Variety (Aug 1936)

44 VARiETV Wednesday, August 5» 1936 (NEW PLAYS) '^ould-Bej Gentleman (COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE) Westport, Conn- Aug, 4. ■ IiawTcnce iitftigner offers revival ol com- edy by Mollcje In'jrtoaincd, EnSllsh iveitBlo^i- by F. A'^Btey. Btageil by, PhJIllp;. lljbefc. Sattlng, Alhie Bernstein!; dances'Btniied by- Lincoln Kirstein, Hualc Master ....■.)!.Alan Hewitt Nicole ,;.. .P^>ylH9 Lan^nef Sa'nclos 'Mastei;..Ralph 9<ESB. 'J'pardain..'Jimmy $avq Bapllate. .'.liawrence Foraythc Second Lackey ..'..John Baby Fencing Master ;..Morton L. Stevens Prof. Ot Philosophy John Hamilton Mme. Jourdaln Edith'Klhg: MDbrdnte ;.. .Lotilb Hector ..: liuclle.'.JOurdaln.Catberyn'Laujhiln ,. Cleonte PuQ^ls.. .Paul McGratb ■ Covlelffei..'..•...■.'.'.".'.'.•■.Alberf Carroll 1.Tailor.'..,,,iV. ;Robert X: ■ WUllams .porlmene, .•>....,.. ,f,.Bu}h W.eatpp ■ - r j'lT^' t^llt' yetsiloin^: oij ^^.vp : aOflerqig ^bf 'tii^ Gomiecticut .summfei: s'uietiitiiical .reason. Qtui . ot theiaaidsit ,te^ ieais th^t> sound »^o\ild, dispell ,„t|xe.'4n£^gic.:Oj; )Qi5 pantiitoim?. • to * ..jrol^that .jactuaUy::Jiinits,,xhe,rapge of .,\'fix^,'■ hfeMijpfojri^., '.inute.<,co,m«dian 'M¥ , 4^fimtely ,den»9i)$trated"ttit^t-.he. i$,ox\e ".' ot ;t](jie..mOst..ixispiT«ii'^ ,; .^teijleraf iw, ^or Jfiis [ spiirited. Ae^ygSS^ ; : pt:oM .bt th^'.iion.geeit'. iR?lrt£i jopi r/epi ;ord,/TiisVv65sL|,v/ii3JEeTBej^eve .« lauigiSLjg.^gi^ay,'' thjough ■. .tli^y' k^uew ':tiie;triecf? its6V was cbmple^ supe|r^ - ^'Tjangner'origins^ • bilef this revival: on .Bro;a"4way'.bvt ■chiuQg^ his tniiid: % tt^^ >reeks ■ 'Savb then -^igmpg 'ior'*Whi1;e iIoSe . Ifih.* Attje* .thejnbvfiltr oJ^ 'the.^flrpt • act, with iSaya giving' Voice "to 'the . impulses and'"thoilghts that, haVe •Idiig "been indicated in the itiost de-' 'lightfUl fdrih' of pmtttnilhcs; -'the, play r gradually ' loses' intere'st;' with. . the cdmic tibliged to.keep ipwt^ well • ■ .within charactelrl' Thete is- no'chance 'ilor' Save to retreat to mimlcfyi. -Savo should .have biore liberty than has ." been given him here'i but in his'eam- . est, effort to . create a. character; in place, of. his' own personality, .he.; has ^succeeded:' • ... u,; . i iSv'^ XieGaUr^nhe -Jasl revivea..'The . "TUTotild-Be Gentleman' on Broadway and her modest production enjpyed a pleasanit success' in her" Civic rep'fer- tqir^.. ,yersi6n used here 4s not her's and (t" seems > unnecessarily: jrepeti- "tidus. , ' ■. •,.', ',. " ■•. .. :■ .".'. 'There are elaborate, .ballet Inter , ludes Supplied by, the Caravan troupe :itbxa the:American'fiallet,and.'theiy . >yj^ire ' well ; received, though the . jtjiedium. i$ scarcely a fortuiiate one 'in a,6itiall -R^ayHpuse,.,; -..t Con^pany ^:is " Of :the oigKuiorder Laogiier 'supplies, 'excelling the plaly . - at band.- :Hortdn Xi, Steveiis, Edith and John^ Hamilton make their . .shorter- - contributions - outstanding and Albert .Carroll .turns upv 'exr, '■,~r. : pertly enough, In the role of a valeti '|>aul ^McGrath is. a nominal leading >man and tluth-Weston brings liiister to the role ot the" Matquise,' fency.'ior whom leads the mild Uttle^ mi^rchaht • prince on a dizzy chase for noble recognition.^' -' ^- DouL ' , . Suddenly a JSt^aiiger • ','. - (BEECEWQOp TBEATBf;) ' : ■ V Scarborough, Aug, 4. Comeeiy.-1n three acta (four scenes) by .Ma^rlorle Ralston, produced by "Paul Bel'' ■■■My, ■ directed by .iPrlestly Morrlsdit, .At SeechwoCd' theatre. SparborouBh-ott-Hu'daon, ■ n;. ■r.,'Au8,,3,-.,'30.