Word: gerhardi
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Faced with an involved and drastically over-long play, the new dramatic group cut it to workable length, cast it faithfully, and struggled manfully to wring all the laughs possible from William Gerhardi's first attempt at playwriting. The essential fault that Kilty and Company failed to recognize, however, was their original choice of vehicle--an impossibly dramatic, wordy, technically cumbersome work...
After the fig-leaf affair that blossomed and burst here some weeks ago, it might be dangerous to mention that the Veterans Theater, delivering the "world premiere" of William Gerhardi's "I Was a King in Babylon" tonight, was thinking of a scene in which scantily-clad souls, awaiting reincarnation, flit around a dimly-lighted stage. Latest reports have it, however, that flesh-colored tights will not be worn. From its name, it may seem that the Veterans Theater, a group newly organized by Jerome Kilty '49, has some affiliation with an old Army or Navy clique. On the contrary...
...William Gerhardi, whom nobody knows very much about, is a British writer, born in Russia. "I Was a King in Babylon" is his first play, and at a rather ripe old age, Gerhardi is witnessing Jed Harris' production of the work, plans for a New York showing next season, a fat check from paramount Pictures for the screen rights to the vehicle, and, of course, the Veterans Theater's grand opening at Rindge Tech auditorium...
...King in Babylon," William Gerhardi's satire, and the newly formed Veterans' Theater Workshop will both have their world yremieres tomorrow night when the curtain goes up at the Rindge Technical School Auditorium. The play will run through Saturday...
Originally a professional production of the play was planned for London this winter but Dr. Gerhardi has interested Firth Sheppard, the London producer, in having the cast of the Veterans' Theater act in the production...