Anniversary of Green Pastures Delight Athens Audience
The 2,700 audience at Memorial Auditorium witnessed the anniversary performance of The Green Pastures by TOM BYRNE. Richard B. Harrison portrayed The Land with dignified force while the Celestial choir of over 40 voices provided spiritual backing. The production, brought by Ohio University, marked the 1460th performance since its New York premiere in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Pastures
Tom Byrne
Athens
Ohio
West Virginia
Memorial Auditorium
Richard B. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Mansfield Theater
New York
Chicago
Ohio University
Marc Connelly
Deep South
Babylon
Cain
Children of Israel
Moses
Aaron
Pharoah
Sleds and Skis Come Out for Winter Sports
Athens turns into a winter sports town as streets and hospital grounds host coasting and skiing. Ann and Marjorie Beasley coast, George and Audrey Shamer ski, and local youths join the Devil’s Leap jump. Tau Kappa Epsilon members plan sleigh rides amid cold moonlight and oyster stews. Arthur Walsh with a large wooden sled keeps the cold nights busy if weather holds.
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Athens
Mill Street
East Union Street
Athena State Hospital
Ann Beasley
Marjorie Beasley
George Shamer
Audrey Shamer
Akie
Lawrence Slaughter
Loum Spicer
Bob Littler
Joe Worthman
T.k.e's
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Arthur Walsh
FLD
Romantic Runaway in The Messenger Opens March First
Estelle Field faces love and rivalry on her father s estate in Romantic Runaway. The feature story asks how she chooses between a handsome Viking accused of murder and other suitors as the plot unfolds. Mr and Mrs Claude Steppe left for Cleveland to attend the National Beauty Trades Show.
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Estelle Field
Claude Steppe
Cleveland
Romantic Runaway Promises Love and Fate in Mes senger
Pablito faces a tangled fate in romance with Estelle on an estate. He weighs love against a murder accusation from decades past and contemplates escaping punishment. The Messenger teases how he aims to turn fortune in the forthcoming tale beginning March 1.
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Pablito
Estelle
The Green Pastures Comes to Athens Ohio Stage
The New York Times spotlights the Athens Ohio presentation of The Green Pastures at Memorial Auditorium. The article notes the play's 1930 Pulitzer Prize prestige and its nationwide tour from Roanoke to Huntington with a 1,460th celestial fish-fry celebration, marking its fourth year and historic reach.
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New York
Green Pastures
New York Times
Times
Memorial Auditorium
Athens
Ohio
Rufus Putnam
Ohio University
Marc Connelly
Dixie
Confederacy
North
Roanoke
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Wayne
Ind
Leaington
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Athena
Opportunity of College Women To Be Discussed
The biennial conference of the northeast central section of the American Association of University Women will be held in Cincinnati in April with the theme The University Woman s Opportunity in a Changing World. Speakers include Dr Helen Taft Manning Bryn Mawr College dean and daughter of President Taft and Chief Justice, Dr Kathryn McHale national director, Dr Esther Brunauer secretary of the International Relations Committee, and Dr Irma E Voigt Ohio University director of this section. Reports will come from the fellowship, constitutions coordination, and study group committees.
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American Association of University Women
Cincinnati
F. H. Krecker
North
Congress Street
Helen Taft Manning
William Howard Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Manning
Rag Sewing at Mrs Deve Johnson Home
The M H Circle plans a rag sewing session at Mrs Deve Johnsons residence on Lancaster Street Thursday.
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Deve Johnson
Lancaster Street
Driver Faces County Grand Jury for DUI Plea
R D Hughes of Athens pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated Monday night before Mayor Len B McCune and was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond. Four others pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined $5 and costs each. I C Gaston Athens John Taylor Athens Audrey Knowlton Sugar Creek and Jess Messing New York City.
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R. D. Hughes
Athens
Len B. McCune
I. C. Gaston
John Taylor
Audrey Knowlton
Sugar Creek
Jess Messing
New York City
Mrs Martha A Morris Admitted For Surgery at Sheltering Arts
Mrs. Martha A Morris of Carpenter Ohio was admitted to Sheltering Arts Hospital last night for a surgical operation today.
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Martha A. Morris
Carpenter, Ohio
Sheltering Arts Hospital
Fifth Grade Map Projects Show Country History and Industry
Fifth grade pupils at Rufus Putnam Training School compile maps from books newspapers and discussions to depict state products forests mining and transportation. Students include Catherine Finsterwald Betty Mapes and Theora Cheatham with projects ranging from state flowers to island studies and a literary map of Europe. The class plans to publish Putnam Messenger in early March.
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Rufus Putnam
Rufus Putnam Training School
Mack Baughman
Lee France
Eugene Schuster
Catherine Finsterwald
Betty Mae Gibson
Jane Fingterwald
Martha Hooper
Francis Maione
Jean Herron
Helen Martha Copeland
United States
Herbert Junod
Dick Hughes
America
Billy Poling
Jack Enghe
Joe Dilly
Kenneth Sisson
Jane Finsterwald
Betty Mapes
Theora Cheatham
Cuba
Out-of-Town Friends Help Celebrate Green Pastures Anniversary
Out of town guests from Nelsonville Logan Pomeroy Gallipolis Zanesville Marietta and Parkersburg joined the Green Pastures anniversary showing drawing a 2700 attendance. They traveled through snow to attend with dinners at Hotel Berry and impromptu gatherings after the performance. players hosted a late party before dawn.
