Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-15 | Page 6 | Screen and Stage-Hollywood-Stars

SCREEN AND STAR STAGE AGE HOLLYWOOD STAR Two Tw Big Road Shows Coming I To Salt Lake Salt Lake will have an opportunity to enjoy the big road shows now preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to leave New York Harry David division mana manager er of ot theaters announces This news will wUI willbe be c of particular interest to theatergoers theatergoers theater- theater goers anxious for the revival of the legitimate stage by means of road tours ours of New York stars and casts Mr VIr DavId ld has ai arranged ranged for tor routing through Salt Lake two of or the most talked of plays of or the year eart Charming Channing Pollocks Pollock's The House Beautiful and BUlle Billie Burke In The Vinegar Tree Channing Pollock Salt Lakes Lake's playwright playwright playwright play play- wright whose po powerful erful plays The Sign on the Door The Fool and The liThe Enemy En established him as one of or the h coun country's ry leading dramatists scored an art enviable success on Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way during the past season with The House Beautiful produced by Crosby Crosby Crosby Cros Cros- by Gaige Mr Pollock whoso whose father Alexander Pollock was known throughout the west for his Salt Lake newspaper connections as editor of the he Salt Lake Times and later of or the Herald received his early education here The playwright was feted at ata ata ata a Utah banquet given In New York In n his honor a year ago His Salt Lake ake friends will be interested in knowing that his plans Include a visit here soon The House Beautiful Is a a. unique drama crama with a simple clean love story about everyday people a play that glorifies honesty sincerity and loy by- by a alty Yet it Is far from being a preachment New York critics found It t faster than The Grand Hotel funnier than any of or the current farces arces and at the same time hailed it t as ns profoundly moving moving a a play pla that makes one feel better for a long time The original New York cast will appear In Salt Lake The bookIng bookIng book- book Ing ng has been tentatively set for Januar January January Jan Jan- uary 19 and 20 BUlle Billie Burkes Burke's return to the stage In n The Vinegar Tree now breaking all records at the Curran theater In San Francisco is a distinctive event in stage circles Those who enjoyed her work a decade ago as star InLove InLove in inLove Love Watches and Mrs Dot or saw her a few seasons later as JohnDrew's John JohnDrew's JohnDrew's Drews Drew's leading woman In My Wife will expectantly await her appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance in this saucy comedy of ot modern modem marriage The star is surrounded b by a company of even excellence Warren Williams Dorothy Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Black Black- burn William Janney Janne and William Morris interpreting the major roles The Vinegar Tree will play at the Victory Victor October 19 20 and 21 according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Mr David I A 1