The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
DIRECTORS CHOSEN FOR NEW THEAHER Winthrop Ames, Lee shubcrt and John Corbin to Lead
 New Departure in
 America.
NOT FOR MONEY MAKING
Will Be Devoted to Drama and Pay
 Particular Attention to the Eos terlng of American Playwritlng.

announcement was made tonight that the founders of the New Theater of New York; which Is to have standards and traditions similar to those of the state theatres of the continent, thus 1t the national theater of this country have appointed an executive staff consisting of Winthrop Ames of Boston, as director; Lee Shubert the we'll known theatrical manager, as bus mess manager, and John Corbln, dra- matic critic. and author, as literary manager.
 Mr. AmcS Is a graduate of Harvard, where he spent q postgraduate year specializing in dramatic literature In conjunction with Lorin r. neLand. he leased and conducted for four years a stock company theatre, the Castle Square theatre in Boston and assumed every detail of the business and pro- ducing management. It soon achieved the reputation of being the best the atre of It's kind in the country.
 He had already purchased site and had plans drawn for his proposed thea ter in Boston, but postponed that pro- ject to assume the dlrectorshlp of the New Theatre.
 MT. shubert is the senior member of the we'll known firm of producers and theatrical managers. His connection with the new theatre Is entirely separ- ate from the enterprises of his firm and he merely devotee to it his acknowl- edged business ability and wide experi- ence. Mr. Corbin was born in Chicago and Is a graduate of Harvard For seven years Mir Corbin was dramatic critic in New York
 During recent years he has devoted himself mainly to novel writing.
 The appointment of a director for the New Theater has long been under consideration, and the continent as well as this country was searched for a man to nll the requirements of the position
 The general scheme for the New | Theater was evolved in 1906, and among the founders are John Jacot Astor, August Belmont II. c. Prick George J. Gould. James II. Hyde Clarence II. Mackay, J. r. Morgan Cornelius Vanderbilt. w. K, Wander. bilt, Henry Rogers Winthrop and II P Whitney. W. K. Vanderbilt Is tho president of the New Theater, Clar. ence II. Mackay vice president. Otto II Kahn treasurer and Henry Rogers Winthrop secretary
 l F-t l.. 4. \. production of dramas--not musica comedies. spectacles or the like. Bu that It's repertoire is to consist main. ly of "classlcs;" that 1t is intended primarily for the amusement of . small social set; or that It's plays arc to be mainly advanced" "faddish' and literary Is as far as possible from the truth. The New Theatel will make Its appeal. and depend foi It's success it is stated upon the whol, body of intelligent playgoers. It | | hoped 10 make 1t as distinctly a dom ocratic and civic an institution as | the Comedie Francalse. Brisk, whole some comedy, and popular dramas will be as welcome to it's stage as the! are to the stage of that famous thea | ter.
 While the New Theater will attemp to include in it's repertoire the bes work of modern English and conti mental dramatlste, primary obiec will be to foster and exploit American playwrlting; and productions will b' given each season to as many goo( original plays by American author as It can secure. Instead of running one play night after night until 1t vogue wanes, the theater will hav' several plays in production ut tn same time and these plays will h. presented alternately. One evening week (and perhaps one matinee, ulso the stage will be given over to per formance of the higher class of opera comidue.
 It Is hoped to secure a compan. every member of which shall be al artist in his or her line. A low renta ls set upon the land and building ant this the thcater will be required {, earn in addition to its running ex penses. But 1t will pay no profit.