Variety (Sep 1940)

52 XEGItlMATIS Wednesday* Seplcniiber 4, 1940 Continued from page 50. Somethini;Al>autaSQldiei- Eyerythinig; is sat is l tx c.tp r i 1 y be made -right by man .killing his felr low man; that a good man living a good life will eVentualiy 'stop them and so save millions df years of,life,' As . a conviction foi" peace; it needs much more red blood.than Sar'oyan's straightened out when the. .wife , of the censor turns out tp' be .the. long- lost cpoli of: the. producer a hd thus the sple pbssesspr of reeljpos Jong dreamed . of and given up as Ipst, talkative soldier contributes to make I Thus the censor is .enlisted in. the it ring clear aiid strphg ' ' ' m+<ivpfei'5 v»f <»vprvnii«»' pKivpfimflH isv It's a tribute to Kenyori Nicholson and .theron Bamberger, operators of this playhouse, that 'Soldier' enjoyed a production at .the remodeled. jf ist millvthat . would; do credit to a pol- ished, Brbadwaiy production. ■ ■ / As the billigerent .author,^ Crahah Denton .?s adequate. • - Katherihe Emery as his wifie at'ho time ci'eates the. proper illASroh as an uriderStandr ing cbmpanioii to her iamPus.'hus- band.. Dickie Van. Paitten is ,con- vincihg as the youngsters,. ais are Howard Freeman . and; Garter Blake in less prominent roles: . ■ .' Jose Ferrer, young actbrTdirebtor, ih stiaging'. the play is responsible for the most creativb contribution of the e\'eningv ' , ';■.; ^: ^J^9^^^' } put of Utci Frying .P?^^ V Baltimore,. Aug; 27^ < fonipfiy In :,t'hree acts by;'Francis Svv.-inh;.: directed . by author; presented at Hilltop ■ Tlifulre, Kllleott Cltjv Md... Auj;. 27, .'4l>. Gforgo; Bbdell.; .'.Alexander Afmslrong. ,T)V-. " ' .'Clgra Cedrone ..... . Allan Cale. Jr. Pl.orence MacMlchacl.s : r ... 1"yn'. Swan it ..; .-.i... ^.Jea n" Price ;..Richard Cbwdery ; Slary Jane- Stoclchani . . '. Caroline . "Woods Ml'."!. Garnett Niiviiiaii Becse. Murlp). Foster.. Kate Aiilt... ; . i WsirBe: Benson. 'Tony. Foster.; i iVollie Coburn. . : l.ady . ,; .■..'...-..:. Mr. €<'iburn M 111.- Cobiirn..:. Mr.. . Kpi\nett.-. .'i , .; .. ; rirsi Pollcemati'..... i, Second .Policeman ■iW:. BariVont .Ha,mel .- . r.......Jane. Sauor ;,... TJisid SharreLts ,.. .Filnkney- McTie'an ; ^ . . Irving Bau.ni yht y at te m pt by th e- ■writing. nierhber: .of the., S\vann •lamily, Francis..: Brother Don. bpbr- ate$ the • Hilltop Theatre, . piibrieer ^strawhat in these parts, sister Xyri plays ingenues and the mother. 'Rit^i Swann, of the Baltimore: Ne\vs-Postj hahdles publicity..' for . the venture.. ' Collaboration has • rbsulted in a highly creditable effort, since its inT ception some ■fiyb years ago. Francis ; Swann has a knack for dialog. Several, of his short, stories have , iappeared ; in,. the ■ slicks,; He. shows considerable promise in 'Out of the Frying: Pan.'. As consttructed; at ipresent, however, there .is con- siderable work to be. done to qualify it for more ambitious presentation. Author, however,: has some fairish .makings...'; Thi-ee 'boys arid: -three girls, am- bitipuis for a careei; in the theatre, take , an apartment on the ifloor directly above. the . hideout , of ai prominent Broadway producer; Watcbing for the opportune moment, to attract his. attentibh and get him; to audition them, in their'pwh re- hearsed version, of the . producer's current • success;, they keep cbnstaht vigil pri his comings and goings, r The : camping arrangement' is a strictly .platpnie deal^ 'with, romance completely taboo; .Ini ^hort, every- thing's business. Otie .couple, never- theless, is in on false pretenSies as they had ..previously slipped off to have the. knot tied; To add to the difficulties, they aire now faced with an .impending blessed event. . . The big chance soon corries when the producbr, a gourmet and ama- teur chef,; on the prowl for a spot of, flour, bursts in oh the