Word: biberman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Miracle at Verdun opened in Leipzig last October, he sank into unconsciousness, died without knowing of the show's success. The son of a military man, a one-time military student himself, he loathed war, wrote his play in protest against it. The Guild, under Director Herbert J. Biberman, has given Miracle at Verdun a skillful presentation. It is overlong (three hours), lets one down a little at the end. but is a tremendously interesting and audacious piece of modern theatrical technique...
...Roar-China! liberal-minded spectators should find little direct Soviet proselytizing to annoy them. Any spectator will probably be moved by the scenic grandeur, the bold theatrics of the production. To Director Herbert Biberman goes praise for capable direction, for assembling and managing his mob of 67 Chinese, 15 Occidentals. And Lee Simonson's setting which uses real water, real boats, almost a real battleship, is noteworthy in itself...