Variety (Oct 1944)

LEGITIMATE Wednesday, .October 25, 1911 The I .Hi <* l»«'orjs«' A|»l«\v Wilmington, Oct. 19 UtV tiuiilun iitoitilri-iim .„r. i'i,iiiotly i' ti'.'.',' ,.-(V»inl.*M'ili»,- b> ;jti 11 ,1'. ,.vbi'ititn.i.; ..nil "ii.-.iiv S. K intn-.in, i^'^l i'v km mi". >-iiiik~ iiit.'l msium: « i :.|rHi.f\'..-. ' ,J'l .— 'Htl'iJ fU- I ,\ WllillllIK: 1 ;i. iiVi-'Ti)-,> In ai H .!*-!«!• :;<-■'. tjhiV,fiiirt '.Vl'ley: jliri: ii'pV ■)-•;>> ■ • • • ■ ■ ■('t..,i,. s ,« A trey.,. ; -,Mtii. ..voley... .V..'.:. 'j'n.>;>ii''ti.'.'.\jile.\.'.: .Wilson'-.•!,.:■:>';. Abi-lia'NVwrt-.ml.H':. . i iiM.-i l i,, .i>\ r i.!M iik,.'. .;*: .I.im* - Willlim ^'A i; lev ■'W'i lit ei;»/'.'. . : ■jlnw.u'l'.' t'lii'uHi"r; ,'.' 'i.;>«.i;,.:.i.">-i.uii.-: .7, -.K.mii'v \Si,ittiivvitt Hi', . Jniiriif Ik. hot.'.?...'.;. ,'.:; : . .■'..,■:. .'la net u<....i,i,-.'- Mr*. JHwtH *i'" i"'"« . 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W '" ntl !'|>U,v smoulders through three acts •X,rv wn ,,„ r lUiuuvtinii as the 1 merely chronicle.the.moderately it: law, .Willi - his vixenish wile Is; interesting people, cterl to the hilt bv Margaret DaU' 1 As. tar as melodramatic possibi.h- icyiicilcl Evans has a field day as a/tic:* are concerned, the.alniost com uoerciliotis hlisybotl., Catherine .''roctor ts , w istHil . a> his not-too- M'i'ghf vuie .while the Apley children are admirably played by: David «c> KaV and Joan Chandler .. ■ . ■ Slewait Chanc'is settings .and cos- iiPrxnt are up to his usually high standard •. Klep, ll«rv«*y ■'. ':■'- Bost6ni : '6ctl,;l7.(:' John ft. Miirquand and George S. 'Kaufman have-fashioned, a \\ itty and consistently amusing;, comedy or nianneis iroiii Marqmuicl s Pulitzgi. Pure %jnning. ; novel . oi the , same iiame ' with the net result., that the Aple> fantilv loofc.s set tor a' profit- able "sta v on Broadway Kaufman s e'xpert hand is apparent everjw here, especially, in the' sparkling dialog,- ■bituig satire and- overall ..stage efteet . Slight ot plot and almost devoid oi . action, the' play's appeal springs from its picture o.£ a Boston blu.eblobd vintage 1912. who resists all tempta-, tion to stray from: family tvad.it,iQn and the hidebound rules of Boston aristocracy George Apley. the authors hint, is more to be pitied than censured. ..When Apley is doing all the correct things correct 1\ the rtceeul is on humor, but a note ot pathos ls ? apparent in his .one. lutile attempt to break tlie. tannly shackles and emerge as a rtesh-and-blood. man. The play's climax, ii it may be called, that, comes when Apley s son and daughter threaten to live their own lives, apparently a revolutionary- idea in 1912.Beacon Hill. The daugh- ter carries through, eloping to New York with a "radical" lecturer, but the son calls, off his revolt to devote his life-to.being.an.Apley. The epilog, shows hint in 1924 as'a carbon copy of his tatiier- stutly and a slave to the same mbtheaten. ideals. A nostalgic charm pervades the production aided by an assortment ■of Say irresponsible characters, each 61 whom is good for a few, chuckles Pruning shears are needed, especially in the overlong second