Variety (May 1936)

VARIETY PICTURE CROSSES Wednesday, May 20, 1936 lags U Tops, $27,m 2 Spots; taf 23G; 'Special' Ain't Los Angeles, May 19. (Best Exploitation: RKO^Pantages) iHeat jusi 'oite the tar out of the ■ boic office -soyl current -vve^k.. .Laat ■week, it \va« tough enough with houses going 15% helow a cohse^v^l-^ tlye estimate, while this week, with a quarter of them having outstaii^- Inig-pics, the box office lethargy Js inbst ■damaging. iEveryone is shoirtlng -wolf anid trade in some of the houses is abo\it 60% off advance calculations, as well as being below that of a yiear ago. '.tinder Two Flails' at Chlheise and State is the take top mounter of the group and with nornial weather would have gone in excess of $27,- 000 on the combined take. Will hold over because of big weekend busi- ness and pickup on Monday. ""Show Boat' playing Pantages and RKO, which had terrlftc advance : campaign to usher in what is tig- . Tired ia three week run, is doing' just fairly good with the attraction in. its initial week and will hit around a .combined %22,^W current stanza. Paramount picked up bit oyer last \^eek and .will do a so;so.$13,500 with Tlorlda Special' which seems a negligible factor for mat trade here and just gets th^m in at. night. - *Liaw in Her' Hands' at Warners' Downtown and Hollywood Is almost a sick i. b.o. sister as was its prede- cessor last week. Only reason Hol- lywood. saves its face In take tor .\veek is a!n advertised preview held Friday (15) of 'Green Pastures/ 'Great Ziegfeld' In fifth week at C.arthay Circle held up in good, style oh w^ekiend.with other days showing cohgiderable ^rop in take. Picture, however, looks as though it can hold up for seven Vlreeks. 'Connecticut Yankee* reissue on double bill at United Artists doing fairly good for house and will not lose coin. However! this, house )s not a valuable criterion to judge tbe Worth of a reissue. . 'Things to Come' in third week at FoUr Stat .will just about creep up to the black IBide of the ledger'for the stanza.. Around $5,500'was'sp^ht-in exploi- tation and advertising on 'Show -Boat' at pantages und'RKO. House used 50 24-shcet boards, .1,000 one ^heet cards; distributed 100,000 eight page, 2-color tab throwaways; had 48 sheet illuminated street peram bulator; tied Iri^ for ahnouncemients on all local • radio ' ^ta.tIons. / Also with the MaxWfell House-coffee; ether, program.-. ;MaxweH put.out BOO win-. d<iw ciards, as did'.Liix soap a similar .ambunt<On tle^ip.. - Alisb Utfllzed 200. irich daily newspapef campaign be giiihing. eight diays before pic open-^ ing..':. -r. . ".':' .'• ^ • Estirtiates for tliis Week Carthay Circle XFox)' (1.618; "55- 83-140-i;65).-^";piegteld' (MG) (5th .%eek), .Startlrig to slack bit .on Week; . . v63ys but>hQldiDg';Jn> good style Oyer *.,)^ti6kend. i^jm iine. for; heat $14,100' ■ ^xV^vhlch:,' is. i^:Kc6|l$iit for period, of rUri iajitr weekV^^r^^ unojsuiall)!:;^ ■good i- wt^tfthef ;jstro]ftg dppohe'rt't' thlp <ifle >'«,^iU;cohi6'vihro;f|^lt with''4n ttstbupii- ' -?.|rtj^;^$Wv20O'd^sitfte^'^^^^^^^ •ibstacie: X^^t ' - ^lekr 'Bt Dbrtido* X^iG) artd'. 'MopA^ . -.v night Mut.der's'^G). Wa6- libthlhg to .^'get exclt^ about and below caj6u V ? •Jatlphis - in.^mttigg Jiist fair, $7,600. 'ir'iEaw In Her Haiids*' (I?N). i; Meanff no^ihiy:' ..t<?