Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
B'rer Penberton
Producer Of Harvey Finds 1t Full, as
Well as Very Rich, Life
By Joy Cormody

By Jay Comody
Being producer meant the rich full life for
He is permitted anything
poporionate With reference
It equally satisfy
ing rnd play that has become national
which, in its fourth nourhing than
when autumn of ls43
questions wants to ask Mr. Pemberton
luncheon interval hardly seems long enough However the
the tip of his tongue which means that
lot of ground be covered in very short time
Harvey" Is
Why instance devoted four full to
Other producers get play started and it Is hit
begin securing which to invest thepron
and then for quick check on how things
going sheer routine Not Mr. Pemberton Harvey has
sort of life work and he has no notion when Will stop
being that.
cded to produce the usual has Of
thinking that here the great American
comedy cenury could be made to work Well
worked kept working Three companies this
Fay the New York group with Jack Buchanan and
the third with Joe E. Brown are playing it,
Pemberon which sometimes no
both from Sunday to Sunday
good however compares with Harvey" which unfair
a who produced Harvey" to do?
Mrs. Busy Fortune.
What about play Mary Denver author Of
rabbit fantasy at the National Thea? Has she
beent spoiled by to write another?
written another play If that's what mean
1t is not because she has been spoiled by
People think that and quite unjust and not
intelligent There such thing as being too busy with success
Harvey changed her whole way OF life
manage the with three companies running
capacity $500 week That the maximum,
think weeks period Of nearly four years
problem. The best kind Of money
problem of but with pepxes that might keep her
Mrs Chase surprised Producer brought
gesture which showed kind Of loyalty
in playwrights
had produced play Of hers some years before ne says "
But playwrights usually do not
producer II the play hop
producers fault success usually
the author feeling he did not get as much out OF 1T as nit
But Mary came back"
Casting Still Is Exciting.
exciting administering the Harvey project
Pembertons life today finding name players to mpeonae FL
Dowd in the Broadway company James Stewart started TINS
and has been the best practitioner
of it.
began night Pberton walking through the Forty
Eighth spotted Jimmy sitting the aisle
This greatest play and that the great
est part written. What I'd give to play it."
I'd give YOU to play It," Pemberton replied lew
Stewart playing an Arrangement which has lett
Pembon with but regret That his feeling tha the cs
Stewards second performance on Broadway instead
"Jimmyd from the theater for long time Mr.
Pembron that first night wonderful
the next night was brilliant
full of invention and intelligence and bringing out ne
He had all the laughs plus something OF the great
eense of the play Elwood's irresistible charm"
Mr. Pemberton admires much one who
has had highly Frank Fas performance
based the toaty OF performances he has seen rays
Wheelers Joe Browns and now on Broadway
Jack Ewood with English accent
satisfying thing. Mr.. Pemberton says
Maurice Ewood p.
Speaking accents and Harvey there one actor
performance in the play he cannot wait to see Inc actor
along with Others Is anxious Tor go
a. part 1t can be arranged.
The producer Harvey" just
long performers for the central role
Each Stewart the greatest OF the lot
the hee but the street ana alley outso ana
takes the police to handle the throng
When Harvey" running and Is made into
his responsibility at end The
contract international bought the screen
rights provides shall act merely consultan on the
production He thinks perhaps stawa will get the part
he his schedule.
the rights of director and star selec-
ton and call doing the script.
notion Of when all this will begin to nap
pen of it at the National or either
Harvey the theater happest
project.
Fragrant Actress %. toward h owl
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