Variety (Dec 1944)

Wednesday, Doccnibcr 13, 1914 >til;v. Hun- ii.iitlm-Viini vi\iiHi»;inl..».'.'li|' - lo Iliiii, (I^.'ii;'- >> ivi"';"'"!' "„.„.i wi, liy li..iy.|.f.vN>> ,.M .I ' '- I si„.i.i: sollimii-, N'Ti"''." '" ,. :ii>il MiUpH (liivt li'ir I'J ' . ' ,,..;iimVs 1>\ .\r:rr; liiiil'l .i '■ ,,i. ,iKi>fi >j. Vi'Jn.i;"--.; •' ' i.v Jti.lH-fl.Sli:!" : •iU.-...lii > l-i,: li liiilKT .■liior.ii;i..i>i -. Il.ilii': (11 i lii-slr.'i .i-Llltlui II' ■A f.,.. <!■" il i: III! ■A 1.- ■.. •■■.'1: ...iVIU'M i:.! I. n-..m:i-l..V.l ^ ;' •" •■ t.,i. is-.'l mIkIiii. Vi",... l-iv MoMiillf'". I I'-ill Til'.luMl. Mil <•.,,,.11. >l"-l>("-l .liiim'Jl. K..„. Kul.nrl Ail>(i"- '•'''^I'V '"" Oiiii.l.'l llliiinlmrni: n.- D.ir. Ml"-; ■M^...i.- -r.-it.ly - Si.l Wi'lKM. B Bi'iiui paliico Lillic. XondoiVs RiCl 1>V adway. makes: /"Soyoii Avid" livelv. -Without lier th.; no.w revOc coiUHnH achieve, (be winninM ciiric. ■ ':" . ■ There is plenty ot- sliow and il s goins 11) b«vnuclv bettov in a c;<mp o^ 5f weeks Ihln nt the pieimore .B.U>, Bose bi-ouKlU it ihto thc;-Zicg ckl h,> newlv atciuUcd UieatiMcal lort.oss. nuicli loo sooii .Ninf l)ev^o^■mal■>^.•e^| 11^ Pliilaclelphia Avcrcnt enough l<> ^J^W It into ,shape;.yet flist niRhteis ate't iiD The productiO" numbpi s arc. cx- ceHenl. HassiiVd Short-bem« i-csi>on-- aible .lor that. but. the book iK^^^^ DliMilv ot.flxiilt!. That's whcvo Philjp tocb.'who staRcd the sketches, comp 1„: On -top of that the gei^erally tiinnv Doe Bbckwetl nearly tnlk.s the show to death; Despite his acknow!- edKcd abilUy. BbekSvell docsh t seem, .to belong in ■such .a fabulously di csscd produclion. He s. on. and.oii. as an average puy-KivinR h's pPi'V""*'- of Ihc scenes and otiier niallfi's.. Drc-'i!-ed 'in . an ordhyary suit, be doesn l look like a fellow with a; scat on the aisle." GoVtainly he's fnnny ^U times, particularly wbcii he . conir nents that perhaps sex is the niosi livelv arl. He insists that he may no I know whafs good but knows what . lie likc<(. But there's too miich or till- Doc. That's' wliere Beii Hechl v-ho wrote RocltwelVs. ; malei'ial als> should coiiie ill. : ■ ' Arl-s" is a five-^star show! there, bciiij; Bert Lalir.' Benny Goodman. Alicia Mdvkova and Anton .Dolm accrtmpanying the great Miss LilliV- and whSe .she . is :oiit jn,-Iront.^ the olUers score in that succession.' Labr Is much ..tetter than reported m Philadelphia: because since the first tryout there he has been given more adequate material.. Fi>-it-'act finale is dazzling :in cos- tuming and format. General scene is the Metropolitan with Rose sup- posedly, taking over the opera hpiiso. Woven iri ai c siiggislions of the pml- sized mahiager's major • productions from "Jumbo*' .to date. On; comes the: ehserriblis in black •nd silver; bcaulifiil people who can •ina. then. a :dash ot "Cafmeh Joi'ies" (which inade the Met lift ils.eyr- brbws). followed by an impression ofbis "gold mine." the AquaciVde al the New Ydrk World's Fair.; aUei- which there's a dash of .the Diamond. Hoi soshow nightclub. AH .that, and Bcnnv Goodman;- too, That settion or the show could bfe called "Glori- f vinj; tlie American .Ro.se.". The s<ic- oiul-act flnple curtain is compara- tively taihc. George S. Kaufman contributes the first of the Lillie skits. "Thcre ll Al- W.