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Theatre Makes Improvements
Structurally—Not Artistically
By JAY RAKE
Collegian Reviewer
Final_ plans for the reper- strengthen the American theatre.
:This column has quoted several
tory theatre have been s ub- ;authorities (plus one or two local
mitted for approval to the people) on the plight of the thea
:tre and the improvements that
committee in charge of the can be made.
Lincoln Center in New YOrki Surely advancements in the
City. The theatre. the first n e w design of theatres can do much
hall in many years, v, ill 'be the to improve the quality of pro
most modern and elaborate e‘ter ductions. The director's
built thoughts on the production
will not be cramped by the
An adjustable prosmtium arch
physical limitations of the
which can be widened or nar- theatre.
rowed as desired for each produc
tion, a stage t w i ce as deep as th e However, if an improvement is
average Broadway houses nd a to be made in the Amer:can thea
mechanical apron extending i n t o tre it must start earlier than the
the audience are just a few o f th e .director. It must start with the
innovations in the design. playwright.
When a large apron is desired This is where most of the criti
for a particular production, cism has been piled and perhaps
push a button and the first this is where it belongs. America
eight rows of the orchestra sink 'has failed to develop a theatre
down and the apron appears. of her own. What she has is taken
Actors will also be able to :from the traditions of the past—
make entrances ,and exits from of Europe.
beneath the stage. Only twice has this country
It is hoped the new theatre will come close to developing an art
he completed and ready for oper- form of its own. One is still
ations by the fall of 1963, That,, growing and, to many, seems
would enable the repertory corn-. the only chance to preserve
pang to he in full swing at the theatre in the United States.
time of the World's Fair in 1964. That is the musical comedy.
The audience has not been nc- The other fewm is dead—the
plected in the designs of the new'silent films. Here is one of the
theatre either. The overwhelm- finest examples of technological
ing majority of the seats will beiadvances completely killing the
in the orchestra which will heartistic. (This is in no way to say
ramped so that every Dart of the that since sound came to the
stage will be visible front every screen we have not had any ar
scat in the house. tistic pictures produced.)
However, we question w' Lei
All thee structural mmrove- musical comedy is enough. Sure
ly-writs in theatre itself lead one Is there is a place for the satirical
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be done artistically to
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comedy, the drawing room situa
tions (of one form or another)
and for true drama and tragedy.
In the quest for a theatrical
form which will preserve and
strengthen the American thea
tre questions must be asked
and answered.
Is the theatre of Tennessee
Williams as sick as many contend?
Should plays only entertain, or
should they also argue? What is
the true purpose of the theatre?
Perhaps when these questions
are answered the light can he
seen and the restoration oegun.
Perhaps then the American thea
tre will he able to stand among
the theatres of the word as an
equal and not as a major im
porter of foreign works.
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