-s- „ -. .'.Tim R'sed...v.. .....Staots Coteworth .Per.:. 1......, ;•;....»...Jlane :.<ibbott JBesear Fen^on.. ...Don McClurei Ginger,..,-..,'. '.....'...Muriel KIrklnnd : Mr. Reed;.■;......;»....;.Jackson HaHldrty . Mary Anne ,- .• Sylvlb. Stroma ■ .'Suddenly a Stranger' is a secohjl play by Miss Balston, a ydUtt" narsojt just out pi her''teens,. HeTvfirst en •' 'deiVor was Heno ;]^enai* pirbduceii for tryout iij '.Worcester, 'Mass., a .couple df • years ago,-.^which died abomihg. Present piece,' Vfhile of nb . "value as.a picture prosiiect because, of lack' of volume, and while it is far from a smash-hit-possibility, still possesses, merit and, with the appli- cation of needful -theatrical therapy, might be-mbulaed-into a mild suc-^ cess. .' ''. ■". "■■ .■ "' ■ • . Two ite.ms, in. its favor are the small, cast and' tb^ ii^e.of a-single set. One set- fills the requirements,- although there is room for much elaboration Qf the one us^ at Beechwood. There . is considerable clever dialog and the ,, author.contrives a-number of unique 'situations. Play is decidedly .above . ;tha^verage . of summer tryouts. ^ . • Whole action takes place in the -u,4> living room* of a. luxurious hot^l ■ " suite. Jim Reed has 'a penchant for fooling around women. As" the "play opens he is concerned with the dis- ■ posal of Clnger, with whbm he.' has had 'intimate association for' .<i6me time. He has met, wooed,- and -wpn • . Mary Anne. The wedding' date i.s &et - and Cringer is given th^! atmosphere b}*.means of,a note. ■, . '. V > On receiving it she calls .on,. Jiri . tq.fii)d out what's ,what. She prom^ L, " ises, after mich* jiarleyt-. to accept a I-^VK: ' fch^k for $100,000 to,, toike a .walk. Lat^i? oh ih-'tht'ait thbagh, she pre- vails on Jim to take back his gold, with the stipulation she be allowed to occupy the suite with him for two weeks while Mollie is on a European trip. : Of cdiurse, through i mutual khid firl.ends;'Moll hears of ithis arrange- rhent) which' Wfeckc; the plans for the wedding. • To indicate she is not so dumb she gets a- substantial check Irom-^Jim to pfiultice her laterat^ 'learti Jiirt sends .Mary Anne away with a shower of verbal excoriation and flops back to .Ginger with a pro- posal to purchase a wedding rini;, which is accepted.. < Miss Kirklond plays Ginger in a subdued manner,, missing soihe chances. for. fireworks, which, perr habs, ' is ^ just as.' well. .! Coteworth maki^s 'Jim-' a ypxring,:. sentimentaV temperamehral, bhafigeable^c'ii^. ' v ■ Begga3i"F'ehtoii is 'thS legal adviser to-Jim-'a'hd'McCluri!'T{fiak^s a sort bf Marks .the "liwife*. btit of • the ' pirt. Halliday. as the father and Miss Ap- bott . as the Jh^id are iyped. yM.iss Sirota is a begUmer-'.and nbt^quiie ^ure .Q^.her;$elf„, but>she. -does w^ll enqU^' jwUli tb^' sjiorf^p^^ipt of Mary Anne; , , ' .Craw.; .. WHERE'S T^ffi F^ (BUCK fOIil. PLAYERS) 1.. ' B^^icfc ^Hm F Pa., Aug. jCfim'edy jln>tl|ree Act» by- Cornelia Stfibler; .'iGlIlatfi; -presented.-by Buck Hill Players; directed - by Bfilph Pendleton; staged by Frank Webb; In the .auditorium ot Inn,' Buck Hills Falls,' .Pa.. July ,81, 'Sfl. i Grandma- McKell.,..,«',...Cornelia- Qllla-m .£%l}Ci'l Mt(tthe'7A..s;.V..-.....iGlat]ya Llntpn Jim Matth-ewsi.i.'.'i',.'..^',,,-Jack Talbot. Mattle Marian Banks Kay Matthews......,...',,..Perky Leopold Tom Matthews.. ...Jerry Holman Mrs. Forsyte < Almee Sp'eakman Jerry Bradford,,;..-.... ....Ted Sta.rr' Peggy Mlljer.;.-,.,.,. .Virginia. • Sharp ^lie Lftitiber^.