Dividing the Estate, a play by Horton Foote at the Booth Theatre. Starring Elizabeth Ashley and Hallie Foote. No, this is not another August Osage County, though perhaps it's possible to say that Dividing the Estate is the best play written by a 90 year old playwright, we can't find any other praise for what we felt was a creaky and tedious comedy drama about dividing up the estate of an old woman. The old woman is played by the legendary Elizabeth Ashley who takes the role and runs with it for all its worth. She's hammy, but at least she has style and wit. The most words come from the mouth of Hallie Foote, the playwright's daughter. Would she be cast, say in August Osage County? Think of Mary Louise Parker's quirkiness and mannerisms without that singular actress's talent and that is Foote, in our estimation. She was not the only poor actress on the stage. In fact, other than Ashley, we felt the only actress to shine in her role was Virginia Kull in her tiny role as Irene (at the very end of the play). The rest ranged from poor to decent. Except for Arthur French who is a Stepin Fetchit caricature in a racist role that has somehow escaped critical censure, the men fared better, we liked Gerald McRaney of Deadwood fame. The set was handsome, though the curtain drop was curiously a mix of superb and bad painting. We didn't feel that Dividing the Estate passed our Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test. C+