Variety (Dec 1927)

VASIBTY TE G IT I M A^ E W i int i fc y, IMcMAir U, 1827 Ml4 #low Bpotfl crop up here and there, mostly in the flnal AOt, but none Ks a scriuus fault, with much to condone them. The tthow is sightly in Its four "epiBodes" of H«.litl Ktag^e sottinK-^. Wftlich open witli an Intlian ct rt^mony at dawn on a hilltop. It is iiere that Marion Keeler, as the Chief's daufirhter, first offors "Alone." the highlight melody whigh is reprised ttiroughoiit the show and will surely mnko the disks and dance floors, fiweet voi<:e, this girl, and vocally blending with Allan Prior. The aecond act is tho exterior of an English estate, the contrast from the biasing blankets of the tribe be- ing helphtenod by but a three- minute intermission. Thence to a western barroom, and after that a ■olid nmch li()us<> ot as the finale. Around 70 pcoitle on the stage at the opening of the third act. with the male chorus counted at 25 jMU^Iler in the shuw. A Kfeat forma- J^on and effect number in the flnal gtaosa had abuut 40 girls working «rith ab<jhit men; mass stuff eredited to B«*by Berhel•3^ «nd yood. Chaps, blankets, evening gowns, ofl[lcers' formal dinner attire, sport clothes and dance-hall girls give the •how a good-sized costume bill Without the sets. Janney haan't cbeatcd on production or in num- bers and has a heavV salary Hat. Ko attempt is made to list the musi- etU numbers, as the music M syn- chronized to the story for at least iBO per cent, of the stage time. Next to "Alone," P'rimrs best effort comes forth in regimentai eohg. for which prior leads the oii^le ■Ingeri la 0ie •econd act. ^ Am generally true of most operet- tas, this one is shy of comedy. Little or nohe uiUii the action g^ts tnto .th# weitet4t ei^Toon. where Bfark Bmlih takes charge of the depart- IttMlt. Much flourishing of .44'8 and a vilYo pf cbWbot driWIe ar* the prindpat means. Forrest Hiifl as CtLMh Hawkins, the western heavy, was partleatarly broad In tthiufteter delineation. Prior, featured, rated the billing en hie work. HIetirlonleiiliy he led the cast and on voice never wavered. Ae far as known, this is the first time he hae ever received single billing in a show. An Australian. Prior has beeh around for some time, lately in the picture houses, and particularly a standard at the Strand, prior to which he appeared In Shubert revues and one or two other shows. A good-looking boy Whom tho women and men like. Vhia one win set him. 46hn Mealey, Charles Oalagher hnd Prior carried the principal male Vocal burden, and' well, while MIhs Keeler and Haz^l Glen led the femi- nine voices. Miss Clen duetted nice- ^ with Prior, artd if prone to oc- casionally weakness on lines, made «p for it in conjunction with the orchestra. Aysa, Kaz won a couple of chances to secure Mndivlded attention with an odd form of Indian terpeichore, enhanced by chorus Xormations, and KHy Itawley got loose for a hard- lAioe bit along side of the third act bar. I^wrcnce D'Orsay does very well, iu usual, by his **8ir iTohn.** The show needs cutting, and the scissoring has probably started. A duet by Prior and Mm Keeler In the flnal act Is a logical absentee, also some of the by-play in acts 3 and 4. Allowing that thM are around 70 people in the chorus, and there are between ^5 and 40 men In the pit, Janney has an o that can't be laughed off. The show is colorful and tuneful •nough to make It a success, and no matter whnt happens, the smoothness of tliis opening perform anee rates as an aiQhlevemMlt. CASTE Jo« wibw's nroductlun of Cosmo Bftin- nton't (Irama. ndanted by Mr. ' Hamilton from his be.sf-Hotllnv' novel of aame title. Bta«e(1 by Ptimpb.n Oullan. J<et9 (all 1«- terfor) do-fiKuoil by IJorbvrt Ward «nd •xtHutr.l by vyurd A. Harvey. In thrfp mct» (r> «cene»). , Openeit Dec. tl!: at Manaflold. Aliquot iin Ki'ownlow VMIIO BMnHhSW Refflnalil Wntfor Wilbtt 'i'. Wipney lVr» yvnl Col. TCiMklnc Dallxyitlo ^'arttuhnr, lifite rnnndinn lllrrhi|ln(l#rt^,»lt<'p:lnald MaMn Llllinn Sht'prelh. .Vera Nellnon Denliutn , .'