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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

Of course, may not be the word.
1t is nevertheless the one most
at home in the cliche and there
seems to be no reason for up
setting things.
This is the New York company
of the hilarious Amish operetta.
Its members could not be hap
pier in their work, which is to
make everybody else happy to
discover that so much of good
humor, gay music, and delectable
dancing can be packed into two
and one-half hours.
Members of the sparkling
group, Dram Seitz, Evelyn Page,
Faye Winfield, James Nichols.
David Daniels, etc, have inSpir-
alton to work on beyond that of
most musical performers. They
are the bearers Of surprise, which
is quite rare in the theater. The
surprise is that no one ever
thought before to explore the
Amish country of Pennsylvania
for musical comedy purposes.
This is a land Astounding in
milk and honey and if that is
not an original combination in
1856 theater, write a letter to
the editor.
In the course of proving that
radiance still is possible plain
and Fancy" intimates what a
wealth of fresh young talent is
waiting around to prove that
many of its more prominent
elders are really rather jaded.
Here it bears another resem-
blance to Oklahoma" of which
there are several and all of them
pleasant.
The cheerful premise of PLAIN
and Fancy" if you have not
heard, is that the discovery of
one another by an Amish settle
ment and couple of sophis-
ticated New Workers would be
funny, indeed. The New Workers
arrive. in a Thunderbird, the
male one to sell a farm. The
other, somewhat brassy and
very blond, comes along just
for the ride.
1t takes time to sell a farm,
especially to the cautious Amish,
and before the deal is completed,
the visitors are heart-deep in
the community's life.
Naturally, the visitors and
the natives are a revelation to
one another, and an endlessly
amusing one as recorded in the
book by Joseph Stein and Will
Glickman. Their lively mutual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

to be given April 26 and 27 in
the North Bethesda Jr. High
School, calls for at least six
tenors, and to date they have
only three lined up.
Finley Cheston, Director OF
the Association. said that this
scarcity of tenors is a problem
that all choral groups must cope
with.
Tenors are far and few be-
tween, Mr.. CheSton feels be
cause a baritone is a mans
natural voice" Furthermore
many men vino at one time sang
a good tenor find that their
voices have dropped to the
baritone range mainly because
of laZinesS.
MY own case is a perfect
example" Mr.. Cheston said
Because I have not practicec
as much as I should, find thai
many of my top notes have faller
of, and it's going to take a 10,
of hard practice to get then
back"
The Light Opera Association
organized in 1949 under the
leadership of Harry Grow, gives
two major productions a year
So far it has performed ex'
clusively the works Of Gilbert
and Sullivan, feeling that thest
are the best of the royalty-fret
operettas having the larges'
audience appeal. The music i
we'll written and the dialogue
is clever and subtle.
These performances provide
the opportunity for most Of Thu
groups so active members Il
participate directly in produc
tions. The chorus is used a grea
deal, and in the "Mikado" ther,
are nine leading parts. create
number than in most ligh
operas.
I Mr.. Cheston said that children
also enjoy Gilbert and Sullivan
often more than many adults
They seem to grasp the sub
tleties of the plot, and the,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
NatiOnal-"Plain and Fancy;
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Shubert-Dark.
Screen
Ambassador "Anythine
Goes; l;2O, 1925, 5;25. 1880 and
9:35 pm.
Capital - ALEXANDER tine
Great; II am. lao, AIS, 6:55
and 9:35 pm.
Colony - Theodore, Slave
Empress; 6:35, $40, and 9:4s
pm.
Columbia - Forbidden Plan.
et"; 1925, am, 1870, $3.50, 5:35
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Dupont - TOO Bad She'l
Bad; l:25 $3.50, $50. TAO ane
9:45 pm.
Keith's-"Cockleshell Heroes"
1890 am. 1890. 2:30. 4:30
$50. 1886 and 1925 pm.
Little-''Marty";; / 2:45. ABS
6:25, $40 and 10 pm.
MacArthur-"The Lady Kill
ers"; 6:10, and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - "Anythini
Goes; 1925 am. 1:25. $3.50
5:35. 7:40 and $40 pm.
OntariO-"The Rose Tattoo"
!, $40, $40, 1880 and GAS pm
Palace--"The Man in the Ora!
Flannel Suit; 1O:45 am, 1:25
4:05, GAS and 9:25 pm.
Playhouse - Richard III"
1915 am, 1855, 1885, 6:15 ant
8 pm.
Plaza 'Littlest Outlaw"
1915 and 1850 am, 1870. 3:l5
ASS, $40, 8:25 and 1915 pm
Trans-Lux-"Picnic"; IL am
los, 3;15. 5:25, 1885 and 9:5l
pm.
Warner-"Cinetama Holiday"
2 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