-iys Be an England.".; and tlio bub- bliiiK comedienne had tlic whole house giggling opening:night,aflcr n long ovation. She plays pne of the Enslish girls assiencd to be friendly to American soldicr.s but the book of instrurlions is ditched after her. "loac'tion"' oh 'Gls. She is' next in atllon with Lahv in "Fragonard in Pink." which is amusing. ' Bi'itish star's antics in ''Ticket.fpr the Bal- let" has 'tm laughing again; \vhiJp. a .song. -When I Was a Little Cuckoo." is just a prelude to lier laughable "Dnncin' to. a Jungle Druin-" number highli.nhting a; -production .scene. Number has Cole Porter's mostamus.- Ing lyric. Music at that point also has hi'-. ":l?rahn'i;er-Pahnec" (list hc<n-d at the overture. , Mbs.-! Hart's topper in:act Iwbr is. a Bkolch in which :NSi.v York's drama tritics- are.kidded, particularly BuVt ton ilascoe , (World Tclcgrarti) and Gcbr.fie Jeah Nathan fjbiirhal Amer- ican, Esquire, etc,-V'.Aiding in''those, festivities are -Anton Dblin,: Lahr, Dehnic Moore.. Albert: Gaiibll.-Mi- chael Bah'elt. Rbbcrt Aiisiiii iiiid Bil- lie Worth.; But the act need.s .cutting, and Some of the wbrdagc is too lurid. Anothpr.ot Miss. Lillic's ctmtrihutibhs (she looks , as--good,: ihcidcntblly. as ■when iii-"Cfia'rlot's Re'vue" )-is one of her .own lyricji., ,ahenl a .wbuld^be concert.artist; 'Thai. too. ((bcs over. Lahr gets going in a travesty b.v Kiiufman, spearing'^the stagehands, and . here-a manager has vblled tiil with teddy. Wilson;. Rod .Norvn. Morov Feld. and Sici ..We^iss. - Miss Marlt'ova and .■Dolin, aiie on llrsl al Iho:.soC()iid-iu-l openihg.. tliplr- hal.lol .sooingnot a few llr.st niglUOrs slill in ihv lounBC sipping champagne--oh I he lioii.se. TlUit. dant'c interlude is lie-Id' down and the oxquisile; ■uravc of .Miss- Mni-kb\s\ drew IhunderoiiS pIriiiditV. ■ .AmonK suppoi-li.nK -..per- Ti'irriu-rs- who click notably is Bill ■J'lilbotwith a line baritone. .:- ; . l-'orliM-'s Ivii.. niinibcr iii "At ts" is "Is -It .;lhe- C;iri." (iV.sl sung by bloiViU- iobkcr Dolores Gray and reprised, by Marv Roche. "I-'a-'j-.v Time We .Siiy floollb.yc" i.-s another inrticaled. hii:;so is. "Oiilv Another Boy and Girl." wliile ■ ilencK It. Don't Make Hciise" jihouUI be .;ln breh.estr:ir fiw'ovite.: U's suiijj.-bv; Nan Wynii;, .lhe.-^li^ses 'Roche, Cii-av and Worth, witli JOre NU'Mahon ;>iid Mii: Wbrlh' haying' a da-nVe specially.: iMore thah one performer i\carly slopped Ihc show at the debiil. There are notable writers and directors aitl- ^ipi; the slii'cwd Rose, who hys per- ■fornied something unique in.bnn.i{ing ba'cl: the' Ziegfcld -fV.bni (friivd Dims, .^lid hc li whip "Arts' .into 'a ihajor -ll>ec. . StllCCCS."!. :'■ A lli'll tor Adiinw ■i;':'l:(ii''l .Hlii.vxvunl, .in-oilll'.-.lloi| o'f ' lMlii:i. miii- Mi'-iM-i -li>-''l*iail -Of«l»oi-ii. Uii'soil IS Iv.hil 'riiM-^l'V ■iHi'Vi'l. S|;l|-i*'.:|''l'*»(lt-it- ;.\|-Hi-lr: r.-.nil-.- ■.M:'n-aii:, -.-ilii-.'.-.l ;liy: I.I.; i'. i:ii|i>-r i.-lliiii il.'.iiixiii-il I'l'y. -Mrtllf.! r 1IbIi1Ii,\K^ W'l I'iril.i l;h-li:ir.).'irili; inii-tn'il- ftt Ci'rl.;. .Nv -, v.. iS: Sl.-.'ll lillr. . .. M'.ijlir \-i.-riir .iiillpiilo. ; . ^ -'■ ' itii-i'l Itrirlli, .\i.|l Zilii. 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Kiah . . :'..l.i.