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44 LEGITIMATE Wednesday, September 8, 1943 No Bar to Smash B'way Biz; M Nifty $26,000, < Harriet , 11% 'Stars on Ice 37G, Tollies Despite intense heat, visitors con- tinue to dock into New York and lefiit attedanctf still boonis accord- ingly. As before, the weekend trade slops over in. both directions, swell-, inji business Mondays, and Fridays, and even Thusrdays. Most shows improved slightly ■ last week, with growing indications of a coming the: aire shortage. ' Estimates, for Last Week ;' . Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drn»i<0. CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue), M (MutiicaU,,0 (Operetta): 'Angel Street,' Golden t91st week) (D-789-: $£3p>. Long-run thriller held its pace oi ab.iut SG.000. \ 'Arsenic and Old Lace/ Fulton (l?9th week) (C-948: .$3.30>. . Ap- proximately .$9,500- again: farce movjes Sept. 2? to the Hudson, on' a. regular sharing arraiigemcnl in- stead of a flat rental as at the pres- ent house. 'Blithe Spirit' Morocco (return engagement)'. (C-955: $3.30>".: Noel Coward comedy, with Haila Stod- dard replacing Leonora Corbett as the only major east change, .reopened Monday (6) and skedded lo remain through Oct. 2, then tours. . , . 'Early to Bed,' Broadhursl (12th week),' (M-1,160; $4.40). Richard Kollmar's musical climbed again to its best week to date; about $20,000. 'Harriet,' Miller (22nd week> (D- 940: $3.85). Near capacity-; $17,500' again. ■ , :' ' '.Janic,' Playhouse (52d .week) (C- 8C5: $3.30). Up a.lrifle to more, than: $10,000 and apparently due to stick, awhile.. 'Kiss and Tell' (24th) week) (C-- 920: $3.301..Held strong.pace: $17,000 again. ; 'Laugh Time," Shubert. Fred Tin- klchoffe-Paul Small vaude show, Starring Ed' Wynn, opens tonight (Wednesday). 'Life with Father/ Empire (197.th week) (CD-1.082; $3.30). Climbed a little more to $13,700; nifty for the street's longest stayer. 'Murder Without Crime,' Cort (3d week) (D-1.0G4; $3.30). Slumped in- second full week to. $5,000; manage- ment trying, to make a fight lor it* 'My Dear Public,' 46th Street (opens tomorrow, Thursday) (M- 1.347; $4.40). Irving Caesar musical arrives after second road tryout. 'Oklahoma,' St James (23d week) (M-1.493: $4.40). Only change here is the number of standees: last week's takings came to $30,500. .- 'Rosalinda,' Imperial (45th week) (0-1.453: $3.30): New Opera's vetr eran stayer slid a bit to $24,000; Still plenty good. •Skin of Our Teeth/ Plymouth (42d weekj (CD-1,070; $3.85). De- spite cast replacements. Pulitzer Prizer inched up to about $12,000: due to tour Sept. 27. ' 'Something for tbe Boys/ Alvin (34th week) (M-1,33 1 .; $4.40J.. Near capacity again at $30,200. 'Stars on Ice/ Center (return en- gaseme'nt; 57th week) (R-3,000; $1.65). Holding to huge attendance at low scale; $37,000 again. 'Star and Carter,' Music Box (63d week) (R-1,000; $4.40j.. Mike Todd's lodestar revue took estimated $18 300; excellent for marathoner. 'The. Doughgirls,' Lyceum (36th week) (C«997; $3.30). Gross for this laugh show holds almost level; $16. 801 last week. 'The Snark Was a .BooJum,' 48th Street (1st week) : (C-925: $3:30) Opened Wednesday (1) and was panned: closed Saturday. (4) after negligible pickings. 'Three's a Family,' Longacre (17th week) (C-1.016; $3.30). Increased business held at $10,000, which at lows an, operating-profit. 'Tomorrow the World/ Barry more (21st week) <D-1;064; $3.30). Hold in« to handsome profit; around $14 000 again: road company -opens next week. 'Two Mrs. Carrolls,' Booth (4th week) (D-712; $3.30). Elisabeth Bergncr proving a sock draw mild thriller;. $14,000 is virtual soli' capacity in this house. 