Variety (Oct 1946)

16 LEGITIMATE Wednesday, October 9, 1946 Plays Out of Town liapii.y nirifaday Boston, Oct. 3. Hli lini-a lloaRrcra and Oscar Haiiiniev- taitMU'il. proiiUt'l.lon t)f di'ama. iir two lu'ia jiiiAve afprivsi US. :AtiUu IjOds.. !?(HKou 'JV Jiialniii Iirtsiin:; d^Migned anil, lislvlt'il by Ji4 Ml*l7.tii»'r;. (■oslumea IjUchidii ItallurO. Al ,., ^,..Mowaret Jrvm:; .Musii Williitiiia i . . .Tliiimiis J-Vi'iUiliy .CMuuli'Vi tlDrdiill ,.. .Floi'eiicft tiiindstrpiii ..Iiu-lr OiillMonil ,..... .Jacqueline Pa\R\> ....... . , Jeaii Bellowji ... i... .*Hclon, llayes ....... .iliiliiU Tl.ientli,'rt' . . V. i - .tloUy ij(m X'aii it .^L'Ov.i'a'intv MlUpr. LiO'iiSii 'JPivn llo.vUt ,,ii.;.^I)6i't ri,-vrU i».l'liHiii Uakin ■Enid Mui-kcty .......;Or.ii<'o VaU'iitinp .■..,V..'..:..l'llllil) Conlun . VCIetiniir Bnlej n , ', , *.;.. . Jaines J.h in.uslon .UcibertlMlrHin b Hii ri-y Jvtnion i.,»...v...".T!«liell l/»ns , . J iyd .fac;iiut\ii V. ..,;.,,'? ICiltepn <'iil>Varp <iIlM-lUUH. . . . V. JI)oil MalonP .. tiriiie ., liciui.. ....... UnrmHii...... My vUo . June, .... . ;* i.. Addie..... ..,, l)w lloUisler, Kuliy.. M^tude.;.......... J'aul..... Dim..... 3'«iU'Vrmin'.' T'lt l-'nirtra; M-in(ii*i....... ITarKi'l y.'-n.,........ Air. I'.eiiiis;.. Kntiki J... filr^nSPi'- •. • •' P<iir6ns ,...... Wilmington, Oct. 4. ,T«i HiiiTix iiniduidliin or I'oniedy m tw" nils (11 sei'iiV-si .by Dale lOun.HDii and KallUMMH' AIlH'r.1. l-VaUivi'B .rcali A'alliil' unil la\' V'aiiM'tl. .staRed b.v in-»dm".'r; BCllinK.s, Dtjnald (.lonslafti-l'. .VI I'luyliouns \\ llliiii'!.;ii"i. l.Hd., Uid. i-Ji '-Hi; lull Naomi Ili'i'WHIi' Alma- I'n ntl.i-r,., Mi-lnl.vVi'. Walilu l,ii:ev,hlPi;.-, IJaviil, f^iviniior.,., ■l.OfO l)e;iiili.fi'-:-... ^ilnfiiH',.-.;. . ... .. -... ,'.\|[tU,riin. Puniel.i BrL-v\tfitfi". Khi'it,. ...... . - ...\li-K\: .MandU'ii.. .llisa WIvKo....,; .IJt'Vi'i-l.y l^taynf .. .lli'len .Murdoi.d\ Barry Ivolley ..la.y J-'iis-icdt .. Moraan Wivliafe ... ;.;..ii'an ; I'arke- .i...^tl(l■ll^ I'wyer ...IVariii ..ItmnlnKs , jiMiilaine su-iU'h: ..i'avlvi'i' l'^ennfll.\ Varlo ..,, .Whol. Kaniey Sans Holeii Hayes, this Anita Loos coinody. on a lost weekend in re- verdc. could . expect nothins but the roLigliobt dismissal on Broadway. It 11 take .a pretty-good druBbitig in an.V case,'but the Hayes draw is such th;u there's geod reason to believe this ollapodrida may well be going come , spring. .: Piece dp resistance'is. a solo-drunk scene by the star in -which she sings a couple of songs, does: an adagio dance, addresses the onstage moti^ in drunken drawl, aiid carries on like a - card in general. This vaudeville act has it.j moments of hilarity and alone carries the burden of the en- tire show. The other two-thirds in- cludes a number of the star's bag of virtuoso tricks but reveals the play's curious silliness. Takes place in a Newarlt barroom, beginning when a spinsjer librarian (Miss Hayes) comes in to warn a bank cashier that her drunken father is on his way there to kill Ivm be- cause, through her own mild decep- tion, the old man, thinks the cashier and his daughter are carrying on. She tinds the cashier sitting, with a flamboyant redhead and, in trying to explain the situation, takes a real interest in him. She also develops ■a case of jealousy, since she knows the redliead isn't anywhere near as good as she is, and begins to hit the bottlfc. During the drunk scone that en- sues she straigthens out everyone's problems, bankrolls an abortion