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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
MANY HOMES TGBE OPEN FOR
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS

er; c, w. Harris. 1914 Foster, Y. Horn,
leader; ID, e. Ballard, 1868 South Millet,
@, r. Younger, leader; Miss Fannie
HRmm, 1891 Lamar Ralph Younger,
leader; F. n. Swain, 1850 York, o. Q,
ward Fhirty-one: At homes Of ]. y.
Poehler, 1888 Waverly, s. ]. McRae,
leader: c. w. Harris, 1881 Foster, j.
O. Rice, leader; ]. A. Thomas, 1872
Glenview, Rev. ]. H. LumplIin, leader;
r. Scott, 1851 Raynor, DR.. w. F. Moore,
leader
Ward Thlrty-two: At homes Of Rev.
J. NJ. McLeskey, 973 Eastmoreland,
Rev. d. A. Hipp, leader; Mrs M. L.
Trotter, 7SS East street, NJ. Hall, leader.
Ward Thirty-four Qeaders unassigned:
At homes OF Mrs. Susan Err, Delaware
=, r. King, eS1 Kansas; Mrs. Petra
List furnished by Rev. William Grove
| (leaders unassigned): At homes of r,
W. Douglas. 1880 Cowdep; Miss Kate
Donelson, 1856 Linden avenue; B. b
Goodman, 1866 Carr; II. T. Kidd, 1857
Court; Gilbert Seawald, 219 LeNaster'
George @. Tayloe, It's South Mclean.
List furnished by William Bollinger
At homes of Mr. Allen, 159 North Bel
vedere, Mr.. Bollinger, leader; Mr.. Cren-
shaw, S67 Adams, Mr.. Funk, leader
| Mr.. Campbell, SOC Tate, Mr.. Elgin, lead
err; Mr.. Murray 20 North Wlaldran, w
| G. Schwalmeyer, leader; Mi. Patton
SS5 Vance, Mr., Rawlings, leader; Mrs
Scott, $50 Cambridge, Mr.. Barnes lead
err Mrs. ]. l. Newburg, 235 jefferson
Mrs. Dickson, leader; W. p. Watkins
Hollywood: At homes of Mrs Judd,
Mr.. Stephens and Rev. Schultz, leaders;
Mrs. E. L. Brown, ]. r. Mont, leader
Mrs. Virgins, James Baker, leader
Mrs. Flanagan, C. f. Irby, leader; Mrs
L.. Il. Kininie, j. W. Polk. leader; Mrs
Newsum, Albert Cornell, leader.
| New South Memphis; (Leaders unas-
signed), at homes of Mrs. j. T. Nc
Intyre, 80 East Davant; Mrs. G. w. IT.
vine, rs East Davant; Mrs. j. s. Moore
AZ West Mcclellan; Mrs. B. c. Baird
As East Mcclellan; Mrs. S. e. Bassett
92 East Mcclellan; Mrs. E. H. Scott
East Gage; Mrs. James Manning,
| West Gage; Mrs. w. c. Bounds, "A
Bodley Street; Mrs. M. G. Polk, 10E
Dempstef; Mrs. F. G. Krotzer, So Da-
want; Mrs. J. e. Long, 5007 Florida
Mrs. Mason, Cleveland; Mrs. Helton
So East Dempster; Mrs. Grover, 115
East Mallory; Mrs. Foster, Cleveland
Mrs. J. w Kimbrell "a Mallory; Mrs
| w. M. McWhorter, rs East Dempster.
List furnished by Forrest Cole: Az
homes of w. C. Ely, 848 Poplar, W. c.
| Ely, leader; d. r. Mitchiner, 1876 Vim
ton, d. R. Mitchiner, leader; ]. o, Bo-
| mar. Jr., 1874 Harbert; DR.. r. w
Hooker, leader; G. w. Everts, 1161
Linden, Sam Holloway, leader; Horace
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
CHEAP MEAT WEEKS
SET TO BEGIN April. 5

