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novel written by Richard Bis-tby Walter Klavtin as a lutter- "Baby Doe" Fine American so Say, Darling1 Spoof on Show Bis sen called i cents, about a pajama factory. Bissell and jGeorge Abbott made the success ful musical, "The Pajama Game from it. Bissell promptly went and wrote a novel about the making of a novel into a musical comedy and he called it "Say, Darling. wow this novel -has been made into a play with music. By DOUGLAS WATT By JOHN CHAPMAN and-egg show angel, and another one by Matt Mattox as a dreadfully arty dancer.

All the troubles of putting a show together in the writing, in the tryout and in the rewriting are in "Say; Darling." Some of them are very funny. Others are Darling" could be fixed up. Calling AH Legs Girls who think their gams are Reprinted front vetterdav late edition! Say, Darling," which was (Reprinted from yesterday's late editions) So long, European culture. This morning, we kiss you off for a long month, at any rate for last night at the City Center the New York City Opera Company began an handsomely produced at the.f3 "i8eli Vltit Pn troubles, and think plot and Jule Styne, Betty all-American spring opera season a fine work, "The Ballad of Baby Doe." ANTA Theatre last evening, is a comedy with some songs about a tank-town boy who writes a good-selling novel, sees his novel made into a Broadway musical smash, writes another good-selling novel about his experiences in show business and finally sees this second book dramatized on the ANTA stage. The foregoing is a heck of long sentence, and you may have to read it twice, but it is tVii cist something special are invited to them for approval next Friday morning at 10 to the Nola c.

Studios Room 619. The winning a 'eek 3 wor.k atin Quarter, a week at the XTj I 52. to CI Ot 00 den and Adolpb Green furnishing, the songs. The best song is the last one in the play, "Something's Alwavs Hannenine' on the Rivr Wayne, playing a Wisconsin bumpkin who has written a seller, comes to Broadway to work on the libretto of a musical ver- sion of his novel. He gets the fuU treatment.

He meets a vastly ego- tistical composer of bum son (Johnny Desmond), a self cen a cynical press agent are there any others? (Horace McMahon) and two producers, Jerome Cowan and Kobert Morse, It Needs Work I of "Say, Darling." David Wayncfted female star (Vivian Blaine), 'place the Great Alzana who fell Morse, as a faintly effeminate frednesday night as he was con. young theatrical genius, is splen- eluding his circus act at Madison did. Wayne, wearing spectacles Square Garden, Alzana is recov- and an earnest look, is just finefrin at St- Clare's Hospital from as a novelist who is allu This was the- long-awaited Eastern premiere of the work, with libretto by the late John Latouche and music by Douglas Moore," that captured audiences in Central City, when it was first presented in the summer of '56. It is a tuneful, evocative composition detailing, in .11 expertly written scenes divided into two acts, the spectacular later years of Colorado's Silver King, Horace Austin Warner Tabor of his rejection of his wife, Augusta, for Elizabeth McCourt (Baby) Doe, and of his disastrous end when this country adopted the gold standard. All of a Piece The libretto is lusty and poetic and the music matches it at every turn.

Moore, with a nice appreciation of his theme, has underscored the vulgarity of the period (1880-99) with much -rousing music and has risen to the emotional scenes with fine romantic fervor. The score has thrust, appeal and a complete lack of pretentiousness. It does the best thing a score can do it helps tell the story and en-riches it at the same time. Last night's three principals were excellent. Martha Lipton, the Met mezzo-soprano, was particularly effective as the bitter Augusta.

Her moving second-act aria, "Augusta," was one of the evening's high spots. An Appealing Baby As Baby Doe, Beverly Sills was an appealing figure and negotiated her often high-placed so- OPEN DAILY BIG OPENING ATTRACTION CLYDE BEATTY HAMID combined LARGEST TENT NOW a ne i "SAY, DARLING" Play with music by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell, produced by Jule Styne and Lester-Oster-man at the ANTA Theatre, April 3, 1958. THE PRINCIPALS Mr. Sehneifcr Frankie Jordan jack Jordan B. Clarke Constance Ford David Wayne Photoeraiher Jac Nautrhton Jack Manninr Pilot Roy Peters- etl snow.

-HODert Morw June, the Secretary Eileen tetchworth Pfhatiie Harris Horace McMahon Richard Cowan Irene l.ovetle Vivian Blaine Kudy Lorraine Karl Joreefton Cheryl Merrill. -Johnny Desmond Elliott Gould -Vireinia Martin Peter Howard Stere Condos Mitchell GreMT Matt Mattox Jack Nauhton Walter Klavnn Accompanist- Sammy l't Ken Lwxter Hong Reshevsky aiier Slorty Krebs- prano part with skill. Her Willow Song was lovely. Walter convincing actor as well as a good baritone, made the most of the part of Horace Tabor, a somewhat flinty character that doesn't really come to life until, a broken man, he slips onto the ghostly stage of the Denver opera house once Dunt ana undergoes a series of hallucinations. The others in the large cast, particularly Beatrice Jirebs as Baby Doe's mother, all gave praiseworthy performances." Donald Uenslager's pictur esque original sets, utilizing lan tern slides between scenes to establish locales and the march of events, are of great help.

Via dimir Rosing staged the work and Emerson Buckley conducted. The season is off to smash ing start FOR THE SEASON MORTON GENERAL ADMISSIOM Cbildroat 50 fa Aft. t0 Adarts WORLD'S l.il Aft. a Eva. RESERVED SEATS Caildraa $1.59.

Adults SZ.SO Aft. A Eves. SHOW SEATS 3.000 reserved HtatotJ MecUra Ta PERSON? World's Greatest Animal Trainer Tho Sad Clown m--m muM ar a. RaiJaW II eerl vea.s a contract for a TV commercial. Sub for Alzana A new hierh wire oerformer.

24- year-old Gene Mendez, of Puerto Rico, was hired yesterday to re- ONLY 10 PERFS. thrs Apr. 12 MARTHA and her DANCE COMPANY MAT. TODAY 2:30 EMBATTLED GARDEN with Seraphic Dialogue, Cave of tha Heart TONIGHT at 8 CLYTEMNESTRA K. Orrh.

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TODAY A WED. at 2A9 playing a literate boob from Corn Country, finds himself flung into Broadway show biz because his novel is going to be made a show of. There is considerable humor in "Say, Darling," as it takes a long sly look at theatrical people. Much of it, though, is "inside" humor, to be relished by people in the know but possibly of less interest to people who know Broadway only as a street that ends somewhere up around Yonkers. The origin of "Say, Darling" is Seats Oa Sale 16 Weeks In Advance Today at 10 A.M., 2:30.

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