Variety (Sep 1944)

44 LEGITIMATE Wednesday, September 27, 1911 Plays Out of Town Boston. Sept. W. -■,..!., > .ci-mvCohr. ■nrniuc'i ititi of ..ijWiiu-i in (.flv :iilir .1 • I t i \* Williamf.. . . M liieViliihlihig... A.I li-i.in" Alunnim; t4f.li r.i iwrticTltV, ,' jielen William.*.. usoiv Hnlil'ii MJti»i«v llohitius \ n i"i •jo leeiielv Direi-ie-l .by Unnli'ii'h'i i. Kniiiti, .\M ¥VW)W t!>. ism $:i (uii, ; -,. . ; , ... I'iv i'!>,li ■!>.■> i« lining ......... ... >lhtriu .tlnnrm- . i .'; Virl'iL/.lury :.:,u..i. i n>!.i.> . .;,iMiw-.'ri>..i..< Jj.'ri'i ha Sim-Aim iff. Villi- fallen "The Perfect Marriage." once it masters its repetition and put-or-fo- cu* sympathy, should hit plush Broadway money on the strength of its star value/ This aside from its by- iKi'ineans insignificantdraw as a fre- quently witty and often penetrating marriage-divorce discussion — with one ormore feet in the marriage .bed at all times. Narrative -"consist*, entirely of i-eve- latinn of character when a husband and wife on then tenth wedding anniversary, conceive ..the- notion their marriage has become ashes, in the mouth. As they 'probe into their relations' they become more and moie;personal in their feelings Until at -last the divorce, which had first seemed a casual expedient, become intensely necessary to both whipped a bad case of- rust-act jit- ters in'-.her initial , legit- appearance, mid .drew a fair hand in a part that doesn't give her much opportunity to display dramatic ability. Starlet might develop after a season or two ■'ill ^gU'Uut'-h c r : lack ' of expo H w.t e .P i seems too big a handicap to over- come for tins show. . Anv credit for laughs goes to Wilms Herbert, who turns in most competent acting Job in role orig- inated by Ross ll .years ago. His ren- dition of a Tcxas-to-Manhattan yokel, of some kind or other in the third, act. arid Miss .Deane's light-voiced -.-warbling of "If Yon Smile, on Su'n- dav in first help a little, but-not much:'Rest of the cast goes haywire pouring drinks every time the plot and dialog go off the deep end. Del Owen and the"boys in the pit, feaUir-- ing a novachord, accompany the few songs well. '■'.' ;-'.'.; - ; Miss Deane- is- cast as a provincial, character haunting Manhattan book- ing offices for a show job, Beaten do\\n she takes up with a wolf (Lev- ies Podewell) and his loommates (Wilms Herbert and Hitous Gray) for CofTec-ahd after a couple of un- comfortable nights in Central Park. She does the trio's hoiisecleaiim.a. cooking and laundry m Knott's ane- mic one-set, with no loss of chastity They are" snapped'out of it by a curious I on anyone's part.'Herbert and Gray psychological resolution which seems i S et-drafted, Podewell is rejected be- flimsy on the surface but which, iii cause of a bad ticker.. Gal gets a its deeper implications, hiakes pro- Hollywood Offer and skips with $(500 found sense to most married people. The trouble is, however, there are two exceedingly tricky water jumps on the course. The; first is the ex- traordinary lack of sympathy gener- ated by Miriam Hopkins as the wife. Whether this is the playwright's flaw or the odd fact that Miss Hopkins' virulent film characters of the past continually intrude is difficult to de- fine; But it is very hard to be patient with the character she plays. The second hazard is the attitude of both parents to their nine-year-old daugh- ter This is impossibly rude, and without a semblance of warmth: tin.