.Ciordon Rlchardp. Bdmond .OsmMniray ,,., ^fiOm A«tl«y HtJMi Fsrquiiiir..Wlntfre4 Klnimton Anthony Nortlmip ..AndfnMm l4iwler Lord Warmltitter ..f(ini#«t| HnbbM Lsdjr WHrnilnnter (Col. Parquhar'a oouain) Nanc!r> Tl. MnrMnnd JMS Farqnliar i.in Martin tM DuohosH I>e Merry cMrn. t'lmiiihar'M cc-u.-^ln) ,., !llMa Spons: Max T/orbenateln.. i Iloraco Uraham tint. Otto •SSto,.,.ii..... l<*;in Kl»f»U.y Albert .. i^.:...Cnrlin Crandall laoeb J. X^SMMMtaln...... Albwt Bninlns a dumbeM like this one could notice that. And then ttie casting. Nice, all the way. Sume of the players seemed to belong. Hut If the play's there, the InternKirriers and their families, friends and enemies, or those who said wait nnd see, will have to sup- port it. It's too talky, too draw^'T up to scene climaxes, and those climaxes In the main are too'flat to send this over for the mOb. "Caste" in the booH, for two- thirds of ito way. Is snappy. That's what's missinp: on the stage. Mr. Weber, liowever, has some- thing in the film rli^hi.s. This is not meant to be read that "Caste" woii'i get over. No one can call these specialized plays. They may turn at any time or never. As a picture though, this story should screen bettei: than the book reads or the script plays. With Mr. Hanrilton taking the angle of the Jew's family resenting his marriage to a Christian as heartily as the girl's family did to hers to a Jew, that may interest Jews—or Christian. One of the best scenes and the best climax* is where the elderly Jew forbids his son's nmrriage, with both families equal In rank and wealth In their respective circles. Only Mr. Hamilton neglected to bring out a point that's In his book. It is that one of the families inherited Us money and the other family earned It. Or If yon go Into the book which says that a man at 50, over or under, can break away from what he confesses Is hl» oilly or greatest love as Farquhar did, to "go back home and be good." In or out of Times square—but still, maybe, Mr. Hamilton Is not yet 50. "Caste" as a yes and no tale gives the Jews an edge. But Mr. Hamilton to give Mr. Weber's show an edge might acknowledge for publicity purposes whom his sev- eral characters of both faiths were modeled upon. Not the Berlln- Mackey angle, that's too apparent, but his mixture of Berlin and the others, particularly the Hebrew father and the Farquhars. Although there are numberless Farquhar married couples in this land. ttoatlF aittltts th^ MPtr*' of course. Those who have intermarried and their relatives with their others should see "Caste," though they might. have read the book, for In the play they will see Vivian Mar- tin as Jean Farquhar. Miss Martin is so refreshing on the* speaking stage In this role that Mr. Weber should tie her up for another piece to follow^ ▼ • ' * • Winifred Kingston does well as Mrs. Farquhar; Albert Bruning sends over a strong chord as the elderly Lorbensteln, son of Max Lorbenstein. the enthusiastic con- cert pianist tatrty dMM !^-'Hbrace Braham, who looked the part as a type peihaps better than he jplayed Halliwell Hobbess and Jean Shelby in bits did enough to draw applause on their ewa When exiting Monday evening at the Mansfield. Play is now running in five scenes. The opening scene of 16 minutes was entirely dropped and with that four characters who ap- peared only in it. Among them was Vera Beilson, who played Lil-. llan Shepreth, Farquhar's mistress in France. .Planting was made In- stead through added dialog in the only scene instead, the flrst act. Joe Weber has not made a pro- duction for some time. He went heavy for this one as a drama. Looks like a |30,000 Investment be- fore opening. And he's ip I«ew Fields' MansfleM thehtre on West 47th street. Lew having assumed the house and giving ^Jpe the first wha<^. •"• • It's said "Caste" Is In on a stop of (10.000, and the show must do about $12,000 to break. That sounds like a lot for the side streets, but there are possibilities for this play. With all of this "tolerance- of late, some on the level and some for publicity, "Caste" falls In op- portunely, maybe, and the maybe is, if anyone cares. They have been