The Billboard 1923-12-01: Vol 35 Iss 14 (1923-12-01)

Veer Pa "Treasure Island’, The Billboard DECEMBER 1, 1923 ROVINCEL 10 FR! ‘The one or TOWN PLAYERS SUME IN JANUARY Provincetown Players of New York City, little anreopen their theater in Greenwich Village, in which for over a year, holidays. It is Provincetown Theater experimental theater. Kenact as director and will O'Neill and Robert Edmond America's pioneer theaters, nounce that they will Macdougal «treet they have made no ifter the stated that the more than ¢ neth M axsisted offeri ings shortly Christmas will be ver ‘ cgowan by E an will be zene Jones Their first offering will be * ‘jot All God's Chillun Kugene O'Neill, followed by during the season. A number players—Jacob Ben-Ami, Frank Rosalind Fuller, Helen MacKellar Wreherly and Roland Young—wi!l appear with the Provincetown Piayers during the year. Wages’, by thre« of Conroy programs professional Kames, Margaret Clare The Cellar Players of the Hudson Guild, a recently organized little theater of New York, presented their first bill Sunday evening, November 25, at 436 West Twenty-seventh street, Professor Randolph Somerville ment of Pramatics, New York the speaker of the evening at ing of the Playwrights’ Club at Alpin, New York, Friday ber 17. of the DepartUniversity, the open meetthe Hotel Meevening, Novem was We ment Drama the have concerning league of Tacoma league gave three one-act 28: ‘For Distinguished Clay Kurx; ‘“‘The Percival Wilde, and Barrie. The Tacoma ganized to promote the ducing of plays. rather belated activi of the Tacoma Wash., stating that playlets October Service’’, by Florence Engagement”, by Rosalind’, by J. M. Drama League was orstudy, writing and pro received a the announce es l’revious THRESHOLD PLAYERS VOW TWO VEARS OLD The Threshold Players, now holding forth at the Heckscher Foundation Theater, Fifth avenue and 104th street, New York, the one theatrical company that plays. continuously twelve months in the year, celebrated their second birthday anniversary Wednesday evening, November 271, at their Threshold Playhouse, Clare Tree Major, formerly assoviated with the Washington Square Theater, the Players and their managing director, Associated with Mrs. Major on the advisory bourd are Walter Hampden, Arthur Hopkins, Rachel Crotbers, Eisie Ferguson, George Arliss, Stuart Walker, Frank Craven, Brock Pemberton, Minnie Dupree, Grant Mitchell, Hassard Short and Ernest Truex, The Threshold is the organizer of Players inaugurated their activities November 21, 1921, with a bill of four one-act plays, which policy they con-inued, with the exception of the four weeks’ run of ‘The House of Lorrimer’’, a four-act drama by Rachel Crothers, up to-the present season, Which they opened with a revival of now in its fifth week. The of the Threshold Players was second floor of the Lexington having outgrown their quarters, in October they moved to 1230 Fifth avenue, where a complete theater witb a seating pacity of over 600 awaited them. Lagt year Mrs, Major added two subsidiary theatrical activities to the organization, the Children's Saturday Theater, the first permanent theater in New York for the very young, and the High School Theater, a feature which in association with the bigh schools of Greater New York presents to the students at daily matinees the plays included in the curriculum of the English departments. original home located on the Theater, but, cae Lexington Ontlook bill of Tuesday The ass., Clu) of Lexington, two one-act plays at the November 20. The “Joint Owners in Spain’’ with a cast composed of Mrs, Clara Wadleigh, Mrs, George and Mrs. Robert S. Sturtevant, and by Anton Tehekoff, with the Marguerite Nichols, Mrs. Arthur Harry H. Lowry, Mrs. Francis French and Mrs, Sidney R. Kuve a house evening, ys presented were Alice Brown, Robert H. Holt, W. Abbott “The following cast: Earle, Mrs. Dane, Grace Wrightington. ” 3oor the Little Theater Guild of Hartford, Conn., presented a three one-act play bill on the evenings of November 25 and 24 a real magician, hk. K. Schieldge, was engaged to play the role of Coto, the clown, in the French play, ‘‘Neinette’’ Mr. Schieldge worked in ene or two small effects in magic, which were When much enjoyed by ‘he andience. The program was given in the high school auditorium at Hartford. A CORRECTION FROM THE COURT PLAVERS We have received the following from the Court Players of Brooklyn, N. Y.: “Two @orrections in the item about this active organization, which appeared in the No fh); Uy Yi yyy; uy (COMMUNICATIONS TO OUR NEW YORK OFFICE) vember 17 made, “Adele M. Jane issue of The Billboard, must be Busch, Thompson in exceptional tragedy, the last (lane und not ‘Pip ‘The without