-. .. derstanding or tolerance. :,'.'; Plot incident, by the way. is vir- tually nil during the divorce pros and contras. but it does involve, be- sides the child. the ; wife's closest friend. Play amounts, in short, to a daring animated discussion of a diffi- cult, intimate and rather universal problem. Audience may not feet this particular couple merits all that dis- cussion,-but many points made will stick' in the mind just the same. V Jury does what may well be the .finest work of his career" in a mag- nificent portrait of the husband, while Miss Hopkins, resplendent, in Valentina costumes - and negligees, - draws the ogle trade. Joyce van Patten is good as the brat, but it's a painful role, and Martha Sleeper contributes the one really wanning characterization as the perennial mistress.: Oliver Smith's split stage of living room and bedroom (the bed standing out Jike.a ritualistic symbol all the while), is sumptuous, as is Cheryl Crawford's smart, tasteful production. Author Samson Raphael- son's direction is subtle and surpris- Inglv inventive for so static a play< No bellylaughs, but. audience re- action when'caught was: ve'rv. steady. Elie, the tight littie gang has cashed In the apartment. All the while one is. asked to believe she has a heart ol gold and that Podewell. a rat fiom curtain, turns into a he-Elsie Dins- more overnight. - Xast act finds him bewildered by the fact that she loves only him, with the other rhusketeers—Gray ' mus- tered out of the Army for wounds and Herbert home oh furlough-chit- ting him on the head with practi- cally every prop in the place to make him:believe it. She also returns the money, of course, having made good m flicks. . , One first-act line of PodeWell's. when Miss Deane tells him she's a virtuous little tyke looking for a chance on Broadway, is "It's hard to believe your hackneyed story." Which just about sums up Pamela Edmunds' rewrite job.: Htiift. Play on Broadway Wliil«> i he Sun Shine* Mux •'.(JnViUin (>rotiuet ion nf .t1it'ee-;.<-i I'lmW; <»ilV' (uii« .■ srOtie) .'by 'revem* -Hat t igan'.-- biased by (leorme S'. Kau'fiii;ni; seitjnx. rot.l-. \\Hvd (iilht'Vi; opeiifrt ! af ,I;yi;ptiin', X.. *¥V, *ppt. 1ft, 44; %'A,*iii top ($4.SM < opening nindiK ' f ''- - : ■ 11 «H ion. v..'..............'...... :3i TV AViUr.n T,lw V.hv\ of M:u ; penOMtu.,....Slantoy Bell litfiil-PnaVti' Mlilvaiity'. ....... Lewi* -"fJowavfl- KM?.*'twit 'KamTiill........... Ann*, flwp l)uii» dt" Ayr «nd ^Ui'lintc..M-»t\ill** I'tioiiwi- I f»lt;ttH '«"tiUiftll ., ."*.'.A^xiiiul**!' J AO MH.iiei Cnim........ ...CaUileon Oolui'U Chicago; Sepll 24. K»llerlng KnleviH iiifs. Ii-i'.. Dniiim ll'iii or riintfily in tlii-f« at'tf* {.nVie-8£'^'lv*l by !RaIiti»lii I'MiiHiiiils. ailHpletl I'ioin Liini Altilli»!i.i - m ••|.