Variety (Nov 1944)

44 LEGITIMATE Wednesday, N«v«*«uj>c« 15, 101! Plays Out of Town ],nffing Itoniii «»rtl> ."'.'■' ■ • Boston-: -Nov. 9; Siltiti.ti I'. '"''- J lisa.'ii'-.I.Hlli.srill t-H,'. " lii.HS '..M' ; i I.-/ .-a.".' I,!.- '!"'-> lis Cll's'i*':,'' -it.li-I -■■■J.l.itll'Vlt.' 'i''S.lt(llJ> i'u'i«.>'''iiji.r :««<»• .u-uiiLfv.'.^iM'- "1>! i" i>•,(."■": 1 ii>M!.M!H.>5,-.-i,!iii I ;|..I.UfS|f(li' .Ml 111 .■I'/ilK.'H. ,1 iliii'. VIliaiM. Mffli «r\.'' \ . ; , ( .| : t.'ii^iK..iin': ■: !a ,'..«i.r.n ( .^ '))'.., isi-ii (.i vnil i'|- .,',y; Kf ; l\V:> i d'.'IHi'/i '■ Vi' *.*il;.ii\ ..I iv( : j.i',\ '':f\-i i! rui:.iii fi-l in.' ',1 iliii. W Vlllilis-. nan.-, Lbliii*. in hi.- pt>i >oii tev«>. tnwiiue- of jmahv' American--folk ill iMrm^ u > Mifl Of singing Johivn Appiese.cd /,!.e 11* jfirsl met in'a Puritan New rjiglund ; vil'iagKwIjeh'.;,dlu'b.ig a :-'ch,cireh fiwv- 'i'it'O, he-sings.p'rafasif*-J>.tit'■ jo.TI> : ■ *'01l'^i-'.. ! Expelled, f.r.iim .tlie, .^ooiivi'iiViivitand i eOhdeinned J' til Timeless. wandering a-thimiih '..Ymericah■ }.n.stf:V!'-\ ho tutus Itip next Tn,revolutionary time's. Un-n. hf (■iiVvn:Hhpis i :-V'ijHwit"SN'i!if.'ii'ii',.t-i:H' Oregon trail/ inn. 'a.^Vi\'elv,b taia/at'■■> Civil-War ya'mptir'e,' in thy/aiM. West; and--so- oirdtj-wn .ih..r.o,ugh;;.t:h'C. .>noak- e^s>v\W\ayanci,.' ftii«1ly,^wiy-'a ( rt-^>ii.f<;.j , !}ll: earrieiv' • ■ '.V,'. .; :.'":V.''' : • ■■ .'" • ;- -'■'- ■: ^\ (i'i'tiie;-\v;hile\'he''si:ij'Hs' old .:Ainr>ri-, vim■■ tiilk ' s'ong.i' : (alfc- big -Amey'Rain; ialkyboasts hi.g'-Aii-i.er'jcaii.. boasU .and .exudes''ro.g'ueisii optimism; '.a.nd: =f:jitIV in '.'.American. Hrsloi\sv". a'ivrl : - tradif ton, while. ■» \ erse choir «i the, sidelines hilit's. trehchalitly/thai' tin';.' iVis-sagi.; sva* , : i.iP'f c'!if;y:' 1 :.^Tbi , 'i,fif* : l^ 'ilu!.!: W' there's. : a ^o'nsr : e^:f i'/y'tlii^ny'^o!-:?!-'.-.■ - : - ',: '.The 'tsooff :i«f.'.&thtn«Rv.' iii.>iiispired, ■ whale the dialog- rousi 11li.u-t-iiloll■• oi I i'lft. H'v.i I'd I y: e x: a gg e rated,. Ri.in.v :ti t e'sq'u e .brand-' ■ of' humpr:' is ■ -.nof.': Iv.ss.'ribaii'' c )i-ii;v "'Oil.!'; .in tv:.ii n,f-.. the' .dozen, scene.* is there real . wit. oi_ .situation hi nilor'..' : w | i le the folk q u a i try; W lien: nut pa-feni'ly'- artificial, is labored. The s(.M-)re : ;.; rs; ib'uilt .•.a.fhiOsTawth'd'llv;: from ti)ilrsoi)g''..soiiix'es '.plus' such'-' fumiliai: tiV anwftat* for aiidierKe pa' tieipa-- ;. times as ''Oh. Sii.saiiha " and. w bile, tnnrt. etc Ovw these and fttliei- an-.1 interestmK .(Otlfi ceiled 'As I Was tii, (such a's.'skits somehoiv pliis-vGoiiif;. Along' should hiti , is so ar- gtii'S ; thef "Union "Paeitis: i. Qi'sen and .l aiiged as, to. leave" the singers iin-up Johhsoii Preside u.th'theu custiim- poited ill tiie inelodic lines. Tl'e le 'Stij.'v-.i i;i; sn.ijr; ,.^»lu/Hil,.vlr- jiViiibi'/'i i 1 '>'i'l' sili»'''i> ■'.in <s|i* i si,i : 'i, '.itiic'pi'^ •With' -.Vtai,;i...'iii'i.1 II nu ' -il'i'l \M'i'H'>'>.'.. i' : <''"l. ' (!.«' .li,.: 'W.'iUn l.n.c iVi'r.iii'i'l'livl... ' ,1s : l I'l'l'i Cu -.1. i-.j •'•i{i,...v.-iii; M'..i,i-' j,i>h»; ii.ii.i..i;.^'-i'ivi'hi«-' ; uiO;;,i,,,ii. •wills. ".(i;.',.'ii i'iv'v,- iim'i i.'s;..'ii;ii sac ir.v'iVia-.V.'..■iviViry:'-.|.';,!'.,-<...;.(».■■. -k-iwiv- 'hnron.. ijK. .i ivV.'s ' . >I•-! m t>v si'iiii , : < "M l |.i:-i : 'iu:'', i'.l I'll. i)-ih,i'. , I i\liill5S (SI *>.