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Weeks in
which the department of justice will In
itiate its plans to save money in
meat, in the various groups OF states
have been announced
Retail dealers will carry unusual
stocks Of the cheaper cuts OF meat
which customers are urged to buy. The
schedule includes; April 5--District Of
Columbia. Maryland, Virginia, Ken
lucky, South Carolina, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, West Virginia, Bella
ware, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
souri,
If the customers would buy these
cheaper but highly nutritious and
palatable" cuts during these weeks, the
departments statement said, "the saw
ing affected viii be tremendous and the
slackened demand for the cuts now
popular will result in lower prices there
on" 1t added that the popular cuts
were frequently to cents a pound
higher than the cheaper Market
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
MISSISSIPPI PRIESTS
TO GATHER AT NATCHEZ

NATCHEZ, Miss, March 16. (Spl)--
Visiting priests from all over Missis-
sippi are expected to assemble here
Wednesday, st. Patrick's day, when the
ceremony of investing Rev. Father Pat
rick G. Hayden, pastor Of St. Mary's
cathedral and vicar of the diocese of
Natchez, will be conducted by Right
Rev, Bishop John e. Gum, bishop Of
NatcheZ.,
Announcement of the appointment Of
short while since, and because of the
fact that St Patrick's day is the birth
day of the priest, who is also a native
of Ireland, the time was considered es-
pecially appropriate.
While in Natchez Bishop Gum will
deliver a lecture on the cause of Ire
land.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
HFREn0nfTn mTFT
.DEIIIUURAl6 MILF
at STAFF CAPITAL
III UuuL VIH ulW
Executive Committee Pre-
pares for Meeting TO Be
Held Tuesday.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March i6.
(Spl) -Memhers OF the state Demo
cratic executive committee are here
today preliminary to the regular called
meeting OF the state Democratic execu-
tive committee which win be held
Tuesday at the Maxwell house.
With all opposition to Gov, Roberts
fading and outlook for a united front
against the Republicans, the commit
teemen feel that the Democratic party
IN Tennessee viii have its usual run OF
success this year and return big ma
jorities in state and national elections
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
PLAN HEALTH DRIVE
IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY

OXFORD, Mics March rs. (SplD-In
carrying out the cooperative idea be-
health and the Red Cross plans are
fast taking shape for the putting on Of
a health campaign IN Lafayette cuun-
ty X is proposed TO spend az least
$4,000 on health work IN the county.
The state board OF health under the d.
roction Of Dr. w. $. feathers, stands
ready 20 put up $1,000. and the home
service section OF the He'd Cross. Of
which Miss Ella Somerviile, Of Univer-
sity, Is secretary Of the Lafayette coun-
" chapter, stands ready 10 put up
$4,000 Ii the citizens OF the county
through their board Of supervisors viii
put up the other $500, or one-fourth
OF the total amount
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16

Johnson 1861 Haaos. Junius miner.
leader
Buntyn. AZ homes Of Mr.. ReddIng
Pine and Garhes. Rev j 81 Jenkins,
leader; H. g. Upton, Southern. A. c.
Miller leader; " 81 Hardy, Park ave-
nue., G. +. Douglas. leader; J. 4. Well
ford
List furnished by Rev. W. +. Acuff.
AT homes Of T. ". Martin. Jones ave-
nue., L, A. Acuff, leader; Mrs Mamie
Aeschlimnn, Lee street, j. +. Murfrey,
leader; J. W. Mccormick, ga Kney
street Rev. W, +. Aeuff, leader p. N.
Werlich, 81 Jones avenue, w. 3, NY
rick, leader; ]. NJ. Murfrey, l146 Kney
street Mrs Otis Griner. leader; G.
r. Andrews, 977 Leon street, J. Webb,
leader; w. X. seruggs, Empire, L. Cow
ington, leader.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Can
Lost Sleep
be
. Made P ;

DUT the hard-work-
- ing man or woman
of these days needs a
good sound sleep every
night-!in a bed tina;
invites every nerve and
muscle to relax.
You may never have
seen such a bed-but if
you will just replace your
ole, wooden bed or noisy
iron bed, with a Simmons
MetalBed(b uiltfo sleep,
you will get the kind of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
SEEK HUSBAND OF
WOMAN FOUND DEAD

