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100000 Support German Peoples Stage,
Founded to Provide Hinterland Drama

therefore, was set at the equivalent of
10 cents and seats were drawn by lot
without any chance of discrimination.
The question of prices having been
settled satisfactorily, there remained o
still greater dif1culty-that of censor
ship. The anti-SocialiSt law which
Prince Bismarck had obtained from the
Reichstag to stamp out Socialism In
Germany had just been repealed after
being in force for seven years. The Iron
Chancellor himself received his dis
miSsal shortly afterward, but, STILL art
and literature were not freed from their
shackles. A uarrow-minded and stupid
system of censorship remained. Ger
hart Hauptmann's famous drama, 1.-THE
Weavers," which was to mark the be-
ginning Of his rise, was not granted the
privilege of being staged because of its
vivid picture Of desolation and despair
among the workers in one of Germanys
poorest industrial districts.
BY organizing the Peoples Stage as
q registered society and giving plays
only for its members and their invited
guests, the promoters evaded the CEN
sorShip restrictions. Social drama had
found place where 1t was free of the
censor's blue pencil: the movement re-
manned a haven from intolerance UP to
the very time Of the revolution in 1918.
when the stage was freed altogether
from the strangulation Of censorship.
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BERLIN.-What the Theater Guild
has come to mean to America in re-
spect 10 producing new plays with
more than the box office in mind and In
giving the hinterland an occasional
hypodermic of sound drama, the Volks-
buehne, or Peoples Stage, has meant to
Germany for 40 years.
Starting with a membership of 1000
when it was founded at Berlin four
decades ago, the VolkSbuehne can now
boast an organization of sos branch So
cieties with a total supporting member
ship of more than 100000. These fig
ures were disclosed in connection with
the fortieth anniversary Of the move
ment, celebrated here not long since.
The Peoples Stage movement in
Germany concentrated from the begin
ming on affording people of moderate
means, and especially the working
classes, an opportunity of enjoying the
educational and cultural benefits of
modern drama. Liberal-minded men
had conceived the idea of acquainting
the masses with the tendencies Of So
cial evolution as expressed by the
younger dramatists during the earlier
period of the last Kaiser,s. regime.
It was, first of all, qlestion of
money. To appeal to a sense Of the
sublime in poor people at regular the
alter prices would have been lost en-
terTxtse from the start. Admission,
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THEY HAVE BUILT UP MODEST
LITTLE FURTHER WOULD PUT THEM IN CONTROL AN ART