<<. il-i. 1'in' fiihli-nH: llil'iii;. S. iiT..i, "In, .^li'lv Si m ivi in v ''.., Therev room- f'm' raoi c- billing nv. "Lall'liig Ruiiilf' Ojilv ' J'lelUv • itX i rt.nm.il) .fact .Als > roonr i'oi" rati-hu-r tun.-, jjliaroes' proclut luiii iiumb.er~ sti.ongei spec mil ics and /more gin -, 'tei ing 'pcisoviahtii's. The licv Oisen and Johns in show wi.li :most li.kcly ■fg.it, but thei biooni appeais.tu. b,c oil tiv O. and ,T. iose, . " . : Like its pi'edeci ssoi s ' LRO- coin sists ch.ieflv -o'l cinnois being shot ol'T i impeachable, sources mai'itiiin there are.'SMi ilea ten ing iepprtsi, cliai-icteiis ru-Shi'n,g .up and dowii. the ai^ie-, b.Uick.oiiis in Poxes', and tian- '■at\ ebullience; ■ and 1 it is at 5ue1i. times that the ..-how' aclnec es its' la- .iiuliiii apoplectic tren/.y. "; When it turns :lo the'singing,, tlane- ing on vaudeville aetA. however,, thee is consiclf'i.abh less to .lelish, The show is Gsiiecia 11 \ weak- In per- soualilies outside the . stais them-' . sehes Fiai-k Libuse and Bettv (Jar- re:; have tea tin e 5 billing, but neither iuanages to 'project: with sull icient bile ■ Libuse. doing a take rislev I his stobge stispended on a v-iie) in place oi Ins staivdai'd xylophone routine, isn't iollv appreciated here, but he does go well in his various offstage 'chores. Miss Garrett: although, a . looker, never manages to click with: het soiigs. Which are, no great shakes in aii;y case. Only, one. 'Sunny Cah- ioi-iiid " has ivrics with a tang, more- ov pi '■":':;';..;,;"-'.'■.;■•,;"::■';',.'':' ; '! : :V. It is Mata Ha.: in. their, two dance, specialties, who really do catch on however Their first is a far bast?- ern dance satire, requiring i.-ind get- ting > utmost control Their second 1-. a cute iiewsreel survey ot Olvmpie sports and both are . wow s. ■ Also strong., as they "bene, been,lor a gen- ei at ion, are Willie West and McGmtv in their construction 'project gag With breakaway props No other pel son-: aliti.es leallv stand out except, in momei'itary gags, Ida James lor in- stance; a talented periori.nei just doesn't have a big enough voice tor ;tliis house.■; ' ;.;,'.. Their are eight or nine procUtction tiumbeisi which are-more striking for Stewart Chaney's and :Billy "Ln m.g^ I ston's visual appeal, than anvthing.| else The basic ideas are good il noi | exact.lv sQCky, and. the corps .de baU . let and the showgirls are particularly inobile and vvell disciplined, but none., barring: "Slop That. Daiicing " Wtueti' is. near tops, manages to achieve tension or excitement; Two. 01 'them, indeed, attempt audieiice .participation, if that participation is • not forthcoming (arid it,wasn't with the first nigbteis) they faitei The solo dancing in all of them is good, but: again, never quite brilliant enough: while.the danie natteins 31c excellent Bob Alton In'fact. Alton appears to be striking out 111 a .hew and, exciting direction. A pleasant feature, ot all of tliem is the soiid musical support offered by Fred War-, ing's choli Biit .notwithstanding', the improvements wn:ich will be made here, it-, is. a question if .there are enough sociv itenis in the batch ■- Th.us. it- all hinges on the proved. , b.o. appeal of the stais , It is their ■ show .and it is.obviously fheii' brand of liiayliem the customers cOiW to see so it iiiu-sf be conceded "that, the, rest ohei's suitable enough. Obbligato to': I heir jaiMc-pudding. dro.l lei les.