orn , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁hit ▁Five ▁Star ▁Final , ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁script ▁doctor . ▁Rand ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁We itzen k orn ▁was ▁worse ▁than ▁hers ▁with ▁Wood s ▁or ▁Hay den ; ▁she ▁and ▁We itzen k orn ▁argued ▁over ▁political ▁differences ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁ideas ▁for ▁the ▁play . ▁Wood s ▁gave ▁We itzen k orn ▁another ▁percentage ▁point ▁from ▁Rand ' s ▁roy alt ies ▁without ▁inform ing ▁her . ▁Rand ▁file d ▁a ▁claim ▁against ▁Wood s ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Association ; ▁she ▁object ed ▁to ▁We itzen k orn ▁receiving ▁any ▁portion ▁of ▁her ▁roy alt ies , ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁panel ▁We itzen k orn ▁had ▁added ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁play , ▁which ▁was ▁cut ▁after ▁the ▁aud itions . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁this ▁testim ony , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ar bit rat ors ▁respond ed ▁incred ul ously , ▁" That ▁was ▁ ▁he ▁did ?" ▁In ▁two ▁hear ings , ▁the ▁panel ▁ruled ▁that ▁We itzen k orn ▁should ▁receive ▁his ▁agreed - up on ▁one ▁percent , ▁but ▁that ▁Wood s ▁could ▁not ▁ded uct ▁the ▁payment ▁from ▁Rand ' s ▁roy alt ies ▁because ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁not ified ▁in ▁advance . ▁Despite ▁the ▁disput es ▁between ▁Rand ▁and ▁Wood s , ▁the ▁play ▁opened ▁at ▁Sh ub ert ' s ▁Amb assador ▁Theatre ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁where ▁it