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Evening star., 1947-06-22

later. The Rev. G. Leslie Glenn
began the marriage service at 4:30.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father. She
wore a gown of navy blue lace
trimmed in pale pink. Her picture
hat had a wide brim of pink dog
wood and her fingertip veil was
twisted about the crown. On her
prayer book were pink orchids and
the navy blue streamers were fes-
tooned with pink flowers.
Mrs. Lloyd Muslin was matron OF
honor wearing pink net with a navy
blue picture hat and carrying pink
roses and deep purple delphinium.
Mr.. Delar Van Sand came from
New York to be Mr.. Mustin's best
man and Mr.. Henry Muslin, the
bridegroom's brother helped to seat
the guests.
After a wedding trip Mr.. Muslin
and his bride will make their home
in Georgetown.
Yesterdays bridegroom is the son
of Mrs. George D. Murray and the
late Capt. Henry G. Muslin, U.SN.
He attended LeRosey in Switzer-
land and The Hill School and was
graduated from Yale in 1910. Dur
ing the war he served with the
Navy in Washington and in the
Pacific area He Is a member of the
Army and Navy Club. His bride is
a graduate of Thayer Academy and
attended William and Mary College.
Dunham- Mayo
A reception at the F Street Club
followed the wedding Friday of
Miss Nancy Pendleton Mayo and
Mr.. Samuel Gurley Durham II,
which took place in Christ Episcopal
Church, Georgetown.
The bride Is the daughter of Mrs.
Donald Jones of Washington and
Capt. Claude B. Mayo of Vallejo,
Calf, and the bridegroom is the
son of Mrs. Edward Browning, jr.,
of Rosemont. Pa. and Mr.. Austin
Dunham of La Jolla, Calf.
Escorted by Mr.. Jones, the bride
wore a dress of old cream brocade
with veil of rose point lace and
carried a loose bouquet of mixed
summer flowers.
Miss Anne Heard of Washington
and Puerto Rico was the maid of
honor, wearing old rose, and the
other attendants, Miss Marye
Thomas, Miss Susan Owahan, Miss
Patricia Baker, Miss 10y Dunham
of Philadelphia, Miss Patricia Wy
man of Chicago, Miss Nina Robb
of Boston and Mrs. Henry T. Allen
III, wore ice blue. There were three
flower girls, nieces Of the bride,
Charlotte and Marshall Reid and
Patricia Smith. All were dressed
in old rose.
Mr.. George D, Westbrook of Hart
Evening star., 1947-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Paddock
Lee of Bethesda
The wedding took place in Im-
manuel Church-on-the-Hill. the
chapel of the Virginia Episcopal
Theological Seminary, and the Rev.
Francis Bayard Rhein OF Warsaw.
Va, officiated at the ceremony, Tor
which palms, white gladioluses and
lighted candles formed the setting.
Mrs. Robert F. Gooding played the
wedding music as the bride, escorted
by her father, followed her attend
ants in the procession to the altar.
Her OF -the-shoulder gown Of white
point d esprit, made with q three
tier skirt and a short train, was
worn with half length veil that
fell from q Dutch cap of lace, and
she carried a shower bouquet OF
white roses and lilies Of the valley.
Mrs. Richard Talbot Starnes was
her n1atron Of honor and wore white
organdy with a pink taffeta hustle.
Her headdress was a Dutch cap Of
pink taffeta and she carried pink
roses.
The other attendants were SINH
larly gowned except that their
bustles and headdresses Of taffeta
were pale green and they carried
talisman roses. They we're Miss
Anna Mary Chidester. Miss Virginia
Osborn. Miss Barbara Lee and Mrs.
Hugo Black, jr.. a bride Of last week.
All Of the dresses featured off-the-
shoulder necklines and bouffant
skirts.
MIR. Charles Benjamin Brooks Of
Haverstraw, N. Y, was best man for
Mr.. Lee and those serving as ushers
we're Mr.. Samuel Doyle, Mr.. Alfred
Burks Earnest, Mr.. Thaddeus Wells
Clark, Mr.. Leland G. Ewing, Mr..
Frederick r. Annuity and Mr.. Roba
ert Bondy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee left after the
reception for a trip through New
York State. They will be at home
after August / IN Shanks Village,
N. Y.
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Candy
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lace cape held her veil of illusion
in place. She carried cascade bou-
quet of white spray orchids, white
sweetpeas and stephanotis.
Mrs. H. Caben Maddux, jr., OF
Chesterbrook, Va, was the matror
of honor and the bridesmaids were
Miss katherine Bowie Maddux, jr.
of Bowie and Miss Julia Benson
Foraker. Miss Janet Brown came
from her home at Hastings -Hud-
son to be junior bridesmaid at hel
uncle's wedding.
Full skirted taffeta gowns were
worn by the attendants and their
hats of fresh flowers matched thei1
bouquets of white larkspur and yell
low and white daisies. Mrs. Mad
duxs dress was in gold, the brides
maids in green, and the junior
bridesmaids costumes correspondec
with that of the matron of honor
only she. carried an old-fashioneo
nosegay of white larkspur ano
daisies.
Mr.. Alan w. Brown of Hastings
on Hudson was his brothers best
man and the ushers were Mr.. John
A. Chandler of New York, Mr.
Francis Macken, Mr. George Dudley
Tibbits and Mr.. George Van der
Hoff.
After a honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs
Brown will make their home in this
city.
IMnsfin-Barstow
The home of Mrs. George Bar
nett was the scene Of a small recep-
ton yesterday afternoon following
the wedding of her nephew, Mr..
Gordon Sinclair Muslin to Mrs.
Dorothy Ella Barstow. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Ella of VOL
laston, Mass.
Mrs. BarstoW and Mr. Muslin were
married in St. Johns Church in the
presence of close relatives of the
bride and bridegroom and only
these guests were at the reception
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Married Yesterday
.MCbabel Cerem0n1

