Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26

already what we just found out by
way of a communique from the
Washington Players.
The version of Joseph Jefferson's
version of Washington Irving's RIP
Van Wrinkle" which the players will
stage tomorrow night on the Monu-
ment slope. is the one contrived Dy
Dion Boucicault, Roadside's favorite
author, the Irish melodramatist with
the f1amboyant pen. Mr.. Jefferson
opened his play here in 1867 at Ca
rusis Hall, which Manager Edmund
Plohn and a number of other people
now are calling the National Thea
ter Awhile later he met Mr.. Bouci-
cault in London, asked him to re-
write the drama; Mr.. B. did, handily
providing our transition from Road
side melodrama to the Sylvan
Theater summer festival.
Tomorrow nights cast of the pop
ular play includes Jesse Veitch.
Frances Brunt, John Sikken, Harry
Welker, Anne Ives. Thomas Cahill
and a number OF others well known
hereabouts. This concludes this
seasons summer festival program,
but apparently is not the last time
you can expect rip Van Wrinkle"
hereabouts. One of the stories sent
hopefully to the Office says, He
played Rip here again in 1869" Mr..
plohn, pencil in a week right now.
Tonight brings:
The Cross Roads Theater in Paul
Osborn's comedy, THE Vinegar
Tree" Catharine Ryan plays the
Laura Merrick, into whose restless
life with an older husband comes
a handsome artist out of her past.
Others about will be Forney Reese,
Josephine Orendorff, Allen Andrews,
Buell. Patch, Fred Draper and Agnes
Maxwell THE Vinegar Tree" in
cidentally, runs for one week only
instead of the usual two.
John Kline" an original play by
Parker Dupler, to be staged tonight
only at the Church of the Brethren,
Fourth street and North Carolina
avenue Sc. The play, drama
based on the life of an outstanding
leader of the Brethren Church dur
ing the Civil War period, is being
presented by group of players
from the University Park Md and
Washington city churches, including
Doris Miller, Robert Herr, Jesse
Geiser, Elma Emswiler, Warren
Bowman. Jr., and Donald Stutzman.
The author, who has been studying
lie University speech and drama
department, is directing his own
play.
Another thing you might be happy
to know right now about the Road
sides East Lynne" is that it will
have Margaret Osterwald back to
sing another touching entr'acte.
This, a ditty entitled, rather bel
ligerently it seems, my Mother Was
Lady," will find Miss Osterwald
known mostly as Bibby the Mag
nificenD accompanied by male
-trio-Larry Lawrence, Norman Rose
and Ted Tiller.
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The first plaintive notes of sum-
mer's swan song have awakened sew
eral familiar names. The Black
friars Guild will open its 1904
season tonight with a meeting of
members at the Guild Hall :. The
Players Club of Central Community
Center already has held tryouts and
is getting busy with Young April,
by Aurania and William S. Rouve-
rol, which will open the groups sea-
son in October Other plays under
consideration for the remainder of
the program include Rain From
Heaven" Distant Drums" THE
Ghost Train" and Spring Song"
The Montgomery Players have
their 1904 season set. 1t en-
braces distinguished Gathering"
October 10; Farm of Three Echoes"
December Z; Moon Over Mulberry
Street." February Is, and "Sky-
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