- But as a sequel to, previous 0; and J. oiier as it t ups a poor third -Elie -Ford's, Balto, i20-23 : :'.'.':; Krlai-.ger B..:T. ti.it when not shaky, is cu: lously lacking in impact except in the case of Ives, who. wows every time. There are a few scenes in which the dancing aiici choreography do achieve a certain vitality, but these are in satires of :we)l-i cme nliered tads, such as the Charlcsion, Mosth , however, the dancing and the,staging of the piece ate wanting 111 imagina- iivo qnalitios. '■'"'■'• .'.;'"■ '.;'.'.'v. .; •',;.■'.., .•'"■■' In the central role Drake .strives very hard to put the character over,. He, almost succeeds through tile .sheei qualits of his" pel sonalitv the tines don't help him at all, Ives tvjlie- oii.t- stand.ing. personality ot the show, However, he hasn't qtiile got a secure stage, piesence aild his actiir: is not too comfortable: .but Tot him come downstage .and sing and he" really 1 i.ck.s. Also standout are Philip Coo- lidge as the' perennial' \ illain, Bibi Osterwald. and-Jamos Westeiiii'lci ■;/''" ■::::;":'■•"-'"'.-•' ■ ; . : ::'. : ' i ,' ; ;;:.'.";.:;-::.' : .,.Ei-ie.':'-'- 4*1h«I in. Sfr Ynu Philadelphia. N:o\ 13. 1')':. .'lii'";: '.I'lllu Viil :■ A\ T *>,11»t 11 V ; .IH'tililHil'liilJ' . 'li I'm s... .Sli!,yeli 'dy HHsliv lii'i' • i».i\ is .mi.1 'i''i:i'ii. .•riiiiii.i (U Ca'ltn ,11111' ,'liiii' si .,,iity: Kvl'l.i.s;' |.|jRiiimi>.H i ; ;i"r;i v'j.s ":! R:iy:. ' i;i.i-sl:arH .,i;i.tn;. :W |)ii\'i :,: .liirny lviii.^lit y\'i.lii iv-'inu I .Sniiiiviy ; 'WOiif.'i,,' ' J'uspji.li ' Mji.i'.niili'y,. iiMl'ry.'.'.NHiiCv' .iliiniiriui.' .Uryii"- >l AlfVly Kpifiv.' 1,111 lloli, lis l-i.isf M sii,. 1 si:i 111' S i nn l i. . '.l iitinry lijlnli'iipr .;i iiil' w'li'n iii'y. sisi.nrs.-. -u siiiiii'icrt. I'tiilii:.,. Nov.'' l::. .' mil: W.J'J/tiiji.:' .. :■■'■■ ;.- '■:.'-", '';.: ; "':. I !.. stiii^s, .V.f> I - '.:.-'soi:,-\ .: .l.;,lifi»- , I'.iMM." ;i.njii',r.i and ".Ladies, Don't. Have' Fun", are notably: taw,; :■". "..■■',:.■':'..'."'''■. ■'■■'''■•:. ■ As With most.of, the modern musi- cals there is ; emphasis on ballet, though' , not in ■■ protracted. doses; Alexis' Rotov. 'principal,'inale dancer, is unusual nv that he. protracts a sense of, humoi even into ,',se,r.ioii.s- ballet forms The Whitney Sisters, tall and willow v. are also highlight- ed. Along.'w ith. the ballet intei pota- tions-there: is plenty ot chorus step- ping for which Berkeley used (0. be famous aird'th.e.re is; no" denying -that he W- .1 Tus( lous'-looking; bunch of giiis wi'tir whom to work jfiss ■ VVitHei s : i.s e.'is'lv. the most slicefsstul of' the' principals . making, hci legit dcbui v. rtl'i the' ease and; aolomb of-a iiin'sheii trouper, She is a tine coinc' lieune puts across songs with success, and ,piojeel's a iorce- tul personal 1 i> across the. Topt- ■ (.Contiinied ;on page 4f.ii Current Road Shows (Period.- CoveritHf. jVor. IJ-25) "AWe'» li isli .Rnse":,^ Siiubert-La- fayelte. Detro.t (1.1-25 ). ^'f;: : I. "Bell for Adano" — Wilbur, Boston (iz4iC:':;i\>:- ;>,;-;/,■■..:',.■;'■.; ;■■; "Bhisso 111 T! m e". iKisttii: Nixon Pitt. "Chrriv Oiiliurd" . l:',-!lli And „ I! .Chester . 17-18 r Wat liii^Phita; '1:2(1-2-51,;.. :.::[■-■■:.:)..:->:'■ Dante (Magicuuii^Gearv, S F. ; '(l3' : ?.j'i-:.■:''...,'.':;;,■ V.g'-'j- ;•/:> ■'.