Variety (Oct 1934)

VARIETY I. E C I T ■ M 4 ¥ E TMefldfaj, October 23, 1934 rr IMiiliiil.-liihia, Ort. '.'-J. A III ij^iiiju't Ml ^pi-fiir|i)^UKi' liy Voni - tliis lutt'sJ r«>vlv;il of th-;* R«l- • :i»jt»nti Uo.stund piece fjoru lu'ing 5 A' 1> ■ l^'Oiwyn and IrnroJd i^ra nk - >lfn'. ih ■ hUu»cia(lon with Mi^h T^p : Gi;r nr.(''s Ciyie Ucportory Tlica- tre. have pivon tho play u hravy and <'laburat»> pniiUK tioii. That's fii'o'.; ;>ly th(> trouble. It's heav^y aiKJ i)n'tf>nliou« that it t-loKs the WkiU Ali-o Clfmoncu- Iliuu'.•< 'fret; 'Rtlui-.ntion" is nothinp to write home ab'iiit. C"'lu»r)py. i^in.r-sonR rliyn.( - ,i; il a l u>k of tlit- iliain-ilic SWOi'l' lll.K ill*' llli'MIt' 10>|Uil»\s slit>w ' VP all i'-^- woioo in lompai i:u.i. with Il: i:tii 1 Inu';.'i"s sploiulitl tiaiislation of t!'" i>rl..'.- liostand pii ci-—•«'yr- UTi'i." .Mi. s Pane ilues her lK\st wurk In t!ie 1: t.iT purtii;ri.-! of the play— the Wa-'i auj IkU tletiet.l t:eene an'.l th^ «1 a'h » f the 'Ka^lt't." Pl;^y IS ni>u- presenleil in three acts in ; :.',l t f live, with Iwd i cc'ios to e;"li aef. Alir.e 1 lernstein's »<c'e» nir tl . i, ns are satisfactory. \v]thr out liei;i r in any wa.v notal)le. It >'. . ij.- li" Callienne".-; evi-niiiy; and r..-' an aotre.ia she : '.line.s— w!ie; as a ilirei'tre.s.s. in this cxse. she li 's .s'ipped. Itole is dilYerent from jtny tiiat »ho has playeti and •he re ",'Iies emotional h i,'i:!its that . fciiriutsiJ anything she has dune. Even J utieriniu' from a bud cold irhe:j ( au;rht. ^li.ss Le f!ali: .uii»> di.l the fa";ous \\"aferam spo'^.-h and the death; (>d scene with a fir - and a fervor that carried the audience off. its feet. Rest of the ea^t. strangely »iu>i4Kh for a t'ivie Uepertory production, is uneven. Ethel I5arr.\ more adiTs roth- Injf dh tiuKui ih< (1 to the oern jon nr- Marie-'otris«'. Duchess of J'arma. althou'.'.i: ho lo'i'vs .^tunninr. ('h; rle.«-- WaMron in the fat role of Metter- Iil6h is hardly as effective as was AV'Hh'atn fmntleis^h in the last New York revival, although in his one biR sr^:ie with L'Aifjlon (Le flal- lienrt > he aihlevea distinction. Dona'd Cnmeron, 8ayre Crav.k y, (as the o:<1 emp<Cor) rtmi Harry "iMIm- mcr ui iv bofjt among^ tno othc.:. The Barrynior6 ehil(ilrett, Ethel and S:im- ueJ Colt. nPP«al> In smhll hits, as does (ieorgrle Drew Mcntium. Com-, r'-.iy i:i tevrinc. with sornt'thin?: Jilve tJo ini.ulo involved; ; 'l.'Al:'Jo.n'wIU get nttehtlon f« i-the <>0PWtUrtJty' It provide? Miss l.o OalHt'nrie In a role played and im- inortolired by Sarah Ilernhardt and Maivl«^; Adams. She holds up her ■ irtMl admiraldy. Uut the revival, as a whd^C'. kufifei-ii, It ii4 actuany dtiU in many l>arts and sasH moiu'nfoUy; til Mt«oen thi* faiiMits 'big iMsenes? Fort nn ? teli^: ?tdr; tfip' li>»jm<i|»»lon that :th«: htidl«u(f<» p«rrl*# towavi «W(;. lairt ■^y::^^^^^ P^ SEVENS Philadelphia. Oct. 2L'. , PU%y ot pcCVjile have had somj- .; tlilh.i ifl d(ii:-wlth this importation by the fihidwrtM; it i<* eaHj" to see Vhy it jsli'nirid haVe created tut ill i ) present state 't-; and Sevriis' misses tire prettv com-*- pleti-ly. Il uiy Wii 'siuff (Iribbie. \.lth a flr.--t-I'M:■• jdii r>f dii-<>etinn. I;as tlone lii" hi t t > nvikc a theme that is fund iiuMi lily c.allle understand- able til American all ri •e.'