^. .I^uise' McBean ''spe'ed' Actoni'.j;, >. .;.Bin'B^n Carlton Ctjalg'. ;-,'.>„ .•.. i .Frank Webb Scintillating dialog, witb' repartee, and hilarious ^ situatioiii unite to make this-play of i\immer resort life ihost. entertaining.' ''. • ' . iStory hrihgs but. many unforeseen' developments wheh'..'a mother tries ( to' show her children what emotions she experiences.when, attempting td shoulder the entire family's tribljla- tioils, especially -the or deal, of-guid- ing her adolescent son and daughter thrbugh the ligois bt..a" summer .holi- day of love., libel, and levity. .: Grandma' McNeil, 'a son of a kl-r bitzer,' usually has things well in band; hot so,- her daughter Ethel. Ethel is almost, at Xtie breaking: point when .her (laughter Kay; is involved in an automobile Occident late^one Saturday, night and, .while awaiting. h6r. retutti,":discovers a notice in the paip^^'that said' .daughtei: .has tekeh out a marriage license! Much humor is brought into the play by straightening out the situa-< tiojns,which already have, arisen and whien it .is distbvered- that the mar- riage license was taken out to wfn- a;'bet arid nothing more. j,. Matters become , more involved when the mother assumes an attitude of complete indifference in regards to her children's, .escapades. From sping of thei^;. mother's reinafks dur- ing a tetjise morQeht, ':the children misconstrue things'-a bit'whed their father depanS' i.iUdd'^ply . on a.,trip. 'Excitement and cbmedy are iramp'^t when jneat-attempts„"at lying .fail to save ■'.numerous' situations. .Things finally .turn bjut- wifell ,6f cbi^se. - -., Cornelia..GOlam has' uof only-•ywit ten: a>)'delightful -comedy, but she, Gladys -Lintpni and',. Perky-, Leopolfi- aije .^xQbHent as' the ^ grahdmother, daughter : and"- granddaughter ■ re- spectively. Outstanding bits are vcon tributed by Marian Banks -as-Mattie and- Franic Webb a9.'<€arlton' Craig. • Bert,; TIMBER HOUSE : (DEAL CONSEBVATOtRE) . » , Asbury Park, N. J., Atig. 4. .Mystery .drama In >three qcts by John pwntf;'"-produced by'the Flske-Hammond players; staged by J. Edward Shugrue; set- ting, Austin King. At Deal Conservatoire, Deal, N. J. ISdward Brinold..' Donald Cameron Mohona Lecllle Meredith BIr'iam foi.n(ioldl Yvonne Castle MarkhBVn' Waiting. .Robert Harris Al Roberts. Molvln' Ba-(atock Martin Winnow... Herbert Vlt;ran Ralph - Miller.. ...:';, •. Bruce MacFarlane Alvlna.Glouster..,.. 1..,... .Frieda Altman Allen Garver..'. Paul Hammond gents Keep the secohd-guessersj buG(y mtU the denouement Edward Btlqold, middle-aged nov- elist whose normaiUy orderly inental processes are upset by. the secret knowledge that bis death is- Im- minent, is .further distracted'by a consuming jealousy of his jyoung bride, IMUrjam. Miriam, forced Into wedlock to protect her brother Allen, is , a 'kissless bride' by choice, and,- folr lowing hgr marr^e to Bi^inholq,:ber comes [enamoured Qf a young .archi- tect, Ralph.MilliSr.j. i'* -; - • I ' Brlhhold'biiilds' l^imber House In an isolated mountain section bf Ver- mont, repairs - there to .work and holds Mirian^ a virtual' prisoner iii the imposing hopae! on : the side of a cliff, hoping - that : hei attitude tbward him will change. . Her broth- er AUen is kiUed and Brinhold shot, Su^icion points to the,two lover$. Puzzle is -tiltimately .pieced to- gether by the - bespebfecled. Alvih^ Glouster, who wajsh^s. in ot^t of la lhbtihtain''&tb!nh ttbdlhg a's'a'school ; teacher, o;;!. a':hilaiig< tour; br^t