■''; ' ;• ii, "Dark Mummoek"'—Loetist,. Plula; (li-'.TD \y'J.?. "Dem n»th"--S 1 .>e:t New Ha . en ■;(23-2p>:' ; :':y.'. : .'':'.;;' - ^'...'-.v^V^'-'. ; '".' : ' -:" : "' "Urrantl fin Bei-niee" — Eiianger, Butt". (2::••!.:.! ; Gilbii-t A Siillivaii—Natioi al. Wpsh, (1 :i-l!l) - Fbi d Is, By ft 0 120 '2a. 1 "Glad to Sec Vou" S '-. ie.: Phi-la 11.".-2.i'. '>■':.: -':-',' : ;-' i ;;-..:::"'■,.y"" '.;■; "Good Night "f,a dies"—Marlowe,: iTel flS-i. Rainbow Gi. Falls 11 !■: Babeock Billings (l"iV; And. Bis- marck i tfi h. Fargo, Fargo (17); And , Giand Foi ks ti8tf.Pla.Wi.se, Winnipeg: :('20-2a)".' ';:■. ,;'-.,;. ■■''■■..-:'':'.'.''"'• '■" ■/■ - "llaniet" ■ Pitt. . (13-18) Royal Al, Toionto (20-25), "Kiss and Tell" (2d; Co.)—Stude- baker'. Gbi.'iTWS.h f "''-".■'■' -''■;'■ '•■,'.:;'■■;.'./.'' "Kiss add Tell" (3d Co )—Shrine Ok City (.13-1.4);,.And, Enid (151; A'uci, Ponea City, ( ifti; Auci., Tulsa .1-17-181: Seirter. B&i't'vl* 1.201: Mem., Jophn . (21.).: Clriind Toiieka (22): Meiii „ Saiina (23) Ai'Cadia, Mich ; (24'25;f:- ; . ; .-'-: : '..':-''- .' : '.':;i"; v : . "Laffiii' Kiiom Oiily" — Shui.ert Boston 113.-25 1. Late George Apley."—Plymo.uth, Bostpliv 113-18). .'.:.■:, Laushiilg Watei-"—Bushnell.And Hartford (14-151-: . Shiibert. N. Haven (16-181; Plymouth, Boston:(20-25) "Kite With Fatjiei" (2d Co.)— Ciiss'. Detroit :(13-18>!-Amei, St, Louiis (20- Inside Stuff-Legit With the idea of attracting Broadway playgper.s to the lower'east side, the. inaiiasemeiif of, "They All .Want -to Get.Married," a .Yiddish musical at the Public ttieatre, is inserting briglitly-vyprcled ads in the Eng.lish.-lah, gnage dailies Aiouud $200 weekly is-being' spent-for English iK'W'spapei.. ads.' ' When-Biiiv Rose antioiinced that tickets wci'e available at the Zieg- ield boxollice for. ''Seven Lively Arts,", Abe. dowirlpwn bunch, .cpmplf- mented him in ^t* .own copy, and. at the same tinie plugged, its'own shO;-. iimi'ila'rl'y.';;'■:.-'; ; ::'.■;■'•' ;'V -':/>'; ; *"''''-.•';''•■'■■•'■';'*',' : ''';. "i- ;> - I'-'-'Vi'-'. ,: v ' ,Last week its ad w as addressed to Frank, Fay,- who is a wow in "Harvey," :48th Street, FiveniptQwn ticket, a.geneie.s sell tickets tor "Married", which is doing.Tairiy. well in grosses Viddish. .show; ads af ' signed bv .Tudal; Bieith, the diiector. David■ Kay antl Nathan Parness^ being"oil the p'ro,d'iii-'-' ti.on end ' Married ' jncideivtally, has Ovei $50,000 in aclvartce; ticket sale's, inosfly; <iivth'catV£; ; pai^ .'.■'■..-,; V : . ;.:,.:•':,.-■'''..- -," .■':.";- : ,. 'Aiitoineite -Peiiy was exhausted alter stiging "Harvey"' 48lh Street N'.Y", in additipii to duties at the. Amenca.n Theatre Wing, and.so. has hwy lpired to/rest at her. apartment. She insisted on- I'otuig. however, a licheo car taking her to the poliing.p.lace to guard, against taking cold; Mis*' Petty entered the booth and. pulled the curtain levthv but 'when an attendant, ad.rusted the rope she yanked' the .lever back That eonstil tiled a blank vote and she Was not permitted to tegisU" her ballot alter all In Sundaj's (T2.i drama columns additional preps .nlaudits were show- ered upon "Harvey" and Frank Fay, who, ttopped into Broadway's -eli'lii thrqtigh, his star'pei'tpi malice in; the Brock Pembertoii: hit.. .Last Friday (91 Damon. RunvOn .devoted his column to Fay. whom, he. recalled In; liked to call "Faysy.'hoStK.,'- <; 0-;; i'i;'- .' ..":■, "^-;yvi '.