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...dramas for the first time is commendable, and that the box-office approves of the show in syncopated measure, there must be some recourse other than that of this spring. The value of the Club that could give American premieres in the same season of plays by Goldoni and Capek has been immense. It need not descend to a stereotyped school day selection of classics performed a thousand times before; but the wise admixture of great drama of the past with the significant plays of the present in one season would keep a balance of interest and a constant high...
...created several new countries and one of them presented to the world a dramatist of recognized skill and undisputed worth. Karl Capek, Czechoslovakian dramatist, was introduced into America by his grim melodrama, "R. U. R." The public accepted it enthusiastically, but in a bewildered fashion. Then came "The Insect Comedy." And then, in the spring of 1924, the Harvard Dramatic Club presented Capek's latest play, "The Makropoulos Secret." This story of a woman who lived 300-years ran successfully in New York...
...manager for the summer months, of the Phoenix Players of Woodstock, N. Y., will be R. S. Aldrich '25, former President of the Dramatic Club, who held the office at the time it produced Karel Capek's "The Makropoulos Secret...
...Makropolous Secret," which was given at the University in the spring of 1924 has already been received enthusiastically and gives promise of a long run. R. C. Burrell '24, a member of the American Laboratory Theatre who was president of the Dramatic Club in 1924, adopted and directed Karel Capek's play at the University, and is producing the present New York version...
...Makropoulos Secret. Karel Capek, Czech author who wrote R. U. R. and who pronounces his name "Chapek," has fastened upon the curiously fascinating and not wholly unusual theme of one who lived beyond her time. Marty, the singer heroine of his conception, has lived 339 years and is still active...