Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
Famed Triangle Club
| OF Princeton Coming
| Here to Entertain
Nine. Debuchi. Wife of Jap
anese Ambassador. Heads
List of Patronesses for
Its the Valet"

The famous Triangle Club OF Prince
ton University will come to Washington
at the close of the holidays and will
give a performance Of ITS, the Valet"
! in the Washington Auditorium, January
I, written. produced and sponsored by
undergraduates. and Is the forty-fourth
annual production of the club. Nine,
Debuchi wife OF the Ambassador Of
Japan, heads the list Of patrOnesses,
which also includes Mrs. David A. Reed,
Mrs. Lawrence A. Baker, Mrs. John M.
Biddle. Mrs. Gist Blair, Mrs. Montgom-
cry Blair. Mrs. C. F. Buechner, jr.; Mrs
Mrs J. Harry C0vingt0n, Mrs. James II.
Douglas, IT,; Baroness Korf. Mrs. VIC
tor Kaufman, Mrs. Rudolph M. Kauff-
mann, Mrs. @. Reber Littlehales, Mrs.
8. M. Breckenridge Long, Mrs. George
B. Mcclellan, Mrs. Ridley Mclean, Mrs.
Edward B. Meigs. Mrs. Harry B. Mirick,
Mrs. James F. Mitchell, Mrs. CORTLAND
Nixon, Mrs. Rushmore Patterson, Mrs.
Howard w. Stone. Mrs. Mark Sullivan,
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs. Charles
r. Train, Mrs. Horace Lee Washington
and Mrs John F. wilkins.
Revolutionary France during the tur-
moil following the fall of the Bastille
will serve as background for the play.
a musical comedy set to the mott OF
the familiar light opera, and the pro-
duction will break a four-year absence
Of the Triangle Club from Washington
theaters.
The scene of the two-act play, written
by Mr. W. r. VanLiew, jr., 80. OF
Montclair. N. j., is laid in the small
provincial town of Verralle. During the
first part, the action takes place In a
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French baron and his beautiful ward,
Countess Louise The drama swings
into action with the arrival OF young
nobleman and his valet who have been
commissioned by the King to investigate
certain matters pertaining to the Revo-
luton in that part of the country. In
an attempt to further his instructions.
the nobleman and his valet change
places, thereby creating situation
which becomes increasingly amusing
when the nobleman falls in love with
the countess and his valet attempts to
usurp his masters place In her heart.
The second act unfolds itself In the
cellar Of a wine shop situated short
, distance from the chateau. AS the
Revolution increases in violence. the
Young nobleman is faced with the prob
/ lem of saving the lives Of the countess
and her friends. When all his schemes
to save the nobility seem to lose them
selves in vain attempts, the play reaches
a happy ending through an ideal solu-
I ton OF the hero's difficulties
Mr.. G. p. Swift. "a. OF Buffalo, PLAYS
/ the part OF the heroic nObleman, while
Frontin. his valet. is portrayed by Mr..
J. v Ferrer '33. of New York CITY
The role of Countess Louise is filled by
Mr.. H. H Durham. 80. OF Cincinnati.
and the author acts in the capacity OF
the baron. A prominent feature of the
comedy is the large singing and dancing
chorus. which includes as one OF its
members Mr.. W. 8. Galliher. '33, OF
Washington, who attended St. Adams
School here before entering Princeton
Music from IT'S the Valet will be
I broadcast over Station WRC from to
Sis O'Clock Christmas day