THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES . Creating Global Understanding Through English nation’s capital area branch APRIL 2005 News & Announcements PRESIDENT RESURRECTING A CLASSIC BY ONE OF THE THEATRE’S SUPERSTARS Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr., Esq. A Chat with Richard Clifford, Catie Flye, Janet Griffin, and Ted van Griethuysen FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Gerald B. Kauvar OLGER HAKESPEARE IBRARY We’re delighted to team up with the F S L and TREASURER the WOMAN’S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB for a soirée at which four Mr. C. Braxton Moncure artists who are reviving The Clandestine Marriage, an 18th-century com- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR edy by David Garrick and George Colman, supply a foretaste of what Dr. John F. Andrews, OBE promises to be a hilarious romp. Joining us for an animated conversation will be JANET GRIFFIN, a producer who has garnered numerous awards dur- VICE-PRESIDENTS ing her two decades at the Library, and RICHARD CLIFFORD, a multital- Mrs. Armida Colt ented London actor who has appeared in several Kenneth Branagh films Capt. Macauley Howard Mrs. Eleanor Ritchie (among them Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing) and who has Dr. Marjorie J. Williams directed such Folger hits as Elizabeth the Queen and She Stoops to Mr. F. Mark Wyatt Conquer. Rounding out a stellar panel will be two of Washington’s most DIRECTORS endearing performers: CATHERINE FLYE, who oversees INTERACT THEA- TRE and whose credits include 45 nominations for Helen Hayes Awards, and Mr. Charles Barenthaler, III MONDAY, APRIL 11 Stephen F. Black, Esq. TED VAN GRIETHUYSEN, a leading figure at THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE, Mr. William Fitzgerald, III where he has enchanted playgoers for more than 15 years, and at STUDIO Cash Bar 6:00, Dinner 7:00 Mr. Robert A. Fratkin Program 7:30 p.m. THEATRE, where he recently earned plaudits in a superb rendering of Tom Ms. Wendell Vilas Graham 1526 NEW HAMPSHIRE NW Mrs. Laura Page Cory Ivey Stoppard’s Invention of Love. For more details about The Clandestine Mrs. Celia Josephs Marriage, to open April 15, including information about tickets available at Members $30, Others $35 Mr. Phillip H. Miller a discounted price of $25, call (202) 544-7077 or visit www.folger.edu. Mr. Thomas M. Pazzi Mrs. Gillian B. Quinby Mr. William L. Renfro JOURNALIST BARRETT MCGURN, REPORTING ON WORLD WAR II ADVISORY BOARD A Prolific ESU Author Recalls a Pivotal Aspect of his Distinguished Career Mr. Eric W. Beshers Hon. Robert A. Brand We’re pleased to be combining forces with DACOR-BACON HOUSE for Dr. John Churchill a luncheon at which the ESU’s own BARRETT MCGURN will discuss his Mr. A. Graham Down most recent publication. Before he volunteered for military service in Mr. Gilbert M. Grosvenor 1943, Mr. McGurn worked for the New York Herald Tribune as Dr. Richard H. Howland, OBE Mrs. Priscilla Liggett a page-one reporter. The Army assigned him to YANK Magazine, for Mrs. Diana M. Nicholson which he became a correspondent in the South Pacific. While there he Mrs. Jane P. Plakias earned a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. After the war Mr. Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg McGurn returned to the Tribune, remaining with the paper till 1966, and serving for 16 years as Bureau Chief in such capitals as Rome, Paris, and Moscow. During the late 1960s and early ’70s he worked for the U.S. OFFICE ADDRESS MERICAN MBASSY IN OME 1604 New Hampshire Avenue NW government, as Press Attaché for the A E R , as Washington, DC 20009-2512 Counselor for Press Affairs in SAIGON, and as Assistant Press Officer for the DEPARTMENT OF STATE. From 1973 to 1982 he directed communica- TELEPHONE (202) 234-4602 tions for the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. In November 2004 he THURSDAY, APRIL 26 ANK FACSIMILE published his history of Y , The Army Weekly, and was delighted by Lunch & Talk, 12-2 p.m. (202) 234-4639 the warm response it elicited. He’ll be happy to inscribe copies, which will WEB SITE 1801 F STREET NW be available for purchase. This event will take place in a beautiful historic www.esuwdc.org $15 in Cash at the Door setting that honors Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired (hence the Call 682-0500 to Reserve E-MAIL DACOR acronym). A modest $15 tab covers a delicious meal that includes [email protected] wine, dessert, and coffee. To reserve, call (202) 682-0500, ext. 15.et Buffet Tiffany Williams, a student of Alexandra London-Thompson at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland. Shakespeare Competition Another winner in this year’s festivities was Jennifer Hoover of One of the ESU’s most popular and edifying activities is its annual Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Montgomery County, SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. who received a $4,250 stipend as recipient of the ESU’s This year 36 talented students from public, private, and parochial SHAKESPEARE TEACHER AWARD for 2005. She plans to allo- schools around the metropolitan area participated in a contest that cate her fellowship funds to a