Show THEATER OF ART Plan to Endow Temple of Entertain Mnent Devoted to the Higher and More Artistic works New York Nov Jearb LOOO theatrical I managers playwrights and actors attended a meeting here last night to dlraus the subject of an endowed en-dowed theater Addresses were made by 1 many persons prominent in the profession pro-fession It was the first big public dem ouustiut ion held by the National Art Theater society which was formed last siwi mug We have plenty of theaters as a commercial com-mercial enterprise but none devoted to art said Chairman Clark SVo have theaters opening every night but It iu I I not our domain to enter into competition competi-tion with buslnors what we want IK such theaters au have the French the Italians nnd thn Germans We hope tluin to do many things one of which ia to encourage the American dramatist who Is hi It peculiar position The man I tiger usually turns lo him for plays only after he Im9 scoured Europe If tho play lo Hold it must bo written below be-low the level of his iiBplrations Now thlc pocioty proposes to look out for him and for the actor and let the public profit thereby |