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 16,--
was found in a deserted barn in a
field near Bushtown, a negro settle-
ment at the, eastern outskirts of the
city, Sunday, and officers are search
ing for her husband, John Vaughn,
who is accused of the murder.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
SLIDES IN PANAMA
CANAL DELAYS SHIPS

WASHINGTON, March ls,-Heavy
draught ships undertaking the passage
Of the Panama canal probably will be
subject to occasional delay OF a day
Ar two as the result Of continuing land
slides at Cucaracha, the war depart
ment has been advised by Gov. Hard
ing. of the Panama canal zone.
The department announced today
that the governor had cabled that the
first slide occurred Friday night, re-
sulting in holding up six <ships of a
draft of rs feet or more, but that six
other vessels of a draft Of 22h feet or
less passed through. The delayed ships
were expected to pass through yester-
days
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
ST. LOUIS ELDER is
CALLED TO IoNESB0R0

JoNEsDoRo, Ark, March 1s. (spl.)
has accepted a call to the pastorate of
the First Christian church, of this city
lie will arrive about April 1 to take
charge. He is now pastor of the
Maplewood Christian church in St.
Louis, Mo.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
STILLS coNFIsCATED.

NEW YORK, March i6.-Three So
gallon stills, said by prohibition agents
TO be the best equipped outfit seized
since the passage Of the Volstead law,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16

we're cdansaafed Monday On a raid 81
the home 81 Joseph Gallo. Iu Brooklyn.
E.Eht gallons Of hish-proof spirits.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
lhe Fair Sex and BuIesque

With the seasons closing at the
3ayety Theater next Saturday night.
Manager Harry o. Jarboe will have
'eason to congratulate himself and
'tan on the accomplishment of an
deal for which he has been striving
sYer since he took over the reins Of
ofice there. That ideal was to BAN
sh forever the impression that bur-
.esque was intended for male audi
.nces only and to prove that this
.orm OF entertainment was free from
objection.
The success Of that effort has been
made manifest throughout the sea-
'on, not only In the constantly h.
sreaSfng attendance on the part of
women, but in the frequent appear
lnce Of whole families as weli.
The magnitude OF the victory ana
the mighty efforts made to clean
ID burlesque may we'll be Judged
~ the fact that not many years
sack the seff-respecting citizen tried
% make his visits to theaters pre-
senting that form of amusement in
somewhat eIandestine manner.
such condition. however. has
sever been true Of the Gayety. for
stnce its opening, more than twelve
;eers. Its progressive policy of elm
mating any Objectionable features
tas been In effect And nowadays.
khen women constitute the MAJOR
pruon ef ne audiences the wis
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
Miss WALKERS Stage Debut

securing some one to take the part
of a Chicago girl.
Some one in the room said: Char
lotte, you look the part; why don't
you try it?' The suggestion was
greeted with amused enthusiasm by
every one but Mr.. Hawtry, who took
it seriously. In the end 1 appeared
as the Chicago girl and although l
was only Is. and it was my hrst
stage experience, the role was so
admirably adapted to my own per-
sonality that 1 had no trouble In
making a favorable impression.
After the first performance MI.
Mansfield came to me and offered to
sign a contract with me for ten
years, one of the provisions of the
agreement being, however, that /
should not marry before the expira-
ton Of the contract. To this I
woVld not agree. And so it was not
until some months later that my
stage career began"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
The New Galsworthy Play

