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...fullest sense of the word. Like a carpenter who sets out to build a house, these writers, men like F. Hugh Herbert, John Van Druten, and Benn Levy, know that is required to make a play a commercial success and occasionally proceed to write such works. John Cecil Holm is such a workman and the "Gramercy Ghost" is his latest project. Complete with an excellent cast and slick direction this play proves a delightful evening at the theatre...
Plot requirements for the Holm type of play are simple. The theme is a love affair. In the first act the characters are presented, their differences explained; the second act produces their differences explained; the second act produces the favorites, the people the audience would like to see united; in the third act all complications are ironed out, the ends tied, and the lovers joined. Usually in this type of play there is a humorous twist carefully inserted, and in this case the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier is the gimmick. Under his watchful...
Sarah Churchill, Winston's daughter, appearing in her first important American role, is suitably charming as the girl who inherits the ghost. She is confused, excited, and buoyant at precisely the right moments, handling the Holm dialogue with a Hepburn-like air which is sophisticated and smooth...
...Century, still another revival, heads the list of comedies. Jose Ferrer and Gloria Swanson perform remarkably, an the script is a classic. Edward Everett Horton is the whole show is springtime for Henry, at the Golden until Monday, then down a door on West 45th to the Booth. Celeste Holm and others appear in Affaire of State at the Music Box on 45th...
...Evening for Richard Rodgers (Sun. 9 p.m., NBC). Guests: Mary Martin, Celeste Holm, Ray Bolger, Patrice Munsel, Valerie Bettis...