The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-10
n TEACH ACTORS ENGLISH
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.,.ry sa ziyr some facts about
... Ion Gree, PLAYERS. AMI had Just toii
.-. .re we're nos more Than 90 ~ them
,-- country AMI hos three -"asnna
...yertv.'Wo companies hat left
... r,,-s each with q, leas, me Ken
...... .t,sr. and how a Hen Greet PLAYER
..-.- nnd been comp-ll~i - travel on
,..-....l uas. " hon IN" door II Mr Grcet's
ta'H-.nrn npened
.1a- -aid tho man whp entered. i
A. NJ Greet himself
a,th his explanation the ics - a. broken
IN A 'haw vas In progress that herAlted
a-rssinls fre-h~t.
Ne Greet anil his pastoral PLAYERS
80 -sc.ntly fnished their pastoral
.aa.rr 9Th performance az the wood
-srs I Country Club. Tn" company
r,. .handed Tor the present and Mr..
,.-.., ,. going To London 20 make arrange
,,.r's ~ establish q dramatic school IN
Nsr YORK N lines similar to those upon
.hIrh he Ran Greet school IN London
has been conducted for many wears
NJ Greet thinks there - a vide field
b.,. a-regi,llv IN the way Of populaFiSinR
Fn.rsh r'ass,cal PLAYS and Of teaching
American actors 20 speak English He 10
.r.lp.t ~ believe that II Shakespeare
,r.d hea- himself rendered. IN one night
4, tho varied American dialects he might
r-..r,rIe - decids whether the company
"a. producing Julius CRsar- or Mac
roth ~ NJ Greet expects Ia settle
s.sr here and do real missionary work
Nrr that Mr. Greet was harsh IN his
cond-nnat.ou OF the English that -
--.rolnC-d Nv cur prominent PLAYERS.
.., h. h .nted at what hs meant m such
terms that his meaning vas PLAIN. and
q her. was a point upon which h. Was
,agts the personal representative was
o.. X ~ explain.
q think there ~ lot ~ splendid act
.r, here said Mr. Greet but You don
l.'a get the English you should for
-fa stage For instance Shakespeare.
-.rH-rad over here. - 50 different from
Via y - IN England NV idea - 10
MAKE auit. a classical institution. Spv-
era managers who are on the tiptop
p.f who's. names | am not a. .Iherty
%. mention have promised their support
Tt.v an feel that the clas-'cs! English
..ay = necessary IN the cultivation 81 your
.'.ra
was asking an American star actor
Why do Won not CuntInue your NhaS"-
SCARF PLAYS HIS answer was ! cam"
i have not b.-en DONG So much op"u
~ playinR a. usual MIR. Greet con
.aI-d In fact. did not expect 10
ray 80 much this summer A. J have done.
N hen thu limitations come along ] think
- well for the original producers 10
Nrr.drav for "a while from the held nus
: inner have visited manv ~ the South
IN colleges. because ! found down there
he people were doing about what ! Mas
s'-.ving Tor m the wsy 81 open air the
atras the real kind with woodland about
tsIaye Their, - great future IN this
,..fr " for the real open arr theatre,
not with painted canvas stuck up Tor
sr-rsrv but with real trees. grass and
- m
That - very good plan the New
Taea'r. 10 going 20 nv ot giving tew
I-r'ormAnces at prices - low mar ih.N
y attract the people ~ n" fasi so"
] snow the Fast Std"r- are iesPon@,vI
rom the wav my company was received
hon We PLAYED m tuOI'-t Union a t-w
wears ayo I believe n he dirs-rtors ~
~ New Theatre wer" To- extend ms ar
rangemeni and on every saturday nigh'
iii at popular prices oil IN" seats that
an. not taken by subscribers - would
10 a great work have been ~ the
x,IIery ~ the New TheAtr" and found my
narty helping To swell that part at the
ardience 10 twenty " 50 r., o.,
ut the name IN bad l. should b-
no Peoples Theatre ! believe that
sr'hin the next few years we shat So
70 r1,Iar theatres N Boston. Chicag", ,
r1 isdslphla Washington. I-nVer ano
many other citiss There is no reason
uhv the institution IN New York should
80 30 the mother Il all those
1 tired 20 get something Of the kind
p England ten years ago. IN the way OF
O. -haksspearN memorial. the idea beng
.. ont no a big peoples theatre IN the
HAnk n the Thames II was not popular
-er there, for though one man inmedi-
-'alv suhscribed GiO.OnO hat was the
.lv sTbscription received susPect
-.r. man IL the same who has subscribed
.r.r Inn 20 the Shakespearian memorial
'la' - now bsing planned
.I'r vDu aim 20 get actors 10 att|nh
v.' school here was asked.
NV ldaa - 20 get first of all intelligent
~ men and women. was the answer
.bplld not hegin on an unintelllgen I
r.-... think over on the East Side
g end lar more intelligence than you
f. ms rart of the town. Judging 10y
-. rerfnrnAnceS You see on brosow n
b. nv opinion what the stage ds here
"a NJ and refinement Would FEe
,.,,, nv school like the Couserya-
20 n PARIS. hut fear that - an IDEAL
''s' y0up' be hoped Tor
q, 4. not know that the star system
America has done harm. sad Mr.
,grss' .n answer To a question. hut
..', ~. managers are b~ginnng 20
80 ~ ne public prefers ensem Die
no lar II had rather Sc Whole
O. '-r-ry - good actors than one nartic-
.ar.r good actor. There ~ no doubt.
''..s' hat the public here Identifies
h.'.r.a "a pIavs IN London 1t ~ different.
liner. r... -.ldom see a theatre adver-
800 ~ 'he name ~ the star az the top.
m .l.. 'hsstre IN London that : doing
-.a . Terry's. where May Robson
fav.ig
e. 'r.ns me word mechanical would
0'a-ao'"r1s American acting. as com
ard 9Th English In play ] saw the
-''.r aay very member ot the cast
o.. ~ one rsftled on the lines a. ~ the
4-Iuu wsre a school commencement
''--r.s.. Not every me 81 those ac'ors
"a r1.s that gave them great opFor-
'r.'v 81 making a special appeal TO the
t.if.
-. rafr~a that Mr. Frohman has begun
ac.'t'n the qu"stiJn of the sunday
'as .,n AFRAID the public will not take
NFh enrhusiasm. except per maps
..l' r.r'l,n of the. public which 10 Jewish
German The idea 10 suggested OF
% ny rn sundays PLAYS ~ religious
Pc ~ - a moral p,irpose. u mas
zen my .yperisnCe IN the West Nher-