The Little Foxes News

The reference books call Samuel Goldwyn a producer, but "mogul" or "tycoon" may be more to the point.

Helena Ruoti, left, who portrays Regina, and Linda Haston, who plays Addie, rehearse a scene from Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of "The Little Foxes." The Lillian Hellman play opens tonight at the O'Reilly Theater.

As often happens during a recession, arts groups have been turning to the classics.

Bette Davis fans get all tingly when the actress, as the remorseless Regina Giddens, snaps at her invalid husband, Horace, "I hope you die soon." Her performance, in "The Little Foxes" , sets the bar at an impossibly high level for other actresses taking on the role.