Excerpt from Kindling: A Comedy Drama in Three Acts
The Officers and Directors of the Drama League of America believe that the full purpose of their organization can be realized only when the general average of audiences in the American theatre shall attain to a degree of intelligence in regard to the drama in some way comparable with that to be found in the theatres of Europe. They believe that one of the most important elements in the product of European audiences has been the opportunity given them, individually and continually, to study the drama in its printed form, both before and after its presentation upon their stage. By this means are they kept acquainted with all important dramas as they are produced, or before they are produced, in the leading theatres of their own or other countries.
The modern French or German play sells in its editions of thirty or forty thousand, at the cost of a franc or a mark the volume (twenty to twenty-five cents). Audiences are accordingly familiar with dramatic literature; they are fitted to appreciate, and intelligently discuss and support important pieces in the theatre.
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