Variety (Jul 1945)

Wf« lMfsJ»y> J"Jy ^^^^ hade. Stuf-Legit Contention that the IT-dav newspaper clehvevy strike which ended laM week wa.s a factor in the business dip along Broiidway was indicated to Be foiiecl Noimdl cucLilation uas io*iimed last Wednesday (18) and on that rfaie attendance zoomedi, both loi- matinee and night shows, talcings proving Tt tb be the best of any weekday since the start oC. summer. , Standees were leported at both perfoimances toi a number of shows that had been sffected Followuig night some attiacfions claimed continued lecovery, but jlj'p two days of the week saw Uis visual summer weekend dip. Weather seemed to be more a factor than the ciiitailment of the dailies. There were SIX straight days ol nun, with comparatively cool tempera- iuie Not unlil Saturday was the v\e<illiei sunny, while Sunday was unolhci lainy day, with the consequence that Bioadway was crowded with people. A.s no },hows are playing Sunday at this time, with the e\ception o£ 'Hals Oft to Ice" Centei, the pi(\uic houses benefited While there was improvement aloxig the line tov Icgiteis. the.summer is still distinctly 'lirider e'>cpectations._J(Iai'iday 12,i» the sky waS: overcast, with some rain, further affecting bit. LEGITIMATE 53 Gallons Ballet Troupe SRO 17G in Wash. ^Washington, July 24. ■ Although it opened Wednesday night. Fortune GaUo's ''Highlighls of the Ballet Russe" sold out each per- formance, annexing $17,000 for the .seven .showingsi It was presented by Leonide Massine with only seven dancers, but every performance was S.R.O; Gallo originally intended to present these artists at the Water Gate, but the uncertainties of the weather caused: hun to book the VNa- Uonal. ■ Good N ight. Ladies' has a healthy advance, will be follow^ed Au„' 6 with Life With Falhei foi a iQitiui,ht engagement. Rain, Newspaper Strike s End Hypo B way Biz; larinka Opening NSG, But 200 in 1st 5; tarouseF Current Road Shows Leventhars Name Used for 1st Time As Producer ('Marinka') At least four New York drama coluinni.sts have given .space to a pro- motioiral scheme to raise coin for the production of a play of iiiikiiowh .quality b.y writers unknown in show circles. Any or all persons ordering iickets for the proposed play are suppposed to sharem the profits. Those sending in their coin for one or more tickets at'H:20 top are to be known as oiiginal subscubers,'' among whom 'iO',, of the piolils will be dis- tubuted " ■ There are some plain gimmicksm the oCler. Profits are. to be for the I "New York -stage .run,' no mention, beiuK maae ot fiim.-.radio or other irights. One of the writeis alletjed to ha\e lo lesj, thm 40 suLcesstul j ..s.ociation with Hanv How productiotys 'to his credit, i.s not a member of the Dramatists Guild,; but his collaborator is a junior, or associate, meniber. I ( rUnl Covering :July 23-Ailfi.. .V) I "Ballet Riiss* HIsfcHsMs"—Shu- i borj. Boston 123-28), ,. ' : .' •|Bl'*ck«Mts of 1945''—EI Gapitan, Hoiiiywob^'i;23-4.j:.;;;.v-;'i ■. >'<3armettr\-.iones^'-^Corr£in;,.:^'.^^^^^ (23-28V;. City • j^iidi.: San iSbse ■ 429); Mem; A'tid.; iSsicramento . i30); C'ty And,; Stockton i31 >: . City Aud.. Portland (3-4). ' ' ' ! •'Dear Kiith"—Harris, Ghi (23-4). . Jules J. Leventhal .has bejjn silent- | ■ ' "jjood: Morriirig-, My .Son"—Bil.t- ly. .?iiitxrested ■ in many: ..shoWS on |;;rn9re,;l<.jA,' (30-4); . .. \: . ■,':, Bioadwav and the load duung re-1 "Good Nite Ladies" — National, I cent \eais but lor the fiist ^me he Wash l23-4) f uses his name a.s a prodvicer. this | 'Xife Witiv FaUier"--(2d Co.). Ei- langer. Chi (2:}-4 ». ■ (2d Co.)