act, and a general tightening is required to Overcome the static quality of the '. plot. :' ;',/''':,". : : ' ' Not the least of the play's assets is a, topndtch cast. Leo G. Gar.roll plays George Apley to perfection The role offers every opportunity for over- acting biit Carroll wisely uses .re- straint and comes through with a well-rounded portrait of a gentleman . who spends his life doing imimpor- tant thing-s. . .Heading the female con- ,, !,'i!lnlii..rl.yil in l.i I pel'Inn i'i!' : rntl-l.-is.v, '.;in I'V-i,*'.- (iivt'' .sreiWIS.!,' llV" '.Sfiii' v ...t.'li.'isi;, i:iiiri f n ; i' : nuii-ii .tiisriilrni" lisill, i I.A \li:!iil.lii'll I'lTI , Si h- li.llll ■A'l, l,.'l : l'|llt',\., iri'si'ill. ■AH , I.| 'It An tli >l ii- SiiniiInns AViVi.' tviiiilut' .SiniliuniV l-y\MHiil I". Duwil ■ , vri^'w'-..iiiiiii'sntt,..,,,.', Mi*. I'tilii!l eii iiivi ivM- •Uinli' Keliv. ii. N.... M ii iin VV ilsjin - , ., | ..VlYUUI ■Sllllili*| , snil ,. ,\l. 1:1, ■ il.-lll,'. ; ,>:.)iis \ HI l')Hs,.|. iMthHli'-.'.iliiM ..;.. ',. 'i i ink Pax .Kiln* yfiiiiluti ; , ;.l' , ('i»il''l.iriV''li'itii|'K' V i. ."fiiif't ^VU'ii. . .. . . IrsiM A\ lijt.s ;..'riiiie.Sr'i|.iei : . U ir. It l i.mn.l. \ VI 1 > Kiwi li i ins-.UmyK Upilv l'llniiili-. llt.ei (MiMiit'ii't Mis .1'et'nles ,.,'. ..Anil i ' ttVlrli Mr*. -/t'l'-'lifi'S,,V.. . I .Vwetn.,''' I J-i\vs .l li.l^* 1 Oneil- I illli'ni' v „ ,,„.,..' , .tiitui , Is. i I Is, K. - .U .1,'iifKTj'il.". ..','."',...;.,; ... . . I!,i.li..|'l. (iisi. GLASSES . iliilnliKW CONTACT MiNSKSt glva'.voil 'virhrt rliiini iv 1 iI idii ( iiiiiwlvjim yinii , liniks. '■ lnfisl- blo, «»fi', innttelire, in nl Me. ; Now w»m bv iiiiiiiv ■■: '.• In ».'• »""•- nxt.t wilful. Ii'jm [ini.-iiliiiliiiii, '9:Sil In ri:::ii, Ini-liiiliiig Salur.- • d»y; .Mi. tiny 'till 8:511.. DUNSHAW CO. DO W. 42nd St. • 17 Atadtmy St. i N«w Y.rk 1ST N.Y. Ncwurk 2. N.I. Wlm.nsin 7-4680 MltctMll2-B898 WILLIAM FRANKLIN ." Despite the •uncertain, market, for whimsical iantasy, "Harvey" seems almost certain to captivate Broad- way if only for the extraordinary performances ot Frank Fay and Jo- sephine Hull in the. principal roles. The play itself ii> not particulai lv Well worked out. the lines are charm- ing -rather than, witty,, and the pro- duction is a little less than stagger- ing, as it were. But"Haryey." none- theless, conveys one ot the most sen- sitive, and e)u,s.ive qiialities of any play in seasons, and it is nearly im- possible not. to come under its spell, ■ It seems Elwood T. Dowd (Fay), having had eight or nine too many, at Charlie's tor eight or nine too many years, emerged one night to encoun- ter a large white rabbit leaning against a lamp post. His name, he said, was Harvey, and the bond which sprang, up between them was. so, great he accepted Elwood s invi- tation to come home and live with hjm, ■ '"'V -,: ' ■ ' But Harvey's presence is discon- certing io El wood's sister, Vet a Louise (Miss Hull), and especially damaging to her daughter's chances of marrying. When she tries to com- mit Elwood to the Chumley sana- torium, she* confesses she has seen Harvey herself "once or twice," and