<. Kiinlt's Hot hi^ tint lie liasn't ru 'ceeded. SSio,,. < 1 .Sexes and Sevens* is not o.i'.N .--irictly ('i»ntinci.lal in f^pirU, I tilt it is a ('ontinf'ntaltsm , that vvill aM>eal an sirktiy unpl<>ns- Ant to many people. I'la.\- was .IjenrlcT 'd unnllleialh- here asMonie- thlnT very daring, but .»loe.'^n't Im- Jire.'s ; .; that. Story iK sexy enoimh, ' It's tri e, but not in the pay. frolic- some i oi>d of most Frerch farces. . J-eo viiiiV character in Albert, de s Saint a younfj h»an of rrood fanitty who is workintt as-a shop (flfioi I walk. r. but takliis liixuriotis Vacu'iis ac Caiines and otHea- •wp i!;a ! ;»o's. These arc Ijpin r sub- , Hid; ;edi. >so he believo*; by nii elderly ^ ftjip;. thiiti^h,, as ai matter fjict, AU"H dw.«n't seetn ;t,» Wc>rr>- a gro t d. al. It tunii? «.ut. iiidi' Ml. thiit il ia liut; th 7: >t ^in t. b u t : i s I rai i;; e v. >)jna h ivJ) o Hty' -s ! >T. ejf. n)''l<)di'amitlif'''>nv. '.M: ' . ■ N.' who i,M payliVfj f^^^ btTi'?* vr.eationH.., .I^venlually; Bta to r(';Ttifat!E* In* ib ;tHe wih<>., \vomd-iii(: him sortf? •:'#rtTr;;'ui}of>liJ«'dtk}.ly;;^H^ V H'e lttT<«p^^it*l}« T<tl MaiH l;hrii">l;'. I itt '^ iHir.llv- rf^ '^ovors:^^^^^ It '.is - Madri .::Ki»Htn; «■ "■■■i^itmvfm . ^ Iwuiiioi^i,'' ■ -.sh'^ ^■:b»>|fr,-iiiji: 4'-''»ffl«*irfiwl'. ttte'.-ft-.tete which . Alb«^ with. Qn- hlm;«: pr61»«iMU«H1( 1^ feven tttff/ (b»«p yjMinfr inait. i^ve pr** pb; :* thul He become hor r:r»tt<«l— thrt Wi* •keep" him. AlijHM-t in iiSolit t<> refune wheni' otit bf a clear akv. he i.« fold that he has Inherited a fortune. Thereupon he accepts the lady's offer, adopt.s a pansy-ish .roice .-Mid the actions of a trained »|varipl. AlthouRh the audience knows he is actliig, Jt^8/ n<tt iir ifery •difyincr wcene. At t! • end of act two. Albert be- sin* his duties of the stranaf Itar- .0iin It lli:unM|ite4 tlMlt Ma^o hiM ipniaciently Mltitfactury. lit ,iCae,t^r5i»;-.^e-:. lait ,ack:..HUi jias ^9t>^.W'- «dlnplet0ly uhdei^'His 8i>*'ii 1*1%.-Wie' '..lUM"'toee^me •«,.weak-; and AbMcepitlble woman iiHstcad of' 41 Ktern and atony I«dy-Mi>k^.^ fMM^ WMf^it haHi.lMKea aflvaotaire iof thio vnondy and gifin tfom Iti^r. Finally, af the adViee of her: law- ver, «Mi .diKttd^a attvia»t^ % p;^ax- \\t\s*'t, belQS thai the ebhti'act will so tti^d <hat Af t«>ra few ntdiAtha she cair ^ivattie him without at>y ijettlcmciit,: lie teariiis of the trick, returUH all- her money nnd gifts (lyhii^h,. of cottrse; (Ui a ihHltonalt* hllnaelf: Ifif^ can d(^) 'and ' aboiiit to leave When the lady leatiltuintes ehtirely and all la welK Act two. >v1th lt9 scene lieiween AlUert liiid Alye. a charnting }ady of lih'ht moralM but dulcet tones, pnd the Kubseauent' intrusion of Mxtdu is- W:tm:mif('-m^-' part,.©*.ihe- play,- in /^t^' ■ *#; «f:>9l«hda': now', /this' ia tli»^ twly »bt>d • 'Sexes and JWlfiBhs.' even IhdUiKh it contains KOtitC of its rather: uhi>lea.sant fea- tures. Act one Is ihtermiinably lung and !»■ cluttn'cd up with unimiior-^' taht and dItn'CharaCters. Act three takeH tojo lon^ in windinj? up. Pleiity of re-writing Is necessary lii both. Cast is. 