Evening star., 1934-11-11

asked, DO you tfllik SndkcSpedTean
- plays will ever become popular again?"
And almost always the reply is, "Yes!"
Generally, many things We see in life
to go round in cycles. Style of
dress style of architecture and even the old
Jokes rearranged and periodically served
up with just slightly different trimming Of
the whiskers. so to speak All the world is
capricous and the United States proba bly,
leads the rest of the globe in msking changes
but it makes good business and after all we
prosper by moving along. rather than by stand
ing STILL if do repeat ourselves every
few decades and go from the sublime to the
ridiculous, or vice versa.
A few years ago few people were building
Colonial homes Today nearly one-half of
the houses are designed along lines popular a
century and more ago, and it is with old
old furniture, such we used to throw away
and which now brings high prices Indeed.
IN nearly every direction look to see the re-
turn OF former styles and customs Many will re-
call when the old Dolly Warden dress was a
curiosity and yet today it appears modest
and insignificant when compared with the pat
terms worn by women
It is safe to say that Shakespeare will return
IN full force again, and probably even to a
greater extent than ever before-because the
stage and the drama have cycles Just as do
the style of dress and the architecture of the
home. Indeed there is still an interest being
taken In the Bard OF Avon and his plays and
occasionally good bill is put on for our bene-
Mt One has but to visit the Foger Library to
see for himself that Shakespeare still lives
in the minds of certain class of people and
1t is only question of time when a return
shall be had to this high type of play
The drama was unusually popular in WASH
hgton IN days gone by. and traces of dramatic
organizations are frequently found almost as
lar back as a century ago An advertisement
n
OF the forming of Shakespeare association
which reads: 'ShakeSpearean Dramatic Asso-
clation-Young ladies wishing to Join this asso.
citation will please address H City Post Office
Ihe association organized is for the culture
and improvement of literary talents Apply
Immediately Another dramatic BODY called
the Shakespeare Club was organized in 1869
but finally went entirely of existence Since
this date there has always been in one form
or another, Shakespeare society in Wash
mgton, and the present one to bear this name
was organized in the Autumn of 1917, with
Harry c. Davis president. Following Mr.
Davis and presiding from 1918 to 1919 was
S. S. Ashbaugh; while H. H. B. Myer fol-
lowed. from 1919 to 1920. and then came E "
Wilcox. who has served the past IA years. The
other officers are Alexander Ueland vice preSi-
dent; Emma Eva Skrivanek, secretary, and
Homer G. Jordon, treasurer.
THIS organization has around 200 members,
and includes many foremost washingto-
mans. 1t meets in Whtby Hall of the Cathedral
School. and its guest speakers are men of high
reputation. Scenes from Shakespeare are en-
acted, and his life and the time in which
he lived are discussed and lectured upon.
The writer is unable to give any particulars
OF the organization begun in 1862 and can
only give the names of the officers of the club
during the year 1899 when the president was
E. B. Hay; vice president, Mrs G A. Myers:
secretary, Miss A. M. Hertford; treasurer w.
s. Armstrong. The Executive Committee in
cluded DR.. T. j. Jones' D. A. Mcknight, Miss
e. M. Miles, Miss Annie L. Miller and Warren
Young. The writer knows Mr. Armstrong very
well He has been for a number of years