-'■■"■..!•':. ■'."':''"*;'.•:. Oliver Saylcr.. business agent for the Assn., of - Theatrical Agents ami'' Manageis. received a humorous message from Dave .Lipsky, .former .press agent, now at" the fighting tront in Ern o ie.- ; It read "Business is booming , in this; area and real, estate is changing hands rapidly ,1 asviinif .theipnb.-. licify i,s ,gn ing'ti's.'the. .proper sendotl-back'ill the St.'ites'aiid that 'We ai-e bi'eaking the papci s regularly. . About 17.000.000 ''Va.-U'lw. s' came in one ■bunch yesterday and ! notice you are having your hands full with ihs problem 'Of - new blood in ■ the- union, Whatcv c" hap icn.- for heayenS sake, :saye,-;.spin:cf',breathihg space; for iwp." ;■' ':■';,;"-:'.: '" ;. ■';;' ,';; '".'■.'■',"..>,.' ■- :'..:'-'■ Equity i> pieSident. Bei t Lvtell laughed,'when he .k'.;.n.nyd' that a. Coast colored' fighter, had adopted his name, in toto, Ly. teif, the tighter, hails fr'oic Fresno; ,.Cai.. and has a. pretlv good.record. He was gjyen qiiite a btiitmiis recently in Worcester. Mass . 'where he mixed it,.up w ith ■ Bei lie Laiiie.t; another colored seiappei: .Rcsfilt. was a 10'i'ound /draw, but the det'i-s.io'i was uirpopuku and accoi'dnig to Dan Parker, N,■ Y,-. Mirror exueii. livtell, the fighter, should have been given the. decision. That should b* some consolation to Lyte.ll the actor . , ' King On I. *\vi'H LiiiMl '■,":,■;,'■''■■■'■:' ; : ''-■;,; :- Bostoh.: ; N-oy;.:'t;k;', T|,r.,l,:|..'(;ii|lil |i:.,, llJClillll HI " fl I i Is- l:,'--- It: " : hy-'-WalicV -Ki-i-f':-' i >i.'t i.-M ; -'t.v.:. 1.r. .\inmi. rti.i-O:--"-;t"-:i.tt-■,;ssi-it;rniiis,-fi-i-....'Vi'i-fit- .'iiM..'.i.|>ir;■; ■[■l , |..is'.-.lit,i:|ill> - Dili 11 1 |l 1-1.1 i-IiIII.. . :.l ll,ii t.-'!l.t.i I .; W'.Jili.rni SIMS V ii .r-illH-iili ' ri-isll-IU::..' I.t|i::,:ti>tl " i;,t-ll :.l::l -', l '.-;s(- -iih-iil-.ks Vil'i'.- h •f•tvi.uv: ■ iliii 1. 'It-its: ''A'ti'iiii'. K";i....i, 11..-ii;f. 1,,, 1 ! if -11 Mi'iliint I-llZi:::i.in ir'l. 'htii llsi, 1 ',-,-: l:i ):;.i'..|i l.iitr. I'iiilili'C.iliiiil^i.'.-.i'.irnv.s: tv,. ; <|itr- • ji*i,i . itttii,.a;.-' i!,,.V(ti.'.iiiii-i,' ',vt":'i-Mt,'ii..'i':;i; I f]:;ii. r . \i y: T ':. :i.'!i,tf. S.( :■}! i-o: .' . ■ Whatever else it may iinve with .."Sing Out. 'S'y.ecfLancI " the Theatre Gui'lti has definite:]', imt . anothet: "Oklahoma:" The "folk-revue";'has terrific -Luanda Ballard... costume,; eqi.ia]!i "-ti iking-AJbei! .Johnson sets covering manv Amei'lcan periods ot histort ..'and -it-ha.-s Alfred -Di ake and Btnl Ives nr lead pails, • It -lias a1- 'liio.sl fiotning else but good ihtenti.ons- First-night curtain on Dave Wolp- er's new musical,' Glad To Sfce Yo.ii," tell on the ball of midnighl, Which gives plentj of, indication ot the w ork that's necessary 011 the show How- ever, -indications are.that there is easily enough merit and okay iliate- rial to wan ant caietul levision, cut- ting aitd the lest of: What the dbctor ordered to make the show ready tor ; Broadway,. ' "Glad ' is in many ways a strange conglomeration of types and styles In main structural form it, is dis- tinctly old-tashioned ' musical com- edy, sometimes almost collegiate in atmosphere, but hi much: ot the as semhled component .parts it is very much 011 the beam, .filled with late edition ; I'eterenees and, all the way through, very, very blue in tcnoi A few years ago, Philly powers that be would most certainly have taken:-um- brage at some of the lines., scenes and references,, hilt- that's not likely ribw:.