stagestruck sextet. The audition of his play is forced on. him only to be annoyingly interriipted, by a Series of rather funny-twists. Ghief cohnplicatibn is the Visit bf the parents of one pf the gang. The old man is a play censor from Boston and he is; particularly bitter at the publicity achieved by the producer's play, .which has a; salacious angle but ihtevest's of , eyei'yone'. cbncbrnCd, by being, forced to. agree to art extra- heavy publicity campaign in Boston against the road showing pf the play, with the reverse reaction: figured to. .boost.bUsines^ '.all arbuhd;' : . There.; iis cbhsiderable freshness; Of dialog and- a basic idea here: Plenty; pf 'Work is needed tp.'give.:stature and dramatic-: elTcctlvGhess to.' it- all. Second arid- third acts cOuld: be en- tirely; 'rewritten 'with, particular. emphasis on the: /bUrtainS.;. Unless: this ■ ■ accomplished, ''Oiit . bf the; ;Fryi!iig; :Pan' must remain, light- iweight fare.: suitable vonly: for the: present- company it is keeping. Several excellent performarices notably by Fibrericb MacMichaelSi' as a dumb dame; Jean ;Price, as the •child-bearing. men^ber of- the t^^^ and Alexander .Armstrong, Jr.,- as a: flip young actor With dreams, . Pro- ductipn entiiely adequate', Bui'ttI.' , ■ A Policenian's Lot by . Ivory ton; Goiih., Sept.. :2,. .f'uvpe fn ■. (lir^'t; ■ .a.ot.s •(.sevcii;.scopps): Philip (loOd'inah; s'tiisred "by .Tohh' Kennedy; aeilinKs: , •...Kthvir.rd • Gilbert ;■.'-.slftrs.- Bert AVlieelPr'; ; presented by Mlltoh Stlcfel;. in a'.ssocia'tion Avilh ■;Saal Ilpllei- - at I'voryton Playhouse,: Ivor.v(on; t^ohn;; Sept; 2," 4o.. Prof. Albert Pllk-ie;-. .Bert Wheeler lOllie.:.'.,,.;.;..', ;....;,.. ..lud'y l^arrlsh Mrs, Sniull..,.;. i. .'Amnhh CuniiinKham Mr. .Small. . .•. :'. .:,...,'\Vllllani. Bendix. Mr. Berkowilz..:. i ,.,, i..,.., .Louis .Sorin Mr,, MarUlnlosh..,, ..,,; i .•. Alfred "Welwter Mr,. OVXftlir..;.,,.,:. .•.,.> .■-. ,Byroiv.Russell M r: .Harris. ■ ■. ■.. .'Artb'iir toll r, Horace I'pdejf.rar.....,., :..,lanies Moore Toiiy. Malatesla'. i'Joseph Pcvney-- Thjs one misses fire dub to a combo of: insufficient; material pUus ihde-. cisibn as; to just what to 'do with the materjal ; there is' .available. .. Play hops back and forth betwieen .status of farce and comeay-diamb,-and;g(Bts: np-wherte in ;either. medium.' ;. Plot; is- tPo implausible to be han- dled in straight comedy .veiri ;(there's a 20-year-old looker; who, in this day and,age* gets'excited ju^t because a lad, wants to hold her . hand while they play dprninpes); If there js any chance for. .this one. after rewriting, it's got to- come from the.farce angle. - Preem" was jjretty loose but this may have, been partly attributed to the fact - that Bert Wheeler was in ■ for only two days of rehearsal due to plane trouble comirig on ;.for the; breakih. . As if stands, however; there's-little here for the comic to work oh. Laiigh lines, are too few and fai: between and situatibns fail to con.£rest the aisles. Wheeler plays some sort of pro- fessor boarding, at the small house; MotheE Small likes to.play thb ponies and when she loses what was: meant to be: the final iristallments on the oil burner, the heater is rerhoved and Wheeler has to sleep in her bedroom on a cot in order to keep warm. Ellie, daughter of the housie. and the prof love each bther* so Ellie's father, a \ cOpi decide.? they betteif marry, A istickup attist almost mar- ries Ellie first but when:: the law. catches - Up with . him, the • nuptials finally go off writh the professor. Joseph Pevney. in for the minor role pf the gangster, braces the show considerably while he's ohi and J'udy Parrish looks !naive: as Ellie. Balance of bast struggles, but- at show caught, it was all in Vaiii, Stag- ing^.is hit-and-miss, largely: a fault of the script. Edward :Gilbert's sets are assets. Bone. FLEDGLING ; Rye Beach, N.: H., Aufif.