getting married for years and they will keep It up. And Joe Is protected by the pic- ture rights; they are worth a fat sura. As the opinion must be set down« this won't go fbr unless there's an unsuspected «rgf |n unsuspected sets* • Bime likely to keep Bill in- some Interest- ing royalties for a number oC w<eeks. With the attthet's aewspaper training and his many newspaper pals, coupled with bonansa of ez- ploiutlon posslbllltlea fbr an **ez- pose" of the leather-pushing racket. "Celebrity" has much to rely on for Its extended tenancy. "Celebrity" deals with a pugiUst of literary bent, and Is a cinch sug- gester of Gene Tunney, although the scrapping between the pug and his mentor ("Circus'^ Snyder, a Bamum of the squared circle, who exploits his charge from a bum into the con- tender class) Is remindful of the legal battle of the Jacks, stlU hMtf* ing fire In sundry courts. Keefe's insight on the cauliflower racket is thorough and set forth with considerable shrewdness. The publicity building, the literary ho- kum, the prop "mumsy," who poses benignly at $80 a week and has an Unratural thirst for Volstead's most disliked beverage, the building up of the newspapermen,: the super-gam- bler, Solly Gold (page Arnold Roth- stein!). who is capable of intimidat- ing "Circus," and kindred sidelights on the Inner * workings of framing and collecting on a match, make for an intere.sting peep at how real ring gentry might conduct their business. But for some extraneous talklness and thinness In * spots "Celebrity" would rate as importantly in rela- tion to the cauliflower Industry as "Broadway" and "Burlesque" do to the convert charge places and the Show business. Like the author. It's a maiden pro- duction for the new procluclng firm of Herman Shumlln and Paul Streger, respectively the former general manager and casting direc- tor for Jed Harris with "Broadway," when deciding to step out on their own. • In '^elebHty," Shumlln A Streger have a sturdy proposition, a capable but not exf$enslve cast, a moderate production and great picture possi- bilities. The flim rights should more than make this venture wx»rth while. Streger's astuteness as a caster is evidenced In this pla7. Crane Wilbur as the cocky but eflllclent ' Circu.s" Snyder, Claude ^ooper as Clem, Hale Norcross. the manager; Constance McKay as the pug's ex- sweetle, Oavin Gordon as the box- ing literateur, Nancv Sheridan, the fern lead, and Msnrlea Freeman as Solly Gold, were perfect tj r p eg, con- \ lnclng at all times. With an eye to th« box score, this reviewer who Is happy at the oi>-' portunity to boost <k pal, must re- strict his optimistic hopes to a moderate run at moderate money in view of the circumstances afore- mentioned. Keete atipends a pro- RTrnnn note that "the author Is In- debted to George S. Brooks for valuable gu g geatiep g and assist- well. It IMW »e pittt latm flM teat second. ■The premlM'lt an cM one—pros- perous, artistic second-generation ghetto boy transplants hia family to surrotfndings where they are out of their element; he Is an antique expert and gives them art furniture. But his little sister won't let hhn keep her. She works in a shop near the Winter Garden. There she meets up with crooks. She falls for one of them and marries him. He Is In a Jam. She won't let him take the fence, calls up 'thi bulls hiMtwlf, turns him up, goes to Atlanta and works as a waitress to be near him while he does his bit brings htm back, straightens and squares him— and is the final word in devotion and heroism. Mean^ifhile her pop languishes and sickens.. Upstage brother won't let her. the light of his olif life, come to visit. But mother double crosses, the ex-con gets the wire, the answer Is Birdie comes on the jump to get him in good humor. She starts him laughing, .