Mae West Returns to Broadway in New Play

...Mae West Returns to Broadway in New Play ^MithaelTodd Is Producer of -Catherine Was Great' Mae Watt will maka bar first stage ' appearance on Broadway since "The Constant Sinner" in 1931, as the star of Michael Todd's production of "Catherine Was Great," which opens at the Shubert Theatre on Wednesday night, August 2. Mies West, who wrote sucn other of her own starring vehicles as "Sex," "The Wicked Aye," and "Diamond Lit," as well as several screen plays, has also written "Catherine Was Groat.'' The new play may perhaps best be described as a romantic comedy with historical overtones...

...It is based on episode* in the life of I Catherine the Groat which reveal [the dexterity with which the i Empress combined amorous dalli-ance with power politics...

...The period costumes were designed by Mary Percy Schenck and Ernest Schrapp...

...Zoy Hargrave has directed "Catherine Was Great," and Howard Bay has designed an elaborate production which has 13 scenes and ssvsn different sets...