Evening star., 1940-06-03

not only satisfying, but highly appe-'
tizing.
This first production Of Roadside's
1910 season swas the annual inau-
gural picnic, a combination banquet,
athletic contest (won at the tavern
down the road by Pinball King Kenn
Romney) and new theater equip
ment display (won by Stage Man.
ager Eldred Wilson,.
Tallest tall story was that told
at the behest Of Kitty Romney by
Dorothy Croissant, Roadside's cos
tune wizardress Cor whatever the
feminine Of wizard Isl. There are
ghosts, Miss Croissant nonchalantly
reports, infesting her family's coun-
try place down in Maryland. One
ghost is q Civil War soldier without
q head, another Is q woman OF the
same period, clad all in gray land
Miss c. could place the period)
others are lights which chase each
other cheerfully around the house.
Lights Of cars coming down the
road across the river" Mr.. Wilson
sourly interjected at this point, only
to be hooted into comparative
silence by believers at Miss Crois-
SAINTS feet.
Miss Croissant admitted, however,
she had never seen the ghosts them
selves, but was speaking only from
hearsay. One man she knows tried
to start q conversation with the
headless soldier once, but was coldly
repulsed, then remained in a pet
for several days at what he consid-
cred rudeness. He maintained his
stand, too, even after it had been
pointed out to him that 1t was prob
ably inability rather than rudeness
which kept ghost without head
from talking.
The soldier and his girl friend
incidentally, reside somewhere about
an old sealed well on the premises
BY some strange coincidence the
Roadside's first play of the season,
which opens one week from tonight,
is named THE Sealed Well"
One actor about town is finding
his memory something of a prob
lem instead of just a happy little
faculty that helps him learn a role.
This Is Don Sisler, who has certain
things to do with Meet the Wife ~
which opens the Cross Roads The
ater's season June II. Last year
in support of Izetta Jewell jr.. Mr.
Sisler played a young reporter in
one OF the Cross Roads plays ano
the current role is familiar one
even unto some Of the lines. He
gets along famously until he has tc
announce his imminent departure
to Peggy Johnston.
Dearest, I'm going away-I'ye
been assigned to Belgium" Mr.. Sis.
ler said, in effect, at rehearsal the
other night, only to find other mem.
oers OF the east laughing at his con-
sternation. 1t was last year he had
to go to Belgium. He hopes to have
this years destination straight by
june II. So, for that matter, does
Director Howard Wentworth.
X \
The Patent Once Players will
present the three-act comedy O,
newspaper life, Hot Copy" at the
Department of Commerce audi.
torium Thursday evening. The
players are Pauline A. Menkal
Mary Duffy, Helen Void, Frances
Smith, Alice Grabowski, p. Mccall.
lum, S. M. Papperman, P. Guarino
g. w. Field, E. johnson, r. B. Hud-
son, S. Chiarello and v. B. Inger-
soil -. Lee H. Shugar wants more
persons with clear voices and dis
tinct enunciation for a new series
OF radio dramatizations now or
WJSV =. The Playmakers, drama
group OF Lansburgh & Bros, will
stage Post Road" tonight at I'M
maculate Conception Hall. Eighth
and N streets NV. The cast, di-
rected by George M. Coleman. in
cludes Bill Wyatt. Ruth Callan
Boots Martin, Fleming Stevens, Ray
Shlpley, Ed Kneas. Alan Posner
Betty Cummings. Cloiva Doyle, Alice
Cummings, Beulah Walker, Emily
GleSsner and Mr.. Coleman
The Thirteenth Chair" will bt
staged Friday and Saturday nights
at the Agriculture auditorium by
the Agricultural Players. The cast
OF the thriller includes
1rma Grimm, James Northey, Jack
Selby. Edith Aymar, Corliss Peck
Edward Stallings, Anota Zorn, John
Shantz. Ralph j. Sorrentino anc
Elizabeth Ellsworth The Fed