Variety (Sep 1945)

U5GITIMATE WetTiK'sday, Seplomlnir 26, 1945 lliijf^ Out 9f |(^^ TlM- Wilmington, Sept, 21 th»>li.', OviH.I , ■Nulliuuil Slli.lU vl.1 r?.. |in..'lmiliiu 'lU i-iiiniMly' lii ,)4iu.,«<;i AV.iii'iiii .KtnU-i x|it>Mi:i>. ■ l;'wninv:< .; li-.irti'ih ■ l''lMri'iii'i> Uct'cl; .It'KSii';. 1.1 Hi'i rt,.; Uuinui:> y.imr nh<r,\Vlv;l1.u;!l;: •'nwinlu'w ■f'li'M-iii'i rhi'iW-y, . 1»ii»,mH-'.iM.'>'' !W I H- Hcliivini ■«H«).-.l»!«rft<! ■'liMM-AfuI'v. ■■•I'^'i''' TC.,liVUli..\>.;; .. ■■lNiti'n!.U;iiis ■An ■ I ovei'v appearance is a tieliylH wliilo, ' i ,Mii-ii' Rood sliows a' la-on iinder.stund- Kinu' of ■ijcj- nfraty .I'Wo.., ; : . , . ■ r,": i: . timv:: mnieWs^ T^oSntos is . in n.'iiii ;-m'ariv wa.vs ^.cliKappoiiUmi;. He ifSivjw- , '''M'- .. ail ,intoUiL,enl roadius of :« .ami- '*'""fv' otili pad. Diif dot* iioi sviasepl the, " ■ rr(i'e.aad-bviinslone.pds[i?bililios,o|,t .i''nrast*!d--hiisbttittl;'^-^I6A*le'B9y<!6-La(i.- ■ dis. ' disiiitiod find statelv ... as , Iho Siiiiiiri.' / quocn, pUn's tlio.tvial scene with fine '^^HvhJ^Hl i•^Hn (M^^! fe»Hin«; Kurt Hii4«inls':stauc"s .wit ;»4 '■'■ ■ MlV j'.iiVi.'U t. Piivvotl and -Eidwin Cushm.mi are ct- foo'tivo lii hiinoV-roles. ■ B. IdiMt-riiync,.'..staAcri tlie: produce : tiDH ; in tlio'-^ghind-, Slwtepp:?!T!in 'j'lim^cmi'iits wei'P' batoiied by him- self openinji: iiialU ipWlng to:: iHiieHs of roi-iilar ilKio.sffo ' GhiuM:o."i:,Rlid,d.v. Daiu'e routiii'os:: by Aida . Bi'OHdbinit hav'O valiio. althou.u'li n()t inueh oi'i}>- inalitv. because of eUtirt at a.ll times til maintain, ilavor ot peruid, Billy Oliberl's: di»'i.*cUii>o •BU<f\<'*":.lK'iw.vVhahcl- durins> tVi'sl stanza, \vltieh sliould be cut .and .paeectiifor "BroaciWay audi- oneo.s if ''Mifl'" is. uv Jiav.e any .siioeoss. there. mas: Plays Abroad Sua-. l-u.nl ■I'lVl.ili.iv .;:, .ji'iii;!'.' • :i:'-e"'t .-. 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'..^fi ..Tne rathov involved Wlof \v:il.' be ' t«;ea]1ed as I'le plor.v of -io'>Ioiis .Kin" Xc-ohtes of .5ie'^w'whovf%^^ into/a, vaivhon ho f.p'.-nf.'".t.i tiis \vi!'o of ; haviii" an !»ff:\'". with PoTi>:?neS.:.Icin". : oi' Rphemia. .I'he qtioen i.s imiv';i<. oned f nd when she f ives hi-.lK ,1,^ n ; /a?n"bter; f.eontos at; fj"sJ,:: bf^fv^■ ■ it kiTl^Br b-'lovin" it to bo. tho Bo- :^Tli*':l«<^il\:^lill::;;,::v: I.OS Angeii.v..Sepl. '^-A ;SU)ni. ;Ui<I:. ■il-i.lilV ■■,S.,Ut(.nt».'l^-.. ".U-.. rlV.. .M .1\.'.-i't .l' jVM:ffi.li Vtf' t-AtJlK-dy ( I ■ i ,1 n:iM!i >M it ••'t' iVtiVt'I)' iiml: Klitll 1-' fi"i rm:Vs ■ Uui uVn^:'- Kljin».' .t'lili i'li.'J' 'Aiiij '^Aniliii. ' 'Kaii ,,iius)it.s;:/ (iir.'(ii' K/lVciU-.I ■■|)'-\vV. i.M-iiu-tii:!'i,.'i')Outv:.iin(l Ri,n>t.iiiii, ■■i(''V'l (Ml -.ifcy. .SritVnii ■iit.liliu'niii lyrif^': li>- ■l>"ui'Mi-ni. :vir,i'.i!''ii. i&'i-i. ■■.