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Nelsonville
Logan
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Zanesville
Marietta
Parkersburg
Green Pastures
Hotel Berry
Kimberly Man Financed For Missing Dog License
Raymond Butler acting for Kimberly was arrested Monday by Constable C. E. Bolin on an affidavit signed by Porter Dicken. She was arraigned before Magistrate Carl H. Porter and fined ten dollars plus costs for failing to buy a dog license.
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Raymond Butler
Kimberly
C. E. Bolin
Porter Dicken
Carl H. Porter
Scarlet fever case reported in Jacksonville
Dr J M Higgins County Health Commissioner today reported one more scarlet fever case in Jacksonville. The brief notice notes ongoing monitoring by health authorities and adds no further details on patient or safeguards.
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Jacksonville
J. M. Higgins
Student from Ohio University Injured After Play
Mrs. Hedwig R. Keller of Huntington West Virginia slipped on icy pavement leaving Memorial Auditorium after viewing the play Green Pastures. She is hospitalized with a dislocated ankle at University Hospital.
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Memorial Auditorium
Green Pastures
Hedwig R. Keller
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio University
University Hospital
What Other Women Say by Helen Welshimer
A quotation on love and freedom notes that men return if they desire, while a woman’s waiting is a refined act. Helen Welshimer argues patience and liberty shape relationships, echoing a circumspect view of romance and female virtue.
Evelyn White Birthday Party at 41 Lorain Avenue
Mrs. Carl White hosted a birthday party for daughter Eve lyn celebrating her eleventh birthday from 3 30 to 5 30 with games ice cream and cake. Guests included Virginia Carsey Isabelle Carsey Elma Sams Thelma Sams Virginia Sprague and others. P E O meeting announced at R A Foster home with Catherine Bedford leading a program on Phillip Quedalia.
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Carl White
Lorain Avenue
Evelyn
Virginia
Isabelle Carsey
Elma
Thelma Sams
Maxime
Virginia Sprague
Faither Larason
Martha Tucker
Catherine Schloss
Helen Louise
Pauline
Junior White
Mildred Barkett
Ooo P. E. O
P. E. O. Sisterhood
R. A. Foster
Woodard Avenue
Catherine Bedford
Phillip Quedalia
Cold Weather Stills Youngsters’ Train Ride in Athens
Parkersburg youths enticed by adventure ride a freight train to Athens. Police alert across cities led Captain Charles Maples of Athens to locate the shivering boys early Monday. They were housed by the city jail while Parkersburg officers prepared to reclaim them for anxious parents.
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Parkersburg
Charles Maples
Athens
Be Clean Reflects Venerable Richard Harrison in The Green Pastures
Richard B. Harrison, age 70, portrays The Land in The Green Pastures. In an interview he speaks softly of cleanliness within, after a midnight performance in Athens following a Huntington, West Virginia visit. He shares a long theatrical journey from London Ontario to Greensboro and New York churches, with a career built on drama and teaching.
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Richard B. Harrison
Harrison
Huntington
W. Va
Athens
London
Ontario
Detroit School of Iron and Oratory
Greensboro
North Ca
Greater
New York
Salone
John W. Gilbert Dies After Long Illness
John W. Gilbert aged 67 died after years of ill health in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM at Central Avenue M. E. Church with Rev. Ward Radford officiating. Burial will follow in West Union Street Cemetery. He lived in New Marshfield before moving to Athens. he leaves a son Harley of Waterloo Township and a daughter Edna Romine.
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John W. Gilbert
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Central Avenue M. E
Ward Radford
West Union Street
Gilbert
New Marshfield
Athens
Harley
Waterloo Township
Edna Romine
Morrison to Review Suggestions of Play Tonight at Church
Prof. O. D. Morrison of Ohio University will discuss Plantation Days and Ways as suggested by The Green Pastures. The Presbyterian Church meeting tomorrow at 7 o clock is open to the public.
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Presbyterian Church
O. D. Morrison
Morrison
Ohio University
Two Quilt Makers Over Eighty Compete In Championship
Cozy quilting day highlights two seniors in the today’s championship. Mrs. Adaline Phillips age 87 crafts a robe leaf quilt on knitting needles with flawless stitching and no flaws. Mrs. Virginia Weaver nearly 88 has pieced ten quilts in two years while Mrs. Ted Brooks 79 has made eleven quilts in the same period with varied patterns and multiple blocks.
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Adaline Phillips
Stimson Avenue
Did
Virginia Weaver
Letart Falls
Ted Brooks
Grosvenor Street
Alumnae Gatherings and Church Ladies Aid Meet
Pi Beta Phi alumnae plan a meeting with Mrs. R W Finsterwald on South College Street tonight at 8 p m Mrs H L Steenrod and Miss Jean Gist assist as hostesses The Ladies Aid Society of the Central Avenue Church will meet in the church basement Thursday at 2 p m
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Pi Beta Phi
R. W. Finsterwald
South College Street
H. L. Steenrod
Jean Gist
Ladies Aid Society of
Central Avenue Church
Lydia E Pinkham Tablet Inexpensive Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham tablets as relief for periodic pain and ailments peculiar to women. It claims broad usefulness, mentions chocolate coated form, and prices at 50 cents.
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Adam
Noah
Moses Wag
Gabriel
Heaven
Heavenly Choir
Vicks
Katherine Haviland - Taylor
T& Romantic
Steinway Piano
Summers & Son
Cline Bldg
NY Times
Fnters Hospital
Paul Revere
Pauline Revere
New York University
School of Commerce
Mary Ward
Orlan Bean
Clyde Mansfield
Fred Rosser
Lois Sickles
Europe
Kimberly Man
Richard Harrigd
By Henry Harding
Tist
Laure
Goo Society
Mother Gray
A Ray Co
le Roy
Lydia E. Pinkh
Majestic Theatre
Cooper
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