The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-07
Drama Pupils
Are Seen in
Plays

Presenting a program Of eight
one-act plays, the talented young
students OF S. E. Cochran'S Ma
tional Academy of Stage Train
ing appeared last evening in
Pierce Hall, filling that pleasant
little playhouse to capacity.
Under the direction of George
Vivian, with Dorothy Martin as
co-director, the evenings offer
ing opened with Consolation"
a story of a neurotic woman,
the scene being laid in a private
room of hospital.
Stella May Hulen, as Mabel
Manning, a nurse, carried off
stellar honors, in this amusing
farce in which also appeared
Virginia WeSner, Berkley Bald
win, Lucy Garten and Bessie
Smurak.
There followed as a special
attraction, a fencing exhibition,
in which Director Vivian re-
ceived able support from Eliza
beth Ray Williams.
YOUNG PUPILS GOOD
The Junior class, comprising a
group of gifted youngsters be-
tween the ages of and IL, car
ried the audience into the realm
of Ferdinand and Isabella where
no lesser characters than Co
lumbuS, and countless princes
and princeSSes were portrayed
by Byron Rash, Ann Luetzen,
Marjorie Embrey, Katherine
Fisher, Helene Jani, Mary Jani,
and Alice Bickerdyke, in the
playlet entitled What Price
America"
Two little folks, whose COM
bined ages totaled 16 years, pre-
Sented a Skit entitled, Char
lotte Grows Up" They were
Jane Seaton and Mary Ann
VoSe.
Then came the colorful little
Chinese play, "Toy Heart"
wherein the dainty little dane
ing girl was played by Elizabeth
williams, with an adequte sup
porting cast which included
Berkley Baldwin, katherine Gar
rett and Katherine Edlin, the
latter of whom, by the way, is
this years winner of the Miss
Charles County" beauty prize.
CLEVER CHILDREN
"He, She and It." a novel Of
fering which is part dialogue
and part pantomime, was the
joint effort TO Ray Edwards as
He" and Virginia Weaver as
"She."
The well remembered one-act
play, war Brides" in which
Madame Nazimova starred when
it was produced during the pc
Rod of the World War, featured
Tahmineh Irani in the Nazimova
role, supported by Ruth Nc
Crary. Cecil Willis and Eliza
beth Williams.
Cecil Willis carried off honors
in the dramatic offering, Back
Of the Yards" an allegorical
drama, the background of which
is the Chicago Stockyards. Bes-
sic Smurak, Lucy Carton,
Charles P. Polling, and Edward
Schmidt contributed excellent
support.
A little cocker spaniel,
Smoky" which, though not a
member of the dramatic class,
is. nevertheless, more or less
fixture at the academy, was the
recipient of much applause
when he made his entrance in
THE Burglar, that well-known
farce from the pen of Margaret
Cameron. Stella Hulen, in the
character of Mabel" shared
honors with Elizabeth Williams,
Katharine Garrett, Katherine
Edelin,, and Tahmineh Irani.
CLASSIC TONIGHT
Following a monologue by Ma
bel Norman came THE Tin
WHISTLE" Bertrand Robinson's
true story of the World War,
which was originally used as a
starring vehicle by Spencer
Tracy, Pat O'Brien, and many
other well-known professionals
when it was produced on a
Lambs Gambol program.
The Goldsmith comedy, "She
Stops to Conquer" is on the
Tuesday-night program, with Di-
rector Vivian as Tony Lumpkin
and Patricia McCarren, daugh-
ter of Senator Pat McCarren, in
the role of Kate Hardcastle.
The Tuesday-night performance
will be held in Pierce Hall at