The Fort Lincoln Chapel was the
scene of pretty wedding yester-
day when Mrs. Mary Louise Gibson
Ramsower and Mr.. Frederick JOS
eph Farris were married in a cere-
mony at which the Rev. A. Powell
Davies of All Souls Church of1ici-
ated.
Mrs. Farris is the daughter oi
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Taylor Gibson of Pittsburgh anc
her brother, Mr.. Richard M. Gibson
of Washington, escorted her and
gave her in marriage. She wore a
gown of shell pink lace and carried
"a bouquet of pastel yellow rosebuds
and her only attendant. Mrs. Fran
ces Reynolds Kolarek of Wash.
ington and New York, was cos
TUNED in aqua crepe and carried
pink rosebuds.
Mr.. Irving Ginberg was best
man for MIR. Farris, who is the sor
of Mrs. George H. Farris and the
late Mr.. Farris.
Following the reception Mr.. and
Mrs. Farris left for a trip through
the Shenandoah and Poconc
Mountains. They will make theil
home here where Mr.. Farris i,
with the Washington Bureau oi
The New York Herald Tribune. He
also is known in music circles here
and Is sophomore at George
Washington University. During
the war he served with the 9tf
Troop Carrier Command in Europe
His bride is the widow of Pvt
Mark A. Ramsower, who was killed
in action Germany. She has beer
with the War Department for tn.
past four years.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
AIexander H0rpatb
Married Yesterday
In Great Neck, L. [.