«IT. TlnU Oft'." Slnva Shht».v T)*»li».-, 1)1- tw!t»ii,' by Hin-ry Slinlnrn; wcnhis. ,Tjn<ii*!i Anlfiht Knoll. Opeivpd hi tin* I l-1», Chf- i-iiii-t. Weot. 24, "44; $:*. tdl». I'KS)'.;..:.,. ;,,..... Klliniio, . . : . -. . . ...... .. Mi-. c.'timirHy.<;..«-.',.. t.oii,.'. '.-;-..%.•.;,, Ai r,... : ....... R..K. JlMw..... i . jn'ld- ■. .S...-. ,. .Slili-tey" D ..• . , . ..lilll^ T'lllL.t 1 Mvr£'ii*l flllH.i> l.*'Hl**r. l*iVvlvW''ll -. r .;nuiviiii .fiiiiy . .WiImim MfrM il .... i -iiu rtwi, Re\amp of Tommy Ross' 1933 starrer by Don Mullally. "LafT That Off.'' might hold on for a few weeks, considering Chi theatre audiences' liking for light comedies, but hack- neyed plot, inane continuity and drab; dialog gave a less.-than-fair cast the losing job of trying to sell, the show first "night. Shirley Deane. 20th r Fo,v contract player aiid daughier-in-law of Civic's director. Ralph Kettering. A success from London, cast and. staged here adroitly but with indica-j Hons that while it Will draw fairly' well engagement .will be limited. First half of the play -'is-effective. Drop of.the curtain in act two mark- ing a short interval signals ebbing of the. performance; there is little fun thereafter. Terence Rattigan starts his play wittily and the lines sparkle until the. audience gets too used to the thin-istory or the charactersi Splendid setting is that of Lord Harpenden's Jiving room in London. Young Earl. jK ft sailor, not haying enough wits to earn an officer's rat- ing. Harpenden is a nice fellow en- gaged to titled Elizabeth, a British WAC. Their romance becomes a bit confused when one Lt. Mulvaney, an American bombardier, comes £n the scene, and it looks for a time that she will jilt her wealthy yoLing man for the burly Yank. That's the way it looks to her uncle.: the: Duke, a fellow easy wilh money, especially when he can get if. from other people, as, for, example, in a dice game, a type of divers.ioii about which he had previously been mil'amiliar. .Mabel is a girl who hardly goes In' for virtue, and read- ily admits her. status in the commu- nity"; so when Harpenden proposes Lhut she replace Elizabeth, she ac- cepts with reservations.; Then there is a Trench army man who thinUs lie has. a chance with Elizabeth. Situ- ation easily clarifies, however. Mabel is handsomely compensated for her willingness to. ,wed : the. Eavl.. .with the other suitors as abruptly dis- puted of, so it looks like the gob with' a title, and-; his fair WAG.will In this seven-person cast Melville Cooper is the .standout, playiii, 1 the middleaged Duke. He is a versatile. Britisher who served very we'll last season in "The Merry Widow." Cooper gets most of the. laughs,, his timing is expert, doubtless by way of suggestions from George, S. Kaul- man who paces the play.ltke the ace stager lie 'is. ". ■■■■ ;-" • i"( Anne Burr is a pleasant ICMtaurth, also with an assist by the director, bnt Catlileen Cordell's Mabel is the niore likeable femme. Stanley Bell, makes an okay Harpenden. being somewhat remindful of the la'.e Lcs- lieHov\ard. Lewis Howard, recently discharged from the Army Signal Corps, is the bombardier. "He's- bet- ter known m films than on Broad- way.: ;■<:. •••■:' ■-'"'"'-'■'. .