■si:i)i..'ii: i.y . 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Mirlvr.'l fKSIli.M .-: ■:..:;.,.;.. .:i.; 'ii:ii. i.'<)y. .ir, , , :.. . : ■.■■.■. . :•.: . . .■. ,.\nil Amin. liiii -Vnii D.iiuni.-.'i'.liiifi .■|IJm'l)>'.*- ........ .('iilij'li'H t'iUliiis ■ BUly-'lli^iitiili ... .i lilplif ■ My'i I iii : . ..i.ion; NViilliiirti :\ S^)tlv• l.'Vanl\Iiii . ;k:iiliippn 1'!Hi.« ..hi...c|(i<'KHI»' ;I'.1U.S .I'.ih'i 'ia Ciirilnt'i- . ■ ..liri.n ,1ulirl^'i(,i.ii -■;. ,-,.f.:tiAViirti: 'l)r>\v llari'iiiifioii London, Sept. ;0. :i li.i :i J.iULl'..i' li. li.iin.'l inn ■ itl^ ' iii.vw. 'lilii iV ii'-l'.* li> W;>rn'iv i'l.|.;.i*(ani Sll'udV", . I>j . Clt Kli'^,'|.i|i'l>li!;i,!i/ M- }\iiKU'.r I.itiiiiim.- 'i'C'' ■ . ;-...^.; l't'i'i'i ■ l laiiittioiiit, .\l;iittiii'i'r'.1:1:1 i'LiMi • .»,V, .lOUicit -.Ai-aisii": ■. i.-,'..l.ii^.lM'..- ll;iyliitVl;il" ■.:,■■.;. .-l.iuyvn:■'l;iiul..j,i ,.|y«vif».w ■^)ily«.!i;tl.tll: ; . .■.'■.:,'.;.'tviiir t^tiiuVitn . /riiiji .■(lill . ^ ...Sytinfy.' 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I'li.l iri 'iintior. ■ ?ii..ii;t^ti - by.': t he niitlliir: . siMtitii;-., Itiiyiiutmi : .S'iiV'o>,: oiioinul..: fiv ■ ,el>'M>tHlf.ItV N;; V.., SiMH,;:!(. ■J.V; *a;,l!U..t<,rii, (?ir «|,wiUi.i« 'nisiiii,,'" :-, ':f-.:;:' :■■• ':.■ ■\V.:..i\y riii-iis; .^l.'iw; ().'(.'i:mnoi': .Milt'y 'lliiylnd. ., . ,.,, . ;:Kill.illllul ) .(nvi« 'N-cin'iiii' ityiiij .'.y. J iiin>' 11 i>i',iir lliiiiilil .'I'yI.'f.,...,-.:.. .■..■■.:..,.; .(■iullM,' i'M.i)lif.i'y. :'i,'i.' iii'iM'fii' t'.ifii'ii. ...■'.■i..'...i:... ..iiiiVii...i.-iiiiiiifnii- ^iiiii liioHC. Vkliir »>llfi,>i.,, :.ll!i.ln:r.| (Jibl..-,- ^Miif.i 'livrlii. '..;IHM la Rim ' I'MiviVi. Itllln'li.i'.; , . ;.. ',(.'ill vui 'I'laimas . '..itrtilii>: Vin<.':i-l'l. .TlHimaM : Cyirtis Cookscy aijd Galviii ThomMs are other vet porrormeris 'in tha draina. but neither lias eiiouRh to do:to give them distinction. Raymon'ii Sovey.'has :conl»'ibuted a presentaijie livins-roow set. ■• v Kaiin[ Legit FoUow-Up b.ld.^rashi6iied melodrama,, with its pat sit'tiatiorts and eliaraotersv:; ha.s coiiie to Broadway in tlie 'foriil Of. '•The .•Ry.aii v-'Gir.ll'.' . ..It. hn.s' bi'oiijibt. liaelc 'Edrhund :Goiildii.)S,' in; Holly:-, wood ' for itiij. past two deeade.s: as: a vvvilor'rdifeetoiv and tiio play : lliat' .doiilcting.whittled,ha.s the bonetU Of■ oa.sting,, ,\vith jiMiU'■I'Irtvo:e: aiid -.Ed- .nluiid;'t.Owe '.vn. tHe l'ead.< but it'.s 166, . -unocSrlain ,:-iiv its , deyelopihent, .It This', pla.v- isf. the old tlietho? .the.,:may ..sfriiSsle. aldn.U' for'. a\vhite;: bev. ineddlospme miiU.Voi'.