New-York tribune., 1916-02-13
RAWFR on HARVARD MAKER OF DRAN4ATISTS
It's @ Serious Business, and Much
Depends ON the Worth of Raw Ma.
terial-Even the Critics Need
to Learn Something.

spends the entire vacation reading 49,,
scripts. BY autumn he is able to d.cii. v.',
applicants deserve 10 be enrolled in ".,s
The class is very small. Il is Limited !.
now 20 fourteen members. And one Of ~.
members comes endowed with the MscD,,.r
resident fellowship in dramatic compo,s,.
The Official register Of Harvard, as pros.,.,.
Baker pointed out, sets down the salien, poi,,,
embodied in the fellowship:
Tho student fund committee Of the W.,
Dowell Club, of New York City, agsln os,.,
fellowship in dramatic composition with /,
stipend of 5000. The conditions OF the n.
lowship are as follows: Il Is to be assign,
to a student in dramatic composition ~.
work now called English 47) and not tor wor.
in the history OF the drama, though the hold,
Of the fellowship may be required to ,as.
courses in that subject.
The MacDowell fellowship Is intended q,
some unmarried person who has already to..
promising dramatic work, but still needs ,sb.
ncal training, and whose means will no, r..
nit work at Harvard or Radcliffe withou, q,
aid
1T is open to any Harvard or Rad:E. v.,
dent who has not taken English A. Itisir
open 10 any one In the country who can sat,1
the college authorities OF fitness to b. sdr.
ted to any Of the regular grades Of rtuder-
undergraduate, special, graduate, unclassis.
etc.
Though one-act plays may be offered e:
admission to English ~, the MacDowell s..
lowship will not be assigned TO any one sub.
rnitting play of less than three acts. No,
more than one play may be handed in by each
contestant Candidates for the fellowsti,
should in submitting their manuscript give !,
full statement Of the reasons for their csn1.
dacy, and at any time thereafter when called
upon must give Professor Baker proof tha, to.
plays offered are solely their work The !..
lowship cannot be granted to any stut,r,
financially able 10 take the work wthou, Il
And yet" Professor Baker observed rn.
couragernent voiced in connection with any a
plicant for the fellowship not actually selsn.
TO receive the stipend may often resul, il e'
applicants eventually being able to take c'
course. The applicants family, under r'
stimulus OF praise bestowed may ind ea
planning and exertion may make it posi-,
20 effect tuition for the aspiring playwright
OF course, this encouragement or spsal
mention is not given unless in Professor Bi'
er's estimation an applicant peculiarly cs
serves IT,
John Craig, of Boston, has also interesn
himself in the success OF the WORKSHOP, c'
rather Al" with all that it implies He o.
fers yearly prize OF $500, OF which halt IS
to be paid the author whose play he accepts
for production by the Castle Square StoeS
Company and half is to be used by the library
of Harvard University for the purchase o.
books on the English stage.
"Only prose plays" Professor Baker '''
planned, may be submitted in competition
These may be done in three, four or hve ae'S
Judgment is based upon a plays fitness 10Y
actual dramatic production. Each play a.
cepted by Mr.. Craig is scheduled tor prod"'
ton at Castle Square some time during n''
year. The guarantee provides that II sAil %
played for at least week, and its career a'''
that will depend upon the box Office. o''1
a play proves so successful that II is kept %
the boards for number OF weeks. M l''s
agrees to make every endeayor TO place WIZ
other managers those plays which have pfo'''
worthy"