Variety (Nov 1934)

VARiETT L E CITIM4TE Tuetdajt ^dVfiiiber 20, 1934 ■i--^::y-i ^■■■''(*rh» 'Vnknown Girl') BuJupetit, Nov. 5. . tMnuna In fhrM act* by Ferenc Molnar, prearated at the Vifaslnhaa, Uudapaai. Nov. 4. Qaat: I41y Dtuey*. BrD«at Ooib. Paul WArd to wllth Wpectatlons, 46m not near his iMt earlier Ja it. h« refrains .,||^m dispiayiiiK tiif u««M ilreworlcH ' fl wit or pc^^^ lliU^ HP the drama, not ao inucn irouiid the chiMrftctera ae out of clr- JMIroatanceiK Except tot a fe# ina«> tfirfDlly handled soenea lull of dtil- inatie tension, that r*i|K' with hii : litet he falia to liiake tlie tpOctatOri oeiicve in these situations. 'The Uhknown Girl' Is a dancer-^ to Kive ^er calling an elegant name In t)ie yi^orst Icind of harbor pub in a seaport. To this pub comes, after a nlRht of lucky frambllnB, a party of aristocrats of the highest stand- insr, bent on tasting common joys to add zest to the refined flavors of their usual pastimes. One of them, an elderly prince, Is attracted by Anr.ie's i\\v of refinoinrnt, out of place in tliis lowdown hole. He llnds sh(! Idoks as if .sho needed a rest, and with an aristocratically capricious gesture, he pays her ex- p. penses for a month's stay at a s-olcct mountain sanatorium, a resort for the wealthy and distinguished, bid- ding her stay tliore under a false name, as tiie orphan daunhtcr of an old friend of his. Molnar can't seem to refrain from doinsr f airy tales on the sta.f;e. This old prince and this refined harbor pub dancer have little to do with real life, although they havf relar fives in the motion ptctuf^'i^tMnftii- tic world. '.y V in the setoni i<ei Annl«s is At the • resort, Where nht has-: heoome , the ' favorite, ^-erybodjr ioves her and Kuddlf. i» Wealthy aihd distinguished . youth, has tall<ei^ in ioi^e with and B«nts to maUTfiifsh^* But Her tiine ' up aiid heir Mtt In unpftldi Man- Ager of the sanatorium has a,lready Written to the prlnee to sisk for a remittance and Annie sends fake telegrams 'home' asking for money, but. she bribes the post office clerk, who Is also In love with her to keep the telegrams and letters back. On top of it all a man arrives who knows her from the pub and recog- nizes her, warning the doctor that th© girl Is not fit to be a guest there. In the big scene of the play, the girl denies her Identity and claims her right to this life and to happiness so forcibly that the man withdraws his charge and declares that he was mistaken. In the third act, however, the post office manipulations are dis covered, the clerk is arrested, Annie confesses everything, Including the fact that she became the clerk's mistress to make him forget his duty, and finally she commits sul clde. There is much that Is very dramatic, but the fact remains that the drama is built up on artificial conjectures. It does not ring true : Ikll the time. Best part about the new play is Annie's grand role. It was admir ably played by Molnar's wife. Lily Darvais, back again on her native iHuniefirlftll tftoge for the first time •ftei* ililV^^^^ which she 'has:'been playing in Reinhardt's eompany in Vienna and Berlin. To a beautiful •tA«« exterior. I41y JMir- vas adds grMit 4rAmiitio for^: M^- . plicltiic. cohvtctldn iind hlffc ' stage culture. Roaiihg oViitI«»nf «t the first night were duo itoat^r to her personality and MoIsNll^ii ;pres|i.ge YOUTH AT THE HELM ' " ' 'London, Nov. 9 Comedy In ttir«« acta by Hubert Oriflltfa from the VIeiineae of Paul Vulpiua, |>re^ ■enlOd by Community Theafree, lAd.. for a fortnight, at the Wostmlnfiter tbe.Ttre, Nov. 6. Produced by Harold French. Fitch ..;.......,i......Davld Bird William .