Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1950 — Page 12

~ Monday Is nt

Theater Public Catches On

Star Believes Producers Underestimate the Audience

By Henry Butler

ducers and authors think they are,

Mr. Mitchell admitted he

before “Death of a Salesman” ‘something opened on Broadway. “It's hard Salesman’ to tell how a show's going to be before you set it up,” he added.

like “and

‘Death then

of

said. “IT don’t find much difference Atlantic Monthly.” between Sites in that respect.”

dow, Mr. Mitchell said, “A bi

WHAT nd prey is that response builds up after opening night. “Monday is always nerve-

wracking for us. We're always on If

make progress. you

week. I like a Friday or Satupday night, when the solemnity of

. tions to the professional stage. opening night has worn off and F 8

ound 7 -in a square hole. ! - nas hg Be on Tike too many|- SEFFNER, Fla. Apr. others. He can’t find satisfaction —The partially-blin4 father in his work, and so he has to go Seven children was held here tothrough life inventing ways iv day for beating ring to, impress people. 1 00¥lupe contd aut prove. has ih) somewhere along the hadn't C wgned papers authorizing line, he would have been a dif- ® sterility Oper ation. " Mrs. Sarah Pope, 38 ferent person oo» husband, London Pope, also 38 MR. MITCHELL spoke josh- threatened to kill her when he ingly ‘about critics, repeating an learned a doctor had advised the old theater adage, “Say it once operation. for the audience, twice for the! Pope was charged with assault critics.” But he added seriously,/and battery.

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Thomas Mitchell, star of “Death of a Salesman” cur-| rently at the Murat, says audiences are smarter than prog

“That's elated me ever since I went into Arthur Miller’ 5 play. People do catch on. They get the emotional continuity | of the play, which isn't easy to follow rationally, ” he said. as a one- -time newspaper reporter ow would have been scared of the. ‘himself, “I don’t see how you felplay if he'd seen the script lows manage to see and digest

hurriedly write columns your readers will

Audiences all over the country read. It would be different if you have been responsive, Mr. Mitchell were doing a ‘long piece for the

town like this ought to have oy own theater. That's the way you have a of the Ruste and stock company that will produce

was making important contribu-

we live in, he said, “Willy sa Of 7 Held as Wife Beater is .l 12 (UP)| of

his wife because

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the others in the cast of "Cinderella” will go into a second week at the Indiana Theater, starting today.

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Looking out of his hotel win- . Theaters.

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ve re too Thro Saturda Twelve edge that night. People: are get unusual plays, you get liveliness.” = o'Clock High “and “Tattooed Str respectiul, 100 mice. oe JO t Br. /And he ‘recalled the - Stuart|*ialON-, Embraces Flash, FL gin the laughs we do later 1 Walker era, when Indianapolis South of 81.

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