^in^Uuv, but au- J cause of the 'iianie:value:blit .aelucilly: tiioi- .Warrcii SI rode has roped in afl 1 it doesn't'have enough to mal^o a. I'un yCter.^war locale so iis to makeit.more of: it oiij Broadway.. ;Bcttei' :as.:lfiflii •ibpieal. Coupte .hiis,ii5een-separated; lare.v-;'. •■: ■ ■ ": , ::■ :f(iii.tr-.yeaKrUe.ivs.;:(ty<?r;-inv^ "Rvaiv" Girl" has aii, inevitable: she aii secn-tary 111 spil)e::Intelligence 1 ,.j,,,yj'g ^g(,h,^:jq,,g j^jitj^^^ bis-wlH, :T|ie Avar is over,- aifd, lie., is i ;it::has::ct;i;ta,int: aspects.^that.sefcmiijsly. -about tqcome honie. /On. .the cve^Qi,.; seek, to'.be ati«<M Uu:id 'in -theii' irh- :his ,artiyal/the w^fte is-worried :Stitt,j,ij,aiion„, ■ if.:the. intonf: of'the :atl-, lio;w:..thcX:,'«vill .set: iilo^vg: ,aV the re<ti,.,o|; was to garner iioxoftice attcn-: 1.H, i;i.:ui'.: ■ Aftoi-' laboi'iiig. throhsh a'' long and Windy lirst.'act: —Rod Mill" shows D0s.<ib:iitv'of being worth a stand ori. Broadway. -Forty-year-Old: Victor Hort)oi-t musical has ma'ny. ot conT- DOsor's best-known tunes for score ■ Jiemian kind's child. He )tt>.J.crtl>i l^H- [-^^ -isUiamoercd bv book that creaks,! ordf^vs- a cnnrtior t^: fi.bandpn; th!\! .vnd sroans throush firKt:act.:. . baVjo on no i'^olaled -Bohomian iilo, ..: . Miphael O'Shea and Eddie FoyV Jr... At the' oneen's trial ior. tvei'son tho'^i .^^ iransicnt Americans stranded in: .rieliihian orarle: clears her fit all .Holland 40 years ago. pack comedy ehar.ges. l<eontes is dy;ercom.e fly t-e-:1 load-.thi'p.tighout; and :havc plenty to iw-irse as. both: his, tv.i.£<i:*»ntl "oWe>t son,; db with material -that dates.; back to die. ■ - ■ . ■ ori'-'inaV roles created by Montgom- ■ Sixteen, years pass and the; royal : (,,-y avid Stone." However, both liave, ■feaby. v-aised'by.,.a Shcohovd. :tril!s in 1 sjiare of theatrical know-how and Uf'i Avith:.the Bohemian kine s son, 1 sell hoi'>ev. .clwi-ming slapstick with -After: m."hy trials:.and. :tribnlat ions. ; i0v,„ue: in cheek. ■ • . the ?irl !■■• restored to T.oonte.s and j Dorofhy Stone and Odette.Myrtil. there's a hrn>->y;; ^ndiiig. in the best:].as. :inn.keeper's daughter and : mah^ H'>Mywood style. '! ci-azy W'idbw bol.sfer comedy with ' Tvvo outstanding perforraanee.s,are, i spiQ^, Mias Stone's dancing also contribiitod hy Florence :Reed, as i giyps-show lilt, especially in shai'p the causiiic. shrewish^ friend of the ■ uu.'ns with Charles Collins, Ann. An^ union. TlVe hnsbartd's: 'mother: is all set for the couple to stay: W.iih her, Si'.ualion becomes very truubio- soine. with.the h.i:(sbahd looked upon as' a: hero. .b.v . :hi.s;nibthor. w'hich,;ho rather.: likes', to . the .:annoyance :: of iu\s;lected .w'ifo. ' Filially,:tniiigs be- come .