Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-19
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tiers, whether Of literature, art or music.
1.-THE civic spirit of these players and
this manager in giving this opportunity
to the children is notable. 1t Is worth
hundreds of fine speeches and Impressive
gestures Mr.. Sothern and Miss Marlowe
are unselfshly sowing seeds for the tu-
ture Their devotion to the theater mas
never been better shown than in the pre-
senting of their services to the younger
generation and particularly to that sec
ton which otherwise would not have the
chance of seeing what the real theater
means.
"At the close of the matinee, Mr..
Sothern presented his wife, Julia Mar
lowe. to the audience. Mr.. SOthern brief
ly addressed the children and told them
how when Miss Marlowe was girl OF
their own age she happened to see per
Torrance of one of Shakespeare's plays
and became so interested that she saved
her pennies earned by helping her mother
in the homework and bought the plays
one by one in a cheap edition until she
possessed them ALL how the reading Of
them inspired her with a desire to act
them; how she persisted in this ambition
against the greatest of fnancia. h4ndi-
caps and discouragements and how she
eventually won her opportunity after
three years of intense and ceaseless
study. He added that he hoped her life
might be an inspiration to those in the
theater and that perhaps there might
3 even be some one there who might some
day do the same thing Miss Marlowe had
accomplished. If ever the actor was
proud of his lovely wife, he was never
happier than in the cheers which fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Sothern also spoke of the ridicu-
! lous action Of the Lord Chief Justice and
the Auditors Of School Funds in Eng
land in refusing to pay a bill Of $4,000
for the presenting of classic plays for
school children, maintaining that Shake
speare was not educational. That the
great arbiter Of the English language
was officially branded as not educational
by the government Of the race Of which
he is the chief glory and honor IS dis
graceful, but fortunately governments are
not always the sPokenen Of the people
and the Engiish-sI eaking natiuus have
more than vindicated themselves on this
point"
The Sotherns are 10 be congratulated
upon their efforts in giving the school
children of New York opportunity to wit
ness the best presentation OF Hamlet
that the modern stage can offer.
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4 new theater school has opened In New
York City. according TO data sent to this
department
The School Of the Theater, an organlza-
tion founded and directed by some Of
the most prominent persons associated
with the theater, opened Nov Il in the
Lexington theater building, Lexington
avenue and Fifty First street. Those re
sponsible for this new development IN
stage preparation are Walter Hampden-
George Arllss, Elsie Ferguson. Frank
Craven. Arthur Hopkins. Robert Edmond
Jones, Jose Ruben. Ernest Truck. Rachel
Crothers. Kenneth Aacgowzn. Brook
Pemberton- William Lyon Phelps, Arthur
Hohl Stuart Walker and Clare Tres
Major
An interesting feature OF this ueE
school IS the development Of an exper1-
mental theater, which win be operated
by the students under professional dIrec-
ton The stage Is rs large rs many
Of the regular theater stages TIE theory
Of the director being that ytudents can
not be properly prepared FOR professional
work on 8 classroom stage Students VIII
receive not less than six months work
IN this theRter before being Eradua ted
and the directors expect 10 make such
interesting offerings. that he theater VIII
soon be running on 4 regular schedule Of
six nights a weak In this way the stu
dents win receive ali thu advan t8lree o1
a working stock company under the I'm
EFT professional direction while they
arr AZ the same time working AT their
. technical Development
The School Of the Theater stage VII
also serve the general th~ater IN many
ways It VIII offer a medium for expert
meutatiOn 70 scenic artists and play
wrlghts, and 1t may be used as try
ont theater by producers. II viii give 10
/ foreign artists and 70 those from other