Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
NATIONAL PLAYERs-"It's a Boy.

It's Boy" a comedy by William
Anthony Mcguire, will be presented by
the National Theater Players this week,
beginning tomorrow night On only one
other occasion has this American play
been presented in Washington and that
was about four or five years ago.
AS its title implies, ITS Boy" has
TO do with the arrival of son and heir
in the home of a newly married couple.
In anticipation of this greatest of all
events, much nervousness is displayed
by the hopeful father, who, like all
others, is torn between anguish and
happiness the while he awaits the well
come announcement from the lips of
the nurse, IT'S boy"
Before fashioning this comedy. Will
liam Anthony Mcguire had won laurels
on Broadway with one of the hits of a
decade or so ago, 'SiX-CylInder Love"
When that play was nearing its end in
the metropolis the youthful author was
challenged by a newspaper friend to
write a comedy around commonplace
phase of American life. The challenge
was met with the comedy to be re-
Wved this week Its Boy" is claimed
to be one of the comeliest, homeliest
and quaintest of comedies-just a big
slice of life placed behind the footlights
that throbs with human emotions. It's
fun is contagious.
In this weeks play the new leading
Lady, Miss Edith King, and the new
leading man, Roger Pryor, play oppo-
site each other for the first time There
are also droll roles allotted to Charles
Hampden as the happy grandfather
and to Mrs. Hubbard and other members
Of the cast. There will be the usual
matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
G. w. U. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
When the curtain rises tomorrow eve
ming at the Wardman Park Theater on
the original musical comedy, Son.
time Soon" the audience will witness
the most ambitious production yet Of
fered by the Troubadours Of George
Washington University.
Sometime Soon Is the fulfllment Of
months of preparation by the students
and is the attainment Of their fondest
hopes, and it is expected to firmly
among the leading college producing
organizations Of the country.
Dennis Connell is the director of the
Troubadours for the second consecutive
year The book is said to be timely IN
that the locale of the play is Hollywood
and the plot takes into account the re-
cent invasion of the 'talkies."
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movie star and John Silaz IS young
collegian who wins movie contest,
and. after some tribulations. Miss Rtssler
as we'll Gerald Sickler, Ruth Green
wood, Geraldine Free, Mildred Burn
ham, Frank Wesbrook, John Hoyt. Viz
ginia Frye, Solomon Schnapp, Ben
Newton, Sue Crump complete the cast.
The tuneful musical score was COM
posed by William Jemison, Martha
Stevens and Daniel Beattle. 1t repre-
sents the best talent on the campus and
the melodies are said to be worthy sue
cessors to the past Troubadour music
that has been published and won pop
ularlty.
Three coed cl1oruses and male
chorus make Sometime Soon" the
largest production Of the Trollbadours
series. The dances, all original and in
trlcate, we're directed by Julia Denning
and Ralph Kennedy. Costumes were
designed especially for the show.
Performances are at 8 80 p m. all the
week, and tickets may be secured from