Show NATIONAL THEATER Dinner for Purpose of Considering Scheme to Indorse a Playhouse in Nev York New York April 19For the putpose of furthering tin movement of the establishment es-tablishment In this city of an endowed national theater meinbers of the American Amer-ican Dramatic club tonight gave a dinner din-ner at Dclmonicos with Ilelnrich Con meld as the guest of honor Mr Conreid was 111 and unable to rcmalil in the banquotioom any length of time In his address Mr Conreid said he believed Vhe dIscussion of the educational educa-tional feature oil the since to be the most Important part of the problem Give me a national theater said Mr Conrolcl and 3 am sure that the American Shakespeare will write This project cannot be accomplished In a year We will be lucky if It Is accomplished accom-plished in six ycats ff the plan of the Comedic Francaise be followed It could be established without great financial backing The plan Is simple We shall be able to bnlldi such a theater thea-ter very easily The assurance Is given me by a very wealthy man that as SCIon as the plan Is devised It will receive mine requisite financial support |