whatever which would permit course
to teach the students to dance better.
The picture of our curriculum which
I have just drawn is, I know, over
brief and therefore exaggerated. If you
are a veteran in education, you may
say that the old debate about the con-
tents of the college course is an irrita-
ton too often mistaken for the intel
lectual life. But a situation is rising
fast in the United States which makes
the question immediate and practical.
Our universities continue to ignore the
arts. Even where they begin here and
there to cultivate an appreciative at
titude toward them, what they actually
do is colored by an unconscious and
traditional hostility toward them.
But in the elementary stages of
American education the emphasis is
overwhelmingly the other way In the
kindergarten and the early grades of
school the children are launched upon
career of performance and express
sion which the college and university
later will firmly deny them. Why the
elementary education should take this
direction don't know. Perhaps Amer
lean educators believe that the arts are
things for children to amuse them
selves with and get over. Perhaps the
craving in the children Is so great for
this sort of training that it cannot be
resisted.
But whatever the reason, the one
spot IN our education where we now
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But this hardly seems to be true. Few
OF US would say that our college stu
dents are chiefly, or even to any marked
degree, scientific minded. And even
though they DO excel in accomplishment
many Of us criticize them, most illogi-
cally, for their incompetence in the
arts, for the bad performance they
make of their lives, for their unfortu-
nate manners-Criticize them, in other
words, for not having the education we
didn't give them.
Architecture's Representation.
The one art which is well represented
in our colleges is architecture. Most Of
us make no question that the atmos-
phere created by noble buildings inf1u-
ences the student who lives and works
in them. But the influence of archi-
lecture is for the most part nothing but
atmosphere, affecting young lives sur
reptitiously. We do not teach our stu
dents architecture. If they grow rich
and endoW university themselves, they
will not-let us hope they WON'T
design the buildings. One other art
affects their life surreptitiously, or at
least outside of the academic guidance.
They live to dance. The starved urge
toward performance CONES out in their
passion for this, the most primitive
form of expression. have known very
few college faculties in which one
wouldn't hear criticism of the way the
students. danced. have known none
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serve an even temper. People who are
complete strangers and whose back
grounds, ideas and standards vary, are
bound to come into conflict.
"A judge told me that most of the
cases brought into court arose from
these housing problems"
Families Share Bath Room.
In the newer tenements that are be-
ing put up after the fashion of Amer
lean apartment houses are found more
comfortable conditions than those prev
| alent elsewhere, Mrs. Hamilton said
A family of five persons may occupy
two bed-sitting rooms. Their bath room
and kitchen. however, must be shared
with the family on the other side of
the passageway In order that no avail
able space may be wasted, some mem
Der of the family sleeps on a board
placed across the top Of the bath tub
at night.
An attempt is now being made to
let married people have separate liv-
ing quarters, and these so-called mar
ricd quarters. are eagerly sought, people
even getting married primarily for the
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sake of obtaining one of these highly
priced flats.
Not only the amount of floor space
but the amount to be paid for it is
determined by the government Rents
are adjusted in accordance with the
wages earned, Mrs. Hamilton found. A
family having greater wage will pay
more for accommodations exactly like
those Of their next-door neighbor whose
income is smaller. On the face of it
this may seem right and just yet it
is a sore spot with many, breeding
much discomfort.
Rents Pay for Repairs.
To induce people to contribute money
for building houses, promises are made
that after certain number of years
the contributors will become the owners.
BY the end of that period, however, pos
session will have no significant value,
for the poorly constructed houses will
have deteriorated to very considerable
extent and will be worth little or
nothing.
The rents are used for repair and
general upkeep, but the money supply
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from this source is small, and so houses
fall into decay and wretched condition
Housing is not the only problem with
which the Russian is confronted. The
obtaining of food and clothing presents
numerous difficulties, too. The price
Of food and clothes is high, even for the
Communist, who gets special discount,
one Of the few compensations for the
many sacrifices entailed by joining the
party, Mrs. Hamilton said.
Lines Wait at Stores.
The shops in the bigger towns are
open but a short time each day. For
many hours before their opening old
men, women and children, with the
tickets issued by the government
clutched in their hands. wait with
stolid patience to be served. Should
the supply be exhausted before each has
obtained his allotted share, those re-
naming are turned away empty
handed.
These bread lines afford a surpris-
ing contrast" said Mrs. Hamilton, ito
the excellent and abundant meal that
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BY JANE MANDEL.


Mt is far easier to get a divorce
- in Russia than it is to get floor
space; husbands and wives are
easily acquired, but floor space
is at premium" was the state
ment made by Norah Rowan Ham
ilton. an English author, who has just
come here after an extensive trip
through Russia.
80 crowded and congested are living
quarters in that vast country that even
a man and woman who have been di-
vorced may continue to live in the
same room and to this queer menage
may be added the mans new wife, If he
has chosen to remarry," Mrs. Hamilton
continued. THE rooms are filled with
many beds and there is, for the most
part, no such thing as a sitting room.
individuals do not have separate rooms
and privacy is unheard of.
1.-The evils of propinquity are great,
and many disputes arise out of living
in such close quarters. In 10 square
feet of floor space, which is each indi-
viduars allowance, it is difficult to pre-
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The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Sail Today

Mrs. Walter F. Brown left the
Capital yesterday afternoon to-
join the Postmaster General in
New York prior to sailing today
on the S. s. President Hoover
for California. While in the
West the Postmaster General
will attend California conven-
tions of postoffice employees.
En- route they will stop over at
Havana and Panama City. Their
return to the Capital is sched-
uled for early in September.
Dr.: Antonio Lazo-Arriaga,
former Minister from Guate.
mala to the United States,
sailed for Europe yesterday on
the Albert Ballin. He will re-.
turn early in october and will
spend next season in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Greet Voyagers

Mr.. WladySlaw Sokolowski,
counselor Of the Polish en-
bassy, went to New York to-
day to meet Nine. Sokolowski
and their two children, who
will arrive tomorrow on the
S. S. America from their home
in Poland. Nine. Sokolowski is
an American by birth, having
been before her marriage, Miss
Bernadette Lynch, of New York.
They will make their home at
1916 Twenty-fourth st. N. w.
&k
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Fowler
will leave in the morning by
motor to go to Gloucester, Va,
where they will be the house
guests over the weekend Of Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Lewis at
their country home.
Miss Dorothy Gould Fowler,
their daughter, who will be a
debutante this coming season.
will spend the weekend as the
guest of Miss Carrie Smith
Sutherlin at Arlington Hall.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Senor Espi| Will
Be Best, Man
At NuptiaIs