-k ...Vi'0"lil ...;i-'ivii ifio'i'iii .. .I'lilili ('I'll' iiMii.i.i .i: sii.iu- -. >tii;i.iiin iMililMiii' Shows in Rehearsal "lione- for the Best"—Jean Dairylii- ple. ftfarc Connelly. . "The Ovcrtons"—Paul Czlnacr. "Slar. . In the Wlhdpw"-rTEd\vavd Choalci Murie Louise Elkin.s, '. Brief irblid»y''-r-jacquc.s . thery; Jo.soph.Vier.tel. . : The, Temiiest". irevival)—Cheryl Crawford;: Jbliii Wlldberg,. '."i'li.e- Glasii-. Meiiagerie" — I';;cldie Dowling.'- ; ■ . ^'Gnnd NlBhl, .l.adles" — Howard Liin.;;. Al .Ro.sciu , -,- ■ ■The Yuiiiig Know Best"—-'Ro.v R. Sleekier. ' t'cnirai' r:irk"^Michael Todd,- B(iilan-<n"T-.- Alberl J<ihnsoii.' VK-.ho formerly^lived-in ClcvoUiiid and is. inlcrpi'eU'r in the pla.v:. Charles IVjM.vovi 3: :Scott (Jack) Smart':Hjid Albert rjayiiio: as cart -dri\'ers, / SUihdini;■ out rriore clearly arc Iho soldier parts ..with Briico MacFar- laive jis a captain.bl .M.P;'s.;giving his best:. t)crrbrmyncc. since "Sailor "Bor \varc."-':.Ev?retl Slouhe. known best as .a raidib actor, play.s the sergeant aide to the major, inrikin.i;-. the audi- ,chce -beVi-eve it; Phil Arthur,, as .a Naval, liculeiianl'. adds-authenlicity in a. scene \\'ith the. 'niMjor' liUc iiv the sliow. Jl's^ ah actors holiday: lliee,'. InsMjk Stuff-rLegit .N'iisl:! -r,it»;i>iiin-. T.i.. 1 .l^.il•^Mllll,-. 111) l,iiiiliM:i ,\Iin:i ll«K.-i: Kliii-i'i\( o .\MillMll .;..MI.-lii-l ViillCiiT :-..\l:irV.. .l:;iili.lil(l .UiiK'oil Mil.i^iHi . . inilrv S.-:l.y .1...Kii»(-ri. i;-t,viiiii ..'; 1-liiii li-s .M;i.\-ci ■ . . . ..1." Sliiiiri ,'....': — .',iti.lri-- s.'ihiii .'s . .Vli'NTillili-r 111 :i ii:ii-ll Niiv-.'*-.. .. . . 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V A lViiv' Dicclipii !The bell ririss loud and clearlv. as Ihe curtain .comes dowiv.-ori "A .Bell, ;for Adaiio!" and ..that's., probably the way it will be at the Cort. for qdile a loii.s lime. :.■'. ..;• ' s. .Jt's the .flrs^ lime for, Leland Hay- ward as a producer but he has brought on one of ,.the season's top- piiVs in a sba.soh of fine plays. John Herscy's novel of the same title is a best seller,, and-has been for nVany months, the ' stage., version-, sticking to the story .a^ much as possible "Adaho" --is not a drama in: the usual sense though it has drainatic moment.s. Nor-, is it a: comed.v.: yet; there aj e (ihiickles, -The'play is ah episodic-Story, backgrounded .by the war. being a crack rep.orter'ji eamei-a- like impressions ot how Amisrican sold ici's/ assigned to - replace Fas(ysm wilh De'mocracy in liberated t-oun-: trie's, do their job: Scene is an Italian village in Sicil.v after the ..Nazis ^vere cha.sed' out; Major Joppolb. born in the Bronx, is placed, in charge of civilian affairs. The .niitivi!!; compl.airi that the Ger-; tTiahs.stole the bell froin the town hall: to use :thc metal for Weapons, More iniportanl.is that the people get food and \valcr b^I. an irascible.' olT- ?(age general orders aH carts'barred from the towiv and the maijor coph- (ermahds the order'. A captain of the M.P.'s reports the major-to the gen- eral ahd JopprtUi.ls sum'riioncd back to G.H.Q. at Algiers.. But the peojjle get their bell; w hich rings .just as the major departs, with a piclUre of him- self painted as a token of Adano's affectiein. ', Il"s. not the best' war. play ever done b'iit. the mb.st effective in con- nection w-ith: the present combat-, w-ilh. plenty .of color .throughout. a pcrfoi maneC: that holds, intercsl until the end, 'There is a succession of bits and prbfusibh ohdiiilect,"! which aie ?nuisii.