latfei*. reveals .herself as special thvestiga-; tor for: a cotbl^ahy' ^icb-insured' the novelist for $200,000 one week before his untimely demise. Dojoald .Cameron, .,ca£|t in the role of Brinhold, .should accompany 'Timr ber House' north, when, as and'if it- moves-into New York: He plays B.i:inhQld. .ta .itjhe- hilt,, .without >h\3 ' l£;s.ciuin^. a,, part. which., could, easi go'byerbq'ard^ ' -■ ' . :. .., Another i^eifa|>et of the ca;^ who$e >wdtk is out&tandfng 'is' Frieda Alt- manjt who creates "the' iJole of the in- qUiqitive .-inVeiitigatdr.'' Botiiff 'haa g^ven heo a;fat-paTt,:a]]:d she' does the.most --^th it; ■ . Play has fihn possibilities, but sec- ond 'act must be lengthened .v by. bringing out mbre clearly the ihbtive for the killiiig of; All.6n.: ' ■ .ifitl»' jU(Hig the Maine Coast By 6. mJ SAMUEL Kennebunkport, Aug. 4. Mahie outdid itself hi its recep- tion to its favorite son, Rudy Vallee, at, bid Orchard .'Beach; Friday eve- ning,, ;, lygirgpst.. flf,owd Jin. the history oif the resort'was on hand, and Old Orchard: Pipr" broke all former ret- btds^ "At a ,$1 flat'admission to all the'Pier hardly, held breathing space. The dance flobt, ehttfb balcony aqd galleries surroimding were one solid !mass of .humanity. - ■ - , Governor Brann came-down from Augusta,, preceded by a militaty: escort,to -be on hand for the occa-r sion ah'd' • introduced the crooning bandfhaster. to the huge asseniblage. The GovserAbr' sa^d, ainohg 'other things that "VaUee wAs 'the greatest radio entertainferin'the entire World, which' -weiS' takihgi in^ a lot bf ter-i ritory, • but Vallee - modestly- covered his face with his hand' when Brarin slipped that one tor^the .multitude, John Bdruff . has written . some powe^ul dialog into this fast-mov- ing inystery, and apparently has a hit on his hands. A bit too long, hilt mechanically perfect. Timber House' appeals, because -of its sus tained action; carries its audience to the edge of the seats through-, the development of a novel theme, and satisfies th&. analytical mind with a complete explanation of. the events leading up to the crime. - - 'Timber House' is'Boruff's third at- tempt at play-Wrlghting. He has prof ited ...frbm ' the mistake^ made by others,. and with the usual tighten irtg—e^iough.rewriting to redude the running time by 20 minutes—play should^pay its vfay on Broadway.. ; Trkttedy has ,been, tepipered with .lust the right amount of humor in this one, and. enough legitimate tan- Abduct Me l^hderiy^^ ". .,.\(FA|Ut^'4G|linr,PL^ , :. Rye Be^(^ N.; H.i ;July-29. , .Farce t)iree ^aotd (Oye aoenea.^end pro. tog)- presented at Farragut Playhouap,. July 29; '39; by -Fsrr*gut''Player5 under direction of Dorothy'M. Cran.e. -Written by--Klirt Unkelbacta. . Settings, John Sellers. I,yaia .....'....;....,...;.Phyllis Goodwin Mrs'. Arthur Ginsberg,.-.v.,.',v;I.ean 'Guild Francis .Alex Wilson Fan BarkoB Michael Wey I Baldl'e UeM^nn.',.;;-'i.,.'.Wllllaai 'Newgord' Wysteria. .Betty Ann --'Webster Korpsle ,..Berllla .^Cerr CecHle' .'.....'..Audrey Barlow Mattle > .Meredith' Langwortby Honey Webster,...,,4....'••I''>i>Md -Towers Scottle Marvin Noel Warwick A• Nurse..'.-i. .Anne. Hall Sad, .Sam..k..««*.«^.;'..i..«f«,John SoUers Kurt tJnkelbaCh, a'former member of the Farragut Playersj.