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...play which the Theatre Guild has so successfully produced in New York this winter, with Richard Bennett in the title role...
...these Captain Morris Duane '23, R. N. Bradley '22, J. C. Guild '23, J. D. Farnham '23 and C. P. Holmes '22 are letter men, D. McK, Key '22 was a member of last year's squad, and K.S. Pfaffman '24 captained the 1924 team last season. No attempt has been made to rank the players, Coach Williams stressing the practice of form above all else...
...present type of American stage handicaps both the playwright and the producer", said Mr. Lee Simonson '09, the scenic artist of the Theatre Guild, in an interview for the Crimson. "The introduction of the hydraulic or elevator stage", said Mr. Simonson, "would remedy the present evils. With this arrangement, the entire stage may be lowered into the cellar and a fresh setting let down from above. This eliminates the difficulties and expense of the scene shifting in a play with many scenes. In addition to this advantage, the hydraulic stage enables the producer to et unusual scenic effects...
...growth of resident companies like the Theatre Guild will enable Americans by the improvement of their theatres to put on effectively the play with 11 or more scenes which is at present popular among the best playwrights...
...American dram is the lack of standards a play being considered for its business qualifications rather than its art. The solution Professor Baker feels lies with more and more producers with a purpose beyond more money making; producers of the type of Winthrop Ames. Arthur Hopkins, and the Theatre Guild...