. The art theatre; a discussion of its ideals . s insight and generous ap-preciation before the impulse toward an art thea-tre can find full expression. The effect of the art theatres on the generaltheatrical situation in Europe is interesting, al-though it offers no direct parallel to conditionsin America. In Germany the whole country hasgrown with the movement, and it is not unusualto find in court and commercial theatres occa-sional or even frequent productions approachingart-theatre ideals. The Germans had no monop-olistic, utterly commercialized institution to fightagainst, and they alrea
. The art theatre; a discussion of its ideals . s insight and generous ap-preciation before the impulse toward an art thea-tre can find full expression. The effect of the art theatres on the generaltheatrical situation in Europe is interesting, al-though it offers no direct parallel to conditionsin America. In Germany the whole country hasgrown with the movement, and it is not unusualto find in court and commercial theatres occa-sional or even frequent productions approachingart-theatre ideals. The Germans had no monop-olistic, utterly commercialized institution to fightagainst, and they already had many endowedplayhouses. Their problem now is merely to in-crease the already large number of experiencedand inspired artist-directors, and gradually to re-organize their theatres with these men in too has its endowed state and municipaltheatres, but it has profited little by the achieve-ment of the art-theatre groups. Indeed, onewould say that France had resolved to remainultra-conservative, or even provincial, so far as50. The Coming of the Art Theatre theatre art is concerned, were it not for twothings: the existence in Paris of the Theatre duVieux Colombier, founded and directed by theinspired amateur Jacques Copeau; and the un-expected and revolutionary appointment in 1914to the directorship of the Paris Opera of JacquesRouche, an arch-progressive. In England thecontinental art theatres have had unmistakableinfluence on the development of a group of rep-ertory theatres in the provinces—the most hope-ful sign in what would otherwise appear a dra-matic waste. These repertory theatres not onlyare keeping alive the best heritage of the realisticmovement, but are making some progress towardthe art theatres synthetic methods of await only the coming of a race of artist-directors. In its possession of such theatresEngland is one important step ahead of America. IV In Europe the art theatre revolt was largelyamateur, but it had its professiona
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