^returns this week in the tole of playwright after a sojourn on the 'West Coa&t. If someone had abducted the script and laid it tenderly' in a waste basket it would have saved a few hundred summer theatre-goers ad iincomfort- ableholir and a, half. Broadway'need not fear its invasion;. " ..."What Broadway, might, see, how- ever, is the tiniclue situation involved here: a.'film star kidnaped and held for ransom in' an' apartment with four. ' giin -miblls. , A vain cinema romeo and a roUe;h, -tough .assort ment of racket dames could be amal gamatied, perhaps, for some really^ entertaining "broad farce. In the present 'instance, however, the' situa- tion .is "not enough to> offset stumbling, damp, anemic script. - . Prolog , consists of:ari@ilent trailer showing. scenes fr'bm ah .'Amalga- mateSd ,Super Frbdu'ctiqn, .starring Scbttie-IMarvibl. Maha^er of theaitre 'then^; ahnbtmcl&' Marvin' is 'h'ere' ln person,' Actor makes; a stupid cur tain, speech and -sceiie shifts to 'the office bt-Mrs; Ginsberg,- headwoman of his^studio,- . From here the balloon goes up. with tiie players and the piece. .Ideas signi^cantly similar to those. con- tained' 'iix 'Personal Appearance,' 'Qh'ce in a i;4ietlme",ahd 'Boy. "Meets Girl' begin to crop ilp at.^tjie. m.ost expected places and the whole siic cessio'h of tiiem. misses'-fire.' '' >. As to the players,- it appeared they were not. over^enthusiastic about their asignments . and -as a result none o( the characters rang true.. JF.OX. CONCENTRATIN* ' (HABBOB THEATRE) ■ Play In three acts by Thortiton Murdock tind Eva Tonl Oreyl, produced by Bill Good- win; directed by Thornton Murdock. 'At New York.Harbor Summer,Theatre, Gover- nor's Island, N. Y., week-; July 2T. '80. Thea Run...... , Riith Travcrs Mrs. Miller........... Elale Mackle Lajos Ballog .: Qustave Tweer Mies Wallace...,,.,.. Kay Hunter Dr. - Kelly - John Grjteme Dr. Blaine ......Philip iiudano Smithy Rena Craig .Peggy .Vlrglna Wynn Though under new management, this theatre fails to show much im provement in its choice of material New play is a thin and amateurish antic destined to wind up in the shadow of the eight ball. Plot is decidedly Vague and what there is of it fails to arouse any great in- terest Thea Ruff, a young nurse, fancies herself in love with. Lajos Ballog, fascinating and attractive foreigner. Lajos-goe&-.away -on a'mysterious trip amd Thea pron:dse^-to wait, for- him—expecting to be married .when he returns. But during his absence e Ijanks opens with sbme'daii^patibn'tb givc^ the' mob chance to limber up, but Friday night they .would not biidge, and iRudyJS' ehtrahcel stiU left them ;ap|ng anld listehliig for abbut an' :i6ur. I' • "W!-- '-.i'iij,;.',. Old Orchard is an old wooden' structure and not a expected s^omethlug' .fe hSppjfh, with all the crushing and milli^, hvt ixothing of serious 'consequence eventuated. Added to the Vallee glory is the fact Old Orchard Pier has had the great- est band month in its history during July .and' brought In Vallee on the last day as a dinlactlc stroke. Night .before,.Baiy..Murphy .and his Arca- dians were bh hand,- -and the night befo'rb that,' Glehhk Thompson and hei* Hbllyv/ood Playgirls. Jiist be-:, fore- coming toxoid Orchard, Vallee had concluded „a record'breaking $26,000 ".week, 'and by. way of re- ciproCatibn he is having his entire' entourage as his guests this -week at his summer' home in Lake Kezar. Blke-UUnded Bikes.again, the .fad all over Jiew England and it does seem Qaisy Bell of old might streak albng any minute now. Lots of tahdems, three and fouir-seaters.' Oldsters appear to have gone ga-ga along with the lads and lassies. Just can't ' hold- - 'em down. Other night at . Norwood's they,crowned 'Miss Kennebuhkp'Ort,' and so many old ' people were traipsing about the kids complained to the management they had'no place to dance. Same thing at the beaches where the gray-tressed hot-totsles are cut- ting capers on the sand,, several of the gals showing a backstroke that might lead Eleanor Jarrett home. . Made quite a. to-do oyet the Ringer Tournament at the Abenakee in Biddeford. If somebody started a 'ringer tournament) near .Broadway there would hot be room enough for ,all who might participate. ' Large crowds at Maine's first taste of'pari-mUtuel betting, with the sys- tem installed for the Grand' Circuit meeting. One nag paid $94.20 to place, which shows how-square they, are up, here. At that, they might be ruled-bff -for being too honest! ■When • Cornelia Otos Skinner and Walter Hampden play Kennebunk -To-wn Hall .they- will do so under guarantees of a patronage committee, consisting of wealthy owners of sum- mer homes. - . .'Maria QUspenskaya, who appeared in 'Dqdswofth' in New York and in the. forthcoming screen version, is directing the Peterborough Players at Peterborough, N.' H. Several hundred'patrons turned away at the opening performance .of 'Fly Away Home? at Cohasset. when James Corner, one of the leads, was suddenly stricken with- appendicitis and-rushed, to. a hospital for an opepation, William Blees appeared the follo.wing niht. . .. ; . Ted Shawn's iCllck Ted Shawn-opehed his season to three-quarters of-a house in Kenne- bunk with the best series of dance in it,-aa rfeal: art after all tendi to simplicity. - Opening Is 'Primitive Rhythms,' Indian dances» colorful in the ex- treme. First a Ponca Indian Dance, foUbwed by Sha'w's.own Hopi Jindiaa iEagle Dancbi. then a trio In^a Sinha- lese'Dei^fl' Dance with'a-l>ayak Spear Dance and Maori War Haka closing. ' Kinetic Molpai, which concludes the first half, runs: 40 minutes, dis- closing an.ancient art form ot Strife, Oppositions, Solvent, Dynamic Con- trasts, Resilience,. Successions, Un- folding and folding. Dirge, Limbo, iSurite and Apotheosis, a curriculum of'movements that brought a storm of ..applause at the end and far and away the ultimate In anything' Shawn has attempted. ' Ih" the -^e/cbhd .half Shawn does a SOlb* bf a Ciibari .'sport polled ;^ro- CUbfma,' gtetbato stuff,, that' irtrikes 9 pbfiylar'cJipW, and'it .brptight.'him salvSs.'"'. -titil-'- cbjh'es ;,back' w^ith Los lEinbpzados,'.In. -(vhiCh 'thb', c,harapters .'used .WacJf' capes .fbt la'ce. masks' in a story'.pif planned murder.' Lots'are ■dtawp," afftl- there is a .'wild fln.ale;to a very ■ fine but gruesome, affair. Barton "Mumaw does .a.,sQlb called •Perrotjljqii the 7>f^d Qity,' 'tp softly erichahting. mvsic, that' ^is, especially appes4ii^g},' fpllpwed.; by; 'A; prefer Lithograph,!,'; fShawn's Movement Naif,' and 'Dance of the DynamQ,'. Shawij: and his, company., in-Con- clusion, offet a series of religious dances,,.'The Mevlevi Dervish,' in which- the dancers are caparisoned as imonks,. 'The Dance of the Re- deemed,"/and three Negro spirituals —'Nbbody' Knows the Ttoiible I've Seen,.' 