throws a bii'thday party for a some- body's mistress (whose friend always has'to spend holidays with his wife), regenerates a broken-down phy sician, : tames her drunken father (who seems to have take to drink because his daughter wouldn't), and makes everybody just love every body. Final scene finds her'sober but a changed woman; youthful, relaxed charming, gracious, she is ready to take the cashier home and have him cook a steak for her, and he is ready to go, All the other characters in the play are transformed also; they just love everybody, too. . Moral to aU this s'eems to be that ' if life is grim, dreary and ditticult, just get drunk and pass out in a cheap barroom and everything will be all right But as a slice of bar- room life, a: la Saroyan, the loaf is cut with the back end of a meat-axe, and .sticks in the craw of anyone who is not paxticulai'ly awed by the sight of a first lady of the theatre doing an apache dance or singing a blues song over a mike. ., ,:There are nriahy ingenious'touches to the staging of the comedy in the . dr.unk scene, as when bottles of ,' -liijuor light up, soap bubbles .ehierge irom -a jug,: a barstool towers up , into the, air, and so forth,' and stage , lighting has, also been used with skill ■ and- imagination.. And Miss .Hayes; performs her intoxication sequence— , which is quite lohgi-^witti , extreme virtuosity. ,.; /A number of the minor roles are , excjeljently done, Outstanding are Enid Markey and Grace Valeiitijie as ,, : a, couple of. hors de combat street- , walkerSv; Charles Gordon as a wor- ried lover Jack Diamond as a bar- tender, and Lorraine Miller—a sen- sational looker—-as a slightly kept woman. Other , roles all right, but some work needed with the male lead. Show is well staged by Joshua vlibgan, who goes to towh: when he has something to work with (as in tlie second scene), while the single set by Jo. Mielziner; besides being in- genious, provides a piquant scene un- der a table. Eodgers and Hammerstein have • contributed one song to their produc- tion. It's called "I Haven't Cot a WCUTy in the World" and seems pleasant enough, though not of the Hit Parade genre. Other incidental music is by Robert Russell Bennett, imil also is suitable. Considering the trust of show brains assembled for the occasion, "Happy Birthday" will undoubtedly undergo considerable revision before it hits Broadway. But basic narrative and theme seem impossible cf revi- sion. So show muakstand or fall on the name draw of Helen Hayes. ■ '. ■ £iie. DENNIS F. O'BRIEN Dennis Francis O'Brien, 70, widely known theatrical attorney and senior niembcr of the New 'Vork law firm of O'Brien, DriscoU & Raftery^ died Oct. 2 at his home in Yonkers, N. Y., after a long illness. Details in Pictures dept. The most interesting thing about the new Jed Harris produciibh is Donald 0( nslager's imaginative, set- ting-.s. Th^' coniody itself: is light' weight, with jumpy action and too few cliiick'les^ Boxoflice .chaticBs :arc doubtiiil Spreading it: over -11 scenes, the authors have a tough time filling in with enough, action and dialog to stretch out the running time. Play's (spcning shows pi-omise .when the plot .starts off with an elderly Wall street tycoon deciding to follow a friend's advice and take ,a Maine hOlldJiy with a- beautiful but .dumb model. It's his first; extra-marital fling, .t)ut complications develop whin the;.model..comes down with measles as they arrive at a hunting lodge. ', ■ Instead of becoming a lover, the Wall Streoter has to play nurse, but .n the process the model; softens his nature and gives . him : new outlook on his family aifairs. He had dis- inherited hi? daughter for marrying - dancer but yields when learning he's to become a grandtather. That's all there is to it, and it's not enough. Burden of the plot and acting falls on Jean Parker as Loco, the Conover girl; , and Jay Fas-sett, the tycoon. Miss Parker from Hollywood, look& the part but she seems ill at ease in her first stage role. Fassett under- play.; his role but is excellent in his top scenes, Beverly Bayne, star of ; the silent screen, enycts the wife and always .seems On the verge' of a nervous breakdown. Mario Dwyer does a good bit as a tough model. Parker Fennolly has a nice charadter part in the Maine handy man, and Elaine' Sti-itch and Si Vario are attractive as the tycoon's daughter and her fiery husband. Barry KeUey's butler, who acts and talks like a prize- fighter, is off the beaten path in his characterization, and Helen Mur- doch, Morgan Wallace and Ethel Ramey are effective ih supporting roles; "Loco" was adapted from a Cos- mopolitan magazine story, and the actapters'have distributed quite a tew free advertisements through the aia- log. Even Winchell gets a plug. The producer did the stagihg and he did as well as could be expected with the material at hand. Oen- slager's seven settings are excellent, especially the Maine hunting lodge. Klep. ,1. TIIW BBl'MN J. Tim Brymn, 67, Negro_composer, bandleader and author of'the song, "Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep," died in the Veterans' Hospital, N,Y., Sept. 3. He had been a lieutenant in World War I and led one of the larg- est musical units of that era.. Born in Raleigh, S. C., Brymn started put to be a doctor but quit after a year and in 1902« came to ."Jew York. He subsequently met uj» with the'late Harry Von Tilzer, then head of his own music publishing company in N.Y. and interested him in the "Sleep" song, which is re- puted to have sold over l.SOOiOOO copies. ■ . ■ ' ■ ■ . According to intii'nates he had led. hjost of the Liberty Loan parades in the first World War and later, after being commissioned by the Array,' had led a 75-piece band with troops in France. After the war, he and many of his bandsmen stuck together, touring the country as "The Black Devils." A member of ASCAP, Brymn wrote many other songs, including the theme song of the Bosweli sis- ter, ''Shout, Sister, Shout!" Others were "Josephine, My Jo," '-Moon- light," "Puerto Rico," "Big Cry Baby in the Moon." "My Landlady" and "La Rhumba." Survived by widow and son. ; Hays Abroad l*l«c««llll.v llavri«l«« Birmingham, Sept. 25. Val ParnplI production of now levae fn Iwo ai'lH, 17 Hoent'.s. yr,*i'.s Sid iiMeitV;. I'lni- lur-03 .Un-ry De.smond. Plitliii Kni)f. JiVoiUUe Costeilo, 'rorry 'I'liomas, Alan Tiiinrt, Rlnni'lip l.nnil, MaBol J?t-a.\", Ann yttvwuri, Merida Shiiw, Uo.s.1 HLiturs, Allle OiMui, UeorRo HiM- hardt, Yviinnn Lnlipo. Helh Ddl, Hnn'y Hart, Bernard Allbrow, .VMi»r Norton; Sltetohoa.' b,y J'ri'derlfl; Kiiri wen'. Al>"i' Xhanka, Dick Hunan; mnaic liy JMb Hll- liard, ClokMllea, Itavet; diim-im hy I'aiilinc ilrant; Jaclt BltlinKM. At 'Thcatve. Royal. .IJirmtnKhani; Sept; 'i6, MtJ. THOMAS D. SORIERO Thomas D. Sofiero, 58, manager of United Artists theatre, Los Angeles, died Monday (6) after leaping from the 12th floor of the Rives-Strong building. No reason