^i.v...To#Baend Whlfllnw Dorothy Wilson Vera fjonnox omce Hoy FrpJ Royal Randolph Warrender. ...Jack Afelford An C»ld 0«nUeiiM||i..i;{r4i«.....MarpU8 I^arron >Ui..O. n. Clarence P(Mil«nbr.............i.. Alantalr Sim TVoiine.....,,.,,,,.v,,... .Marirery Morris NI<4i6laMi.:.w..«,.««.....Walter HorabruKh H<lUtn'fm..;.-.<i.......'..«.'...Hamljm llenaon tjOfa^jra ttley t...»..>»....., .C ^M.^ M allard jpwwl*|Sf-.^t••*■•■•••:••. »>.'OSjiirBe.' Weir An nrhusing ecMedit/ fttejpted from the "Viennese, tttli vpllky satlrlsen the Injier woriflM^; of i% large hmtk tM& tSn mlm iilm ah unemptoyed ybuth Ihvadet the fehalrman's ofUce. where his friend is clerk, gains -Ms- reluctant aid, and plans to pass himself off a.s . v^ne of the staff. He concocts a fictitious business deal, Involving a crnscd factory, another bank and a government de- partment, through getting the absent-minded chairman to sign an •ttlgmatic letter without reading itii •onttnts. He bamhooales the be* iviiderea (luiMrrior liiiio c«:itln« a board meetlnir to df i'cuila jtlli w|Ci»ir, about whfoH ttctnii tM of the ;boftri} iiv;in t)|i#f v«re ignorant.'.; ■ itlona. makeii a roualnig epieeeh at the meeting, the deal goes through, and ho gets the offer of managing directorship of the re- suscitated factory. Not bcin«^ on the salary list, he is stuniidd when they ask for his reference file and has to admit he is not of the firm's per.sonnel. For fear of acknowledging how they were fooled, and admitting tlie good work he has put In, unpaid, they accept the situation and he gets the job and the daughter of the chairman Of tl^*^ 'othier bank for .bride.. Qilite intprobable-^but on- tertainthg. JaOk Melford Is «;ttrap- tive arid siriciire in the leading role, with 4 splendid •tipporting cast. Should be « «iuidldnte for West Emdvhohorik : ^^^^^^^ , ' ■ ■■■ ■-t»arls,-Nov. 3. Farce comedy In three acta by Claude Andre Puget, directed by Andre T<UKet. produced br Ro.bsrt Trebor and Bricon at the MichM. ]>arit. Jaciiueline ... .Jacqueline Francell Su/.annc Marcelle M»iUitil .Mother Vivien., . , ..Germaino Miehrl Mra.^ it>«l>oi|..4>«;v*it;v«>>fadeUn« Suffel TottrterMla ji,;.„».,,,.. .Andre L-UKuet HourMoife i«, Jean Wall 1 >arcooVl|ie*i'i;:.,,.... Henri C'roniieux r-eo6c(i .v.. llobert Ouillon r.oliOB Uene Hianoard I'aiUer Viyien No.s8ent (|u8tBm«r' .'.. j:».«>llogw'.^Uwoy ''"jie <.•;'<(i»«i• •■•■«•')!'•:«,.'Ctol*rfli'-Kerri* T^^re'e ail ;idft» fir Broadway in this piece kidding marriagi^. Tour* terello ruiis a tir>6dorn nriatrimotiiiB:! agency, with psyehic and physical cxatnini»tionii for the Oahdidateis, and miles of .marveloua bally for as- sorting couplet: scientifically. Goes over so big he turns It into a fac- tory, turning out a couple hundied weddings a day, has special car.« tacked on to the end of .subway trains exclusively for his wedded paiis. and is n.anied a caliinet office —Secretary for tiie Family. Nobody thinks any more of tho oldfashioned method of falling, in love and getting mari'ied naturally any more--h«:.