\,g; There -is One' set: thall of- the. ma.vflr's office, in -the city hall, that's tiuite. .impressive. . Fredric .March hasn't givCii a; bct- ler perforinaivcc' .as the sbtt-Spokc'u,;' undcr.stahding Major .; . .Toppolo;, March'f scenes with the town's lead-, pis and. chaj-acter.s arc aS; clear , as cameos, and. the .<;taging bC such.bits .by.'H: C. Potter are .exhibits bi: di-. i^ectional skill. -Margo. who' is:.fea- turcd. hasn't 'fnuehMO. do but plays her biUi splehdidlV. giving .the pl^iy; what romance Hi has. Supporting cist hot bnly calls for GI's but types:: in fact,.it.seems like nearly all the Italian vaudeville dia- lecticians' have .-beeii cbrraleij-. Xor man. One-pr .thc eoinic's best licks is . as Orson: VVellcs telling- a dbcHbr-all -his syjnptoms—and-the M.D: doesn't :. sa.v one word. He also leads a funny 'drihkiiig song'trave.sti^infi ,T. J. Shu- bert: operettas. Good too is a ."Life With Father" bit iri the critics sketch ■ Gobdinan's viftiioso cbnc(5i't .hum- : ber is inasterly' but they liked his Jb2Z stuff best. . inthe first ait Mary Ci-r: and Regih.-ild.penliam. who hit it off"last ^c&son with ll>eir conicd.v; "Wallflower," liiave stumbled \(-ith their, psychological melbdrama, ~ „„„^ ' Dark Jlammoek."- Play is slow and | ^^»''^'■"'^ obvious, lacking suspense and-£xcile- mc-nt, .Its! Broadway chances 'are pooiV '. ' ■ ■ :, - ■ Slory, ;.^ct on .a Florida ranch-in 1910. concerns' a young \vife:trying to be ;rid of her rich middle-eiged li'us- band b.v-riieans of Slow . poisbiii.ng: A . foriifjpr- showgirl:^sli-ahdcd in s Floi-ida town..\vhen her show folds., she hiis -married the; man put of fright as -well -cupidil.v. . She how finds ranch-'ifb. at '^'Dark-Hamnvotik" bor- ing and a Ibrmei- stage flame bcckon- ihp.. Onl.v the chance arriyil of two. lady scientists, investigating Florida flora, and- fauPa, saves the man. ThC; ladies catch..wis:Q to the wife and tri.p her up: finally.' setting'her: to sliiciidc -instead of nxurder. . With the. wife's-plot revealed eai'l>" in tlie proceedings', what interest, ex- i.sts is centered'Ob the means- ,by ;which the lady's: 'wishes: will be thwarted. - Plot tiirhing,< and situa tipiis aren't 'clever' enough to fulfill that ihlerest.' while develbpinent fs ped(:strian ■In; point bf.- beinii . tire- some.' ' Feeble attempts at -humor don't help. • - , .Miss Orl' plays the lead role .with less menace and convlciibn than; the part re'qi.iire.s. while 'DenhahV is equally lb blame directing • at less pace than action demands. Elissa Lnndi and Mary. Wickes, as the two scienlists:. slnigglc with their roles, iviyilo Charles MeCleiland, as the husband, is a little more at ease Sdotl Mporc. as a . couriiry doctor and Arthur Huhnicutt. a sheriff, arc the oiily two to bli-ing real flavor to their characterizations. Samuel' Lcve'.s. set is aulhenlic, while Kcri.nit Love's cOstiime.s are allractivc and in keeping, w ith the period.: -' , Bvbii. Biirn.s .Manile'.s Intere.siiiig tpi^^ 19-<3-44," ha.s bceh bi-Qughi 'biii: b.v- Dod^, Mead ft Co; His list has . five iihdispiiled hit's, lour flops and Ope nSddcrnte success. In the ihtroductioh Mantle says thai tha gr'ehlesl ■.disappbintiiieiit of last season; wr.s' flic '(fuallly joJLlhe war. 