James v. Saguto, Robert Dillon,
Brunce Davis. Edward Finlay-
son. Richard Jordan, Bucky
Laughlin, Stephen Quick, Perry
Jones, and an eighty-flve pound
collie named Lord Cooper.
Theater Lobby will feature
Traditional Wife" an original
one-act play by Ruth Sherman,
a Theater Lobby member, to-
night and tomorrow night at
$3.50, II st. Matthew's court NV.
The Center Stage dram a
groups production of Time of
the Cuckoo" will be given Satur-
day and Sunday at $3.50 pm. in
the Cafritz Auditorium of the
Jewish Community Center, Six
teenth and @ streets NV. Di-
rected by John B. Wentworth,
Catherine Stephenson and WAL
ter Rollin play leading roles.
supported by Norma Jacobs,
Penny Jaros, Shirley Ebaugh,
Anne Rollin, Alfred Anderson,
Leslie Levine, Joseph Lebersohn
and Scott Burton.
4 x H
TRYOUTS: Director Paul Car
mi Of the Falls Church Com
munity Theater will be looking
for seven men, seven women,
and a cockatoo to cast in Sab
rina Fair" tonight and tomor-
rom night lat $3.50 in the Hill
wood Recreation Center of Falls
Church, South Cherry street.
The Pentagon Playhouse will
hold tryouts tomorrow night
from S to Z, Room sc, 1040, in
the Pentagon, for their coming
production Heaven Can Wait
Needed are Is men and 6 women
plus extras.
The st. Margaret's Players are
having tryouts tonight for "Har-
yey." $50 pm. in the Parish
Hall of st. Margaret's Church,
Connecticut avenue and Ban
croft place NV.
The Parish Players of ST.
Thomas Church will cast John
Dighton'S comedy, The Happi-
est Days of Your Life" Read
ings will be held in the guild
room of the parish house, Eight
zenith and Church streets NV,
Saturday from 2 to pm, and
on Sunday from 2 to 4 pm.
CONTINUING Julius
Caesar" produced by the N. H. /.
Hamsters. the Kensington Play
ers. the Rockville Players, and
the Garrett Players, under the
direction of George Detmold, will
be performed this Thursday at
$50 pm, and again on Saturday
at $3.50 pm. in the auditorium
of the National Health Institute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

IcuriositieS have much to teach
the Amish about such New York
folk customs as drinking Scotch
smoking, wearing panties instead
of boomers, and the like. Ir
their turn. the sophisticates
learn how to churn butter. builc
barns, and deal with springtimt
urges in spite of religious
restraints.
This. in the most painless way
possible, makes Plain anC
Fancy" quite educational. Anc
the more astonishing for that.
While the musical teaches less
that is new about New Workers
save as they react to theil
strange Amish hosts. it throws
fresh and cheerful light on the
latter.
There is Hilda. a bhthe Amist
blond irresistibly played by Drar
Seitz. She has been waiting. i'm.
patiently for the sight of a mar
in a collar and tie and New York
has sent her perfect specimen
And Katie. glowingly sung by
Miss Winfield. who must marry
dumb Ezra instead of fiery Peter
David Daniels as the more be-
coming choice for a good Amish
girl.
Winning girls these are but
in all justice. no more so than
Evelyn Pages wide-eyed New
York Mrs. who is every bit as
prepared to do battle for hel
folkways as the Amish for theirs
/ The way these and the large
incidental company handle the
score of plain and Fancy" sug-
gestS the land is full of young
sters capable of singing and de-
lighted to do it. If the songs
these sing occasionally SOUND
reminiscent, they are neverthe-
less delightful, especially in con-
text.
They also have variety. from
the gusto of Plenty of Pennsyl-
vania' and How to Raise G
Barn." to the lyrically tender
young and Foolish" and Fol
low Your Heart" City Mouse
Country Mouse" I'm Show
Him." and plain We Live" ar,
another three which show thu
agreeable range of Arnold B
Horwitt and Albert Hague. thu
musical collaborators. Name.
Andrews does the first mentioned
with a memorable bounce.
Helen Tamiris is responsible
for the dancing of plain ant
Fancy" OF all the participant
in the project. none has shown
more understanding of and en-
, thusiasm for the Amish way o.
life. Clearly. this is the way
they feel like dancing as they
.Igo about their weddings, barr
and even when theil
. curiosity drives them to take {
look at a carnival which ha.
the audacity to set up in thu
neighborhood.
Raoul Pine Dubois designed
the elaborate settings for "Plair
, and Fancy" and while they pro
: vided a few problems to a new
, stage crew last night. they coult
not be more impressive or ex
pressive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
COMMUNITY DRAMA
Montgomery Opera Group
Finds Tenors Are Scarce
BY SHEILA GALLAGHER

