The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-09

clergy, laymen and critics, we're una
exciting piece.
Wings over Europe" IS melodra-
ma. with all the suspense one looks
for in such plays, but it is melOdra-
ma Of a logical and superior sort.
A young scientist learns how 10 con-
troll the energy of atoms, which
gives him the power to abolish
drudgery and want. to turn sand
into gold, or to blow the world to
bits. He announces this discovery
to the cabinet Of Great Britain.
The young man is poet and
an idealist. He asks the cabinet
0 formulate a program by which
his discovery. if he consents to re-
cal it, will be used for the good OF
all mankind.
one fascinating aspect Of the first
act IS the convincing way in which
u demonstrates that the statesmen
first fail to grasp the idea at all
When they do comprehend, their
lear or what damage could be done
with this power outWeights their
hope of benefits. They don't be-
lieve that human beings are ready
for such power Their proposal is
hat the young scientist destroy his
ecret.
The young idealist is true re-
former. He can not bear to let peo-
pie alone. And it isn't difficult for
aim to reach the conclusion that II
he can't remodel the world to suit
his own ideas. the next best thing 10
do is to destroy 1t.
The play presents in interesting
fashion the various emotions with
which the cabinet members await
their doom. At the climax, one OF
them shoots the idealist in desperate
attempt to keep him from blowing
I'D the world. He succeeds; but
while the youth lies dead, word
comes that another scientist has
discovered the same secret, and has
taken pains to compel the accept
ance of that same political reforma-
ton for which their young idealist
had hoped.
The authors. Robert Nichols. Eng
lish poet. and Maurice Browne, &C
tor playwright and producer C'Jour-
ney's End. with the help of an
extraordinarily deft and vital per-
Torrance, have taken the most I'M
likely theme and situation and built
into them a living fabric that def1es
the ordinary conventions of the
theater: but is unusually success
mi in creating that intense and
sustained emotion which it is the
business of the theater to create.
s'Wings Over Europe" has the at
nosDhere and effect. so far as the
audience is concerned. of first-rate
rlyctery play. with this difference
and this superiority-that it deals
with bomdleSS things which try the
limits of the human imagination.
and gives the auditor the agreeable
sensation Of a good time combined
with the feeling of looking beyond
infnity and imaging the unimagin-
able
The piece is directed by one OF
the cleverest young stage directors
in the land. Reuben Mamoulian,
who has performed similar task
in "Porey" and Marco Millions" for
the Guild. He is now at work on
the Guilds production Of Roman
Roliand's 1.-THE Game of Love and
Death"
The original cast which created
wings over Europe" in New York
will olso appear in the Indianapolis
enforcement, with a few minor ex-
cepticns.
Due 10 the recent and sudden
death Of Grant Stewart, the part
OF Sir Romilly Blount. first lord of
admiralty, played so effectively by
him. will be taken by William H.
Sans. who has been brought over
from London to ill this role,
The players are Alexander Kirk
land. Ernest Lawford, Morris Crnov-s
sky, John Dunn. joseph Kilgou,
Bovd Davis. Nicholas JOY. Hugh
Buckler. Thomas a. Braidon,
Charles Francis. William H. Sans,
Edward Cooper. George Graham,
Gordon Richards. Edwar3 Lester,
Lionel Bevans, Charles C--1n. Har-
old Thomas.