—Forrest. ■ Max J Jelin, who lea.sed the Bela,sco. N. Y„ ta.st .season but was disoos sessed: conte.sted that ruling, but it was conhrmed by the Appellate Divi^ Sion of the N, Y. Supreme Court. . Among other legal actions he com plained that John Wildbeig and Sheiman S Krellbeig, whb with othcis | ^^^^ "principal own the house, had used monoy deposited w:ith-them, as advance rent without legal light. Coin was po.sted to assure the rent, owners contending they bad. the i right to ii.se the deposit when and if .lelin nefaiilled. Both sides w-ere m.! court several times when. the rent was not torthcommg, di-spossess being I forestalled more than otiGe by .payment in court ardi The show is "Marinka,:' which | '.■Oklahoma opened , la.st .Wednesday (181 ^at;-the.-Phi.ily: (2.3-4), . . .. ■Wiiiter ■ ■Garden, . N./ .Y. .'Oper(:l.ta ■■•i'.S. ; ■ "Ten.' IJttle'- , liidians' flic (ir.'St le.git ShoV/ tor Hci,\^a}-d. Syho ! Ge>iry, ■ Frisco . (;23-4.), has been putting on vaudlilm units "Zrio"—Belasto, L A (23-4 he and his biotheis being anions i "Voice of Turtle" l2d Col Maiinka" iii\cstois w\n Chi (23-4). 2d Co )- Sel- ho include Warner Bros. ; Buii.ved with var.ying but gener- ally .liiivor.abjfe: repdrts^i^L'i'r ihs tryouti-; those;, .iiitere^^ flab- I. b^Vga.steft over lihe tinfaViirabJe' lio- ' lice.s in New York. Immediately ' after, the reviews , appeared, the ShUberls w'ere; reported adyah.cinj,' the .start... of. rehearsals of "Spring in Brazil/* which was slated^ tor Iho Garden .late iii the 'fall.' iVIillon Berle to • be' stivrrecii ■ ■ . ':.' ,''■ -. ' Levejitiial. owns a .tpaterial. sliare 1 e)t V ".i*wo,-.. JVlr.s.i'. .darroUsv'*/ 'which 1 earned;-big .money, .during the • tu-q- '(.sea.son. Broadway run :ahd :tin' tour I last sea.son. Drama tours" again in hh'e falJ, , w-ith' Elisabeth Bergner I .v-tarring' again;, -she .and her hiisband. j bi:, 'Paul tziniier. 'co-producer "witii I Robert Reud, :being said to h;)\ e a „ ^, , , c ~T 1 . , , s-'ifie of the show, Levfntha! Geoige M Gatts. sliickrn in St Louis l.ist spnng when ho was lepic-, j,^^ ^p^, if,^ biggest pait of 'Ram- senlmg Veto/ and Yolanda there, i- at his home in Los Angeles, whcie he's | >,i,,,cKle Inn ' also a monev-makoi lecupeiating which had Reud ^ name as pip-entoi A ventrllation .system is being installed in the Morosco. N.Y.. where ' The i .Voice of the Turtle''will lesume Aug. 27 Ho.u.se was not previoiislv equipped.becau,se It changed hands about the time ot Pearl Harbor and priorities.prevented such installations. Improvement IS another indication that the City Inve.sting . Co..- which owns four adioimng theatres, has no intention of rasung the properties for ultimate reconstruction during the ne.xt .season: or .lw(). ; ... Felix Brentano s "Mr, StraiLss Goes to Baston" ha,s a total limited parl- iicr.ship of over $150,000, each unit being M.OOO. Piuil D. O Bricn l O Brien. Dn.scoll & Ralterv), acting tor some (jf his Aidslev, N. :Y;, neighbors, is listed for a $17,300 stake, oi .5 5 6', Among other Uige investois aie Reginald M Web.sler 8 1 3", «2'j000, Joseph C Cross 4-; $12 000 Emil . Friedlander. ol .Dazian s, owns l"r. . ' 'Firefly' Best Opening In St. Loo at HSOO St Louis