~ 27. : . .Dndija In three-, acts,. four scehep, ■ by Eleanor: Carroll . CJilltoh atid -Plilllp 'l,ewls;' prfeseiited >)y; .Farragul: " Player.s - .and Oils .('hatfleldr.'rayior-.staped by Hm-old Bas.sas^: set tiinr, .lo.hn ,SoHcr.i; -at. .Farragat Pl'ay'i .house. Rye ■ Beach, .. N. '" 27, '40. . . ■ ■ Grare Perinis T.liiton.:,-. Androw.l.lnton 'H,, ol)'enintr. Aug, .Arrierlcafa pts.tinctlve Eotertatner ■;'';;' ■•'''■' CURRENTLY . : CA L-N $VA l6 Dd E ,.';'.^'^,..,;>#!.:'.■■■/; ..J Mflt.t WM. KENT 1776 B'wayj Nisw Vdrk . Barbara I.inton Jlugli l.inion; i, John Ijphnis.,., S.lelld .Berrii'k.. Kenneth reed, AIlss. I.I.-jrper.,;. Bnrtholoincvv;'-,. Richard X)eniils. 4 • • • • • • MilOi^ed Dunnock . .Plillllp Hal-inori Sylvia Weld M,i;Kay Morri.s ... .^ilerrltt Stone ..v.P.uthelma Stevens Art-Smith nl ffai el. Ellpii nifford ... . .iJoseph .F.;.Fo]ey .'.,. ,i: Walter Coy ^ Religion versus iagnosticism is, uh- dpubtedly, one of the ; touchiest ■ themes" with which a bbmmercial producer can gamble, but the intelli- gent, mature, objective treatment-oJ; that , theme i.n Tledgling' is one that seem.s to point to b.b, subce5§. Cer-; ' , this play, adaptefd -frOiti tbb GartolJ qhilton. is the lirTbst'piecb. of di-amafic literatijre;.. sampib'd ,in .'the strdwhats; of this sector thi.s; season. . ■ Instead of '^ittacldng the subject Pf ..religion oh a Swieeping scale, 'Hedg- iiiig' shows what might hapjjen' to a yoiing girl brought up by her suc- (pessful. writer^father famous for his aritirreligious : crusading. In addi- tion, it embraces in . this base history, the- reactions of .the lather, mother and; son when tbey are confronted withimpprtant': cri?^eis.. It ieyeals the father remaining stauftch in his i self-sufficient belief, the mother Te- ;' verting to her- Original religion when she appi-oaiches death, the:- daughter committing a 'nriercy* matricide to end her mother's misery and an ado- ie;scent. son frequently bewildered by the:'proceedingsi The .play is not gruesbitie, dull or preachy,.and there are some.delightful cpmedy touches. A well geared dombihation of . ace Writing, expert direction by: Har- old BasSage, and consistently -good acting by a well-fehearsed, cpm- petcnt cast kept the opening-njght audience breathle.<!siy still between the .scattered laughs.:. All of . which should add. up to something in Brooidway possibilities/ : ' . ; ' Handled ; as if. .two elPnUent db-, haters had decided to. argue the i."^;- sue from either viewpoint on: the toss of • the coin, the story, which 'Pledglirig' tells should have, both ■the religious arid, the agnostics, nod- ding .alternately in approval of the points' riiade by the authors: . .McKay Morris . and Sylvia Weld .are starred. : Morris portrays the,so- phisticated iather-writer whp. Iqng ijefore weaned his AVfife frpni religion and who raised his t\vo children de- liberately outside the. church. He ijtakes the charabter of Hugh. Lin toil, vivid. "' ■ ' .•,:■. .■ ; ■-•; ' .'; Miss Weld, a.s a 19-yGar-old; girl, mainly ' bbnvjnbed by, her .,:father';: teachings,^ but' vacillating occasion-, ally' betweien' doubt arid conviction, has a; difficult, chailprigihg rPle. Not only : does She come" throCigh;' here with: honors, but she also gains tpp place among .' candidate,"?' foV. this same role on Broadway---if , and when. ■ Of the. other pilayers; they all contribute what the .script de- riiands.John SoUers' drawing room set fills the bill. ' . Far. < In My Opinion Stockbridge, Mass., Sept, 2. ; - Coniftdy In three a;cls (.4 scenes) by . Smii- son' Raphaclson;. staged by Raphaclnon and William Miles: seti:li»es, Albert.. AVard; pre.-.. :Behted by Milo.s nt : Befltshire Playhouse, opening. Sept.; 2; ''40. ■ .v . ■ - Thomas .Wllllaius, 'Jr.,;, ...Whither Blssell Je'riteraon Boy.'c.e;,...,.'