Evening star., 1943-06-13
Theater Hits Hit New High
In Hollywood Checkbooks
Years Outstanding Feature Matter
Of Record Prices Paid by Cinema
For Best Dramatic Wares
By Jay Carmody.

Now that the 1923 has officially closed-an
arbitrary conclusion since the running
favoe pastme assessing its outstanding development
The opinions almost people entitled
to hem and of them final but difference
The nonay has closed imposes upon every one
the necessity for reflection its deepest meaning.
If there is preferred deepest
current it probably related prices Hollywood
has paid for the residual rights plays
The prices never have been high before least the
not and before the last item sod
the record of 100000 PAID for The Moon Down
Guilds highly
reported bids for Richard
of Lynn Riggs Green Grow Normally
nonhysterica persons in the business will tell with
appearance that they have lust heard
offered $35OOOO privilege
movie
Second Company Is Problem
Guild Finds More
The truth ouwardly indifr-
to the guild ITSELF spectacular
al-tme its hands and
publics roll with private
of the movie getting
road formed provinces
IN the autumn while the New York company runs along
that
of any similar item since-or inclusive of-"show
There thought guild might make the picture
itself eventually
reported bidding vigorously for the rights
Another hit whose sitting waiting
highest bidder Is Tomorrow
There is nice element of in this attitude
part 1t lies IN the fact that the play dealing with the problem of
the of Hler education might bascay
affected to movie worth by change the
There those who think impressive pernence end
with end of hostiies
WIN choren being concerned with
Fuehrer There others VINO think the child problem
will continue to be the long the
leader has been taught the
latter group believes correavey that it
matte decision to decide against haste in dposng the film
to the play.
Although paid price play 100000 for
Maxwell Anderson The of ST Mark Eolywoods
lavish total spending for those pieces literature
which would tend of
labored past year.
That is reflected in outlay
Boys which gives the
takes and lghtsom attitude
ment requirements of the times.
Warmers Standard Offer for You
Was S250,000 for Anything.
In offering that the author
goth Century, (Which the 100000 the Anderson
play exceed by $4,000 the apparently price
offering for Broadway this
three
of the lot This Is the Army
enormously successful reflection military life
has been almost the making
decided picture
pronts regarded Holywoods
Warmers other s250O checks for the rights The
Dough Girls which highly successful fortnight
National, and Dark Eyes"
the DRAMA highest price straight
piece teater the $3.50 900 which said
Hepburn Phillip Barry without
play. which sold magic Hepburn
of the critics found rather bana its
dealing international politics. will eventually
vehicles for Miss Hepburn Her collaboration the project in which
believes with almost classic will be
The causing the slightest the publishing
studio which we'll history when the check
history included the ukewamness of the
critics but the hesitation of the Theater Guild bring into New
York after opening Spring, and Miss Hapburns whimsical
withdrawal the hit
New York in the fall.
that kind a utterly fearless authorship
of the largest HOLLYWOOD the risidua rights
to the theaters most profitable writing.