Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
LARGE CROWD SEES
! 4OTHER WISE MAN"
Performance Will Be Repeat
ed at Luther Place Me-
mortal Church.

"The other Wise Man." DR.. Henry
Van Dykes legend as transcribed for
dramatic purposes by Bess Davis
Schreiner, was presented yesterday aft
ernoon and evening at Luther Place
Memorial Church, ON Thomas circle.
The production attracted large crowds
and by 8:15 o'clock there were guards
posted all the way around the church
to keep out a hundred and more dev-
otees of this drama who had forgot
ten to arrive well ahead of scheduled
time.
Those. however, who were allowed
entrance expressed themselves as being
satisfied with this religious drama,
which has become an annual event IN
this CITY around Christmas time. one
hundred players from all sections IN
the city, and representing many re-
ligious denominations and creeds, made
up the cast.
rhe presentation moved smoothly and
the cast of players appearing IN the
five euisodes into which 1t Is divided
were doubled in numbers since the f1rst
production i'll 1925. The two big en-
semble scenes. entitled For the sake
of a little child" and "A pearl OF
great price, were especially effective,
Play Story Is Told.
Katherine Riggs. harpist and mar
rator. told the story of the other wise
man, in prologue and interiudes. Denis
i. Cannell. as Artaban, who spends his
life in search for the Christ, and finds
Him only at the hour of His death, on
Golrotha. was the moving spirit OF the
story, and excellent at all times.
The simplicity of the settings, the
lighting of the scenes and the earnest
ness Of all the participants were
heightened by number OF outstanding
characterizations. Nina Norman, as
Hebrew mother; Esther Cloyd, as a
beggar at the temple gates; Judy Lyeth,
rs a Parthian slave girl; Edward Eberly,
as a Roman captain; Ralph Kelster,
as a Hebrew exile; John T. Keister, Jr.,
as Tigranes. and George Eberly, as
Hebrew rabbi, all adapted themselves
splendidly to their roles.
Take Part of 1.-The Voice"
At Yesterdays presentations, "The
Voice" in the finale of the drama was
taken by Rev Carl G. Rasmussen, pastor
of Luther Place Church. Tonight and
tomorrow night Rev. George F. Dudley,
pastor Of st. Stephens-ncarnation
Episcopal Church, will be The Voice
Preceding the opening of the drama
be PLAYED by Margaret Hammerness,
organist at Luther Place. DR.. Rasmus-
sen will give greeting TO the audiences
on both nights. The cast follows:
Artaban, the Nedian, Denis E. Con-
nell: Abdus, DR.. Clifton p Clark; Rho
daspes. George W. Gates; T1graneS,
John T. Keister; another Persian, Frank
A. Burger; Abgarus, father of Artaban
Irving L. Koch; Hebrew exile, Ralph
Keister; messenger from the Three Wise
Men, Richard Nillbrook; young Hebrew
mother. Nina Norman; Roman captain
Edward Eberly; Roman soldiers, Albert
Hall, George ToWberman, Charles Krisel,
Carl Fryhling, George Gates, Richard
Millbrook and Donald Moriarty; He
brew rabbi, George r. Eberly; Parthian
slave girl, Judy Lyeth: a beggar at the
temple gates, Esther Cloyd: the crowd
on their way to Calvary, Janet jackson,
Anna Martin, Helen HelgeSon, Josephine
Flor, Charles Krisel, Mr.. and Mrs. B. @.
McIlwee, George Towberman, Irma
Strickler. Gustav Nordstrom, Theodore
Trittle, Lloyd Nelson, Marjorie Thomas
Margaret Eberly, Blossom Millbrook
Ruth Campbell, Ruth Shoemaker, Eliza
beth Fecht, Frank Bu4g ger, Albert Hall
Ruth Byrd, Nadine Thomas, Anna Tai
bert, Wilhelmina Cronenberg, Jim Tay-
lor McIlwee, Henry Tienken, Billy Cro-
nenberg, John Gilbert McIlwee, Billy
Brown Mrs. Frank Thomas, Katherine
Cronenberg, Ann Lynn, Hattie McIlwee
Mae McIlwee, Mrs. Martin Meyer, N. K
Gardner, Anna Burger, Irving Koch,
Thelma GunderSon, Ruth Thomas. Mrs
James Byrd. Miss Schenck, Bernice
Torsdahl, Edna Rohlfing, Esther Cloyd
Mildred Wick, Martha James, Luella
Dever, Walter Pagan, Evan Wilder, Doro-
thy Humphrey, Glen Smith, Helen Bur-
ton, Carl Fryhling. Leo Wiener, Jane
Davis, David Pritchard.