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ma owe. II IPoaliicers SBlast Moss GuesY in Of Home-Wrecking Visitor "Guest in the House." drama by Hagar Wilde and Dale Eunson. Produced by Stephen and Paul Ames at the Plymouth Theatre, New York, Feb. 24, 1942. tr1- fied legally.

He said existing ordinances were sufficient to bar off-color shows and that no official had a right to close a show with-oiit court action. Moss closed the Gaiety Theatre Monday night by refusing to renew its license. The Republic and El-tinge Theatres were similarly closed Feb. 1. STAGE PLAYS GERTRUDE THE Ann Prootor lye Proctor Louioe Campbell Joan Spnccr ltd red Price Hilda- Rev.

Dr. Soaw alter Botrk Aunt Martha ProUrKatherine Emmet Miriam Blake Pert Kelton lan Vroctor William Prince By BURNS MANTLE. Let's to the best news first. "Guest in the House is a taut little horror drama to which two of the better scenario writers of Hollywood, Hagar Wilde and Dale Eunson, have given generously of their talents and their experience. Best Musical in Town! IN THE AUK SM St, Wert way.

Caret S-CS6I a a 23 to I it. I The closing of Broadway's bur-? lesque shows by License Commissioner Moss echoed yesterday in bitter complaints of censorship by theatrical groups and opposition by powerful Actors Equity Association. Alfred Harding of Equity declared at a hearing in Moss' office that the closings could not be justi STAGE PLAYS II le. "AN EARTHQUAKE OF LAUGHTER" -r John Menem Brawn, W. TwiJ BIITMORE THEATRE, 47th Wt or MATS.

TODAY J- 55c 2 A-On rf sea-en's best eninas." Brown NGEL STREET Vincent Price, Judith Evelya. Lee G- Carre 1 1 GOLDEN W. 45 St. CI. 6-6740.

Evs. 8 :40 "Kunniest play you've ever seeD-" PM. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 1 Beris Karleff. Josephine Hull, Jeaa Adair. John Alexander.

Clinton Sundbera. Edaar SteJili FULTON. West 46th St. CI. 6-6380.

Evs. 8 A3 Next Mat. Sat 2:40. Wail ardcrs prowplly filled 2 PERF'S. SUNDAY eddie cantor Banjo eyes SKATS ON SALE 8 WEEKS IN ADVANCE Mail Order? Filled Pramntly MntR.

$ot. A S'trt. Hiii.i.i niMiu tt i st REST FOOT FORWARD Lf with ROSEMARY LANE. MARTY MAY and a dozen stars ef the future includina Maureen Cannon. Gil Stratton.

Jack Jordan Kenneth Boers, Nancy Walker Victoria Schools. June Allyson Mnical Hit Dirretetl hy (Icorce AlttMitt BAKKYMORE.47 St.W.of y. CI.6-0390-EVS.8 :40 Next Matinee Saturday 2:40 SI 10 to S2.75 MA I O. IUUAI EVENINGS at :40 "A IOY 'otfn. Worid Teleoram John C.

presents Clifton Prffoy Leonora Mildred WEBB WOOD C0RBETT NATWICK LITHE SPIRIT MOROSCO. 4S St. W. of B'sraT. B-6i3 "I am still lanBhinfc." ROBERT BENCHLEY CAFE CROWN utith Morris CARNOVSKV ft San JAFFE CORT.

48 St E. af y. BR. 9-0046. Na Man.

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Mats. Sat. aV Sun. John t.OI.DEN anHuuncts GOOD-BYE LAUDIA UVfiSa ROSE FRANKEN comedy starts tour March 9th BOOTH 4ota W. st B'way.

CI. S-59M Man. thru Sat. 0. Mats.

T0OAY SAT. 2:40 Evfs. 55c ta 2.211. Mats Sat. It Sun.

SSe ta SI.C5 -lalantke' I. the loveliest af the aaerettas with the daintiest librrtte anal the mast raaturaus scare. Many thanks fa. 4 pleuaM eveatna af music Gand feeliat." Atkinson. Titnex ILBERT SULLIVAN iiU TONIGHT.