-;. ijjiis'tDSners" In this'inecic i ''of .thb'' woods/ 'M^. iii^mee ,t<): parry . tkem^lho sbi'a'.'ijtfor $3,505 Is' th^i; ani ■■'/Swer: - vi^^^^^ Ave Like Ihat^ (B^X.ftnd 'Man Huiif (WB). Tliis two-fbr-one policy just las.ted the week, but and proved it Wjas .'mbre of a detriment than trade get- ter as $3,000 ' Ilnale demonstrates Just plenty of red for house. Filmarte (Fox) (900; 40-55)--'Lac ^ Aux Dames' (Franco-American). - In Plain Engliish'-title Is ''Lake of Ladles' and It is getting the. curli Ously incliped trade which may run close to. $l!700 which helps: bourse keep, head^above. water. ■. Last week •Llebelei' (Ellt**). They just will riot go.for the'Nazi pics around'here so for the nine day stay of this one it was a brutal $3,150. Four Star (Fox) (900; 30-55)— •Things to Come' (UA) (3d week). Not holding up very well and will finish up with around *2,700. Last week, second for this Korda importation, went bit over expecta- tions ln.garnei;In.er an even $4,200. ^Hollywood (WB) (2,750; 25-35- 40-55)—'Law In Her Hands' (FN). One of those attractions which can- not make the grade. Only thing that helped toward anything but a brutal showing was preview of 'Green Pas- tures' . (1B) with take not geared for over $1,100 with this help, which Is poor. Last week 'Brides Are Like That' (FN) and 'Man Huint' (WB). Just meant nothing-and with pre- ^Vi^w-thelp^got 14,600 poor. ^Orpheum <Bdwy> . (2;280; iJ6-80-' 35-40)-:'Hltch-Hlke to Heaven* (In- vincible) and^ 'Two in Revolt^ (RKO),^ split, and vaudeville. Kind of bad going, for house wiiich will not get over $5,000 which is oh the ,'red' line. Last w^ek 'Shark Island' (20th) (5 days) and 'WltD-»ss Ohair* (RKO). House substituted 'Island' as topper after ttyro days of 'Drift. Fence' (Par) which -was bust with week , coming through better than figured at $6,400. , Pantages (Pan)'(2,700: 25-35-40- 55)—'Show. Boat' (U). 'With proper weather conditions this one would have grabbed house' record but as is will hit substantial $13,300'on first eight days. Last week, 'Mrs. iBrad- ford' (RKO) ,(2d week). After giobd start fell by the wayside to wind up with a poor $.4,600 for six days. Paramount (Pairtmar) (3,59$; 30- 40-55)—'Florida Speciair (Par) and' stage show. House has': been off the gravy train for past two weeks'and the 'Special' not bringing it back. Best It cart do is hit around $13,500 which Is just beiow tereak point, and that Is With the help ,^bf Olseh and Johnson on the stage. Last week ♦Big Brown Eyes* (Par) and 'Sky Parade' (I'ar). Just brutal $9,400. RKO (2,9B0t 25-35-40-55)—'Show Boat' (U)i. Not what it should do biit in view of weather around $10,- 000 will be great Last week 'Mrs. Bradford'' (RKO) X2d. week) Jiist so-so with little over $5,100. State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 30-40- 5j5)—'Two Flags' (20th). Natural for • this ■ house, and will, despite -tveather conditions, garner close to $15,800 Which is great. Last, week EI Dorado' (20th) and 'Moonlight M?urder' (MG). Came. through In okay fashion with the expected $12,000. United Artists. <Fox-UA) (2.100; 30-40-55)-^'Quiet' (MG) and 'Conr necticut Yankee' (Fox), split. Re-, issue of. 'Yankee,' weak. $2,900. Last week' 'Jainuary' (20th) and Everybody's Qld Man* (20th) did plenty good, hitting close to $4,300. rrs All mr IN ST.L AT , May .19. ■ •. iJPioc» .(S^etnd: b.oiilevard with "O's 'Shbtvf -^biii' will, be .'Crown/Prince iji b^b.' ^Ai^a,^hy & ii.o. capjir pa'iipi, Jt. Tgbt' a'^lertlflc 'start Fridaby. ^ICj^ ;d6bm sv^iii^lng bjieh an houp,.-.^rlier. ''than ; House ^aikink'-Sbiv^y-ffrom Avith cli)Se .to;$Mi.