'pl«yij ll's. I'ceaUe'd lliat the former 'dran'iis crilic':Ot the N.'Y'.News .round'l.v chasv li.sed the Critics Circle for foiling to seleijt a ''best play,'' eyei^ though the. , (•ohoial ritn .ar sliaighl stage- faro. Svas under iiorhial. ,' libweyei-,. Manlle placpS: ''Winged'VictoiV'at iht top bt his lisU : .~V : ' ' ■ S;i,vs Maiiile:; "Klorc: pbor.plays Sold foe hiore^tood'nionc,v--lhan ever \vere: befpre; recorded . thougli . • the (;<?nerully^ciirrpj>t' unpreksion thai tlvere ..' Were praclieally li.o bbx-.olTicc failures \yas .not bonier ouf by the fa'cis,' , ■That coinine'rcially biased, bul gencrally hphcst compilei'- of theatre stalis- . lic.^. .'Variety ■' e.oUnled ,only U ,rea| hils aiVd six -m'odcvaU'.hils against fiO - failuri's.' As all ''Vwriely.'- slatislicjians know-'bi'il pno .^'.lid.sllck-- . , the tili,--aiis e.stiniate added up. lo quile an -avei-age .^eo.---oh, -sp far. as new olTcrvngs w-ir.'e coiiccrned'/'; (Il vvas' discerned''sciipchliie afi.er .the hi^is aiid .llpps'LWcre i^Jtcd Uial at least oiic.-"niodei ale" success ended: well . ill Ihc red.) '::■:.■;"';:■'■■.■■'-;',' ■ '; •■. ■' vi..: -^^ '. Mantle's b'L>.sls: ';-Wingod 'V'ii?lor.v."-".Thc iJearciiing- Winii!" ""The VnK-e, of . the Turlle.":-"Over 2l;".Ja.cpbbw;sky'and the Colbiiel," which^.were dislhict ..: .<iu'0fcsscs^ "Storm di)oratiQn:' ' "OiiVrageoiis Forlime.'- "Pick-'iiji CMrl." "The : ' Iniioconl Vo.vajse." \Vhich fiivcd. and "Decision."-raled ii niodcralc success. . - Jbhn C'hapriian .iix the Sunday. (10) NcAy-s. iii vcmnnouliiiK on the: book, alliided to MaiVl.lc-aV ''lhe .beloved nicnlo ' ■ •.Alllwish the opening, night of "tiady of ?." .bis pe'w Shubcrjl musical Saturday .nighl at the Forre.st, Pliiladelvihia. had Uve .cusl.phuMs.j; laiid' a lot' of them: Icayinpi 'before U"!. liiial curtain at 12:'40i it .had-itJi compcii-; sations.- .','""- '".■:.:-■.. " . '•' . ; Bobl>y. Morris.who with Sue-R.vah stole first-hight honors, came out : before "the. ciirlain alohg towards,.lh(; end of .Act I. adniiltciil there :was;ai:'. bad' stage: \(-'ait' hnminenl. .said-lie^d been asked, lo fil|-;iii Willi some, gats and a'dcfed he. couldh;t think" of any |jul a(l-libbed ^yilh good laugh.results to (ill in gap. .Al.'io: show's sliirv tatoie' Lahtiis, w'hoC, cxccpt'for beauly and personality- IcK cpnsideiiiblc to be desired; did .win one spontaneous tonrsl of applause. vKyoijicurred when, she was .doing- (inc .Of. her ^numbcr.s. clad in a ^orSeous evening gbwn (one of nrahy!), It becanie cvidenl'.she was ili' dilTiculiie.": as she-tried to go along, vi'lth her.hands belund lici\ vcr.v much like a spanked kiddie; - Finally she broke .down, admiltccl she Was having "zipper tr.oublc" w-ilh the gown; ajid then oji.rcfired-16 repair cliim- age. It .wa.-f 'dbiir.Aviih a iroiiperls nonchalivnce;.- i Since the siujdbn .closihg^ot; VRhapsQdy'';VDcp.;-!!.). tiif r^iilurs;.: N.-Vm ha* been dark, but the bbxolTite' lias been kept opon so 1lv.il ■ tlie' slalT . could makc-.retun^s:: The liiie 'ht the bio; by people KellinK then; mopey back has sometimes extended ihtp; the. street; Thtre wore around SIS.OOO wbrUi of tickets jiV the hands of.patrons and $9,000 of Ihat^ w.n.