Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

NEW YORK, october 19.--With thu
commencement this Autumn OF its thir'
tieth year, the New York Junior League
has decided to run it's theater schoo
under its own management. Mrs. Rem
brandt Peale, jr., has been elected pres.
ident of the players, who have divided
their activities into the theater schoc
and stock company. The director OF tho
school is Miss Marka Truesdale, one Of
last seasons dehutantes. Miss Margaret
Brett has been chosen director of tbs
stock company, which is composed OF
former members of the theater schoo
as well as other talented members o,
the Junior League. Miss Mary E. Put
nam, another of last seasons debu-
tantes. has been appointed secretary
and will have charge of all new appli'
carts for the school as well as the stock
company Assisting Mrs. Peale, as ar
advisory board, are Mrs. j. Morton
Ijams and Mrs. Fenton Taylor.
The committee has obtained the CO.
operation of the Laboratory Theater
and Nine OuspenSkaya, the Russian
directress, will have charge OF the work
in dramatic technique, assisted by Miss
Margaret Crowne.
School Will Be Located
In Clubhouse In December.
The theater school will move into
the new Junior League clubhouse In
December. where its members will md
ADEQUATE equipment for dancing, re-
hearsals. stage facilities, dressing rooms
workrooms, etc. Until that time suit
able quarters have been engaged in the
Home Making Center of the Grand
Central Palace for the drama courses,
while the dancing classes for the most
part will be held at the New Weyburn
Studios.
Justin williams will teach voice and
diction and Miss Martha Graham will
conduct classes in character and inter-
will again conduct his classes in dane
ing, while Ned Weyburn will have still
other classes in musical comedy and tap
dancing. James Murray will have
classes in fencing. which is another in
novation for the theater school.
Full particulars regarding these
courses have been sent out to the men,
bers of the league, and already there
is large enrolment. which speaks well
for the popularity of the school.
The stock company will give two or
more plays during the season, at least
one of them very likely a children's
play.
At the recent election of officers for
the league, Mrs. John De witt Peltz was
made president; Mrs. Paul Chaplin, vice
president; Miss Marian Willard. secre-
tary, and Miss Elizabeth Stillman. treas
urer. The board of managers includes
Mrs. John Lawrence. Mrs. Roger Tuck
ernan, Miss May Swords Mrs. j. Gull
bert Palmer. jr.; Miss Elizabeth Van
Rensselaer, Voislawsky, Mrs. Edward Nc
Cagg. Mrs. Carl Gray. Miss Cornelia
Curtis. Mrs. Walter Eaton, Mrs. Edwin
n NHorr7.. .F. Miss Marie Sn1idt Mrs
Edward Everett Fabyan. Mrs. Lawrence
Bennett, Miss Sarita WeekeS. MRS. w.
Butler Harding Miss Jane Watson. Mrs.
John c. Hughes. jr.; Miss Sally Shonk
and Miss Pauline Dodge.
Young Women Of Society
Entering Business World.
Two more young women of society are
going into business. They are Mrs.
Richard A. Kimball, the former Miss
josephine ]. Dodge and Mrs. Charles
riage was Miss Joan Whitney. 1t prob
ably was not the need Of making money
that led these two Junior League Club
members to form Young Books. Inc.
and hang out their first business sign at
% East Sixty-thi street. Mrs. PaySon
is a daughter of Mrs. Payne Whitney
and Mrs. Kinlball Is the daughter OF
Mr.. ard Mrs. Marshall j. Dodge
They call their enterprise "a book.
shop for children and adults" and that
doesn't fully describe their plans. Mrs
Kirnball, speaking for the corporation
with the skill of super Saleswon1an,
said:
our shop will be the children's circuIa-
ton library The subscriptions for 1t
make excellent Christmas presents We