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FAMOUS MIGHT TO DF.LIVER LECTURE AT DBERLIN COLLEGEWednesday evening, February 14, the distinguished English playwright producer, Granville Barker, will ap-••eo- in the Auditorium of the Men’s Building, at Oberlin, under the auspices of the College Dramatic Asso-1 elation. The title of his lecture is Why Worry With Art? Mr. Barker will discuss certain of the questions connected with the new art of the theatrer—the producing and staging of plays in the new manner with special connection with the conduct of the theatre .The American theatrical world was aroused and set guessing when Granville Barker came to New York-last season and produced at Wallaces theatre several plays by Bernard Shaw, one by Anatole France. A Midsummer Night's Dream, and one by himself. But, in a very short while’ what uncertainty there had been about the outcome was dispelled, and it was recognized that Mr. Barker was a producer and playwright of rare merit, fEngland is thoroughly familiar with,his works, in fact,, he is acknow ledged one of the best producers there, but he has never shown America before what he could offer. When America saw, it gave' him enthusiastic approval.Mr. Barker is the strongest advocate of better drama and more natural and logical methods in. acting and producing. He believes that bad drama is as bad as typhoid, and That the importance of having good plays cannot he too strongly emphasized. “I think, he recently said, that ant sociologist who claims that it doesn't matter what sort of plays are seen by the millions of people who go into the theatre's every day, ..-.is writing himSelf . down a callous person. The two things I want most to make thepublic feel, are, first- that ’the theatre is important., and second, that a good play doesn’t mean a solemn play—on the contrary, the better a play is the jollier it is. and the better fun. A good play should exhiliarate and entertain; it must be a viyid and natural expression of something.*'
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Elyria Evening Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Mon, Feb 05, 1917
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