Wednesday, July 4, 1928 



THE BOSTON HERALD 



MONDAY, -NOV. 19, 19 28 



DEPLORES LACK 

 OFREALDRAMA 



jSva Ee Gallienne Would 

 BanisK Commercialism 

 From Theatre. 



ACTRESS SPEAKS 



AT FORUM HERE 



Eva Le Gallieime, actress and direc- 

 tor of the Civic Repertory Theatre In. 

 New York, told a crowded audience at 

 the Old South Meeting House lorum 

 yesterday afternoon that commercialism 

 must be banished from the theatre if 

 the theatre were to perform Its true 

 functions and gain ita original values 

 In the minds of the people. 



Introduced by Prof Clarence R. Skin- 

 ner, the speaker said, In part: 



The theatre started as a part of 

 religion, the actors being priests, 

 and I want it to be part of the lives 

 of the people and to belong to the 

 people. By the theatre I mean the 

 true art of the drama. I am not 



