Tuesday, July 3, 1928 



Sunday Afternoon, November 18 

 Concert by MARJOKIl': ]n)S,SELT, i'iolinist 

 and JAMES \i. HOUGHTON, Jiariloiic 

 ADDRESS 

 "Bringing the Theatre to the People" 



EVA LE GALLIENNE 

 Director of the Civic Repertory Theatre 



Once u year, I'or a miiiiber of .years now, llie |)laee 

 the theatre occupies in our nioderii life has been given 

 recognition at the Mectins Honse. A playwriglit, a 

 critic, a teaclier of dramatic construction and an 

 author of hoolis dealing cliielly with the Uieatrc have 

 in liu'ii lallvcd to us on this subject and answered our 

 eagei' (|uestions. But we lun e ne\ er l)efore liad a 

 player on our i>latforni. Tliis yum- we piesent a player 

 who is also a director and producer. EVA LE GAL. 

 LIENJVE, in consenting lo speak to us on the topic 

 "BrinRing the Theatre to the IVople", gives further 

 proof of her devotion to an extremely important idea. 

 Tlmt the theatre is a factor of enormous importance in 

 the life of our day slie is nalurally convinced. So are 

 we all. But slie also believes that, so long as the price 

 level for seals nl our plas bouses is far above wliat 

 most of lis can aHoril, llie lliealre must fail to perform 

 its true liineiioii. Wlial is iiiiii-e, she is doing some- 

 thing about this! t'lidoubledly llie Pictorial Ueview's 

 Acliievement Award, Iicsh.wcd u|)on :\liss I.e flalliemie 

 a year ago, came parlly in i-eeogjiilion of her worli as 

 director of the Civic Repertory Tbealre. How she built 

 up a theatre in which good drama may be seen at a 

 price you and I can pay is the story she will bring to 

 us. Otliers have told us at the Old South that any 

 L-ily needs a jjcople's theatre. She will lell us how to 

 get one. Questions from the Floor 