^e gets in high and in the middle of a laugh passes out Curtain. If that's for Edna Hibbard, what's left for Sophie Tucker? The rest of the cast Is fair. No outstanding personal hits except Sonia Radlna as a Hebe woman, every word a smash laugh. And a baby actress, Muriel Held, tine in a bit. The direction also fair. Only a director if he had any po^r or per- suasion should have aaVWl aiainst wasting Miss Hibbard in this. Maybe against wasting all the Jack on the' whole thing, for It Isn't a play. It's 'still a good story. Has' some Jew appeal, and, of course. Miss Hurst has some fol- lowing. So has Edna, though one more like this will crimp it. So this shouldn't double tia rtittittedlately. But It can'^ >ast. i^o^i. THE LOVE NEST Comedy by Robert E. Sberwood based on Rinc Lardner'e etory of asme name; pre- aent«d by tl|« Actom-Mana^rs, Inc.. In as- •oclsttoa Willi Sidney Rosa. At tbe Ct)in- edy, DSeeskbsr B. gtsged by AffMS Mor- gan. ■ Slim oarey .Albort Carroll I'ete John FtanoUi Roche \u Kxtra Brewater Board .\ Stage Hand Vincent Maliory .\ Voice George Hoag Bernie John Ryiine Violinist ^. ...Leon Goldmnn Mae Jennings .Geraldlne Wall Property Man.*«.,....^ (George Heller Liou Oiegg *»...»,.»•. .Clyde Fillmore Mt^rcer otto Hulett Frmicls Deane....«*• Marc J.oebeii Mi».s Ja«ObS..*«.j..M**«**'* I-'Xy L.ubcll Tubi n ^t Qcoi ge Hoag Maureen Mtltoa...t.Paula Trueman Cell*. On|gg.i•..^.«V••^.^»*^••••Jt>ne Wsliker anoow' IT IS TO LAUGH Barbour. Orlmmlna A Bryant pre.spnt Pannle Humfa comedy drama, staffed br Rollo I,k>yd. Beta deiiiirned and decorated by P. Dodd Ackerman; Bdna Hl*>bard featured; at the igitlnire thSStrSt Doe. 26; $3.80 top. Solve Henneaaoy Edward Butler Kddie Lenaer FVank Beaaton Btrdle Ooldnnh Vdna Hibbard Mrs. JqHuh OoId(lall..MiB0. BollH Oudtnaky Mr. JvllttS OoMAali Irvine Honlgman Maid ....,.«..»..»..« Jeaa Bryant Mni. RaMnoTttidi.... .foala Radinn Mr. RabfttoTlteli. ;. .Mfysr Soitaer ■visile OeMflab ...lAiflM Reld Morrlo Oeldflah Joha DoTtdaon Mra. Morrta Ooldflah Sosla VirSaof French Ooremesa. Mona BracKen MlsB BInney Tx>l* Arnold Doctor Hawy W. Pemborton cla ss. hotll Plays with Itiiriited appeal are |iazardoii.«. "Ca.sto" is in tli;ii Way.s. Tho iiitorin.'iiM iaK«* tiling lia.^ Ikm'ii done to d*'atl) in t>ook and play. I)Ut "COTmo Hamilton made tt stand tip much bettor iK'tueon covers than he has dono hotwoen curtains. Joe Weber must liave fallen In love with the book. He pro<lucod the play. And Joe bougrht a proat troussraii for his baby. It's unite the best looking collection of in- terior (room) sets Broadway hSL» seen for a while. Herb Ward ffets credit. And the women dress well. Even CELEBRITY Herman Shumlln aiid Paul Btroftr .pre- sent thia comedy by Wlllard Koofoln three acta (two sooneo). Stasod by JMward <:o(nlniun. Oiienttis Dec* 2o at the Lyeeum. |3.ao top. <^'tem Claude Cooper Lfonny t) Nell .....Halo Norcroaf* Vera O'.N'ell Irene Hubbard JoRle Shaw Conatance McKay Harry Regan.. Oavin Uonlon "CIrcuV' Snyder Crane Wllhur Solly Hold. ...Maurloo Freeman l>>rnthy Cbll.ls Nancv Hheridan Mrs. Hemingway Mabel Montiromery M.»ha«Hmii Harry M. r«>oke Mis* Vincent Knae Kra Mr. Colilnira SUm (*hrl»»>f.iu rane I'hlHp Wfm.l Margaret Armstrong Willard Keefe's much-horalded novitiate entry witli lii.s "Celebrity," .' . I "-I ^• M <'i" a SM!i::;er," portend.s great promise for thi.s popular news- pos- ii Mits :iH a pliiy- wright. As a maiden effort "Celeb- rity" is an au.spieiouH contender. Just missing being a sock click, but This would have made a good short storr* That to tli* iiiitiwn at irhlch numla Hunt ililim. That is her natural language. She shouldn't talk it on the •tac% thooslu Too expensive. Enda Hibbard is featured. Mis- cast for the second time by the same firm. Her husband to one of the producing trio. 8he gets $1,000 a week from other producers. And how that nifty li'l comedienne can earn It! What she did In 'Ijadies of the EveninpT" and "Gentlemen Pre fer Blondes" is nobody's business but her own. and she Ifm't attending to It. In this one and In "Tenth Avenue" she was assigned to pU^y saviorettes. Mi?^s Hibbard can play hussies from the floor up. Up to the heights But, why this sudden turn for the .»