Evening star., 1946-05-04

Playwright political candidates
judged by the heroes they dramatic
would put Lavery in sound place
with Cardinal Newman and Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Not that we will have a chance,
we nevertheless prefer Lavery over
WelleS. The more stable, you know
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Music department: While Max
Gordon is contemplating whether to
revive Roberta" and /or The
Great Waltz" as every one else
seems to be reviving things these
days, the Playwrights' Company ap-
proaches the whole thing from an
other angle. 1t has sponsored only
one musical in its time, "Knicker-
booker Holiday" but it is getting
ready second for next season.
That will be the tuneful version of
Elmer Rice's great hit of 1928-29,
Street Scene" Mr.. Rice will do
the book, naturally The music will
be composed by Kurt WE'LL, whose
september Song every one still isl
singing (Barnee played it twice
for the Shoreham customers the
other night.
Moreover, there are some rugged
individualists whose favorite ballad
of the last decade is Wells 1T
Never Was Anywhere YOU also
from Knickerbocker Holiday"
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Society department: Variety clubs
Mothers Day" luncheon on Mon
day will maintain its record for be-
ing the clubs highlight luncheon
of the season. DR.. Sylvan Danzan-
sky will act as general chairman of
the event which will be held in the
large ballroom of the Willard Hotel.
Associate club members will be
hosts at cocktail party as a pre-
lude to the luncheon.
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Rebuttal department.: apple of
His Eye the Walter Huston play
which has been proving to Broad
way that adverse critical notices
are not invariably fatal, reached
its Tooth performance last night
Moreover, it shows no sign of clos
ing until the popular Huston decides
he would rather do something else.
Casting department.: There will
be one change in the company
which Katharine Cornell brings to
Washington May 13 for two weeks
of "Antigone" and Candida. That
will be the replacement of Howard
Braham by Oliver Cliff as the mar
rator in the former play. Extension
OF the local engagement of the
plays will give Washington as long
a season as Chicago of Miss Cor
nell's repertory. After two weeks
there, she will return on June to
Chip Chop, summer place on Mar
tha's Vinyard, where she will re-
sumo the summer routine of irving
to find completely suitable script
for the autumn.
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Reunion department: When they
get together for the leading male
roles in Storm" in MISS "Caval-
cade of America" next Monday night
at 8, Louis Calhern and John Beal
will meet as the leading players of
two outstanding Broadway hits
Their plays are 'The Magnificent
Yankee" and The Voice of the
Turtle" That will be quite different
from their first professional meet
ing when Calhern was the star and
Beal did a walk-on in A. A. Mines
Give Me Yesterday"
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Children's department (adults,
too: Eighteen of the most famous
and best loved animated cartoons In
the history of the movies will be
shown at special performance at
Keith's on the morning of May Is.
There will even be an intermission,
the management announces to give
the audience the equivalent of a
seventh inning stretch.
Tickets already have been placed
on sale at the theater boxoffice for
the Snppio1 nerforpoo