Evening star., 1947-07-31


Saturday matinees have been 81
ment. Wednesdays are more prom-'
ising.
Mail orders for the last week are
still being filled, but 1t is far better
to buy directly at the boxofflce. The
mail orders are handled only when
the boxoffice staff is not on duty at
the ticket windows, which means
the least desirable seats are the ones
left.
The boxoffice line has shortened
greatly in the last few days, seldom
has from more than 20 to 30 buyers
waiting at any time.
Midafternoon: finds the line at
its shortest (although this is likely
to change as soon as patrons hear
of it,. Between 3 and 4 o'clock it
has been down to as low as only
three or four waiting purchasers.
The management of the theater
and the boxoffce force is just as
amazed as you are that the third
presentation of the musical here,
and for a four-week engagement,
has shown such overwhelming popu-
larity.
Earlier estimates that the four
weeks earnings would be in the
vicinity Of $4,000 have now been
increased by another $25,000.
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Eugene Lerner, who is % years old
and had quite a Washington back
ground, mostly getting an education
at George Washington and Catholic
Universities, has made deal for
his first play. The drama, Does the
Lady Yield?" a political opus, will
get broadway display at the
Cragsmoor IN. " summer theater
August IL. The role of women in
politics is an especial aspect of |
young Lerner's play.
1t is the latter that particularly
captures the fancy of this depart
ment, largely because of four de-
scriptive lines which are deleted in
the memo sent to us. They read:
When war ravages the potential
brain power of the male. capacities
for leadership move to the female
Each of our mass wars has forced
greater participation of the woman
in science, economic life, politics, and
the trend probably will continue un-
less we find means to maintain
peace"
Whether Playwright Lerner in
tends this as a dire warning or
mere comment on the remorseless
tide of human events is not clear.
In the first production of his play,
Lerner will have the assistance of
an even better known Washing
tonian-in- exile, namely Ted Tiller,
a regular Cragsmoorite this summer.
Mr.. T. Is currently concerned with
the acting aspects of his career
which has included such other
aspects as directing and playwrit-
ing.
He, too, should feel quite at home
in the setting of Does the Lady
Yield?" which is mainly Washington
with touches of Rhode Island
thrown in.
When, and if, music lovers ask
Manager Edmund Plohn of the Ma
tional-later in the season, of course
why he does not have more musi-
Gals, he can reply, why, we had
them all early this year"
That is because, after "Okla-
homa!" the next two attractions also
will be of the tuneful type. The
first of these is THE Red Mill"
which will move In the Monday after
"Oklahoma!" leaves, which will be
August 1S. After its fortnight on E
street. the next booking will be "The
Chocolate Soldier" The date for
that is not definite yet, but there
will be little time if it clears out
before Lady Windemere's Fan,"
which is set for September %.
The road company of "The Choco7
late Soldier" is now in process of
forma ton.
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Bulletin board: Carter Barron will
be host at a dinner tomorrow night