Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-30
Writing Is Fovorite
OfHQn0n0ersteinJ Jobs
But Those Rich Musical Hits
Keep Him Busy Otherwise
By Joy Cormody

Oscar Hammersten II is as active minded
will six Also the ODDS are
overwhelming that will not meet relaxed there
This suite" Hammerstein too big For u.s. that
is But it's pleasant. Look at that view of the park"
Rock Greek in the September sun looked better
the only thing in view that looked larger than Mr.
suite. S
man of the fabulous words music team Of
Rogers and is tall enough to play center
honest basketball team He is course too busy even
with direction of Music in the Air. which concludes nrs
Broadway week at the omey theater tonight.
Foet ls He Liked the Show
many subjects to come I'D in breakfast
session with Mr.. Hammerstein
Why did such creative fellow a revival Of a work
Two reasons" said Mr. Hammersen lot Of people have
liked it 1t was fun to do with Jerry and it's fun
dong again 1t also work of course It has been long time
since I've done direction and while like
like better"
THAT all creative people like best working
alone with collaboration Directing you into swarm
are-we. working alone That should think would
be the peasantest thing about being critic There's
work, if one can get it."
He's Most Confident When Writing
OF all the things he has done with such superlative
recent years the South Pacific Oklahoma" King and I"
better at it, he says or at least One should time
I suppose"
How does write what kind of schedule that is?
mo particular program" he rumnate Mostly morn
ings sometimes in the afternoon and night help
It, never thought why but don't like writing night"
When you member of the firm Rogers Hammer
STEM however it is harder to be though actual
writing itself easier With multiple bringing
IN multiple money has to be managerial part
the time regardless of prediction directions
Don't misunderstood candid genial Hammerstein saws
there is nothing delightful success even paying
income taxes pleasant but man does not have the time ~ dc
a the things he would like reading
hopelessy getting all the time
This regret You know whato 7 am readino boot no~
delightful book by Jan de Hartog the playwright
ashamed to say chose it because thin little
I can find time"
They Will Limit Production a Bit
One respect in which Rogers and Hammersten cutting
down on their activities that Of producing outside plays They
Remember Mama THE Happy etc. along with several
fops that Hammerstein mentions less any you
Nevertheless their works enough keep busy
as now for instance when Hammeren is working Music in
the Air New London
and the natnoa company of THE Happy Time"
Maybe you will think it is funny thing" Hammersen
said, but not many plays submitted by
writer's mean We got senbsck play Of and Graham
not in enormous demand as producers.
Even so modest he is hopes that this because
other payWghts think they too busy with their projects
Performers Come Up for Discussion
Ever many other subjects up breakfast gabfest
with the supplemented een-minded Hammersten.
Performers for instance Wally pint-zed
comedian who gets into teevson and then the
comedy genius of the decade Then Gertrude
ing lady in 1.-THE King and u had heard that
could be mperamena but has he met such lambke
Alfred Drake of the intelligent fellows
met versatile also and he happy to have such that
headed by Pckens Nag
Wnnnger Mady Christians
All these are judgments in which it is easy to concur
No could talk to its coauher without mentioning okla
homa!"
going strong eight years later like money
in the bank and Mr. amersten really has notion about when
it will a That whole question is sort of
a now, Rogers
definite thought on it:
when do make film version" Mr. Hammersten
1--WE shall did in the beginning back there in 1913
That shall have the freshest most talented group
find"
And speaking of finding players both partners always
They audtionng talent
might be being
virtually all the time because neither Rogers
nor Hammersten really stops working.