Theatre Critics Debate Loyalties to New Plays in 1950s Era
Lawrence Daily Journal World reviews 1950 stage scene with James Chapman critics and actors like Everett Horton, Boris Karloff, Jean Arthur. Discusses Peter Pan revival and pressures of news dominance on theatre, plus lineups including Come Back Little Sheba and Lost in the Stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutterbuck
Chapman
Tex
Benn Levy
Henry
Everett Horton
Hia
Con
Jage
James Barrie
Immortal Trust
Mac Went
Altho Chapman
Altho
Peter Pan
Threlmer
Sentimer
Jean Arthur
Mews
Boris Karloff
William Inge
William Archibald
Henry James
Maxwell Anderson
Kurt Weill
Helen Hayes
Joshua Logan
Chekhov
Colleges See Drama as Vocational Training, Chapman States
Chapman argues that drama should be treated as a commercial enterprise within the 300 colleges and universities with drama departments. He is in the camp that favors vocational training over pure art, aiming to raise playwrights' incomes and shift the theatre’s focus away from Broadway.
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Chapman
Broadway
Pontiac
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