Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
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DRAMA PRESENTED
"Pied Piper" Is Enacted in
Sylvan Theater at
Monument.

The Sylvan Theater on the Washing
ton Monument Grounds last night was
the scene of the presentation by the
Community Drama Guild Players OF
Josephine Preston Peabody's play, THE
Pied Piper of Hamelin Town" More
than $500 persons viewed the spectacle.
The role of the Pied Piper was as
sumed by Murray Sheahan. The story
revolves about the refusal OF myth
cal townsueople to reimburse the piper
for Kidding the community OF rats
through the magic of his music and
the vengeance of the musician by lur-
ing the children to a living tomb IN
the hills.
Marine Band Plays.
Musical accompaniment for the
drama, which will be presented again
tonight, was provided by the United
States Marine Band, under the direc-
tion of Capt. Taylor Branson. The
play was directed by William F. Baker,
assisted by Esther E. Galbraith. 1t was
pointed out today that the presentation
may be viewed from the hillside with
out charge.
The principal characters in the pres
entation were William H Murray, as
Jan, the cripple; Clifford Kirts, as the
swordeater; George Finger, as Cheat-
the-Devil, and Richard Bird, George
Blue, Howard Gelbraith and William
Hannah as the strollers. Others in the
cast included Virginia Barrett, Robert
D. Chase, Charles Columbus, Gilbert
Potts. Bella Shapiro, Capt. Ray G.
Montgomery, Dick Stringfellow Jack
White. S. Allen Foster. Frank Megill,
Clarence Gunther, William E. Bryant,
Kent Dyer, Eldred Wilson, Hester Walk
er Beall, Ruth Molyneaux, Anne Ives,
Eileen Fowler, Dorothy Stuart, Alberta
CisSel, Dorothy Howard, George e.
Rhine, Elizabeth Sypher and Harry
Welker.
Children In Roles.
Children of the cast with special roles
are Mary Ellen Wager as Ilse, Maurice
Akin as Rudi. Jack Hudson as Hansel,
and Beverley Emmert as Trude.
Other children: Betty cambridge,
Clara Barrett, Joan Barrett, Lena Bat
tista, Elizabeth Burnett, Thomas Bur-
nett, Dorcas Cole, Margaret Colin, Mary
Colin, Eloise Collingwood, George Harris
Collingwood, Jean Collingwood, Rebecca
Collingwood, Thomas Collingwood, Eileen
Dunbar, Jacqueline Embrey. Anna
Martha Galbraith, Alice Galbraith,
Anastasia Hageasteary. Jane Elizabeth
Hix, Ruth Hullings, William Humphreys,
Dorothy Kay, Kathleen Lawrence. Rob-
e-t Lawrence, Margaret Mcdowell, Ar
line Malone, Jean March, 10 Ann March,
Joyce Mickey, Jack MikuleS, Mary
Louise Mister. Alexander Montgomery,
Jean Montgomery, Audrey Moran, Dom
aid Moran, Hope Ohler, Lucy Ohler,
Margot Resi-, Barbara Resides, Miriam
Resides, Arnold Rosey, Elsie Smithson.
Hubert Tucker, Joseph Tucker. Ray
mond Wannell, Virginia WeiSsbrod,
Mae Weyrich. Frances Wilson, Mar
jorie Wilson, Richard Wilson and Ruth
Wilson.
Gypsy dancers-Sidney Alexander,
Virginia Alexander, jessie Chase, Ruth
Critchfield, Martha Fisher. Helen Foley,
Judy Lyeth, Virginia Miller, Ruth Shoe
maker and Betty Sleeper.
Monks-Richard Bird. Howard Gal
braith, William Hannah and Walter
Pagan, jr.
Nuns-Jean E. Allen. Robin Boyle,
Hortense Coffren. Eula Mae Emick.
Janet Jackson, Elizabeth Sypher and
Reba Wills
Dorothy CroisSant and Ethel Jones
were in charge of costumes; Harold
Snyder, scenery and lighting; Mrs. Full
ton Lewis and Mrs. Charles Thomas
Watson, sponsors and boxes; Walker
Pagan, jr. singing; BeSs Davis Schrei-
ner. publicity: Denis E. Connell, make
up; Maj. Donald A. Dawson, ushers:
childrens dances, Evelyn Davis. Boy
Scouts and high school cadets served
as aides