'in generul. quite okay, containing aa it doeti montly im- ported pliyers. Weldon tteyburn doe*:n't o\ er-einphasize the less eredilaLle ani;lcs of his ro'.e as Al- bert and acquits himself well. Alar- fTot Grahame is better as the cold, l usiness-like lady banker than as the suscei>tible Woman of the last act. I^eona M.aricle is both provoca- tive ami driimatleall.v effective. Lloyd CouKh is amusing a.s a HkIU- flnpered friend of Albert's, who is rather lujTjTed in by the heels,. |Mllt s-erves his piu'pose. Authorship of 'Sexes and Sevens' i.s credited to Anthony Prinsep and Alfred Savoir and .idaptalion to Ar- thur Wimpcrir.. \'.'atson T!urrat-de- .sipmed the .Tttin:::-. To have any chapce it will ne all kinds of wdtp lpd it'$< doubtful if it's worth it..'fc;n;> V'n'er^. ftK>tli .rhUi -<hd I per-ted home to Kieet he Philadeiphia. Oct. 22. AtttiofB|»!h^K*~^hd intm Is hbth 'nhu.HtiaV .and Vlvidi--ri8 the outstandiry featu;e of thls dramat- ization by I'rank Klser and M;ire t'onnelly of Walter ICdn'oiid's suc- cessful novel. 'Home Haul.' which Ma.\ Ciordoii offered for a brief try-, out at the (Jarrick theatre. Collaborators have taken a 1<uik Jind meat.v novel that was crowde<i With fist fl!,'hts. love makiUK .and lu.«!ty lan;,'ua'T<' and have made a lil'iy out of it that is slraiijhtCor- wai'tl ai d (lir( ri and Ktran><ely per- KU.i; ivf. TI.ey have not ;niciupled to iTitriiiluie u'.an.v sub-i>l(ifs anil r.ide at'tioti wi(h which the book- was filled. They have, very deli- nitcly. not empha^•ized some of tin rather i'ran!; sc.: ;;n'/;l's (.)f ilie nov(d, Uesult is a fale that is .simplicity itself—:in odd thini; for a dram.Tti- xation of a Hovel- set against 1 .lek- j;rounds that are colorful .and tuit of tlie ordinary. It is a 'period t>lay' that ncN er Ki\ es the impres.'don of beinj; a i)rel. ntious charade, and it mo\cs and functions ;is it it had been written for the not for the pa.'^es of a book. t^uestion is RuinL: to be whether theatre audii n-t^s will l.e Interested in the locale, the period and the peoi)le (nnceiiied. Here in I'liilly. opinion, loth .'unouK critics and f)afron.:. was about (>0-40 in favor of the i%lser-(N>rmelly |)ieee; And II was noiieeai ; • that the pros were strijU'-ily in f.ivor .and the antis slronul.N' .'04 linst. Ii's that kind of •a tda.x. Tiu'C of th- stor,\- is IS,'.."?: the place aloti- the I'.rie ('anal, wivicli was then tile main artery of tr.'illlc from All any ti~» liiilYalo. Scenes .are in Koine an<l alim.^ tlie oon.al; the characters !ire. fo (|Uote ai.otlver of Kdmonds" books. 'mortl,\' c'anallers.' ■Pla.v'fi title eoiiies fi"om ;i youn.'; countryman who.se dad. had been a 'I'otitet^ biff Who had retired to a f.-irm tip lllack iUveiV way. T>aB. tlie jon. Comes to the KiMe ahd tnke.« a spell at driving', but always with the rtvowed iitteuti.,n f,f re- iiiinim; to the soil. This is all ouiie ifyond the iinaglhalion . pf ."^loliy l4irUin;>i- who has beep bdrh on the isttitof antl is now ow -of it» hcsf ;«ooliV^.'i jloh. 4>y the Way, that 'hafi coni ldernl'lf! •preffti,«e nnii ini- porUi «Ce, l>ftn h hd Moil y iare tntt - luaWjr Mti«fr»ed, hn\ they nImoMjt i ivnie to l^fibws op.the rclativj*; n><»rlt«! '•f. if-.antti'iii!i<jf-'fferi1ri.; Throultli ai, rei le;< of luck> >»i:e!»it|! hah. h^'t'umps jjart owner CT^f 4' >»lia.t, i»t4tj^i»i; the whole ll»fh« up Wh^n, .vioif^' jM)»4Akes .Mill caution' toi- .cttw- iU'diiC^ iiird tHIt) him to t^urh to hip*; cowj* jftt^d *1iiH ok'Qpsi; > .,It is she Who w epkeiui: in ilie eij*!', however, When; .h»>"l HUft xhb isnitnl Is clMj«d tor the wihter.