-iO strained li-.o wife leaves him, with :hiib,by .beL'oniiijg.siispici.ous: that ,she: eloped oyltli^^te boss; Air is eleal'ed .up in;.the ehd, ,\\(ith .coiiple' Anally .going: lb live in their , ow r. homo.: ■," . . ; Piece contaiil.s plenty Of. comedy, witii some : lino acting.. particlilat'ly. by Joan . Hiiythorne; newcomer: to ■West-End. :as friend and adyi^-or t'o the married- couple. .Main comijdy is I'onlribuloci by Peter HainmOhd. as the ,husband'^- - kid brother.:: Bdy, seov'ed, and is already being soiLght by;Ben, Goetz, :o£ Metro, who saw show.. Although well, received ':b.y . fir.st-, nighter.s,, seems daubtful' -lhat: it; will, ^n:iOy a long run,; One'vdrawback is that thjs<,..theat:re, ik tqtally; unsidlted •for suclil aii ii.iUriiate 'pVay.: Ruge: queen. :and Bomney Brent:; as a sl.v rostie wKb pieis. ispcket-? iipiji eharms: the ladles wHli equal ^as*'', Bi'eiit's SAMUEL FRENCH tifstm W.I) Plajr Brokers arid Aiilliora^ Represchlalivea Sli \Ves.t 4-ttli Klfcel. 'NV»' York dre and Robert Hughe-s,, as .tbrnantie leads, have: iininspir'ted' piarts but sweet, light ybiees;/ Aside.from giv- ing comedians plent.y of support, debut audienoe brought back Edward Dew. as the governor, for several encores of "Every: Day :Is l.adics Day," wliieh he de,served;; Production, which producers Paula Stone and Hunt Stromberg,; Jr.. bought from Los'Angeles Civic Light Opera Co.. has good sets by Arthur Loiievgaii and colorful costuraes by Walter Israel. Edward Ward's slick Attention ; All Theatre Mm n^ets ■ ' ■ ■ ■ BOOK AMERICA'S BIGGEST MONEY MAKING ROAD SHOW London, Sept. 13., ■ ■J!"n.ifi I'll .',.l'>'*MV'iil.._. ,^.^t'y.s^'■l^l;l^"Ulll■ O-l'' (U'W iiiusii'.'i I '(ibiii..''|..'i\.-'i(f .'l ,\vn a'iM (I'itih.i ■ Hf t-iit'st ii^- Doti;; InI"'"u riii'.i:; ■IfJMtjU'.v. jNln-v" .k,»>- iVK Slusit- li.i . ,l';i.ri:.(iir (,Ji!,>lti>MK;' .ly(-M:M'; liy l*i>i, V ..iw r''iir^>i'r.: iVirV^.'s ili'VlstNl nn'i. K'.-iKfif A.l»',v. ■ M . rfji viilt' ■ litviai-l", JiMniUiiVi H»'i't.. li;,; m:v..--:-.'. :: ' .Sir Ki-i'<ii'i'tcU H<llw»VtM'. (■'I'fMiti if . Df iiKf ;. .; t iU\ l.i*>, . y . i;. f i'. 'Diii-iii'Ns lit' , Hi.ii. AIi^.Miinn f-^iirHiVil" 't.>'i-'l"' .' ■ -hihnny. I,ur..l l><*;iil\v.M»l..'.i.. :hf'^- (■•!ii'i>-r,,... .. l^ituU l.ft' lVicli:,i:i'iV ,l,Ii'"jirii(> .■...'■J- r'cii' l'Jmiu'>'- ; ', .- ...I'iM-ol '- KHyc '...'ri'i.sK ■ I I tMitltM-Him rMafrtu'Wil ■Ilnl.'Jtiin: ;,; ..ViMMiiun ri,in<-V . . . . . '. IViAMy i Ulliri, .;; J';<iwmV<i-.p.:i\ip!' . .i:ni-r.y'.i\Kif(li).nnUl . . .: ...'