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Mahopac Theatre Opens With Mady CorrellActress Supported by Spencer James fl Will Appear in “Secret Service/* 11 j Opening her third season at the Putnam County Floyhouse -with a series of plays chosen for their high i entertainment value by the New York ,T drama critics themselves, Jill Miller’s 1 rustic bam theatre in Mahopac offers ^ “Secret Service/1 a play written by 1 William Gillette, for Tuesday night, s Millions all over the world saw Mr. Gillette play Captain Thome, open- r ing in New Work on Oct. 5, 1896, i* The reason for its great success is | that It is a highly exciting play about ^ a spy who finds romance among the \ people he must betray. It has one of ^i - |;.Mady Correllthe most famous scenes in theatre j history, that in the telegraph office when the hero uses the telegraph; system of the defenders of Richmond ; to give the signal for a Union attack Ion the city and is discovered by the head of the Confederate secret service. The pace and contrast of its successive moments of love, laughter and thrilling suspense have earned this l play the reputation of being the most perfectly constructed drama of its kind ever written. jMady Correll is returning to the Putnam County Playhouse for the entire season. She will play Edith Varney in Secret Service/* a Southern girl of an old family who finds that the man she loves is a Union spy. Spencer James, one of the best-liked of the Mahopac plapers, will be General Randolph, and Tom McDermott, fresh from tour with the famous ‘Barter Theatre and playing with 11 Katharine Cornell, Judith Anderson,| j Vincent Price and many others, will | j le Captain Thome.11 Stage settings will again be handled ! -by Jan Spencer Scott for the third | season and Rita Dhu Wray has re-11 turned from a season in Chicago to : - design the costumes.I Ward Morehouse, accompanied by l Richard Watts, dramatic critic of the = iN. Y. Post, will be present on opening !! night, Tuesday, July 6, as will many i! other New York theatrical folk, i — ---------
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Brewster Standard
Brewster, New York, US
Thu, Jul 01, 1948
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