^«he rpiR"*** tO ' «eek/« pr^ielttf wltH hinr. She .1* still hopeful tof tyeinf aibW to ^tsuoide him to return 10 tt<ie Krio In the .siMrinff.': ■■ That's all thete is to the >toi-.v. but It Is fold In a c omp<>Iling and faselnatlnpr way. Other ehnraeters add to Its eliarin. There is S.'nn Weaver, Who mi.siru.Mts and hato.«» tha jfittiiMlmi 9C; tht iraili^oad «ii4 oven tries to do battle with a Ioc<i- motive; theie is tJaminy Ilemiessy, proprietress of a typical catial ho- tel; there is Lucy lluixct, a hard- tippling lady of unct'rtaiii years with a temi)er of her own who Ki-t.*-' a »*rush lui a man she tbink.s la a jud.ije, but who turns out to be a railroad man named Vanderbilt; and there is l''orUine Kriendl.\, preacher, dentist, inventor, j^ambler ;iiid ilrixt-r. who saw the canal oi)en in ISL'."> and is known ;ill alonp its bank.s. tirand performam'es atid a .swell production do much for thi.s dra- matization, .lun*' Walker has .sel- dom shown to s'ueh sympathetic ad- vantafie as she does hcMe in the ircd^ Iff Molly. It's a hif^h si>ot for her. Herb William.s. only now really working his way into tl.e n>le of I'ortiine, is going to be pretty dose to a sensation. This revue .and musical eoinedy funmaker cre- ates a very real and very human h;;ure as tiie irresponsible man-of- all-trades. Kalph Kikks is capit.al as the raUroad-hatin.^' Sain Weaver; Kate Mayhew is out of sight as (lammy, and Kraticis I'ierlot. Cibbs Penrose an<l Henry Konda all de- .serve hands. This reviewer caught •Mary Wickes in the role of Lucy, lu-cigrammed fpr Maxgaret. Uamil- t on. 'Miss.' -'Wlckfi'^ mSv- iiim«''tha'n okay. Connellj has done n corking job of «Ureetion. although there is much work still to be done, especiixlly in the bcRinning and in the last act. At the.'e times there are many char- acters «>n the stage, all of them good tyjiea, and their entrances, exits and business need smoothing and adjusting, it won't taki» mtich. Donald Oenslager has provided three exceptional seta. It's a heavy and elaborate production that fJor- dtih. has fflven the show without Kpat^ifilE' linirwhere alonjr, th;? line. ■'";■•■■■• ■U-WdtO'*,,:'' :-:,;^:;,:,HOME CWAX;'--^^^^^^ '^'^^■■':':\,{■' Philadelphia, Oct. 23. fliik Noel Coward play Is not a n.nv one but is now being preSei\ted for the nrst time in ,,thia country. As seen here at the Ifirlahger the- atre, it Impresses as r.ather .ibove the rank and tile of the Wee .and I.evcjithal productions, but siiil ;i loDj; wiiy short of the (.uality needed to put Coward across. 'Home (.'haf is being advertised as on its way to •New York, but tliat may be taken with a few pniins of salt. Hro.adw.ay lias been used t<> sc inu r.unt and *=ontanne, Ceitrmle Law- rtuice. Constance «'o]lici-. onu Krtit;er. Madge Kennedy, and Cow- ard him.self in the Coward pla.\ s that have reached the.'^e shores—ar.d f'.im*.,!* tiM««*'H<>tii prew^nied iit H*nrr MiMi r'sfThMitr*. Oct. It; br Hl^icli IVinltcr- ton; wrltt.^n by l.nwrfnc* Itlley; hIakciI l»y A'lioin.'Ki- I'crrjr anJ t'embcrloii. <5l:ely» Kfli'*y... i...,. .:.>*loreBr* Uoliln*in ('ty>i<> I'Ctton........,:.. i vRtchsrd KciMlrU k .Mint K»tt> llarnabr, ;. .•.•,•>••>.•• '-Buts fluy .rnyo* .'*truth««r«.,. .. .Mt*rn» l*nre ('hf.st.'r Ni»rtoni ..