Evening star., 1939-05-01

Eugene Lerner will play the b
Anderson's anguished howl against
miscarried justice. and Jane Harri-
son will be his Miriamne. Clinton
Braine will play Mos brother,
Garth; Allen Dewey, Esdras; Francis
x. Nolan, Judge Gaunt, and Leon
ard Wilson will be Trock. Others in
the cast are Fred Youngblood, Lynn
Lerch, Morris Leventhal. Marie Nc
Neese, Joel Hoberman, George Pope,
Jack Romney, Allan Chapline,
Nancy Wittemore. Phil Young, Eu-
gene Crow, Jane McGraw, Betty
Lane and Barbara Brewer.
Cue and Curtains "Winterset" is
being directed by Floyd L. Sparks.
Sets have been designed by Emily
Scott and executed under the direc-
ton of Henry Benz
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From the Blackfriars Guild comes
no further news this week anent
the production of "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac," so the Blackfriars must be
working away like little Trojans at
the Rostand play. 1t is scheduled
for May Is, II and 18 at st. Paul's
Auditorium.
The Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke, o. p,
head of Catholic Universitys School
of Drama, is directing and Denis
Connell is playing Cyrano. Others
with important roles are Evelyn K.
Meade, Charles Grunwell, S. Carl
ton Ayres and E. Francis McDevitt,
and the supporting cast includes
Edna Evans, Margaret Frawley,
Lorraine jain, Gertrude Heagney,
William Legate, William Flynn, Ger
aid Marion, Jack Wilson, Francis
Nolan, Leo Meyer. James Parker,
Edward Stacy, George Hayes, J.
Robert Hoff and Edward Baggs.
Miss Meade. incidentally, the Rox-
ane of the Blackfriars' "Cyrano,"
played the same role last season,
when the Harlequins of Catholic
University staged the play.
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A card from Bernard Stephenson
says that little theater we men,
toned a couple Of weeks ago is not
the Little Theater on Ninth street
where Pearls of the Crown" lives.
It will be, Mr.. Stephenson further
reports, located in the nearby North
west section of Washington and
can be reached easily by street car.
auto, bus, etc. We don't know
what the "etc" means unless Mr.. s.
has an autogiro. Anyhow, the man
still wants to hire local drama
groups to stage plays this summer.
And acts are being auditioned for
monthly musical revues. The chap
to see is Mr.. Stephenson, 2218 Vir-
ginia avenue NV.
The Week:
Tonight and tomorrow night. The
Holy Comforter Ceramistians stage
their spring play, "A Pair of Skies"
| at 8 o'clock at Holy Comforter Au-
ditorium, Fifteenth and East Capt.
tol streets. The play, a three-act
comedy, is about pair of pickering
business partners who finally try
to solve their difficulties with a
poker game. A pair of SKIES wins
the game and that is something we
do not believe, or every one we
know Is unlucky in love. Leading
roles are to be played by Pat Blake,
Francis Garrity and Ernest Wilson
and the director is George Thibault.
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
The Agriculture Players stage the
three winners in their recent one
act playwriting contest, at $50
o'clock at Agriculture Auditorium.
First Is Lost and Found" to be
played by Raymond Alexander,
Gladys Wunenburg, Arnold Roth,
Nelly Shelby, Ava Bullock, Emily
Smith and Jack Selby; second is
Coyotes Howl at the Moon," which
has Edith Aymar, Bob Kaylor, Sirdah
Rumjahn and Niles Madsen in the
cast, and the third is Money Cures
Everything" with Robert Cohen,
Ralph J. Sorrentino, John Shants,
Austin Brady, Harry Robshaw, Fred
Krist and Mary Anne LIE Cows.
One of the plays is about fellow
who steals dead woman's jewels,
which are supposed to have the hex
on them. "Defying the jinx," the
Agriculture Players report, "'he takes
them and leaves, but is met with
fate that will touch the most hard
ened hearts in the audience"
Friday night. Students Of Rich
ard Montgomery High School in
Rockville will stage the musical
comedy, MY Tomboy Girl" at the
school auditorium at 8 o'clock. It's
show with four song hits, young
lady from r. M. H. s. promises. The
cast will include Ella Mae Benson,
Dorothy Bohannon, Marvel Will
liams, Woodrow Kraft, George Viers,
Russell Davis, Georgia Huffer, Laura
Miles, Ruth Miller, Mary Margaret
Garrett, Bette Malone and Annabel
Davis.
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Notes from the Cross Roads
Theater Tryouts are being held
all this week at the theater at 8
o'clock. A 'Tirst Nighter Club"
has been organized, this . plot on
the part Of the management to sell