-'" -'v ' ■■'"'■_.' .■'/' '."Si'm", seems to be like most Eng- lish hits-—big clicks .'in LoiuImii but com parativelv mild here. 7(»ee. , Paul Moss to Aide At City Theatre, Stays As N. Y. License Chief Paul Moss is back in show business as general manager of, the New York's municipally - operated City Center theatre, but he also retains his post as-the city's license coinmis- Sioner. Technically,'he is-_'•assistant to the president" of the Center,who is Mayor LaGuardia. Latter urged Moss to take over. Theatre assign- ment calls for no salary. Moss in- tends spending the mornings in the license department, going uptown to the Center during afternoons, : . .',:'; Tire Commish succeeds : Harry Fiiedgut, Newark concert manager, who was appointed last year when the city acquired the former Mecca Temple for unpaid taxes. . Spot on West 55th street was first supposed to be devoted to musical programs and pop opera, then shows were booked in. There were complaints from Broadway showmen on;"unfair com- petition " but the mayor countered by saying the Center was not 1 oppo- sition because its shows are mostly return attractions, also that the mod- erate ticket scale .would develop, new theatre patronage. Name of the spot has been questioned, too, because of its similarity to the Center, Radic) City ("Hats Off to Ice")." .' ' :;.-'.' Moss was once financially inter- ested in several legit plays and was also associated for a time with the Theatre Guild. He was also In the picture field before taking office; He was then less known than a brother. B. S. Moss (&. Brill), who retired years ago from theatre operation;.- ; Currently, the City Center has "Harriet" for a brief engagement be- fore the show goes on tour.. Next attiaction will be "The Merry Widow," due in for four weeks start- ing'-pet. 7. V: V ; ' ; 'l-v.- : :'c- : Business staffs for theatres and shows currently operating in New York and i out-of-town have been announced, by the Assn. of Theatri- tl'tfirwitti their-m-avriagtr: -.- -TaT^AgTrins^aiva^^^ Treasurers and Ticket Sellers unioij,: The lists include the names of house managers, company managers, press agents. boxoffice treasurers and their assistants.- Milton Weintraub, for tn« association.: and James Murphy, tic ; kct sellers, compiled the informa- Uon, . • " . . AV)':!.•'.' ,; •■'•';'■ Theatres.'iil New York,, either with shows or currently dark, are as fol- lows. Listed with them are house .managers, treasurers, assistant treas- urers, plus (in cases where the the- atre has a show) the company man- agers and press agents. Key to their positions is: HM; house manager; T, treasurer;- AT, assistant treasurer; CM. company manager; PA. press agent. Where no show is listed for ■a theiitie it mealis' that the house is untenanted.". '-.-.'v.v " > •: ■'.• '■'.'•" '. - Alviii. - MCoViKHit' JHncni*-. (I IM >. •ThiMWas Biiiilit-rloii (T), JltilMiiHi J'iillHt (AT).. ; \ii»l. n »» a i l«r. ; Ar llinv .