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OTTO PREMINGER'S PRODUCTION
THE MOON IS BLUE
by F. HUGH HERBERT
WITH
HIRAM
MARCIA
JAMES
SHERMAN
HENDERSON
YOUNG
Settings and Lighting by STEWART CHANEY
Staged by MR. PREMINGER
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New York-born Hilda Altschule is already familiar to art patrons throughout this region, for her paintings have
been included in the Finger Lakes Exhibit, the Albright Gallery in Buffalo,
the New York State Exhibit at Syracuse, as well as the Contemporary Arts
Gallery in New York City and former
Great Lakes Exhibits at Buffalo, Rochester, Chicago, Cleveland and Toronto.
Works on view in our Auditorium Gallery today fall into the "ExpressionisticAbstract" school, carrying out the art:
ist's intention "to reconstruct the objective world by creating a new world
that carries a terrific emotional impact."
Three of Miss Altschule's personal favorites included here are The Long Corridor, Orpheus Re-Interpreted, and Parsiphae and the Bull. It is remarkable
that in these works Miss Altschule
achieves her "emotional impact" with
skillful use of color, form and movement.
Dubbing her talent "self-taught,"
Hilda Altschule admits to having absorbed art wherever she found it and
especially throughout Europe during
many visits there.
An impressive list of prizes spanning
the past 16 years includes several first
prizes in bils at the Finger Lakes Exhibit, water colors prizes at Finger
Lakes and New York State Exhibits,
the Lillian Fairchild Award for Meritorius Contributions in Art, purchase
prizes, and a prize at Buffalo's Albright
Gallery.- L.S.
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Frederic March and Florence Elridge
will star in Lillian Hellman's most recent play, "The Autumn Garden," for
two evening performances and Saturday
matinee. Pr()duced by Kermit Bloomgarden, who also presented "Death of a
Salesman," "The Autumn Garden" is
considered by many, Miss Hellman's
finest writing.
Starting with "The Children's Hour,"
a daring and enduring success, Miss
Hellman has written the notable "The
Little Foxes," "Watch on the Rhine,"
"The Searching Wind," and "Another
Part of the Forest." Each of these offered sharp and eloquent comment on
the world in which we live.
In "The Autumn Garden," Miss Hellman is concerned with 'a group of ten
people, all except two of whom, are
middle-aged, and their varying reaction
when they return to a guest house in
the South. This house recalls to all of
them the hopes and ambitions of their
youth, and the degree to which these
hopes have been realized or frustrated.
Written with Miss Hellman's penetrating knowledge of character, and wit h
her brilliant pen, "The Autumn Garden"
is a play to be seen.
Featured in the cast supporting the
stars are Emily Lawrence, Laura Pierpont, Calvin Thomas, Theodore Newton,
Margaret Barker, Murial Williams and
Dickie Moore. Harold Clurman again
has directed.
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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
The entire action of the play takes place in New York City
within 24 hours. Spring 1951
ACT I
Scene I.
The observation tower of the Empire State Building.
Early Evening.
Scene 2.
An apartment on East 49th Street. An hour later.
ACT II
The same.
2 hours later.
ACT Ill
Scene I.
The same. Several hours later.
Scene 2.
The observation tower of the Empite State Building.
The following afternoon.
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At this date about all th
mas season is a stack of un
orations are buried in a c
Aunt Matilda has become a
the Christmas cards have be
bish can. All except one!
That I should have save
added proof that I am a s
ordinary greetings of the s
picture is of a child sleeping
in her hand. The message
dreaming of Santa is not 1
we grownups who have los
sions . . .
How true! Here is more tl
Yuletide season for here is
in our present-day culture.
We grownups have indeed
lusions. Even more serious
the children of today are be
less possession of their ima
our midst are easily. recogni
of entertainment that have
time and that of our chil
shows that in our metropolii
more hours before the televi
the school room. The aver ag
two movies a month (prob
cities).
The motion picture and i
television, by their very nat
ord of all the eye can see,
hear and far less than t he
Neither the motion picture
to the imagination.
Not so in the living thea
tions of the proscenium are
the division of time into ac
require imaginative coopera
Without an active imagin
lost the essence of the the:
the thrill of living the ev
words with the actors.
Lacking this imagination
thrill of remembering in vi
the theatre. To see and hea
imagination is as great a p
audience the first time.
The recording compan
RCA Victor and Decca--ar
help the imagination along t
creasing number of albums
tirely altruistic is this polic
album of "South Pacific"
copies and grossed more t l
office receipts.
