Evening star., 1950-07-23
Trumans May Attend
Opening Performance
OF Sesqui Production

President and Mrs. Truman
and their daughter. Margaret,
hope to attend the first perform
ance of Paul Green's Faith of
Our Fathers" August 4, Sesqui-
centennial officials announced
yesterday.
The 149 members in the cast
Of the symphonic drama center
ing around George Washington
now are in final rehearsals. The
will dedicate the new
1858 900 amphitheater in Rock
Creek Park, near Seventeenth
street and Colorado avenue NV.
The drama will be presented
nightly except Mondays, through
80.
Paul M. Massmann. Sesquicen-
tennial Commission general man.
ager. said the premiere could NOT
be held at a more opportune
time.
1T is forcefully significant that
Mr.. Green's dramatic rededicatior
of the heroic sacrifices and strug-
giles that gave birth to our Amer
ican heritage of freedom should
be brought into the national spot
light at a time when our reso-
lutte Nation is being called upon
once again to demonstrate that the
Faith of Our Fathers will be
kept" Mr.. Massmann said.
Veterans Night Planned.
The opening night performance
will be by invitation. The first
public performance, August S,
will be Veterans Night. National
commanders of all major veterans
organizations will attend. Gov.
Battle has proclaimed August 8
as Virginia Night.
A veteran of 20 years on the
stage, Charles F. McClelland will
play the part of George Washing
ton. Mary Miller of Winchester
Va, who also has wide professional
experience, will portray Martha
Washington. Orel Leonard OF
Toledo will play the role OF
Thomas Jefferson.
Peter Jerome, an amateur who
won role in the new drama, will
be Thomas Mif1in, president Of
the Congress. Another Washing
tonian, Hugh Palmerston, will be
James Madison.
Other Roles Are Cast.
Billy Lee, WaShington's coloreC
man-servant, will be played by
John Tate, Negro actor, of New.
ark. who has had considerable ex.
perience on the professional stage
Billy's girl friend, Hannah, will bt
played by Miss Roxie Roker o.
Brooklyn.
Lawrence Strawbridge of Wash
ington will play the romantic lead
the Frederic Bell; Lucy Bridges
his sweetheart, will be Joan Rowe
of Atlantic City.
Tickets for the production art
now on sale at the trailer il
front of the District Building, al
the Amphitheater box Office from
9 am. to 6 pm. daily; at the
Campbell Music Co., 1108 G street
NV; Brentano's main store, 1872:
F street NV, and Super Music
Co., 1108 G street NV. Tickets
range from 80 cents to $240 in
cluding tax.
Bassoon Player Sought.
Sesqui officials yesterday also
sent out a call for a bassoor
player to aid in the Watergate
performance of Hector Berlioz
Requiem" August and 8. Pau
Galloway, director of the Sesqui.
centennial Chorus, said three bas.
soon players have been obtained
but a fourth is needed.
The Requiem" will be per.
formed in honor of Maj. Pierre
Charles L'Enfant, who designed
the city Of Washington. Official.
said there will be chorus ot
220; David Lloyd as tenor soloist
and four separate brass choirI
consisting of 16 trumpets, 5 tubas
Is trombones, 16 tympani and II
cymbals." These will be in addi.
ton to 4 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 Eng.
lish horns, 4 clarinets. 8 French
horns, a bass drum, a tenor drum
and full string sections. There
will be a 120-piece symptom!
orchestra.
Tickets for the Requiem" ar,
now on sale.
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