«in»«r ( l.l»U t '.WJIimill Uivn.iiXH (I'l, OnseV" K«a(iWr 1ATI. '. ■■' ■ "'; ■ :■ ;■■:'<: . ■'. ' Hinrvi v. KiiiivUSiinlli (11.Ml.. Lillian r.i.).i..!\ (T),'- Mllilrcii Ahlii'V (ATI. II1Kmoie. Bntniiy JSlaw«n« rll SI i, J.ewls Uui-l isJ A'rlluir WriKlil, "Ki»M anil TtiU.y. I'.lmi-iei Jtiiil'ix .(CM), - riiyUis- I'erlnian H'A")..- : '- •••'•' ■-. .' .<..'■ ■'..' ' •'.-■ : ■' It.o.iilliiiiNl. Holm-. l .nniiflH'lli CUM >. C(,ni (Jililis (.TV. lisiBlB. WtrtjiilMa Wfli ••Tm\ 'l.ilile ln<1iiil\n," MS(! IMlHiirrt {CM), ArllVui*. 4-e\-y (l?A).' : '■■ .'. .-" Biinfl". I'll.ih; AVeinalock ( II Ml. Mar- KillVl*!'/'.<,UI'Ll' CI'). IliiviU'l 1l«y«K ( AT). '■•I'lic Two .Mi'>:,('«vcolla." I.osli-r At Snillh (CM). Winmil Kfefp (PA i. ' ' . . KntH(Iwu,v, Hai ry Sli:(f>li!|)' (J(Jl >.5lwi wy Uclw'nz CI'), Haviv KlKiwrtPii (AT), -l'«i-- ■s;" Hdiiert Milfovct (CM). "Wolfe Engagements Russell Gaige; "Violet " Dort Clark, Ann Dere. John Souther; "Snafu In Pomona."; . Robert Keith, Irene Hervey, Viola Frayne, Viola Roactie, Nancy Mar- quand. Jean Casto, Donald Foster, Jerry Thor, John Marriott, Maurice Burke; "No Way Out" . " Bram Nossen, Morton DaCosta, Edwin Redding, Natalie Core. Robert LeSUeur; "Tangled Web." • Richard Bishop, Oswald Marshall, William Pringle; "I Remember Mama." V ''-'•'■ ' i ; ,'. ; .'-''. .-' BUCKS COUNTY FARM IN THE HEART OF THE TOP THEATRICAL COLONY A ( h;irmii*K ttjkVnt tit ISHImn.s III (!(«• fiisliiiMtlllilt* \ew lli»|ie H4*<*li*(»ii. 1(MI UMifcr I'llltivillldti. > ii*w». i»r itii..iiC'|i»HMC.il . Iimlltv. 4 .ffM« roldliliil Iiohhh, IViiilt by family iif VViiH'niii IV(hV. (;n»liilti<< nrliriiml pine iindciliiiK. iliitdil 1151).:-.-'-.SiirmiiiKliiil l».v. ivliln Kuk«(«iic t<-iTHi')> mill llpHllilfiilly liiiiilsiiniimi rolllliic IuU'iik. .'.,(. i»ui|iIimi^I c v. liiiiiiri'iil/.i'ir. for piwi -ivnr I'liiiifort.: . 5. jiniMor liml- rimiiiS) ,1 hiltllH, 8 ,wn«d hiiriiii'iir Hn-iitiiyf*. ki<r\iiin>' room and linlli, Vwl- war nll-elei (rlc kllclieii. I wi« j-oom. wllli j frw/.ihK nulls, iifw«.( (yjir en rose «'ll> iiiiililiixiul xdiHiilii' qiinrii-iw. A ilelinhtful itilenl lioi%«. An iill-i-lri lrilli-il Mg iiKHlfCii l.iini Hiiil .iill-rl<-ilrli> new HricnlHIv i'lili'Mnii h<in«e for ::.(MH) ihlikoim. All ■■<•»' fxrni ri|iii|iiiiHiil »vallHli1e>, Wnikml wllli |iliou»iinl ami ilfer. Vrli/ml wii.v brliiiv rrplurrilii'nl value at *ll."..IIIMl. K»».v <erlll«. IIOX No. (»':. VAliU I V. i.-.l W. 4111 II SI , N>» York l». >. Y. The Philadelphia Forum will in- aiigiuate. lis ;2ith session Oct. 10 j with , a performance of "Carmen." with a Metropolilan Opera cast, fol-' , lowing with another Met cast ■ in i "Traviata" Nov. 6. Current London Shows London, Sept. 26. "Arsenic * Old Lace," Strand. "Banbury Nose," Wyndhams. "Bird fn Hand," St. Martin's. "Blithe Spirit," Duchess. "Felicity Jasmine," St. James. "Honeymoon," York's. "How Aie They," Apollo. "Last Mi's. Cheyney," Savoy. "Pink String:," Phoenix. "Peek-A-Boo," Whitehall." .... "Sadler's Opera," Princess "Sweeter Lower," Ambassadors. "Three's a Family," Saville. "This Was a Woman," Coined v. "Tomdriow World," Aldwych. "Un*fe Harry," Garriek. \ "While Sun Shines," Globe. iin*ii .in Xiiufmaii (I'A).. ,,-"',.