A wedding in Great Neck, L. l.,
yesterday united Mr.. Alexander B.
Horvath, son of DR.. and Mrs. Frank
s. Horvath of Washington, and Miss
Joan Sarah Walsh, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Vincent Walsh.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Father James Collins IN the
st. Aloysius Church.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore an ivory satin classic
gown with long train and full
length veil which was held by a
cap Of chantilly lace. She carried
a cascade of white orchids and
sweet peas.
Miss Jane Ingram Of Pittsburgh
was maid of honor and the other
attendants were Miss Janet Joan
Wright of Wynnewood, Pa, Miss
Dorane Robertson of Brooklyn, Miss
Frances Karpas of New York City
and Miss Margery Lowrey Of Great
Neck. Miss Sheila Finnegan. the
brides cousin, was flower girl.
The bridegroom's father served as
best man and the ushers were the
Messrs. Robert and Walter Walsh,
twin brothers Of the bride; Mr.. Ed
ward Kelly of New York City and
Mr.. Milton Weir of Great Neck.
After a reception at the Garden
City Hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Horvath
left for honeymoon at the Home
stead in Hot Springs. They will
reside at Ithaca, N. Y, where Mr.,
Horvath is an instructor in the
College of Engineering at Cornell
University and where he will study
for his masters degree in civil
engineering. A graduate of Cor
nell, he is a member of Chi Epsilon,
national honorary society in civil
engineering. During the war he
served as an ensign In the Navy.
He is the brother of DR.. Peter Hor-
vath and Professor Lawrence Hor-
sc &t1{r nj
Evening star., 1947-06-22
1t MarbIebead

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur D. Condor
of Edgewater and Washington left
Thursday for Marblehead, where
they attended the wedding yester-
day of Miss Ranie Butler Crowley
and 1t. George Lawrence Austin, jr
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Daniel N. Crowley.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
announcement

Mrs. Gustav Pauls of Arlington
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Edith Marie Pauls,
to Mr.. John Ernest Bowker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Hinckley Bowker
Of Chevy Chase.
The bridegroom-elect is attending
the University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

can University, is a graduate of
Wilson Teachers College and is a
teacher in the Washington schools.
Mr.. Snyder is a graduate of Hast
ings College and since his release
from the Army has been attending
law school at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
engagement

Mrs. J. N. Anderson OF Arapahoe,
Nebr.. wife of the late Mr.. Ander-
son, announces the engagement OF
her daughter, Miss Cora Evelyn
Anderson, to Mr.. Willard Snyder,
son Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold W.
Snyder of Hastings, Nebr.
The bride-elect attended Ameri-
Evening star., 1947-06-22

MRS. GERSTEIN.
The bride recently
OF Mr.. Charles Ger
= stein, son OF Mrs.
Sarah Gerstein OF
Washington, she for
n1erly vas Nj s s
H an nah Hon, es,
I daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Homes,
also OF this city. Their
marriage took place
in the home OF the
bride, Rabbi Penner
Officiating, and a re-
ception tolloWed the
ceremony. The couple
1Ue7lt to Canada on
their 1Dedding trip.
Mr.. GerStein Is a
graduate OF George
Washington UniUer-
sity. -Glogdu Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

Married in Sacred Heart
Church recently By the Req.
r. J. Fannon Dere Miss
Roberta Ann Gegenheimer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
P. Gegenheimer, and Mr..
Francis N. Purdy, son OF Mrs.
Estelle Purdy. Miss Dorothy
Coates 10as the maid OF honor
and the bridesmaids 1oere the
Misses Janice and Jdnett
Poore. Mr.. Raymond Purdy
,oas best man for his brother
and the ushers Were Mr..
Charles Smith and Mr.. VIII
liam Benton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Purdy no10 are living in this
city. -Lloyd's Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

i. The recent marriage
OF Miss Betty Marie
Hocknan, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer E.
Hickman OF augusta,
w. Va, to Mr.. John Al
bert Kapp, 3r., SON OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Kapp OF
this city, took place in
the Luther Rice Memo
rial Baptist Church, Dr..
Henry J. Smith otfciat-
ing. Mrs. Myrtle Tame
hill 1pas the brides only
attendant and Mr.. Rob-
ert TannehiU ,Uas best
man. The ushers 1Dere
Mr.. Harry J. StokloSa
and Mr.. Harold Tollin.
-SteUe Sweig Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

