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January 14, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE 19 DEAN PUBLISHES BOOK. ON DRAMA MANAGEMENT · ferent divisions of play producing but cuss administrative problems as they restricts itself to the policies of man- concern theatres of the school, comagement. Other books cover in fifteen munity, university, traveling, experito thirty pages what Mr. Dean has de- mental and juvenile, as well as those veloped in over three hundred. Ac- connected with r'ecreational <lramatics, cordingly the book is more full and playshops and little theatre contests, Director of North Shore Theatre complete than any on the ma.rket. and exP.lains these matte.rs thoroughly Guild Dea~ribea Little Other books in the series will -cover and with authority. the subjecg of playwiting, stagecraft, Haa Broad Experience Theatre Movement costuming, 1ighting, make-up, religious Mr. Dean has had an extensive exAlexander Dean, chairman of the drama, drama in camps and the Mari- perience in the producing field. He onette theatre. Dramatic department of Northwestern has been an active worker with both university and director of the North Tells Little Theatre History amateur and pr.of.essional groups: He Shore Theatre guild, has recently pubMany chapters are devoted to '~as J~r~letj' .dtre~;or ~f ~ra~attcs lished a book called "Little Theatre courses for lite.r ary and drama depart- t le a e ntv~r~t Y 0 on tna; !11 1 Organizations and Management." It is ments of women's clubs, giving specific ~ector of 1e ~ltt e 'f~~atU ? D.~ as£ a book suitable to any dramatic organ- policies and programs. The book also Me.xah~' an ec urer a el n tversdt Ytho · · · · · · · · h fi 1 h· f tc tgan 5 u m m e r sc 100 1 an e tz~tton m co mmundtty, umvedr.stty odr contams t e .rstdcomp etbe .tst?ry ? Drama League institute. He has writsc 100, as we 11 as ram a, rea mg an t 1 1c amateur 111 rama, egmnmg m t " t N · hb 1 h t 1 st udy courses. Walter ·Pritchard Eaton Greece, Medieval England and France, e~~ ~e~er\hs or ~ ays, Ju; el: or~ 1 1 has written an introduction explaining and the beginnings in France of th.e / em~ c. ~os dsuc~ess u at mof the need for such a book and giving in present Little Theatre movement. Then rcqu~n Y p\o ~ce · e was f ornle; Y ftatte.ririg terms Mr. Dean's qualifica- 1it continues with the history of the ~ 1 ac 0~ anc stY~· m~nag~ or C10 ~n tions for writing it. The book is dedi- mo,·cment in this country. rcw, Can~atrel H mg on,L otse og 1 · k · an anc1 n·s a erne. as summer cated to George Pterce Ba er, chatr- 1 This manual and guide book on 1 d' · t f tl St t \V lk man of the Drama department of Yale I r ittle Theat.re administration is a work ~e "~as lrec or ~r }e d' uar 1' . a ·e~ u n i v e r sit v, with \vhom Mr. Dean ,~·hich has S}Jecial v~lue for directors t' ttoc. tcoDmpatny ~~fl n ltankap? lS f a.n · f F S 1 · a er a av on. 1e )00 1s o msttHhed at the amous orty- even nf amateur dramatics and for students t 110 t · 1 t 0 th d · \\'orksho at Harvard. It has been A .· D · d Tl \ ' _ ten·~ ?n Y. ose engage 111 . P 1lf met1can rama an 1eatre. ar 1 11a ,. \)rducttOn 111 college school and S co t111 t:·cted ,,.1.tl1 tl1e ad- ·1 Cllllllllnntt\· · · · l)uhltshcd . , by D. Appleton and comj)anv · ~ ~· ous· pt·ol)lCtll . and program ' chamnen of of ::\c\\· 1 ork. · mini strati,·e side of play production. rluh~ hut. to all those ,,·ho arc interestThe \' Olnme of some three hundretl 1'ndncling organization, cas ting, stage : td in. the Amt·rican thcatrl.' . the Littk and forty pages i:; the first of a seriL·s . 1nanagcmcnt, publicity and financing 1Tlll'atre lll~t\'l'lllL'llt or :\mcriran draThe Drama League Library of Thea - are di~cth :' cd in detail, \\"lile the duties tnatir dc\'L'I!lpment. t rc :\rts, and i:-; under the general l.'di- ' ,j C(lllllnittces ancl (lfflcers ar t' explaintors hip of ).fr s. A. Starr Be s t. It ·· d . and yarion ::. admini str a ti,·e 'policie: . - .- ---- - - d i n·n ~ ir nm o th e r :-; on Littk 'I'IH..' atre s tlll' li nl'cl. The n >lnmc contain :; a sam \I r ". J· ( · l l. ).f uPlcnbmg h ni 1621 hn·a tt- l' it d ()v..; llt l l l' (l\'l' r all the dif- pk t'llll..., :itll \i.,n. 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