Two Saturdays ago Broadway lost ten shows in a night, a 33% mortality. Last week two more attractions ended their runshilarious 20th Century and that oblique problem play Design for Living. The former will tour the West Coast. The latter, which has grossed $450,000 in a 17-week Broadway run, was to close because Noel Coward and the Lunts do not like to work very long at a stretch. To compensate for this seasonal loss of plays, a whopping revival day was staged last week. In one night four theatrical favorites, some old...
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