lul> 24 Three new faces arid three- old ones rtie clicking in the loads of Ru- dolf Fiimls "The Fiiefly," which teed off a seven-night stand la^t night (Monday). in the Municipal , Theatre A.sri'n's A):.Fl-esco Playhouse ill Fnitsl Paik Sweltoiing uc.ithd after weeks of coolmg temperature, bi 01.1,1 t out an opening-night mob of 1(1200 loi the oiggest opening ol the season. Gross lor the onencr was ♦ Five days oi lain last week helped Broadway iwrap, takings being esne- cialiy improved on Wednesday 118), which' saw capacity matinee and night for the st.mdouts Bettei att, tendance accompanied the return to ' normal circulation of the dailies on I iiat day. supporting the' contentioa ■ that Ihe delivery men q stiike was a factor in slowing down the.uresoing;; "Maiinka" only ncWmn ,'';al thi.t summei, opened doubtltdb on, Thursday. KsUmitUis for Last Week Kens: C iComedy), D (DrHiiifi), ^ CD tCoiuedy-Drtvinayi R (Rccncl, ' M' (MiLSiCul), O (Opcre(.n). ' Anna I.ucaita," Mansfield (47th w((ki (D-HWl S,J60) Again picked up. particularly ,,at the. midvvcck':- pert.'irmances. rated around SIO.OOO. "Bloomer Girl," Shubert (42d week) (M-I 528 «.'i40) Back to c.i- .pacity . form,., and only excessive v\eathor can affect business s:;3 000, - "Carousel," Matestic (44th week) (M^l.Bfil: Only difference. In. takirig.ij 'is . iri «umber 'Of box seats that may be unsold; great ¥48,00(j.., ' . "Daik of the H«nn," 4fith Stiect asth week) <D-),J19, 1.4 20) Im-, proved..somewhat but not as much a.s some others: around S>8,500 claimed.. "Deal Ruth," Miller (32d week) (C-940 ?4 20i Laugh =how picked, up further la.st week, when takings ■ went o\e) tlSOOO "Follow the . Girls.' Bvoadhui st i()7lh \>eek) iM-1179 15480) Went up around $.1,000,: mostly drawn Wednesday and Thiu»day, count was appio\>matcly $23 000. "H.irve!i," 48th Stieet .38th week) (C-')2.5 'ii4 20» Figured lo maintain; capacity pace through next season,., with igross nevpr varying;. $19,000, < "Hats ; Off ; to Ice," Center. (5.5th- we(>k) iR-2,944 $1 9«> One of Ihe -mosi : pORiiJar ' yhoNys among \- i.sitors, and drawing plenty of repeaters; quoted well over $30,000: now plav= 'Rose-Marie' Tops L.A. 'Jones' Mark, f49,800 "Mariiika'' was reported Confial Paik' iBioadwa\), a cm- costo\ei SH'iOOO but that li-,uie i ■reiit 'hit. . ' . ."tated. to have beeiV over-estiinaled. ,'Ln'are of Lease Kxpiration i Operating losses out of. tovvu \yeie Aware ot the expiration of. the Los Angeles July 24, ' Rose-Mai le" blasted the month- old mark of "Carmen Jones' last ! rental , Pembeitoli asked Todd w hat i his plahs~wwe '.sd- fsff^a^ rwa.s cqngerriedi Latter offered a new I lpa.se to the Leblang people, men.^ week by hitting .1>49,800. .sonie .$.'il)0 | tioning around $3.'>,000, although a better than "Jones' picked up foi 'f"'ii'e was e.uliei lepoited lis thud btaiua at the Philhaimonu 'Li blaiig liens lelt insult.d at Auditorium ' ' ■such a proposition, but countered m r> -i ' , ; !m, ■ V' ; V j.with a pi'oposal that half the profits r^<^X''^l^:::r::.^.^l!'Z'^^--^<^ - --P^-""^ Todd mxed (fuoted at •628 000 despite lathei good Bro.