The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20
&, Little Country
Theatre IS Attracting
Nation Wide Comment

The Little Country theatre of the
North Dakota Agricultural college has
attracted natisp wide attention and
GamGmaERt. .poasns~ !9ff the great met7
ropolitan papers and several maya
zines have had articles concerning it.
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Agricultural college has started q nov
81 scheme for the Improvement Of So
cial amenities iva the rural districts.
This is The Little Country theatre, for
which everybody has a chance to write
plays and, Perhaps, to act in them,
Fhe idea was developed ont of an in
tefestiRg theory. Nothing interests
people in each other so much as habit
TALLY 'Working together. A home tai
ent p1ay not only affords such an OPP
p%ortunity. but it also, uneenseieusly,
Introduces a friendly feeling ia i
peigfrborhooG. It is something e~eEH-
less Of local differences Of opinion.
. With a knowledge of these haste
facts in 11ninds, as we'll as an earnest
1esire TO Stimulate an interest for
Eood, clean rama and original enter
tainrnent 'aam6nng people living, In che
open country and villages, an insti-
tuition KNOWN as the !Bfttle Country
"a Il the North 'Bakota Xgricultural
aso Wifi aS e Is t Fl s1 aRsf i iar 3; cities,
both at home and abroad, have Littfe
S SSRRfsEEFf nzitti L G Il afResFg ghes Vns'h{ hay any
this 81 any ddfhlsF cnalRfry. Students
Of the drama are FAMILIAR NTH tbs
des Ats in Paris, the Chicago Little
theatre. the Little theatre in New
York CITY, and Philadeiphia's Little
theatre: all Of these theatres are in
tla eitiss, nFivatslK eWHsd, perform f11o-
ton. -"~--
The Little Country theatre is com
piete iii every detail. II is q large
maghquss put uader q reducing glass.
Situated or the ground 4ieer Of the aa-
mlnistratien building, 1t presents a
most interesting appearance. It Is
Just the size Of an average cauntry
town hail. Rawins'!a seating capacity
or gBe.' Ths stage Is thlrtE feet In
Width, twenty feots In depth. having a
preseenium opening % ten fcet In
height and fifteen feet IN Width. Box
es and balconies ave absent. In tho
auditorium proper the dsearatians are
plain and sitapite. The3sc color ssheraas
III ggrceesnnfand gold, the Bola predeInin-
astig. TIle' dsiFtaiai b.. q tree shade
green velour. Fhef bifoh.stainad seats
are broad ana no crowded together.
The acspsISy Is painted in plain. 'eollogTss,.
It has the Befasee realism aahput It.
Gas a2 RaE5e s Fsal Ye ePaas i a9a ahsn aees s Min- !
ldieity marks everything beth On ana
Off the stage. It Is a. model theatre
for fha open country or small village.
one of the Unique features In CON
nection with the Little Country thea
t#aI is tbs coffee tdaawelE. I'll IS Just to
tina righut af the isoassss@r end Of the atages,
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Rha ehJect a the Little Country
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