^-kicked . back up to last Saturday (9). .. - y .. ■ Treasurers were .retained for; this .week, ioo,- ilndci- salar.y, the. jolj' of rerundirtg-being more dilTiciiU than when; s'ellin.g the tii-kcl.-:. After a bad press there Were not a fcw , cancellations, w-hieh ,neOos.silai;ed.'considora.l>le : rnttii: "Soihfi. people:wrolo .lo: l-he "nieatriv sykiiix thai Iheir checks be re: turncdi olher.s sioppinR pa.vment.. , ^ .. . . , . . "AdaivP." One foripcr vaiider Is Joe the- red carpet for a, tough projicrty Vevdi,whq .copld, seemingly, bnly be "gi5Ba~in. su'ch an. assignment..'. Other standout suppbrtihg players are: .a priest played- by Leon Rothier, for- mer basso o'f the. Metropolitan; Alex-, antler Granach, the flsheriiriah (a key. character in the .b(>ok), w^io's dubi- ous about the mptivea of the Ameri- canos,- then. becomes thoroughly con-. A^nced they're okay,' in .a fine scene with - Miirch;. Tito Vuolo as a hatlve Richard; Watts, "jr,. rciiirned 16 N.Y. b.v plane from China early last week with nb definite plans as yet for rejoining the Herald Tribune.. N.Y., for which lie was di-aih;i critic-before the War: lle.weiRhs '20 pounds le.ss . but is in good heallh. In the plane with -him. w^s Major .Briice Pinter, formci: White House correspondent for the Trib. wh() died shortly after landing victim of a tropidal di^tcase. Watts .Ls attending to the persoiKa. affairs of the deceased. / Howard Barnes is liandling dual reviewing, job (.stage and fllm.O for the Trib. ; , : . . Brooks Atkinson,. the Times critic.. who r(?cently relumed from China, has apparently recovered from jaiu'ldice but will vclurn the hospital lor ,aii abdomihial operation. -■ Mistaken itiehtily, caused by similarity of hamc.< find long^careei's ,pn stage and screen, resulted iii confuisibn in reports of Ihc death Of:Robert Warwick, Dec. 3: in Hollywood. Deceased was Robert Warwick, Sr^, 78, ?,nghsh-born stage and screen player, .whose career in the U.^S. covered., half a century:'. In his earlier-years he.appeared on the BJ^oadway,SUge^ tor Frbhman, Belasco and dlher legit producers. Since 1934 he. had .been a dramatic teacher in Hollywood. His obituary, printed last wcek.^wrongi^ idehtified him as Robert Warwick, another ycleran of stage .and sscieen;. currently leaturod. in Chicago with the "10 Little Iriffinns' company.- Safe deposit,box of the late Harry A. Kaufman; Shubeit lirbducer and ticket broker, was opened last week in New York, revealing that his per- sonal property was valued at'.arbund. $25,000. He had earned big moiie.v and did nol slinl in his manner-of living. Estate win doubtle,ss prove to be imich more valuable. As yet his .in-, rest in the .Tysoh & Co. agency. With blanches, in man.y leading New . York -hotels; has not. been deternvned. Same goes on his percentages .in Shubert raiisicals. including the sopn-rtue "LalTjnR Room Only, opening •soon at the Winter Garden, N. Y.. ler Walk iiiir«l .\ iilKi-i-i-^ij .vJi^Kl-h 'flipilli-i*- . in-iiiiucl 1,111 .-nf .ilr;iuiii'111 llinff'mils <ki'>'imi hcriit'K'rin .Aliraiii (Mil. lliiwl iiii novel.- "Wnlk llilnl, T:ill( Ijiiiil."- I,)- I.i>ii ■/,:i,hfvi'. 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J t ifo 1111 .1 vn u I ni. •-•Itny Al-rrtfiwc- ,,. .^lorri,; SliiKci- Pull- Shell ....'.: A)i1:i< M(il'lri\vo .:,.Hlil.r.Wll)lo« ,.'.nr<lillnv .Kiliiihtiljii .... .. .