Evening star., 1951-11-25
The Passing Show
FryP|oy's Producer
AMon With q Goal
Luther Greene, q Stubborn Vrginion,
Believes Theoter Is Too Grooved
The Passing Show
BY Joy Cormody

Luther Greene producer of Christopher Fys "a Sleep
Prisoners being presented at the Church Of the Ascension
and ST. Agnes stubborn Vrgnian In pleasant way
course.
What he lis most stubborn about is poetic drama He is no
stufy cassicst about understand contemporary
enthusiast who believes he the something
when other producers would not touch with 10foo quill
like it, he explains SIMPLY when one suggests that this
daring of him.
Finds Dromo Material Today Dreoy
Greene who sponsored Robinson Jeers Medea couple of
seasons with Judith Anderson in the title thinks the
uys Dolls Call Me Madams or Moons Are Blue except
the fear that their box office strength will make them exc
sve concern Of those who produce for the living stage
1.-THE theater position
days Greene Films not brilliant their material but
than almost anything
know where better material coming from either unless
is from original thinkers and gifted writer's like Fry"
just and logical Greene does not blame particular
element for lack Of dramatic literature today thater Every
directors. actors and theaergoers in his opinion
Thinks Theoter Toste Narrowing
Taste in the theaer has been narrowing for long time
Greene and he back than decade his
duction of Iben's Ghosts" illustrative anecdote
s o this II the
State anything wonderful Ghosts with Nine Nazmova
Richmond to be big booking of the play counted
friends to show from all the was right.
"They showed from everywhere and it wonderful
rward in virginia It was great party guess for every,
Body but They all kept coming to with complaint
Greene has felt ever since that he has virginia comedy
Since he does not produce he has no notion how he
ever gong 10 pay Oh the oept
Tried NEEDED His Children
he less modest sort Greene could stress this
OF obligation it. writing
book ribuatons of being different
There is the for instance Of the time he took his chill
dren about and old then to Miss Anderson in
"Medea He did need to be told that this play of
Oympan violence but the children did have Miss Anderson
stepmothe time whatever she might be would
be this softened at least
What more, Father feeling experimental.
wanted the chldrens reaction to meodrama
cally blood-curdlng.
They took it wonderfully he IF doubt that let
tell what happened later did have twnge Of
science and thought might be pleasant let them that
all theater not like Medea"
They Wanted to See Judith
Francisco and Carousel playing at the
theater door, So all matinee of Carousel
this would make them happy and be wonderful
phase Of their education in theater. Well
during the performance, they paguing with
but single idea Let's go back and Judith"
Although he naturally would be delighted to much
hackneyd works "A Sleep of Prisoners sensational
disappointed that they do nothing
OF the kind He does expect them to- Taste has been
narrowly grooved that such plays will be working uphill for
long time he feels but he is happy that THE Ladys Not For
Burning" show their possibilities.
He what the fate of "A Sleep of Prisoners"
will the that has been mapped for it, He
going find and Fys terms, which that should
be produced in churches instead Of theaters.
Greene is engagngy stubborn who believes he Is
committed to useful ideal