"HE KNEW WOMEN."

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 13, 21 August 1930, Page 5

"HE KNEW WOMEN."

The man who wrote the play from which "He Knew Women," to be shown at both the Prince Edward and King Greorge Theatre*, was taken, is S. N". Behrman, considered by the' foremost critics." as (me of America's first playwrights. - ' . ;. "He Knew Women" was taken from Bchrman's success of last season "The Second Man," a dramatic sensation which J^roadway acclaimed one of tile most significant and notable plays by a modern writer. ''■•'. Be-hrman graduated from Harvard University in 1016, and. although his bent was toward writing, he,did none !of this at college. Now,N at the age of 35 years, ho is recognised as one of this country's -loading dramatists. 1 Among the dramatic stage successes Behnnan has written, axe such notable affairs of the theatre as "Serene Blandish, '' which Jed Harris produced' in New York, Another great play for i w-hieh Behrman received the unstinted praise of the critical commentators is ''Meteor,' ' which had a long Broadway run. He also wrote "Love is ,Likp That" and "The Man Who For--got." . ' "He Knew Women/ which, has proven popular with local audiences, features Lowell Sherman and Alice ' Joyce, with a distinguished supporting cast.