Evening star., 1939-05-21
Catholic Theater
Conference Program
AtC. u. Arranged
Welcome Extended to
All Those Interested
In Movement

The second biennial convention
OF the Catholic Theater Conference
will take place on Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 27-28, on the
campus of Catholic University as
a tribute to the university's golden
jubilee year, and invitations have
been extended to all interested in
Catholic theater to participate.
Solemn high mass, celebrated in
the Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception on the campus. will open
the conference at 9 am. Tuesday,
June 81. The Most Rev. Eugene j.
McGuiness, Bishop Of Raleigh, N. c.,
will be the presiding prelate and
the Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S. j., will
preach.
At the first general session, to be
held in the university gymnasium,
the Right Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
rector of the university, will deliver
an address of welcome and the Rev.
James j. McLarney, o. p. will make
the keynote address.
Reports to Be Heard.
Sectional meetings will be de-
voted to the reports of committees
on playwriting, the grammar school
theater, the high school theater, the
woman's college theater, the parish
and little theater and motion pic
lures.
The Rev. Thomas F.. Carey, o. P,
OF the university faculty will pre-
side as chairman of panel discus
sion on the afternoon of the opening
day. with Emmet Lavery speaking
on "The Catholic Theater Through
the Play Cycle" the Rev. F.. G..
Dinneen, S. j., on The Parochial
Aspects of Play Cycle" and
Courtesy Savage on THE Methods
of Publicizing Play Cycle" After
dinner on the opening day, Brother
Orchid" by Leo Brady, an original
three-act play based on the short
story OF that name, will be presented
with an all-male cast including
members of the Washington Chap
ter of the Blackfriars Guild and the
Harlequins of the university. The
play will be directed by the Rev.
Gilbert V. Hartke, o. P, of the de-
partment of speech and drama of
the Catholic University.
Criticism to Be Taken Up.
Speakers at the general session
on Wednesday morning, June %, in
clude the Rev. Urban Nagle, o. P.
who will speak on Present and Fu-
ture Scope OF the Conference; Mrs,
Euphenia van Rensselaer, Wyatt on
"Standards of Criticism" Sister
Mary DonatuS, I. H. M, on "Prac-
tical Consideration in Playwriting,
and the Rev. Vincent Mooney, C. s.
c., on Youth Organizations and
Catholic Dramatics."
The conference will close with a
banquet in the main dining hall of
the university with an address by
the Most Rev. Francis j. L. Beck
man, Archbishop of Dubuque, and
the introduction of the new officers
OF the conference, who are to be
elected at the general session
Wednesday afternoon, Immediately
preceding the banquet.
The Rev. DR.. George johnson will
address the Teachers Institute of
the diocese Of Savannah-Atlanta in
Atlanta, Ga, this afternoon. DR..
johnson is head Of the department
Of education at the university and
general secretary of the Catholic
Educational Association.
Cave Dwellers to Dine.
The Cave Dwellers. composed of
washington undergraduates, will
give their farewell banquet to the
senior members of the club tomor-
row at the Highland Restaurant.
Jerome B. Wyble, retiring president,
will preside and, at the close of the
dinner, will hand the gavel to Joseph
G. Michalowicz, the incoming presi-
dent. Keys will also be presented to
the nine senior members of the club.
Msgr. Corrigan will head a dele
CATION Of members Of the faculty
who will attend the installation of
Archbishop-elect Francis j. Spell
man in st. Patrick's Cathedral Tues
day, May %. The Right Rev. Patrick
J. Mccormick was to be guest speak
er at the communion breakfast of
tho District Chapter International
Federation Of Catholic Alumnae this
morning at the Hotel Mayflower at
$50 o'clock.