it is she wrho is locked up, not El- wood. Dr. Chumley soon discovers his error when he, too, begins to see, Harvey, and it is at length decided that Elwood is much better off vis iting the town's various bars dis- tributing his own particular brand of enchantment, than in being locHed lip m a mental hospital. The: play is very long, not a, little repetitious and, in spots, fuzzy in reasoning. But it has, in a manner of speaking, a; peculiarly ingratiat- ing charm. That is to say, everyone is likely to find his own particular comfort from the spectacle of a gen- tle dipsomaniac giving a learned psy- chiatrist a lesson in life, and his own kind of escape from reality through identification with- Elwood's insinu- atmg philosophy. Fay contributes incalculably to the play's chances. Without his com- pletely detached style, his • gentle, whimsical manner and his way with a line, the illusion ol his companion- ship" with a«rabbit would be impos- sible to maintain beyond an act. And Without Miss Hull to contribute to this illusion- With every gesture she makes and line she. speaks, even Fay couldn't carry it all the way through. The others are good;- with Jesse White, as Wilson, standing out. The Copley stage is too small to give the production its best foot forward, and the direction was also hampered, but both were adequate, Play was originally known as "The Pooka," a thing described as a large animal spirit of Celtic folklore. The Pooka, however, appears only once, and it is a question if this adds any- thing to the mood of the play, Elie. plete. absence of suspense or shock precludes appeal along . .that line Whether additional, punch will be acquired with longer playing 're- mains to, be seep. In .any ease the lead part, not the play, is the thing heuv and it s going to. require dras- tic, revision to build it up. Plot is the more -or less 'familiar one of the jealous mother who stops at nothing to hold, her middle-aged ,80.11 to her apronstringsShe has I •already broken up two. romances,' j oire including art: "aecid.entaf" death. 1 When impeiKirng niariiage appears ; tor the third time .on the son s ho::- Iron, she . tries to blot out this. one. ' also. When she realizes it. can t be done according to her plan, the mother kills herself under encum- stanees that.succeed,,in death in dis- rupting the union she. couldn't break up in life. ;: v ', ; v.:-:'.'''.,'- ■..-.'■",: ■.:;■'• Miss Lordi ordinarily, a fine -..actress, fails utterly to. put any fire into her interpretation ot the mentally-mis- giuded mother A passive, some- times inaudible, performance leaves the play's major thread hanging, in. midair;"/..: ,'-.:'.-"': '\'''.'! ;, '-:.'-V v '. :, <-■ .In support, Julie Stevens' brings charm to the role of the newest fi- ancee. Harry Ellet be is convincing as the semi-milquetoast son, Teresa Dale. makes, a nurse-compahion be- lievable and Norma Chambers reg- isters as a neurotic daughter. Ex- cellent "brief appearances.are turned in by Audrey Ridgewell, the married daughter; Don Gibson, Navy officer,. and Ivan Simpson, family medico. J. Colville Dunn makes a satisfactory butler. ■'".'' Bone. X6 Wav Oul Boston, Oct. 18, : Slnilici'i: lu-iHltK't i'un ol'" tiietii'ilr;i:nin. in tbi-e? ili-ts iiy'0\yt v n Di'ivis, >Valurt!H Hohei't "K^ilh .i li'l 11 inn' tli'i i-i-v I.):!