Friday, Jul-, 6, 1928 

 That is all wrong. Alt Is a, serv- 

 ice, and Ifc should be a service to 

 the people. We are In danger of , 

 becoming spiritual misers, and we 

 artists in the theatre or In any 

 other field must not become misers. 

 If God has bestowed on us a gift 

 we must give It to the people with 

 love and joy just because you need 

 It. The important thing Is the 

 work itself, and until we bring love 

 Into that ^otk. It wW not do any 

 good. 



In these days of the "machine 

 age," art and our artists form our 

 great weapon; we should look to 

 them for beauty and for the things 

 by which we can fight the atrophy- 

 ing effect of the machine on the , 

 spiritual and mental powers. At 

 present, moreover, the high prices 

 charged keep the best audiences 

 away from the theatre because they 

 cannot afford to pay those prices. 

 Often when you are offered some- 

 thing good, you cannot afford to 

 see it; there are places where noth- 

 ing less than $2 is asked, and where 

 the prices reach $5, $7, and even 

 $10. People cannot afford It, and 

 the theatre has thus been stolen 

 from them. 

 The real Intelllgentaia In every 

 ■ country of the world is not among 

 the wealthy, but among the middle 

 class. It is not a question of the 

 movies and radio killing the thea- 

 tre; It is because the theatre is 

 made Inaccessible to the people. 

 And never forget that men like 

 Shakespeare, Mohere, Ibsen and 

 Chekboff have more to offer you 

 than the scenario writers of Holly- 

 wood. ' 

 At the close of her address, which 

 had for Its title "Bringing the Theatre 

 to the People," the speaker recounted 

 some of her own experiences as an or- 

 gsalzer, made a plea for the Repertory 

 placed with other antiquated vehicles 

 would come "when everyju'here in this 

 country and in every gieat city there 

 Will be a Repertory theatre created by 

 the people and for the people." 