Although Montgomery Light Opera Association is
imaginative enerpSng group it has real problem that
is hard Tenors it these days at
premium occasions the troupe must resign itself
to settling for high fugitive from the baritone section
Their coming production of Gilbert and Suivans "Mkado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
THE PASSING SHOW
Spring Finds Goyety
In Plain and Fancy
BY JAY CARMODY

OF all Springs uncounted visitors the most delightful
the members of the company which opened
three-weeks stay at the National last night
Charmers these but lively deadly and the chance
OF theatrical booking finally the Cherry Blossom festival
nighttime folk flavor beyond the of avarce "Avarce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

comedy in two acts. produced by Rich
ard Kollmar and James W. Gardiner.
book by Joseph Stein and will Click
man, lyrics BY Arnold B. Horwitt, music
Da Costa, dances by Helen 'Tamaris,
settings and customes by Raoul Pene
Dubois At the National theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Bank Clerk Denies
Check Fund Theft

CUMBERLAND, Md, June IA
R Thomas o. McGeady de-
MED on the witness stand yester-
day that he ever had written
checks on another persons bank
account as part OF an embezzle-
ment scheme while working as a
bank clerk. -
McGeady testified at his trial
on charges that he embezzled
from the First National Bank
of Cumberland.
Earlier. Federal Judge r. Dor
sey Watkins upheld a defense
motion for acquittal on II Of l6
counts after the Government
ended its case.
The original charge was that
he embezzled $29,362. Dismiss
ing OF the IL counts reduced the
amount to $6,476.96.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Wider Powers for Zoning,
Sanitary Units Discussed

Possible extension Of the juris-
diction of both the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Wash
ington Suburban Commission
was debated by State officials
yesterday, but they reached nc
final decisions.
The views were presented dur
ing a panel discussion before
the third annual Montgomery
County Builders Conference al
the Indian Spring Country Club
sponsored by the Suburban
Maryland Builders Association
About $50 persons attended the
conference. which included a
luncheon and several panel dis
cussions.
Blair Lee II. Montgomery
County member Of the Mary
land House of Delegates, noted
that Gov. McKeldin had vetoed
a bill passed during the 1855
Legislature which would have
extended the planning jurisdic-
ton to all Of Montgomery County
and said there presumably
would be another such bill next
year The letter. he said, would
be better legislation in hopes
Of including three municipalities
previously exempted-R Rockville
Gaithersburg and Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Alexandra Council Orders
Cut in Salaries of judges

The Alexandria City Council
has ordered a reduction in the
salaries of the Civil and Police
Court judgeships.
The senior judges salary was
reduced from $4,000 to $11, ZOO
IA year and the junior judges
from $1,000 to $4,000.
The action taken at a closed
meeting Tuesday is expected to
reduce the number of aspirants
for a vacancy recently created
by the resignation of James r
Duncan. Mr.. Duncan, who was
senior judge, took a $4,000 q
year post with the Subversivt
Activities Control Board.
Under a new law which goes
into effect July /. Civil and Police
Court judges will be appointed
by judges Of the City Corpora
ton Court.
James N. Colasanto. junior
judge whose elective term ex.
pires December. 1857, will move
up to the senior judgeship. Un.
der the councils action his salary
will remain the same.
City Manager E. @. Heatwolt
said the council ordered the re.
duction because the new Law
will allow judges to have an out.
side practice. Outside work pres
emily is banned.
Mr.. Heatwole also said the re.
auctions will put the city in line
with salaries OF lower couri
Judges in neighboring jurisdic.
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Two-AIurm BIuze
Ruins Apartment

Prince Georges County volun-
teer firemen. fighting a two
alarm blaze a mile from the
nearest hydrant. last night man.
aged to save two units in a
three-apartment frame building
at 5000 Oxon Hill road.
The $4,000 fire burned out the
second floor apartment oil
George Part, The two ground
floor apartments were slightly
dmaged by water. according tc
County Fire Marshal Lawrence
Woltz. He said the building was
an old schoolhouse converted to
apartments.
Cause Of the blaze was traced
to a kerosene stove on which
Mr.. Part was cooking dinner
Marshal Woltz said.
Companies responding TO the
two-hour fire we're from Oxon
Hill, Allentown road, District
Heights, Silver Hill and Morn
ingside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Heads
Fox and Buckers
See Mclaughlin

