producing-directing team of Potter and Haight. Arthur Pollock in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle thought Post Road "an efficient play, funny and thrilling", with Percy Kilbride the source of most laughs. Burns Mantle in the Daily News said it was "above average, but considerably muddled". He was irritated by the "uncertain shiftiness" of the villains and seemingly longed for a simpler treatment of their characters. Brooks Atkinson in The New York Times identified the authors as the source of his unease with the play: "'Post Road' has given Mr. and Mrs. Steele considerable trouble, which they ungenerously pass on to the audience. Their comedy and their mystery are never on good terms". However, Atkinson also felt Percy Kilbride's comic acting made the play worth seeing. Change of venue The production finished playing at the Theater Masque on February 16, 1935, then moved to the Ambassador Theatre, where its next performance was on February 19, 1935. Change of producer Potter and Haight turned over the producer role to Albert Bannister on April 1, 1935. Bannister brought with him Herbert Yost to replace Percy Kilbride. Closing The original Broadway run closed on June 1, 1935, at the Ambassador Theatre after 209 performances. Notes References Synopsis source Citations