ene role of Grover’s created the Greenwoul ‘Thompson's Luck’, starred Bank Club's play ‘Peaches’ pins” as stated. Auguste Dolle was spelled Miss Dolle’s the financial premiere attractive and accomplished lady, who it is expected wil| take a leading part in the organization's next production. “The Court Players offer to produce or all of the three one-act presented at their premiere or charitable organization in and around New York City. Arrangements may be made thou the literary director, Walter B. Kaspareit, 1728 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y.’’ who Harry Was first the made Court Dolle is an name of final E } untiring of Mis* youn: rts possible success tie Plavers’ program any plays which for any church one were The gave Mason's comedy ings’. The Village Players of Newton Center, their third annual offering A. E. W. of Vnglish life, ‘Green stockevent took place on the of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, “2, 25 and 24. at the Parish Playhouse Unitarian Church. Three other plays Mass,, us evenings November of the will be offered during the winter, the dates for the next one being, tentatively, January 24, 25 and 26. The Happy Hours Players of the Community Theater, Astoria, L. I., plan give a performance in January, following their bill of December 14, for the benefit of John's Hospital. When the Happy Hours Players were organized their were placed at the disposal of the all worthy charitable projects, to St. services community for The Players opened four of Onur nings, of Reading, Pa., with a program of Universalist Church and Thursday Community their fourth season one-act plays at the Father Wednesday November 7 and §,. The Reading Community sion of the Non-Sectarian, Non-Political Community Club, the purpose of which ig to develop the spirit of community service thru the use of the property of the Universalist Church of Our Father as a community center. All revenues of the club are directed to that end. The purpose the Community Players of teading is to present such dramas as are not presented by the commercial theater because of their more limited artistic or idealistic appeal, and at the same time to bring the possibility eve Players are a divi of of participation in the creation of such productions within the reach of the amateurs. The two aspects of the drama they wish to emphasize are democracy and art: common pare ticipation in the creation of things worth while. They believe this is a contribution to the spirit of communty service. Membership is always open and applications will be considered upon submission to the secretany, Mrs. Arthur J. Lyons, 414 North 25th street, Reading, Pa. The next regular production, which is to be made January 9 and 10, will consist of three plays. This group is seeking original plays for production and would consider one-act plays, which should be addressed to the secretary. The Amateur Comedy Club, Ine., of New York City, journeyed to the Woman's Club at Stamford, Conn.. on the evening of November 5 and presented three one-act plays for the benefit of the Stamford Children’s Home. Players, an amateur theatrical of Philadelphia, Pa., held its first of the Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'vlock. A one-act play, Turn of a Hair” Phoebe W. Hoffman, followed by tea. The players Sharkey. Mrs. George Y. Edwards, Mrs. Burton A. Strait, Mrs. Edward Warwick and Phoebe W. Hoffman. Plays and organization “Club Day” November 8, season “The by was presented, were Mrs. Gertrnde C The of Skidmore in the Omnibus, College the dramatic society presented three one-act plays college auditorium at Saratoga, N. Y., Saturday afternoon and evening, November 17. The were “The Boor’, by Schekov; “Area De Cappo”, by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and “The Twelve-Pound Look’’, by Sir James M. Barrie. In the cast of the first-named play were Mary Crossley as the Boor, Helen Harrel, Julia Hoffman and Alfa Brackett, Isther Walker responsible for the costumes, and Grace Phillips for the settings. The Millay opus enlisted the services of Marion Knighton as Pierrott, and Georgette Oberdorfer as Columbine, with Elizabeth Parker and Evelyn Burdett in supporting roles. Emily Ford bad charge of the costumes, and Fraser Fulton the settings. The Barrie play, which is proving a favorite pieces with little thpater groups this season, had Marguerite Williams ax Sir Harry, Anita Harby as Lady Sims, Marjorie Smith as Katie, and Grace Sticht as Tombes The costumes were under the care of Betty Honness, and the Settings Patricia Smith. “Candida”? has been announced as the December play of the Dramatic Club of Mount Helyoke College at So. Hadley, Mass. Three Christmas Community