.;...,,.;, lipwirf Mnri nr. A .Walter, '......,; ..■..'...-,, v . ,Brlnli;y Kees. Marilyn.-Moore....... j.AdvlHiiiiif jlai'ileil " ' - - - ..;,-,-,Sayri» .Crawley .... .W.o.sley Add/- , ,.,, ;;.->\.hh Mason;, •■'.'.; '.... Kent . Sinilh- . ftiichel Aibcni's ...,,.Miiri'ella' Cauly ,....vMci-ritt OVDiiel .Dale Cunnlhi;*iani-, MUie Ambler,.— . Olive; Shea,,.,. .,, Carey Jones.. Diana; Jones. .. .'. violet:.;;....'..'...1 Merman. .-,,......';. William Miles* sole new tryput of .th(B season is far from. the best work done by playwright Samson. Raphael- son. For three acts the aulhpr carries oh a coriYerSatiphal joUst between Actors Equit^-tfnd the Critics Circle in a play that is negligible ;iri,,plot and unconvincing in situations. The only standout character is that of Mike Amblei*, who without any at- tempt at disguise ^s a prototype of William Saroyan. To . this part the playwright has given the best ;lines, and in the hands of Wesley Addy, a, well-rounded portrait of Saroyan's 'gift', to the theatre is projected. : Story unfolded is that of a firsts string critic and his actress wife whose home life nears the Reno stage when husband-critic : attempts to live up to his critical integrity in reviewing a play in which his \vife is :appearirig. The usual complicar tions follow, in which the actress- wife is abetted by the playwright, who holds forth Pn the merits and abilities of .creative ; work against critical .work. Before the final re- cohciliatibn is effebted, Raphaelson lines up the critic and two colleague.s against the actress ;and.members of the.supporting company in long con- versational, give-and-take, apparently setting forth His own idea."? of thea- tre workings both behind' footlights and jn front of the proscenium arch. Play is: hardly strong enough for an extended Broadway engagement; The' theatricar belt will. uridoubtedly attend in good numbers and gain many laughs, but when this, draw peters out, t ;re' is little for the gen- eral public. Production of this clas.s summer spot was consistent, with the high standards maintained here for the past 13 seasons. Opening night various scouts frorii the film com- panies were once-overing the pro- duction. There hardly seems to be any ppssibilities here for'pictures. "'. RUS9, Play Out of Town A mix-up over the contracts for the cast of .'Bangtails' tried put by the newly-formed Boyar. Associates, has been straightened out, Contriacta were first signed by Ben Boyar but; had to be withdraiwn when it: was found that a rule iii the by-laws of the Theatrical Managers and Agents union prohibit any member from signaturirig actors'; contracts. Boyar. is a TMA member (the treasurer's . part of the organization was dropped sometime ago) and.wished to continue in, gObd standing.-; ^ was framed sp that TMAers cannot be held liable for actors' salaries. - New set of contracts was signfed by Mab and Henry Wel.ss, who are in the Boyar group alopg with Max A, Cohen, T. B. McDonald, Eniil Fried- lander (Dazian's), Rudolf Adler and Andrew Gebly.;. Cohen personaliy posted the salary bond with Equity; Shipvy was called, in for revision,. : Joe E, Brown, who has bbbn. starring- in summer/.stock thea^ in th« east/ appearing in "Elmer the preat' in some places -arid 'The' Sho-w-Off' in others,' estimates that up to last week he became 'sick' during rehearsals arid performances of the latter, comedy 27 times. Clairiis that is a record, of 'some kind. CPmediari dpes not smokb but the part of ^Aubrey Pbiffei" calls for the puffing of numerous cigars,,.w resultant gastric annoyance. Brown is strong for curtain. speeches, - Recently at thb Spa theatre^ Sara- toga, he chatted with the audience for half an houi;, calmly sitting in a rocking chair, stage fi^brit. Hisfspier.was longer than the. last act.