Musical theatre leads the
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The Foyer Exhibi
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160 EAST
At this date about all that is left of the Christmas season is a stack of unpaid bills; the tree decorations are buried in a closet; the necktie from
Aunt Matilda has become a tail for Junior's kite;
the Christmas cards have been assigned to the rubbish can. All except one!
That I should have saved this one card may be
added proof that I am a sentimental old fool. No
ordinary greetings of the season is this card. The
picture is of a child sleeping, a teddy bear clutched
in her hand. The message read: "A child asleep
dreaming of Santa is not nearly as asleep as are
we grownups who have lost our dreams and illusions . . .
How true! Here is more than an expression of the
Yuletide season for here is a clue to a serious void
in our present-day culture.
We grownups have indeed lost our dreams and illusions. Even more serious is the obvious fact that
the children of today are being robbed of the priceless possession of their imagination. The thieves in
our midst are easily recognized; they are the forms
of entertainment that have captured so much of our
time and that of our children. A recent survey
shows that in our metropolitan areas a child spends
more hours before the television set than he does in
the school room. The average American sees at least
two movies a month (probably more in the large
cities).
The motion picture and its illegitimate offspring,
television, by their very nature provide a literal record of all the eye can see, more than the ear can
hear and far less than the mind can comprehend.
Neither the motion picture nor TV leaves anything
to the imagination.
Not so in the living theatre! The natural limitations of the proscenium arch, the stylized settings,
the division of time into acts and scenes: all these
require imaginative cooperation from the audience.
Without an active imagination the play-goer has
lost the essence of the theatre and he has missed
the thrill of . living the events and speaking the
words with the actors.
Lacking this imagination he will also miss the
thrill of remembering in vivid detail all that filled
the theatre. To see and hear a play again in one's
imagination is as great a pleasure as sitting in the
audience the first time.
The recording companies-notably Columbia,
RCA Victor and Decca-are aware of this fact. To
help the imagination along they are releasing an increasing number of albums of great plays. Not entirely altruistic is this policy since the original cast
album of "South Pacific" has sold over a million
copies and grossed more than the Broadway boxoffice receipts.
Musical theatre leads the list of available theatre(Continued on page 15)
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!l that is left of t he Christf unpaid bills; the tree deca closet; the necktie from
me a tail for Junior's kite;
ve been assigned to the rube!
saved this one card may be
a sentimental old fool. No
;he season is this card. The
eping, a teddy bear clutched
sage read: " A child asleep
not nearly as asleep as are
e lost our dreams and illu-
re th an an expression of the
e is a clue to a serious void
ure.
tdeed lost our dreams and il_ous is the obvious fact that
re being robbed of the priceimagination. The thieves in
cognized; they are the forms
ave captured so much of our
children. A recent survey
)politan areas a child spends
;elevision set than he does in
erage American sees at least
probably more in the large
.nd its illegitimate offspring,
nat ure provide a literal recsee, more than the ear can
1 the mind can comprehend.
;ure nor TV leaves anything
theatre! The natural limitan arch, the stylized settings,
to acts and scenes: all these
)peration from the audience.
aagination the play-goer has
theatre and he has missed
1e events and speaking the
ation he will also miss the
in vivid detail all that filled
hear a play again in one's
a pleasure as sitting in the
npanies-notably Columbia,
--are aware of this fact. To
ong they are releasing an inbums of great plays. Not enpolicy since the original cast
fic" has sold over a million
re than the Broadway box-
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HIRAM SHERMAN (David Slater)
Mr. Sherman started his theatrical career at the Goodman Theatre, in Chicago, as a murderer in Dumas' "Tour
de Nesle." Joining the Mercury Theatre,
he was Casca in their production of
"Julius Caesar," and Firk in "Shoemakers' Holiday." After five years in the
U. S. Naval Reserve, he returned to the
theatre as Ragueneau in Jose Ferrer's
revival of "Cyrano." Following this engagement he took over comedy roles in
musical comedies, one of his outstanding
roles on Broadway was in "Sing Out the
News," and in London the role of Jeff
in "Brigadoon." Last season Mr. Sherman made a personal hit in the ill-fated
"Four Twelves Are Forty-Eight."
MARCIA . HENDERSON (Patty
O'Neill) had the distinction of being featured in her very first Br oadway part.
That was last season when she played
the role of Wendy, with Jean Arthur, in
"Peter Pan." Miss Henderson is 22 years
old and is from Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she became-while still
in high school-the favorite ingenue of
the Williams College Dramatic Society.