for the suicide was given. Soriero, born in Rhode Lsland, had been in theatre business since 1906, When he first operated a nickelodeon. In 1915, he was manager of the Ciharles, ,Whitehurst theatres, and Roof Gardens in Baltimore. From 1925 to 1928 he was with the Comerford circuit and later became mid-south division manager of RKO theatres. He joined the Skouras brothers in 1932 and in 1934 went with Louis B. Mayer. He had oc- cupied managership post of Fox- West Coast's UA theatre since 1935. FailK'r Was President Hollywood, Oct. 1. Samuet .'Insen production ol' comedy- drama in tlirce acts, tlve scene.s (one set) liv MiUvin ^\'ald and \\'aller Doniger, Stars ,\lbert Deliker. Directed by Alben DeKKer; HeltinK by Claude Marlis. , A,tj Phoenix- Wcstwooil theatre, Weatwooil. Cii)., ;Sei)t, 20, '4(1; Ijili.-io top. -Mr. Courtelyou ....Llam Dunn Congressman, Forteriield Stove Darrell Consressmnn Wethersby. .Oeorse Pembroke Congressman CoHSitts...,,. ...Raymond ,Bond Conjjri^psman LonKWOrth.... .Robel-t ; Fouik I'res. Theodore -UooseveU Albert Deltker Quentin noosoveit;......... • ■. .Billy Brow Archie Kuo,HCVelt...,. Kthel Ro6se\-elt .; , .M rs. Kdith Roosevelt Alice l.tooseyelt Sena tor Ma rk i (anna... .T. P. Mm-Kiin,.;, . , .lim niodiion.i . .Toe Oi-ant .. . ..;..... Mr. tllover ]Vli-.i, tilijvei- ..,; Abraham,,, :., ■ Attorney Ccnci'al Knox ;,.Michael Chapin .., ,,Pat Frtst , .,A'irKinia Mullen . ..Kristine ^filler ..Stanley An<lrc\vi: .Frank Ittci-'arlaiid ;.;;.-.....Ray Teal ..'iRohert - AnCcr.'On ;-. ..... .Phil Ariloia Xan Morgan . .Theron iTaclcson Harold innjir ISAAC OLIN Isaac Olin, 69, retired musician and father of Bob Olin, former pugilist and now N. Y. restaurateur, died in New York last week; Born j,n Russia, he had played in theatre and other orchestras for many years, before retiring several years ago. Survived by widow, two other sons and a daughter. CHARLES PALMER Charles Palmer, ;44, salesman at ABC network since 1943, died of heart failure Monday night (7) in New York. - . Survived by brother and sister. Under the joint management of Val Parnell and George Black, Ltd., Sid Field opened at his home town, Birmingham, with his third big re- vue. New show, with importations from U. S, and France, and stronger support than the, star ever has had, was received with considerable en- thusiasm though obviously underr rehearsed and handicapped by a faulty mike. This time Sid tosses out his fa- mous Cockney character. Slasher Green,; and appears in a vari_et.y of new creations. They are a test of his staying power as a No. 1 comic genius here. And Sid took no time in mastering and practically throt- tling his audience. But his new sketches disappoint by compari-son with former ones, possibly because they are neither, so witty nOr have they that physical quickness and audacity that remind one of Chap- lin. ■ ■ ■ .. . He opens with a somewhat red- nosed period piece, "A Shakespear- ean Episode," -in which he dreams, he is King John, surrounded by sol- diers, barbers, booze and fair ladies. Oh; the whole this is a mLsfire. With "Snooker," he comes.'back to form and is well supported b,y his stooge, Jerry ■ Desmonde. "Twin Spirits," riprroaring study of a drimk whom we see abandoning his West End topper to become a bottle ot Scotch talking to half a bottle of gin, is also in the mood - and has some crackling moments packed with top- ical gags. A withering burlesque on the mighty Wurlitzer is less success- ful, but