Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

seivsa Co rhs task 90 it with
49, tae fuh understanding tiat be-
fore much may ne accomplished In the wav
of improving the guaiiry OF piars offered
a demand for better things AZ ne theatar
must be created among a sufficient nsrr-
Der Of people 10 ensure supporting patron
age. The manager iH not entirely blamed
Tor the continuing of unworthy drama. be-
cause it iB admitted that be must have
patronage 10 Keep his theuter open. and 90
secure this. he is farced to present what
the public VIII paw for. This Is laying
tine blame exactly where lt belongs and
where The Bea long ago tried TO place
H. at the door Of the people themselves
Whenever the public as such viii abstain
from tha meretriciuus. the managers viii
see has IL Is no longer presented as the
-heatar- VITA his established. the next
uuva Is to determine how the taste of a
Mfhcient number OF people may be lifted
% higher things. thac a popular demand
FOR a bstter grade of drama wiil be heard.
one of ths means 10 this END is 90 be- rne
Drama League OF America recently
launched at Evanston. az a result af cum
farsnCss bHtwenn a number OF women inter-
asted, who finally called together delegates
who formed the organization. It ia ths
outgrowfh Of one Of tha activities Of the
club movement among women. Drama
clubs. and other forms af reading eiuhs.
have worked sporadlralIy along lines that
have now convergad 60 a common center
and ths result is the movement. which is
to be made nationwide instead Of local.
aHd unified instead OF detached
4 Is not perhaps. quite fair 70 the pro-
5ectors 20 give tha idea that al .ha aut.
set this organization is 10 be one af hard
and fast conditions. for such a conclusion
II not warranted by reading the official
account OF the meeting at Evanston a.
which the project was gwen life. Il d
rather 10 bring about the closer co-opera
dun OF persons with a common habit OF
Thought, ana therefore rslnred ideas. Of
tho selected subject. in order that guos
may result from the intercommunicatsnI
and exchange OF Thought and experience
study Of the drama. through suCh pub
lshed plays and books as may b.
obtained and through ina commen
OF critical reviewers. selected from
approved magazines and. newspapers Is q
be the main effort for the present. Thi
plan viii, it is hoped, be the means OF Great
ing a bstter understanding OF what is ss
sential; il viii foster both taste and iJrdg
ruent. and enable the members TO max
more prudent choice. among plays offered
and that il iB not confined TO a singi
community nor ara the individual bodle
isolated entirely. viii have the effect q
estsiniiEhiug a considerable degree OF re
sprrl Cor the leagues opinion in the mind
producing managers AT least this
tha hope. While the women have been tn
smovers in forming the preliminary organ
fxati0n. II s not made plain that il is
conflns its members exclusively TO wumen
The report 0f the nesting is silent on tn
l point but il may be assumed thai meT
man viii be allowed 70 take part in u
affairs Of ths Drama league A meetiu
70 make permanent organization is cRlls
Tor Chicago. April 3. az a place to be az
nounced. Mrs. ]. w. Meaher. tr, "a
Pioneer road. Evanston. H.. is chairma
Of the present publicity COMMITTEES of IN
preliminary organization.
The chief result that will be attained b
the Drama league in its early efforts,
least will be TO render effective work tina
has been under way f0r a long time. bt
a has been Intellectual because OF its bein
too restricted in its district It's scope ha