The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15
Continued from Yesterday S Daily WOrker)


eminent control young workers from the factory art schools
are one source from which pupils encouraged Most Of
them however enter children and receive general educa
case may be
With exception of one theatre in Leningrad all are
run at loss and receive subsidy from the State to make
the deficit The one sesupportng theatre in Leningrad is
mentioned above ih theatre is entirely run and managed
by the industrial workers themselves Most them still work
their shour day in the factory They have of them
received other training than that offered by the
ion optional art schools The productions this theatre
These plays mostly written by workers. depict phases
Of the Revolution and most curious mixture of tragedy
and humor The Russian equivalent of BarnSfahers "Old
Bill is a constant character
Such plays usually staged without scenery only
with the indication such used in the
harequnade which used follow every chdrens pantomme
The dress of the characters also Indications such
sword for an officer rife for private The highest talent
in acting and elocution is therefore, essential
This form of posrevouton dramatic production is much
IN vogue and has been brought to the highest form OF per-
lection by Meyerhod in Moscow At Meyerhods Theatre only
wooden babearng used to indicate
the There footlghs but strong lmelgh is
thrown on the actor while speaking on whom the audiences
attention should be fixed the time The of the stage
the auditorium completely BACKED out The whole play
WORKED at the speed OF cinema him. ana IN TINS manner
there limit to the number of which be gone
through act The attention of the audience held
whole time the effects extraordinarily realistic the
cost of production is fractional
Meyerhod himself described this form of staging very
apy You do require Illustrations to novel, The general
atmosphere of the story and the most skechy description will
are laid Each reader magnes different picture but it is
always one that peases him and in sympathy with the story
he reads it. Everything in the writing The with my
plays, everything is in the acting.
Under the naturalization scheme every provincial
has its national house other theatres These
all under Government subet to local autho
ties They exclusively served by local talent artist
serving the is liable be called upon
provinces and provide the provincial public with exhibitions
Of the best talent in the land.
The price theatres about
sarist days worker however presentation
tcate obtains reduction according his category Thus
worker obtain in the gallery at the for
amounting to 212d. stall for under shilling.
is early Judge whether the Revolution will bring
forth really great of the 1t however
certain that the system of education granting the
greatest opportunities for sefexpression naturally artistic
and emotional people sss H1a .8ag0
Art Collections &shot as f.h' Aae
Much might be written regarding Russias collection of
treasures in the and public galleries These
have been extensively reviewed and written
in the past is satisfactory realize that
ed in the European Press regarding their destruction
be classed with the of the other information
ceved from certain quarters regarding the situation Soviet
Russia
a fact the collection increased to
almost unwedy proportion by the naturalization private
collections Jewey plate pictures furniture, miniatures,
manuscripts in quantities still stored uncataogued
the large atcs cellars of the
famous country and homes of the nobility which
have been turned into museums educational establishments
A large staff of experts and artists is busy sorting
calOging this heterogeneous Those specimens
c value added to the former collections in the existing
and galleries Furniture pictures,
found homes and
remain they found In the of Len