'Ziegteld Follies'/ Winter Garden >(23d week), (R-1.523: $4.40). Tak iiigs tapered off a little to $38,200 still plenty potent. REVIVAL "J 'Blossom Time/ Ambassador (O 1.150: $2.75). Sentimental oldie . opened-Saturday night. (4) to poor • press. 'Merry Widow,' Majestic '• (5th week) (0-1.695; $3.30). Standee business and plenty of ' profit, for this New Opera revival..-at S31.'500'. 'Student Prince." Broadway (13th week) (0-1.900; $2,751.' Held to $19 - 000 pace, juicy profit. . / , 'Tobacco Road,' Ritz (Cb-94.); 'S1165). Jack •' Kirklan V-.' turnip derby' opened a. limited revival Saturday night '4). • 'The Armv.' Play bv Play.' Beck loth week) 11.214; $3.30),. Soldier- written and produced oho-actors drew estimated S9.000 again on the final, week: closed Saturday 14'. 'ARSENIC $18,000 IN 2D-FINAL WASH. WEEK shiiiglon. Sept. 7.- rsenic. and Old -Lace' departed from'the- National after two . weeks with better than $35,000 grossed, the final eight performances brought S18.000. amazing business at $2 top competing against late summer hcat : There is talk of bringing it back later in the season. Definite booking of the road'com- pany of Oklahoma' for Oct. 18 is- expected to hypo the American The- atre Society subscription list. There are. now 7.000 subscribers with the fust week's reservations;. .'Dark Eyes.' the. Jed' Harris attraction, has been circularized: by the ATS as a bonus attraction and is expected to profit handsomely by the promotion- Problem for producers in this' area is whether to bring in new plays on the way to Broadway at $'2 top. Thi popular-price scale attracts Govern- ment workers and especially cleans out. the- balcony tickets. Few plays in the tryout period annex any ad- vance sale until the Washington critics have reported oh the attrac- ion. Those controlling the economic scales for touring attractions are re- luctant to make the national capita) $2 city,, even though the week's grosses will- be higher. 'Another. Love Story'-even talked about a $3 top. basing the scale upon the fact that Lonsdale plays are loyally sup- ported by the huge-British .popula- tion here. -. Scale will be $2.50 top. At least 50%> of; the National the- tre audiences are seeing legitimate plays for the first time. These Fed- eral employees- in the. low-income brackets are stenographers and clerks from small, towns who have come to Washington lor war work. They can ■ become steady playgoers f the boxoflice scale carl be carved to meet the demands of their limited pocketbooks, it's. averred. 'ANOTHER HEAVEN'POOR $5,000 IN TORONTO BOW • Toronto. Sept. .7. . Trvdut of Guy Bolton-John Golden 'Another Heaven' did a poor $5,000 at Royal Alexandra. • with 1.525- seater scaled at $1.50 top, last week. Golden was up for latter part of ■week and may get around to a re- write, job, once Bolton finishes the musical he's completing •forvVinlon Fieedloy. CRIX NIX SOURS pin ON 'PUBLIC/ $13,000 ittsburgh, Sept. 7. New Irving Caesar musical,. !My Dear Public,', ran into a snag last week at Nixon after turning in a big fortnight in Detroit. Show barely got around $13,000 at $3.30 top. Start- ed off well, but the notices knocked the stuffings out ■ of its chances for remainder of ■ engagement. Local reviews were something of shock to management after the favorable comment 'Public' drew in its first tryout date in Detroit. Willie Howard and Ethel Shutta are. both local favorites, but the press gang here was busy all through the cri- tiques making apologies for them and paucity of their material in the musical, "' Nixon has 'Army. Play by Play' currently, and during rest of. Sep- tember gets 'Tomorrow the World,-' 'Dark Eyes' and .Ed Wynn's vauder. Philadelphia, Sept. 7. . Off lo a, boom start,; Philly's legit season goes-into high this wcck..:Willi all three of the regular UBO-Shubcrt. houses lighted by tonight . i-7). 