Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
STAGE NOTES

I'HE list Of productions scheduled for
= the season which nominally began
on the LIST Of August along that all
inclusive thoroughfare known as
broadway now numbers no less than
240 pieces. The New York theater
editors have counted them all up and
committed them to print. One Of
them. unduly cynical perhaps. has had
the temerity to point out that Broad
way. along with a certain internal
suburb, is paved with good intentions.
carrying his brash jibe to the extreme
Of revealing statistically that in former
seasons q good many Of the promised
dramatic productions never reached the
stage. In Summer season as slim as
this one, however most of the men who
write the Sunday theater leads have
been content to accept the promises
on their face value it's bold man
who will be faStidious on Q nieager
pantry.
Brock Pemberton, who has acquired
the right to three new American COM
edies, predicts that this season will be
zone Of the most interesting and pros
porous for the New York theAter In
recent years" Mr.. Pemberton opines
that 1t took two major shocks" last
season to arouse the managers from
their lethargy, One was the advent
Of the talkies; the other was q dearth
Of quality plays. The producer laughs
mate is moribund. mo form of enter
tainment will ever supplant the living
theater," he says. THE current that
flows between human beings on both
sides Of the footlights cannot be created
in any other way"
The news columns have already car
ried the information that Eugene
O'Neill, by the terms Of a pre-nuptial
contract entered into with his bride,
the former Carlotta Monterey, is
pledged to IS years residence in France.
The obligation Is rendered less onerous,
In almost anybody's view, by the fact
that the estate upon which. the O'Neills
will live has a large hunting preserve
and will have installed upon its ancient
premises swimming pool, q gym
nasium and a roof garden. Surely all
the other minor convenienceS may be
taken for granted. Mr.. ONeill Is I'M
derstood from late advices to be work.
ing upon new projects in dramaturgy.
1t is interesting to hear that he has
abandoned the trilogy Of plays (of
corning mans search for God and "our
present-day sickness" and will concen-
trate upon something else quite new.
John Drinkwater, English dramatist.
author Of the currently popular Bird
In Hand" has proudly cabled his New
York producers that "I'd ave you know
I've got daughter" They replied
How charming" Mrs. Drinkwater, a
violinist. is professionally known as
Daisy Kennedy.
The size OF the Atlantic City Audi
forum. with some seats an eighth of
mile from the stage, necessitated the
use Of microphones. as in radio trans
mission. during the production of Here
and There" recently.
A Munich producer has revamped
oscar Strauss "A Waltz Dream" senti-
mental. Graustarkian operetta. and
after adding comedians. chorus boys
and chorus girls, American hooters and
warblers. calls 1t THE Waltz Dream
Revue" The new melange has been
well received.
A motor car theater," similar to
the Jitney Players in this country, has
been taking good drama through the
isolated parts of southern Italy and
Sicily this year. The itinerant season
was inaugurated in Rome. with MUS
solini in attendance. Experienced pro-
fessionals make up the company.