Evening star., 1944-04-30
Fabulous Talents Fused
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BY Jay (arm0dy
quietly engine your automobile used to
idle four the past merging
of the two most fabulous talents field
Weles whisper Billy Roses director when
the latter produces Donald Stewards play
almost unnocd probably majestcaly significant
catastrophe times which the Roe-along
with 40oo,0Ooooo other humans-are living.
Normally of the of the enterprise
saonal every virtually never
that the Oympian whose every
intention colossal decide pool their genuses for the bteent
Of the theater That the implication OF the WeesRose project
Is Admrer
OF the Welesian Genius.
The deal the of
admiration for Wees the part Rose The latter
the publcs the drabness
sized Barnum who off extravagnza easily the
producer brushes his teeth has recognized Weles his
almost beginning latters
regard crsazed into determination stalk Weles into deal
when latters Marian invasion
most terrifying piece OF drama IN the history OF radio Wees
repeated that performance concession the Nations
mental emotional health the dplayo
enough for Rose Here his dream of
directoactor with imagination worthy sponsorship
whom to lavish Rose poketbook would not be wasted
Mr. Rose bded his time playing the Exposition and Worlds
circuit with Aquacades and similar coorful dramatic exhibits which
managed to turn other mammoth scientific,
Weles conquer then namely Holly
wood The idea of correcting the expoita
ton audience existing
makers of appealed worthy project
young with talent and ambition Wells history Holly
wood well repetition altogether
unhappy misunderstanding disintegraion caxed
by supeave awful piece of acting the leading
Eyre to hun1ane Wees in the ewes of
Hoywoodians whom he as those
who fled his Mars broadcast the sudden
induced the of his erswhe reciprocated
He ready after that for the
field, under the auspices of Rose.
When the rings the Stewart plav
project it will be something to watch.
Critics Failure TO Award Prize
Sets a Job for Playwrghts.
In their failure prize
las exclusively predicted in this column which the that
bothered its foolish the
srated that their method productive
than the old majority of the members of the
the first ballot the requirement. osensby
than the old of unlimited baloting play
finally through the vacaion willing to change
their minds
No a majority, Hellnlans "The
Searching Wind managed corral total
queny prize play of the
The decision probably set pattern long
as playwrights fall short of perfection
1t dissolves critics into unanimy
Incidentally Jacobowsky en-
thusiasts hoped might the Critics
pnsaoy distinction of being selected foreign play
the Meaning doubt that Wrfe
original disposed of his competition satisfactorily
S. N. Behrman, who composed the American version.
Barry Fitzgerald Makes Good
Critics Point on His Skill
For decade in this country longer England
there have been astte critics insist Fitzgerald
best the world Fitzgerald pinch-faced
that period in Hollywood His cinema employers very
little indicate their appreciation Fzgeralds reputation
spite the fact that in trivial roles he
threat OF stealing picture which appeared.
1t Is possible that all Of that about corrected
Going My Way" the casual Fitzgerald
secondary role into astoundngy portrait pictures
star Bng Crosby already has awarded acting
prize and the critics echoing the point in their oud