Scratch on Broadway Draws Mixed Critics From MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish’s Scratch opens at the St James Playhouse with a high minded clash over liberty and government. The play uses the Webster and devil fable but critics find the dialogue and staging insufficient to sustain dramatic impact.
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This Is Your Life Loses Helen Hayes Show In California
Leonard Lyons reports on entertainment chatter from New York to Hollywood. The planned This Is Your Life for Helen Hayes was canceled after her son James MacArthur warned of potential effects. The column also notes Cannes entry Drive, He Said, Jack Nicholson’s directorial debut, and actors changing looks and roles.
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City to buy Public Theater for 2.6 million dollars
New York officials approve a city purchase of the Public Theater for 2.6 million dollars. Some council members call the move a private giveaway while defending free Shakespeare performances in Central Park.
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Papp Calls Greenwich Village Theater City’s Heart
Joseph Papp, head of the Greenwich Village theater, argues the venue is more vital to New York than Yankee Stadium, emphasizing cultural impact over sport.
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