<i!<i!*^ . : .OiT^.hbiiiin 'livUii 'Ex-Mrs..Brkdf'olrd* iS: this- <»rtly;' iptli'et; detuxer in town ishowing ioihq featurie knd Bhorts^ and U'hifl' {bti)e'/; ala&- goi; art^ra*^'. .to nice; start,. .vH<?'--><'> ■"V>^'v,.'.- :•• Ahibass'&dbr;-/; .:dbV?htbwn, a dualer,v :So Tbey, Were, Marriex* and jGbahlpagne , Ch?irlle,' Jjiut doestft figh're-for .mariy'.ScopecSi bpt libew's with- 'Mesasge' tb' GariilA' .airid *»ibot>- Iight.IVIurder''^is having hrpe/ciroTVids; (Eatimiit'es yor TWi Wepky ; ' Fb)< (.F&M) '(5,6^&i. ■25-35-55)rT- .'Show Bbtlt> (TJ).' Oii-way to $20.- 000-for .big Week, Last week. 'Devil's .Squadron' (Col) and • 'Harvester' '(Rep) finished with satisfactory $9,- 200. Ambassador (F&M) (3,018; 25-35- 40)-=—'And Were Married' (Col) arid fCharirtpagne Charlie' (20th). Top. much-ooposlsh for this one, $7,20.0, not so."hot. La.st -w.eek 'Things'to Come' (tJA); nine days; $12,500, v6ry nice. : ' • " ;■ • Shiibert-Rialto (WB), (1^725;^.26^- 35-55)—'Forgottfen Faces' (Par) and .'Playboy' (WB). A $7,400 .week will b'^ lots, with Fox, one block away, drawing the heavy money, Jja.st week 'Special Investigator' (RKO) and 'Preview Murder' (Par) limped in with $5,800. poor. Orpheum (WB) (1.950; 25-35-55) —'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO). Off to swell start and only small seating capacity will hold it to $9,500, okay. Last week 'The Golden Arrow' (FN) disappointed with $7,100. Loew^s (Loew) (3.1(52; 23-35-55)— 'Garcia' (2()thj arid 'Moonlight Mur-. der' (.MG). Nice getaway points to $12,400. Last week 'Two Flags' (20th) (2d week) okay with $9,600. Missouri (P&M) (3,514; 25-40)— 'Julia' <20th) and .'Everybody's Old Man' (20th). Getting enough M' ov.er4iow frbni Fok to do .$5,900, nice. Itast week 'Fauntlerdy' :<UA>^ dIed after first day and £0t ^.800, ead. 1st Rung on Broadway (Subject to Change) Week of May 22 Aster—'Great Ziegfeld' (MG) (7th week), Capitol—'Three Wise Guys* (MG). Music~ Hall—'Show Bbat' (U) (2d week). Parartibunt—'Moon's Our Home' (Par) (2d week). Rialtb^'Dracula's Daughter* (tJ) (2d week). Rivoll—'One i^iny After- noon* (UA) (2d week). Roxy—'It's Love Again' (GB). Strand—'Taxi' (WB) (20). Week of May 29 Astor—^Great Ziegfeld' (MGJ) (8th week). Capitol—'Fury' (MG)* Music Hall—'King St^ps Out' (Col.) (27). Paramount — 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' (Par) (27). RIalto—'Revolt ot the Zom- bies' (Indie) (27). Rivoli—'Ex-Mfa (RKO) (27), Strand—'Bullets or Ballots* (WB) (27); Contest Helps Brooklyn Met Pair to $15,000; Paramount Going Dual Brbbklyn, May 19. Mbre attractive weather; with out- door attractions getting greater play than all the neighbs and downtown' deluxers comblhed. Coney over weekend reported smashing biz. Ringling circus closed weelts stand Saturday (16) ^Ith healthy attend- ance and. bnly one dsly of rain. Most specta'cu1ar_stunt In down- town'area was the^rand finals, of' Loew's Brooklyn Eagle screen perr sonallty contest to select for ia.Metro. Screen test a 'Miss Long Island' oh stage'Of the Met. Stunt got loads of publicity In Eagle before night of eveqt Screen fare at the Met. is 'Captain- January' and 'Amateur Gentleman/- and - combo will give house eminent $15,0Q0. Other hews, in theatrb division of City of Churches deals with Fa- bian's Par, Under Doc' Joe Lee's m'anagement, succumbing to twin policy sometime next month. ■ Rather good b.o. results at Fa- bian's Fox, where'-'Deeds! and 'Girl from' Mandalay' are in second .week'. Par'sbfCering 'Moon's Our Home' for about $9,200 weaklsh. Ectimates. for Tlhis Week . Paramount (4,000; 25 - 35 - 50)— 'Moon's . Our .Home' (Pair). Quiet $9,200 fbr this one. Last week 'Golden Anoyf. (WB') $8,500, .weak. Next month house'goes duals. .' Fox (4,000: 25-35-50)—'Deeds' (CToI) an* 'Mandalay,' dual .