MRS. PARCHMENT.
Miss Florence Milz11d1,
and Mr.. Sol Pargnment
tDere married recently
in Hotel 2400 by Rabbi
Henry Segal. The bride
is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin B.
Milznaan and her hus-
band is the SON OF Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Parga-
ment. Miss Florence Par
ganlent, sister OF the
bridegroom, 1Das maid OF
honor and Mr.. Frank
MiIzn,dn 11as best man.
The uShers 11ere the
Messrs. Albert and Ruby
Pargament, Sam Ter
litzky, Joseph and Daniel
Shear and Bernard Kip
Deru1nn-HeSsIer Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

MRS. BEEBE.
No,o Hping In Tucson,
Ariz., are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Beebe, Uho
1Dere married recently in
the Chevy Chase Presby-
terrain Church by DR.. J.
Hillman HoHister, assist
ed by the Rep. Donald
L. Leonard. The bride is
the former Miss Jacque-
line Rumpf, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E.
Rumpf of Arlington and
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Her husband is the son
OF Mr.. Laurence Beebe
of Cheuy Chase. The re-
ception 1uas held in the
young peoples room OF
the church.
IJnder1no0d phofO-
Evening star., 1947-06-22
MRS. JACOBSON.

MRS. JACOBSON.
Until her recent mar
rage to Mr.. MeIDin L.
Jacobson, SON OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Jacobson, she
t1as Miss Muriel M. Hur-
QUITE, daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. I. II. Hurotoitz.
The brides father is
base legal officer at
Andrews Field and he
gaze his daughter In
marriage. Rabbi Solo,
mon Metz, assisted by
Rabbi Samuel Price of
Springfield, Mass, off,
ciated at the ceremony,
10hich took place at Ho-
tel 2400. The couple NON
HUe in Washington.
-Marko1D Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

MRS. CHARNOCK.
Before her recent mar
rage to Mr.. Ed,Ddrd VIII
liam Charnock, SON OF
Mr.. Laurence E. Char
mock of Washington, she
Das Miss Anna Frances
Hayes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond H.
Hays OF Lanhnm, Md.
The Req. Walden1ar Her.
born o61ciated In the
DiUine SaDior Seminary.
Miss Gertrude Kraus
Uas the brides only at
tenddnt and the best
man 1Dds Mr.. Joseph
Wagner. Mr.. Charnock
aotll enter George Wash
ington University this
fall. --Slinknan Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

Ava AsAs - ~ W A6s
She 1Dus married
recently to Mr.. LatD-
renee Ho,Dte, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. LaW-
renee HoDie Of Dan
uille, III. She former
ly aDas Miss Junita
Lillian Clarksor,.
1 daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur CIarEso1t
OF Washington. The
Ger an1ony 1Uas per-
formed in the Fiji
teenth Street Christ
ian Church by the
ReU. Wesley L. BoD-
ers. The couple traU-
eled through the West
for their 1Dedding trip
and they no10 are re-
siding in this city.
-MadIon Photo.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

MRS. ENGLAND.
A recent bride, she
Uas Miss Virginia Vi
dan MoSeley of Wash
ir1gton, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John
Austin Moseley of
McGehee, Ark, before
her marriage to Mr..
John Walter England,
jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. England OF Ar
lington. The 1Dedding
took place in the First
Methodist Church in
McGehee, the ReU.
Marion w. Miller off,
ciating. Mr.. and Mrs.
England noD are lip
ing in Arlington after
a 10edding trip that
took them to Ne1D Or
leans, Florida and
other points along the
Eastern Coast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
Marines Select
Miss Cherry Point