'Sons o' Fun' got off. to a galloping start at the Forrest last Tuesday night .despite torrid weather, profit- ing plenty when the ' temperature, 'dropped.- to mid-autumn figures Thursday evening. With quite a few Philadclphians staying in town over the weekend as a result. Saturday's sale soared. Week's gross was ap- proximately$27,500 for six perform- ances (no. matinee Wednesday), ar.d that figure, should be topped during the remainder of the four-week en- gagement Season's No. 2 opener was 'You' Can't Take It With You.' which bowed in at the Walnut with a matinee Kaufman-Hart comedy . originally opened, here. Fred Stone -is now starred.." Tonight.the Locust relights with 'Star Dust.' Michael -Meycrberg prrtductiOri of a new comedy by Wal- ter Kerr (Georgetown University savant). Both these engagements are for two weeks, which brings next batch of opening on the 20th. They will be two' return, engagements (each a third-time . visitor)—'Life With Father,', at the Walnut, and 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' with Boris Korloffs,. at the Locust. On Oct. 4 the Theatre Guild's're- vival of 'Othello/ with Paul Robeson, opens a fortnight's stay at the Lo- cust as the first ATS subscription offering of the 1943-44 season and. on the same date, Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' starts- an engagement at the Walnut. Forrest also changes on Oct. 4. but booking—a musical—hosn't been announced. Forrest: Locust, and .Walnut are almost solidly booked up to holidays, with numerous, shows, set thereafter. There is plenty, of talk of a fourth house (indie) getting into the field, but-the supply is sharply limited. The Shubert—one possibility—is now owned by Warners, although: not be- ing used by them yet as a film house. Erlanger, another, likely candidate, is now controlled by William Gold- man., who's been giving Warners plenty of. competition lately. Hc*s been' quoted as saying he was not interested in legit bookings (he had a tew when he first took house), but has booked the - Philadelphia Opera Co. for a number of dates and will —presumably—have the Mask ar.d Wig Club (U. of Pa.) show. Uncle Harry," 'Husbands and'Lov ers' (Katharine Cornell tryout), 'Kiss and Tell,' 'Doughgirls.' 'The Pa- triots," 'Tomorrow the World,' 'AbieV Irish Rose,' 'Junior Miss.' 'Three's a Family,' 'Oklahoma'-(2d company). 'Big Time' (Ed Wynn), new 'Artists and Models,' new 'Connecticut; Yan- kee' and 'Rosalinda' are all set for fall engagements here. 'ALL* AS BUFF TEEOFF Buffalo, Sept.' 7. Legit season tees off here Thurs day night (9) with -three-day pre mierc of A. L. Berman's 'All For All' with Jack Pearl and' Harry Green. 'The Army, Play, by Play,' follows Sept. 13 for a week. 'Kiss Keeps Chi Lead at Sock $19,000, 'Maid' lO 1 /^, Passes Year, ladies' 15G SAMUEL FRENCH sixck ihho Play Brokers and Authors' Representatives ■ Jii Writ *l*li Street. Ken- Vurk Mil IVcNt f»h '8trM(. Lox Ancclcs FRISCO'S'FLEDERMAUS' VERSION NEAT $19,500 San Francisco, Sept. 7. Broadway has its 'Rosalinda' as an adaptation-.'irony the opera 'Die Fledcrmaus.'and now San Francisco is. putting on the opera as-'The Rose, Masque.'. In its first week, at the Currun, the revival- did an excellent $19,500. estimated. . "'Rose Masque' paced- the local boxofficcs last week, though the- towns- two other shows did well'. 'Doughgirls,' in its seventh week 'at the Geary, chalked up.$16.000. while 'Springtime for; Henry," .at the Tiv- 'blii registered Valine $9,000 in its opening stanza. . . ' . Chicago. Sept. JT. ■ . 'Kiss and Tell' continues the top grosser with virtual capacity of $19,- 000 last week. Other attractions suf-: .fcrcd a drop, with'-exception of "Good Night Ladies' at the Blackslpnc. ■ Estimates for Last Week 'The Douehgirls/ Selwyn (26lh \vcek) (1,000; $2.75). Will, be fol- lowed Sept. 27 by 'Dark Eves.' Propped to .'