-,'*'!'"! b\ K'-ilh and lii.vi.s iv'ih ii .s-t l.y K-l-\.ii.l ili'.ii'": I. At tli- I'lyimiiKli. (let. is, '41; I! ln\K diva,. Hitllmll .. . . , .. \ '..'It, Ki a r.e IKniil K.,1 '.••>*. . > ,,, ■ I Flei vey l!"'n K.ii l'\v ..li ry:.-.'' 1*.' 'I'li-ir I'.!;-, ii ii , Trent... i ....... N v ,\l .i-nui'ii .Nnji'iii'iin . -.-.:::.:. ,..,.... ,Jolm AtHn-iot t Aliilly l-i'V-i's- r.i-i- ..Yio-lii- Hn.'u'lio 1)1 \Vntl-r l.i . i"i.."tlet-, ,.... I>"| I .F.'HtiT l ies ti. r 1 In i i "-.<-. . .:..:.,.. .., . .:.. . ..I.'i'ii Ciisto Dr. -XUf's llilliiii'.i. . ... ....... linlieit Xftth Jlni .........i.,..,..Jiituik'e .Burke W STAR. OF " POIIGY AND IESS" STew \'»rk C'uiii|iniiy M>W ON CdlrNTBV-WII>K TOI H MKl.: DOROTHV l»l UI.1N- 1»» W. SM N>w York t'l. 6-»4(W •'■"'.-;'.;.-^ SAM U EL FREM( SINCE WM ' Play Brokers mnd Authors* Representatives •11 H'«* m Street, loo Aacelei ,MyPrcMyOae New Haven, Oct. 19. :RichlU'<l W. Ki'iikeur tin ns.Wi.Tiimi.wiUi KOger Pliii-lt) Dioilik'liort of -ilnima in Hiree; m« -<ij.iir -Sron.eni :)ry Char)t'if< ami Oliver' Oaiwt. - Stars Pan lino Loril j• CcantreH Marry Kllerbo ami Julte Stevens. Uireeted liy Roy Hai-Brave; B etlinj{», Rnymoiii) Sti- ves'. Openefl at Shubert, Kew Haven, Oct.. IK, 'Mi 18 tQP,,i Butter,';.,....,,-.,:,'... ..I. civill".Dunn Kaihryri StUrdevam.,.,.. .Norma Chaiuln-i's Hinlly Groat, a Kurae......... .Tei esa Date Kleiiltnr Co.ifes,.Autli'Cv fttiis'eweli Witlii'rert AKato, , Julte Stevens tii.nr.Itl fSturrtev.-tii! ..llaiT.V Klleriie Mrs. Alicia Sturtievnnt,.......Pauline l.iinl T.t. ("flittlk"): WiHitt)i)S.V.'..,..Dotl Uiiiaon Dr. Ogflen. Pomfret...... ......,. Ivan Sinuison If the title of this one is an invita- tion to the audience, there's a very good chance it Will be accepted. De- spite a lush production that includes two beautiful sets and some hand- some lighting effects, capable acting support and smooth dialog, the sum The. future of "No Way Out" hinges on the question: will New York go for a good oldtime crimc-nght-be.- lore-your-eyes meller? A sound guess would be "yes," especially as Owen Davis' play makes no bones about being a melodrama despite the fact that its basic theme happens to pose one ol the most trying—and certainly serious—problems in the - medical profession. :y. Play is built around a girl suffer- ing from Addison's disease, a singu- lar glandular disorder which will kill her if not properly treated. Her stepfather, a brilliant physician but ruthless, knows perfectly well the girl is dying and makes a faulty diagnosis in order to hasten her death, so he can get his hands on the money the girl's witless mother will inherit. ;"'.,■'•""'•' ': ; '.i- When a house guest, a young worn an physician, spots the true nature of the disease, she comes smack up against a point of medical ethics when the doctor refuses to accept her as consultant. Thus the two physi- cians are pitted against one another until the