Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-11-04

carded 1t without mercy perhaps to rcadop the idea
later time when bis needs demanded lie has never had
the pride In his Idea which makes many directors OBJ
snate and static. Tc hes always subordinated himself
to the ultimate idea which the best theatre
The finest evidence Of Rcinhardts genius is his many
theatres Of which demands entirely different
conception Of the theatre and the drama First, there
the Deutsches Theatre the theatre OF the where
Reinhardt has cdplced the majority Of his productions
Then there is the Kammepee the theatre Of the three
hundred vAos intimacy demands the reccnt the intro
spectivc play where emotions restrained where
passion must rage beneath the surface In whatever
theatre Reinhardt has always sought give freest cx
preston to the and yet maintain the original Idea
Of the dramatist.
Mass Drama
Relnharts 0rovses schauspielhAus. theatre Of The
lve thousand whsre the play mss he written for fhe
nsses where # must be adapted to the requirements Of
space tests his capacity the utmost In the Crosses
Schauspielhaus IN lis only subject to the rigid scru
ny Of the intellectual classes of the specialists and the
small minority Of genuine lovers OF the theatre
here that Renhadt began transform the taste Of the
German masses He gave them drama which no other
director had hitherto dared In that dread Ignor
ance of the masss" As Rudolf Borchardt says: MAX
Rcinhard pushed the critics aside and the people"
In the long run, that may Reinhard his most en-
during fame.
1t Ia In salsburs today that Renhardts reaching
It's fullest fertility. Is here that Renhardt plans his
Festspielhaus the playhouse for the world stage for the
hopeful and the Affirmative In and for that which
has remained Yong and valid through past ages 1t is
TO he place Of pilgrimage and devotion" Emrope's fore
most artists musicians and aramatss will combine to in
ausnrate new epoch In the progress Of the modern
theatre -
Il Renhardt Jew!
On first sight 1t sounds faeetous: "Is Renharr JewY
But after per,sed cver~ge word IN Max Rein
iart and His Theatre." himself asking thst
question One doubtinaiy tyins recall
hard with the assistance of Morris Gest) who staged
The Miracle the anest theatrical production Of the cen.
tury, bat yet an epic Of the rhursh
But question Is facetious merely point
ing out grevons the part Of Oliver ~ sayler
We have the feeling that editor Of this volume delhi
eruely excsed every mention Of Max Renhardt lew
1t seems incredle that Hike Hofmsnnsthal and
Hermann Bahr should have ignored Ieinharts aneertry
Blood" Exeised
Not that it wond have been necessary mention Rein
hardts race, excopt that Rahr contributes chapter
THE Spiritual Sources Of Reinharrit." Rudolf kommer
speaks Of Reinhards Austrian blood which
with lishtness OF touch unknown in Northern Germany
With peculiar sracefuincss and taste" Since Renhardt
was being dissected and diagnosed n1
lily and cnvironmeal Inheritance might not have been
aniss TO ase some Of his theatrical genius his
sh blood which flows quite thckly the Of Amer
ica's greaest Snowman, Morris Gest, who hns
much to acquaint America with 'Reinhsrdt
Apart from this this beautiful volume describing
the life Of beautiful man. fine contribution to the
literature Of the drame. ~-
"- s- MARTIN GOLDE ts Az.
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MAY BE SECUTED THROUGH THE INrERMoUN-
TAIN JEWISH NEws.)