$12,000. . 'Good Night Ladies,' Blackstone (73rd week) (1,200; $2,751. Staved around $15,000. •Jane; Eyre,' jSrlangcr (4th week) (1,300; $8.20). Closes Sept.. 18. Slid to $0,000. ■ - .'•Kiss -'and Tell/ Harri.- (17th week) (1.000; $2.75). • Slightly short 61 capacity with .$19,000. 'Maid in Ozarks." Great Norllicrn (53rd week) (1,400: $2,75;. KnliMod its second-year v/jth. SI0.500." Boston Plenty Good, With Wynn Vauder 18G, 'Eyes 10G, 'Father' 16G Current Road Shows (Sept. 8-18) 'A. N'cw -Life' (tryout.)—National, yVashingloii (8-11). .. ' 'Abie's, Irish Rose'—Royal Alex- andra. Toronto (8-18). •All for All' (Iryout)—Erlanger, Buffalo' (!)-ll) tpicmicrc); Cass, Delioit (13-18). •Oliiclln' iliyout)—Shiibert, • Now Haven (16-18) (premiere). 'Son's O' Fiin'—Forrest, Philadel- phia (8-18). ' 'Slur Dust' (tryout)— Locust, Philadelphia (8-18) (premiere). 'Tomorrow the World' (2*.- €p.)— 'ixon. Pittsburgh (13-18). ' 'Voii Can't Take It With You — Walnut. Philadelphia (8-18). iss and Tell' (2d Co.).—Harris, Chicago (8-18). •Kiss, and Tell 1 (3d Co.)—Shubert. Now Haven (8-11); Plymouth. Bos- ton (13-18). 'Lire With Father' i2d Co.)— Colonial. Boston (8-18). ■' ■ Maid in the Oiarks' — Great Northern, Chicago (8-18). - . ' Naked ' Genius' (tryout)—Wilbur, Boston (10-18) (premiere). l .One : Touch of : Venus' .(Iryout)— Shubert, Boston (16-18). 'Dark" Eyes'-rPlymoulh. Boston (8-lii; National, Washington (l'3- 18): -' ■ '■'.'.. ■•.;■■' noiisligirls' (2d Co.)—Selwyn, Chicago (8-18). 'DoiiRhpirls' (3d Co.)—Geary, San Fiancisco (8-18). Good Night Ladies'—Blackstone, Chicago (8-18). ' '"-.' , Ice Follies of 1943'—Wintcrland. San Francisco (8-18). ■ 'Jane ^yre'^Erlanger, Chicago (8-181. . . Muiiior (13-18). Army Pittsburgh (8-11) (13-18). 'Arsenic and Old Lace'—Ford's Baltimore (8-11); Academy of Music, Roanoke. (13); Lyric, Richmond . (14- 16): Playhouse, Wilmington (17-18). 'Big Time' (vaude)—Shubert, Bos- ton (8-1.1); Metropolitan, Providence (13);, Municipal Aud.. Worcester (1.4); Court Sq';, Sprihgncld C15); Central High Aud.. Bridgeport (16); Bushocll Aud.. HarUord (17-18). . 'Blackout of 1943' (vaude)—El Capitan. Hollywood (8-18). •BrigM Lights' (Iryout)—Cass, De- troit 18-11). Miss'—Ford's, Baltimore Pla By riay—Nixon, Erlanger, Buffalo Plays on Broadway BLOSSOM TIME (REVIVAL) . Klinli'-ns prnirnrlitin tif ihn't'-acl 0|iorP(ta; nuMn- ri„iit ni<'lo,|[oa u( Krjdix Shul>crl mid II, n^i-i,-.. :i,l:i|i|.>il mill numnoitl^il liy SIk- nt I ItuiniiiTtc: |h>o|c und iyrli-.s Htlai>tr<l by l>r,n,iliy Diinni'lly Troiit uri^inal nr A. M. \Vltlni*r nil.I il. T:ri>-ltorl : • fr:illlrcg .Alrx- :illili>i- t:r;i>-, Hhi-|i.ii-;i SrHlly. fluy CrOPIMr. Myui:. l..-:i\nt :iiul rhishalin, yi;t^nl l»y .1. .1. Sliiilii-il, .s.-tiincs: WhIh«im lijirnll: riMiiiiiir>. .Si.-tu^ ('(Mtiinii*^. 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I^iralnc Mannfra .,, Mcli'ne. Arlhur ,.. I ii'l^n 1 Thiiinpaun Zi'll.l Itll.HHOll ..lai-qtj.ilino Slmann . KrU'iln l^'Horllioi) ..... Pamela. Dow ... ..'. liny, llnrnrs . .. .<:p.ni K i- MiU'hcll ... ... .Xonl Cornell . . Ilan y' K. Morton ... . . Walll'r .Ir4ins4il> : !'.... .(»c<i|-f;c Heach .......Nihil O'Ni-lll Al'n-e Drnki- ... Walli'V JiihnHon . Mniiha Monic» The Shuberts brought back to Broadway Saturday night (4), after a lapse \of some years, the tuneful 'Elpssom.Timc,' setting.it up at the Ainbas>ador. the same .theatre where the operetta -was launched on its Ainericpn career in 1921. In view of llic cui ront. vogue for operetta re- vivals, it's likely that 'Blossom Time' will. Imd its boxolTicc niche. How- fyer. Jiad the Shuberts- given it a- more spectacular production and keyed it closer to a 1943 tempo, its chances or attaining its earlier pop- iilaniy might have been enhanced. Revival' of 'Blossom Time' on the hei'ls of. a succession of operettas r;n:ws. fho question: What arc the atlrii.ulos that Jtiake these ,stylized, (.Continued on page 46) Boston, Sepl, 7. . Judging by reports on new sea- son's first full week of legit attiviiy here,;biz is golo^gjo be biggor than hep dopestcrs figured it. and that was 'plenty big; List or prospects remains mammoth, all houses booked solid through October, and some of the entries arc annoyed, fliev c;m"t have longer runs. 