gives the comic opportuni- ties for slapstick and vocal display which are well done. But none of these items equals his brilliant per- formance in "Strike a New Note." Tightening-up and structural altera- tions may create a different impres- sion when the show opens in Lon- don. Strong support comes from a new French ventriloquist,.Robert Lamou- ret, whose operative diversions with his duck brought down the house. Equally effective,. and due for top- line billing soon, is Terry Thomas, a star in battle dre.ss, emerging from six years with the troops. "Thomas comperes the show smoothly and smartly, but the highlight of his performance, stealing a big load of laughs, is his sophisticated satire on the BBC. The Ross Sisters repeat on the stage the endless crooning poured out on the air and then of- fer acrobatics of a familiar kind; Alan and Blanche Lund, from the Canadian "Meet the Navy" show, score heavily in their fast dancing act. Drosses and mountings are lavish and good-looking, with a striking "Hunt Supper" number topping the all-round eye and vocal appeal. Show generally needs pulling to- gethiSr before it opens at the Prince oTWales' theatre in'a fortnight. Ebet. big thing for Zurich about this pro- duction is the return of Albert and Else Basserman to the German- .speaking stage and Switzerland af- ter seven years exile in New York and Hollywood as fugitives from Hitler's Reich. Basserman and wife were given a roof-raising ovation by the usually reserved capacity Swiss audience at this ancient theatre; At the closing curtain the old couple was called back for a full 15 minutes of bows. "Master Builder" wouldn't be a bad sex drama if it didn't; get boggqd do wn in philosoohizing in second and third acts. It starts promisingly with two young girls in love with an aging but dynamic builder (Bas- serman), who doesn't quite know whether he likes sex or building church steeples better. Theme seems a little unbelievable when a man <it Basserman's extreme years plays opposite girls of 18 and 22. Role seems to call tor a man of 50 yeai'.s. However, Basserman, alwa'ys iiv full control of the- stage, turn.s in a masterful performance, overpow- ering the others in the cast, with his booming voice arid extravagant act- ing .style, the latter reminiscent of the Maurice Schwartz metier. Mr.s. Basserman was appealingiy frail and nervous as the builder's hypo- chondriac wife. This one has been seen often enough in arty New York companie.i repertoire not to need recapitula- tion. The Bassermans plan to follow it with Ibsen's , "Ghosts" in; Zurich and then move on to other German stages in Switzerland. Austria and and then- Germany itself. Isra. Pvckliaiii London, Oct. 3; I'litvo.v rroilUctiona, l,.t(i. (in aaaiiciatloh with ; Arts Council) production of new comedy in three ads hy It. l'\ Deliler- field. Directed by Anthony Hawlrey and 'Wallace Douglas, . At Ifioihaasy theatre, London. Oct. 1'. 'J,B. :, ',; -. Oeorg-e Paltrey ..;...........,]Lealie Dwyer; ,\licc Palfrey i;;.Vafe,ntine -Diiuti'i (li-acle Pali'rey; 'Jonnnelte Deeley (Jlori.'i. PaKrey. . .Urania HowcH.ti I larry Palfrey , ,.l.iiinel Itlair li'rank Oilpin ,. .Tiihn W.Mia Iterbie;, Gilpin ,, ;..... ;., ,l^eter S'l-id! Huck Kauffmann....: .lel'ferson Heavjea l.>r. ;nramley;-..;,,...;....,. .Clarence Rigwe .\urse Irontylde.........,..,;... .Chloe, (lilison Mrs. Grace. Farlrlde JBrenon, 80, widow Of Algernon St. John Brenon, music critic; died last week at Flushing, N. Y. ■Ji^ornker.