Evening star., 1936-03-07

~ by the Columbia Players, who
4 a are presenting for the occa-
sion a revival Of their 1881 revival of
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model"
famous melodrama Of the gay COS.
Five members of the 1881 cast will
take part in this years revival revival.
H. r. Baukhage, as Bedford, one Of
the dastardly villains of the "meller"
cit has two, no less): A. E. Dubber,
as Jack Carroll, the pure and right
eous hero, and Bob Miller, as Tom,
the little cripple, have the same roles
they played five long years ago. while
Margery Rice, who had supporting
part in the original production (origi-
nal Columbia Players production. that
Isl, graduates to become the target
for the sings and arrows of fortune
that any melodrama heroine named
Nellie would be, and Dorothy NJ.
White also has a different role, this
time playing the wealthy Mrs. Hor-
ton, who seeks her long-lost daughter
through 13 scenes of three acts.
Aurora Poston and Robert M. Miller
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is Pierce Hall and the melodrama
will be played April 2, also.
While on the subject of revivals,
here's an idea somebody can have
free. Old time Murder
in the Red Barn." 1.-The Drunkard,"
and others-have turned out to be
no end entertaining when played
straight" and have stablished here
in town the Roadside Theater, but
there's another field which hasn't
been explored, as far as we know. by
any of the local acting groups. This
is the playing Of some Of the
eighteenth century pieces, such as Mr..
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan's,
"A School for Scandal" in modern
dress amidst ultra-modern settings.
The l777 words and antics of flirta-
tious and extravagant Lady Teazle,
crochety Sir Peter and the others
ought to be lot of fun when tossed
about by modern people in an apart
ment furnished a la cubism. It's
being tried by group out in the
we'd pass the idea along.
The feminine members Of the
Drama Guild have their innings this
week when the group presents its third
production of the season. Frederic
Lonsdale's "The High Road" Sylvia
Lane, who is in her first year of dra-
matte work in Washington and who
was assistant director on Tobias and
the Angel" is directing the play;
Dorothy Croissant, who has designed
costumes for the guild since it was
formed, Is production manager, and
Frances Hand, who has had much to
do with scenery for past guild produc-
tions, is technical director.
Maurice Jarvis, Jane Plummer Rice,
Harry Westcott, Clarence Moore,
Jane Duenner and Marvin Herrick
are guild veterans who will take part
and the new members of the group
in the cast include Toni Sorrell, Edith
Drake, Ralph Thayer, Bill Davis,
Dick Stringfellow Cthe longest chap
in the local theater) and Charles
Gilman.
John Persona, who has done lot
of scene designing for the Alexandria
Little Theater, designed the one set
used in the Lonsdale comedy.
The play will be presented Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday nights at
Pierce Hall, where the guild and
other groups can afford the rent.
Monday night the Shakespeare So
ciety will present a condensed ver-
sion, playing one hour, of 'The Clan
destine Marriage" by George Colman
and David Garrick. The cast of the
play, which was first done in New
York in 1867 and then was played
nearly every season for fully CEN
tury, will include j. Edmond Veitch,
Howard Whitfield, William Milton,
Dixie Diket, E. A. LIE Lacheur, Cath
ryn Chaloner, Toby Flax, Rosemary
Arnold Elliott and Beverly Emmert.
Arthur Rhodes is directing. The pro-
gram lists no place for the playing,
so it probably will be the usual So
ciety meeting place at the National
Cathedral School on Woodley road.