The District Commissioners
are scheduled to meet at II am.
tomorrow with Daniel w. Bell,
Of the American Secur-
ity and Trust Co.. for new talks
intended to keep Capital Transit
Co. alive after next August IA.
Mr.. Bell is heading an effort
to arrange a firm proposal"
under which etc would buy out
and retire the stock of its con-
Trolling shareholder, Louis E.
Wolfson, Florida multimillion-
alre. House and Senate con-
|ferees have promised to restore
the cancelled etc franchise if he
succeeds.
Comforting With Broadwater
Mr.. Bell has been comforting
with j. A. B. Broadwater, presi-
dent of CTC and earlier this
week postponed a meeting with
the Commissioners on the ground
that he had nothing to report.
Meanwhile, a rejected appli-
cant for the etc franchise visit
ed Robert E. Mclaughlin, presi-
dent of the Board of Commits
sioners. to say he now has strong
financial support for his plan
to buy out the Wolfson interests,
Ior to buy out the company by
borrowing on its property.
Morris Fox. president of B&F
Transportation Co., called on Mr.
Mclaughlin accompanied by his
lawyer, Edward F. Colladay, and
four men whom they refused to
identify to reporters.
New York Banker
Mr.. Colladay said one was an
official of zone of the largest
New York banks" and that an
other represented a large
amount Of capital" He said,
however. they did not have a
firm offer" for CTC.
Mr.. Mclaughlin commented
that they said they had the
money" to buy out etc and
wanted us to know they're still
working" Asked if he thought
they were serious, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said. I'll believe they're
serious when I see the money
| Mr.. Colladay refused to say
whether the bank involved was
the First National City Bank Of
New York, which last February
promised to lend Mr.. Fox So
million on seven conditions tc
purchase etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Home Not Much Fun
For These Brothers

Carl and Tom hate to go home
when the settlement house closes,
It's so much more comfortable
there than in their own home.
Ten year-old Carl is a real big
brother to 9-year-old Tom.
Carl is well behaved, honest
and industrious. He wants to be
a policeman some day. He al
ready shows leadership ability
and is president of a group at
the settlement house. where he
spends much of his free time.
Tom is inclined to be mis-
chievous. Carl tries to teach
him to do the right thing. Once
when Tom said he had lost a
dollar he owed, Carl went out
and worked extra hours selling
papers in order to pay his BROTH
er's debt.
Home for Carl and Tom is two
rooms. with a shared kitchen
and bath, in a crowded section
of town. They live with their
mother and two other children
A fifth child died last winter.
Deserted by Father
Their father deserted his fam
lily, and their mother keeps the
family going with the aid of
welfare funds.
Without much supervision
from home. the children find the
settlement house filling a big
place in their lives.
These little boys need all the
outside help they can get to
make sure that the fine instincts
of Carl are matured and en-
couraged and that Tom doesn't
get of on the wrong track.
Last year. Carl went to sum-
mer camp. He came home much
impressed. and wants to take his
brother this year. One of the
things he liked especially was
the fact that at camp there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

Grove-to give them some kind
lof concurrent coming powers
with the County Council.
Mr.. Lee said he did not favor
extension of the sanitary dis
trict in Montgomery. pointing
out that it carries an ad valorem
tax Of 9 cents per 500 property
valuation which he said would
be unfair to the rural areas. He
said the farmers don't need the
service now and obviously
wouldn't get 1t for many years.
County Manager M. L. Reese
of Montgomery. said he favor;
having one agency handle all
the planning for that county. Al
present. the commissions juris-
diction ends at Rockville and the
rest Of the county is under the
Upper Montgomery Planning
Commission.
Frank j Lastner. one Of the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners. said that body was in
terested in extension Of planning
controls and had numerous re-
quests for It,
Willard A. Morris, member OF
the Sanitary Commission, said
that agency was interested in
working out legislation to ex-
tend its Jurisdiction in the two
counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

