The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-02

! stage. 1t is q mode. theatre for the
open country or small village.
One of the unique features in con-
nection with the Little Country theatre
is the coffee tower. 1t is just to the
right of the lower end Of the stage
Ii, too. y. plain ard simple. Coffee and
cakes will be served occasionally tc
patrons of the theatre.
The object of the, Little Country
! theatre is to produce such plays as
can be easily staged in a country
school, the basement of country
church, in the sitting room of a farm
home, in the village hall, or any place
where country people assemble for
social betterment. The character of
the productions will be varied.
Emphasis viii be laid on the one act
play and scenes taken from dramas
depicting the life of various foreign
people. One act plays. are not only
easier staged, but they also afford
country people a better opportunity
| to write original productions. Many
problems in their social life can be
more effectively expressed in a thirty
or forty minute play than by a two or
three hour treatment. Other forms
| Of entertainment can also be intro
duced along with the one act play.
In order to thoroughly understand
| the social life of a state one must know
something about the different nation
alities represented within it's borders.
| North Dakota is a state made UP of q
great many foreign people, If Zangwill
had visited this prairie commonwealth
and studied it's various types of for
| eignerS, he undoubtedly would have
laid the story of The Melting Pot in
Hiawatha's S Land of the Dacotahs.
Scenes and dramas taken from the best
European and American playwrights,
! especially those depicting the different
| modes of life, will be tried out in the
Little Country theatre, and if found
suitable, will be recommended to those
localities made up, for the most part,
! of foreigners. Nationality programmes
| in which foreign students at the in
Stitution and representatives from var
ious foreign communities in the state
participate, will be featured monthly.
| In this and many other ways the Lit
tie County theatre will serve as a So
cialogical experiment station. It will
test the different samples of comedy,
drama and other forms OF entertain
ment by giving all eligible students,
who come from every section Of the
| state and the northwest, an opportun-
| ity of not only appearing in one play a
year. but also training in the direc-
tion or getting-up~ of the play. If the
production proves satisfactory, people
residing in the rural districts will be
given knowledge of the fact BY this
method the Little Country theatre will
become a vital force in socializing the
country in North Dakota.
A Russian Honeymoon, Miss CiviIi-
cation, A Proposal Under Difficulties,
How the Vote Was Won, Three Girls
From School, Charley's Country CouS-
in, Which Is Which, Cherry Tree Farm,
The Fatal Message, Antigone, The
Country Life minstrels and scenes from
Dickens and Shakespeare, some of
which have already been staged, are a
few of the many productions to be Of
fered at the Little Country theatre.
The formal opening of the theatre
will be held next week. The public
will be cordially invited to inspect it
at that time. ,s