| Show POFI IP LEWIS TAlKS THUS ON SM STAGE SCENERY Professor ProCessor Lewis spoke yesterday afternoon before an open meeting of the Order of the Gleam on The Development Development Development De De- De- De of oC Sta Stage e Scenery and Properties Properties Prop Prop- The lecture dealt with the stage accessories of the theatre the earl early French rench theatre and the Italian theatre of the seventeenth century and showed the successive steps of development from these early beginnings of stage settings through the various stages of development to the modern modem realistic conception Professor Protessor Protessor Pro Pro- fessor Lewis also explained the new movement of design that is becoming popular having been thoroughly worked out In Russia Germany and England This is the impressionistic or method of suggestion and has already already already al al- al- al ready several American followers of f the new nervy form of f art The lecture was Illustrated with designs designs designs de de- de- de signs and c cuts ts drawn in the sity art department and copied from the originals made by the great exponents exponents exponents ex ex- ex- ex of the several movements of stage design among which were set- set tugs and properties by the noted Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian artist Bakst the foremost Eng English English lish Ush scenic artist Craig and the great American artist Jones who is now in inthe inthe inthe the front rank of stage artists The lecture was well attended and was exceptionally interesting showing a great deal of preparation and work on tho the part of of the lecturer |