Tkurs t-ri tvi fOLANTHE'' eat. eV Sun. "Trial by Jury'' A -Pina are" March 4 4 "The Gondoliers" Mar. S. ikade' Mar.

7, 'Trial by Jury' Pirates' ST. JAMES Thea. 44 St. Evs. 8:30.

2 Perls. Sun. STEPHEN PAI AMES present UEST IN THE HOUSE A Vexjp Plav by HAGAR WILDE DALE EINSON Stntifd bv REGINALD DENHAM PLYMOUTH THEATRE. 45th St. W.

af B'way Eyes. 8:40. 1st Mat. Tem'w. $1.10.

$1.65. $2.20 "Floods the stase tvith laughtvr. tears, love and dj-namite." A.XtfiKoy. HtilLBEKT MILLER presents EART OF A CITY by LESLEY STOKM HENRY MILLER S.43d St.E ol B'way. BR.

9-3970 Krts. Next Mat. Saturday at "MOKE LAKiHS than any other magical on BroaHsvay." linioth hilaalien GEORGE JESSEL'S TT'TrlVirP Musical SOPHIE TUCKER 5tSonth ninl Amrifi Kovelit-t Show irN BROAUHURS1, W. 44 SC CI 6-6699. Evas.

830 Mats. Sat. tV Sun. Sl.t0-S2.20. Evas.

Inel. Sun. bali iiny skats a aii.mii.f. MATINEE TODAY -BETTER THAN EVER." trl'd-TeJefirnm 50c, $1 $1.50 2M) SEAR EIHTION or the Sensational Musical leetravasranza IT HAPPENS ON ICE at AmeneVp Only Ice Theatre Center Theatre. Rockefeller Center CO.

5-M74 Evs. except Monday. Mats. Today. Sat.

aY Sun. 501 Seats tar Every Pert. 50e. EVGS. AT 8:40 AMUSEMENTS in the LADY ALVIN vhe House CAST: Doneiae Proctor Leon Ames Oscar Sterling Mary Anderson Barb-e Helen Stewart Frieda Altman Robert Breton Jonru.

Evelyn Heath- rank Dow Mrs. Dow Mips Rhodes-Cam Tracy Mary Anderson, Louise Campbell Weirrf guest, unhappy hostess. she tears her waist open; flees to the minister's; accuses Proctor of attacking her and starts the more sensational press hounds after the story. It seems to me the. chief thing Hollywood dramatists will have to overcome is their seemingly fixed tendency to think in terms of the false names, false faces and false emotions of their fiction-mad community.

The obvious object of the authors of "Guest in the House" is to build a largely unbelievable drama merely for the effect it may have drama, with little thought of it a truly begotten emotional and human experience. Accepting their play on their terms, it is plotted with some skill, and when it does reach the human and moving scenes of family understanding it is moving and fine. Otherwise I found it disappointing. Miss Anderson's is easily the showiest performance. Louise Campbell, playing the wife, has the harder job.

Leon Ames is excellent as the husband. Pert Kelton helps with the humor, Katherine Emmett adds family quality as a sympathetic aunt, and Joan Spencer plays a 10-year-old brightly. OF ERA is- Sat. Evre, b. as.

TOSCA at 56c 77c 99c Plus Tax B'KLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I. I A OP EKA T0SC. Thors. BARTERED 3RIDE. I.

PARSIFAL. Fri. 8:30, LA BOHEME. rfpur'u IN MASCHER- Sit- (SI 10-54 401. AGLIACCI and THE ISLAND GOD K.N ABK PIANO ISEB EXCLUSIVELY AMUSEMENTS' Free Lecture on By Hollywood' Famous Diet Adviser and Vitamin Authority Edward McCoIlum to improre yonr health and beauty scientific selection of foods if you vounelf of aches and pains throush hand to hear Edward McColiutn.

the field of nutrition. HEALTH Comes First A. I 1 Sfory Youth Revue Goes Equity; Role for Josi "Of We Sing," American Youth Theatre revue at the Concert Theatre, will become an Equity show on March 10 and institute a new policy of eight performances a week with Saturday and Sunday matinees at a $1.10 top. Alex Cohen Jr. "and Lenny Hatton have become sole owners of the revue and will pay the performers, besides their salaries, royalties for their original material.