*.»»vV»««'*. ■ ■ ■r'hllip Ol.rr Mr-s, Strutli«>rii.4..... Htn^ft I'hllliim UcnK TuKl*.,................ .Otlq^MlHt* .lithrtson. v.,..PhH m«rt«lan <':vrol« .Aim»aw.:.'*-...*-.v.■. ..■i'OlSdlJtt Q^iftf .J<>!mM<>...' •.!.. .v.'.'y:.-,.. '..^tWifrt*■.■Keitot*- be willing to accept thi.s ea.'t and uninspired di- will hardly onl.v so-so rection. I'lay itself hardlv s.ems .nuom: the best of the Briti.sh authors Works, but maybe th.al's beeau.se of its presentation. It has the usual i|uola of smart sayin:;s and some that are not so umart. the usual smattering of sex, and the usual set of iiltra-so|)histicatetl charac- ters. Tri)Uble is that the pl.ayeis here are not always .ulept in their di livery of smart lines, the y \ Kestions are crudely rather th.in delicately insinuated, and the char- acters are Inclined to seem unsym- pathetic and unplea.sant Instead of witty and unconventional. Play opens In a Chelsea fLondon) home in the early morning of the day when Mrs. Janet Kbony is ex- frojn Paris, (lathered • are Paul lObony. a writer; his mother." his mother-in- law and the gal who 'understand-'* him.' Comes the hews that Jnhet has beep In # ac^i'loiis tr.iin wreck in 1 "ranee; hais ririiraculbusly escaped and has beep Interviewed by the l>ress. together with one. P*ler Chelsworth. who. It Hieehf% ^ia -ito cupying the RithVe ntltht■ compti«^^ m"nt. ^ ,.. I'amily at home is sei>lhdiili«'.«t, aiid When .Janet {trri'.es .sho is •-,'reel.eil witii hur.vh words aJal frosty tilances by all except hubby, who is more hurt than , angry. Ipdig- nrtnt at what shcf cail.-i their dirty mind.H. the young wife doesn't deny anything. Whiejn her huKband cWT^ii's to forgive her she waxes angi'y ':t0H flounces out of the hoitsp. . > Second act is in Peter's iiut. jJanOJl is staying there while, }*eter. mod- estly, has betakep himself t^ si hotel. The two ai'C Intent oin.<,||^lay:^^ in?,' a game So that the .irel%i:vei? wiio have bCllevCd the worst w.(ir he sure theyVe right. This de.«<pit<r the fact that Jatiet tj^nit r^tiM, doh't give a whpop for one itnbtNeif), tat- ters Hancee iicrl^^nndi jpffti^r being lu.rrliied at flfsfc; rtnally te.heve.i the;|r stpfy, ; A mend hf' i*e!er'"p; .'Mh:idir..£Sti»fieLilh*o' )trWVe'f. nrd."''«'np^-^ mtich tmpresse*!.'' t4ii»t^:tt^^ ai^Win In tliir^ tCbimy lionie. with the family hMii-hiniiii thsf they have gt'os.i^ly: misjtidged .Tahw on .ithfe h»»ttipr of the ITl ohcU rail - ti^fK^i ti^ln adVent^rei i^he. Hwiw retUI^IHr firom pjjipls .'iii^^^^^^ prc;- pjil^ .tw ttn her nertt nrd besj her fbi'ic|V«Henj(. she arrives. Is puttleft w their aUitude, arid th(<ii. Ufldei^tikndl ng, proceed.-!' to tei i them,; very frankly, that, although tKey? h*td wrongfully acciised her bef<>re, she hold now no ituch clean slate.. . In fact, she declare.**. she'.s been living with her lover. Major fUfine, In Paris, ami Is .only waiting to j;et a divorce. , • ' ' Ivli'h Taliaferro , dbes'n't win jnuch sympathy for Jishet; p^ut is ,|pCf||^^l^:.ty0.l(^^ rtroadway's adv.ancin^ s«><a.son had to wait until inid-(>etober for a gay I>lay to arrive, and when it did. the flrst-nigliters embraced il. Little iloubt that 'I'ersonal Appearance' is in for real money, even It It doesn't cnick box oltle*' ree(uvls, P.ou<|uets were thrown not only to the .author, but the play's direc- tors. .Antoinette I'crry and Ilrock Peml)erten. the same managerial team never fully credited with mak- ing '.Strict Iv Dishonorable' the standout hit that It was several seasons ago. Pair not only did much script revision at that time, but judged the pace that made it smooth. 