..Mai,! ■■N'.ixorl' ; . . \ hi i iy I;anp Mary Laswell's Hilarious Best Selling Book ibVER SbOr 000 COMBS SOLDI NOVV 6N THE STAGE. Spjteiol Rioad Company for Mididle Wes't and East^ ;<>pciis in Noyembar. Wnte UBO Todoi audience In every: city and town wcints "to! niettt; Akw'. -MrS' Rasmussen, in person. Breaking Riieeoi^di 'cVjer^^^ vi'lierer'-Ciirran Theatre. Sicih Fronciiseb, 14^,327^00 in 2 weeks at $2^50 top prices—house record. San Oiego (2 days), $7,139.00. Long Beach, $2^892<00. One simple set. Small stpge crew expense. Great Exploitcition. Brewery tie-ups everywhere. Write UBO or address be- I'lw'for sample souvenir program: LOUIS O. MACLOpiNi and Wv J; ZWISSIG. Owners^Mgrs. Gstneral :0'fiFs<:es,^ Curran .Thecitre, San F^i-iiRcisco ; ■ Here's a musical, .with a :sllly,. plot; if there evcV was one. Slarts;Ofl' M'itll Sir Frederick Bolsoyer jii; charge dt a istore .1 owned■ Ij.y his: alint: the Dijche.'.-s of Lexe ): being: assisted ,by. his' faithful aide.; Pa.stry,, wdth ruin: staring him in tace, : The aunt is sup- posed to have .spins valuable di.gt.. rhonds hidden, in a .safe and two: ^ American crooks, Witlv Charing.Cros.s 1 accents, are ;;ti'ying to get them: TO accomplish: this thby pose as picture ! prbdueot'S. The plot, like the dia- I niohdi3,:thon;tlisaRpears. Only difi'err I enee ik' that;the. dianibhds: ai'e ;.dis- c'overed. in. -.the' last: aati but hot in the. .plot: .; :-■ . : .' '; Carol : Ra.ye, leading ;{emme. has yputh and looks; She can sing and dahee.: pne; pf; Irer dance nuinb6rs, i>i. which she i.s . partnered .by Edwarcl Baxter, stopped' ^ .sho\v, ; Richard , Hearne and Triss . Hendeilsoiv: then j burlesque, the ;number, - aksb: tying. I. lip proceedings.: This'; Hejiderson.kid, I: da uighter of Dick; HendeTSOHi- valide- I villian of ' the; Koith.-Albee day.s, is certainly a conibr, with bright rhiisi^- cal comedy fiii'ure ahead.;; ,, : ,. I Richard Hoariie/vi/hp wa.s irt:vai,lde I 15, years; ago" with ,his! father a.*!; the i Three Hearties, doing comedy barrel .ivmping; has :developed .into' one of best :eoni:i:es in . the West End: He Ol'ten overshad,o,\V's-Fred Einney,: Show, which has,; played on' road for two months to excelleht-'biisi is :: reputed:: to , ha:v.&.j»st-^4^i<>pOribUt doesn't look iti. 'Gals at e fine loofers;: with:Freddie;Carpenter, dance pro- ducer.:having done, alniee. job. .:, Despite .cri.x' lijkewarin, comment, show ;JvaB a good advaniie sale, with fair: dha'iice .bCtn'bderate:: sucefes,; ■; ^ ; Rege, ■ tion, in,part: by the sex:angles. tlVen j: lie: has,latled;::iinalte(:ably.:;;11:,is.:bi!t: : of, the hottpm ,.drawer ,<5i: tfieatrieal; ,1 ,ari:i(ice.: V;"'' -,■;-':■ ;:::. ':■;■ ; :-' f ,:,Tiiis: is*the story of Weiietia :iiyan; ■ 'an ex-"F0llIos" , girl who has. aiviiih-. l.waiited -son by a;,gan;g:ste,r. Sh.e gives the child up for adoption to another