-but the customers remained throughout. That was oiie Way to speiid the evening, ' at with the gambling lid on. ^ ...'. -. ;..' .'.-. ■'. ■' ;-;■-.' ;■■' 'Hi Angel,' play based oh Farther Divine by Marguerite Hurter, has been delayed in presentation., at: WPodstock, N. Y. Play's characters,: a inixed cast, werb set, then difficulties arbse. One problem; was hpusirig pf the cplorbd players. ■ ■; ■'.' ■ . Mickey Wailkbr^ forhier.chamR in the cast when arid if. Cecil Coveliy,;formerly pf Paranipunt's LoridPn staff, and E. J. Bailen- tine, both former actors, prppose ^resentatiPn either in the sticks or oh Broadway.; They operate, the Maverick theatre; Woodstock, where there is a drariia student group. ;' :'■• .■; .;;-' ' .;'- Suit of Century Play Go. against .Harry jjarvey, author, the N. Y. siiprem,e coui;t Friday (30) embraced $5,543 oh a The original judgriient was for $7,768, but, $2,325 was paid Hai Vey is a resident of Savannah, C5a.; and a member of Gmld of the Autlipis League uf America -; The debt arose but of the*assignment tp Thomas Kane, Harvey's earnings until all monies ov^^ed v^^er-e cleared up. tlemeht actually tpok place ahnpst six- months ago, but; for papers were dealyed. Kane is president of Century Play .settled out of 1935 judgment, since obtained;. :.the; Dramatist': trustee, of all Tlie. final set- thai signing of audience: composed in large part of tourists enjoyed riipst of it. ; , It. all takes'place'in Cuernavaca, a favorite .Mexican "tourist mecca. ■'There a Mexican girl has waited 10 years for a wandering fiance, "^he latter is never seen, but turns out to be engaged to two American tourists. The script never, develops plot values, but docs.score some aniusirig wisecracks. Land, 'Little Dog' . Continued ffom piiiie^ 49,. Manana Is Another Day ;' ■ ■■;.J; . Mexico City, Aug. 25. Pan-Americnn . -.Th'ejil re ,; prespniaiion ■ of thre(*-iii(.;t play (li) •BnKll,<<h) bv rrheinloi-e -Ap.siinn and Dwipht . MorrI?: slatrefj - by Kernrindo. W.nRher;-. i)ris.sPnli>(J al Pjih'iclo rle Belles, Artes, .Mexico C'tly.; . *;i' (iMexioan) lop. •:■ • ■ -.- '■■ ' .-■■ A conipariy . of English-speakiiig. residents of .Mexicp ;City makes up this company, which has the ble,«s- . _. _ ing Of the Mexican government, and book, 'Folow the .Furie,s,': by Eleanor' "the free use^Saturday matinees (and at Pther -times>• of the splendiferoii;^ Natiorial Tlieat're of Mexico. Between 'Yes, My Darling Daughter' and 'The Second Man' comes this original trifle dealing with that colorful seeker aftef native • color, the American tourist,:■specificallythe, school teach- er on^ a sightseeing rampage,; .- The acting of the company ranged from biad to^ so-sby arid the play, as siich, is thin and undernourished in- plot and . characterization; How- eS'er, it .provides some, good-natuj'ed. fun. at* the expense of a universally prevalent - character, the: languaigei mutilating,; freak; costume-wearing explorer of foreign eo'untries. An pacity arid standees were the rule for favored shows.. Figures placed 2,500,000 yisitprs in town over Labor Day (2), people sleeping in rriotoi: cars, hotel lobbies and bus stations. Summer Saturday^ are' usually light but more people \yere,tui'ned a-way from theatres that evenirig than ever fcripwn .before. : Collapse of 'Little Dog' meant the loss of an estimated $100,000(. Book of the shpw was a plea for dempc- racy. Laura duPont Garpienter was the principal iriyestpr, although Ed die Dpwling was the presenter and the financing company was Finch Carpenter, Inc. • Show opened in At lantic Clity, where for three days prior .to preniiere there were; no re- hearsals though the cpmpany. pa- raded the Boardwalk on the opening day; .•:-.\--:.