'Appearance' doeu not depend so much on pace. This travesty on a Hollywood screen actress Includes n number of small-town types not hard to take: in fact, aome are more than piissinKiy atnuAlnir. though s.aj»py. Contrast in chUwliCters gives the cast set-up many comedy ch.ahceH, which are made the moirt of. Play Itself is liKhtweight. What ra*lly rountf ^ "cripti The ^^ii k i tM e ,:|ii;'^li|?.^oird»te.v •%it»t 'one M»|it|M»^iy»:.ottitajto'Wl<t<.v..-But it's am spibt ted ihUi It goes far t h e show's major laugh. Oanjile Arden. tilffy-halred wife of BKuja^iin jL l'liifetMrt. whtt stars her In pictures, is iiiiiklhK p<^irsohal appearances In the atieks When her Hlspano g^es dMiA outsiUl^ .th», strutheirs ho^se ' hetweeh fwranttm and wilkes-Barre. f?arole. trylnj? to put on' the dog. "walks in to bnWl out her 'personal representative,' Hene Tuttle. who phones for a re- placement part for the car. ■^ruttle knov.-s all the answers, and his dialogue witlj the various mei.ibers of the family supplies most of the laughs. He rates his ist.w correctly when Aunt Pelton refers to Carole a>4 a siren l>y re- I)lyinn th.at is ai)ont the kindest Ihiuf; e\»a" said al>out her. At nn- otle r point, wle ii asked if he isn't o'. .'fi nvphasizintr, he explaitis It's his trainin;;; he sui»poses he ju.Ht ean f help talkim: llk'»» a ./flinwhlc triicli in \ AtnETY. Carol '"s i>honey statje tallJ. briefly in.Heated by lilm .and ai>p»"arance before the play be^^iuM. touches on tliC affection between her.sidf and her liu.-hand; also soniethintr about their kiddies, of whom they have none. She is continuousl.v on the make, and to keep hei- out of casual affairs is Tutlle s main job. .loyce. Ihe datr.,'hter of the family, is en- i;;it;ed to w<'d Chester .Norton, whose Ljas pumps in front of thr> house .supply the reveruie that run if. • t'arole imni' diately L;(.e-; for ("bes- ter, l)Ul that is one iiian she doi'sn't .fet. T,e;i!iiinL: that he li-s an in- vention he thinks mi-:'it r.\ ■ .hi'ion- i/.e (he recording of sound on 111m, she uiy.s him to go alonj; with her to llollvwood. It is viilu.illy .all set when Tuttle makes Car.>Ie ch.iiiKc her mind, l^he burns, ;uid that is why she calls hiin a so-.and-so. l'la\' proviiles a spl.-ndid opoor- tuiiity for (Madys Ceorere, Avho h.as l>een on the Coast for Metro but whose .-t - ;e Work was tnostly in iftoelt. Sh " was in 'Qucvr People' .aiWji^ i^l^lie M tiky "Way- oh ) Jr. la d v a y last 8e'a!'i«rt ;befrire making the Ilol- lyvirbod "^'hop. rurloirsly, t^e film footage tised, »Ud not record Mi«s t h'org.e's voic,^ Heairiy. C)tto ■ Hiu lette drelw the Cf)mcdy pHilii IMi'Turtle, and ;i>e, too, does ah t xqilient jobi Kula tJtiy as the aunt shai*i»^lii. getting .W^^ thouRh. ijnpfhMi*, tOO;^^ for an '"' -'MJlhistfrr.: 'flbiFenee:» Ro 1.1 > •. s on pi.^yed ft gidily, nm.aHrtoWn film fan for ji t\rs( -rict scoi^O; She ,I» a fa«t- jabbc'i'ing Tarn "i*lth;i jftijj, :miRhl^ ph liolly \voiM gtCj^i^ tetm fan hihga- »tiie». : rhiiip ohot'^ chest^jf" Is too Kufuiite littt:»h*i;t^ the rtUthoi's idea, and: lhf.re /hios to' he' a ■ hick foi* (7arole to play wfth. '■ ' The Pcnvberion - I'ei 1 V (" o ni b o nV'"td<» a .Hmai't easiiUK ji>l)-of it and counted In Mthef^W<I»'S h* w e 1. ,-;it:e'^ .d-..e:vii"i.'