e|iortis;:girl, wli^o settles :down ititp domesticity, and .the ■ iinderstandin.g is;that the Ryan girl -won-t ever at- tciript to see the child: : Year.s later the boy has become a war: hero.;,ahd. when the gahgster,.:frbm:his .Veii'ezu- elaii: bideoLit-, learil.s Utk] identity,:'he i-,eturns :tp the States with . the idea: of cashing in, on the' boy'.s,:publicity ; to:qu.a,sh a,murder rap againSt him. :'Vinnie." ' with oh.-.sp-lriie': mother ■.Ipve. - tfieireiipon . lays ..but-.,;the .guy with a bullet through hi.s head: The asti'uni:ption is that everything .will be okay; the maid:arranges tliin.gs to make:.it look like, suicide; „It'B. a.s pat as all that. -■;■:- ';;: Miss Haybc. afi,;she'dld in last sea- son's (lop, • "Sadie Thomp.soh," in whiclr she had the lead, indicates ,o.n.<.'e rilore' that s.be will one day do -.iiistice to the ri^ht part apd-the .iMglit play. :'She ha.s '.the : look.s. and tine, cha.'^.sm;6f a ''Follies": beaut, and she .speaks some of ;tli6se lines:: better than they de.serve. Lovye i.s not too far. afield from his recoi.it .film char- acterizalioiis—toiigh, glowering and quick :-ta :sh,ow his mastery, ov.e.i'. :the .distaff :,«ide, The part is so:mpthiii.g but:6l; stock but he give.s:,eyidenccs that be knows ;hi,'! way about a stage. I.f's his fir.st istil'ge Part lii more than 20 :yea.rSi.,-,;-: ;";;.;-;:■■' '-;■:■:,::;'■■ ;■;:;■'".:.'■■ ' Dbris tJaltoti and Uha: O'Coniior, as the other ex-"Follie.S'" beaiit and the ibaidv i-espectiveily, are feat tired; Miss 'O'Coriiior. vet filIn character at;l:i'ess,;mahi:i:e.sts an aptitude for the •stsi'P. Miss Dalton - is completely overwhelmed by her lines. Goulding has made his characters much, too obvious for 1945 Broadway assinvilation, and the develpprrient of his story line is too plodding and eonspieuolis b.y the iob-apparerit in- tent in the first act to set the narra- tive: It all evolves, into excessive talk. The first and ;second acts are paitiCulai'ly evident for too much talk, and tlie few moments of inter- est generated by the third session are insufficient to Warrant this play: '- STCOHNl^ I'BINCE-„■" ,,;:- ,,': ;i'l!:rlahser,',.'-Bunrali)) '-' ' ; ■ : BiilTalo. Sept. 2il. ; -Doii't loek now, but the Messrs. ,: Sliiibei't are:,/currently unv'eilio.^ • .their 20lh;.. ai.inual :cdi:tioh of '-'tii'e' 'Stiidetyt Pi:vinee''';in;, a ,,t.iiU,r'*Rcrt'cfrm4 ',' ance warnilif) '.wliie'li ■te,es;;6rt' ihe le,git' season hero;' What there i's, particu- : tarly in this year o.t grace, tliat puts ' the pereithial cUek into this: tvpieal Teui0«)ie:-stage-lejend te.;0ue £ai''tt^ ii-iner saijctimi;: ftho present: Version'' has :beo:ii; arp'iind. now. fov: os-er two .decades,'; and .Richard Manslield used; it a.s "Old'Heid.Hbcrg" for.: .v.eivrs' be- ' fore thaf;;: iCertairlly, the,'an.s'we,r- itj-:- not. to .b^' tbund in ':this ':deceplively ■/ rei'iirbished: production, wliicli Is an ;only sli.t!litly. disguised fu.giti\o,from: Cain's: iior,: i:h :.:the somnainbulistic,. : slupslick' cotitribtitibnii of the cast's ;; :y:et.ei'a!i.