The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

1O prOducClOnS Qolng DuSlneSS rangl Most of the shows on display are
 The arrival of four big musical shows within 8 short time-the Irving Berlin all-army extrava- ganza, "This Is the Army" (of which more at later date), "Star and Garter" By Jupiter" and Stars on Ice," an ice-skating revue-has served to give the necessary fresh ness to the established list and keep the playgoers interested. A pro- tracted dearth of new productions always tends to harm the business of tile shows that have been run ming for some time
 Ten of the 20 productions on dis play are of the musical variety, in cluding two vaudeville unit shows, which will give you an idea of the war-Nme trend of entertainment laughs, music and girls.
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 The Broadway people as a whole are staying closer to home this summer-as who isn't-because of the acuteness of the travel situa- ton and its attendant effect upon the summer stock business along the east coast.
 Some of the well-established rural playshops are open for business again, but the list is greatly reduced from what it has been. While this can be expected to work to the ad- vantage of Broadway making avail able a better selection of actors for city productions as well as a large number of potential seat buyers, 1t also may work something of a dis advantage. Before the war put @ crimp in travel New York had be- come 8 great summer convention and vacation town and the pro- ducers counted heavily on this transient business, but under the present circumstances the usual in- Aux of free-spending visitors hardly will materialize. However, the show men hope that the natives, with more cash than usual, will take up some of this slack.
 
 THE towns latest personal suc- cess story concerns Clifford Hay man. 26, who eight years ago was an office boy for Producer Max Gordon and now is the justly happy proprietor of the successful murder play, "Uncle Harry" He worked up with Gordon from office boy to stage manager of one of the Sister Eileen" companies and then quit when he ran across the script of the Thomas Job play and became obsessed with the necessity for pro- ducing 1t. He drummed up the back ing and there he Is, on top of the heap.
 Keep pretty busy in dual role. One month you'll run into him bus fly promoting as press agent new production from the workshop of Producer Dwight Weere Wiman and the next you'll find him engaged in presenting or getting ready to pre- sent production under his own house flag. Right now, after suc- cessfully launching Wiman's By Jupiter" Weatherly is laying the preliminary plans for his own offer- ing of Little Darling" a comedy by Eric Hatch, the novelist. It goes into rehearsal the last week of August.
 
 THE night clubs of the town also are doing pretty well these hot days. Whereas many of them have closed up shop during the summer months, a majority are staying open to good business, especially on week-ends, and show no signs of taking vaca- ton.
 Tn fact, the night club impresario who is known as Mother Kelly has just opened a new place here bear ing that name and is presenting a fast and funny floor show to keep the customers happy. This Is Kelly's second venture in New York: he spends most of his time running his famous Miami, Fla, club.