Stirring Surge of Dance and "Song of Norway"
Stirring Surge of Dance and "Song of Norway" GREAT ROMANTIC TEAM-Talented and beautiful Joan Fontaine and the sensational newcomer from Mexico, Arturo de Cordova, are the lovers in "Frenchman's...
...The costumes ami dancing, indeed, are charming, especially in the native scenes...
...Choreography by George Balanektnt Production designed by Lemuel Ay res...
...After its opening in August, 1943, "The Two Mrs...
...The hitch in the play is the father...
...Operetta, if net* adapted /real tits works ef Edvard Grieg by Robert Wright and George Forrest...
...As presented in Harlem by the American Negro Theatre, the play ended trsgicslly...
...Strip the story and you have the account of a girl gone wrong, redeemed by love, nut then— through a fanatic father—driven back into her "evil" past...
...There is, of course, a ballet...
...It's a tale of love and pirates STUIDY AND SOUND "SONG OF NORWAY...
...This success, Miss Bergner's second plsy in America, opened on August 3, 1943, but s summer vacation of six weeks has set back the anniversary until Monday...
...Bayard Veillier...
...but his village sweetheart follows, and at last takes him back to the native spirit that flows in his richest music...
...Since, Mr...
...Thst the theatre 'is a many sided cooperative growth is amply demonstrated in the present production of "Anns Lucasta," where a mediocre 'play is lifted into excellent entertainment by clever direction and superb acting...
...Similarly Alice Childress as the street girl in the Brooklyn bar does an excellent job...
...Presented by John Wild-bery...
...Canada Lee swaggers as Anna's Jty friend, snd Hilda Simms as nna is both beautiful and competent...
...The Two Mrs...
...By Pkilip Gordon...
...Carrolls" speedily became a hit and played to stsndees until the first of the yesr...
...If we are treated to quite a bit of hero-worship from the start, and a lot is made of Ibsen's invitation that Grieg write the music for "Peer Gynt," we may on the other hand congratulate those concerned with having woven such material itno good theatrical farce...
...This operetta on the life and music of Edvard Grieg of Norwsy is s rounded surge of story and music, much in the old tradition, but goodly to see and to hear...
...brought to Broadway, tie all-Negro cast moves to the faithful lover's again redeeming the girl...
...Written by Martin Vale (Mrs...
...Done in magnificent Technicolor, the picture is sn sdsptation of the best selling novel of the same title by P- ' ~i du Maurier...
...Elisabeth Hergner and "The Two Mrs...
...ll's, performance of "The Two Mrs...
...Stirring Surge of Dance and "Song of Norway" GREAT ROMANTIC TEAM-Talented and beautiful Joan Fontaine and the sensational newcomer from Mexico, Arturo de Cordova, are the lovers in "Frenchman's Creek," a story of adventurous romance just filmed by Paramount...
...The melodrama was twice attempted before this present company came to the Booth—both ventures expired during the testing period out of town...
...At the Mansfield Theatre...
...But not developing ?his leaves no real motive for the father's bitter breaking-up of I Anna's chance for happiness, so that instead of a psychological study, the play lapses from melodrama to sentimentality...
...The cast bring their person-1 slit ies to life, in family situations •here the dialogue ranges from discernment to wise cracks...
...and the lyrics, though uneven, sre at times (as in "Midsummer Eve") tenderly moving, and often catchy...
...Reud has produced "Ramshackle Inn" independently, snd new undertakes "Our Fanny" on his own...
...The history of "The Tws Mrs...
...Daiulova does n good piece, at the end, as the spirit of Norway, bu( why a' God's name have the poet lead her around with his eyes sunk in a large book he holds open on the palm of his hand...
...Perhaps in the original May, showing life among the Poles, Anna's father developed a psychosis through feeling more than a fatherly love for the girl...
...Fortunately, this sbsurdity does not continue long, and the chill but sturdy north spirit sweeps into the dance and Song of Norwsy - the first valid offeiing of the season...
...Book by Milton Lazarus from a play bp Homer Curran...
...Csrrolls" was the first production of Robert Rsud and Paul dinner...
...Throughout its first eleven months it flourished, and shortly efter its reopening last August 14, it sgain reclaimed its position among the standee, attractions...
...Grieg's life lends itself to s simple snd routine plot...
...Anna Lucasta": Excellent Negro Acting on Broadway Star Playing "ANNA LUCASTA...
...To his Norwegian town comes sn opers singer on s bolidsy, Countess Louisa Giovanni (sung by the vivacious but a hit over-acting Irra Petina of our Metropolitan Opera...
...With most of the cast unknown to Broadway, it gives a creditable group of performances and builds to an effect of good theatre...
...Carrolls" at the Booth Theatre...
...Cxin-ner, who produced films and plays in Europe before settling here, contemplates s solo production of Vincent Lawrence's play, "The Over tons," this season...
...She carries off the young musician, to a successful tour...
...The music of Grieg, on the whole, cornel very pleasantly through the "adaptation...
...Can-oils" Celebrate a Year's Run on Broadway Elisabeth Bergner will celebrate a year's run en Broadway with Monday, Sept...
...it was a hit in London in 1938, with Elena Miramovs in Miss Bergner's role...
...Whether this would be too complex for simpler Negro psychology, csnnot be told,' aa the point ia not oven bin ted—save for one moment when Anna innocently wants to dance w,'t h bar father, and he shoves her brutally aside...
...But the picture of family life, especially in the wrangling of the first set, is brilliantly performed...
...Sasetta Le Noire as the bitter sister, Frederick O'Neal as the bully son-in-law, make their parts vividly true...
...But its incidental touches of human nsture caught in the surge of a dynamic performance, make "Anna Lucasta" decidedly worth while...
...Csrrolls" is extraordinary even in the theatre...
...Presented as Edwin Letter at Ike Imperial Theatre...
Vol. 27 • September 1944 • No. 37