('-nllt.v ;i*nl-WOIU#. , <. :> .:.V.'i.jiiiio) Slonc . The American Negro Theatre, same enterprising; group' that: sent';"Anna liucasta" dbwn to: Broadway; Is put- ting on "Walk, riard"--these nights, at its basement playhouse. in Harlem's West .135th- st'reel llbraty, "Walk" ,has ahumbcr of plot defects arid le.ss Virtup.<!0 iactlrig, btit it's - performed with mboh.-pf. the vehemence, and fury that Negroes bring to the slagc. .Thus ."Walk"- is: worth the risk - of - a ;trnnsfcr to Broadway. ■: The'plUy i.s^ interesting for. several thine's^its free-.use ot white and black actors,-Its open- discussion of race prejadlce, Its suggestion ot the apparent ease with, which blacks and' whites can live and \ydrk togeliier. ■Writien' by the tvicatre'.s director. Abram Hill, who dramatized it from the novel."Walk Hard, Talk Loud."- by ten Zihberg. play is the slovy. of a pugnacious young Negro whp:? acutely 'awire of -race prejudice and just as'a'wa;reof: the power of his fists.: The possibility of conqudring preju- dice thrbugh money won by his flsls ihducoi lhe ;boy, to become, a. prlzc- (l^hlei-. - Hi.s rude experiences.il) a tbugh racket and under the manijjuw iation - of a crooked mahag(:r make Vivid tHealre althoiigh pilot develop- ment and ciimax are a lit tie too pat to-be convincing.: '; . . - Pla'v frequently suggests struggles tn "Golden ; Boy" - withoiit. layer's power. There is comedy, in the play; sbihe' of. it pretty; corny, some.pl it very, funny and at tiirios a little ir-, revereht. Actipri^" and interest dip badly, in :a slow second act. But it has • ehotigh . forc.e iarid . .vitality- to carry it for -an evening's' entertain- ment, ,';..■'■■■;'-:' ■■■■■■';„■ , Roy. Allen, who plays the central flgureV 'is convincing.-as. the fighter. Howard-Augusta.'aS a slaphappy ofay pug; Joseph Kariim, as. .ihe malevo lent white riianager; Jacqueline An dre, as a liisty grandmarm;Tred Car"-, ter, who loses his job when discov- ered he's! , black;' and Ruby Dee, as the girl friend, are very good in main supporting- roles.* John - Proctor's sets, while 'rieceGsarlly skimpy^ ade- quately. Ax. this backsirounds. Brtm, Kprda Conllnucd from !>»»« > Korda w-iil be inl'erchaii.<!e oi it. S. . and British slnr.s and directors. Kbrda said, that he did not bcUcve television would adversely afi'ect , nirn business. .He dcclaVerd that. France would be a greater film pro- . duce.r ihaii ^ever, though nipre.of an artistic thaiV a commercial compe.li-.: tor to ir. S. /ilms:. He added -that.. British' film interests wa,uld have to . work hard to regain their prcrwar . standing but. would likely, be able to do ;so. Insofar as U; S.. product is . concerned, .Korda said it was bound io maintain Its leadership afler 'the : \Vai', . [ : '"' ; . '.- . Korda -predicted ;that-within, five years after the war 50% of: the screen time in Britain would _be taken up by British pictures. One Of the majir ' British prodqctiou problems; Korda said, was that after, the war British producers may not be able to continue to spend spme 20,000,000. iiounds anniially tor fllip production. He noted, also, that Britain expects a laiger shart ^f the world's filin markets after; .the war and hoped to gahi larger doUar balances abroad through, marketing of films.: • " „ , ; Korda plans to return to -Englan<i in about flv? wee.ks, .