A well-paced revival of G. B. Shaw's Saint Joan, starring Cinemactress Jean Arthur and directed by Harold (The Member of the Wedding) Clurman, played to capacity audiences in Washington's National Theatre last week. Despite its success, Saint Joan was not headed straight for Broadway. It had already played in Wilmington and would take a 28-week tour of 18 other U.S. cities before hitting Manhattan. Gamble though it is, Joan's tour is less unusual than the company that financed it.
Producers Theatre, Inc. is a far cry from the usual one-shot partnership of Broadway show...
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