•(2d ;week);'. QK^ly $14,600; La^t week ilS.flOd, .fine; ^ Loew's Met (3,400; 25-35-50)— .'January', (20th) andi 'Amateur Geni tleman,' dual, plus Loe"»'rEagle- MGM personality .'cbritest on .Monday (18) Which .drew healthy thVtfng. Around- $15^000,' fin^. - Last tve'ek 'Faiuhtltiroy',(UA) arid '(Country Be- yond'^ (20th)''$12,500, nTce: ! Aibc«: (3;4C0; 25^35J50)^^^T^io Flags' (iOth) -and 'First Baby.' Pair will give hopse. satisfactory $12,500-."Last We*k.'GarcIa,'' (20th) and 'BiUles'.^ (2d week>i bkayi$tO(OOo. - .i . ~ i:: Sti^and (2^00r iS-SjvSOy-^'Big Bro\fh Eyes* (I?ar) arid Xltti^e' ^R^d Schbblhousb;' Duelers - ttr^wirig ,mild $4,5O0L Last • week"'Smart M'o'riey' ("WB). arid 'Dejaert GOld.'; $5,000 .okay. ONLY VAIIDE 6ET$ 5 , INMONITRML Montreal, May 19. (Best.Exploitation: Capitol) Wettest, windiest arid coldest spring on record is helping main stems, but current week: has no stahdbut, and probably Loew's,' on its vaUde, will top toWn With the only five-figure gross-. • His Majesty's is repeating ''Land Of Promise' with added feature, 'Two Hearts in Harmony,', biit if It grosses $2,500 it will do well. Pal- ace is Showing 'Singing Kid'' and 'I Married a Doctor,' arid when Palace goes double bill, $7,000 Is fair. Cap- itol has 'Riff^RafE' and 'Voice of Bugle Ann,' and with Harold Bish- op's clever exploitation may reach $8,000, good. Princess repeats 'Pauntleroy'. and 'Chatterbox' with good houses over, weekend that .ought to mean $7;500; Lbew's opened and week-ended nicely for 'Message to Garcia' and 'Gentle Julia' with better than average yaude and looks like a good $10,()00. Featuring :Jean Harlow's hair In 'Riff,' Harold Blshon has tied pic at Capitol, up with an the exclusive halrdressirig establishments in toWn» also for' similar reasons with big cosmetic' firm iiere ;and with.ilepart- ment and 'tArom^n's '"wear-'stores ,:Cor ^hion-«,nd< sport clbthes worn- by af $15,«0, with Doc Taylor Ditto in fldadelplii] star. On 'Bugle Ann' pic. Bishop connected with Humane Societies, S. P. C. A., dog and kennel organi- zations, etc.. Extra spftce in papers has also taken. Estimates for This Week His Majesty's; (CT) (1,600; 50)— 'Land . of Promise' (Pal) and 'Hearts in Harmony' (BIP). Second week for first pic. 'Would do well on $2,500 gross after $3,200 laist week. Palace (iPP) (2,700; 50)—'Singing Kid' (WB) and 'Married a Doctor' (WB). At $7,000, only fair. Last week^ repeat of 'Two Flags' (20th) got a riice $8,000. Capitbl (FP) (2,700; 60)—'Riff- Raft' (MG) and . 'Bugle Ann' (MG). Nice buildVup and good \veekend should produce $8,000, very good^ Last week 'Petticoat' (MG) and 'Chan at Circus' (20th), $7,500, okay. Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3,200; 60)— 'Garcia' (20th) and 'Gentle Julia' (20th), with stage show. Started weir and looks like $10,000, good. La:st week 'Farmer in Dell' (RKO) and 'Love Before Breakfast' (U), $9,000, fair. Princess (CT) (2,300; 50)— 'Pauntleroy', (UA) and ^Chatterbox' (RKO) (2d week). ^tUl going strong for $7,500, after nice $10,000 opening week. .Cinema de Paris (Friance-Film) (600; 50)—'Prince. Jean' and 'Coup de Trois.' May land average $800. Last w'efek 'Valse Royals' " and 'Touche a Tout* not so good at .