Members of the cast will continue to hold down their regular daytime jobs. Up until now, it's been a non-Equity production and a semi-professional enterprise. Josephine Johnson, society glam our girl who has been yearning after a stage role ever since her debut a couple of years ago, may get her wish any day now. As Josi Johnson, stage hopeful, she was sent over by an agent yesterday to see Rowland Brown, producer of the planned Spring musical, "Johnny 2x4." Brown liked her and will probably put her under contract. Len Doyle, leading player in "Plan new melodrama at the Belasco, is in bed with the grippe and last night's performance had to be cancelled.

The play is dark on Wednesday because of Doyle's weekly radio program, which he'll probably be able to do by tomorrow night. Regular performances of "Plan resume tomorrow night. Free Shows Soldiers and sailors who see USO-Camp Shows learned yesterday that beginning March 9 there'll be no charge for these attractions. Up until now there has been a nominal charge for the plays, musicals, bands, concert artists and movie stars routed through the Camp Shows circuit. AMUSEMENTS LEAMG DANCE Rumba.

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af B'way CH. 4-4256 250 SEATS EVERY PERFORMANCE AT SI. 10 "MlKACl LOIS!" ir.llvr. Suet. GERTRUDE LAWRENCE I IX I HE MUSICAL HIT Lady in the dark AI.VIV.

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SAT. and SUN. 1942 Will Reward Fighters! AMUSEMENTS Actors' first dig Its best scenes come late in ther play, which is where best scenes belong, and rouse an audience to considerable emotional response, both because they are well written and because they are well played. The acting company includes Mary Anderson, a young- woman making her legitimate theatre debut who, though she is playing a part artificially contrived to give her every advantage, is still able to indicate a gift for emotional expression that is promising in one of her years and experience. The production is handsome and solid, and Reginald Denham's direction is in the most effective tradition of the horror drama.

Being co-author of "Ladies in Retirement" Mr. Denham may be accepted as one who knows his job. Hopeful Producers. Furthermore, "Guest in the House" is the first production of two young men who have been saving their money and their enthusiasm for a long time looking to this experience of becoming play producers. They have, I may tell you, made a thoroughly good physical job of their first venture.

Their names are Stephen and Paul Ames. If I am forced, having said this much, to confess disappointment in Miss Wilde's and Mr. Eunson's drama, you may lay it partly to the fact that for two or three weeks people have been coming to this desk advising me to be of good cheer, because this in the House" was a fine drama and would help a lot to bolster this oggy dramatic season. "Guest in the House" is a good drama, but unhappily it is not that good. And it is definitely negative drama, in that it concerns the adventure' of a young woman who is mentally ill, and who could not, I feel, have fooled the people with whom she came to live for more than a single act, to say nothing of three.

Furthermore, having discovered her condition, their first and most humane thought would have been to have her committed to an institution, rather than to be satisfied with freeing themselves quickly and completely of her presence. Press Hounds Ahoy. Evelyn Heath is the young woman in question. She is sent in from Cleveland to live with her relatives, the Proctors. She is afflicted with some sort of a weird complex which forces her into a state bordering hysteria at the sight of birds.

How she ever got through the park I wouldn't know. Or perhaps it was caged birds only that affected her. Immediately she begins worrying the Proctors, and the audience. But it is four months before the Proctors realize that she is driving Mr. Proctor to drink, Mrs.

Pj octor to the sanitarium and their little daughter into a decline. When they would be rid of her AMUSEMENTS $2 VALUE Will the Ml i This enc i. chart. ffi. IS? wid.

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Feb. 268:00 P. M. MANHATTAN CENTER 34th St. 8ih Ave AMATCIK TONIGHT.