The Washington times., 1936-04-15
NEWS OF THE AMATEURS
With the Amateurs

lMerrill, Hildegarde Gray. and
Carl Pribek.
The settings have been de-
signed by K. Hiding Bell and
viii be constructed under his di.
rection. Miss Gray is in charge
Of the costuming.
Washington juveniles still have
their opportunity to join this
company, which viii unquestion.
ably make serni.professional thea
ter history in the Nationa' Capt..
tai. The important role of Rich
ard, the one with whom Rachael
is in love ERE the scarecrow
comes to life, is vacant, and Di.
rector Halves has issued an
urgent appeal for candidates for
the part. The roles Of Master
Rand and Master Todd are also
without interpreters, although
these may be filled from the
meet the wife" company. As
pirants for all three parts, how.
ever, will be given thoughtful
consideration.
"THE GONDOLTERS"
Months have elapsed since the
Estelle Wentworth Opera Group
presented it's last show, but the
time is rapidly approaching when
that estimable unit again treads
the boards. On April 80, In the
auditorium Of the Roosevelt High
School, the group win offer "The
GondolierS," under the auspices OF
the Community Center Depart
me1t.
Especially noted for their pro
auctions Of 1.-THE Mikado," the
group is by no means a stranger
to this work Of Sir William
Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur
Seymour Sullivan. In the roles OF
the pivotal gondoliers win be seen
Eugene Kressin, for two years the
Roadside Theater's arch-villain
and Raymond Baine, enc Of the
groups stalwart singers.
Miss Wentworth is directing the
company.
"The Gondoliers," q sort Of
Comedy Of Errors" set to music
had its first production in Lon
don's Savoy Theater on Saturday
December z, 1889. It is an operetts
without q leading role for, as the
subtitle 1.-TWO Are Called, But
Neither Is Observation-Disclosures, the
PRINCIPAL lead is a double one, re
curing the services Of two singers
The present company includes q
chorus Of 20.
THEATER ARTS PLAY
'"The Late Christopher Bean,
the Sidney Howard Play made
famous by Pauline Lord on its
New York presentation in the
fall Of 1882, will be the next Of
fering Of the Studio Of Theatel
Arts, at the Wardman Park The
alter on April % and 20. The
play has never been given pro
fessionally in Washington.
Studio Director Constance Con
ner Brown is staging the play
with q cast composed Of Betty
Rice, Ralph Howenstein, Elinol
Evans, Ethel Gottlieb,, Louise
Shaw, Robert Duke, Karl Gay
James Kelly, and Frank West
brook. OF the nine parts, six
including all Of the leading role:
are being played by second
year students, and all Of thu
players have worked in previous
plays at the studio.
BROOKWOOD PLAYERS
This evening in AlmaS Temple
the Brookwood Players presents
a dramatic program, consisting
Of &C un cotton" an. anti-wal
play: "Speedup," q mass recita
ton; and Virtues Reward: or
Company Union Gets the Gate.
Presented as a benefit per
Torrance for the BrookwooC
Labor College, Of Katonah, New
York, the program will start al
$3.50 o'clock.
CHILDREN'S THEATER
The Children's Theater of New
York Will present on SaCurQa!
morning at 1890 o'clock at thu
National Theater the last Of thu
1935-1936 productions.
Beauty and the Beast" one o.
childhood's most delightful fair!
stories, will be the grand finale
It is, OF course, dramatized b.
Clare Tree Major, with costumes
by Marion DePew and stage set
tings by Irving Morrow.
'sTHREE-CORNERED MOON"
Washington will see another in
depreciation Of that mildly insane
farce, "Three Cornered Moon" OF
Friday evening. when the Securit!
Club, Of the American Securit!
and Trust Company, presents thu
narrative of the Rimplegar farnil!
at Roosevelt High School. Cur
tain at $50 o'clock.
BOB HURLEIGH.
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