- '■;-''■;•■;'.■''.;;.;.' ■-:'■ ..-'•'■- , .',"'■'. ■!■ ;: ■.';. '--'':- .Creditable are the Scenic' pi'o'duc-. tion- and costumes, and, to a. co.'s.d erable extent, the score also.. 111 dance contributions and . individual contributions bv membeis of the cast, pai licularh Jane - Withei s -one of the three ,co-stars On the debit side is . the tortuous book, the poor ai.'i .iingemont of mLicit of the. mate iial-ahd spotting of a "number o! the be-t oMerulgs in (he shOv. -. * Glad To See You eiarks- the re turn- to. the stage ,01 Busby Bei kelei .ty-ho used to stage the dances tor many "of the mast prominent pro diicei.s beloi'c he went to,Hollvv\ood It. i,s Bei'kcl'eVi .who -ui"'this case staged and; directed the eiitii e : pro-, duction, who iniist shouldei'' the re- ■s-ponsibilitv t.o-r'some oi ' the show s .(lefetts rathe'r than • the producer, u ho-'has no's spared a thing to make tln.s pile of the season's belter eye- ;'iiiid'ea'r;;iu.i)'es,,'. ', . > •'''■,..;'': ■;.:;.'-"': Ji-ile;St>ne's score, lants the-gamtit , tiom live to- iicrr-clrissical. and 'sometimes the two- do-.not--blend 1 Sui'-e fliaiig'.s: loi* popuUir favor are "B. Apostrophe, K. Apostrophe; Lvii.'' I 'Til Hate- Mvsell in the' Mo.rniiiK ', I "I -Lost,- My.. -Beat""■'-it)lira jive.i,. A ..musician's" wife -with a sense of humor oomni-cnts upon the ad vyfiiefi appeared recently in the dailies on the sixth anni.vots.iiv o,f ("Lite -Wit'i Fathei,'"' -F.mpire. N. Y- Insertion, was a sketch of a Dutch band serenad- ■ ing "Father" op the aiihiversarv. She called attention, to the. tact That .her .husband .was in the orchestra' at the Empire foi "many seasons' biii despite the.success ol '"'Fatheithe,pit .musicians, wei'e,-ct.ispei.ised vyith'two. 'years .ago:'':.;;;;.'':..,'.";';: ','■.', ..-.;■' ';>, : ,.'- : . '*':■',''-i-iv: :"•.-■.--■' .■;''•. ■../'• /;"':.: t"''<-'-'.s ■-■•'- ''"''.' Meyer Davis stresses that..his withdrawal .is a $.12,500 iriyestoi: in ''Sadiii ThompsPil" has nothing,to : do with the band he placed in the pit,- Whei Ethel-Merman and Rouben Maiwotiiian disagreed toimer Cjiutting. Day ia iold producer A. P Waxmaii that if heycoiild aiiicl, another.-investor to replace him he'd prefer to bow out, . but the orchestra contract is 1111- distiu bed ■' p.: ;,;^;'-;;.; 7"""- '■■ [y,^: :■-.': .',/:.■; ---'r ";'■->•':,.■.:: \ „; : '.. '■'■■•.■; Ilka Chase (Mrs William. B.) Murray is the .lone general partuoi ot "fit Bed We Crv."' which deputed on Broadway last flight 1 IV.es. > Although John C Wilson is the accredited produce.!, he has no siake in the fl'nancing- Miss Chase, who dramatized her own play, stars iii it. Her mother rs'Tistett as a-$.10,000 limited.partner and hotelier A.. S.' Kirkeby (Gotham, N. -Y, etc.). is a $7,500 inves'or. amoiig others;'';' s ' ■'.'.;"'■...;■' ;'...";v't,,'-ji' ■.'..■'■.','''.'■ and its fiifui , (."C';ui...liardly be d.eenic.d [.".Grownups Ai'O the:-Suipidtsst; Pco- vgrdanf • ■ . 1 pie'' and "Ladies Don't Haw. .Pun " ; Show- is 'called j'-'folfc revn-.'-, .but it 'L'vi ics by ,Sa.pim\ Cahn = □ le .otteh is, in :faet, ,fi suoet college, pugcji.it pr. more 'interesting than the limes, and /Aintvrietfh histoi v told ■ t< ith an aich iu.i many cases not tor grandma or and a sente-Wiou;. quali 1 .thichI.anhl Nellie, Line- in. "I Mmtaaerl proves remarkably tir.'si.nii» Central.' Tiiem'-in Chicago.''