. ■ hHp. tt': v tiny;;.:■ ■ • .lioHo Petf»rs ii« -^more. Mymi^lfejuir. hut fi^ '.- Pj^h'h ; Ulfie Joekt' lli) tht? ,»|ngra u<».u 1 rtile <rf tht» wetik.-spiht<d ,hui«baiid. .Sliei'Hxtg OM\ er ts rjuKe good as I'vfW. ah.1 Philip Toti^ywiyit* t^fit'dt 11 fh his - l>i'lef appeariin'ee iitoiie The other wonien. Krithertnc Ht.atid - Ing. Ko.Mniihd Ivan. Wehdy : Atkiti and even that fine veteran.! 1»als'> Ikdmore, give Indlentioh of needing direction, ami plenty of it. fifeCl. the Whole play cries for il. ■ Motile Chat' is all li^ht h-.e f,,r < iit-rate audiences, t ut wouldn't stand a ulio' f nf .a chanco on Uroad- wny in a sea: on that will bring It "Invitation Pi-ce" and 'Point Va- lalne.' tvvo new t'oward |»ieces .with notithle caMtjA. " V ■ '■■•.r^ "* '* ■' C.>rn<^1y flrnm.i in thf* MCl*. Vt^fCnXmM': .'It .M.ixliio Klliott'M thi.i)tr« Ort. IM S? .MarUn T Carter. Wrttini br John (Vumi» uag.-i by Abui wmiama. ("TiHrHc Ma«»B..,...8hplt>.n K.ir» A J.tiilti'r..>;.. .Hump Cmnyu Jim »lpp»p.;.. .;, Bl l w r» w Mfndltb Walter*... i.......... ,'T.",,. .Jan tUlrlrb Melon Tyann Kath«rln« .S.|iitri> .\ Mnn frt m WoonanckM..... .<?bart>><< Sfott itranitp Juloo ll*M«er...;. .KMwxnl K<.rb«» .\ I. ety from I<oa AitS»l«i.vlren<> I'.itteH i?*' I>'i«^»»'''«"t • • - • .A . .. ... V..,... .John ItAyd Wwi* AnhIIh^. ...... i......... ..I4wi 'Ben^itdii Joa^ ,\»ttllar..s^..C^rUwi trft Tort* A Salc«m:in ...;.,.,»,,.i.,..|IUniIi»«r Sityr* .iTry l iuKn;:jn. ,•..... .Cl^ila Krnnklin A I»..f. (liv.. :..t>lo1i Klltiinrtoo MiKlx ju.st a» well have retahusi the ortginM' -j^ilei for 'ltlii|>eii^i|.Holiday' Is not a cele- br.iiion. itiiictt less diversion. Just A bad guess.:'V.'\V,.S■• ■^'■'i^''>^^-"^'y^^^ t Play i.<t supposeil to trave.sty tiiat most objectionable mode of theft- kidnapping. Sttn-y does |i(t{^|hN»f^l^ to legitimise it, which perhaps is its sole virtue. I>ally press Is so full of daffy erimlmdugy of that type that any pluy on the topic.could command more than IMtSiSlhg .»ttMttoh aMt^mA incredible. Two y<julh.s. one so desperate that violence is understandable .and th» other for. ed to take a chance, hohl up a well-dressed man who couldn't come Into court with clean hands. Oiiy el.aims he has no money, but the kids take him to a furnished apartn>enl unoeeupied at. the mo- ment , Jim Hipjier. hard guy of the du<ju. demands the victim dig up |l.<Nyp. br. else, handcuffing him to a chair in the meantime. Htory is hot that serious. Charlie, who works in an orange Juioa aiondt : is Hipper's confedeirate. Ha l« Wihit let out. His tirr la gblnir ti» hftve a i«id, and he wanta'-tnodgh coin Itw^^ marry: :he^;,;•g!0;■:1rtif■^■artd■ st'at^^^ cMckeir fariw.. .-1^ girl comes to the apartment; so dni<>s a Peruvliin damsel; engaged to Ilamon at hpm© biit in love with Joel, the mug the boys stuck up. Among the oiher callers—a cinch to get into this hideaway—is Jose Agullar. who in- trusted 50 fj's to Joel, same to l»* U.'*ed in his country for mar bine ?runs to ;;uard the connn^; election. At the end the nniateur stiek-ut>s split th(^ |1.t(i)ii as reward from Asruil.ir for d<nainiiu^.Io<^l. who has the l<»ut?h assignment of being" sh;ickled ihrtuighout the show. I'.oy.s were able to use the apartment be- cause one was suppos.