- ,. Beliisi-'0| .liex." Coiinor (IIAI i. Itlciiaru. >i(l«'ii (TV, Horoiiin l.oinH (AT). ici ion. (lav broriler (tl Jl), M»rvtn Holli Williiiins ("i'.l. : .May. Wlfali'ii (AT). r>n!i-r, .1.1'. Dmioi- (JIM). I.oul-i )t.'i-«e (Tl, HPi'iiUl Coritiftll- (AT), t'liavlc-i AVnl- ('(A.'l'ty Ti'«iii»4.'.Hnyiwa (AT), "tinis inr i., I.e.- .lohu iBertfei- (CM).' C"li;n-.les Wjisilbui'tl (PA). '. ' ' '• <orl. Olio Metziiei (MM), ("-ii'l'evi jil i-\\ l ii.l'i:'CI'). (Seoi'Xio .l''uraoui o (,VT). ..: Hioniic, l.csier ilf) er (ll!*l I. .1 *•* Ar- llimi-Cl'-l, Arlliiir (•iH.rKe'l.A'ri, ••f.ire \VHJi I iilH-i." Waller Fried. (C»0,-»H;i.rt> Fut- Wood (.I'A i. ..'.■'" '. ■ ' ':.' :.' -.'.• I nlioo. Arllnir T.lsliloiv (II M ). TJiifina* Cla I I.,': I I ) (Iroltfe Colllill (ATI ' I lio S'Miiiiliiiiw li'iilil." ' Kei'ioit. Blooiuu.'iidfn u'MI Hiili.inl Manev (I'Al ■Ulli.-'Ji'V'anl! O'Coinioi' (MM 1 . Dan,-.JM:; n'IcV • I't'l, Nellie Heamlall (AT'l. Wlllianl Sieve" (AT), "follow the dills.". Tlioiiian "Hhi*- 'i-AI ■ Black (VAI.; '.• ;•. Kllll. KrneaC- Mi><'aule.r ( IUI), William (lolil ha ill I , (T), Helen -Monroe (AT', .lark Wotll" (A'lM. '-One Touch of Veuna." JS'ick Holile . (CXI i. .lean 1 ialryiniile • (IfA >. I'ily" (Hater.' Ben Keicliain (HM), .1 larry Nnlnies (T); .ialltea Vincent. (AT), I'.oberl AicCiill iATi. "Halliet" (Minded), S. liaiiilelnlviaii (.('Ml, K. Kenyon (PA.),'. 4HHl, S. I.aiicoilil (IIMV. taHM-SlMMtj loi' (T). Hurrj'""-ilhldhardl (AT), ".I'irk-l'p lltrl,'- Sain c. Brim '-(CM i. lien lCoi.nzweig I I'A i. " - ' - (iol.len. K. T,. Havdy (HM).--David :M:i\er' (T). tlelena .Qleninolra-' (A'l'l. "Angel Stieell" IMac Hilliaid (CM), Av- thiiy. i.ft-V'-y (I'A). :. '-.•':•; ■ Ilildann, William .Harris (T i, . Waller O'l'onnoi- ( A'J'l. ' :.. . Iiuiierlal, N. Light (IIM). Aaron Hel- wii/ (Ti.. Arthui- KeiiiH. (ATi. Kathr.vn (Valsii (A'l')-, "Sonn of Norway." .leery O'ConneJt (CM), r. P. (ireiioker (PA).."', l.v'i-eiiili.' Allen Sclinebbe (HM), Irving Mori-iMoii (Ti. Hugh Mcl'allley (AT), f'al rick l.itldv (AT), "While liie Sun Sbines,' Ben Koyar (CM). Nat Dorfniah- (PA). i'jlarMii Iteek. I.ouia Lotito (l)Mi, Dora Chaiulirilaln (T), Klhel Al'clrer (AT) ".iH'-oliuwsUy ami the Colonel.". Max Al leoluck (CM). Al Tamai in (PA). Miwli-. llo\. Mori.-ia .la.roba (HM). Charles 'tUtonins Cl'.i, Aluria> Lang (AT), Kdwill AlcP.n-ilaiKl (AT). . . ". . » Miller. II. Fleishman (Hill. Fran) Flayer.. I.Ti,. Chai les Bowman (AT). . Moroseil, if. B.enso.u .(>tM), Abe Bare noli (T). Michael Onoealo, (A'i'l. "Tin Voire of - Ihe 'rtit'tle," Siltn SchwarU (CM), .lean Dalrympte (PA) Majealir. B. Cluncy ( KM I. Jack Pearl (Tl ; M?iuii( e ■ lleVrlea (AT V I, Herman ■Flichfl I AT); "Star-Time," Kinlnett t'jd- laliail (CM), lticliard Aiauev ■( PA), i- AliiusHeld. .1. Anliali (IIM), TAoiwal P.ilrk* ('I I • Willinln KIcKenna (A'l'l "Anna .1 uiaata,": -Alelville I-taiurneti (CM) .l.i .nil Hah Vniple (PA.) Nnlliiiial. fi. Werner (H M), Lep-Solo iii'iM (T). Anna Hirah (AT) riii.v.lioilbe. -Cbas. Slevvarl (IIM), Maria Dk-lison IT), David Slewnrt (AT) Plymouth. H. 