end, lie with the girl's fam- ily and friends behind him, she with' only a colored servant Who has al- ways distrusted the doctor. She gets but of this mess only at fh» last mo- ment and, through very melodra- matic devices, saves the girl. The play is, however, very skil- fully contrived once it gets rolling —which is pretty late in the first act. And as for the melodrama, it's hard to see how exception can be taken considering the fact that films make it their stock in trade. Chief reser- vations come not from the meller de partment,.but from the fact that the role Irene Hervey plays as the doc- tor is a difficult one to make stick, that. i :.the...mother, is duped by her husband to an . almost inconceivable extent, . and that the medical pro- fession may find the ethical question •raised here is given no perspective to reality despite the basic fact that such an unwritten law is in force. Especially good characterisations are contributed by Robert Keith as the Unscrupulous physician, Nancy Marquand as the daughter, and John Marriott as the faithful colored ser- vant. Miss Hervey gains in "author- ity as she goes along, and should do well, - white Jerome Thor, Viola Frayiie, Jean Casto and Donald Fos- ter are okay in smaller roles. The direction by Keith and the . author improved with the script, and the single set by Edward Gilbert is hand- some. Play, is likely to take something of a ribbing, but chances are it'll make the grade if it takes Itself a lit- tle less seriously than it did on the Happy itnil 4«lui-ioi!« ' London.; Oct. 3. ;'.-': Oer't^e tiUi'i k m-iie in l v ! w.-enes - WI MS Tiiiuiuv 'rrliiiti'i ; ieirltli-r-s J'UiijtielIi Weh-li linlioli Bens y,i.|i>. t i l I I ,I Vbi'o,\ Simif'i;>l .iiil,l ' bil lill., fluKi'nl'l.'i ill till t ti-ijiet,lU'lt 'Kiitiiifi-s.: I'iilliiililiiil'fili N .Vr B \le t'li.'li'tlV, ,'l it-t. Wit-, Minis,. I'lTiiliu'eil Iia liiibeit St'.sbiti; - da nre- li> .|..an ln\:- ■ "slu by Alee >ii.ii'k> a.iul'■" .M'l'ri i.s: .Vn^i-'l'; . di-eur :ii.\ ■ I'rtif•■'- siiei'ii, ; tin! i»t /.HiktMKi'ii au'il Vli-i-. Hlinult Jlusli'ltt HiiviMet-,,ttiit iliti'i'int, l,»ebi-',iy sjiuiieis, Oiiefivtl I'tillrtitliini, J.i-inili.in, ..tti-l'. ^t, '-ii, Show played eight weeks out of. town, and many changes have :been made sintje .opening here, Mo.st im- portant replacements are Billy Ten- neat and band (radio name). Debro.y Somers, and Jewel and Warriss, local .comedy team, and Catroli Bros. Show gets finder way when Tommy Trin-. der warbles ' I Wanna Make Love ■ My . Business," which comprises a se- ries of ribs on notables, in show biz. with comeback from pseudo relations of .same scattered throughout the. house.; " '. :'.,;: ..." ■'-,-. ,. ■;;.'.'.•■;■ Cairo 11 Bros are favorites at this, house with their.continental comedy musical act, Bovs ha\e inserted new bit ot biz, but act does not compare with their previous one, But-score big,,:-.'.-:-. ; ".'-.. ■'•:.-' .