An Early History Of Fire **1/2
          By Sam Affoumado The New Group's production of Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe's new play, An Early History of Fire is a drama that fails to ignite. Directed by Jo Bonney and set in a mid-western town in the fall of 1962, Mr. Rabe tells the story of Danny (Theo Stockman), a college dropout who is enchanted by a wealthy, upper class, East Coast college coed, Karen (Cla…