'Tauber ( H M), C'oustnnce Colile ("I'i. Philip .Ken nay (AT), "('liU'lten F.rer.v Stnolav,". Jolm Tucrk (CM); Ka't J)orl mail ( PA i Koyule, l-i. (,'hoate, (HM), Ti ving Kevser (Ti. .Margaret. Hlldrei-.K- (A'l'), "Scllool Cor Brides'." Charles Slrakos)i (CM),. Zar, Frfred'utftft,( PA:). '-: Miuhrrl I (i.nrilc (II.VI). Klsle. Nleh ols (TI. ,)oseniiiiie -O' Brien (AU'-I, "Cat b evine Was llieat,". Al Rosen (CM), Lewi Harmon l l.'A I. , " . ■ Hi. .lumen. S, Iloi worlh (KM). ' Robert tT.OBUWI (T), Mary . Ackley (M'l, Anna Vnnlm (AT). ' Oklahoma," Max Meier (i;M). Al Tauiarin ( PA i. Wliiler liul'ilen. iT', M. .Tolinstone (HM) Irving Fugel . (T). 'Belly, Barker (AT) J.ii k Mi-lnlck (AT). Max . Suger (A'l'l ".\le\lcan Hnyride." Win. li. Noiton (C'iM) I.eu ,^ llarnion I PA). PRK-BROADWAY "Oui J aiiiiv" ("Oilds on. Mia.iOnklev") fieoige. Sllarpe (CM),. P.lchai'd Manev (PA): " ■ " - ".lieu In Hie Sea," Al Lee (CM), Ber- naril Sinion (PA I. . "Sidilier'e 'WVf*," Peler Darin (CM), Friol SpooiVer. (PA I. ■ ■ 1 • "lllonmrr-(•irl.P Hd Kuill (CM), AVI1- Iar.1 Keere (PA)..; -.». ' ; "The Perfect Marriage." --Philip Adler (f'Mi, Karl Bernstein (l'\i "7': ■ ICeineinliei' Alain,,," . M. Winters (CM). Mike MoU (PA). - "lilmlieK/leil Ifenveil." Tom l'owers : (l'Ml, Al "t-niarln (PA). .. - "Kelieei'n." Joseillll Kolll (('»(), Helen ijorrte (pa i. .::-.. y. f . . - The following are the list of road shows and their stalls: Ballel Kusse He Alonle Carlo, neorge Ford (l Mi, VVtlliani .lloildy (PA I. "Ulackoots or 1M44," Maltl.ew Allen (('Mi, Dick llniu (PA). . n Italtet 'i'lii'iilre, l<eui(. Siiacliner ■ (c.'Sfl Dick Lambert (PA) l ^ ' • "( berry Orrlmrd." Kd Wuiinlbr (CM) II. Ileri.ick jl'.V). . . ^V'Mi ■^*JT|o|iifal "'Ke'ilie" TKaTir"^ George Hul lou .(("At).- ,t. Pierre (pV) ' "(loudMglil. l.ndii-»-> (sd Co.i. i; 'tn. Iter (CM), B. Aiyvell: (PA I. I.liindelsnian (CJd), iij, I.oujs K». Harrlal.' lveuyon . (I'A ). "Klsa and 'fell" (:sa cio. Iisk>' (CM), it. ihihusoti (CA) Klsa and Tell" i:iit to,). L Kallsh ltari-y (CM). D. .lolilisiin (PA i -Lit* Willi Fulliei" (»d <■•„ ) Kline (CM). J. Montague (PA i. •Merry Wldoiv" (Shuberls), Olio llarl. man (CM), Al. Blil.ler (PA). ' . , - ■ i. 'Merry Widow." I New Opera) Josenh Moss (I'M). Fred Schadar (PA) . . . "Over SI." .P.ube Beinsleiu (CM). Al Spink (PA). '••'„*,. 1 •Olliello," '.lack Y.oi-l-a (C'.Vn, h. NiW. man (I'A).-.: Oklahoma," If. Fatiai (C»n s,,;. Welter (PA I, - - > - ' '- •I'drgy & llesH,"Clarence" .laioiisoii ' (CM.,1 Al Djlv.cll. (i'Al. ),(.,., Jotgerispu "Kol.ln Hood." G. Oslinn (CM) Gen Atkinson; (I'A l. . ■ , "ilitliKhackle Inn," 3. funt (I'M) .a LeflN- Miih'i l I'A i. . . Sun ( urlo Onerii, hid Ctiiltb (CM i, Clias, .Bui-Ue (PA), . .- ,T V "Sluilriil Piinea," H. Shamio (CM) T.ee Knge) (P.V). ' ^Spiia n' I'iih." vl. Small (UM), w. WH- k-ens-.l. ("liarash (I'A). "...,.- ' . , , ; -' . 'H.. I* a FaililLv" (.lart Co.): J, Mears (CM 1 F, Cro»,. u, (PA). ' 'd la a lailllly" (I'dCo ), Kd O Keefa (CM). Lea Appleby (PA). "( ouiorrinv I lie Wai lil."- Ci 'Sweet (('Mr, P.. ItibinoviK'.. (PA) Voice Of I lie'I'll il ii<," W. O'llara (CM), G. Hroinbe- a (I'A ) •H'illlflower." II.. 8, liatif (CM), Carle- ton Milea (PA ' '..""'"