Evening star., 1937-12-05
Steinbeck's First Plav
Powerfully Written
Young Author Reveals "Warmest,
Richest New Talent" in
American Theater.
By Richard Watts, L.

must have many good hearty laugh at tbo.
N melancholy collapse theater While other
mpaos shaking obviously approaching
demise OF the stage out to
agency for aid Mr. Harris goes calmly about his business
OF producing hits Are the
and unelng notices? Harris offerings
generally receive Is impossible gather satisfactory
all the good actors performances
ana the general quality OF the playing in the Harris productions
critics. the quality try buy couple good
seats for tomorrow nights performance
1t true that all the good paywgh writing scenarios
and that boherng these its da
oen oaS hn look at the Harris production of John steinbeck
and Men and the has
emerged in American dramatic Clifford odets
1t certainly is not intention picture current
miracle
suggested that the man who has presented NC with ~ c -
With Stage Be
successful chiefly prefn to offer tried and
established trade goods under careful and
that he provides pretty careful to avoid
original and distinctive plays by untred
this charge can be made in long Mice
1t true that the stnbeck popular admired
beste that plav form and
that Mr. seinbeck far from unknown Yet
the mere TACT that OF Mice and Men, fell
novel slipped into play fashion that
the similarity in the deception make the whole
thing artificial to be ILL
founded of Mice and Men distinguished American play of
Where its one rival Golden Rov t for oil M ~ - 49,
end disappointment "o completely satisfying
OF NICE the damazation of novel It
the novel, quality bodily upon the stage
N al " us emotional power intact and with even more vdne than
on the printed suppose
that look philosophical deserves the
term Certainly its tragic tale of the great hung
who wanted friendship killed
story how Lenne Cuey wife
broke her neck and him from
pursuing mob The people the
society their language uncouth oveny
other should been nut out
early age 1t happens however that Mr. stebe
materials and them strange vu sort
beauty until of CRIME and ugn
becomes poignant and heart breaking
sympathy gone into the play which gives
the immensely touching quality that
able dramatic with its
VVdness and truth Mr. snk how terribly
affection all the migratory
out them He that curey
paec hgure because She too was seeking love and
ship she could find swamper Candy the
crippled Negro Crooks the eating
hearts out with desire for friendship something
to look forward to lonely doubt
embarrassing paho Fortunately however he kent as firm
realistic
drama work Of understanding nnentaly
said upon the occasion casting Wa
virtual perfection and still think
M ~ Luce as Tile hape WIFE, and of Sam Bird the venomous
Cur both her combination of
hmboyant hyerica and
mpotent nasne OF course the important matter
unsatisfactory complete failure Fortu
oon Oh hem are nothing short brilliant and
qualities of strength compassion Then oo
'o Hanton enormously touching the pathetic
the others admirably character settings by
Oenslager
kaufman that he
Every one in fact helps to make playwright
event in the heater
surprised week find an advertisement for the Eb
comedy called George Margaret
was genuinely amusing AS matter
BORE and tried
words but what
heater Guild going further? Sunday
quoted calling "a delightfully."-
perfection wrote thing
invented pproxmang
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