-d to tec-d the goldH5:h. Powl Js broken b.\ a bullet at one point, and the floppinu: of one hefty tish Is the tuo-^t real thing about the pl.iy. Puruess Meredith, who has .at- ti i- t.-d attention on P.roadw.ay. but mostly in '.-^he Loves.Me">ro(.' is the vonncr tramp- Tflpi|t|^ ivho Is »>oth t(uii,'h .and s-oft. ■' ' the*: i Withiirnu'^ flaturdau: ptaifftl hdlf « .V:«"»^fc;;.pr|rt<c»| r. .iiunL-» i^<t. I.I by i.aurtMtce I I'y J hb ijl,»)!^M:r: m-r'*'-X\-yr' M ih<' Sf "lit nwr • ■.. i I. tiir. .1. I.111.' K\.-.- lUl.i il(>i<vi^. . , Itriliili A Voutb. A H.inUi.i . ... A <;tii 1... . .\ S<-ri|bw»»iiii»n .bonL-» iK<t. by LaurtMtce RihrilMi,. ;»tr fiHio .-i. .i. t]. \\ ,v,ut .... .»•,... . KitHiry n < ilvney . . V •>Arthur PiM-Mon ... ^........,.. Vernon Cr»n<> I I . , llol i i 'i t e'onncMt Wi'll:iiii Neuron . i.V Mab*l f.iilf fInim' Ilt-rbrtr>;».i;...;.,..:tt»onii ^ l,ou,i.-i, An Att.-rrl int. ...\^..■.■♦,■,:il.,,;■.Fl•an'•i•.-•-a l';«'nni .:.Jl''' ty I .ant'ii <tf» .. . i. .,Kailil'Myi (vim^Ky.4 .,,.,...... .OawnM V. rit* Alf lliMloti • ynilii t Jill ;i IV, ...lifX T.iMll.^IIV . -. i .<<'t.i krt . .J. Art iiiii- \ .iiMn; •Gmr.'oii .It's til.. K si,. .\I:lr^ll Mrs. <" in,l (Jllvor nryfiMIn, (lelrl).' . .. :. . l>!.-oi.. i: •.\ not (»; K..ti.ii I'.itipr... .V|ibi»rt t»mj^i8ii»;<...., Kc'fttliK.i ;-.'. , n.THi.>! w.MM,.-, i I»;ivl(l I'lv .v .tt,. . Adam Tha.vor... i ... ., Btldle I,(»n i.«, .,,,,, ,., .Mau.l" Trrtyor.; . . . .-i. ;'hio |..:! Da-I!il«|«l.'.:.'i: r»u,H<-.v......•;...■.,;;„•. Sybilv > ;,.,:.,.;; . I'hiu a,-i, I- Wumab;.,, I'm! l>ii!tine. . V, hi-i W inr'rs. . . .,A!tll-»>l r..;. , . . .HtW't.. ... .... ; .•.<ilbPr>; Pr..«l ,s'uii,,„ t..rt .HoKvilly; p.,l,..|| . . . . litiWiMih Itiiii. i»rt W.ililitj'i' w J Ii>ii.Tth:iii Hole . Wfilior (Sill" rf .......... Koi rc-r < !rr ,V,., ; . Ir^n..' Shtrl(»,r . ; .vLyfitfT < hrtiih'.NM^ ■ .. .. .. . .<':i>»4»i»r.. ro4;lic ,,. .Si»Ilv W.i:^liin ;»(»H .Vlabi'l I'llR* \^"...: ..Imhn 4 ii,itl.rt<iot. . . '. . ..;»!Tjfl'h' t.O*' .. , l''r"<t :■ i|f .l'h;ii;i I. Un < liirt'n.T' H ,1:, ;t|i • . AVUiii.m N,., t,.i.. M.iiM^i i'iia>>. .<-,ijiir \\i ithinsl.w.-.'.Hitrrv II uiU.n,.' ItuOt .»^«'«.'- ■!;ii:v>n;i;*iff':«»*j; iir.>n.i,i jjiii>i*i».';', : 'I.o.-;I lioiizoM:." is a [dai' wiih an idea, .so tan;;le,| with .sf.iry oft'.slio.yt.s Uiat the t hvn;'<i'f I en di:-I ppe 1 !■ - in the ma->,'"n <\ eirietni.'U' Itn uriliui; is uti"\ ii. jierhaps li-i"m,? too miny p.opl.- tinktreii with it. l..i,i;e ill -.i',ipo ,ii,d l.tr^e in proiiuc- tioii oiiita.\. It should have-C-it^ked, '■u' . that A•^'^w,>^hot^: ftre.\ft|<wi;::i|^ inioi'i'ssioe. .1, ''. Powl.ind .steb),!,,.,. ^^1,,, i^riifers tii': oe knoun as I.itirence Uivers, e itn^ i into Itfvadw.ay s<'ene wiili tlio ein.iinously ,!«rteeets,HfuI 'The <!r.>e,n I 'a sf ure.^: ' Which is; ptiiyihg Hi< fourth seas.in. on tour. - He:t.<»04.' lip 'Horizons after ^ hither'." a shp Ved 11 tiside. bii t tlt^t• WM 'Pastures.'; too. New |>laiir wfs t'ettr- sidered, in fact purchiw#.M;a^^W^^ lure tirm (.Uetrol. but It 1li«l»;»l'»h-i, ably flgured 4 stikgfl p|S?iH»ntgt|<«n;. would; niake tiw illtn versWn i vgtttMl*.:. Ilt«titiltui has done wii tiif''■|mi^:^.tli«Kr!l' 't^^ aets.. ~