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Alfred Lunt And Wife Lynn Fonlanne Star In “Amphitryon 38”Alfred Luot aud Lynn Fau-tanne are coming to the English theatre Monday, April 17, for two-day engagement In the gayest comedy of many yenrB, “Amphitryon 38.” It is pronounced Am-fit-ree-on and it isn’t as puzzling as it may appear. Amphitryon was a Grecian warrior with a faithful wife and so Jupiter, a gay dog from the clouds,came down to earth to woo the wife. What happens, of course, li the play.Ab for the 3 8 of the title, thin means that the tale has been written quite often and that this 1* the thirty-eighth version. That’s al] there’** to it, and ao simple.In some circles Amphitryon'1 is said to be the orginial saucy farce. However, with the Luntsand their original company It becomes a comedy of wit and wisdom, r theatrical event and something to remember for a long time. The play has enjoyed long stays in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and London. England.The Theatre Guild sponsors it and the original cast embraces Richard Whorf, George Meader, Sydney Greenstreet, Barry Thomson, Edith King. John Barclay, Margaret Waller and Jacqueline Paige.The Lunts head the list of blue-book players, star* of the firs; order They are giving the road everything they gave in New York, even to the smallest pan. In the play:Ticket? are to be placed on sale well in advance.
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Logansport Press
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sun, Apr 09, 1939
Page 9
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