Judge Colosanto said today he
didn't see how judges would have
time for outside practice. He
said the judges had to be in
court at least five days week
and sometimes six days. He said
they usually don't get out Of
court until late in the afternoon.
Final action on the reductions
will be taken next Tuesday when
the city budget comes up for
adoption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

carry from 5000 to 10000 cars
Iper day as compared to 1000 or
Arlington road. $4,000 on Wis
consin avenue and 10000 or
Bradley lane.
Planners consider the Waverly
street extension an outstanding
feature" of the Bethesda plan
The project would provide an
other crossing over the railroad
and tend to broaden the bust
ness district.
THE distorted business dis
trict of Bethesda, strung Out
along Wisconsin avenue, is moi
good from either the standpoint
of the shopper or the merchant.
the planners said.
The planners said an 80-foot
right-of-way on Arlington roac
will ultimately be necessary "
Several points of the proposed
plan under consideration at the
public hearing were changed ir
the final plan adopted yester'
day.
CO Coming Deleted
Two areas recommended fol
Co coming on Elm street west
of Arlington road were deleted
Instead. lands on the north side
of Elm street will be shown al
the RICO zone and lands on the
south side as Rio zone.
The eastern half of lot 7. BLOCK
10, Edgemoor. will remain in it:
present classification, CO.
The north half of lots !, 2 anc
III, block C, Miller's Second Ad.
Edition, will remain ca instead
of 10.
The Middleton lane extension
of Wisconsin avenue to Wood
mont avenue was deleted from
the plan.
The proposed width of Be-
thesda avenue west of Elm stree
will be shown as 10 feet. thu
same as that on the east side
of Elm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Revised Street Plans
For Bethesda Approved

Revised coming and street mas
ter plans for the traffic damned
Bethesda business district Of
Montgomery County were ap-
proved yesterday by the Mary
and-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
The plans include controver-
sial proposals for an extension
of Waverly street parallel to
Wisconsin avenue to relieve
traffic congestion.
Arthur Stellhorn, planning
engineer, told the commissioners
lat a meeting in Riverdale that
Montgomery County Manager M.
L. Reese has included in his pro-
posed budget for next year funds
for the first half of the Waverly
street project.
Route Outlined
The first portion, he said,
would run from East West high
way to Leland street. including a
widening of the present Waiver
ly street and an overpass for the
Baltimore 81 Ohio r air d
tracks. 1t is intended to include
funds for the remaining portion
from Leland street to Bradley
boulevard in the 1878 budget,
he said.
The commissioners also APP
proved a staff recommendation
that the county acquire all OF
the lots needed for the Waverly
street right of way when the re-
naming portion is not needed
either for the right of way itself
or commercial use. This would
be retained as a buffer for near
by residential areas.
Flow Estimated
Copies of the staff report will
be mailed to persons who at
tended a public hearing on the
plan last April 4.
The commission staff esti.
mated that Waverly street would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star.
Washington 4. D. c.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier.
The cost--$36.40 for u
days, $500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Right-of-Way
.AppraiisdIs Soar
Porkwuy Route
Muy Cost Double


The right-of-way for the first
section of George Washington
Memorial parkway in Fairfax
County is apt to cost more than
twice as much as expected. ac-
cording to current appraisals.
"A total appraisal of $3.50, 900
for the SO acres needed was APP
proved by the Fairfax Board of
County Supervisors yesterday at
the request of Edward Grotecloss
LOT the National Capital Planning
Commission. The appraisal in
cludes a number of houses within
the right-of-way.
This action permits NCPC to
proceed with acquisition of prop
Ierty for the right-of-way, but at
present only 100000 is available
for purchases.
1edE-Oiu AppralSalS
The 100000 was put up on
the basis of appraisals made five
years ago. explained Mr.. Grote-
Gloss. This includes $4,000 APP
Ipropriated by the county: $50, 200
from the State and 100000
promised by the Federal Govern
Iment.
| Mr.. Grotecloss said one factor
contributing to increased prop
lerty values in the area is the
proposed new Central Intelli-
tgence Agency headquarters at
Langley. The parkway expan-
sion is being speeded up to serve
the CHA building.
May Shift Funds
Fairfax County executive C.
&c. Massey said the increased
values undoubtedly means the
county will be called on to put
up more right-of way money for
the first parkway section. The
county already has budgeted
$4,000 for the second section
and Mr.. Massey said it may be
necessary to use some of that
money for acquisition in the
first section if purchases run as
high as the appraisals.
The first section of the park
way Will carry it from the Ar
lington-Fairfax line approxi-
lmately three-quarters of a mile
to the point where it will cross
Route 1913. The second section
will carry it to the CHA head
quarters and the third section,
for which no right-of-way funds
have yet been budgeted, will 60
to the proposed new Cabin John
Jones Point freeway.