$700. St. beriis (Frarice-Fllm) (2,300; 34—'Roses Noires' and 'Debout La-' Dedans.' Taking $4,000, somewhat, under a.verage. Last week 'La Mar- malUe' and ^Le Train de Plalsir,' $3,200, not so good. , Imperial (Ind) (1,600; 34)—^"Pa- prika' and 'French Revue,' at $2,800, fair. Last week '"Valse Eternelle' and 'French Revue,' $2,500, mid- dling. ' BOLES DOUBUNG FOR $2S,00II Washirigton, May 19. (6est Exptoitati Pox) Total take Is down this week with the blame resting ori perfect, gol weather arid two-day stand of circus. Two pics that might ordinarily have held'on •yvlll. bow ou.t tbday (Tuesday) with,but five days .run,, P.nly sopk is at Fox with John Boles on .stage, and. in .*Mess.age tb ~<3arcia.' Palace is in deu.^e ' spot With "Small Town Girl.;/ Top.l^liy honors a'cqrue^^t^^ ca.riip'aign bh Boles, which ihbh^t^ed. flock of .advancfe stuft knd' sMli- :Sequeiit' Stunts, including- tbiir' oi Ji>stlb<^. , Department- -w^lth- ' ' local-' ,dx:'arta..:a,cyi.be; •' '•• . ' ': "" .. > tatle . (WB) ;(Z,424; -25-35-^Oii60- 70)-i-'Mrs: Ames' ; (Far) and '.vaude. with qiliff; Edwards and ^Oracle BaiTle. -:-Nibe stage ooriibo, ibut: uri^\ able.', .to", biiok Boles, p.a. ' Woh't-: better ligbt: $i2;ooo. Last' week ;ii Hours' (Par) and FloRIto band -led .town, with bke $17,000. • ' " Fox' (Loew) (3,424; 25-35'.60)-i-.' 'Garcia'. (20th) and vaude. Boles .personal upplrig gross to swiell $25;- 000 In face of beautiful weather and cli:cus. Last week ' rbwn Eyes' (Par) and no-name stage show took floppo $15,000, Palace (LoewX (2,363; 25-35-60)— 'Smair Town Girl' (MG). Smart selling putting it over for good $10,- 000. Last week 'These Three' (UA) suffered • with disappointing $13,000. despite j-ave revjews and smash pampalgn, Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25-35-60)— 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO). Sold heavily on color angle, but comes put tomorrow (20) with light $4,000 for five day.s. Last week 'Bx-ad- ford' (RKO) clicked with nice $12,000, Met (WB) (1,853; 25.-40)—'Play- boy' (WB). Comes out tomorrow (20) with floppo $3,000 for five days. La.st week fourth for 'Deeds' (Col), won big $7,000. Columbia (Loew) (1,538; 25-40)— 'Lonesome Pine'' (Pai-) (2d run). After so-so stay up street, looking toward big $5,000 here. Last week 'January' (iOth) took nice $.4,000 for tliird stanza, Belasco (Radin) (1,100; 25-35-50) ^""Ecstasy' (Eureka). Fourth week looking Jat-big 44,000. ■ La^t week Philadelphia, May lo, (Best Exploitation: Fox) Haying the best chance to ring sonie real money this -week seems to be 'Show Boat,', at the Stanw Which got bfl: toa fiice, although „„; sensational, start. Appears set f«. about $15,000. *- oei lor A.rrival of what appears to be a new heat Arave over the weekend after several cool days is likely to dent quite a few grosses; and th* pix, on the whole, aren't the kind to ofller much resistance. Fox has 'Gentle Julia' on the screen, but presence of •yplc^ of * Experience' on the stage is helpjne especially at matinees. This one also seeriis set for around $15,000 Earle has Johnny Green's band on and 'Sky i^arade.' Combo, since the house now is playing on six-dav week, figures about $13,000. Stanton, trying ah experiment bv bringing; back 'G Men,' isn't doine any too well and will be lucky to hit $4,700. Karlton has a weak sis- ter In 'Too Many Parents,' and won't get over $2,000. On the other side of the ledger althouigh the crlx w^re far from kind, would seem to be 'Golden Arrow' at the Boyd. Despite ad- verse notices, Bette Davis' clientele should give this bne $il,000, fairly good. 