Show TIE PLAYWRIGHTS PLAYWRIGHT'S TIGHTENING GRIP Dramatic authorship docs does not exis in America declares Prof Bliss Perry William Archer the distinguished English Eng Eng- lish critic however champions the cause caus cuse cuseo o of American drama The quality o of practical intelligent workman like workman lee American plays as compared with foreign for for- eign plays plas he affirms is Immensely higher high high- er than It was as ten years ago FranceIn France In his opinion still sti leads the tIme world Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many has fallen alen a little behind behind at least leas sue she he has fallen alen off or from rom the promise o of fifteen years ago England and America Ameri Amen ca progress more rapidly Our dramatic conscience is awakening We Ve are n no longer satisfied with tho the vulgar sentimental sent sent- senti- senti mental dramatic pabulum o of our fathers athers We demand life life and and le-and and we get I it The Th grip gip of or the American playwright on th the larger problems of our existence existence and am amon on all al existence la is tightening Three Thre recent plays by Americans afford aford Indisputable indisputable indis- indis proof that the American public appreciates genius divorced from con con- Clyde Clde Fitch's swan song The Th City has provoked a panic of acclamation mation maton Belasco's new adaptation from the French a play entitled The Lily Liy elicited a pandemonium of ot applause on its first presentation and the New theatre has produced with wih the enthusiastic enthusiastic approval o of Its Is distinguished patrons pat pat- rons If I not o of the critics Mr Edward Edwar Sheldons Sheldon's powerful contribution to the therace therace therace race problem in the south Current Current Literature Literature Lit Lit- February |