The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-12
BEAUREG ARD
P R Asses
ELEk I RA


Teachers association the great traG-
edy Elektra of Sopokles will be pre-
sented at the ogden theatre Friday
right, by Mr.. Raymond Runcan ana
his company OF players who come
direct from the Royal theatre at Ath-
ems. This will be the most classic
and attractive combination of music
dance, and tragedy that the people oil
ogden will meet during the winter.
In fact IL will represent the highest
ideal o( the theatre. Every dance,
song, movement and phrase have been
studied for years by Mr.. Duncan
and the result is an exact reproduc-
ton OF what the Ancient Greek thea
tre was In its pride In an interview
Mr.. Beauregard, president of the Og'
den Teachers association, made the
following statement:
Ancient Greek Theatre.
an ancient Greece the theatre was
one OF the most important parts of
the educational structure 1t was
used as means of keeping the peo-
ple In touch with natural, religious
moral. and human emotions, and their
normal manner OF expression. The
public was paid TO come to the thea
tre, and the cost OF the productions
and other expenses, was betrayed In
the same spirit US is the cost Of pub
lie schools and churches today. In
fact, the Greeks considered that eV-
erything that was educational was re-
ligious The theatre itself was a
temple OF worship, and was In the
charge OF priests who devoted them
selves 10 the means OF giving culture
TO the public through the theatre.
To-day the theatre is conducted
solely for money-making purposes, cX-
cept in few cases, aud unfortunately
these exceptions for lack of other eX-
amples, are following close to the
methods OF the money-naking theatre
enterprises, and naturally arrive at
somewhat similar results.
To-day we send our children to
schools and universities that they
may become refined and cultured. We
send them to churches that they may
become moral and religious. and at
the same time we support the mod.
eTn theatres where these same chill
dren Will have the refinement and
culture, the morality and religion, TAX
en- away from them.
we spend vast sums OF money in
the support of the schools and church
es. We spend great energy and
thought on planning and improving
forms or education The brightest
minds of our day devote themselves
to this study.
But the theatre we do not think
about We utterly neglect to study it.
and We leave the guidance and choice
OF actors and plays in the hands of
men that we would not trust in the
education oil our children for single
hour
Theatre an Educator.
Our children go to school for ten
years-or fifteen years. as the case
may be-but they will go to the thea
TIRE all their lives. They may go 10
church-once a week-and to the thea
tire twice week. They may learn
good precepts in church and school,
but they will come in intimate touch
with bad examples in the theatres.
THE theatre is a great force, for
the education or corruption Of both
grown folk and children. II Is the
school of the general public, 1t needs
u
the same amount of devotion Of hu.
man energy. as the school or church.
The force working for evil Is great
enough to contend with and overcome
without the inclusion OF the theatre
Let the church, the school and the
theatre be allies, working for the
same aims the same ideals of cul.
ture and morality
snrhiu III
teaches us, and it is well worth con.
slderation.
The theatre was founded in Greece
for this ideal and purpose, and 1t Is as
great crime TO prostitute II to other
purposes as II would To be to use the
church for other than a religious pur.
pose.
Great Greek Classic.
The theatre OF Sophokles is being
presented today as a first step TO.
ward the renaissance OF the art and
purpose OF the Ancient theatre. Today
the whole world is awakening TO the
depth and truth OF the different les.
sons handed down 10 us from Greece
Already the dance has been reviewed
and Is now being looked upon by the
highest cultured circles as a means
OF teaching beauty and refinement.
lt is now the turn of the drama. which
IS 10 other than symphonic dance
The production is The result OF
twelve yenr5 OF study and research
II Is not. merely play that will be
presented to you, but a finished sys
tenn OF dramatic expression and hu
man movement. The designing and
rythmis arrangement OF every scene
and the movement OF every character
are evolved in one harmonious manner
from their common parent. tho central
idea. The movements and posiugs