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Show IN NEW YORK With GrLBER'a' SWAN SHADES OF BELASCO I'm not quit iurs Jtitt how th lata David Belaaco would take to tht notion thai a woman Is not only at tha helm of the theater which bear hit name, but alto la Jutt about tha moat talked-about talked-about producer In Manhattan. One thing U certain, If M. Belaaco turrit ever In hit grave the Incident will be accompanied by certain unrecorded temblora under the earth and the glow worma will turn on their tiny klelgt Jutt above the turf ace of the earth. Mr. Belaaco did not doubt for a moment that women were artltta emotional tuperlort of male performert and all the reat but fie did like to run the thow a la Belaacol But It to happena that the name of Katherlne Cornell hat been growing In suture, for tht It both producer and fine actreat. Her huabend. Outhrle McCllntlc, It not such a bad etage director him-aelf. him-aelf. Yet he may live to find himtelf referred to aa "Katherlne Cornell husband." Which Itn't ao bad I POPULAR CHOICE Yet It wasn't to many year ago that Mitt Cornell Cor-nell waa loitering about the old Greenwich Village thow thopa. which had the Provlncetown theater a a capltol. looking lor a career. But when she appeared In Chicago with her 'Barreta of Wlmpole Street," more than 10.000 Rrmon were ttandlng In line. Lea than half an our after the amazed ticket man lifted the lid of hit coop, a nouse teatlng 6000 persons had been told out and buyer were worrying about B tpot on the aisle a week later. CAN'T FORGET HER If you care to go behind the erenea for a moment mo-ment tha answer It that Ml Cornell became her own producer becauae producert for whom the worked wouldn't turn out on the playt the Wanted. Now the can do at the wuhea and If the make a fortune or loaet one. It will be up to hertelf. She made a fortune on "The Barreta" and the may loae a neat turn on her latest. "Lucrece." One may forget "Lucrece" aa a play tomorrowbut tomor-rowbut one It not likely to forget Katherlne Cornell Cor-nell In the role! A Hate of mind which every ac-treaa ac-treaa teekt to rrarh. SECLUDED ESTATE One day. I recall, the told me that the begtn with a "walk-on" part. The producer! wouldn't truat her with line. Hhe went to the Hock company com-pany of the late Jeatle Bonstelle In Buffalo. There the met McCllntlc. who alao waa breaking Into the thow butinest. They married tome thirteen yeart ago and ttlll think they're lucky. Whereat many performert tum to colon let or groiipt when aeeklng a suburban reaidence. the Mcclintlct took to themaelvee an ancient manor In Bneedon't Landing, obocure and picturesque tpot on the Hudson. It It a place of old revolutionary atone houaet. about a doien to the entire hillside. HE'S THE BOSS McCllntlc will not be the allent and forgotten man. Hla wife may be atar and producer, but he It husband and director. He allowt no Intrusion on rehearaala and hat tossed out very good Irlendt of the actrcat-wlfe, aeeklng to watch her. |