|iGl;i«b^^' Ml'^.thllt nonsense. ' 'v, Then he is brought back to reality by an old couple who have loved each other all their lives and appeal to hitti to removo then frcHn that error. So lie mUtia dow* Ii||i4> and run« a<#a3r with iti girl. iibta (tf opiportunltr ftvT fun. with a sound b.o. romitnoe running through to comblii* frith the lad> ding. 'With a irood aidapteir It would make flrst-rate entertainment, and from the purely amusement angle It is a film possibility, too, although light treatment of marriage as an institution might l>e held against it. Bterth {\iat act stup^ Uujtitun, a young man, from comniittlng suicide by Jump- ing in front of one of 'his' trains. Pialogue between them, with re- flections on death, is clever, star- tling and a bit arUfidal. Theh Kd- ouard's wife passes through the sta- tion, running away from the monot- ony of his life: Madeleine, whom he has known an little girl, also is leaving the t<>wh, and Henri, a high-claaa tiandlt; eomes along su- tite^lrikii^ lier up. IkiaiSliiiiiO' «nd Sdouanl supply the chief love Interaatf (br In the second act ihe returna i^rom the too-exciting life With her bandit to rest with Edbuard, and In the third she can't stand the monotony and is ready to leave again when Henri passes through a second time, tracked by the police, and Kdouard protects him and Mn^lg lllWl .away with Madeleine, Final curtain sums up piece wtien fcldouard asks Etienne. his lantern polisher, if he doesn't think he ought to go somewhere, and Etienne replies that if you stay on the plat- form you're sure not to get caught in .an accident. i^taging and seta are clever. In first act station Is represented by a b^eiprte Vli^ laterally. sttigirm'W^'10mm''MA audience is on the /trackki Ai adtOra w^alk along platform, drop moves to rliht or left, showing entirt ^iirth of station building. This Oalls for treadmill walking on the part of the actors, which is perfectly timed with the movement of the drop. Other acts are set in Edouard's office, with diagram of terminus tracks hung over his desk that gives inipros.slon of a futurist draw- ing.. Baty rings the beli again as a leader or.tfefciii**!!* trow.i. LA MENTIRA MAYOR (•Biggest Lie') Madrid. Oct. 20. X<yrical comedy In three acta and four acenef by Luis JOmsades 4* S«vllls and Knrlqike Reoyo with muak bjr Jacinto Guerrero. Sets denlKned by Oart. Pre- sented at Coliseum theatre. Oct. 27. Caxt: Conchtta I^onardo, Flora Pereira, Aurella DaTleata. Victoria Arfrota, Ricardo Mayral, T<lno RodriKuec. Antonio Murillo, Jaime Cnrcamo. Rivarda Umtt^ ^UdS SSapa- ter, Carios Ronmn, AngM 0. PatrS and chonia. Jacinto Guerrero, ace Spanish compo-^or, is having touKii luck this season with his shows. He can scribble the notes, but he doesn't seem able to find anything solid enough to support his score. That's the trouble with Tia Mentira Mayor,' too. Yarn is at^OUt an Indian prihoe offering to : marry his charming daughter to the rtjost efficient pre- varicator. Guerrero's music and neat warbling by Ricardo Mayral, a handsome tenor, and Conchita (<eonardo, keep the pieoe from fall • Ing apSirt. AjatoAt4# If uriUo, it eomilc, VOYAGE CIRCULAIRE Thnee nets W JTMfMiM Cliabannea, pre- sented rmmgm^mar^Mt the Montpar- nasae, Parle, ^ii(|ir;:|#:>lnrre Sorrel. Kdouard,,......»