The Washington times., 1936-04-29
With the Amateurs

With q marked display OF his
trionic ability, and with q visible
esteem. for the drama of the
script, the thespians Of the Studio
Of Theater Arts last evening pre-
sented Sidney Towards 1.-THE
Late Christopher Bean" The pro-
duction, which closes the subscrip-
ton season Of the studio, was
staged in the Wardman Park The.
ater for the edification Of an al
most capacity house Of apprecia-
tive patrons.
Mr.. Howard, in writing his play,
tells Of an assertive, independent
and cheerful servant girl who,
alone in q country doctors family,
understands and is kind to a poor
patnter-Ch Christopher Bean. When,
q decade after his death, the
works of Bean are discovered" by
art critics, this family makes a
desperate and ludicrous attempt
to get possession of the recently
valuable paintings he had left, the
prize ones Of which are in the
possession of the servant girl.
Betty Rice played the same role
which was created by Pauline Lord
when the play was first presented
in 1882. and Miss Lord might well
be proud Of this juvenile edition
Of the pivotal character Of 1.-The
Late Christopher Bean"
Others Of the cast to be com.
mended include Ralph Howen.
stein, Frank Westbrook, Elinor
Evans, Louise Shaw, Dorothy Boil.
ton, Karl Gay, James Kelley and
Robert Duke. The set was de-
signed by Constance Conner
Brown, director Of the studio and
director Of the play. You might
might see it tonight at Wardman
Park Theater.
As was exclusively suggested in
this column last week, Jack Aracey
has been named to the part Of
Dickon, the Yankee improvisa-
ton Of the Prince Of Darkness"
in the Pierce Hall Players forth.
coming production Of Percy Mac
Hayes THE Scarecrow."
While the dates for actual pre-.
Sentation Of the drama have not
been set, it is expected that some
time during the week of May Is
Washington will have the chance
to witness this significant poetic
drama that too infrequently finds
its way to the boards.
In the forthcoming concert by
the Lisa Gardiner Ballet q group
of Washington actors who are
clever at dance pantomime will
assist in the presentation, when
staged at the Roosevelt High
School Auditorium. Saturday
evening May 2. These young
actors - Frederic Cole, William
Austin Davis, Harold Dedwyler,
and Rudolph Justice Watson,
will play prominent roles in the
featured ballet Of the event: en-.
titled Afternoon in Vienna,
$780," which will comprise the
entire membership Of the group,
with Miss Gardiner and Michael
Nicholoff dancing the adagio.
Howard Whitfield, one Of the
Capital City's outstanding young
stage technicians, will stage man
age the event for which the light
ing effects are under the direction
of Harold Snyder.
els Life Worth Living" the
three-act satire now in rehearsal
by the Cue and Curtain Club Of
George washington University,
will be presented May 8 and 9 at
the Wardman Park Theater,
rather than on the dates previ-
o lSly announced.
This will be the first play OF
the season to be presented by the
Cue and Curtain at the Wardman
Park. A number Of its most out
standing hits in the past, however,
were shown there, the latest being
"R. U. r." last spring.
Three one-act plays will be given
at the Women's City Club under
the auspices of its Drama Unit
Thursday evening at $3.50. The
program is being arranged by
Mrs. Edith Oriani Fitzgerald,
chairman of the unit.
The three plays to be given are
They're None Of Them Perfect"
by Sophie Kerr; ''The Eligible Mr..
Bangs" by Robert Hansum, and