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Laburnum Grove (by John Boynton Priestley; Gilbert Miller & Milton Shubert, producers). When cheerful Novelist Priestley discovered that all was right with the world-or soon would be-he began to make a small fortune out of his books (The Good Companions; English Journey). He is likely to make another fortune from the stage on the strength of his discovery that a playwright can get by with a few unpretentious tricks and a couple of good characters. For the characters of Bernard Baxley and George Radfern in Laburnum Grove, Playwright Priestley may be forgiven almost any of his dramatic shortcomings. Bernard...
Music Hath Charms (score by Rudolf Friml; Libretto by Rowland Leigh, George Rosener, John Shubert; Shuberts, producers). In operatic circles, Maria Jeritza has always been as famed for her business acumen as for her wit and charm. She had the good sense to duck out of Music Hath Charms before that mossy opus reached Manhattan...
...Brown is accustomed to produce successful musicals and his current effort, "Calling All Stars," now at the Shubert, is no exception to the rule. It is a colorful, fast moving, and highly amusing revue which has been pleasing large audiences since its arrival in town last week. A bit rough at the start, the show has been improved by careful cutting and is now a finished revue with lots to offer to those who are addicted to this hilarious sort of entertainment. As its title would suggest, the show is predicated upon the assumption that lots of varied talent...
...Shubert: "Say When"--new comedy featuring Harry Richman and a chorus of "Statuesque Beauties." Opening tonight. To be reviewed very shortly...
...Shubert: "America Sings"--musical play which has to do with the life of Stephen Foster and his music. On Tuesday this theater will entertain the opening of "Say When"--a new musical starring the husky voiced Harry Richman...