...........Oeortres Vltray Newadealer uiy i.Kjurioty Oaaton— T<uclcn Nat Madeleine.........,,,,.., llnrcuerite Jamota ninlse.J,,'.i. J Oil Colaa Henri Rotrer Undouin Ktit nne , Martial Kebe I -- eoive ........ *. i, <••••>.. k. .^SuMnne pemara '^9&!f' •'fjt'».«^i»«>i>*>'»«INfpt|ae '.'liSftipslia Clover little piece about a railway station master whose real love is his station, wlio never leaves it, wlio Is the prime mover in the lives of people who pass through and W^d never gets anywhere himself. Not closely knit dramatically or striving for big effect but carries both human and philosophical ftp* peal. Has gged, gentlo humcr. One big (UiM^yantaijro Is short* he»s, Keeda a, ourtalii nMser. Ae^ tuat: acjUnf tt<*>a la about hour and 26 mlnt*iM^ Baty .pulo (t on toi^ther with a Mval of SImOn Oamillon's •Cyctoiie,* wKUsil !• thr#0 loilg ■scenes,,■>;■;■:■■.■ ;.,'']fidoiiltt&"' 'ilio 'taWiHt 'tUtUKU^* ■ Itf ^^^^^ London, Oct. 25, New plav In three acta by Jack de l.oi>n and Jack CclnMin. plr«MI«ted by «,!»• .Uftnlel Mayer Co. at the Puki mf York'a theatre, lU t. 21. r-nxluctlo*. by Sinclair Hill. I ):ivi,l Moi It-y..........»;... Willl.im Fox i:va Whiaton Jessica Tandy llyan Fred 0*I>onuvnn CnJon WhiMtun..., Wallace Geoffrey ■!:im Morleyv... J<am I.ivosty Mrs. Hilda OM^Iaer Ix>uise llami.t. n Minnie ...Kathleen Han iron P. C. Jack.suii Leo l.Vilt Detective-ScrBoant Thomaa. .Ralph Truman PoUM 4MrReon«j^.»W4«».VtSMi^ 'dup«riiit«tidjrat -la s^iiii^-t 'v.. 7!f3i$i^:i t^mn crime' sort are a« iiatwreianff aa they are con - vtiict«iK*HKO moroi no leas* greatest problem about tttem Is to finish wItbOYlt faavlnjg to oluoldato. The less oxplkittlht. the niMro oonvlnc- Ing. T}i(a bile has soni* clarifying io 6oi and la just that much un- donvinelng. It la IMioominr more and mora difftduit u VMrit* «. mys- tery that rings truo topresent day audiences. • 'Line Engaged' makes a. bold Stall for it and puts UP a brAvO show, with a generally" excellent cast and production, staged by Sinclair Hill, who produced "Ten Minute Alibi,' most successful mystery melodrama in England in many years. Unfortunately, one of the best ac- tors in the company was bumped oft in the first act. He is the vil- lain, played by Wallace Geoffrey. Seasoned theatre-goer has a marked advantage over the casual patron of histrionics, when he sees a promi nent actress like Louise Hampton relegated to a small and apparently casual part in tho first act. He knows she is going to come through before the final curtain. A minor role was very effectively played by Ralph Truman, and LiOWiS Casson offered a nice charadtsf'ill iis II VNH lice superintendent. Sam Llvesey'a acting was a bit obvious; the Juvenile lead by Wil Ham Fox had little substance, and the feminine lead in the hands of Jessica Tandy was bad. But the producer mitnaged to keep them all going at the requisite tempo. 'Line Engaged' is interesting en- tertainment fOr all but the Ultra intelUgeintsta. who think they _^know m<W^ ttilin they rMlly do. itAo. ^^ 3^ ALOES London, Nov. 1. Kew play by Jsy Itoflonr, produced by Tyrone OWtfcrls a* wy*dli«m's theatre, Oct. .Bl,' ■ : Miss nm!b.9tf"-M§Mtim. .Margaret Withers nose....'....... • • •« t •'. • Joaephine Dent Misa Aliee Dodd...........Franeea Warlnir Pelinda WnlteS.. .Diana Wynyara Tubba narroi^...... Frank Allonby I»rd ParrtaStMI.... Alan Napier riara............