. ' Rrooklyi!.-"" "liii flsure is a merrv iollott who corn- Laying Awa.v a Bfci.ck.'' "Cirowiuius" Man Who Hid All the l uck"— Walnut, Phils. < 13-181, "ftlei i y Widow"—Cox. Cincy (13' 18): Davidson. Mil (20-25):. '.Merry Widow" (2d " Co )—And, Beaumont (13); Music Hall, Houston 114-15'' Texas. S Antonio, ( KM' Par , Austin. (17-1; Majestic. Ft., Wprth (18); Melba" Dallas ,120-21.1; Aild , Ok, City (22-23); Aiid,; Ponca Cy. (24;);, Cen- ter, Bartvlle 125.)-. "Oklahoma!" t.2d Co,).—Erlanger;' ehi". <13'25:i.",:;:-i"..Kv;;":'- ; .' ,"'■-".,'-.. ';.'•'--" "Othello"—English. Ind'pllis 113- 1.5); 'Hartmaii, Coi. (18-181 Taft, Cincy' i 20-25). . .. ."Over 21"- -American S! Louis (13-18): Haiiiia.' Cleve .<20.t251 "Ramshackle Inn"- Biltmore, I- A. • 14-25). ;;,.'.':.,.-"■' -';. '■■; ..''-:.:■': ,;■ 'r: "Kel»e«tita" -Uai.na. CTeve. 113-18 t; National, Wash: (20-25 I, San Carlo Opera Co.—His Maj- esty's,'Mont,,(13-181; And., Of, (20- 21'): "iVliissey, Toi, i'22-25i,, . ''..- "Seven Lively ... Arts'." '—'-.Forrest: Phila. 12 4-25). . - v;-' ;:■:'■;■>■ ;;;.;;. "Sins; Out Sweet Land Colonial Boston '(l:i-2s). 1"" , "Sons O' I 1111" Mem Hall. Davton (13-ia). English: Ind'p'iis (16-18); Haitmai1,,Columb.Us (20-25), "Sophie Halenczik, American" — P-at'-'..use Wil, i24'25). "Star and Garter" — Blackstone, Chi.'-iTii^h'v';,.:.: .■;i.'-'..*,''■-.-;:;- :<:■■ - "Streets Are, Guarded.!'—Shubert, New Haven ' 13-15 1 " . ,; "Student I'l-ince" Park.'. ,.v Mad il.'it; And'. St. Paul .(14-15 ■• l.vceum. Minn: (lO-l!)): 'Shrine; T).,. Moines 12:11; And St Jos 1.22-1; Music Hall: iK; , '.Cit.:y : '. ; (''2:i-:2'5"'i'.:'.;'.";, ; -';,: : .'-'.'.;",;.. : ; • "Ten Little Indians", '.2d Co.)— Hal iis. Chi (13-25 ), "I'hree's a Fainiiy"—Cui ran,; San ■F-raiit'isCQ 113-18 K Civic, 's, Jose (.19); Met Seattle (22-251.; "Tropical R.evvie" .(Katherilie Dun- ham-) Royal Alexandra, Toronto 113-18);.Cass, Del. (20-25). , "Voice of tlie Turtle" (2d Co )— Sc'w t-n Chi" 11.1-25 1. . "WalU Kins"-Davidson Mil, (13- 18): English. liicf, (20-25). "Winged Vielorv" — Mas. Atlcl'.,' Frisco (T3-13-.I;.And, Denver (22-25v, With the: election of Mrs Helen Gahagan Doaigias and the re-election 0? Clare Bo.othe Luce, show business has two representatives in Congress, Former has been in C'aliioliiia tor some tune:, but was well known, or« the Broadway stage as Helen Gahagan. Mis Luce wrote the,comedy hit, "The -Women;'' and "Margin-For Error.'' latter being the hist anti'Nax".. play to click on-Broadway, Both were, later-lilmeil, , George Weber, one. ot the. stage doormen at the Lyceum. N Y„ found * diamond wristwatch while gorng' the rounds of the theatre alter a perjorm- ance of "While the Sun Shines'' yecent.lv The' owner called for. the watt 1 ', aiid gave Weber a reward of $70. " ltobln llnotl (RV.VIVAL) :■ .'It,:-.jl. -Vlliia'tisiilt. '|i|\.(iln.;tii>n. fil'..: tlit'tv-nr't. iM.Hlin n|it.l,i: .tltjs.ii l:p,:ii.i;i.|iV I' -...Kll'V.'ll ■lii.i.k. li liii .av'i-it-s'.'.'l lui-i-v .' It.' .Sliiil'Vi., Hli'igKi'l li. 4Kiirtnt.iV, tiiii'iiCit- tit . .-y'lifIhiit.,- x..,y.; vi.v. 7, n j,;;in I,.11 is( -sti-LiK iinu (jigiii i. 'i-ii-'iiWi-i; hi: - jiniti'iiigitiii:-, (Hia.in "iiin.t'1)..., '".■■:' i!iil.e,li li'.ciil Sln nfl O.I" .