Mrs. Duncan Cameron, Of
Washington, now at her sum-
mer home, Little Clifton
Berley, Newport, r. l., has an
nounced the engagement Of her
elder daughter, Miss Phoebe
Quinby, to Senor Conrado Ira
d verso, first secretary of the Ar
gentina Embassy.
The. engagement is of much
interest here and abroad. Senor
Traverse will arrive today on
the Europa and shortly will
join Mrs. Cameron and her
. daughter in Newport, where
the marriage will take place
the latter part of this month
Mrs. CamerOn's Guest
While the plans have not
been completed, Senor DR.. Don
Felipe ESpil, the Argentinian
Ambassador who will go to New
port the latter part of next week
to be a guest of Mrs. Cameron,
will be best man for Senor Ira
verso. Miss Elsie Howland
Quinby will be maid of honor
for her sister.
Miss Quinby is descended
from some of the earliest set
tiers in this country, including
the Howlands. Montgomerys,
Arnolds and Quinbys. The lat
ter family has held a royal
grant in Mount Kisco. N. Y,
since 1864. Miss Quinby is a
granddaughter Of the late Mr..
Thomas E. McVitty Of Balti-
more, Md.
Studied In Europe
She was graduated from st.
Timothy's School, Catonsville,
Md, and later studied abroad.
She was introduced to society
several years ago, and is a
member of the Junior League
in this city. Her mother is
the widow of Mr.. Duncan Cam
eron, son of the late Sir Rod
erick Cameron, whose home for
many years was Clifton Ber-
ley, Staten Island.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Mrs. George Dunn Is
Now in Washington

Mrs. George Dunn, who has
been at Hot Springs for several
weeks, has returned to Wash
ington and has taken an apart
ment at the Shoreham for the
remainder Of the summer.
Mrs. Dunn'S son-in-law and
daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Al
fred e. KaStner, of Princeton,
N. j., are here with Mrs. Dunn
for a few days. Before her
marriage in May. Mrs. KaStrler
was Mrs. Frances Mckee Dunn
Montgomery. She is the grand
daughter of the late Represen-
tative John Dalzell. of PennsyL
vapia.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Envoy Due Today

The charge d'affaires Of the
Legation Of Egypt, Ally Ismail
Bey, has left for New York to
meet the newly appointed Min
lister from Egypt, Sesostris Sida.
rousa Pasha, who will arrive
aboard the Mauritania. The
Minister is coming from London
where he has been envoy from
bis country for some time past,
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Miss India B. Corea
Is Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Living
ston Bailey announce the en-
gagement of Mrs. Bailey's
daughter. Miss India Bell Corea.
to Mr.. Marvin E. Fowler, of
Mexico, Mo. The wedding date
has been set for September 8.
Miss Corea is the daughter Of
the former Minister of Mica
ragua, Sener Luis Felipe Corea,
who served his country in
Washington in 1911. She is the
granddaughter Of the late Mr..
Robert 1. Fleming. Mr.. Fowler
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron C. Fowler, of Monroe
City, Mo.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
to Sail

The Minister of Denmark and
Nine. Wadsted are leaving to-
day for New York and they will
sail tomorrow on the Danish
liner, Frederick VIII. for their
home in Denmark where they
will remain until the autumn
when they will return to the
Capital.
The counselor of the legation,
Hubert de Wichfeld, is en- route
now from his home in Denmark
and he will act as charge daft
faires in the absence of the
minister. Nine. de Wichfeld re-
mained on in Europe and she
viii return later in the summer.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06

and he will come directly to
Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
In Washington
with E=
0t4qQ Qdn'slt