three-week summer course on took place at THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE on Friday, March 4. British and Irish literature at the University of Edinburgh. An As in the past, major funding for this inspiring event came from additional presentation, to Elizabeth Webster of The Shake- THE MORRIS AND GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ FOUNDATION. speare Theatre’s Academy for Classical Acting, who has been An eminent panel of judges – ambassador and Howard University designated to receive the $2,500 WALTER L. WRIGHT III professor E. R. Braithwaite (author of To Sir, With Love), AWARD to further her preparation for work in the dramatic director and choreographer Jeanne E. Harrison (founder of profession’s most demanding repertory, was postponed to Mon- Traveling Players Ensemble), teacher and administrator Celia day evening, March 28, at the dinner prior to an opening-night Josephs (former Executive Director of the American Friends of performance of The Tempest. On that occasion the ESU and the Sadler’s Wells), retired Foreign Service Officer William Newlin Academy have arranged not only to recognize Ms. Webster but (actor, teacher, and long-time jurist for the Folger Library’s to thank Mr. Wright and his wife, Dr. Marjorie J. Williams, for student Shakespeare festival), Georgetown University psychiatry their generous support of this and other cultural activities. professor Patricia Stockton Plaskett (head of the Washington alumni association for the London School of Economics, and The Chairman of ESU’s Education Committee, A. Graham member of the ESU’s Education Committee), retired American Down, served with his usual panache as master of ceremonies University literature professor Jeanne Addison Roberts (former for both sessions. Among the President of the Shakespeare Association of America), and long- other important contributors time Montgomery County teacher Lee Viccellio (first winner of to an enjoyable and memora- ESU Washington’s annual Shakespeare Teacher Award) – selected ble day were award-winning ten finalists from the Opening Round in the morning, and then actors David Sabin and Ted narrowed the field to three prizewinners in the afternoon session. van Griethuysen, who talked with eloquence, charm, Thanks to the generosity of Gilbert M. Grosvenor (Chairman) and sensitivity about their and Steve Hubbard at NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, every Nick Goldsborough, David Sabin, John Andrews richly varied careers at The entrant received a beautiful volume of Greatest Portraits from one Shakespeare Theatre and elsewhere, and Managing Director of the world’s most widely circulated magazines. And thanks to a Nicholas T. Goldsborough, who provided a valuable perspec- kind donation from Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett, the top three tive on the company’s plans to expand its scope with the con- competitors received copies of Speak the Speech: Shakespeare’s struction of a new performing space near the MCI CENTER. Monologues Illuminated (a witty, helpful book by Rhona Silverbush We’d hoped to welcome Washington Post drama critic Peter and Sami Plotkin) and monetary awards of $500, $300, and $200. Marks to the proceedings, but scheduling Placing first in the 2005 contest changes resulting from a recent siege of was Emily Matich, a student of wintry weather prevented him from joining Lisa Coyne at Oakcrest School us. in McLean, Virginia, who will The Concluding Round of the 2005 contest now advance to the NATIONAL began with a warm salute to Anne Allen, SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION on who has recently retired after fifteen years as Monday, April 25, at the MITZI Executive Director of the CAFRITZ FOUNDA- NEWHOUSE THEATER in New TION. Mr. Down praised her exemplary ser- York’s LINCOLN CENTER. First Jason Kobielus, Emily Matich, Adam Ressa vice, and commended her for the integrity Alternate was Adam Ressa, a and professionalism she has brought to a Anne Allen student of R. L. Mirabal at Lake Braddock High School in critical responsibility in Washington’s phil- Fairfax County, Virginia. Second Alternate was Jason Kobielus, a anthropic community. Also on hand for the ceremony was Mrs. student of Alyssa Passey at Thomas A. Edison High School Allen’s highly respected successor in that prestigious post, in Fairfax County. The other finalists were Christopher Caroth- Kathleen Zeifang, who has been exceedingly helpful in the ers, a student of Orion Hyson at Walt Whitman High School guidance she has provided for all of the ESU’s pedagogical ini- in Montgomery County, Maryland, Betty Chang, a student of tiatives in connection with the COMPETITION. Nancy Taubman at Rockville High School in Montgomery County, Kathryn Connors, a student of James Marvin at St. Not present, unfortunately, but nevertheless acknowledged in Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia, Sarah the printed program, were key representatives of the BRITISH- Isaacson, a student of James Mahady at Georgetown Day AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, which has made a generous School in Washington, D.C., Beatrice Leverett, a student of $2,000 contribution to the ESU’s efforts.