The sun., 1910-06-03

Tbe AmbltlSu8 and Attractive Venfur, q,
the Forrest Theatre aoelety


To rmE EDIroH OF THE sUN-Su Inn
article entitled California In Literature
printed In THK sun Of May p. men,lon .
made Of the Forest Theatre Society u a..
mel by the Sea. A. one Of the origipat,,,
and a. tho yice-pTesident Of this orzaDi,,
ton ! should Ike 10 aay something rur,r.,
concerning this project. feel sure % 4.
Of much public interest and cousidsr.e.
public importance.
In tho first place Il Il hardy n1ssihls
for W 10 venture on iniernationa com.
peiit!On from the start. 10 quote from he
article in THE sUN. because while ue havs
In Constance SINNERS play DAVID an
original drama Of first class artis-Ir I'M.
portance. still Our players are aImo,' "a.
tirely amateurs. and this will hr our Ara,
performance Our only prOies. fonll IL
Mr. Herbert Heron. our stage manager and
leading man: he h a poet t-dramarl.. Who
also has had professional sKperien,r a. a,
actor. Miss SINNERS play wa Written
especially for Mr. Heron The p.ayhou,s
Il nov being built In a grove Of pines %
hillside overlooking Carmel valley. but 4
will not be possible 20 have Il In FIRST rau
running condition this summer o : M,
vet certain. for instance. that the eeotrr
lighting system can BE- Installed in lin.
for the performance of David Thsrsloe
We are not venturing ON internal lohal AZ
sins M o,,S NON vShatever thai yalr7s ~
prOvs 10 he, that We must nus our irusf
The Forest Theatre Society IA not a com.
mercial venture. Il n true that We hops %
make our entsrpriss self-suPDortinR. bit
nriss nj Ne make any money over s6a
shoVe eEnenaeS we mean 10 applv the s,,,.
nina 10 "A extension Of our eTtistic uort
We are 6siSG e. materially r .s aided % sy The Ess-
cisco ana NJ prank Devendoyf of rs5r.l
~ hviidin,, 1hs thsstrs and givins n. ~ ,..
al thS land on which Il viii stand. M ~
theatre sucOSsds " hope IN time to issas
o,.,.o ~ indsnsodsut creative AZ, 80
~ .tioi.uS .nd 80 1nossibiv to is.us 49,.
80 ,,.1,,h ~. N other words the ForS.,
fIssitrs kocistv n the arst deAnits sisr \,
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,hts connss,s tNaf m California Ind.- NJ
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on my part 70 speah heIe o. tns pait nat
Sa.il pi. hss p 49, hi,- y G
m inc nteraIy .hn ~ ~uIlha.o nNtos cA getl gl
gIeet county,, W .r s.,,,,i. li.n ~
49, h fuV AN Covered t6e snbisS, ysVv
iuliy. out petnsAs ~ M, ~, 49,. s..s. 70
indicate DOW the hOIest lheatIs aoJie.y
Wul' We hope, oontIluute m ll itlailusl ~ " " "
0wn 70 me oohtiinlusnsy anu oApAuaOn oi
In the first place Carmel IN itself ah
inspiration. OhaTiea hoIo feiefe. ne
painter. who lived when AZ nome IN Mon-
terey. where hooert Lonis stevenson one
lived, and Nhich y only Tour mlee IRON
carmel and In itself surchArged with an
artistic atmosphere and fuil ot soqVenirs
Of art and romance, Tor years made y
hobby TO take gi0oe trOtters Who VS.
tied the Hotel Del Monte al Monterey
on drives along the coast rom Mon
terey TO Carmel for the purpose Of asceT-
tanning their opinions Of thai stretch ot
coast In comparison VITA forelgn and and
seascapes NE synthese Ieelt 10y ns
that while Japan. for instance, y able ~
show You spots more eHotically picture-qus.
the Riviera PLACES more romaniicair
appealing. the scandinavian countries 70
gions Of wilder grandeur. yel ior com
binatiOn Of tho beauties NJ forest, shore
mountain, valley, sky and sea there y no, =
place In the world thar ran surpass armei
gion the allure and not only does u dihq--
radiates the suhtler pavchic tnfuengss oi
romance and art Mira Ai-hui hhan.
tho Persian Consul 10 Nashtngio on. VINO FPa
AZ carmel last summer. toid me ihAl IhH
pisce closely resembles Mount 'armel .n
Palestine. which b. 20 famou. A. a region
where many nf he world Freai supsrmen
from toross'er 20 Ahhas EHendi, hA'H
lived ami worked While We 10 noi a.
vet claim 10 10 oolpuE NJ supermen a.
lnrneI. Cal. never hele>- carmel and
Monterey have been for long years pa',
the haunt or home ni poei-, nov ellsls, niisi,
clans. painters ana lords OF nature and "
ar. aud thus u ha. e'olNeu a soul Nh'h
antmate- al mat y Done Ihers ,
" ~ our hope - 70 orsanlte shd dlfert
the work OF the foresi lheatre Socie'N a.
70 make sirQny. capable, neatly hodY
through Which THIS soui may menieH
In other words. Ne hope 70 Duhd NJ
practical. eth'ieni seii supporting com
pany ot players devoted t9 me lnierrreia-
lion or WORKS OF arr snd Nhiie 80 shaI
hope ~ interpret me best iorins ~ %"
World drama, and mus keep ntmaleN l
touch With world culture. y 10 yel our msin
aim to discover ann interpret new an
original works Of American dramale el
such works az ordinarily encounter 10
hardest difiiculties IN presentation On hs
COmmg fplal stage u0ei lrnl dramas ~
per imen'ai iorih- p'ouieh p'A'H' anu