New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

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BERLIN, NOV T. The MOSCOW ART
Thea,or Is more laan an institution de.
voted to she dsana. Ia is a dynamic
social ans edueasioaal force. There Is
netting suggestive Of the .pedagogic
in this. Or the contrary, "art for arts
eake" is tho priaciple on which the
Moscow AIT Theatsr Is founded, and
because thia IS iss eaiding star it mas
been abie 70 get away IRON the dusty
rat Of tradition aad % strike out upon
she broad hichwsy Of creative individ-
aality- Because the representation Of
the reality Of Bfe is it's highest pur-
pose It has reached she loftiest pin
naeie ef the reality OF art.
The Moscow Ar, Tbeater came into
being at q moment Of general stagna-
tiou and deepest social reaction. II
YRS during eae theatrical season of
l897-'os vixen che hopes placed upon
youns Nicholas H. WHO had but
thsoe years before succeeded his faith
er. Aieaaader H. had been so rudely
shattered a profound depression
spread It's stifipg atmosphere over
presss pulpit, school and university.
There was but ono field Of human
effort thas the reaction could not sub
due-the feid Of art and letters.
Whilo SO maag Of Rossia's youth
were yaialy hana,erne at the mas
eise walls OF political deapotism, two
5roaps OF yoeHg nen and women In
Aoseo~ were aeekjaS spiritual express
s!en and escape INTO new and free
worla h ao oaly read which the Sc
eret Po.ee e,a pnbarred road of
af~ The seaIg Of Art end Lettcre,
Ct which Coase et.n 5ergeyeqitch Stan
lsl~vsaT e'a aQ gaidipg spirit, and
tie Noscog Philharmonic Society,
hsadea by Vladimir ivm1ovitch Nemiro-
Yteh-0 act e. wee tie two organ
zatons aaHcA iaid the Foundation Of
-hc Mozco" Ar 4aaater.
Beth oraaniaapions we're devoted
eely 10 5e ara Of The drama and
BAD ey tasir ANA ear performances
@on warm pog#laz approval AS a
sPf saHaa f4s he Aoseow Art Thea
Ter set jg 3 "a organizations were
e3 t.s ame artncipIes--''ririd
$50 NE of tatfne ye.opnent Of
tas @yiaeaj Qualities af the actors.
prosper onaers n3 az Of the literary
aGo gsyeholrg,c make-vp Of the char
tetors theg seeL o. interpret. no respect
for fa.5e soag traditions and sincerity
Ia sprstaeloa
#her therefore, fortune brought
St-nis.s.eskg and Neuiroyicch- Danehen-
30 Together the resyly was the forma-
lea oi League OF Youth, whose mem
her7 hee since grown older in Years
aat have consistently maintained the
rtezhaess and paisatias igor Of their
art.
1t was symbolic that the FIRST per
toFAapce OF 5he new 6loscow Art Thea.
eer. vh.ea arosa cat of she ua{on Of the
two aforementioned organizations, was
hieN T3lsl6y Gear Fedor Joanno-
v1tc6,' ia ah.ch 1ho great Russian
a1am-t.zt po.@5ga, w.th a touch ap-
Frouah-.g the @hakeepeareaa, that
g7cah, anfortunase Russian ruler. son
Of ivan the Ierr,ble. who is finally
crushed bg his owa weakness and in
teciaioa, and with his fal hurls the
whole Of Ras ia inta q period Of con-
fusion misery ard oieii war. For In
7he portrait Of Fesor Joaunovitch the
Nhoie of contemporary Russia saw the
faeo cf Nieaolas Il, son oE strong.
cruel fatber ana equally weak as
tbe ruler from hose bands Boris Co.
duao6 snateaed the sceptre Of ruler
ship. Tie fate of the last Of the
AomaBods lives 10 She fate OF the last
Of Sac Bariks as i; is depicted on the
stage by that truly great artist,
loaavin
Rarly cid two men complement one
another rs did Stan:slavsey and Nemi.
rovlt-h lapcheako Nemirovitch- Dan
cAenko roatr butad to the new theater
his sett}e literary aud critical quality;
it was he whe helped the company ac-
ciire q 3eep inssbe and understanding
iato ties real meaning of the play and
i{s ss4raate1s. Senislavsky helped
give these ehyrseters Resh, blood and
ca}ot, Aoa1 goyicb-I}&gc revealed
fse soa the fiag and it's characters.
seaaslayasy 2rodeeed The characters
themselves aaa Che settng in which
lseg lived.
most eappy combination Of eollec-
ssr@ ertefriea and a&viaual genius
sar@e4 tae bss ef he art Of the Mos
caw Iea Foundation to which
aae zatau held fast from the
yssg ie aad a,hich has been
psi#aJ responsible or its uninter-
ugtee aeG favor.
Nsmiresjtca 3aaoherko thus des-
erihea gae sPgit Wales animated the
nessig founded ofsan.aation back in
the lre gos
@aow hapay wo all werei The un-
lnown seteFe heid 10 feags for aa. A