The Washington herald., 1912-11-10

Then he began another rambling su"e'
ure with artistic touches.
This takes construction and more skii
time and trouble" he observed decanveV
a. be finished the second sketch Win
few quick strokes. ''The nrst u merely
an outline, not q completed work. NOV
can make q so-called well construc.ec
play with any one, but. knowing how &C
do II, like to hide construction and wofs
out my own ideas"
| Then II becomes advanced drama.
doesn't tt?' I questioned innocenty ana
| eagerly.
Mr.. Barker smiled and frowned simui-
taneously. That il. he smiled at me and
frowned at the term advanced"
TT's ABSURD" SAYS BARKER.
advanced dramar' he repeated de-
risively. Il don't know what people mean
by that. How can drama be advanced,
| and why should my drama be labelled
:advanced7 It's absurd. Anything can
be wrltten for the theatre. I'm in favor
| Of all sorts and kinds of drama But why
should one kind crowd out anotherr'
You really think. then. that everything
can be written for the theatre. and that
all the horrible things of life can be ex-
posed on the stage. as in that Nights
Lodging play Of Maxim Gorky's. for in
stance?'
II do. indeed" maintained the producer.
Lets have all problems to deal with.
but don't let's call 1t advanced drama.
After ALL when II comes to that. Shake
speare himself was what you would term
an advanced dramatist' on occasions.
Oh. it's all nonsense!' and he shrugged
his shoulders impatiently. I hate label
ling things. You don't want . Blue Book
Of the stage. It's all a question Of genius
and temperament"
what about your London audiences
are they prepared to receive all kinds Of
dramar'
"Oh. audiences are prepared for all
things. They're a shifting quantity"
Mr.. FRoHMAN's VENTURE.
why wasn't Mr. Frohnian's Repertory
Theatre a success then7 He gave London
audiences many and various kinds Of
playsr'
1T was successful, really" asserted
Mr. Parker. 1.-THE public did want II, but
you see It cost such an enormous
amount 10 run II, anu, AZ sdius AL IhS-
land it takes q long time to establish
things: but 1t certainly was successful"
didn't contradict him. of course. but
I fancy Mr. Frohman might have had
thing or two to say in regard to this.
However, I'm far too much OF an idealist
myself to limit other peoples leaps into
space, 80 I just looked as convinced as
possible.
you were one Of the founders Of the
Stage Society. weren't your asked.
II was on one Of the first committees.
I'm glad to say. and I am sorry that
my present work leaves me too little time
for active interest IN 1t now. It's an
excellent organizations. and through its
efforts its members have been able to
sec many plays they could not have wit
messed otherwise"
why not?'
because Of the censor. You zee the
Stage Society, by being a sort Of club. es-
capes his Jurisdiction
"Of course: I'm always forgetting that
censor and then running up against
him." I groaned-
II believe you're going to have . stage
society in New York soon. aren't your
he asked interestedly. :.
i've heard so." I answered diplomat
ically, but didn't commit myself further.
for. though I've heard 1t mentioned many
times. We never seem to get on with it.
whats your opinion Of the censor a.