The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-12
BY GILBERT SWAN NEA Service Writer

New York = The American girl will be glorified this winter by members of her own sex.
 The sudden death of Flo Zieg- field has brought this revolution ary prospect. Never in Broad ways ever-changing scenario have women been overlords of those glittering girly-girly shows which featured the feminine form. This had been a mans job!
 Grudgingly it had Been proved that women might make good in the theater. Katherine Cornel! has been a most astute producer; Eve Le Galliene has operated the most successful of repertoire com panies; Anne Nichols stunned the show world with 'Abfe's Irish Rose" And there have been othOrs. 2
 Hut the names connected with mugic revues, operettas and such had been almost one-hundred per cent male: Ziegfeld, White, Car roll, Sam Harris, Billy Rose, Aar- ons and Freedley, Max Gordon and so on.
 when ziegfe1d died. however, the status of his famous "Follies" and planned enterprises became uncertain.
 The widow, Billie Burke, one of the most charming actresses or this generation, came into com mamd. She was out on the RKO lot in Hollywood working in "A Bill of Divorcement."
 On Broadway the Ziegfeld af- fairs had been quickly taken aver by the millionaire, A. c. Blumen- thai. But the actual producing end of the Blumenthal family is the lovely Peggy Fears, herself a former "Follies" girl who chanced to wed wisely and happily. Blum enthal was haeyily interested In the revival of Show Boat"
 The Ziegfelds and the Blumen- thals had been the best of friends; Peggy Fears and Billie Burke had been chummy.
 So, according to the best obtain able information on Broadway at the moment, it will be Mrs Ziegfelds "Follies'' this year - with Billie Burke at the helm! And with the Peggy Fears-Blum- enthal fortune as part of its back ing.
 as soon as her picture is finished, Billie Burke will begin to take personal interest in the Ziegfeld affairs. Already, it is known, she has gone over the score of new Jerome Kern music show which had been written for her late hus- band. And. it is said, it will have her approval.
 Just what effect this new woman influence will have on the "F'ollles' and other musical shows is some thing that Broadway awaits with more than passing interest.
 Miss Fears, by the way, steps out this winter as one. of the pig streets most important entrepre- neurs. She has signed Leonore Uric, one time Belasco favorite, for 'sNona," a play which has re- ceived excellent advance advertise ment. Also she has signed the playwright, John Colton, who au- thored "Rain" and j"Shankhai Ex- press" for his newest effort, Saint Wench." And with Helen Menckeh starred. There may be another "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" based on the "Floradora" sextet, and written by Jack Kirkland.
 Eva Le Gallienne will be back in her Civic Repertoire theater after a seasons absence abroad She opens the year with Molnar's .Liliom," one of the plays in which she first gained fame. She will have a half dozen new produc- tions, including a dramatization of "Alice in wonderland"
 Katherine Cornell, after the success of "The Barrets of Wfm-- pole Street." has been encouraged to go on with producing and will put on "Alien Corn," with Rich ard Massey.
 Few coming events have attract ed so much attention as the dram atization of Pearl Bucks, The Good Earth" for two years best selling novel.
 And since the new year gets away with Domino" foreign drama translated by Grace George. 1t looks like a spectacular season Tor the "opposite sex' on Broadway.