The Washington times., 1936-03-25

EaSCer MOuuAy anu 4uCSOhy-
April 13 and 14-are the dates
which have been selected for the
Pierce Hall Players production OF
Lynn Starling'S hilarious comedy
Of marital complications, Meet
the Wife"
Production will take place In
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Yar
ward SITS. N. w., with Howard F.
Wentworth staging this story OF
a wife who suddenly finds herself
with, Of all things, an extra hus'
band, Elinor Cox Karsten, the
most estimable Of Washington's
character women, will be seen as
the wife faced with possible bigamy
charges.
This, by the way, is the same
role which the redoubtable Mary
Boland made famous when the
Startling opus opened at the Klaw
Theater, In New York, on Novem'
Der 26, 1923. Some eight years
later, Laura LaPlante scored q
similar success in the motion pic
ture version.
r. Ellwood Allen and Arthur
Morley are the two husbands In
volved in these marital affairs
Mr.. Allen walks the local boards
for the first time in this play, fol.
lowing a highly successful turn
in the little theater groups Of
New England and Toledo, Ohio.
Nell Childs and Dan Boddie
have the young love parts. those
which helped Joan Marsh and
William Janney on their way to
cinema fame. Too, the cast in.
cludes Margaret Osterwald, Mil.
ford Clark and Jack Aracey.
Spiritual regeneration In the
days before 1914 Is the topic Of
'"The Rosary" a drama in four
acts, which the curtains Of the
stage in st. Stephens Auditorium
will disclose tonight and Thurs
day evenings.
This happens to be the third
play to be presented by the ST.
Stephens Players during the cur
rent season. the cast of which
comprises william Mccarthy
Robert O'Connor, Claude Haren
John O'Connell, Francis o. Pan
neton, Mary Repetti, Mabel Nc
Carthy and Bernie Haren.
IS. e. Cochran presents
That line is familiar to the hah
itantS Of the National Theater. bu
only ever SO seldom does that lint
preface the presentation Of the Ma
tional Academy Of Stage Training
s. e. Cochran will, however, pre-
sent the students Of the academ!
on Friday afternoon at the Ma
tional Theater.
The performance is under th'
direction Of Maurice Greet, ant
included in the program will b'
the first act Of CoSmo Gordon Len
nox's comedy, "The Marriage o
Kitty; a one-act comedy, "Paginl
Tito: q one-act drama, "a Nc
ment of Darkness, and a fantasy
Drama Immortalis. Matinee cul
tain 4:30 p. m.
Speaking Of the PIERCE Hal
Players, as we were, brings t.
mind the annual meeting to b
held tomorrow evening in Pterc
Hall at $3.50.
| Among the items on the agendun
CHATS not our worO will be tn
election Of officers for the comm
year. Frank S. Koonce heads tn
| nominating committee, with whom
Ina L. Hawes and Georgella Heft
are associated.
The councillors now serving ar
Howard F.. wentworth, presiden
of the players and chairman OF tn
board; Jessie Harden, secretary
Mr.. Koonce, Frank L. Baer, Mabe
Van Dyke, Elinor Cox Karster
Mrs. Louise A. MacMahon, an
Mary Foley Benson. The trea'
urer Of the group Is K. Hild1n
Bell.
The Bard Of Avon will have hi
innings this Wednesday night
which is an admittance Of an erro
somewhere. inasmuch as it ha
been reported for last week. Bu
it will be tonight most assuredly
a, which time the Bartfield Player
. will stage one of his most believe
works, Romeo and Juliet"
: Settings for this play hav
} been designed and executed b
] Howard Whitfield and will includ
; some 10 scenes in the three acts
The large cast includes Robe1
. Duke, James M. RaWlS, A. I
Diket, Hugh c. Smith, Howar
Whitfield, Jean Smith, Harr
Grove, jeanne Adams, Ken
Dyer, Raymond Wannall, Hyme
Kipnis, Thomas M. Cahill, Nab
Owens Wilcox, Fred Haskin. jr
Edythe Goldman, Jack Robinson
! William Austin Davis. Ted Ter