The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-18
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

be a bit skeptical about the future, and perhaps a few industries deal ing in such trifies as clothing, food and transportation are little ap- prehensive. But so far as the en- tertainment business is concerned, we're right in the middle of a mod- est boom.
 Nobody has bothered to remind the producers that certain parts or the nation are writing their own real-life drama these days. And as for the drouth, theatrical pig wigs probably won't even hear or that until somebody writes play about it. Meanwhile they are plan ming the biggest season of theatri- cal touring since 1929.
 Of course everybody wishes them luck. It may be that the govern ment will create TPA (Theatri- cal Patronage Administration), or something whereby the citizens can be- supplied with box-office fodder for their own esthetic nourishment. "Green Pastures Revived
 Anyway a lot of shows, and some of them quite costly ones, are go- ing to hit the road. Katharine Cor nell, to whose extensive enterprise of last season may be credited the revival of the touring business, plans to remain discreetly on Broadway. So does Eva Le Galli- enne. But Walter Hampden will be out again, and Fritz Leiber, and the magnificent brown-skin fable, "The Green Pastures" The latter is to begin it's season in Virginia this month, swing southward to Mi- ami, and in various directions to Texas, Canada, and back to New York in February to observe it's fifth anniversary.
 At this writing, "As Thousands Cheer" Is winding up it's last few appearances as Broadway's big gest musical hit, and then will take to the road. Last seasons "Zicgfeld Follies' is doing likewise. The Theater guild has booked its two big successes, "Ah Wilderness" and Mary of Scotland" for many a big and little town performance. George M. Conan, in the former play, is to visit some New England cities which haven't seen a legiti- mate production in years. His barn. storming will last 34 weeks, and he'll get as far west as Chicago. Gallo Tours Again
 Helen Hayes, Philip Merivale and Helen Menken are to travel for in the Maxwell Anderson opus. Walter Huston and "Dodsworth," Men in White" winner of the last Pulitzer prize, and the color. full musical, Roberta" all are due for exhibitions in what Broadway likes to call the hinterland. Cor nelia Otis Skinner is to continue her astonishing solo-dramas; Lon- don's newly arrived D'Oyly Carte company of Gilbert-and-S Sullivan ties is going on tour; and there are to be two travelling companies of the very realistic Tobacco Road"
 The most ambitious excursion of all was begun the other day by Fortune Gallo, only travelling im- persario who has survived the past few lean years. On the special trains of the San Carlo Opera com pany were 125 performers and three carloads of scenery and cos tunes. In his pocket were con tracts for 40 weeks of appearances from coast to coast. This is M. Gallo's 18th year in grand opera. Broadway Ambitious
 Doomsday note: Quite number of people die on Broadway; rela- lively few are buried on Broadway, and only once in Q blue moon is anyone found to have been born on Broadway. But there's a Frank Saunders who expects to do all three. He already has been born, of course, and on Broadway. He owns a plot in Trinity cemetery, which is away uptown, at the end of Wall street. Dying on Broadway will be a matter of-er-luck, but it would be fine thing for the Saunders tradition.