Evening star., 1953-07-30

ington's future look fine. The
specific aspects he points to are
the plays on the subscription
list organized by the Theater
Guild-American Theater So
clety for the coming season.
Mr.. Keefe turns out to be quite
an appetite Whether.
The first item on the list
arouses considerable anticipa-
ton. It is the new Norman
Krasna comedy, Kind Sir" to
which the glittering names Of
Mary Martin and Charles
Boyer are attached as stellar
cast members. It comes under
the sponsorship of and will be
directed by Joshua Logan. Oc-
tober 19 is the Washington
date.
This will be followed shortly
on the subscription porgram by
1.-THE Love of Four Colonels."
which Broadway saw last sea-
son. This is the one in which
Lilli Palmer enacts. the re-
pressed desires of four colonies
American. French, British and
RuSsian-who have been sta
toned at a lonely outpost too
long. Rex Harrison also is pres
ent as a sort of satanic stage
manager. who pormptS the mil
itary dreams.
Next on the Guild-ATS list is
another item to be anticipated
with some eagernesS. This will
be the first stage appearance IN
the United States Of Deborah
Kerr, a London stage player be-
fore Hollywood discovered her.
Miss Kerr will be along in due
time in Tea and Sympathy" by
Robert Anderson.
Another Broadway hit of last
season on the schedule is Time
Out for Ginger" Melvyn Doug
las will take up where he left of
in this one.
Then will come another new
play. this one with a special
Washington significance. 1t is a
comedy about the change in ad-
ministration written by George
S. Kaufman and Howard Teich-
man. The title is The Solid
Gold Cadillac" (nobody can say |
they got the wrong brand-name) |
and the leading players will be
Josephine Hull and Loring
Smith.
Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance"
also is due here during the COM
ing season. This was hailed in
many quarters as the best OF
last seasons comedies.
The Council of the Living
Theater. Mr.. Keefe reports. has
persuaded it's producer-members
to bring their best works to
Washington. One of these will
be Kermit Bloomgarden's pro-
duction of Arthur Miller's THE
Crucible," story of the Salem
witch hunts. Another likely sub
Scription item is The Time of
the Cuckoo"
The subscription program this
year includes 10 plays. The re-
mainder will be chosen from
"The Prescott Proposals." new
Howard Lindsay Russell Grouse
comedy starring Katharine Cor
nell; AN Evening With Beatrice
Lille" and several new PLAYS bid
ding for Washington dates
GALLO TOUCH - There will
be another film festival in Eu-
rope. all because the little town
Of St.-Jean-de-Luz on the Bas-
que coast of southern France got
tired of being outdone by resorts
like Cannes. The St.-Jean-de-
Luzians have set aside Septem-
Der / to Is for what they. in true
Gallo spirit. have designated the
international Festival of Love
Films" J."
OPENING-Leo Brady's pro-
duction of Herman Wouk's atom
spy drama. The TraitOl." will
open tomorrow night at the
Catholic University Theater. 1t
will run through August 8 Fea-
tured players will be Angela
Bayer, Paul Vincent, Ed Tor
rance and Jay Erlicher.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS-The
Players. Inc, sensation of the
season, Christopher Fry's "The
Lady's Not For Burning" is now
in its third week, will continue
through August 8. On next
Sunday only it will be con-
tinuing without Margaret Phil
lips, who has previous radio
commitment. She will be re-
placed as Jennet Jourdemayne
for the Sunday matinee and
evening performances only by
Teddy Kinsey Handfleld. i
Cross Roads Theater promises
free admission to children under
IA accompanied by adults,
through Saturday night. to
Lace on Her Petticoat" The
group. de-barned this year. is
operating in temporary quarters
at 2402 Mt. Vernon avenue,
Alexandria. Robert Adamina,
1n-Vear.old actor who nlaved in