Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1924, Page 14

14 D. C. LITTLE THEATER HAS JEWISH SUPPORT ‘Enterprise to Be Conducted Under Y. M and Y. W. H. A. Aus- pices, It Is Announced: ACTORS TO STIR INTEREST Alliance Group of Baltimore Has Plays Scheduled Wednesday. ¥ormation of the Jewish Little Theater of Washington, under the di- rection of the extension activities committee of the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A.. was announced last night. The founder of the new movement is the Jewish Communit Center, and the announcement W made public by Maurice Bisgyer, exeeutive director of the center. In order to arouse public interest in the organization and to contribute toward its support, the Alliance Players of Baltimore, at present the foremost Jewish Little Theater com- ¢ in the country, will give tw at an entertainment \\‘n\dnfl. ¥ night in the Salon des Nations of the Washington Hotel The Alliance players will present two of Sir James M. B ie's pl. “The Twelve-Pound Look” and * Pot Boilers Visiting Players. Among the visiting casts are m eur players well know hington. ~ These ts in Miss Clair Hurw Miss Polly Pollock Miss Rose Robinson E Miss ward _Shavitz, Allan Cohen, Allene Cohen and Mau- rice Berman The local Little Veill and David Pinski Among the members of the ¢ mittee in charge of the loca is Bertram Block, whose pl. Ann.” created much fa ment when produced by Head Players. One of the opening events in this new movement will be an address by Dr. Ale yons, the n Jewish tomorrow i at the E reet Temple, or “The Pain Privilege of Being a Jew.” Rabbi Simon will preside a the lecture. Committee Personnel. The personnel of the extension ac- tivities committee s Speigler, former Middle Atlantic S Y. M. H. A, chairma chairman of the Jew Center; Dr. Abram ander Wolf, presi of Jewish Women Y. M. H. A.; Mrs dent of the Y. E. Solomon, ter and Cr Rabbi Joser Sholom Con Kahn, Council Mrs. Stanley Jewish Women; H. A, and Dr. Carl Gold Edward A. Cafritz, Miss Sarah Roberts and Miss Rebecca Levitan, W,k rry King, h Community Women; Council of Y, M ¥. —— ORATORICAL CONTEST PROPOSED FOR 1925 (Continued from First Page.) Columbia in the iADDI Armstrong High School. the judges select the winner. who “will represent the District of national contest to 6 at Memorial Conti- Besides receiving The of $300, the loc be held June ental Hall. r grand prize ner will be in line for the priz ffered in the national contest, $3,500, | $1,000 and $500. Adopt New Constitution. The Catholic Big Bhothers of the Dis- trict of Columbia adopted a new con- stitution and by-laws at a Thursday in the Kresge building. Rev John O'Grady, director of Catholic charities, addressed thoge present on * | the subject of the bx‘ brother move- ment. The new constitution and by-laws were reported by the committee on reorgan- ization. Rossa Downing and J. W. Rily spoke in favor of their adoption. On mo- tion of J. W. White, by a unanimous vote, the action was taken Richard J. Taggart, vice president of 1 | the old organization, presided. The next ting will be held Thurs- day afternoon, 5 May 15 The Most Perfect Music-Reproducing Instrument Made Compare — the Tone! the speech trippingly on the tongue.” Our English course aims to develop this skill. To this end we require de- bates and oral reports in our classes, But the enlarging of the field of achievement has come through participation in The Star's contest, the carrying on of the work from the classroom into the assembly hall and further into the public arena, this, indeed, is of inestimable value since it shows the pupils the im- portance of such training in life. “The teacher of the English depart- ment in the high schools are con- vinced of the immediate need for speech training here and now. Plans are already underway to introduce definite courses in public speaking in all our high schools. An impetus frem the outside such .as The Star's incentive strength our case im- mensely. May this contest be but the entering wedge! May it stand as the first in a long series of annual ora- torical contests which shall rank as one of the important events on our high school calendar.” such. as Third Judging Tomorrow. The third round of judging will take place tomorrow afternoon, when the judges will hear, at their respec- tive high schools, the student win- ners at the Armstrong Manual Train- ing School and the Dunbar High School. In an auwtomobile of The Star the judges will proceed from the cours- house to the Armstrong School, where at 3:45 o'clock they will hear Rozier winner in the seventh dis- of the local zone. At 4:15 ock they will listen to Lillian L. hington deliver was adjudged the winner a the Dunbar High School, district fivs in_this zone. Mr. Gaddis, zhbn- Armstrong repre- was born at Alexandria, . June 9, 1907. He is the son of the late Walter M. and Nellie Gaddis, He was educated in the primary and grammar schools of Alexandria and entered Armstrong September 17, 1922, with advanced standing in Eng- lish and .mathematics. He is now in the fourth semester and has been awarded the highest honors in scholarship. Besides his oratorical ability, he is a corporal in the cadets and plays second base on the school bait;' ball. team. Miss Washington is the daugh of Rev. and Mrs, W. L. Washingten and is a senior at the Dunbar School She was born in Boston in 1907 and came to this city when four years old. She entered the Dunbar High School in September, 1921, after hav- ing been graduated as valedictorian from Shaw Junior High School in June of that year. Active {n School Work. She has represented Dunbar in de- bates since 1922 and been prominent in various Hterary and social clubs of the school, as well as being active in dramatic work. After her gradu- ation from Dunbar she plans to at- tend Howard University for a year and to complete her coilege work at Oberlin College, the alma mater of her father. Ags her life’s work she hopes to be a National Girl Reserve secretary. Tuesday will see the conclugion of the judgings, when representatives of the Eastern and Western high sahools and the Holy Cross Academy be heard by the judges. Ruth Gmwenwood will be heard at 3:45 o'clock at the Eastern High School, Ruth Craven at 4:15 o'clock at the Holy Cross Academy, and Dorothy B, th at the Western High School &t 1:45 o'clock. Similar procedure will be used at these schools as was used last week in hearing Ruth Newburn at the Cen- tral High School, Frank I Winant &t the McKinley Manual Training Bchool and Edith Miley at the Busi- ness High School. The judges will occupy seats in the maudience, and mark the -contestants 60 per cent on delivery and 50 per cent on content of the oration. 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