Word: kummer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Radcliffe Guild will present "Rollo's Wild Oat", a comedy by Clare Kummer in Agassis House on next Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:15 o'clock on Saturday will also be given...
...plays as Candida, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Hindle Wakes, Hamlet, presented with skill and intelligence and receiving the unforced support of its audience entirely upon the merits of its productions. The newly organized Theatre Guild of Philadelphia has already scored a distinct success with two Clare Kummer plays, featuring Lola Fisher as a " visiting star." The Bainbridge Players of Minneapolis, also employing the " visiting star" system with such actresses as Mrs. Leslie Carter and Florence Reed, has shown that it is possible for a stock-company to produce good plays and make money in the Northwest...
...Rollo's Wild Oat" is a farcical comedy in Clare Kummer's most trivial manner. When we leave the theatre after the performance, we do not feel that we have come away with any lasting impressions. Yet this play entertained Broadway for a large part of last season, and as a sweetmeat to whet the palate it is a tasty morsel. The action, although a little slow in starting, is brisk throughout the play, and the dialogue is often sparkling. The one real drawback is the lack of reality both in plot and treatment, but this quality is the privilege...
After studying in this country for some time, part of it under the Fine Arts Department here, Mr. Jones went to Berlin where he studied scenic design at Reinhardt's Theatre. Since returning to America, he has designed scenery and costumes for the Russian Ballet, "Caliban," Claire Kummer's comedy "Good Gracious, Annabel," and "A Successful Calamity," with William Gillette. Mr. Jones designed the scenery for John Barrymore's last three successes: "Redemption." "The Jest," and "Richard the Third," and one of his latest works is that in the new Ben Ami play produced by Arthur Hopkins. Because they...