'Go .Do"ivn Moses,' and 'Swing LOW, Sweet Chariot.' Ted. Shawn's Dancers -are^ a safe, sure attraction, reflecting :the very best in. the dance realm and[ should draw in New York in .one of the intimate houses at a moderate top scale, for a run. WPA ' j CContlnued froni page 43) that the 'WPA people are, em- barrassed by the steady barrage directed at the alleged left-wing ten- dencies and professional incompe- tence of various projects in the pro- gram. New Dealers will avoid any steps, Titvertheless, which look like a cbnfession or retreat , . On. the whole, satisfied with re- sults ciuuring'the initial year, relief czars hav« plotted, gome personi>el change^, which should help raise the standard of performances, SomeiOf the remaining briginal execs will be shelved outright and Others will be booted upstairs in order to open places for more practical and wider-, experienced directors and super- visors;' Aim is to put the arty, clique and the. professorial type on the side- lines in advisbry^ rather than mana- gerial, capacity. Certain spe.cific shifts already are.being mapped out, with more to come.. Consolidations Some consolTdations have been ef- fected and others may take place, althoufeh'-most of the 32 states now figuring in the program will still be the scene of Uncle Sam's dramatic experimei)t; Certain smaller groups, which'have hot been well-receivedj or have beeh hampered by lack of cash and. facilities, will be trans- ferred to. new locations. Already two significant mergers have occiured, with people at Toledo being sent .to projects ill .Cleveland and Cincinnati, and .the New Haven company being split between Bridgeport and Hart- ford. More .cultivation of the road ap- pears in prospect this season, al-j though/financial considerations will prevent "any . major effort to carry culture to the hinterland.. Emphasis is being put on smaller companies in some sections in the hope that interludes he has shown to-date. His more touring will be possible, while *v.i. 4o c„ --'atentibn wIU be paid to simply- show this year. is. not so 'arty* as formerly, but .there is much of art to return o.' -write, her friends be- come .worried. Dr. tCelly, a ybuhg physician in love with Thea, sends her notes and flowers signed, with Ballog's name and she becomes ill and, when he fails' Newark. staged shows which, if successful in try-outs, can go barnstorming. Re' duction in rail fares throughout the East is an incentive to more ener- getic trooping. . Aside from these plotted modifica- tions, the new program will be con- her feco.very is rapid. Lajos ducted pretty much in confovmity finally does turn up and she learns with principles established last year, that, instead bf being in California Exact amount of cash which will be he has in reality been living in New available for '36-*37 is still unsettled York with: Dr. KellvJs wife. KeUy gets his divorce and Thea realizes that she really loves him. Non--. rofessional cast struggles with the roles, but to little advantage.. Lead is played b.y Ruth Travers, with John Graeme in the role of Dr. Kelly. Comedy is supplied by Rena Craig and Virgipia Wynn, who seem more at home in their parts than most of the others. Direction and sets rate very little, . -plays are done on a split week basis, with first three days on Gov- ernor's Island and last of the week soent at the City Theatre outside of Mack. but execs expect it will approximate last season's $6,800,000 budget. This would mean an employment quota around 12,000 persons at the previ- ous operating cost of $105 per man- month. Series bf regional conferences J* plotted to' pave the way for the pol- icy'shifts. ' Miss Hallie Flanagan, di- rector, and Wmiam P. Farrtsworth, deputy director, will make the swing around the circuit during the next three months revitalizing regional and' state-bosses'" and elucidathig on new goals.