The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-08-25
Review of The Plav

with just a little sadness: not be-
cause of the vehicle, but rather
that we have come to the last week
Of the 1860 season. Whether it is
because of the cold summer. or
perhaps because one is another
year older; but it would seem this
summer has rolled by at an in
credible rate. Just around the
corner is Labor Day. Soon the
days and evenings will have frost
in the air, the leaves will be turn
ing and before we realize it one
will be in the midst of the foot
ball season, Thanksgiving and
winter. Some years ago a British
novelist write IF winds of winter
come, can spring be far behind
Sometimes we think spring is, and
can be very, very far behind
AS the activity to ring down the
curtain on what might well be con-
sidered one of the most successful
seasons so far, Gene Yell has
selected a most successful Broad
way play, Anniversary Waltz" A
simple comedy of errors, tribula-
tons, and ultimate resolution of
all problems to the complete salts
faction of everyone concerned.
This week Gene has entrusted
the direction to Jim Friedman, who
in a general way has done a COM
mendable job and brought forth a
tight performance. True on open
ing night there were a few missed
cues, but these were not enough
to mar the enjoyment of modern
comedy with plenty of laughs.
The fact that Anniversary Waltz
has a character who experiences
his disgust, dislike and all around
displeasure with the type of en-
tertainment offered on television
this by the simple eXpedient of
kicking the tube out of the set
makes this weeks effort one which
will be we'll remembered by this
reviewer, more so than some of
the other bits of business of the
play. Our hats are DOTTED to Fred
Burrell who as Bud Walters per-
forms the splendid scene hereto
fore mentioned. We hope that
Fred may sOmeday, in real life,
do the same thing to TV set as
an evidence of disapproval of the
big-eyed monster.
Fred this week essays the role
of Bud Walters, an attorney, who
with his wife, Judith Weimken, is
preparing to celebrate their 18th
wedding anniversary. Two rather
precocious children, played by
Peggy Lewis and newcomer, OAR
rell Salk, who is quite excellent,
are also on hand to render what
ever aid possible. Enter Mr. and
Mrs Cans, two well meaning par
ents of the wife. In the course of
the celebration it is revealed that
really this is not number fifteen,
but rather sixteen, since there had
been one year of connubial bliss
without the benefit of clergy.
Much CONSERVATION is exhibited by
John Fisher and Judy Knaiz as
the not so proud by this time par
ents of Judith Weimken. Both
John and Judy do an excellent
Job as parents. The slow burns as
demonstrated some few times by
John Fisher are something to re-
member. Almost takes one back
to the days of Edgar Kennedy.
Judy as the mother determined
that things come out well for our
Little Nellie, gives another not to
be forgotten comedy portrayal.
In secondary roles we have Jen-
infer Yell as a young woman whose
marriages have been more success
full in a financial way than in a
temporal way. Richard Dorian is
the law partner Of Fred Burrell,
and Sally Lutin as the ubiquitous
maid. Marty Mcclure and Steve
Wagner are two TV delivery men
kept busy bringing in new sets for
the sacrificial altar Jim Fried
man winds out the cast as handy
man busy on his little door
AS the reviewer mentioned at
the opening OF the season, This
could be one of the best groups OF
any season." We wind up stating
we feel our optimism has been re-
warded and that this is one OF our
better groups. True there have
been a few rough spots, but all
in all there have been few times
when everyone hasn't been IN
there pitching-and pitching hard
With the calculated risk OF there
being differences of opinion, two
somewhat battered but nonetheless
serviceable ivy wreaths with palms
are being bestowed upon jim
Friedman and Judy Knaiz for CIV
ing week in and week out the most