The London Tines has this to
say OF. John Galsworthy's new play,
The Skin Came" latelys produced
1t ST. Martins:
The Hillcrists VS.. the Hornblow-
ers. Neighbors who quarrels be-
cause they are neighbors and be-
cause one family represents blue
blood, etc, and the other the crude
insolence of newly made wealth.
etc. Hornblower Senior is rather
an eXaggeration of the familiar
type. bouncing and bullying and
bawling from the outset Naturally
he hates Squire Hillcrist because
ne is SO quiet and gentlemanly. But
Z is perhaps a little steep to sup
port him. because of his dislike,
buying up the land all around the
Sduire's just to build chimneys on
u and literally smoke him out OF
his DOMAIN. But the junior Horn
blowers. obvious bound~rs. seem to
think-it all right. There is a good
auction scene, at which, of course
Hornblo wer outbids the Squire for
the land. Round No. 1 to Horn
blower.
Then Mrs Hillcrist takes a
aand. necessarily a stronger hand
shan the SQuire's, because she has
he voman's superior blindness of
belief in her cause and total lack
II scruple in defending it. She has
discovered an ugly secret about a
Hornblower daughter-in-law and
cnnfronts her in the presence OF
dornblower with witnesses to her
uncomfortable past. Hornblower
bellows more loudly than ever, but
las to knock under and leave the
eighborhood to avoid scandal.
Round No. 2 to Hillcrist. But you
cant work up an omelette without
areaking eggs or serve up a violent
quarrel without disagreeable by
products One is the attempted
suicide of the daughter-in-law and,
since she Is expecting the pre-
sumed death of an infant Horn
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
The Garnckers' New Ingenue

Children" at the Maxine Elliott The
ater. New York, Miss Dennis played
in stock in Lancaster. Pa, with Ed
win Forsberg. director of the Gar
rick Players. Then she was with
Julia Arthur in The Eternal Mag
dalene." which the Garrickers will
do the week following "Pollyanna-"
Then she did a picture. Robinson
Crusoe." for Henry w. Savage.
Following a season in stock in
Sioux City. Iowa, Miss Dennis was
featured for ten months in Selig
photoplays, later going on tour for
seven months in "Mary's Ankle
Following a brief season as ingenue
with Emily Stevens in The Gentle
Wife" at the Vanderbilt Theater in
New York, Miss Dennis played the
lead in "Come-on Charley at the
Forty-eighth Street Theater, New
York.
Last summer she played in stock
in Rochester. N. Y, and during the
regular season was in pictures and
leading woman in stock in Troy,
New York.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
Going O. Henry One Better

scenariorized Alias Jimmy valen-
tine" congratulated LytelI on In
ind.
The stuff looks great on the
screen" he said. He worked lirs
a professional"
Yes" replied Bert. gIoomikS,
but before he left the studio he
used the same hairpin to jimmy hts
way into my dressing room. los
$50"
Seventy-hve thousand dollarr1
worth of specially chosen gowns
are worn in old Wives for News
the new c. B. de Mile special pro-
duction. a new version of which
Will be shown at CrandalTs Theate}
beginning today. This is an Ard
craft picture and II is significant q
the splendor OF the productior
when it is realized that this amoun
Is more than the average hve-reeI
picture costs in its entirety.
These gowns were chosen and an
ranged by Aphsretta Hoffman. cos
tune director at the Lasky studios
when she went East on her last an
nual trip. They represent the ad
vance sartorial examples Of Pzrt&
and New York modistes
These gowns are worn in the cad
scenes Of the play, written b
Jeanie Macpherson from David
Graham Phillips novel OF the sand
name. 1t is the most notable prol
ouction Of recent years and va
staged by a master hand. Elliott
Dexter, Florence Vidor, Sylvia Ash
ton, Theodore Roberts and otbe-
appear in the cast.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

, blower. The other is a bad taste
in the. mouth for Squire Hillcrist.
What. he reflects, is to be said for
an aristocracy that can't stand
fire?
TT is Mr.. Galsworthys way never
to make too trenchant a division
between the sheep and the goats.
The Hornblowers are shown acting
according to their dim lights, and
you are made to be sorry for the
daughterin-law. The Hillcrists
are allotted their little weaknesses,
too, prejudices and exasperating
feel, is rather a beast. They are
blessed with a charming daughter.
who has none Of the family preju-
dices and freely criticises her old
fashioned parents. But we cannot
forgive her incipient love-affair
with one Of the young Hornblower
bounders
The action of the play is swift
and of almost brutal violence. War
is declared at the outset in the
shrilIest tones, and Round is fol-
lowed with a moments respite by
Round 2, with its knockout blow.
You feel you have been living IN
warm neighborhood where the
people begin to throw stones with
out waiting to see whether they
live in glass houses. Is human ma
ture quite so crude and primitive
as that? Well. we suppose human
nature must just accommodate It.
self to Mr.. Galsworthy's purposes,
on condition that he makes a strik-
ing play out Of it. That he has
certainly done.
THE two sides get a fair .divis-
ion Of the acting. Mr.. Athole Stew
art and Mr.. George Elton, Miss
Helen Haye and Miss Meggie AL
banesi played up well for the sheep,
and Mr.. Edmund Gwenn and Miss
Mary Glare for the goats. Mr.. Gals
worthy was called before the cur
tain and made a sub-acidly pleas
] ant little sneech
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