«seK; cspecuillv in Bo.ston standard $14,800. Biltmore opened for five nights with a benefit show, 'To Hell We March,' for the Volunteer Armv Canteen Service Tuesday night. Critics gave the show a cold lecep- tioii. ihat idea, and then took one of his Irequent trips to Hollywood. PiCA'iouslv. there was a Todd hud- dle with Pembeiton. who agreed that; because the former had booked ill "Harvey.'' the ?h.ow could Tiio'. opened at the Bcla.sco i,e mo\'ed from the 4f,th Street I xr t'^ I 1^ 4- •'k 1^ #4' rf-k I 1 h r ■ 4 Vi •■vf.v^i .,.,1 <■< Thursday night and; met with, mixed notices. One and all agreed, how evci, that it was not .slated for long tun Todd's Lapse .CoitlJiihed from page 1 i 'Hai vcy' enga-gemont at-tlie rale ot $100,000 per year, but he failed to obtain an extension. And a lap.se .of ■ one,,SOLt or . another is the rca.sxm. : fTodd ';\'a.nucly mentions ' .g(iin,g';. to tOUrt,: but the incidents; iii. lionnec-.- tioii with his losing a .syie thinj! constitutes one of the most unusual Bioadway stones in vears Todd seemed tenancy ot the house on a \iitual lainchetk He '-iiblct the 4ath Street two ycar.s a.go; when : he -thought his "^Star 'and .iG^iii ter"' . rnigl'if- be ousted, from- Uie. iVtusltj' Box. the lenlal being V20.000 I'hat figuie did not meet fixed charges and taxes, but the Leblang interests figured on taking a small loss lathci than go- ing heaMly in the led. bookings ,bf- ing uiipiotitable. Todd s opeiation of the theatie watnt piofitable eilhei, but last suminei Al Land- ' t'ourt, his house inapager.. who had lead the script, of ''Harvcv, ' sug- gested that it be booked Thais wheie Todds luck with his sublease changed. The tomt<lv clicked and house piofits ha\e been moie than $3,000 weekly. On the sliengih of Baston raves Todd oi- fei'ed to buy m on "■Harvey" the ^ay of tlie 48th Street debut, but Pemberton decided he had enough Paitneis. But tliereaftei I'odd ^\as on thecollefttinu end-as the landloid ana be<;ame engrosit^d with "Up in if i-an extension ot the lease could not i be secured.. provided that another ' theatre . more advantageous to the ','Unction was secuied b^ Todd Lat- I lev tl'creupon sought to rent one of . the Sluibiit theatic^ a laigei ta- j pai'it.v hoiise, but the Sliiibert lorriis I were "prohibitive." - , , ^ . : During a five-week period when |.Todd wii.s on the Coast. Pemberton. I having icccived no word from him. I became ;. somc.what, apprehensivi; 1 about the luture booking of the int. I Dc.siring (o -make plans for. the w-iii- I ter, ' Poinijerton ; contacted - - th;e . LCt j biang: .pnice, discovering .ihen that Todxl; would .accept Ihe ,50-50 profit: contract, but. had been curtly- .tpld he was too late. ';. Pemberton. feeling..-; that -.he; w'a.s being placed m . the a,w'ai:e he - could .s'hift Ticket Agency Robbed Chicago, July Ban.dits continue to pl'ey. on ohow ; bi^iiiess' in ; the; Loop; - but have ' switched 'thetir activities .from: thca- ,, lie boxoffices to theatie ticket ageiicles...; :;-; ''-. a ■ '; ' Loot totaling 162 including $1 - 870 in cash, was stolen from the i ticket agency ot Leo and Sol Ziv .last Saturday night ;\2l 1, they ported. Tlie burglars emptied ah iin- U'cked -s-ate or the cash, liO cartons- of cigiiiets and a quantity of ^ lewelry. an is'imated $4 800 I; N(*wcoriiers are Betty Kcan, come dici)n( and eccentric dancer Rom- I Vii'g i"o t,'r,Ves w"ccklV"'"ThiM sday "^^^^^ iicy Brent, eomeoian, and William t j^gg i Hoi-ne. trpor. The '^vets" vyhowpn ' i'lhc mob .are Rosemarie Brancsto. , Met sooiano Helen Ray,rn<)iid, i lliroai.Y ' cbmediehh'e. ' and; :'0ah:.'M. 1 Eck'Kv; dance director for; the .Mil :iaving-i nicipar Theatre Assri- 'Stahdpiits