« Vlvlenne Bennett Jim Baker Hartley Po^er Johnson. Brneat Trlmmlnttliam Florence Cudahy .iXsMM^rtne Wilson Maid...... ....tiilfaersen 0'M»or Hob. RpbeK MeUenA..«;...»:...Ja«l( Allen nwriNrtea..^..«.Joyes Csngr :':'?^y^mjaitiri^ said to be 1^ nom de plume for Joyce Carey, who Is a member of the cast. Bo far as Is known, this is her first effort at play-writing. She is the daughter of two well-known thes- pians and her work displays a knowledge of the stage gained at first hand. Nevertheless, the piece partakes more of the nature of a novel than a play and while it un- doubtedly entertains, it doesn't iM^fthtr. it^itbStaipd critical ana- A yoi^iif eouQtrr irtrl baa an affair with a pffr's Imni, whose wiff« is ah Initalld*. A ehlld is bom, aiid tb« patc^rnal grttlidfiatlier persuadM Drama In three acts presented si th* VanderMlt Nov. 13 by Dave Schooler; writ- ten by Vincent York i^nd ^Fredwrtjlt^ «?torcnce |>orwent. Pohl: l>or'>thy Clah MMItiMd; .\uHtin l>ickln«oa..ii;^V<V*«i%'l McDonald Sue l>icklnBon..i..««.......Helen Iluberth Mrs. nicklnson ......Helen Ray I.avinia Dickinson Katherine Hlrsch limlly DIcklnaon Dorothy niah Mr. Dlcktnsoa...Robert I.e Sueur Helen Hunt..,.<«..;•>. Edith AtwaAer wM§sl JMrU|S.,..^.» Herbert Warren ^isM JH^OfO^ BMseU Hunt, ^ ^ - . : Albert Van Dekker Horatte JjMpiNttl* • >«• • > • •'(irant Gordon Oilbeiit tNe*niSMi.......B'Iward Hyan, Jr. Mamrie....., Kllnhefh Heasllp Quiet little period piay, well pre- sented by Dave Schooler as his first managerial legit try, but it isn't what the playgoers will go fur. They gave rAlli^yAW ^use' th« Pulitzer prize several years ago, probsbljr because It was a story; ^ atN»ttt.' ,'''Aiiiiii^.ea*S'. ': ''iM)o'iess, '' ^ IMI^'' picklnson. 'Brittle Heaven.' too, is i^lMltt .lflSS X^lfikinson. but it prob- .sliff^'-'iNNiA^ ^'M^ the"''award, "^mmi,*: too, was a flop financially. "What.interest there may be in the now piii^ is IfeioNiM iew who delve into Dickinson lore and wlio may want to know the identity of the niati Who liMpirtfd the love llhes Ih her poems. Heretofore he was bp- lieved to bo of- the rhiladolphia clerib^:''.-;«ki«i^^ ster. Collaborators who wrote 'Heaven' teii^;:a>:'dirrev«iif ^';..stor)^^ 'one-'f'iiehieh. biiskinson fahs m9:y reiseiit. JMMmMi is detlnitely portrayed «• lliiiii|r fallen: invlove' w«tltvthi''4itfi<>hi»N^ her 'best friend;'.' h--.v <■;•■■':.• ■ Captain , lEJdward Illssell Huni^ wedded to lieien. Eimily's school day chum, is assfigrned to the coast sur- vey Just before the outbreak of the Civil W.ar. From Xewport, the Hunts make their first visit since married to Amherst, Masi.s. Helen imparts the fear that Kdward Is In- terested in another wom.an. Jlut, in fact, it seems that while reading Emily's letters to his wife. He has come to love the poetess. When aware of the attachment, Helen manages to have Edward or- dered back to Washington, then made a major and placed in charge of an artllery unit on the front. Emily assents to Helen's plea not to take him away from her. Letters are few but her love for the captain becomes paramount and hearing that Edward's whereabouts are un- known she is about to look for him in New York—there was a premoni- tion, a 'funeral in her brain.' That is verified when Samuel Bowles, publisher of the Springfield Repub- lican, comes to tho Dickinson bmne to