Amy Leah Dennis, who has the
good fortune to possess both youth
and experience. to say nothing of a
wealth of good looks, has Joined the
Garrick Players and will make her
debut with the Garrick summer or
ganization at the initial perform
ance of "Pollyanna, in the title role,
at the holiday matinee tomorrow.
Though young in years. Miss Den
mis- has had a world of theatrical
experience. both on the speaking
stage and in pictures. and she is
particularly well fitted for the diff
ficult role of "the glad girl" which
she will interpret this week. Miss
Dennis made her initial stage ap-
pearance in stock in Paterson. N. ].
She understudied Patricia Collinge,
the original "Pollyanna," in He
Comes Up Smiling" in which Doug
las Fairbanks was starred. After
that she played at the Bandbox The
ater, in New York, and then went
into pictures, appearing for six
months in Mutual productions.
After playing the ingenue in "Our
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
The Unspoiled Doris Keane

Doris Kesne is the most unexcited
person in the world. Here she has
Haen working all her life (and that
as not been very long, for she still
IS under 800 aiming at one thing
success. and now she has OBJ
tanned the enviable position of be-
ng Americas greatest emotional
tetress on the stage and screen, and
fas played for nearly six years sue
.essively in Edward Sheldon's "Ro-
nance" recently picturized by the
United Artists Corporation, which
will be shown at Loew's Palace to-
Jay.
Confident that success would
some, she worked away for several
years in a more or less inconspicu-
Gus capacity on the. stage, knowing
that the time would come when she
would see her name blazing in cleo
tic lights over many theaters.
But now that the time has coma
she sits quite calmly and her prin-
>ipal enthusiasm is that aroused nv
he coming success in the future.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
Offerings Reoea Doris Keane Bert de Miriam Cooper in Chief Roles
Mr.. NCRAHAM RISES
TO OFFER THE STAGE
A WORD OF CRITICISM

Champions Of the sage who hsps
recently been heaping derision %
the screen and predicting dIsaster
70 the drama because OF the movies
inroads have no monopoly of scorn-
Lloyd lngraham. one Of the leading
motion picture directors. hands IL
back with vigor. They profess 20
foresee a lowering of dramafio
standards" he said the other day.
because some nlm capitalists have
entered the neld OF stage production
In New York. Lowering. forsoothi
While picturea are steadily ris-
ing In artistic and ethical qualify
as witness the fnnumerable hn2
stories by noted authors now being
screened-the stage has steadily
been degraded by the farce of bed
room and hotel lobby, the mslo-
drama Of tenderloin and criminal
court and the comedy Of nippanf
slang and exotic city life.
The drama of bare-leeee6
coryphees and jazz delirium ts
also very popular in our metropolis,
judging from the Advertisements.
One is justified in believing thaf
almost any new influence in the pro
duction line there-eVen motion pIo-
tire infuence-could hardly fail 20
lift UP averages.
But aside from the ethical aues-
ton, the Influence must be good IN
another way. New York City.
enormous but provincial. hyper-
sophisticated but ignorant Of the
real soul Of America, is unfor-
tunately the only foUntainhsad Of
our commercial stage drama. Only
what its peculiar and faded tasts
approves Is given to the country.
The makers Of motion pictures
can permit themselves no such linn
itations. They must make enter
tainment for all America, typical Of
our true national standards and
composite tastes. Under this CONS
pulsion and trained along this line
they will give New York some real
American drama. and we shall an
get the benefit when their plays
reach us either by the stage os
screen route
There has just come TO Light. py
circuitous passages, ihc uufortUnate
error Of one Of Broa1way's fore
most producers Of girl shows. The
producer in question. lIrei by :hs
name OF a recent offering at the
Neighborhood Playhouse, yourneyeo
deep into Grand s:r4et 20 see n u
1 were not something whi n could be
turned to musical comccy account.
The play was Andreyev's The Bean
! tiful Sabine Women"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

