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...Helen MacKellar played the star role. A day or two after the critics had expressed themselves, she repented and avowed publicly her intention of quitting the play. The move was generally regarded as a further play for publicity, since she must have had time in the rehearsal period to let the significance of her material sink in. She swore sincerely and her performance was generally considered competent...
...World very nicely. He declared himself in perfect concurrence with its desire for clean plays, and offered to remove his production from the boards--as soon as six or seven other managers whose plays he declared were just as had did likewise. To cap the climax Miss MacKellar's pathetic refusal to endanger her reputation by playing the leading role has been made public. One guesses correctly that the play is still being performed before packed houses, and Miss MacKellar's name still heads the program...
George Broadhurst will present Helen MacKellar in "The Storm" at the Globe on March...