CHERRY POINT, Oct. 20. -
Miss Margaret Morris, 20 of SOC
Bridges Street, Morehead City,
was crowned Miss Cherry Point
in a ceremony at the Drill Hall
at the Marine Corps Air Station.
Miss Morris was chosen from
a field of Is entrants in the
Cherry Point beauty contest
held October IS. She will repre-
sent the Cherry Point Marine
Corps Air Station in the Armed
Forces Press Service beauty
contest which will be held
October 80 at New York, N. Y.
The Cherry Point contest win
ner, fivefoot five-inch, Chest
nut haired beauty, is now en-
ployed in the Statistics Bureau
of the Air Station Assembly
and Repair Department. She
placed third in the Tobacco Fes-
tival Beauty Contest at Wilson,
this year and she placed second
in a beauty contest at More
head City.
Runnerups in the contest were
Mrs. C. D. Gates, of the Air
Station Married Enlisted Mems
Quarters, and Miss Evelyn Col
Inns, of Maysville.
Winner of the Armed Forces
Press Service contest in New
York will receive course in
modelling, television test, a
cash prize, and a screen test.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
Junior Musicians
Elect Officers

The Junior and Juvenile Mu.
sic club elected the following of.
ficers at a special meeting held
recently in st. Andrews
Covenant church.
Mary Scott Livingston, presi-
dent; Rose Marie Hatchell,
vice-president; Bird Grant, re.
cording secretary; and Emer-
son Head, treasurer.
Preparations for the district
meeting to be held here Satur'
day were emphasized.
During the business meeting
Mrs. J. D. Edwards, junior
counselor, welcomed Catherine
Garden and her mother, Mrs.
Wanda Lee Garden from Con-
cord. Also special guests includ-
ed Mrs. Lila Williams Head and
Miss Marie Plowden.
After the business musical
program was presented by
Emerson Head, Sara Ann
Phelps, Barbara Rivenbark and
Lillian Williamson.
Mrs. Garden was invited to
act as an assistant to Mrs. j.
D. Edwards and Mrs. c. H.
Fleming, Jr.
Those attending included:
Mary Scott Livingston, Barbara
Rivenbark, Ann Phelps, Chris
tine Cannon, Jane Ann Cannon,
Rose Marie Hatchel, Lillian
Williamson and Emerson Head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
Cannon Home
SceneOfP Party
For Miss Price

Miss May Price, bride-elect of
October 25, was entertained by
Miss Jaunita Cannon, assisted
by her mother, Mrs. G. H. Can
non, at their home on North
Seventh street Monday evening.
The party was buffet supper
and crystal shower.
Upon her arrival the honoree
was presented a lovely corsags
of white jasmine by Miss Can
non, after which delicious
buffet supper was served. Later
in the evening bridge and rum
my were in play at four tables
and Miss Price was showered
with gifts of crystal in her che
sen pattern.
Arrangements of burning
tapers, white chrysanthemums
asters and ivy were used
throughout the living and dining
rooms of the Cannon home.
Guests invited for the occasion
were Miss Price. honoree. Mes
danes w. B. Walton, Frank
Mccall, Kelly Jewell, Misses
Mary Beery, Jean Blanchard.
Mary Carr Switzerland Dorothy
Jenne, Mary Merritt, Claire
Hughes, Grace Sloan, Cornelia
Holden, Beatrice MCGEE, Inez
Hufham, Janetta Cain, and
Elizabeth Vann.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
Wright t-Dodson Vows
Spoken In Hillsboro

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Carolyn Dodson and Leon Eric
Wright took place at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oran Dodson of Hillsboro on
Sunday afternoon, September %
The Rev. George N. Harwood
officiated at the ceremony.
Mr. Wright is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Wright of Wrights-
vile Sound.
The couple will make their
home in Durham where they are
both employed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21

Parents of New Hanover High
school students will 60 to school
tonight at 7:45 o'clock, meet the
teachers, and generally see how
Johnny gets his education in
1947.
According to Miss Virginia
Ward, Family Life Coordinator
director, the Parent-Student-
Teacher council has sent out in
vitations, enclosing the stu
dents seven period program
card. These program cards will
be followed by parents tonight
at New Hanover High school.
Prior to attending classes,
parents will meet in the audi
torium where president Walter
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
Parents Wishing To
Go Out A s k e d To
Call YMCA, 2-333357