\11.l I iusfi i-ll'i- . l:i-i..i'Ki' l .iiiii.n sir -niit- iif '-ilisiin'i-iie,,.;; ,:;:. ,.: I'taml;: Karrrll .1,111 li.'-'.ioti'ii,'.-.'.,.:..'.IItt'ri.ltl -'l.'nii'ii:]v Will SntnVil- .■.■-.';,:;,;.,'.'■; ..WilCt:'.") (i'lt'tm. Cl Ur, 'l-'-tl.-lv :\ii.-)ii-ii-iii'ti»..." tiiti"'. A1 t)'i-iii 1 I'tit'it...' iiui-i-ifii. A i.nitit'.'sl..." , .', .'t 1 1 v ll'.lil.ii'h •',-... . imiii.ti' ilja lii I, i-tttvailfM' (Mil i.i; yliil'tM'tt) :.".-■'■ : Bivi. in's. ui.!v , './.aiii iii rtiiiiiiii^i.ttiii'i ;■.;;,-.;..; ".....vii.trsi.i'r'ct -Sii'i-nym. New York's Adelphi theatre is housing, .an .old-fashjoned revival of: the tunefiil "Robin Hood." which our, lprebeai.s ate .up eil ca 1890._ Nitty nie.lodies, co'lorXui costumes and lusty voices stack -up;against a deadly,;book and feeble, hiimprs so that the. ppei r dlta lemajns a curiosity, pleasant btit outmoded. Its iiostaigic, appeal will attract oldsters arid its naivete will' diatv tlie. children; .-Strictly -for- the family trade, it should have a modest rull.:-'' t.'y; - -' / -:..a;' • ".■ f .- : ;:.. ; ■; ".;;..•;;..j,. The operetta, last seen' in N.'.Y, in- ,1932, lias been staged, according to the program, "ni its original lorm- as played by the famous Bostonians" Which-was a mistake. The soarklins; tunes of Reginald, de Kovcn. are shackled ..by Harry-B, Smith's creakt story of.the Earl of ,Hiii,iLuigton. vvho becaiite tlie outlaw Rob." Hood- in orclei to win back his estates mid the fatr" Maid Mai lari It the book couldn't have -been .'dressed'up a bit; ■certainly the, jokes' and the equal'!'- .ponderous acting should have been, As it .is.: the- -cast• goes wondetiU through its roles, and the.attempts at comedy .go boom ■ Credit able ,,rre;, the'charming solos duets, sextets and .'lull choruses; suia imperishable soncs as '"Ob .Promise Me' and ' Brow n Octobei Alt':"' amusing en emble bits . as "The Tilikei Son.," and "See the .'Littit-' Lajphkiiis Play"; stu.rdv -vOK'ed- |»iiu» cipals lor the most , part; a brightl v- dressed large chorus and a satisfv- mg. tiill-stre.ngth pit orchestic: Barbara Scully, of ■ last ■ season ,s "BlQsH'om Tune ' iCAival; is liighU at- tractive as the Maid Marian, with 'a strong pleasing soprano ample for the part. Robe: t Field has the face, figure and. a good tenor voice foi Hie Robin Hood vote. Willi a too IrcqMwrt tendency to mufflle:" bis tones, ■ Wil- fred Glenn's booming bass is- go'oJ for " "It Takes' Nine ' Tailors"' -aii<! Edith Herhck's contialto. though, small and huskv does, welt wifli '-'Of Promise Me. Harold Patrick's byu» tpn^TeiTd'S lustre to the'"Ale" drink- ing'.song while ■Mai'gai-el Speucca i'« a pert, melodious Annabel Veteran R H. Burnside iy jisfei as presenting (for the Shnbeiis.i -j-s well, as stag-iiig the icyival. .'' '"'':'■':-''"'.;" ¥■-':,■'.:?'. -;: -': v i' ■": Brnii ,..,', Shows in Rehearsal "The Hastv Heart"--Howard Lind- say. Rtissel Crouse. ' , "On the Town"'— Pau.V Peiga,>', ; Oliver Sh'.ilh. -';v~;:;;.;'-'' .' .;.■-;;';■','.■ ".-■: Man II i»j>i Returns ' — If) ' Bloomiicld. :■■'••'■■■ \ "i',-.''."'.''. : :- '•Krianil for Berniie" —, GiloefC Miller, Chas G. Siowart. "Sophie llalemzik. Amrriri" — ■Meyer Davis. GeOrge Ross, , .■ "Seven I.ivelv Arts"'—Billy R"--<" "Dear. ''Ru.t-h'-'- Jtts; M. -Hy» I"-" 'Bih-nie/Hartt: ;a:.''';\: ;. ■ ,"'."■ :."'.: ' " ■".RhuisiKt.v" — ■tileyin'- Davis,. -Lt»f- raine M Dressclhuys.