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ea ART er Afellman Watch on Rhine ‘acclaimed in Moscow ee es ~ a Watch on the Rhine” has just ! Heliman ' is known to Soviet audiences for her splendid motion picture “North Siar.” people during the early da artistic faithfulness of the char-¥ acters attracted the attention of the Soviet theatrical world to her plays. As a result, Lillian Hellman’s “Watch on the Rhine,” rims Sith OF ine which deals with the struggle : against fasciem appeared on the | stage of one of the best theaters |’ in tha Soviet capital. In the Lenin Komsomol The- ater of Moscow, Lillian Hell- man's play finds a worthy ren- dition. “Our actors find real pleasure}. — “in acting in this play,” Serafima ‘Birman, the producer declared. ‘he character of Ulrich Werner, |. champion of freedom, 8 man su- ‘premely Joyal to his cause, 2 wonderful friend and father, is palnted slightly in = romantic style. The actor must beware of the danger of slipping into scenic “rosiness,’ to which it Ia but step te sentimental banalism. The role is ably played by Freilich. His Ulrich is both romantic and real. Sarah Werner aa played by Gi- aisintova is unforgettabie in the character of the loyal companion of the selfless father. But the most striking character in the play is doubtlessly Fanny ¥Far- reily played by Serafima | Birma. the play? Does it not injure |: composition ? Is it perhaps the |’ sult of the talented playing of | e actreas or of the “tyranny” |' of the Producer? 1 DEITIES rep DATE: jie 39 705i 30196 The warmth and sensitivity with which she. depicts Soviet Hitlerite invas nu the | PEST"UF TRON ame |: The main reason ‘s that five |{ years separate the time when the | play was written and the time of its production. During these years people lost not only their peace of mind but also their |; aleep, just az the Farrell family. Millions of people passed the se- vere test of iron and blood, The storm which awept over the Far- |’ rel! home can no Jonger stir us as it did in the prewar years. A number of asltuations, even |: I central ones in the play, jost !' ; their effectiveness. We know the!’ wey of Ulrich and Sarah and al- |. #o David and Martha, Only Fan- ny Farrelly, one of the millions of people of “good will," en- tangled in conventionalities does t know which way to turn, ; What will happen to her? "Whither will she turn? ; ' The deliberate stress laid on | her personality in the production ifs correct. The times made he ' the principal theme in the play. | It t is no accident that the scene in which Fanny stretches out her | hand to Ulrich who kills the Nazi Van Bravkowitz, leaves the most i lasting impreasion in ‘the anec- tors mind. Poe ween This is & clipping from pi ge People World for Clipped et the Sert ef Government. Waits bd. i} 87 OCT 19 1945 por -