▁on ▁Tri al ; ▁C live ▁produced , ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Bed ford ▁played ▁Andre . ▁The ▁production ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁late ▁November . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁production ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play ' s ▁run ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Wood s ▁renew ed ▁his ▁offer ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁play ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁ren owned ▁producer ▁of ▁many ▁famous ▁plays ▁in ▁a ▁career ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁Wood s ▁had ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁fortune ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁produced ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁several ▁years . ▁Being ▁refused ▁by ▁a ▁ne oph y te ▁author ▁shock ed ▁him ▁and ▁increased ▁his ▁interest . ▁Wood s ▁still ▁wanted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁make ▁script ▁changes , ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁adjust ments ▁to ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁give ▁Rand ▁more ▁influence . ▁She ▁rel uct antly ▁agreed ▁to ▁his ▁terms . ▁ ▁Rand ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁in ▁January . ▁The ▁play ' s ▁finan cing ▁failed , ▁delay ing ▁the ▁production ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁until ▁Wood s ▁arranged ▁new ▁finan cing ▁from ▁the ater ▁owner ▁Lee ▁Sh ub ert . ▁When ▁work ▁res umed , ▁Rand ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Wood s ▁quickly ▁sou red ▁as ▁he ▁demanded ▁changes ▁she ▁later ▁der ided ▁as ▁" a ▁j unk ▁heap ▁of ▁worn ,