is in the offing. For straight plays, in my humble opinion, it has been a good season, but the musicals have, for the most part, let us down. Always, of course, there is the exception, in this case the long titled How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. This lively story of a Horatio Alger hero in reverse has Robert Morse and Maine's Rudy Valee and it is hard to say who "steals" the show. Noel Coward's Sail Away would surely have been a real success with the author singing his own songs-as it is I'm afraid it is just so-so. The Gay Life, my friends, is not what you might think from the title. Actually, it is about a very straight "man about town" in Vienna and Carlsbad in 1904. Despite Walter Chiari I almost fell asleep, a sort of a record for me where musicals are concerned.

Shelly Berman, of all people, and the always, dependable Eileen Eckhart, try valiantly to bring some life to A Family Affair, and almost succeed. Milk and Honey is alright if you like. Molly Picon. Probably one of the major disappointments of a bleak musical season is Subways Are for Sleeping, again despite heroic work by its principals: Sydney Chaplin and Carol Law-

rence.

But the other side of the coin tells a different story: Ross, A Man for All Seasons, A Passage to India, The Caretaker, The Night of the Iguana, The Asperen Papers, Gideon, A Shot in the Dark, Write Me a Murder, Romulus, Purlie Victorius, The Complaisant Lover and Daughter of Silence were all worthwhile, though some closed much too soon.

For me Ross is easily the dramatic high spot of the season, with John Mills giving one of his best performances as the latent (?) homosexual hero, Lawrence of Arabia. If you see nothing else in 1962, see Ross. Since Broadway does not really appreciate intelligent drama The Caretaker may soon close after only 22 weeks-it should run 22 months, thanks to Donald Pleasence in as eerie a role as you will see. Paul Scofield gave real grandeur to the season with A Man for All Seasons, another dramatization about Sir Thomas Moore. If you liked J.B. you will find Gideon thrilling and Fredric March and Douglas Campbell make it soar in the main roles. In a lighter vein A Shot in the Dark with Julie Harris, Write Me a Murder (better than Dial 'M' for Murder), Purlie Victorious and The Complaisant Lover all added distinction to the season, albeit Michael Redgrave failed to keep the last named comedy alive. Just what do Broadway playgoers want?

Daughter of Silence was another notable failure in which heroic performances by Emlyn Williams and Rip Torn went for naught. Oh yes, another musical that failed, despite Alfred Drake, was the heavy-handed Kean. But probably the most expensive failure was the sad Gay Life, which saw $400,000 go down the drain: Never did so many spend so much to produce so little.

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But all in all it has been a fine dramatic season, thanks to our British cousins: A Man for All Seasons, The Caretaker, Ross, The Asperen Fapers,

A Passage to India and the Old Vic! Long live England! And, of course, almost forgot-Cyril Ritchard in Romulus is a "must". (Not having seen Tennessee Williams' latest, The Night of the Iguana, I reserve judgmentbut some of my friends say a great cast is doing a magnificent job in Williams' "last" Broadway play.)

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