?he-reformer, the "heart of gold"? If she must play gold parts, she should dig it, not give it away. She is the life of "It is to Laugh"—what life it has. But she's wasted. The piece Is not destined to get money. It's a character study of Yiddish life. Miss Hibbard, with that sassy pug nose, plays Birdie C.oUlti.sh. Can't be. But that isn't fatal on the stage. Louise bresser onee played a Yid and got away with it. The point is that no mat- ter who played the part, "It Is to Laugli" wouldn't draw. It i.sn't good 42nd Street, though at times it is pretty fair Bronx. MiHH Hur&t has written a chara- , hntler . ter sketeh again. Like in "Hu- more.s<iue," but not so good. Moti- vatii»n is divided. Sympathy rup- tured. Love interest struggles, but like some of the Christmas liKht.s. spuLter.s - sputters—sparks— but doesn't flame. The character studies are ex- eellont. The first act, though tall.y. is the best. Conflnes itself almost i J entirely to what Miss Hurst does I actress could handle this bit • ^^^o left behind playin* with the kids upstairs, when G?e2; and hto yesmen go ott for a pre- view. Of eourse, it to startling to the newspaper girl, a mincing indi vidua! whose type was deliberateiv taken from Ufe. The pms giri ii shocked when she learns the truth about Celia, who she thought an ideal wife and mother. For the play, the Aetor-Munagera attracted artlsU outside their groun and made some good selections Aftoa Walker is corking, pauhi THieman, as the girl critic, won a rave from some of the newspaper crowd out front Albert Carroll One of the mainstays of the Grand street bunch, was content as as. sistant to Gregg and turned in a neat performance. Clyde Fillmore filled the Gregi? part capably. "The Love Nest" is the second play about Hollywood that caine in last -week, "Los Angeles" having preceded it. The latest piece Is an effective Story about the picture crowd. Insiders and Broadwayhes will like it, but there is too little laughter, ^d a lack of intense dra- matic j^Wtr. It 40ei not figure to land. ' thee. WHAT DO WE KNOW? W. Herbert A<lvn> praw^ata Olga Petr va starrlnK In hoi^ ewa three-act play (five sconea) at Wallack'a, opening De<. 's:. Samuel liovejoy John C Ciniylft ^>usan Western Josenhlnc M' r.se Sara Peabody ., Lillian K<"nl)le Kphraiin Mwlffgrlet. Maxwell Sliules Pearl du Rarrle Wllma Thomp.son Ina Unliefaka Helen Filnlr Ren I'oIerHon.«••«,•••• Jack I<e<*lie Kasha .••••»«•. Olga Petrov* rayons Johna... \..,,.«.... Carlton Hrickcirt Morgan Weatern ....Bradley Pago GUeKts— -., Brnentine FoSk4i.^«.>»^. .Suzanne Bennett Myra Winalow....*.«>....OUdyi ITfldmaa Dilly ^^cl( ftoot Ah Sinir..' .' Hdl' Pbt ' Koo Olivia. Horford...........Wllma ThoMpaoa PhlUp ' Horford Cheater Kmkine Mra. Wllla. '...llabol Wright Meiliums— Mr. Potter Jack Root I.uther Mnrttn JohnS^*- Oatlylo E2ather Skelly *' • Here is a comedy for Los Angeles. It ehoutd be great out there where the picture bunch know tliat much of tlie satirical comedy, ''The Love Neet,** is the truth. But around New York that's something else again. It's doubtful if the average plajrioer here Oares about the curi- ous enervating atmo.sphere that pervades the land that grows movies. This is Ring Lardner's story dramatized by Robert Kmmet Sherwood, and is the flrst attraction for the Comedy of the season. The house is the step-child of Broadway show shops. Tucked away on a side street and beinf of small capacity, few prod tt pfi w oare iMt>out booking into it. • Lardner has been out among the picture people, but he's living in Great Neck. Curious thing how New Yorkers transplanted to the coast seem to complain about everything Uut the climate, and eventually are willing to pass that up. That isn't exactly expressed in "The Love Nest," but it's there. The story has to do with the life of Lou Gregg, a noted director, and his wife, Celia, at their home In Beverly Hills. Wedded seven years, they have three children and to aU^juid sundry are a devoted couple. But there is a false note tn Cella's life. Her husband's ego hfui become so Obnoxtotis that little "sweet- heart", has turned to red liquor be- hind tier husband's., b^i^ All she hears is pictures, noir tnuch t*ola Negri's last one grossed,, how it