Judge — March 1, 1924 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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They are dramatic panhandlers. ‘They send away to some house which publishes the sort of drivel which passes for drama in their view, they josh through 'a few plined rehearsals, they rig up a stage set with whatever furniture and props they can borrow most easily, and Melpomene undisci- | weeps unseen, This was practically the universal con- dition throughout the length and breadth of these supposedly (by some) idealistic United States a few years ago. ‘Thanks to a few pioneer educators at first, and then to the gathering momentum of the dramatic renaissance the: y awoke, it is no longer the case in an increasing number of communities. There are hi all sorts of commun about the country now which realize that the creative impulse of man can find a wonderful outlet in amateur stage produc- tions, that the true value of such a pro- duction is only quite incidentally in the money it makes. Its true value is in the pleasure it can give to those who see, and | still more to those who ta realize that schools and e part. ‘They good play is just as easy to vely as a bad one, and a hundred more fun. They realize that in making the costumes, devising the scen- ery, the lights, the art impulses of the community can be called out. In other words, they are creative, not commer- cial. — Sy HOTEL WAY UE. “And to think of the hundreds of thousands of shivering mortals up North who might just as well enjoy | the sizzling comforts of mid-winter in this Florida climate.” I NAVE been asked a thousand times, ] suppose, “But where can we get thes: good plays? And will we have to pay royalty for them?” You can get the plays almost angwher: now. Of course you will have to pa royalty, in most cases. It amounts to litle, but if the author didn’t get it, he couldn't take the time to write good plays Churches and charitable groups are pecu- liarly loath, I find, to pay the laborer hi hire. Allof which is preamble to the announce- ment that on my desk is an accumulated pile of plays, single and in collections pub- lished by Stewart Kidd Company, Cin cinnati, O. ‘There is also a little book by frank Shay, called “One Thousand and One Plays for the Little Theater.” pub- lished by the same firm. I haven't counted his list to see if there are really one thou- sand and one titles, but there are certainly a good many, enough to keep a group of amateurs busy for several winters. Not only does Mr. Shay list the plays suitable for Little Theater and other an groups, but he lists the stores in various parts of the country where they may be purchased, and the books dealing with the Various problems of staging amateur pro- ductions. 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