The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
Summer Plays
in Woodbury.
Professional Company to
Present Four New
Productions

great ueNI OF lntcfcbt VI WOVuf
bury and surrounding towns " nj.
ready boing shown over the fnct
that there In TO he n pfofessl0 nnl
theatrical company In Woodbury.
this summer, eullcd the Brookiiofd
Players. who will give n series. or
four, fun length new plays by iin-
pOrtant American writer's, In tho
Woodbury. town hall, Many pcopio
In tho surrounding towns or Mug.
atuek, Waterbury and WATERFOWL.
M well as those IN Woodbury., arc
glad OF this long awaited oppor.
tnnity OF seeing mn original Now
York company do now plays ana
nre especially pleas0d that the
season membership tickets VIII be
loss than one third tho price OF
those plays when they open IN
New York next season.
The entire company has n f,ne
record OF achievement on tho stage.
Many important parts IN 0uthtnhds
Ing plays IN Broadway have bcen
played by actors and actresses now
with the lir0okneld Players, The
basis OF selection for this summer
company wax an exceedingly cnre-
ful one. Though nppllcn tons from
professi onais In New York mum.
bcrod Into tho hundreds, 0ach one
was interviewed, Those finally NO
ieeted for the four plays we're
chosen. because thoy had some UNI
usual qualities needed by their
parts, Many IN the east arc
known 10 Connecticut people ana
nt least two actresses have ncufby
summon homes. Mary Blair, who
created no many famous roles IN
Eugene ONeIll's plays with tho
provlneetOwn Players In Now York.
has n homo IN Heddlng Ridge,
Jane Rurby, who appeared In New
York, IN Virgil ueddos' much dis.
euRsod play, '"The llarth Botwoon"
lives IN South Norwalk. Others IN
tho Gust include. Clnra Mahr Al.
mn Brock, Alice CUWnn, BILLY Sid
Gilman, beverly Roberts, Andre
Daguot, Norman Peck, Gage Clark,
John Luoag, Robert Greene and
Every nhaao In tho productions
Of tho Drookheid Players IN being
nude TO contribute 10 tho faithful
Interpretation OF Tho plays they
Will rive, The direction viii DO un.
dor Meyer Levin, who has been do.
Herlbed nv ono OF tho most talent.
cd young directors In tho thea,er.
Louis Bunnin, who viii design tho
scenes, received his training undor
no lesB u muster thnn Diego !tiv'
ora, whom many hold M Americas
foremost painter.
Tho nrst play 10 DO produced ~
Woodbury. by tho Bro0kileld Plny.
eps In called, I'm the Tradition" u
In II comedy written by virgil Ged'
doa, whose plays critics deheribo ~
striking n new noto ~ playwrst-
Ing" Mr. deddea, n well known
playwright ind lecturer on drnmn,
whose home In ut Bro0kheld Con-
tor, Connecticut, has had plays
produced In New York, Boston
Detroit and elsewhere and they
have boch published In this coun.
try and abroad. The opening OF his
new play, "lii tho Tradition" VIII
be watched with interest IN Now
York. Several well known critics
and producers have already slgnl.
Nod their Intentions OF being press
cnt. Mr. 0eddcs plays always pro.
woke discussion and sometimes. IA
In the cQse Of "The Earth Be-
tween" heated arguments. Whom
this play was produced by the
Provincetown Players In Now York
city, critics In this country and In
England waged arguments across
the Atlantic. .4|
Other plays to DO produced by
the Br0okhel Players will be chos.
en- from "Key Largo" by Kather-
Inc Clugston. without Victory by