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Black Sheep (written & produced by Elmer Rice [Reizenstein]). Immediately after Producer Hopkins had unpleasantly surprised theatregoers with his inept Rendezvous, along came Playwright Rice with the second major disappointment of the play week. The author of Pulitzer Prize-winning Street Scene foisted on his following a scrappy bit of nonsense dealing with a short-story writer who left his respectable home to wander over the world. When he returned it was with considerable literary kudos and a mistress. He settled into his family's comfortable life with amazing ease, took up golf, curried favor with the Press, jacked up his prices, tried to kiss the maid, seduced his brother's fiancée, married a widow. Having raised merry Ned in general, he was rescued by his girl just in time for Art, whisked off to Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Rice withdrew his piece after four performances.