plays will be given at tft Theater, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., dur ing December, All will be children’s plays, the firsi. ‘The Toy Shop’, by Percival Wilde; the second, “The Workhouse Ward", a one-act com edy by Lady Gregory, to be given by grownups and only in the evening, and the third piece will be a repetition of “Why the Chimes Rang”, the Christmas miracle play. This opus will be given as long as the Community ter exists in Poughkeepsie. Pupils of EF. Rutherford will give dance numbers between the acts and there will be carol Christmas singing under the direction of Clara L. Hey, John Wright. a the faculty of the Poughkeepsie High School, will direct the piece. Mr. Wright the cast appearing in the monthly plays given by the Community Theater. TheaGeorge member of is one of and is also director of the dramatic club of the Poughkeepsie High School. “Miss Lulu ett’? was the November production of the Comunity Theater. A group of players from the Montclair Com munity Theater, known as the Montclair Repertoire Company, will present “Three Live Ghosts’? in the auditorium of the PougWkeepsie iN. Y.) Bligh School January 25 and 26, under the auspices of the Poughkeepsie Communiéy Theater, Frank R. Stout, art director of the Voughkeepsie Community Theater, occupied a similar position with the Montclair Little Theater group for a year and a half. The Mont clair Theater is run on a system that of the Poughkeepsie Theater. similar to Opening Monday, November 19, the Le Petit Theater Du Vieux Carre, New Orleans, La., presented its monthly theatrical event, including three one-act plays. Adelaide Bowen, Kathryn Holbrook and Harold Levy were seen in *‘Fourteen’’, Edna Brennen and Ben Hanley in “The Drum of Oude", and Mrs. William Jones, Bloor Schleppey and J. M. Dupuy in “The Shirkers’’. COMMUNITY DRAMA NOTES Three Live Ghosts’? was ably presented by & local cast at Richmond, Ind., under the aus pices of @ommunity Service. Mrs. Juliet Shirk. directed the performance. The community in charge of settings and properties was: Mrs. W. 0. Crawford, Carl Maag and Elmer Porter. The players were Agnes Horton, Ruth Boyd, Philip Furnas, Brandon Griffis, Whitney MeGuire, Paul Lichtenfels, Phyllis Butler, Paul Skinner, Ralph G, Tilton, Bonita Monarch, Fm erson Young and Russel Thornburg. the first community dramatic production in Richmond and every effort was made for a finished performance because the group wished to sell the home-talent idea. They did. The three groups of community players under the direction of Community Service of Hunting ton, W. Va., are to try the subtle and sical, as is evidenced by their announcement that Barrie’s “Dear Brutuwill be united offering next spring. The act plays presented during November were ‘‘String of the This was whim. their one Samisen’’, by the Central group; ‘‘ ‘Op o' Me Thumb’, br the West End group, and ‘The Wonder Hat”, by the East End group. Comunity Service of Fairmont, W. Va. has launched two organizations of amateur players—the Players’ Club and +? Community just Dramatic League, the latter for a more advanced group. Ruth Eliason, who has successfully coached several plays at the Normal School, including ‘Seven Keys to Baldpate’’ was elected president of the league. Mildred Bloom is vice-president, Kathleen Davis secre tary and George Turley treasurer. While the league is being sponsored by Community Service it will work independentiy under the direct leadership of its own officers, with Elia Gardner, executive of Community Service, standing ready to help at any time. The Dramatic Department of Monroe (1a.) Community Service recently staged a threeact farce, *‘The Hottentot’’, at the Central High School. Edna Keith directed. Elmer Richards. Jr.. played the role William Collier has made famous with a fine sense of its comedy values. Other players were Addie L. Webb. Margaret Ruffin, J. BE. Morris, Lera Bryant, Mareux Kalin, David Marx. Marion Grisham, L. Ro MeDoniet, James Battita and KR. Goza. The attractive stage set for acts one and two was designed by Mrs. Elmer Richarde and Marcus Kahn. uipionn ane ae Thy play was later repeated with equa! in the neighborhood town of Bastrop. i junior dramatic club of the Housts (Tex.) Recreation and Community Service A elation is been formed at the Settegast Pig ground by Frances Fox, director of comn dramatios i department will organize ilar «clubs at any of the city’s playgrounds up request The officers of the Settegast Club a Lena Darce, Cornelia Langston, Dorothy Gs fert and Zilah Weir. Mam-zelle Taps a military operetta prolog and two acts, was presented with grea stecess by Bay City (Mich.) 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