was wrong for so and so to f.ie up with F^ox &?aln. etc. So Celia is to aban- don her fine home, take the children to New York and after divorcing Gregg Is to marry Forbes, eit^adtor wiio has been their butler. The scene in which Celia makes up her mind to leave Gregg Is not so good though perhaps enlighten ing as to the character of the hus band. He has been entreating her to stick, afraid of the scandal be- cause hl.s latest picture looks like a flop—they had cut it to 6,000 feet and d»)lled It up with wise crack titles. But a phone call from Sid Crauman, who thinks it the best audience picture flreKir ha.s ever done, clianges the director's atti- tude. He cares little that the wife is walking out. He order.s trarmpor- latii)n lor her and kids, nur.se and TllCn. aiirrniin«1<w^ hy til« yes-men. he troop.s to the office of the picture executive, referred to as "th.it damned button-hole maker," to demand a renewal of his contract. The bc.st scene Is in the second act when June Walker, as Celia. takes to drinking raw booze and wins a confession of love from J^'orbcs. Only a smart and clever Tlvere Handicapping her talents by an uncertain vehicle of her own writ* ing. Mme. Olga Petrova marked her Broadway return with a spiritual- Istie theme of indefinite character. Not until the flnal few minutes Is it established in which direction lie if me. Petrova's or the play's be« lief on sph*itiiallsm, wiUl the oon* elusion in the afflrmative^ The proYdeatlTe nature of the play should have Its appeal for the spook telej[>athy element and from that msqr'^ diBTelop some discussion with proper ballyliootnr and fresk exploitation. > • - Not electing to .concentrate - too much on the on© element, the play wanders from its Purity League source vUattt'"the ultimate spiritual- istic seance at the finale. That seance idea in itself should work out well for the matinee femme trade, giving an "inside" ea a spiritualistic get-together. T- , Mme. Petrova has woven hsr play with a modicum of sophlsti* cated observation, sounding fa* miliar in spots, wherein she takes a lusty rap at the pinch-nosed, prying purity fanatics. One had sworn her son to 101 per cent, allegiance to the Purity League, and on his mar- riage to Kasha (Mme. Petrova) he flghts off mundane temptations for four years, so that his wife is literally a married virgin. From that the play gets Green- wich Village-y in lU hokum, with the spiritualistic background the underlying motivation carrying it into the finale where Mme. Petrova contacts with the spirit of her lover. Looking lithe and languorous in her costume . creations, Mme. petrova gave an excellent account of herselt with the cast fairly sat- isfactory but not distinguished, ex- cepting the unsympathetic reform characters. Tho heavy lover was a flop. The swamis, ooms and other altetta'ed gentlemen of the spook cult also missed out. Mme. Petrova and her producer, W. Herbert Adams, who is a New York lawyer probably acting for the real backer, and said to b;e In- terested in some of Earl Carroll's ventures, doubtlessly appreciate fuU well that the basic appeal Is limited and similarly Its box office possibil- ities. Whatever interest it wiU create will be on the strength of the spiritualistic phase and among those of tWIit cult, it it s a cult. Abel PARADISE Play In three ncte by Win lam HurlbOt. Directed Hnd presented by Robert ■■jl**? at the 4«th Sire ?t theatre Per '-"0. Lll-l** 1 ,,si(.r featured. rasslo I'he.slnger Mlntile ihjpree Marxnret. Mrs. Rider. .BUwibeth IMtteraoB BUa, Mre. Springer Solen i v.oy\9 Adeljildo. Mre. OarlsoS. Klul>e .-^ir.>.<»m Henry^lder Edward Mr. •wBmpBon Bdward H. V **' Winnie KIder Ul.ian »;f''^ l>r. Achillea Swain Warr-n ^V 't*!" Harry iilder • .TV>in nrovrn nert HeaiMjr \ ArUng aiciuc William Hurlbut again dwells with CDTisiderrible morbid detail upon tho tormented soul of s*"*" .starved spinster. But this time ne dilutes the dose nnd tries to keep the patient laughing. Mr. Hurl- bufs own show, "Hidden," demon- strated pretty clearly earlier this season tliat there is no large or "