■'■.:'-'. : '---> " : --. First big flash is "Rhythm.Makes' the World Go Round," collaborated effort by Walter Ridley. (Peter Matt- rice's exploitation manager), Bob. Muse! (American), and -Sid Colin;, for- merly with Sid Mill ward's band. Song is. put Over by Elisabeth Welch. While no show-stopper; it serves to introduce several. styles of dancing by. various members of the cast to good returns. . 'Words and Music," which follows, has Trxnder and Several stooges in- dulge in comedy interludes. based on funny song titles Seems idea,: in slightly different form, was fust per- petrated by Palladium's "Crazy Gang" some years ago to.-.better re- sults. :', ' ■: i■' :.•,;■■', ■.;'.;.' One of biggest scenes is given over to Scotland, in Scottish Highlands setting. Introduces the Dagenham Girl Pipers in series of national dances, including Scottish sword dance. It utilizes the theatre's mas- sive revolving stage. Biggest laugh comes from "This Is the Army. Mr Trinder," In Which comic is depicted as batman. Entire idea is copped from the Lou Holtz gag on percentage of work and pleas- ure that's derived from lovemaking. with Trinder. copping the punchline. Closing scene is an effective en- semble, with, drop depicting the fa- mous Horse Guards. Plenty of flag waving, always assured of hefty re- turns. . Seond half opens \vi.th some nifty stepping by Jack . Billings (and Chase), supported by well-drilled chorus. ; :■'"■'!■ v- ''■.....■■ '■ Tiny morsel, "Lease-Lend." With Trinder, aS a civilian, and Zoe Gail, as an American sergeant, is a rib on reciprocal hospitality. Gets some laughs..' ■■' . -"-':-!■■ '■ Miss, Welch in new number, "So- phisticated Lady," is only so-so. She has to dig into former Charles Coch- ran show for the oldie, "Solomort," for dividends Trinder follows with "I Love Good Music," with guitar accompani- ment by Chappie D'Amato, former member of Jack Hylton band, now heading own aggregation at Hatch- ette's, swanky Piccadilly bistro "Music, Maestro, Please," is a.mam- moth scene, with plenty of stepping by Billings, Gail and chorus, and a musical riot let loose by Debroy Somers and band As usual, Trinder has takeoff of a Hollywood, celebrity In previous show it was Carmen Miranda. Now it's on Frank Sinatra warbling ""Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night," good plug^for Chappell'S; the publish- ers. Comedian's rendition is studded With comedy routine of several femme stooges doing swoons all over the theatres, with attendants drag- ging 'em out. . " '- ;■-■ - .-:■' Show is typical Palladium fare, al- tiough a bit tiresome in second half, tit an undoubted click, Refle, is tniable to tell where he got i> the end. of nearly three: hour, rr' ( - discovored said chock-wa*. given Imii by the wife of a wealthly deair. it is a Victorian costume uiav with familiar Tr.ollope character*, UvM- riantly enacted by. nearly every cash member Olga Lindo, as the wite oi the impoverished, .curate, contribiit, s one of the most moving, stage »<,,_ trayais seen here, in a long.time a small but. .outstanding performance is by . Stanley Lathbury , It would be almost impious not t-> l^ttf ihll fy vcfinl i/ii-iiil. ■/••nWt i-i Ul.H;..',' . t. -. —- i,f.i... in,. ^ mention exceptional -contribution's b. Felix Aylmer,. Milton Rbsihei aitol Walter Piers, There was not mi, false note in.the long list of actors At the conclusion there'was a s»»r vies .of: .curtain calls, obviottiiir S«-'t.tune. .' V. ; "" : ''."J(if(,;-'.:' Tlio >lira«*l<> of fit* ^ AVarNinv.Ulioiiw .i.ii nfi- ft.'ti, \iiii 111-iiiluei'iii.n hi' -||. l,..n v K'> ill ii.iiii in -1 lire,' ,n Is il si i.lies) jli'.ii,«ei.ii.e i in ,l.tise,ili..t;,.