She was graduated two years ago from
the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts, and has appeared in two films"So Young, So Bad" with Paul Henried
and "The Guilty Standby" with Fay Emerson. She has appeared in numerous
radio and TV programs, starting in radio
as Kathleen Anderson in the "Henry
Aldrich" series. Her television engagements have included feature roles on
"Martin Kane," "Pulitzer Prize Theatre," "Starlight Theatre," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Studio One."
JAMES YOUNG (Donald Gresham)
born in Billings, Montana and reared in
Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Studied political science and philosophy at the University of
Indiana. In 1941 he left college to join
the Navy and was soon piloting dive
bombers and fighters in the Guadalcanal,
Bougainville, the Marcus Island and
Philippines campaigns and was discharged as a lieutenant-commander after five years of active service. After
trying many jobs he arrived on the West
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"Awake and Sing." This led to the movie
studios, his first assignment being a .b it
in "The West Point Story," then a part
as the navigator in "Target Unknown."
Again he was cast as an airman, this
time as the co-pilot in Howard Hawk's
production of "The Thing." His most recent film is "My Son John" in which he
portrays one of Helen Hayes' sons.
LESTER MACK (Michael O'Neill)
started in the theatre when a baby, being carried on stage in "The Whip," and
if ever there was an introduction to the
theatre that was it. "The Whip," presented in four acts and thirteen scenes
that consumed four hours, and gave audiences a run for their money, even with
horse-races, train wrecks and a scene in
the chamber of horrors. In recent years
Mr. Mack has devoted most of his working time in Hollywood and television. He
played the medical examiner in his last
movie, "Tattooed Stranger" for R. K. O.
and his TV appearances include such
video delights as "Big Story," "Ellery
Queen," "Nights Out," "Martin Kane,"
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AUTHOR F. HUGH HERBERT
There are those in the theatre who hint
darkly that F. Hugh Herbert, coiner of
" The Moon Is Blue," the gay romantic
romp flourishing in Times Square, and
Chicago's Loop and a National company
playing a Coast to Coast tour, is guilty
of nepotism. Their suspicion is born of
Mr. Herbert's . confession that his two
daughters, Diana and Pamela, have been
the inspiration of many of his plays. Observing their lunacies, their fits and fevers, their flirtations and their follies
over the years, he has incorporated their
antics and enthusiasms into such delightful plays as "Kiss and Tell," "For
Keeps," "For Lover or Money." Mr. Herbert has good reason to beam benignly
on his daughters aside from his natural
paternal affection for them. If the hero(Continued on page 15)
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Who's Who in the Cast-Continued from page II
ines of the three plays mentioned, as
well as the Patty O'Neill of "The Moon
Is Blue," are an amalgam of the more
delirious deportment of Pamela and Diana, it is correspondingly true that their
sire has prospered handsomely through
his observations, and the distillation of
these observations when set up on the
stage.
Vienna born Mr. Herbert is an Englishman who has rejoiced in American citizenship since 1920. He had behind him
service in the British army in World
War I, a semester in the advertising department of Selfridge's, the great London department store, and some academic scuffling with mining engineering
courses at the University of London.
The arena for his first writing assignment in our democracy was at Para-
mount's Long Island studios. He's been
writing screen plays and scenarios ever
since-literally hundreds of them. When
Clifton Webb, overnight, became the nation's most famous baby-sitter, it was
Mr. Herbert who wrote the screen play
" Sitting Pretty." And it .was Mr. Herbert again who composed for the cameras "Our Very Own." As industrious as
he is successful-there are those who
hold that those two adjectives have an
affinity-Mr. Herbert invented Corliss
Archer for the dial-twisters.
Yes, he has a novel to his credit and if
treed will confess that the title for "The
Moon Is Blue" is filched from the last
line of his very first play-an unproduced monstrosity, set down when he
was but eighteen, filled with murder,
incest and allied misdemeanors.
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Autumn Garden
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Footlight Footnotes-Continued from page 9
on-the-disc; all the hits of the last few
seasons are now in your record shops.
On the way are albums that go back a
few years such as Lily Pons and Noel
Coward in "Conversation Piece" and a
Columbia album of "Porgy and Bess."
N ot as numerous, but just as loaded
with imaginative dynamite to blast away
an evening's doldrums are albums of
str aight drama. Judith Anderson's reading of "Medea" can be both a visual as
well as aural experience with the benefit of your imagination.
Even after ten years Columbia Album
No. M-340 still spins me back to Maurice
Evans' presentation of "Hamlet" in this
Auditorium, and the resonant voice conjures up a vivid image of one of the
most memorable evenings ever spent in
a t heatre.
T he sales figures of the record companies indicate t here are millions wh o
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