in I support are ISarle. MacVeigh, Jo- I scphinc Neri apd Fred-Harper. • ■;- ,. , "Madiime Pompadour' wound Up 1^'°'} ,ts onc-wcfk stand Sunday (221 wil'i ,,, ,7 a neat bo iccoid 1 he piece qm v 1 P'^ -,8000 customeis and the gioss was 1 -Maruika,' Winter C.aiden . l.st .poioMma.tly $38,000" Plentv of , wk » <O-l i22 $4.8()) Opened last 'nc- pspei.iallv toi Norma l\ 11^ | W(d icsday (18); reviews di.appomt- lylargyrct Spencer. Frank Hornaday : "I Remember Mama;" Music BOx I41>.t wt(k) iCD-940 $4201 Rurtr ■ hin.g'.; to; capEcity', and the limit. • ot. '-' i .standees at midweek; gross quoted at. S21.500. . "Life With Father," Em 01 i C (2S4lh week) (C-1.082; $3.60). Ju.st ridmg w-'ith. pace no better than even break,; biit autumn should sre im- mi;. nicstly; oiV the' only new musical doubtful side; this summei; T- 1 w -, I- c- ivi-,rl,V'i <3T.-n..V'i on v new- luusicai i.iii.-<:. suhihici., .!,i'dVl^\"s^'^:.,r.!;o.^5;i;r^^.:t't:i:nme. let stai-s. Carroll-'Husbands' $8,500 in Toronto Toronto. July 24. Niincv Carroll in Somer.set Maug- ham & loo Many Husbands" scoied big piemieie at $6 top. I "Oklahoma!", St. James (121.st week) iM-l.W. i4 80) Some othti '■-hows getting biggei money but the I boxoliiee Ime here is almost alway.s i on view; over $31,000: .still standees. "On the Town,' 44tn Street ({0th juceKt iM-14b2. $4 80) Moves to I Beck next Monday cJO), wnh en- sca- a \vi) satisfacloiy $8 .WO at the i gagemt ot rimed wtll into lu Roval Alexaudia heie with 1'ii") -on betfei h-st \>ctl,, $12,000 indi- se-atcr scaled at light $2 top. Cuirent is Noel Coward s Fe\pr" with Estelle Winwood, Hai Chi Nifty; 'Roth' $20M Turtk' Uptol9G.'Fatlier'12G;6HousesDark ■ .■■ '■ Chicago. Tu'.y 24. ; Moi'p, people in town IHah lisiial at . thi.s time of year, due' tO;transpt>rta- fion -.Hniirls. -'plM.s- fact. tha.ti -th.tre .aj'e (iiiIv three;; legiters oh the .boards, made f()r,sat;i.sfaclpry return.s for the trio' la.st \veel>.'-.;-.. ;. ';-' .; ,;' ; ; •■Dear Ruth" wa.s only $1500 Off ca- pacity again, \vitli .S20.000: "Voice of the tiirlle'-' took a, spurt t.o-SIS.OOO. niiddle and ! and "Life -With . Faiher"* , did jokiiy •HaiH'ey"; to; w ith $12,000 for, tiie: third time, rittir' ally theatre, signed a Contract w',ith, ;''7>nS' ; Lhc' Lo'blaivg.s; the latter agreeing ;to.. .'. Six. oth^f legit houses.in town are terms lliai^ usual. ptiiMark. a.lfhfti^fs t 70', butundei the 'e»P<-" '''•■'-^ being, dark.,yx,.weeks on Aug Legit Fdllow-up CnntinMca from pase ti lietler >shtiring'. Sh(iW is, getting new coiitiaci liie atliaction .shaie w ill be 7.^)<f , it IS under.stood.. Niw deal foi the show was made by Pemberton with Morton Samil- •=011. husband of Etta Leblang. who. wiith lii.s brother, operates a trhain of ) and-lOc ^(oifs It apnea's that the | .48111 Street; w;as delhiquent. in' tax/] payments, that money being said to; ha\( been advanced by Samil^on in exchange for a lieu on the propei-tj Boolviiig contract was signed with the .Maible City Realty Coip. on behalf of the theatie. Understood that Samilson burtd as an ofticci of that company, indicated to be the corporate ow ner of the 48T,h Street theatie undei a new financial setup .Mis SamiLson is in cliaige of the Ltblang ticket agency. 