Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13


Specifically. they are thinl
The Guilds 5000 subscribers
here already have received-or
soon will receive - renewal
blanks. If you'd like to have your
name added to the list, you'll
find Bess Davis Schreiner set UP
in business in the Guild-ATS
ONCE at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Guild, concluding the sea-
son here with Ruth Gordon in
THE Matchmaker" at the Ma
tional Theater, has not an
nounced any specific plans for
next year. Plays for the 1878
term will be chosen from the
best shows on tour"
Undoubtedly there will be at
tempts made to make this COM
ing season a noteworthy one for
playgoing subscribers. 1t will be
a silver anniversary season for
the Guild-ATS subscription plan
and a silver anniversary is some
thing that has to be celebrated.
y \
Arena Stage also is winding UP
its season on a high note with
Agatha Christie's Witness for
the Prosecution" all the better
to help it WOO new subscribers.
1t is offering the further lure of
a IS per cent discount on all sub
scription to the six-play season
received by June 10, 1857.
After that date, subscribers
will receive Arenas customary
Is per cent discount when buy
ing season tickets. Arenas box
Office win be closed after June
10 until October /. but mail or
ders will be accepted and filled
in the order received.
Arenas plans for 1878 are
being mulled over now by Zelda
Fichandler and cohorts. Nothing
is definite but the list of pos
sibilities is rich and varied. Plays
being considered include Ber-
nard Shaw's "Heartbreak House, 7"
Sean O'Casey's Juno and the
Payc0ck." Eugene O'Neill's
Mourning Becomes Electra. {"
Other possibilities are the Stefan
Zweig version Of Ben Jonson's
"Volpone." Brother Rat"
"Othello," Somerset Maugham's
THE Circle" and a Jean Girau-
doux short comedy, Apollo, I"
which would be paired with a
Thornton Wilder one-acter.
And II you think the scope Of
Arenas thinking isn't broad.
there are two other items on
Arenas possibilities list. One is
that old rip-snorter that is al
ways turning up somewhere
amidst beer and pretzels and
singing walters, THE Drunkard. 4"
The other is Hidden River"
mystery play adapted from the
Storm Jameson novel, done this
past season in New York.
SEASONS HIT-Before pass
ing on to other things, it might
be noted that Arena Stages
witness for the Prosecution
has found critics and audiences
in happy agreement. The pro-
fessional aisle-sitters called 1t
Arenas best offering of the sea-
son, theatergoers have turned it
into Arenas top box Office draw
Of the year.
1t has had its run extended
through June 2 and probably
could run longer but win not.
The reason that it will not is
that Anne Meacham. who plays
the leading role, has been pacted
to play the same part opposite
Basil Rathbone on the strawhat
circuit. Come June, she has to
leave here for the Philadelphia
opening with the Rathbone COM
pany at that city's Playhouse
in-the-Park.
PROJECTS AND PEOPLE
Add to the list of movie stars
turned movie producer the name
Of Richard Widmark. His Heath
productions will have Time
Limit" in the movie theaters
soon and Mr.. Widmark reports
that he Is quite happy with the
project. Our cast The writes)
includes a happy combination
Of familiar and new faces. My
costar. Richard Basehart. who
needs no introduction; talented
and lovely June Lockhart; the
veteran featured player. Carl
Benton Reid; Dolores Michaels,
10th Century Fox discovery
destined for quick stardom;
young Rip Torn. Ella Kazan
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