IN THE OFFING

"You Can't Take It With You" opens at the Wilbur Theatre on Monday evening August 9 with Fred Stone starrod in the role of Grandpa Vanderhof. Fred Stone in addition to playing the role of the philosophical Grandpa is scheduled to step out of character after the curtain falls, tell a story or two, and give an exhibition of a rope twirling.

"The Snark Was A Boojum," a comedy by Owen Davis from the novel of the same name by Richard Shattuck, opens August 16 at the Shubert. Alex Yokel, producer of "Three Men On A Horse," is presenting this comedy in association with Jay Faggon. The play concerns the race for a promising legacy and the birth of a child.