The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
LADY GREGORY SAYS SHE
CAN'T fATHOM RESENTMENT
TOWARD IRISH PLAYERS
Seek Only To Foster Love of
Native Literature, She
Declares
HERE TO GIVE LECTURE
Distinguished Woman Describes
School of Acting of Players
as Simplicity Itself"

A woman beyond the middle span
OF. life: the strong features OF the
lace and the silvered hair almost
wholly concealed by headgear oi
black that belonged neither to the
hat nor the bonnet class; hgure
garbed In soft, black material which
seemed to fold and drape itself; a
hand clasp, firm and delicate; a voice
soft and clear; speech tinged with the
hrogue OF her native heath-that ls
adv Augusta Gregory, founder OF
The national theater and drama OF
ireland who spent short time with
newspaper folk In the Hotel Pont-
chartrain, Tuesday noon. Lady Greg
ory came to Detroit 10 give talk on
The making OF a theater" Tuesday
afternoon, at o'clock, In the Churcn
OF Our Father. under the auspices OF
the Arts and Crafts society.
While her company OF Irish players
from the Abbey theater, Dublin. Is
laying an engagement IN chicago
l.ady Gregory, Is making several NY
ing side trips to lecture before CLUBS
and societies.
II have travelled much and rapid
ly. and am feeling the effects OF II,
80 must beg indulgence Tor resting IN
n,y room this morning instead OF de-
voting the time TO being interviewed,
said Lady Gregory as she endeavored
to say a few words about the project
10 which she is devoting her time and
her fortune, while group OF mem
bers OF the board OF Arts and crafts
society waited to escort the dlsth-
guished Irishwoman to the Holland
rea Rooms for luncheon. Asked way
the Irish Players should have been
received so badly in Philadelphia and
--aused- -rioting which resulted IN the
antire company being held TO police
court, Lady Gregory replied:
Il would be glad TO have that ques-
ton answered for me. am sure l do
not know why the players or any OF
The plays which they have presented
should strike the American peo1e as
lust cause for display OF ill-feeling.
In many places We have been received
Iaost cordially which encourages me
10 believe that the opposition is q
queer twist OF politics. The Irish Ma
t.onal theater, which William B, Yeats
and myself founded a dozen years
ago, 10 purely to foster and TO encour-
age a love OF native literature, native
plays and native players. Our school
OF acting is simplicity itself. We dis
uense with the usual artifices OF stage
production, do away with gesture ana
rantomime and try 10 rely absolutely
,mon the spoken word. the rhythm or
beautiful speech and the beauty OF
perfectly attuned voice. All who
ave heard the Irish players now In
his country, agree that We accom-
nlish this. We urge our peasant fork
20 write plays. One OF the most beau
s-iful plays In our repertoire is I .
work of Belfast mill worker"
Lady Gregory is said 10 have told
friends that when she returns 10 Ire
land. she will write play incorporate
ing her experiences In the Philadei-
phia police court over the production
OF The Play Boy OF the Western
world" and call 1t, The Play Boy IN
the Western World" The Irish play
crs will not come TO Detroit. Al the
close OF the Chicago engagement, they
viii return with Lady Gregory TO Ire
,anl Contracts have been signed Tor
their second visit TO America TO be-
Gin in the fall. the tour TO take them
through Canada.
Following the lecture in The Churcn
Of Our Father, Tuesday afternoon,
I ady Gregory will be the guest al
l.inner OF the board OF directors OF
he Arts and Crafts society. in the
society's charming rooms. at NO. 81
-'vttfereii-st. She wiA-retnrn- to -C4ll'
rago at midnight.