Bert LyteII, who is playing at
Crandalrs Metropolitan and knick-
erhockcr theaters in Paul Arm
strongs Atlas Jimmy Valentine"
tells how he obtained some Of the
most effective scenes in the picture.
along with some experience in
criminologT.
The young Metro star was listen
ing to the 'life story of an anaemic
looking ycuhg man who accosted
him in the lobby of Los Angeles
hotel an6 biaced him for the price
Of a meal.
I'm just out OF jail" conhded
the stranger. Did a stretch for
robbery. But I'm going straight
now
Lyteli had an Inspiration.
Can you pick IocksZ" he asked.
with eager interest
Sure retTIne6 the other But
I'm going straight. told you"
That's What ! want you tn do.
And ] want to help YOU Suppose
you run out to the Metro studios
in Hollywood Tomorrow morning
and work ir the Sing Sing scene OF
Alias Jimmy Valentine"
The star bonded the ex-convict
his card.
TIN working in Paul Armstrong
play for the SCI cen" he explained
land when We shoot the sScne in
the warden's cf1ce in which Dick,
the Rat. forces a Tatent lock with
a hairpin- you can show US II II can
be dope-and how
A family reminiscent smile passed
over the wan features of the slim
young nan.
"Yes-it has been done he ac-
Quiesced.
The upshot Of Il was that the
young man was given a job at the
studios the next day. An actor
played Dick, the Rat, the sneak
thief in the drama, while the
strangers hands were photo
graphed in the close-ups showing
the manipulation of the lock with
q hairpin. He received a generous
wage for fhe days work.
The next morning Finis Fox, who
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
HAPPY STAGE ENDING
DRAG ON THE DRAMA
SAYS FILM DIRECTOR

theatrical tradition has decreed
that plays should have happy end
ings. and busl6ers' of stage and
screen entertainment go on year
after year doing their work with
Utmost slavish adherence to this
Hea- Clarence Badger. the Cold
Eyn din ector. foresees a change in
america, such as lorg. ago took
place in Europe. in the attitude OF
producers and exhibitors.
The success of DR., Jekyll aud
Mr.. Hyde on the screen has been
an eye-cpener to the conservatives" I"
he says. The great name of John
Barrymore gave the exhibitors
courage to Cfer Stevenson's story
to thsir audiences. end to their sur
prise they found that II broke rec
crds. In New York two Broadway
theaters set a new mark, one of
them after the other lad run the
film two weeks.
There is no greater drag on the
drama than the happy ending ira
dition. How Cften we hear people
say of a play. old stun : why don't
they give Us something besides the
game plot all the while?'
"rlI tell you. With the ending
of our pictures and plays fore
Known to the audience, the invari-
able 'clinch' of the lovers and
brUshi:.g away of ali difficulties in
n beatific scene. &C Destroy the ele-
rnent Of suspense. We cut our cloth
to pretty much the same pattern
without regard to how impossible,
unnatural aud pueTile the twist in
the plot may be t. bring il about.
To give them kisses. sunshine and
happiness invariably IL often to
atfrJnt their sense of logic.
Suppose, to speak broadly. half
our roTnances had Happy endings
and half the ether kind. each play
being carried out to a logical con-
clusion as or aaGienCe< know life
Given good acting. Rlot construc-
tion ard direction. ! believe our
audiences would find a new interest
in their entertainment. Half the
audiences know how the story Is
going to enc. This gives them the
sense that what takes place in the
Course of the tale is fabricated
pIct. buIlt for the theater. end cor
respGndingly without illusion.
81 can tell you that PRODUCERS
and directors would like to get
away from the old stuff: let the ex-
hiEItors have the courage. and the
people will believe. reward them
with increased favor."