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Wins Second Prize for One Act Play in Drama Contest
Howard Brown of Garrett Biblical Institute earned second prize in the Drama League of America and Longmans Green one act play contest. His piece Better Than a King about George Washington placed second in its class and advances to the national contest. The full length second prize went to Ida M Evans of Chicago for The American. First full length prize went to Mrs Herbert A Nelson of Winnetka for The Knot. Third place in one act was The Ticker Type by McPherson Holt of Lake Forest. Judges included Mrs Frederick Dickinson, Guy Stuart Bailey, Frank J Moore, and John Allen Stewart.
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Howard Brown
Garrett Biblical Institute
Drama League of America
Longmans-Green
Evanston
George Washington
Ida M. Evans
Chicago
North Shore Circuit Theater
of Illinois
Herbert A. Nelson
Winnetka
McPherson Holt
Lake Forest
Frederick Dickinson
Hubbard Woods
Circuit Theater
Guy Stuart Bailey
Frank J. Moore
Glencoe
John Allen Stewart