The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
MASS MEETING OPENS CLOTHING DRIVEl
GREEN ROOM CLUB
 TO BE FORMED
Little Theater Adherents to Discuss and Consider
 TechnicalitieS
ALSO A SOCIAL PLAN

The vitality and power of growth of any organization, such as The Little Theater, is in direct ratio to the individual power of initiative and enthusiasm of it's members. There are in The Little Theater a certain number of real lovers of the theater who look upon the or ganization as one of the outstand- ing forms of outlet and amuse- ment. Because of the size of the organization these people meet to- gether only occasionally when they happen to be taking part in the same play or are invited to the fes- tivities following production AL though the workshop plays were initiated as more intimate gather erings than, the public productions, the general tone must be perforce tmpersonal.
 In order to draw the really en- thusiastic workers and lovers of the theater into closer contact Miss Schoeni is forming Green Room Club" The policy and plan of &C., tivity of the club will be formulat- ed by the members themselves.
 All or part of the following plans might be carried out in the course of the year. The main ideas of the club are to enlarge the interest ex-
 perience and general information of the members oi things theatrical to coordinate our work with the larger world of the theater outside
 Waterbury, to allow imaginative and energetic works of the local group to help formulate and plan new lines of endeavor for our or- ganization's future growth, to draw
 then together into closer socia- bility, to accomplish in this way leaven of enthusiasm to work un-
 consciously or by example to the
 membership as a whole.
 Some of the suggested lines of interest the club might pursue
 have been outlined by Miss Schoeni as follows:
 One evening might be devoted to the discussion of the merits and demerits of current New York plays. Excerpts from reviews read or members who have seen the
 various ones could report on them.
 l. line with this the group could plan theater trips to New Haven, Stoney Creek or nearby towns giv-
 ing significant plays. Especially noteworthy moving pictures would also be brought up. Following in
 line with this could work up ser- les of discussions on what consti-
 tutes good play. Using as exam. ples the classics of the theater and current plays.
 Coming down to the more prac-
 tical side of production. The mem- bers might each take favorite play, design a set and make a mo- del for it, under Miss Schoeni's cri- ticism. Following this or prior to
 it an evening may be devoted to a discussion of the elements of scene design. The members would criti-
 cize their various plans, from the standpoint of design. practability, appropriateness to the play, and | general execution. Out of this would grow quite naturally the di-
 recting of a scene or two of that | play in such a set. The members
 especially interested in direction
 could form a cast from their mem- l bership and work up the scene to
 give at another meeting. Following
 these Miss Schoeni would give a
 talk on the principles of directing.
 Swinging them into the next logical
 phase would be time spent on the l principles of acting and creating a
 part. The interesting field of liter ature on acting could be combed. Comparative studies could be made of the books on acting of such art ists of the theater as Coquelin, | Bernhardt, Mrs Fiske and Stanis-
 lavsky. This would tie in with an analysis of the craftsmanship of such players as the Lunts, Rather C1r,a11 Do,,1 Mnnf From the acting the art of makeup would
 follow quite logically. Tho members would learn to make up their own faces to portray various characters. Any further ramification of the clubs work would grow out of the
 enthusiasm and special interest of the members.
 The social end is not to be neg
 lected, tea will be served after each meeting and parties and special
 stunt nights will intersperse the more serious meetings of the club. Only those members of the Little Theater who have participated in some activity of at least two Little Theater plays, and have shown an exceptionally keen interest in the work, will be eligible to member ship. Any new corners to the or ganization can submit their names now and "work off'' their entrance fee fin the forthcoming productions.
 The first meeting of the club will be held at the Little Theater office on Wednesday night of next week, October 12, at eight o'clock. Those who wish to become members but cannot make that date may come
 in at later time. The meeting place and time will be published in