^''- }■''■" Criticism Hits Dpwiinr After the opening there was criti- cism of the book, direction and lights, and by; the time 'Little Dog,' a musical, reached Boston, Dowling was in the doghbUse. Miss Carpenter aimed; to build up the part of Mili Monti, her protege,- but - it couldn't, be done. Miss Monti is a hight club watbler, has. a distinct Italian dia- lect, but; was supposed to play the part of a 'typical . Brooklyn, girl,* In- addition . to the . production outlay arid road losses, there was an item upward Pf $4,000 erttailed because the second week in Boston was can- celled, house having: been guaran- teed. ; ;■'■-• .:.;'■ '-.■;-';;■... ■. ; Caliing in of 'Bangtails' was some- thing of a surprise. Those interested were highly enthusiastic and reports frbnv the premiei^fe' were that it was, a likely ..laugh, show.;.:It is claimed the show •iwill go. on again afler<: re-, vision pf .the script, same going for 'Little Dog,; ; Both represented • fresh money, .pn;the. nparia'gerial,end,., ;. ■ -:'Groi/p'calibd the Bbya.r Asspcj'ateV put on 'Bangtail.s,' which has a hor.se racing backgrPimd. Among those in the'.coterie is .Max A, Cohen, whb. operiates.the>few Amstbrdarri.'lsr..^^^^ as a;pbp-pfice picture theatre. W^ h bought ;the former ace musical comedy house several 'years ago Cohen staled he would enter legit and that the house was available for shows Under certain terms. There ^hasn't been a^show 6h;42d:street for: so long that it looks dubious if tiie theatre will revert to its former policy; Madison Wants Crack At tounseHor' Hypo . Noel Madi.sbri. soiri of the.late Mali- • rice Moscoyitch, also an .actor, is. in New York to huddle with Elnier Rice on a Cpa.sl revival of 'Ciouiisel- lor-at-Law.' Madison's idea is that the Rice play clicked for a number of players, starting with Paul Muni in the Broadway original; John Barryrriore. in pictures;.Otto Kruger on the road. He wants to do it on the Coast. ' ■ Madison was fprrrierly under War-, hei: Bros, contract.: but last season on the Edward .G.^ Robinson iadib^^ program. Barn Pkiys Continued from page 40. 'The Royal Roost.* ' Wind in-the Sails;* 'The Hard Way,* 'After the flail/ 'Dollars , and Horse Sense,' 'The World Walks In.' The picture ppssibilities in addi- tion to 'Four C^ljeers; for Mother,' which Warriers bougbt at the tryoutf 'Out of the Frying Pan,' 'Cupcake* (also called 'Some Day^ You Don't*). 'Mr, and Mrs, North,' 'Bahg- tails.' 'Second Helpi'rtg,' 'A Man from the Band.' ■ Your Loving Son,' 'Wind in the Sails,' 'Rom.antic Mr. Dickens,*. 'Many Happy Returns,' 'Dollars and Horse Sense,' 'Not ' Our Stars' (tried out last summer under the titlb 'These Three') and 'The Hard Way.' ;;..;■. . ■ ''.■.■V;;'./-^ ' Seaspn Spotty Season in the sticks has been dis- tinctly spotty and some barns were shuttered; before the season got into stride. Despite ; the weak atlend- arice in a number of hidea.ways there was product that, caught th<? eye of' Broadway arid coast scouts. Number. . of name playei's from Hollywood and Broadway appeared through: the summer, playing;ph percentage, witTi most of. them well satisfied with the ..; coin earned. There were considerably more'unit shows than pre.vibusly,- at- tractions ;whic.h tvaveied ; -entirety. ' The stock spots had so-called perma-. nent players but the latter were paid salary though laying off under a rule adopted >y Equity. ' Plays hiPst. Aisbd-.' by -the stobks in the ;;sticks, in -'termls ■ of '- -weeks:- *No Time, for Comedy.' 28; 'Margin for Error,' '24; 'Biography.'^ 21; 'Our Town,-' 20; •Personal Appbarauce,' 16; '(:rjminal.,at Large,' 15;.'- 'Late Chris- ^ topher. Bean,' 15; 'Tonight at 8:30,' 13; 'Mbrriing's at Severii' 12- ^Kiss the' Boys Goodbye,' 11; 'Hay Fever,* 11; 'The Hptlentot,' id: < : - Some of the Jigures are estimates, as records were not kept .up/tb :date,.. bii t • p] aybVpkers; say the; seasbrt^^^ unusual in that there was a more diversified use of former" hits than in other summers