|v,.,i; staseii by /Brtiij„.\liti: nitisie'--. Siiiitliiir. s.'eiiililn': aeiliifss, ,11';, .v... t'i'iii.ler - ' elu,n t...^ i i|,|if, neniiiint,! /. i. i, . AI Yirt - iii.fU i'liius-iiieiiii, ,s r oiieniiis ix't it* • it, +.'.Tr,. t„|, t.'.isl 'S,itill'ii:i.n Ivtmise,, Muis'ln- t-Jel i ,.,«i|-, , Mil]'.!-. s|ims|,,-i, |M,!,. Itiillililiirii ll.l'l'I . :itiiisiin, -.livii.^iiiit,- Ki.u■/.,. :.! i'i eiiiv .\ii..'s't.:i,: -.ui .'iv',..... :l :, i,„sli!i|iliti \l . \ It.lise'ti (ii lie lieiiliin.' ti'il.tirt 1,'ubi it/lv.y l.tuia \\ eisHiii'iin. .1,11..id tti'n ■ vii.. \leii|ielieiti , ; .l'tul,ii n,-;s Jslilii'iv ^'asb'el\ ;-'.\l.ieiia '.r.' liiiMsli nf, Alii-iili ini Teileltiiiinti Kiii i it i'- ! ItcrS i tiei^ien Ylui'lel lirtil.ei'. tvlin/ -riipei. Marin i- .Doner Sili.ib K iiiitiii in, ,(..:.. Hie t'nsbei, 'N'ui>:t AeioiilnvsU:! Jacob.Ben-Ami, who has been !<»-,- in frequent-a visitor to. Second avenue, of recent years, has returned to the rialto ot the Yiddish theatre in a timely, absorbing drama that ll.Lui- vick has iashrohed from the. head- lines. "The Miracle of the. Warsaw . Ghetto" is the story of the extermi-.- nation ot the Jews of Poland bv, H.-» Nazi hordes, and as such it is shock- , ma. brutal theatre. It's the kind nt drama that can'f be easily digestible as straight entertainment, but it should have enough of a draw troin Yiddish-language theatre audiences to. warrant a considei able success Ben-Ami has not only produced and staged, but he's also one of rhe leni characters He has surrounded lunt- self with a fine cast, of whom a num- ber , are Iron: Maurice Sehv t' , Yiddish Art Theatre (uon-opet jtiti > this year), and the result is a show- that is always tense in its story of . the. Polish-Jewish under g r o ti n d movement. .'-. ; .'. „•" ''.■.■'.',..' ,-'"■,- ''-.,.' A three-set show, "Warsaw Ghetto", costs more than the usual Yiddish, legiter, and the main expenditure is the large cast of more than 50. SIhj- lem Secunda has supplied good back- ground music: Ben-Ami . has staged expertlyi^nd H. A. Goudell's sets are in keeping with the rest of the per-, fbtmance. Of the cast. Ben-Ami is -standout, along: with Berta Qersten, Ditt.t Haf- pern, Isidor Casher, Dora Weissmat, Menachem Rubin, Muriel Gru.ber and Mark Topel. " '■'.'. '.-..'■ - Kelt«. Scandal At ilarelicstf' r .' , ..:.: . . London, Oct. 6. ; Ni-w iit.-iy in :v.n acts by Vera, W: !:-■:.-, ait.-.i't—I :'i"-i* "'I'l-.e Last t'.iironieie <•( .Kar- wl,'' b\ An'.bouy Ttoltot"' 1' • !>••(! by t.:na Pi i> Lin., by a11 anjc'enieiit w 11it. .1 atK Buchanmi. I.'roilueett' .by ' (teorfi ey stainoii. -At-Lyric tlieatre, LoiWon, Get, 8, -'44, Jon'i llentey Mi's, rirantley,..';....., Dr. t.I i a 'i!'., y Mi tlat.:.:ik Gj'iseltia:,,,, „ A , „■;.».