This will be under the auspices
of the commission on church drama
and pageantry. There will be five per-
formances in all during the convention.
Adam" is the work of an unknown
author. The present text was translated
from the Norman French and Latin
into English verse by Edward Noble
Stone.
Anton Bundsman, the youngest men,
Der of the cast, and who is to have an
important role in a New York produc-
ton when his present work with Adam"
is completed, will play the title role in
the presentation. Miss Miriam Cutler,
New York actress and member of the
guild, will have the role of Eve.
Some of the other members of the
cast will be Albert Phillips, who played
as Gen. Grant in the recent produc-
ton OF Abraham Lincoln" and who
will be the Figure In the religious play;
Charles Underwood will have the role
Of David and Frank Ferguson, lecturer,
playwright and actor, will be one Of the
prophets.
Miss Kate Ogleby, patroness of the
arts in New York City, is chairman of
the committee In charge of the presenta-
ton.
Many Invited.
The Episcopal Actors Guild is an or
ganiZation of about 40 years standing,
and for many years it has maintained
headquarters in the second floor of the
guild hall of the Church of the Trans
figuration, Twenty-ninth street and
Fifth avenue, New York City, known
the world over as THE Little Church
Around the Corner" 1t has numbered
among its members some of the great
est actors of the American stage, and
its membership largely dovetails with
that of the Lambs Club in New York.
The guild Is working In cooperation
with the committee on drama and
pageantry of the Episcopal Church, OF
which the Rev. Phillips z. Osgood of
Indianapolis is chairman.
It is to further the presentation OF
religious plays and pageantry within
the church that the production of
Adam" has been decided upon.
Admission to the five performances
will be by invitation. A large number
of invitations will be sent out to men,
bers of the Episcopal Church during the
convention and due to the limited space
in the parish hall Of Epiphany Church
tickets will be allocated by the COM
mittee in charge to insure the broadeSt
representation poSSlple.
To Hold Mass Meeting.
There will be a mass meeting Of the
Church Mission of Help in st. Johns
Church at 8 pm. at which the speak
ers will be the Right Rev. George Ash
ton Oldham, Rev. Hugh Birkhead and
Mrs. John M. Glenn.
At 4 pm. on Friday will be dedicated
the Washington National Center of the
Girls Friendly Society. In the opening
of this center on April 2 the society be-
came the first organization OF the
church to establish national headquar-
ters here. Bishop Murray will preside
at this service. assisted by Bishop Free
man. At 8 pm there will be a meeting
of the Federation of Church Clubs at
Epiphany Church. The speakers will
be Right Rev. William p. Remington,
Bishop of Eastern Oregon. and George
Wickersham of New York. The first
presentation of 1.-THE Cross Triumphant"
a pageant of Christianity in which more
than TOO Washingtonians will take part,
will oe given at the Washington Audi
torium Friday evening.
The mass meeting Saturday evening
will be in the interest of ecclesiastical
art. It will be held at D. A. r. Hall
Bishop Freeman will preside. Speakers
will be George Wharton Pepper,
former Senator from Pennsylvania;
Right Rev. Irving p. johnson and Rev.
DIR. Milo H. Gates. The chief meeting
on Sunday will be at 4 pm. in the
Cathedral Close under the auspices of
the department of Christian social serv-
ice. The subject will be World Peace" :"
The final week of the convention will
be devoted largely to the regular meet
ings of the two houses and auxiliary
societies. The closing services will be
held at the Church of the Epiphany
Saturday afternoon.
Affiliated Societies Meet.
In addition to the triennial conven-
ton itself, which includes officially
only the House Of Bishops, the House
of Deputies and the Woman's Auxiliary,
nearly score of affiliated societies will
be in session in the city. These in
clude' the American Church Institute
for Negroes, the American Church Mis-
sionary Society, the American Church
Building Fund Commission, the Ameri-
can Church Pension Fund. the Board
of Church Finance. the Church Life
| Insurance Corporation, the Order of Sir
! Galahad, the Church Periodical Club,
| the Guild of st. Barnabas for Nurses,
the Church Mission of Help. the Church
Mission to Deaf Mutes, the Church
League for Industrial Democracy, the
Seamans Church Institute Of America,
the episcopal Actors Guild. the Society