Show in amateur dramatics ih the e 4 one act play may best S interest interest is found in the freshness and ir i r x x originality vehicle for amateurs j which ich is often displayed J lut but m detail and finished by y MARGARET DURWARD Co colordo Color lorade dc arioul Ari Agri cul turi tural college fort coil collina Collin 4 colorado colondo technique amateurs are of ten weak for that tea rea wn plays which contain long sustained parts or extreme emotion of any hand should be avoided and those plays which afford plenty of charac should be chosen instead however amateurs need not be afraid to try serious plays or even those which are strongly dramatic if they arewillie are willing 0 to undertake their work seriously and think out their parts with sincerity and care anew A new dramatic form one which has just come into prominence for 9 amateurs is the one act play beginners can of often ten do one scene well bringing considerable I 1 enthusiasm and freshness into their work when they cannot sustain a long part through several acts there are other advantages in the one act play it gives an opportunity for more people to participate it makes possible a pro program 0 ram which is varied enough to please any audience it takes less time to prepare and is less trouble to stage this one act play has haa found much favor with high school and college clubs one club in a chicago suburb has given over forty short plays aith much success there is quite a long list of these one act plays from which to choose MOs f efthem fiem having avi n gan been written in recent years here are a few which may amay prove suggestive A hero for a husband the neighbors zona gale augustus in search of a father Haroldd Harold Chapin hapin the rose with a thorn pierrot play seven short plays any one lady gregory 1 comedies in miniature margaret argaret 31 cameron |