-.. 'yti-ft; Cra.wley'.:.... ... . Sir. TmigiJOcl.... . .. Mr, Cnitvt-'y, . .,.., fir. I'toiitlie.,....... !tt|-«, Prouilie. ........ (Iriii-* Ciav.-ley. i....:.', i/aiieiCt'avv ley....... i,, Major tteni'y Gtanttey Milton, .lUisiner ...Stftiilet .l.ailibtitv .... He. \' M-ii t-.m . . .,,,. .Oiga t.in'lo .;. . ATittKmy -liiille'n I''-: ! \ Atlriei Wtrtter Pieis .w.i, I yuKitiitii . ., Dpucnliy Hvsnn .. V.il-'n Ite^Ueth .. .,..-.Dennis .i'riee: opener. Elie. Vera Wheatley, adapter of Anthony Trollope's "Last Chronicle Of Bar- set," has come close to. achieving the impossible—.that "of. writing, a drama minus the required dramatic ingre- dients. No small amount of what- ever success this play may attain Will be due to the players. Sincerity with which the adaptation was done may be equally responsible. Anthony Trollope's characters are familiar, to all who patronize libraries;. With equally strong casting, "Scandal" should go well in America. The plot relates how a village cu- rate cashes a check, which apparently doesn't belong to him and which he 'Tomorrow The World' Goes Over in Version at B'klyn House Almost,two decades ago a couple of Yiddish legit producers, Nathan Goldberg and Jacob Jacobs, con- ceived the original idea of producing a Broadway stage success in the Yiddish theatre. It was the. "Student Prince," originally produced by the Shuberts and, then supervised- By them for .the Yiddish '-presentation' at., the Downtown National. In it was a character actor who played a waiter. .An aetor known as Muni Weisen- freund. He went on to greater fame as Paul Muni. '\\':.\:':■.' Goldberg- and Jacobs are still- making, the transition of the Broad- way stage- to the ; Yiddish -id loin- Their latest is "Tomorrow -the,- World," by arrangement with Thertw Bamberger and Lester Meyer, pro- ducers of the original, which staued. Ralph Bellamy, -and featured Shu ley Tomorrow "flu* W«rl«l ' tiiilillii''lX-,laeii)is : liliiiltft-t ipn' -.tby -a in,-n-t, tVII ll 'I'lieron :n.titil.it-| Bel- ami ,.Me.\:ei') of itraina;. in' i lit-e'e a.ets. t:t .wre .ialneV , iiiow aiiil, ,A rtlautl :D' t'Sseii.ti! tiltoil in YlililiKtl lit isliloi'e l'.rslt: «r, t'liilittieiK a-s ,'cti'i«in.'tU.v':. Hlage't ' liy ■ Xufcen i; sett ink". It'zniji n Hi-iis. ■ At *r*j» tl.if>:-itt'», Bi-ootiiyii, st.H'i ton . i'Jti i in Ki .line .. , , ,. ,:.Fi'.t):i e«; \\ .ies^ie ,l'"i-a Ine...... ,. .:., . Itiise, it t'l ieil.i , ,. , , . . . .., , , Rett I I, .Vtieiiae'i il'i'ii me. ., , .. i'.v.'.'.'.S'ailia'il ■ ti lieftl),! ttit iRl-lis., Lilly Klnll Bltiilsnel,,.,, , ,,;.,saiit S" l-'reii M illet ,, ,, ,,lai..|i:i! DeimiH ,,, Ht^tilet. I Bltlley. , . , . ., , VI ii ti Mi >. I'ntniuy ...... . ., „. ,,, At'tnil.i It T-,e«"r est hy ttilli't* 5 .-l li.tr riiii-'ft htil'i- ^iifeM iirhr't'K Jiieill" i.tjiteis l.iiiiitii' liniiitz •liieiiw islnnitrr: Is.-IHi'P e,itsl:<I- Booth and Skippy Homeiet. it is a * stirring in Yiddish as it is on - tn? English stage. It's of singular -DO** office value both not only Ifwn.'V^. standpoint of meritorious .'playwritii'S but als<> because of the itos clty. a»" (Continued on page 34)