Show J Other Points of View nAIF BARKER HARKING BARKING Granville Granvle Barker is barking at America and Americanisms Americanisms American American- isms again is on of or tho the English actors who seem unable to t. t make maico mae a a living in tn his hla own country B 8 e J comes cornea over hero here and lectures to us about our theatres Musical comedies especially arouse Sir Granvle's wrath At a a. a meeting of or tho the Evanston Womans Woman's club last week Gr Granny nn Just panned our show goods good Musical comedies arc ruining the theatre in America he said The commercial relation between the tho a audience c cand and th the stage must be eliminated The Tho he modern drama Is 15 decadent It It Is 18 destroying destroying- sel itself As S a panacea panacea f for fr r t the e situation the British playwright advocated the establishment of r community playhouses Such an institution fosters dr dramatic matio mato art ar he ho said The Tho plays produced should be written acted and produced l by pcr persons ons of ot the tho community SInce Granny Grann claims lo to be actor writer and producer producer pro pro- ducer maybe maybo he lie Is doing doing a litle HUe forehanded propaganda Portland Oregonian |