■ •\yall». King." . P. 'I'lebilech (GM), Lai i \ Auli ill I p \ >. v .. The follnwing are the theatres operating out of town, and listed ' with them are then' house managers: Boston: Colonial. " Soul Kaplan; Plv'm- oirtli, Henry l'o(ile: »(uberl, Al. J. Kav- aiiiighl AVilhni , Aln ri. alcl arlhv. Clilcagn: Hlaclialone, Jolrti ' AIcManiis;! Civu. K:tl(>)i J^eliejjiig; Krlungei, Fred ou ; H;(rriw. A.riilrtnv . Little; Selwyn, Abe ('(i)ieii: Si liileli.i l,er. Sain. Gerapti.-.'* Toroiilo: UoyarAle.\atul'ia, Ernest Ravv- lei-. ■-- '. Clac'lUaaiil.'Co'x; Xelsbii Trowbridge.:. I'levehtnil: Hanna, Alitton K'rantz. . : New-llaven: siinheii, Leonard Sung." Kllflalli: F.ilingei Andrew Gibson, (•hilndelilMli:, Foi-rest. Slinbei-I.. Law- .. rem e:' Locum. M u k. W lUon; M'nlnut, L. - Leopold. . '• .'.".■'■■•..'. . I'illahiirgll;: Nison." Sam ; Ni viini "' '. ' Halllntiire: Irord s .lithn Lil l le. M'aallliigluii: .N'uii'onal. Kd Plohu, SI. .I.ouia: American. Paul Beisouam\ . Hollywood: Kl ('am leu.. Mat I liow Allen •l-aia", .'(ngelea: Hilunoi'e. - Peiel-.-'Jiinua- ' linger; Alin .iu..I' (llbbotis ... 'Arsenic' in 4th Date For 2 Houses in One Season With "Arsenic and Old Lace" booked into the Flatbush theatre, Brooklyn, Oct. 3, and Windsor. The- atre, Bronx, Oct. 10. play will have set a record (or repeats on the N. Y. subway circuit in one season, four times at each hoiise. In 1941, "Man Who. Game To Dinner" played three times at the Flatbush and four times in Bronx, for previous record on re- peats. "Dinner" incidentally is play- ing at Flatbush this week. Jules Leventhal is extending his subway season as long as he can, and hot' through the winter as previously reported, working on a week-to- week ' basis iti- procuring shows. Gloria Swanson in "Let Us Be Gay- was a recent possibility, but has now been cancelled. \ "Day Will Come," Nazi play which'closed last week on Broadway, was also considered, but was turned down because of brief local run and too serious theme..': See 3 Years For 'Okla.!' on B'way "Oklahoma." has been' running | mote than a year and a half at the St. James, N. Y., with indications that its draw may , double that period. The Chicago replica at the Erlanger is approaching a year's mark, which it will top, and al- though that outfit is still capacity, it is booked i nto m id western stands just after New Year's: Exceptional bookings in that territory have been made for the Chi troupe, which is called the "national company" by the Theatre Guild, producers of ,tbe operetta smash. Show will play three weeks, start- ing Jan. 8 at the American, St. Lotus first stand out Two weeks starting Jan. 29 are booked for the Davidson, Milwaukee, to be followed by three weeks at the Cass, Detroit, starting Feb. 12. Musical then plays one Week at the "Taft. Cincinnati, and Hartman, Columbus, and opens an indefinite engagement at the For- rest. Philadelphia. April 30 SAMUEL FRENCH SINCJi I BSD • Play Brokccs and Authors' Representatives 8.1 Want MMU Mlrcet,. New iii/k Ml- M«*t Uli Street. I.o» Aueeles