Saratoga that famous spa which has been the for
fashionable followers for generations will inaugurate
its today with goody number of the utra-smart
world present.
The of those having boxes in the sacrosanct semi
circle about the track reads like special miniature edition
of the social register The Odfashioned town with hotels
built in the style of so years ago lining its broad main street
has distinction all its situated it is in the heart OF
that beautiful wooded region in New York State only
short distance from the mouan resorts such as Manchester
vt where golf its best may be found for occasional
hour spent away from the
Smart Capital Folk to Be Present
The smart folk from the Capital who will be prominent
among boxhoders who have taken cottages there for
the month include Mrs Robert Ht who has been joined
by Mr. and Mrs William F. R. HIT leaders in the horsey
in Warrenton and who on hand at all important
shows the Hit stables generally being represented
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter will spend the month and
will no doubt some of their horses.
The Undersecreary of the Treasury and Mrs Ogden L.
Mills who have spending much tame aboard their beau
tifu new yacht the Avalon, will desert it for Saratoga and
spend at least part Of the meet there.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson who has much fame
horseman will be on hand with Mrs Grayson, will Mr..
and Mrs Walter Ne Jeffords and any number of other
prominent people in the smart world here
To Race Fine Horses
Mr. and Mrs John Hay Whitney, who since they came to
Mddeburg Va have been rather closely associated with
Washington will be at the Spa for the meet and they will
occupy for the first time the house which Mr. Whitney
purchased last autumn and which has been completely
modelled and refurnished.
Mr. and Mrs Whitney have many horses there and almost
every day the card will include entry of theirs They
now of the largest stables of thoroughbreds in
this country living up every to the name their family
bears in the annals of racing owners of the BEST
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Read to Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Kirwan,
of Baltimore, and Mrs. William
H. Kirwan, Of Davenport, Iowa,
will spend the weekend in the
Capital as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Read at their home
on New Hampshire Avenue.
. X 4
Mrs. Wallace H. White, jr.,
is at the st. Regis Hotel in
New York for a brief stay.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
FoWIers to Leave
Soon for Eurone

DR.. and Mrs. Harry A. Fow-
Ter have closed their apartment
at 2101 Connecticut Ave. and
will be at the Shoreham Hotel
until their departure, August Is,
for Europe. Their son, Mr..
Harry "A. Fowler, jr., is with
them. DR.. and Mrs. Fowler will
spend six weeks in travel in
Sweden before returning to the
United States.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Mrs. Hoover Returns

Mrs. Hoover returned yester.
day to the White House, from
Rapidan, where, with the Presi'
dent, she entertained a party
of guests over the weekend. She
will leave tomorrow for Akron,
where she will christen the
dirigible Akron. OF the United
States Navy.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Mr.. Curtis Is Guest

The Vice President, Mr.. Cur
tis, was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. william Hunting
ton, Of Bradenton, Fla, enter
tanned yesterday afternoon on
her yacht Maribel.
The guests, who were taken
down the river for a cruise in
cluded, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Ben
II. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
K. Daugherty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur D. Condor, DR.. Robert
Ransdell, Mai. and Mrs. Davis
B. Wills and DR.. James A.
Emory.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Turkish Film

The ambassador Of Turkey,
Mr.. Ahmet Muhtar, entertained
several friends at the perform
ance last evening which fea-
tured Hadji Ali, the Egyptian
magician, at the Fox Theater.
Those in whose party included
the minister Of Albania, Mr..
F'aik Konitza; the first secretary
Of the Turkish embassy, Mr..
Nuri Sabit, and the second sec
retary, Mr.. Ussaki Bulent; Miss
Emet Sirri and DR.. Namik,
The Washington times., 1931-08-06

Money cannot bHy better
ecfess than these. Tbey
are different IN favor bit
sqnGI in quality. Their
lOwtriessGrepOssi6LsO"ty
beeGEse ASP handles 50
large q qEaHtity Of coffee
far more tb6T@1yOtber
organization in tbst0OrIG,
and controls every step
frORs tbe gTOsOsrs 10 yOM
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Plan Canadian Trip

Sonora Maria de Sacassa, the
wife Of the Nicaraguan Min
lister, and Sonora Rosario G..
de Arias. wife of the minister
of Panama, will leave the Capt.
tai the end of the week to
go to Canada, where they will
spend a fortnight.
II
The second secretary of the
Mexican embassy and Sonora de
DaeSsle- e-Segura have left for
Mexico for a stay of two months
when they will return to Wash
ington
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
To Join Mother

Countess Laszlo Szechenyi,
wife of the Hungarian Minister,
is expected in Newport this
week end from New Hamp-
shire, where she has been Wis
iting, to join her mother, Mrs.
Vanderbilt, at the Breakers.