2. when "Good Night. La die- ' .1 iniash heie pievioiisly (100 weeks i. ..returns, aijd the;;NeW Shu- bcrt. ( formerly IMiajeificl i.S barreling for a Labor Day bow, manpower and nia'tei'ials. W'illin.g, ,; with "Lafiiiig Room Oiih ' Caimen Jonr-, ^ol'le■^ iiiio the Eilangcr Aujj. 25, tollov nig Fathci and 'Anna Lncasta ' opt i at tlu CiM( theatie Sept 24 • KKtimates for Last Wcfk "Dear Ruth," Hauls (14tn wcM (1.000' $:160) Stay-at-bomeis and those bumped oflf tiains boosted it to -mash S'OOOO most ot U.at being )ast-'minlitc .sales. '"I/ife With Fiitheir," Erlanger tfr^ week) (1,500: *:<). Nothing matlix much hue- 112,000 again. • "Voit'c of Uic Turtle," Sclwyn (41sl week) (1 (IOC, SltlO) Cieeping b?il lo the iippe.iv brackets »it»in, witn ^19,tl0a thii> time. he IS equalh good in the diamatie passag(;.s, ■ ■ , ■, - yirginia- Smith.'is riiflii,*rup in per- foin.iice as the sla igy soubret , , ,r, i <i<.,i t.nni Maiy Heal\ fioin pix i ecently .seen ! «eeks» (D-1.0fi4. $4201 on Bioadwav in Common Giound ' " "' ''' CO .ti ibiil( s chai 11 and a nilly (I a-si- as; Bonnie. ; the wife Who sticks Iq the taooze-tighting comic through it oil Howrvfi she doe^i t legislei so ■ well-, -in the. pathos division , be-, 'caiisfrftf ah inclination toward shoiii- mu f«t emphasis But she displays ple.nsHnl soprano ui a song .sequence. I.ahi aKo spots his \aude -peciall\ keysloiie -cop ■with the g(3ng-gong. .^li'ifl'. w-h.ich he has been doing X^iX' vents. Ailh Sullivan 'and- Solen Buii\ do okay as vetcian bui- Ic-oueis Other.s aie adequate. Tneit s also a line ot twe gals who l)iemedil..iedly gue out with coinj daixe loiitincs and gesticulations synonymous of tank-town bin ley gals Tames Russo directed JMid pio- (luotion was okay consideiing troupe ijad but scsen days' ichcaisal Buile-qiie' was oiigmally p'o- fliued by Mthui Hopkins at the Plymouth theatre, N. Y., in .1927, co- featuring the late Ual Skelly and B»ib,>ia St.mw,vck. Latter's out- tlaiiding pe.foimanoc Catapplled her to screen staidonii ^ „E<l(*p< cated. I "Sonf of Norway," Impcrml; (48lh I week) (O-f.427: S6); Now in I21h I month and figured to play another season business great, $41,000. "I'he Clasn Menascrie," Playhouse 'iir>th week) lCD-865 $4 20) Noih- Ing .^lioiild prevent drama .standout 'from completing another season; 1118 500 .-ind inoie capaiity ''The Wind Is Ninety," Booth (,5th week) (D-712, $J60) Picl'e<l up .-.with- field, with estimated .taking.s . j arouiui $6,000: house and show under, [siimc .hjaiuigcniciit; may better even j briiak,-:';-;' ■ 1 "Up In Hentral Park," Broadway i25th week) (0-1,900, SO Pel kcd I up last wcck^ too. and takmg.s were i estimated aioui dJi.40lH)0 toi mu'-ical ■ tHj(t ;paid,;';o,ft' in", rec0,rd tiiiie' .l-iid.J.s .itaig'-wiisher.;... ■--;- L.\TIXG OFF I "X BrII for \dano." Cort (29 Resumes; .^ug. 12: boxotfice open. "I,ale Georee Apley," Lyceum (21 we(ks) (C-993. $4 20) Resumes next Monday (.'iO); boxotfice open. "The Voirr of the Tuitle," MoioscQ : (72 "eeks) iC-939, $420). Reaumea, ■Kus; 2() boxoffSce open NEIGHBORHOOD Little Indians,^' Flatbiishi BiooM'ii back heie again "Kiss and Tell," Wind.';oi-, Bronx; repeating. . ,., , - -; '. - "Biirlcsi|uc." Brighton Beach, Biookliii ^topped alter one week 1.-' .»',iti»e»««.«i''W*,«i^|M^'f 11^ **w*^. 'Carmen Jones' Sensash 36G, Frisco, Indians' 14G ; San Francisco, .Tuly 24. ; . "Carmen .Jones'' scored gen.sationsil sellout Sib 100 in biKgest week .-ince Song 01 Noiwav" m 1,776-scat, $4.20 too Curran theatre. Next door, at l.550-Seat Gwy, ^^jjjjOp at fe'^op.' ,,WM<*.liij^N^«''