convey tho Aoivs thSift; tho etiMin lS^:dO<^..r---:'-V' i>orotii7 iiiiNi hitOt promising to make him his heir. tJirl marries an American millionaire and in later years covets her offspring, but sacrifices herself*for the child's happiness. Play has several moving situa- tions but is patchy. Acting and di- rection cover many Of Its discr^Pr ancies. DianA wyiiyard^^M th* herein* Ulowii iniyliMd histrloiilb tit^mrtmnt oveir «ii|^h!n» iHtii whii;h sK#. hiMi hitherto been iden^ tided,, and the remainder of the cast leave little to be desired. Judged by the first night reoep- ■^;it;is--A:W«'-ll|tr:-'.:,' Ma Este Szabad Vagy^jc ('I'm Free Toniflht') - ' Budapest, Nov. 4. Musical force In three acts by Janoa \'.n.<<znry; lyrics by Andor Szenes; score by .Miclrael ICisemann; at the An<lrassy-uti theatre, lJudapesl. Caat: Tery Fejea. Etla (lomliRszoKi, imre Kaday, Dezao Kertets, Kvn Fenyvessy and Theodore Hllrsy. A young Hungarian author, Janos Vaszary, has somehow acquired to perfe'Ction the technique and spirit of French burlesque farce. This is another of his Irresponsibly and ir- resistibly hilarious pieces of non- sense which . resolves Itself into nothing If you try to tell the story, but which, nevertheless, keeps the audience roaring with laughter. It's something about an honest and awkward youth who gets mixed up in all the love affairs of his per- fidious friend and becomes the scapegoat without knowing how he got Into it. A cast particularly well suited for this sort of airy cocktail gets away with it in grand style. Tery Fejes, with her limbs always twitching to dance and the spirited acting which shows she's Sfijojrtllt herself on the stage,r^ a Jlld for this kind Of producti^ aM^^ 1^ Ella Gombftsioti to a ffratf>t«ll ieo^ medienne« ■ ■ Vaszary has used a tood 4«sl of thf stuff of hia «earlet Vamp,' whlQh flopped at th» Vlfsclnhas last jTsar* in this faroOb . lifil pieces are too unsubstantial fbr a big stage, hut are Just what Is needed in the Malf-eabtrot typo of boulevard the. BnMly DIcklhson. porfntartng hiir ai womanly, dotsrtnlnisd. and appeaiv ing. There l« .« «<>0d Sujpportlng cast Includint^ athort Van Dekker as the eat^t<Uh: Helen Iluberth as ^ ft sister-in-law, and Herbert War- ren as tho heWspsperman. Although *Brlttle Heaven' is leaa sombre than 'Alison's House' it tm doubtful of popularity. /6e«. : (YIDDISH) Mualcal comedy starring Molly PIcom M"**?*' 8*>«" St Second Ave. ling. Joseph Herabberg Uobes Feder I;'"'"• • • • •' • • • Moiiy picon i^atie .«..«Annie Thomaahefaky ' < 'harlle.,. .. .^i. t.i ..,ENave Lubrltskjr' nenjnmin fVeyell, Sam Kastei l>nvid....>.•.I.enn Oold ' Qliaale.^....., Cnrtie Itulman aSfty Prensteta. Muni Si ri Urov "Cflln Onpw..Mnislie Ziiberntein .siiepsel..... k.,«...,... .Michael. Hoaenberc. .]_cmima.,.... i,•,••>•.;,...Aiit>te ii6rC|n|Mi ' Clown, .Isldnr There's a cu rii)>us situation 'wti' ; Second avenue, wilteh thM trays fully. Visitors f^^ and other 8C^tc»>s of shoW^^^^^b^^ have provod ai^iv and: ^i^^ they ^iM-efe^ 'the-'■;play^ only: *w;h*n .they have hiative charm ani|;.c©iQr;'^hien^^^ itToitiinill 'l^t I'h^iiMS' '■«n«--nfet'<>uit hn^': cieiil ]e\'i nds. Put the nUtives, the home folk for . whom, after all,, thf^' plays are bftsicaliy liresonted; don't:' like that. They want their cIi.umc-' ters modein and up to tiie mimii.', wearing modern clotlies, t;«ll<iiu: a half Jargon oC broken Yiddlslj and i«:ngiish anda<^i!ng tip llire r*al.''ur»<» - towneis.' . , 'One in a Million,' Molly Picon's..; second starring veliide tliis 8efis<in.f. is in the latter c:it«>j;oi y. The rus-' tomers from regiil.ition .sliow stritiaV whom she attracts will bo «li.'4ii^i».