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merly held its meetings at the Nc
Kinley High School Auditorium-were
outstanding events in the local the
ater These included THE Trial of
Mary Dugan,' by Bayard WELLER; See
Naples and Die" by Elmer Rice;
Berkeley Square," by John L. Balders-
ton, and Interference" by Roland
Pcrtwee and Harold Dearden.
In other years the guild has per-
formed such plays as THE Dover Road" +"
by A. A. Milne; THE Torchbearers," by
George Kelly; Gas" an experimental
play by George Kaiser; Shakespeare's
The Tempest; The Great Divide"
by William Vaughan Moody; THE
Queens Husband by Robert Sherwood,
and Windows" by John Galsworthy
Object Of the Association.
The Community Drama Guild was
| officially incorporated in 1929. The par
ticular business and object of the as
sociation was indicated as follows:
/. To assist members of the COM
munity who are seeking cultural de-
velopment through drama.
2. To promote the use Of Govern
ment-owned facilities, buildings and
grounds for educ 1tional and recreational
development of drama.
3. To secure funds for the carrying
out of the general purposes for which
that the association shall be q non-
profit sharing corporation.
The following were signers Of the ar
ticles Of Incorporation: Elizabeth S.
Lewis, Sibyl Baker, Bess Davis Schreiner.
Marie Moore Forrest, Maud Howell
Smith. Mary O'Toole, Robert NJ Miller,
jr; w. S. Corby, Dewitt c. Croissant,
U. S. Grant, Sd; r. c. Montgomery and
Cuno H. Rudolph
Almost two seasons ago the word
community" was dropped from this
named this group and since then it has
flourished as The Drama Guild of
Washington"
With large membership, including
many people prominent in the social
and diplomatic field of the community
this group has among its members many
persons who have been closely allied
with the professional theater. The
producing group members have worked
not only with little theater move
ments,' but on the professional stage
The National Theater Players have
from time to time taken members of
this group and other professional Or
ganizations have had hand in the
training OF the players.
Present Organization.
The present organization of the guild
is as follows: The trustees include W.
Hayes Yesger, w. S. Corbv, Marie
Moore Forrest AMI Ju- Sc May O'Iccle;
the producing group incluje5 Brad W.
Holmes, Ethel Prince ard Maud Howell
Smith-for the community center de-
partment, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples,
director, and for Office of public build
ings and public parks, Capt. Doyle o.
Hickey.
The administrative council, which is
appointed by the producing group, is
as follows: Chairman, Denis E. Connell,
who Is also chairman of the producing
group; vice chairman, James Otis Por-
ter; secretary. Brad w. Holmes; Con-
stance Connor Brown, chairman of
the Play-reading Committee; MIS-.
John otto johnson, chairman Of
the Memembership Committee, and
Maj. John A. Hillman, business man
ager. The New Talent Committee in
son and Robert Miller. The chief tech
nician is Harry B. Hambleton.
New members for 1928 are as fol-
lows: Elizabeth Northrup, Frank E.
Jsmison, Harold Wineberger Pervical
Ridsdale, Patricia Ridsdale, Lila La
Garde, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole,
Frances Herriott, Dr.. and Mrs. Frank
w. Ballou. Joseph A. Haltigan, Capt.
and Mrs. Eugene F. Smith, Curtis
Hodges, Mrs. S. B. Newton, Mrs Anne
Tillery Renshaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Cohan, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Allen,
Marian Lane, Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Emmett Lebree, Bethine
Coe. Marion Downey, Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs. Johns
ton B. Campbell, Maj. and Mrs. Paule
E. Peabody. Mary G. Minnex, DR.. and
Mrs. Marcy L. Sperry, j. Joseph O'Don-
nell, Mabel Van Dyke, Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick McKenney, DR.. and Mrs r.
Z. L. Wiltberger, Mrs. Walter H. Allen
and Edith T. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles M. Marsh, Boris Dmitrief and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Offutt.