Show AMERICAN THEATER NOT DEAD ASSERTS ASSERTS' DYNAMIC KATHARINE Attributes Slump to Financial Stress Lower Grade of Productions As stimulating as a champagne co is is th this s intense dynamic per per- Katharine Cornell CornelLA A brilliant t protagonist she is too for or the theater In which she is a leading figure today She combines a burning ardor with wilh a v vast t intelligence concerning it One goes to talk about Katharine Cornell Katharine Cornell Cor Cor- nell talks about the theater its great great- ness ess its power its possibilities and ands its s future I The he American theater is not dead she he said with vigor The response to the plays which I take on the road proves roves that con conclusively People in inthe inthe the he citi cities s like Salt Lake who have too oo few opportunities sto to see real theater thea thea- ter ter er are starved f for r i it it Two Slump Causes Caules What slump there has been In the theater heater in the last few Ye years jears a has been een due to two things Miss Cornell saId aid sald- sald The most impo important t nt w was was the financial mancial inability of people to attend legitimate plays The other was a a alOw- alOw lower low low- lowr er r grade grade- of productions themselves It It is unfortunate that costs of legitimate legitimate le- le productions force the price of f tickets up for I 1 have found that the ic great mass of f people flock nock to the theater whenever they can afford it she he said If it were possible I would more cheap p seats in ina a thea thea thea- ter I have tried to scale my own prices so that those who can afford a good movie can cah afford to see my plays It If a movie and a as stage production of the same play were playing and nd there here was a cent 25 the seats eats the majority would attend the stage tage play even at the sacrifice that added 25 cents would entail Miss Cornell Cornell Cor Cor- nell believes I 7 D But One Master MasterOne MasterOne MasterOne One cannot serve two masters and my master master- is as is the theater In these words did Miss Cornell explain why motion picture pro pro- producers have failed ailed to lure her from the he stage She needs the flesh and blood touch of the theater and the audience she said Some stars prefer New York audiences audiences au- au Miss Cornell added They dont don't realize that the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York audience is really the Salt Lake Laker or r the Minneapolis lis audience It is from rom such cities that the New v York productions get their main support Miss l Cornell asked one favor of her Salt Lake audiences Please be beon on time for the cur cur- I V tl 4 3 r 4 I X C J 1 A 2 a e 4 j t 4 b g S' S SS S 'S 1 Katharine C Cornell and s lain tain she she sa said d. d The movies ovies have rather got us an jn the habit of coming I In any old time When youre you're late you spoil the play for yourself make it II difficult for us and most unpleasant for those who were courteous enough to be here on time |