'One Touch of Venus,' Cheryl CrawTord show, figured on three weeks -nl . the Shubert, but -. ha«: to 'settle tor.'nine days to make wav for 'Skin, of Our Teeth.' Show not fig- ured suited for Opera House, only open spot. Cambridge slrawhat fin- isher season Saturday (4) for want of booking. Outfit had 'troubies in booking shows all season. Estimates for Last Week , 'Biff . Time,' Shubert (i;500; $3.30). ■Vaude .revue drew generailv poor notices, and the 1 .estimated $18,000 (nine performances) is Ed Wynn's personal drawing power. Final 'week current, and show takes-td. the road - for about six weeks prior to Broad- way engagement. ■ 'Dark Kycs.' • Plymouth (1.350; $2.20).; , Good rep and .notices took this show to an estimated $10,000 with okay advance. Final Week cur- rent;, 'iss artd Tell', following.Sept v : 'Life With Falher.' Colonial (1.4.17; $2.20). Third visit, fnbuious at esti- mated Slli.00.0. Remains 'through/' Sept, 18 to clear for 'Othello' oii 20th. Thirf is lhe-28tli week the show has had in town, and it's bigger than ever. '. 'Tou Can't Take II With You." Wil- bur- (1.300: $2.'20) (4th week I. Moved to Philly Saturday (4)- after faking estimated $6,500-final week.' 'Naked Genius' company rehearsing here now to open Sept. 13: BETTY FIELD- NEW LIFE' NICE $1130 IN BALT0 Baltimore. Sept; .. Season of legit was launched here at the indie-booked Maryland last . week with the pre-Bvoadway -trial of The Playwrights' production of Elmer Rice's 'A New Life.' featuring Betty Field. Nicely received by local crix and rated a good chance for success on the: main stenv after some lixing. comedy drama .drew a nicely building gross estimated at $11,200. for the 1.290 seats scaled at $2.77. top. 'Arsenic and Old Lace! is current at the-rebuilt Ford's, operated and : booked by UBO. with 'Junior Miss' set to follow for two weeks. Guild subscription season covering six pro- ductions is being organized- and sub- stantial advance is already' reported. Plays Out of Town BRIGHT LIGHTS Detroit. Sept. 3. •Alevanil-T' if. CmIwu (in a^NtH-iiKinn \yiih Martin II. -. 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( arlliin . Mai.-. Tlin Dani iin: Ilii-lH. (>,-.> K hiiCs. ij i)(> , J-;lniu. Darloni* >'iani'-yj*, U..so..Marii>. Ma- Vl;iM. Mrfl-nal rins. .lanpl' .I..J. .Tolin 1-,'iiliy'H llmnl .('hai-li.x Stiayprs. Uuji- wll I'lin-niMv. t iyiln || :l |i, William llaHi-i, William Hni.snn.' Following after 'My Dear Public* 'Bright Lights' is the second musi- cal; to premiere here in three weeks which , only has merit when'it es- capes-, from what is purported to be the story and turns into sheer revue. In facl. : 'Bright Lights' looks like : n pair of difTcrcnt shows had been coupled together,-' the '■■'dreary first act having something to ,do with a show being shaped up at Sardi's and the second half, when' it' finally wakes up. disowning the'-first section and .turning into meritable vaude- ville, :Therc must be a book some- wheve.' but from the looks of the musicals headed out of here : they're all in libraries, Still as roush as the revolving stage , which kept gelling stuck throughout the: first act. 'Bright Lights' is hampered in the first act by sonic dialog■-which explains why vaudeville died, which falls.the way. of Smith and Dale who seem to be carrying the story as. U\'o Sardi (Conliniieri oil page 46)