Rare December 1932 The Stage w/ Katharine Cornell cover by Martha Sawyers

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RARE The Stage December 1932 with cover of Katharine Cornell by Martha Sawyers. FEATURES on A Playgoer’s After Thoughts on “Chrysalis” scenes fitted easily into play which goes exciting to later melodramatic; “Carry Nation” went in high anticipation…but left with blurry impression…”Gay Divorce” do this better in France…the news of the piece is Fred Astaire on his lone…excellent dancer, something of a comedian, no singer at all; “The DuBarry” everybody had to sing and knew how…Grace Moore eminent in Metropolitan roster…has powerful voice  , nearly exact pitch; Lillian Gish in New York in “Camille” and made her a rare girl, too tender and yielding to survive; Eva Le Gallienne in Camille in Civic Repertory, her marguerite has warmer tones, charm the comes from generous and sympathetic imagination; ½ column on Civic Repertory;
New in Irish Theatre…a great deal of hope…”The New Gosson “ by Geo. Shiles the happiest of the lot; “Things That are Casear’s” by Paul Vincent newest Abbey offering;4 pages on  Guess Your Neighbors’ Secrets on “Dinner at Eight” with n scenes featuring Austin Fairman, Judith Wood, Paul Harvey, Marguerite Churchill, Malcolm Duncan, Constance Collier, Conway Tearle, Ann Andrews; Sam Levene, Margaret Dale; 4 pages on What is the Secret of those Memorable Moments with 11 scenes with Lenore Ulric in “Nona,” “Candida” with Katherine Cornell; “The Merchant of Venice,” sketch of Hamlet,” Sarah Bernhardt as “Cleopatra,” “Strange Interlude,” Alice Brady in “Mourning Becomes Electra,” Charles Gilpin as island native; “The Green Pastures,” Hedda Hopper scene; Galsworthy’s “Justice,” with John Barrymore; Dinner at Any Hour You Like by Nancy Hale with sketch on “Dinner at Eight,” Diagnostician to Ailing Scripts : Dr. Kaufman WITH Sam Berman sketch of George Kaufman; the Loot of the Stage by editor Hiram Motherwell; Theatre Asides on Al Woods to Frieda Inescourt, “You have sex, sweetheart, but you have no appeal; 7 paragraphs on Constance Ripley musical costume designs; 25 lines on Fred Astaire minus Adele; slumping ticket prices; 5 paragraphs on Katharine Cornell; 2 paragraphs on Rose Albert Porter; Emlyn Williams plays suavely in “Criminal” …on way to become a playwright; 4 paragraphs on Lt. Louise Dane of Volunteers of America; Dodie Smith (C. L. Anthony) author of “Autumn Crocus,”  Filming Gaudy Pioneer Days by Creighton Peet with scene from “Silver Dollar” with Edward G. Robinson; Mademoiselle of Madame: on “Mademoiselle,”  with 2 pages and 2 scenes featuring Grace George, A. E. Matthews, Alice Brady, Peggy Conklin, Thomas Beck; First Night Fever by Patterson McNutt with 3 Floherty sketches; Jerome Kern’s “Music in the air” with 2 pages and 4 scenes featuring Walt Slezak, Katherine Carrington, Natalie Hall, Tullio Carminati; Early Mystery Season and Homely comedy with 2 pages and 4 scenes from “Dangerous Corner” with Mary Servoss, Colin Keith-Johnston, Jean Dixon, Stan Ridges, Cecil Holm; and “the Late Christopher Bean” with 4 scenes featuring Walt Connolly, Beulah Bondi, Geo. Couloris, Chas Derwent, Ernest Lawford, Pauline Lord; Split Your Sleeves and Watch out for Beads on Evening Dresses with 6 fashion photos of Peggy Conklin, 2 of Ann Andrews, Marguerite Churchill, 2 of Alice Brady; Paris Herself Again with scene from “The Green Pastures” Trying It on the dogs by Lawrence Langner; Music of the Early Season with mentions of with Toscanini return the musical horizon looks bright; brilliant Vivaldi-Bach concerto; Heifetz sold out Carnegie Hall; Lawrence Tibbett’s recital was grand; tiny highlight of Frank Sheridan in Vivaldi-Bach at Philharmonic;
THE CURTAIN IS UP brief descriptions and some cast for “Absent Father” by Frances De Witt; “Another Language” by Rose Franken starring Margaret Wycherly; “Carry Nation” by Frank McGrath, staged by Blanche Yurka; Eva Le Gallienne Civic Repertory rapidly becoming famous; “Chrysalis” by Rose Albert Porter produced by Martin Beck in association with Lawrence Langner, Miss Helburn; “Clear All wires!: by Bella and Sam Spewack with Thomas Mitchell; “Counsellor-at-Law” by Elmer Rice starring Paul Muni; “Criminal At Large” by Edgar Wallace, directed by Guthrie McClinic with Alexandra Carlisle; “Dangerous Corner” by J. b. Priestley, directed by Elsa Lazareff; “Dinner at Eight” by Geo Kaufmann and Edna Ferber; “I Loved You Yesterday” by Molly Ricardel and Wm DuBois with Frances fuller, Rose Hobart; “Mademoiselle” by Jacques Deval, adapted by Grace George George flighty and amusing; “Success Story” by John Howard Lawson; “That’s Gratitude” by Frank Craven; “The Good Earth” by Pearl Buck with Nazimova creating a tender and eloquent character; “The Late Christopher Bean” by Sid Howard, starring Pauline Lord as appealing servant girl; ”When Ladies Meet” by Rachel Crothers…Spring Byington provides the most amusements plus others and musicals;
FULL PAGE PHOTOS of Katherine Wilson in scary scene;
PHOTOS of Beatrice Lillie, Clark and McCullough in “Walk A Little Faster,” Margaret Sullavan, Elisha Cook Jr. and June Walker in “Chrysalis,” “When Ladies Meet” with Frieda Inescort, Rob Lowes, Walt Abel, Spring Byington, Herb Rawlinson; Desha dancing with ball in “Music in the Air,” Grace  Moore in “The DuBarry,” Marguerite Gautier in Civic Repertory; Lillian Gish in “Camille,” Gert Lawrence in “Behold We Love,” Katherine Alexander;
SKETCHES/CARTOONS by Fraildly; Shermund; H. Baer; Chamberlain; P.L.
FULL PAGE ADS: inside front cover Floherty  Jr. illus. The Sportsman; Richard Hudnut; illus. the New Yorker;
ADS for Eveready; Miss Penn Hand Made Bags; Bernard Weatherill; Abercrombie & Fitch; Grande Maison de Blanc with  model in Bouclet dress;
CONDITION: COMPLETE 50 pages filled with early stage, theatre production, industry history, actors, actresses, playwrights, etc. . From bound volume therefore no back cover, bare spine, possibly restapled. Nice condition inside.