Evening star., 1950-07-02
Olneys Star System
Sets Summer Pace
Maryland Theoter Leads Whole Country
With Its Leoding-Lody Glitter
BY Joy cormody

By Joy Cormody
popular profitable country
ut this stage Of oney Maryland The ndica
ons that at all subsequent stages between and the end
September, happy condition viii remain unchanged
There nothing mysterious oney seeing
that IN the house is filled for each performance There
nothing
summer theaters country Many employ It,
successfully.
oney plays the star system and Its equivalent system could
developed roulette other gambling
other big would count themselves lucky Join Frank
Erickson Jail.
Eve Arden vick Cummings Jean Parker Productions must
congena etc The Of the formulas success however
to be found in getting the right in the right play for the
right week.
How Does the PIoy Look on Stor?
Summer heaer audiences relaxed humans They do not
ask great acting Cleopatra
to find out the suggestion of her shadow the screen
hmed by substance of her the stage it sand
this all that really required Cleopatra by Miss God
dard would be sensational be but she sensational enough
in her right
through September country not
the thing except as serves TO ornament the personality OF the
leading role The chances that at SO cent
intention showing playwright What this
time is how the thing looks girl like Miss Goddard who
celebrated Bernard Shaw his except for the
advantage inherent in his and the OF
his writing genius.
elemental given normal state OF mind
There presumption in the theater that critics totally
condition Office ticket It
based the theory that this OF critics business
night oney delighted
the splendid emptiness Of the racks for the entire
"Over a." Miss Ardens Aim and radio
condion-save
which sale nightly at pbeore the curtain
the first performance.
It was reasonable assumption the part Miss Ardens
would brilliantly comic the sophisticated wife
male If they this much about the
play but only assumption They really did not
they Ardens That "Over 81"
happened At perfectly pleasant extra value Her
line mnier than the Ruth Gordon wrote
only power of Ardens caliber
And why the star system is a
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Hostites standard
few specialized into Hollywood during the week The latter
dealing with weapons
planes 1850 model submarines. etc.
Devices Of this which be built in movie
workshops things borrowed from the services
military need them for serious
purposes training the The
of the military personnel which handles the and provides
technical advice their use in films. =5z.$e ~
Hollywood worried which the winds would blow.
Like everybody else but with extra reason
The Roids Are Working in Reverse
Hollywood. legitimate
with its quick successful raids Broadway talent is the
aers hopeful Of player supplyand time when
need great Fortunately want look at that
available what with production in Hollywood
slow and salaries line with the Broadway standard.
profer of the prominent
players mostly idle these weeks
prominent bid made Jennfer Jones in Maurice
Valencys Good Women" Miss said
neither She medtatng merely the offer
when ambitious named Phyllis Iley Of
Oklahoma walked casting Offices looking
Power already signed London
company of "Mr. Roberts" along with Jackie Cooper
drift is eastward.