'One Rainy Afternoon' got good notices on its Thursday (14) opening at the Aldine. Will un- doubtedly be held for a second week, but is hardly likely to get much oyer $9,500 In Its first week. 'Great Ziegfeld,' roadshow at the Chestnut, is getting almost no riiati- nee trade, but very good evening biz. These facts have the manage- ' ment in something of a ciuandary, IVb how announcing 'last week' and will probably stick to that decision. That will give the pic its expected, six weeks. .. Not much activity in the exploita- tion line here, but Fox's plugging ol 'Experince,' both in radio and speak- ing tie-ups, deserves firist mention. Estimates for This Week Aldine (1,200; 40-55-65) —'Rainy Afternoon' (UA). "Will hold for secbnd week, but no more than a fair $9,500. indicated.. Last week, 'Things to Come' (UA) (2d week) floppo at $4,200. Arcadia (600; 25-40-50)—'feig Brown Eyes' (Par) (2d run). So^, so, $2,200. Last week, 'Moon Home' (Par) (2d run), ordinary, $2,500. Boyd (2,400; 40-55)—'Golden Ar- row' (WB). Notices n.s.h. Davis name will help some for $11,000, fair.. Last week 'Meet Again' (Par) very sour, at $8,000. Chestnut (1,500; 55-$6-$1.10-$1.65) —'Ziegfeld' (M(3). Roadshow in 6th and final week. May bounce up a, trifle on anriounceriient of run's end. Nights have been okay; matinees terrible. Last, week, $8,400! Earle (2,000; ,25-40-55)—'Sky Pa- rade' (Parj and Johnny . Green band. Only so-so $13,000 on six-day basis. Last week 'Florida 'Express' (Par) and Joe -Pehner at $15,000, fairly gOOdi '. , ; Fox (3,000; 40-5o:-65)—'Julia' (20t^) and- '"Voice of Experience' qn Stage. Maybe .$1^,000, fair. Last week 'Two - Flags'- (20tK) with nij stage show '(23 week). • DijSappblnt- ed at $18,50.0 Ori hbldbyer. , - Karltipn; .. (1,000;'^ 25-35-40)—'Par- ;ents'. (Par). ' Looks dismal at $2,000; I^ast week 'Panic in Air* (Col), also Jl*st rdn and al.so sad, $2,200. '-.v •V Keith'* (2,00,0; 30-40-50)—'Sijiall Town Girl'>(MG) (2d- run),' Doing fairly .well: at - $3,100; Last . week •Dfeeds'." (Gol> (2d'run), nine ..days, .Very .nice $4,300. ' v': '; Stanley... ; (3,7.00;. 40-55)—'Show Boat' .iC:U); Notices were raves. Undecldedi-as to second week, but very likely;- $15,000 sure. Last week, -'Mrs Bradford' <RKO) $13,500, okay. ■Stantoii (1,700; 30-40-50)—'GMen (WB). Bringing back an old pne- Started slow and $4,700 seen. Jt^sJ week. 'Special. Investigator' (RKO; fairly good, $6,200. Tale' Best in Africa Capetown, April 17. Metro's 'Tale of Two Cities'.- Is leading the town, with capacity biz, at the Plaza. Picture has been play- ing for the past two weeks, ^ylt» dally matinees, an exceptional event here. ''• i Yank films are still predominatinf the current lineup In three princi- pal cities. Capetown has 'Spiendov (UA) at the Royal; 'Jack of All Trades' (GB) at the Alhahibra, an" 'Scarlet Lives' at the Bl.stree Bior Cafe. Johannesburg is .showing 'Rose. Marie' (MG) at the Metro. 'Follow the Fleet' (RKO) at tiie Coliseum; 'Money Mean.s Nothin-. (Par) at the Bijou; 'Scrooge' (Brii' Ish) at the Palladium and J_" Shadow' at Prince'.s. Durban • 'Mutiny on the Bounty' f^^* .-^ the Prince's-. 'Pa.s.slng of i"]^' Plbor Back' (GB) at the KinSS ^ UA's 'Magnificent Obsession' at Playhouse,