The Best Plays

These are the plays which, in the light of metropolitan criticism, seem most important:

Drama

TARNISH--The philosophies of sacred and profane love and their application to the modern youth.

SAINT JOAN--Bernard Shaw and the Theatre Guild happily occupied with history.

THE LADY--A cheerfully oldfashioned melodrama that stirs you in spite of yourself.

THE MIRACLE--Magnificent medievalism in the most elaborate spectacle ever brought to the legitimate stage.

OUTWARD BOUND--A voyage across the strange waters of death; most original idea, one of the best plays, transformed by a flawless cast into an inimitable entertainment.

MOSCOW ART THEATRE -- Nearing the end of what is solemnly described as their last appearance in New York.

RAIN--Probably the most unsparing portrait of a fallen woman on the current stage--Jeanne Eagels chiefly concerned.

SUN UP--Engrossing study of the primitive among the poor whites of the Carolina Mountains.

"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH !"--The old story of the clown who could laugh for every one but himself, made new again in a glamorous collaboration of David Belasco and Lionel Barrymore.

Comedy

FASHION, or LIFE IN NEW YORK-- The Provincetown Players' revival of a comedy of the '40's with all the sentiments, asides, songs, characters appropriate to that Golden Age.

THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH--A pleasant snapshot of the younger generation throwing away its pose in time of need and almost overwhelming the older generation with offers of help.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC--Walter Hamp-den's virtuosity astonishing even his most fervent admirers in Rostand's modern classic.

THE SWAN--A comedy of Continental Royalty which is a milestone in the season by virtue of its perfection in playing and detail.

THE SONG AND DANCE MAN--George M. Cohan in a singularly penetrating portrait of George M. Cohan.

THE SHOW-OFF--A naturalistic, satirical study of the sort of bumptious young man who continually finds they're all out of step but him.

Song and Dance

Specially soothing to the musical comedy complex are the following: Poppy, Ziegfeld Follies, Runnin' Wild, Kid Boots, Music Box Review, Mary Jane