Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
ARMY PLAY LEADS
TAKEN BY CIVILIANS
Prominent Amateur Actors to
Help With Fourth Annual
Military Show.

Leading parts in the Army's play
THE Perils of the Plains" feature at
! traction Of the Fourth Annual Military
/ Exposition and Carnival, to be held al
the Army War College September as
| rs and ~, will be taken by prominent
civilians who have been active in anna
teur theatricals here, 1t was announced
today by Maj. r. r. Lawrence, who 1.
directing the play.
The play, q talking drama COM
memorating the departure of the first
wagon train from st. Louis for Oregon
in 1880, will be produced on a monster
scale, with amplifers hidden about the
broad parade ground at the War Col
lege taking the voices of the players to
the open-air stands ranged along the
parade ground.
Maurice Jarvis Has Male Lead.
Maurice Jarvis. well known in local
amateur theatricals, will have the lead
ing male role as Bill Brandon, pioneer
head of the covered wagon train, with
Maude Howell Smith, equally well
known locally, having the leading femi-
nine role.
Strong parts in the play also will be
taken by Katherine Tenant Marshall
The play Is to be one Of the biggest
productions of the sort ever given. The
stage will be large enough to get q
whole wagon train, with a score or more
yokes Of oxen and the huge numbering
prairie schooners, band of attacking
Indians and a reScuing squadron OF
cavalry into the picture.
The details of the huge production
are being worked out by Mai. Lawrence
who also wrote the piece. with techni.
clans of the Army who have taken ovel
the matters of sound amplification and
other details OF the undertaking
Giant flood lights will light the parade
ground for the show at the evening
performances.
Love Story Involved.
The play will be enacted in continual
performance, with the whole story OF
attack by Indians and rescue by United
States Cavalry unfolded without pause
A love story runs through the play.
Rehearsals for the play were started
several days ago. Costumes faithful t.
the period in which they were worn
have been secured from collectors here
and elsewhere, with the old Cavalry
uniforms drawn from historic Army
| supplies OF q century ago.
Workmen already are busily buildins
the stands, booths and shelters for the
exhibits of various forms of Army
equipment which will form an i'm
portant part of this years show, as ir
years past. Posters have been prepared
and are being distributed about the city
and the programs will be in the hands
of the printers in q few days The
show will be given for the benefit OF
the Army Relief Society and other Army
charities.
Ticket Sales Announced.
Tickets will be on sale at the follow
ing places:
General admission and reserved box
seats at the willard, Wardman Park
| and Mayf1ower Hotels; the Headquarters
of the American Automobile Association
In the Mills Building, Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and on
the exposition grounds. General admis-
sion tickets only will be on sale al
woodward 81 Lothrop, Drops, the
Y. M. G. A.. National Red Cross. Army
and Navy Club and the Peoples Drug
Stores at Fifteenth and G streets
Eighteenth street and Columbia road
Fourteenth street and Park road, $3.50
| Connecticut avenue, and Thirty first
and M streets