-..;.;..Paul Sicardon Henator Cjuav. ...,■,..:,...';.Raymohil Bond (! e.irge B.if i-..-. t; . • . • ■; ■ Oeorgc Pembi-oks Mr. ,Vi-mHtri ng;-.... -. .Friinli, McX?arlanrt ;)oseph .Milcliell..... ■. • :,;>Stev6, .Dai-rell, .Mr ,Tii,ilic]\,..;;;,;;;..;, 'i ,Hobei't';.\ndpr,iinn (icner.rr- .."^c-liofleld,,,. ..... ;,..';.Ray Teal Although "Father Was President" took three national playwriting prize contests, the show looks more like a"natural on paper than ,it does in' the playing. Certainly; not de-; signed to take any prizes at the boK- office, play is a pleasant, even, and,, for th^t . -Very ;: reason, . undramatic story of ; two years in the White House with Theodore Roosevelt fol- lowing his assumption of the office after M-cKinley's , assassination. In- termingled with Roosevelt's family life is a series of political situations that'seeni: to interfere with the up- bringing and fun of the Roosevelt chiWreh, or maybe it's the other way 'round. At any rate, the play is a. confusion of "State of the Un- ion" /and "Life With Father," with- out the boff of either, Albert Dekker, who both acts and piloted the piece, does a middling fair job as the "Big Stick" wielder. So much confusion is- written into the role that at times Dekker orates and explodes the famous "Bully';' of the chief executive, then becomes a slightly lost father on other occa- sion.?. Appearing at better advan- tage are Kristine Miller, Stanley (Continued on page 77) MARRIAGES Hedwig Adams to George Paulsen! Quebec, , Oct. 5. Groom is Mutual Broadcasting sales e3<.ec; ■ bride also in MBS sales dept. Rita Merritt to Charlie Barnet, -Tijuana, Oct. 4. Groom; is the orch leader. , Robin Chandler to Jeffrey Lynn, New York, Oct. 5. Bride is fashion ed of N. Y. Journal-American; groom is Warrior 'film star. Katherine Connors to James Ma- hon, Beverly Hills, Oct; 5. Bride is former actress and daughter of Tom Connors, 20th-Fox vice-prexy; groom is theatre operator. Julia Hopchak to Andrew Grez- mak', Pittsburgh, Sept. 26. Bride is on Col. exchange staff. Nellie Carmela to Jack Browning, Pittsburgh, Sept. .25; Bride is the daughter of late Pat Carmela, who owned O&sis nitery. • Peggy Wood to Lt.-Col. William Henry Walling. Stamford, Conn., Oct. 1. B,ride is legit actress. Audrene Brier to Norman Rookett, Los Angeles, Oct. 6. Bride is an as- sistant dance director; groom is pro- ducer Al Rockett's, son. Virginia Jones to Orin Jackson. Las Vegas, Sept. 28. Bride and groom are technicians at Warners. The Master lliuildor Zurich, Sept. 25. .German, version h.v Paul Schleniher of .Menrtk Ibaart's "Master Builder."- li^^iiture.'i Albert ai>f! JPJlae .. Ka.'isei'riian. ' VrliMlrich tVawJi.,. f^Iegfrlea gchu ran berg. K.c'ecl^'raniiei'. Tiillf^heth: Mtilier aiid Agnes Jt'fhit, -.Direcled b'y . AVerner Kraut;. At Sclrausplelhaus, '/.iiricn. - Ibsen, always has been taken more seriously and more successfully in Europe. than in the U. S. But the BIRTHS Mr. and;Mrs. Kenny 'ivalters, son,; HoUywootj, Oct, 1. Father is pro- duction assistant to Benedict Bogeaus at General Service. ;Mr; and Mrs. Robert Conlan, son, Hollywood, Oct. 2.'.Father is sound technician at NBC. Mr. and Mrs. , Ned Davenport, daughter, ; Hollywood^ Sept; 30.; Mother is-a screen writer; father en- actor. ', ': Mr. and Mrs. Bill Anson, daugh- ter, Hollywood, Oct. 3. Father is disc jockey at KPWB. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mullen, son, Los Angeles, Oct. 4. Father is as- sistant publicity chief at Republic. ^r. and Mrs. Mark Stev6ns,;son, Hollywood, Sept. 30. Father is a screen actor. Mr. arid Mrs. Ken Martin, daugh- ter, Pittsburgh, Sept, 24, Father's with Piccolo Pete band. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Anderson, daughter, Los Angeles. Oct, 6. Father is manager of RKO Hill St. theatre in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ving Merlin, daugh- ter, N. Y., Oct. 7. Father is NBC musical director; mother was a for- mer ballet dancer. Amusing, topical comedy that hii.s more in it than the authcn'S fu'sl effort, the currently succossluL R.A;F. farce, "Worm's Eye View." Hardly a candidate for cementing Anglo-U. S. relations, many of its laughs are obtained at Uncle Sam's expense; In its present form, this is fragile fo;' the screen. Backyard of a cheap Londoiv borough shows neighboring houses, in which one couple are eagerly an- ticipating return from America ot their boy and girl evacuated durin.tj the war. Their pert adolescence and reactions tc the change in cOnolitions form the motif of the play, with heartache and di-sillusion inevitably resulting. The parents - resent the , critical -attitude of the youngsters, who in turn feel all the home folks want to talk of is their per,sonal ex- perience during the blitz, and nerves arc strained to the breaking point. The young fireman who lives next door has always adored Gloria, the returned exile, but his British in- articulate revelation of his feelings compares unfavorably with the girl's experience with the amorous atten- tions of American youth. One of these, a young officer, calls on her and transfers his affections to her mouse-like younger sister but things : sort themselves out and Gloria con- soles herself with the boy next door. -Plenty of laughs and amusing twists are supplied by minor cock- ney characters, but the main.stay on this is the, portrayal of the father by Leslie D.wyer whose natural; per- formance is great. Ursula HoweHs .arid Lionel Blair give convincing in- terpretations of the bewildcv.in,t! emotions of youth while Jelferson Soarles, as the gangling mid-west^.:, orner, contributes a gem of charac-^, : lerization, , !: ■^':-[ Production is , comtnendabU\ and show has an even chance of making ; the grade. Cietn Mwthcr of Mi'^ii - London, Sept, 25, V- .TacJc de .T,con production of new [dav In.,; three act,'} liy Ado G. Abhott. [Jlrecled by., ciiai'lcs Hawtrey. At Comedy tljeatrp. ' ;.; ■(Vlddtt-, - Brandt; ..........-.. Barbara: -SHilIi'ii ; Hii.tnn; .TesseU,,.,.....:...;'.;.Megs .Maxwell Dave Hreiit.. ..DciiTiuhd 'J'e.iti"- Hte.ve Ha\vltt>;......Arthur jlan'ihUiW era rev's LL-istt.,........ ^ •... Helen I'"rankl> a Paul Praivdt;..,. ..;.. AiitHony Olivei': .tcsscli'a .Tirinie;...;.,..;.;;Etl»ihetH Hunt Pclo Brtint;;.... ..:....'. .fJordiin 1>!tvles,- Rose., ...,.;-........,. .Deh'dre Doone Wiitten 20 years ago by the lat^ and unknown .Ade G. Abbott, and first performed at the "Q" theatre last July, this is labeled "a siiiiRle story," and it certainly is. Reminis- cent of serials, jt proves that there is much virtue in the Fifth Com- mandment and that the devil cant stand up to a good woman. Set in a West Country fishing village, story i-evolves round Barbara Mullen, as a widow, who has to eittricate her three young sons from the trouljle they get into when they lose Iheir heads over a girl. Play's ingredients range from the drama of an illegit- ' fContinued on f^ge 77)