Evening star., 1949-08-28
Dramas June Dream
Replaced by Reality
Summer Theater Ending Its Season,
A Good, Not Surprising, One
By Jay Cormody

Even daylight saving truth that
is simmering down.
The changes manifest everywhere the presep-
tember geam children; mothers with
clothes and her quiet feeling that he can now
the crab to nature and turn the tired seer
sucker over Indifferent mercies of the attic.
Another that has seasonal change that
heaer operator Around here where the weather
apoogeicay bland the end bit more distant tnan
elsewhere There will be more weeks more ve az
equal number the Meridian Hill Park
Inventory Mood Everywhere
here the mood of inventory is upon sum-
and u.s. facing the fact that Junes
lush must be measured against the rmped realities
Of August.
The question answered seWhat happened?
abrupt Just about what detached reaist
system the predominant element it always
plays produced there usual not single
audience precisely as it always has
been-nderent to all things uned whether 1t be plays or
bright young hopefuls among the talent.
Here as elsewhere the in which
which, naturally there only one) stormed
through situation hnar1ouy redoen OF Sex as IN
Noel Coward Private Lives This Ony instance was repeated IN
blhe Vick Cummings week of Design for Living at Meridian
Hill cowards comcaly obaue approach to stu the
audiences ever heard and the most
profitable managements can Offer
Percentage Dilemma General
single Office is that IN
the Bankhead dimensions her percentage
naturally slanted strongly in her direction ana
teater which books her. Despite this Miss Bank
head never has less than fully booked season.
There logic a smaller profit than managements
would like BY booking Bankhead for single week. they
can establish unfogetaby in the mind OF the com
muny for the This that though
people will know the theater is olney
q started with her and never lost momentum
ecnoeS
Park sought to duplicate this opening 1ormua
managed with Elizabeth Bergner in Amphyyon
3d. Naturally attraction lacked the amperage OF
Meridian started late This but one OF several
considerations the dogged determination and
producing beginning to bring It's
end of summer reward
Are Popular.
dominant institutions the local scene had one
parallel experience hmay have its eecupon summer the
year. did musical Olney with the be-
loved starles On the Town. Each
schedules most popular items both despite ma
terial that was classified Indifferent.
miserable items package in terms Of summer
related packagng COST but the producer
who likely succeed Next OF course,
supesar in spicy comedy farce
audiences will starting September 6-is William Nc
Ceerys Housekeeping with Helen Hayes its star and
daughter Mary Macarthur Miss Hayes established
sound judge of material when she opened the
play fortnight ago the Cape Theater, Dennis, Mass
Author Former D. C. Man.
audience offered its full ratlhcatlon
Hayes intention the McCeery comedy to Broad
way the autumn.
McCleery Washington has made two
appearances the theater drama The first Hope
enjoyed modest the second Parlor Story
made quick Heretofore, McCeerys major problem as
comedy writer inability resist plot extension
which cttery effect Good Housekeeping seems to
tightnes requisite it hasn't it still has the STAR
theate that is the best thing play could
possibly have.
too.