« or the inept ncweoii'iers,.,fit; '.ho tiiial analy.si.s, it must be the .familiar Romberg: score and; the:;:ro'-, „mairt ic hostalgiU; of the::thenve wliich ,:.supplio';s the reason- for its perpetual; '.apbeal,: -_■ ; The fainoiiS:.singing male chorus ;■; Is asf asual cbri.spicLlbUsly ill evtd'eCice -: thrbu.ijhout,: and reoiains: as *vei'>a gala X y : stra i gbt; otilV S>f; Hit' Kra.Kt- ,: Ebing P.sycopalhia. .'Biirldii. " ■■: ■-';.■': ■; ■ dear ri'tii , : '■-;,- ';:•'■• : (Town Hair, Toledo! > ;tc>!ed:o: Sept. '2:t,.„ ;, This company of-; "Dear;, Rlltli," ■ :geared for Pacific coast, rims, opened '. its scasbii and the .'TOW To.wn Hall- theatre to ah,; pnthilsiastic audience. ReniOdeliii.g job. virtually completed;'- transferred : the old-time . Capjlol, ; loiig ,a ,biu:,les.k hoiise, into: a legiti-.;: mate stand., .; '. . : Th:e;ca:st:'SlightIy .stifl' ifv the early: ;ri'ioineiits, soon recovered its teinpo,,. Particularly Oiitstaivdiiig was M-\r-,. .torie : Gateson's portrayal of Mrs, Wilkins.; mother of Ruth, played by- Randee -Sant.ord. Grabbing her sli:ire :pl'' honors was Pegg:y Romaho, as iMi-:; riain, the letter.rWi;iting kid iiistor. Kusseiii Heyt::-as the' impetupusi;::eit-; ambured vetoi'an. Lietitenant Sea- wrighf. aiid Housely Stevens...fr:. a.'* the iriipptent tiaiiceo. Albert Kiim- . nier;. were very: ;;coirvincin!5, witJi Slet'eiLs-makin.^ the most of his lines, in the second act. .:Pllillip Dber's. ex- cellent; job as Judge :Wilkins was good for ;laughs.. While others in .flia; ca.sl-.rBetty Haynes: Marilyn S:.Jl)|e, Gharle.s' Snyder and, Terr.v .Little^ ronfrifiuted neatly. Settings by :Fi'f:'d.- erick Fox oka.y. Aiil;l. PLAYER LEE Scripts •; Music - Specjalty Mafierial (14 K. :ui\i St.—i.K. s-»eos Ni.iv VorU IB. JV. V. -'0'pi»«.s'-M*'Slli:ca«Awi---wasMi |M«Miiik :- ing « iiy|itc«r AinMrl*««i4*ii araiip lamaui: i«H «irti»ls at Mwa Mall. SAfURDAY, itCraiM 4 SWANSON FOE INTEBSTAXE .Dallas. Sept, 25. : •j "Goose for . the Gander," starring '':Gloria Svv.anson.. , Avith author .T, Harold Kenned,\/ in the ;cast has beeiv dated ;by the Intcrsilate ilhea- ■ tres for the .Melba: here, Obt. M aCtd .■31-; : ■'■"-■-^:'/;"'"' .;-■/.'- : .;;■■ I Show 'wilt ''alsb be set :f6i' pthcr i.Iiiferstate' siaiicii,,;,:; ':::';'.■ ':' '.,;■; . 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