^ pointed; the neighl>(»ilioQ<^; phai*u<*/' k.ah-llcht lighters will havS Aigrrat time,. When Miss Pieon cbwies ih dresosd lA fa latest model evohlng': drSi^' jtiia.!lAlHS' ^'hUtheiy: About' homs Joit .'^KTK a^^Ue. they Ibve When Muni Serebrovi making >)e- lleve he'si a millionaire, ret=eiyc« company In what purports to be; the most lavish pentMouse In the United States, and walks on in a flowered dressing gown and sillt shirt to prove it—that's coloss.t . Which Isn't exactly letting the show down, because the show, alter all, is basically intended for tha.t homey audience. And ; thff^ V||ii|tt bound to love it. It's not as good as 'Here Huns the Bride' from a liroadway stand- ■ point because it's much more talky and much more slowly paced, Mjiy- be If 'Here Runs the Bride* UVi'S not handy for comparative st.-*•>('. points, it would be more acccptn1<ie,^ too; that first play was more near)jKi, perfect. Current idea is to keep; running tho tw0 for tho rest of th# season III f!Spsrtor)r» hewer pieces: for wieekrend trade, Ah^d elA ones; weelt'd^ys;.'v PMiy has lo Ao wlith the flaakt^aM dlflliesuIUesp Hi Ifosfs V^tdwr, a bii^k«! er. Ho has to . edtne to Muni J^ere- brov» a former waiter how grown rich, for aid. Hla daughter Is ill love with the same man and tlmre are the usual series of c»mii>ni":r- tions witli tiie usii.il ii;i|)Ti\- eiiiliu'.T. Hoolt is just patcluvorlv to lil the cast, but capably matK-uvered. ex-■ cept that tliere's a bit too niii<-h' chatter, espe( i.illy in the first in !. Miss I'iron domin;it<\s tiie sliow, b(!ing on stage alntost coii.^truilly. She is up to .all her old and sonio new tricks. Slio sings .about a dozen songs. Slie dances ii li.ilf dozen numbers. She makes faces. She flashes mirrors In the .audience's eyes. Her supporting cast is ex- pert, as usual. Michael llosenbeig is today perhaps .Second avenue's best comedian/ liiebh -Gold has a splendid Votoe. t)avo lAibritsky is;: a g^ diuieer; Oiirtlii Buiman is an ; cneivetic aAd entlolAir^^^s^^ again shows poti^i^ltl<«s for jrtit, rattoit,;{2;: V:-^ " ^.i:--,v Atio tfdstelh wroM the httilil^: He's another PleoA*Kajich proteg*: and has a ibt of talent. Hut his work is careless and hurried. His songs arc frequently good but moid frequently too obviously tr.ucalile to sources of origination. ^Vller^•aH Rumshinsky, who preceded hlin at this post, borrowed liiier.nlly fiotu tlie classics, Kllstein borrows- just as liberally—from modern Tin I'm alley. His most ambitious effort is 'East Side Symphony,' his b<st 'Kyes.' Latter is a tango with, again, a very obvious source, but" with some peli|i. A bit, mbrc wiVt^t,; on this nuAiber and it could be sal* AhlA aefierally, 'Plain and Sirtiiitiif and ^ Kn^w Everything!: Are other MBr«itlng tunAi In the Jhow. . JMuieiM swi cleverly stajjed and/; routined, and entire prmiuctioft,' Wl". usual with Jacob Kalich in chiigo»;,' Is A-1. But Proadwayitcs won't .b<|^ able to resist comparing It to B''fl*H|* i way musicals, which it car > '>nf<;