Members of the Aurora chap
ter of the Tri-Hi-Y announced
Yesterday that they have solved
all problems for parents wishing
to take the evening off.
For the 16-year-old outstand-
ing girls of the Junior chapter
of the Tri-Hi-Y have organized
a baby's sitters service.
Said Mary Finberg, member OF
the group, Cali the parents have
to do is call the YMCA, 23357,
and ask for baby sitter"
Fees will be thirty five cents
per hour providing the parents
return no later than the time
stated before leaving home. If
the parents are late, the girls
have decided their services over
time will be so cents per hour.
Asked how the idea of baby
sitting came about, Mary Finberg
explained that the chapter was
earning money to send to the
YMCA rebuilding fund in Europe
and they considered the baby
sitting work a profitable means
of procuring funds.
The Aurora chapter which is
one of the junior chapters in the
Hi-Y, is made of high school
women selected for their Chris
tian character. fine breeding, and
above average scholarship. All
of the girls intend to study while
taking care of Wilmington
children, providing of course, that
the babies don't require all of
their attention.
Among the "a members of the
Aurora chapter who have Of
fered their services are:
Betty Belcher, Jackie Camp
bell. Shirlene Conrad, Joan Ed
wards. Ruth Anne Fisher, Mary
Finberg, Mary Ann Glod, Bea
Holmes. Jarice Harvell, Peggy
Johnston, Peggy Jordan. Joan
jacob. Marie Melton. and Jean
Pullen.
May Porter. Edith Rogers,
Nellie Gene Smith Irnnalee
sweur. Na-g;e Wander Schalie.
Luc-e-.a Tho-.on. Mickey Tho
mas. Norma Williams. Madelalne
Weaver. ana Kent Thompson
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
PAROLES GRANTED

RALEIGH, Oct. 20. LIP Gov
ernor Cherry has granted paroles
to four prisoners and declined the
parole applications of Is others
the paroles commission announc-
ed today. Those paroled: William
Baker, sentenced in Wake coun-
ty last January to two years for
breaking, entering and larceny
Sam Albritton, Negro, sentenced
in Craven county last January to
two years for attempted rape
Carlyle Barden, Negro, sentenc-
ed in Harnett last November to
five years for assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill;
Cleveland Patterson, Negro, sem
fenced in Moore county in Octo-
Der 1916 to three years for as
sault and battery and larceny.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-21
"BHthe Spirit ="
Won Fame On
Stage, Screen

With the showing of Noel
Coward's 'Blithe Spirit,'' play
goers will be seeing a play that
has had a tremendous success
in movies and on the legitimate
stage in this country and in
England.
When "Blithe Spirit first ap-
peared on Broadway, it was the
comedy hit of the year and the
only play to be awarded a cita-
ton from the New York Drama
Critics circle. Records indicate
that the play enjoyed ta' UNIQUE
distinction of receiving unani-
NOUS vote of all critics for be-
ing the best imported play OF
the season.
Noel Coward is, of course, a
master in the art of clever play
writing and "Blithe Spirit is
one of his brightest and gayest
farce comedies. In 1910 Noel
Coward wrote "Blithe Spirit
deliberately in hopes of taking
London play-goers minds away
from the war effort for an hour
or two.
improbable to a degree, ut
terly fantastic and without a
reference to any serious prob
lem, "Blithe Spirit is play
that provides great entertain
ment.
It has to do with complica-
tions arising from the materiali-
zation Of the spirit of a mans
first wife to disturb the home
life of the second wife. Any sit
uation of this sort should pro-
vide any number of laughs ito
the play-goer, of course, not to
the poor husband) and Noel
Coward makes the most of it.
The cast of the Thalian play
has been selected to obtain the
most effect from the Coward
lines. All players have had wide
experience in little theatre work
and several have studied dra-
under professional in
structorS.
The director and assistant di-
rector are we'll known locally
for their capable performance
in both technical and acting
phases of play production.