Show Is Real lern carried too far we have carried the cult of realism too far in our theater till our plays have become in truth so realistic that they are not even true of the majority only a small section of the public in Us its most careless hours ever talks ad glang lly and sloppily as the in a cohan comedy or any ono one of halt hall a hundred recent american dramas we might name moreover it if realism means that we shall hear no more beautiful language on our stage no more careful phrasing no more poetic figure nor eloquent period then let us ua have dond with realism for tood good and all fortunately however men and women still exist who can and do talk well and carefully and eloquently wo should find entertainment lp peeking peeing them represented on the stage and la in the skill of any playwright who can heighten by his style the charm of well knit virile beautiful dialogue walter prichard eaton in american Americ ii magazine Nag azIne |