The Little country theater . ery one of these plays. Overeighty per cent of the audiences were countrypeople, who had come to see dramas of theirown creation, plays that had come out of thesoil. The Prairie Wolf was written by ayoung man who was interested in horses andcattle. It pictured in a most vivid manner thefinancial troubles of a great many central thought in Bridging the Chasmbrought out the gap between city and city girl and a country boy had fallen in lovewith each other. The city prejudice againstcountry people made her hesitate before shesaid yes. Every Ship
The Little country theater . ery one of these plays. Overeighty per cent of the audiences were countrypeople, who had come to see dramas of theirown creation, plays that had come out of thesoil. The Prairie Wolf was written by ayoung man who was interested in horses andcattle. It pictured in a most vivid manner thefinancial troubles of a great many central thought in Bridging the Chasmbrought out the gap between city and city girl and a country boy had fallen in lovewith each other. The city prejudice againstcountry people made her hesitate before shesaid yes. Every Ship Will Find a Harborwas worked out by a country lad who was veryfond of machinery and electricity. The actionof the play took place in a country store, in thewoods near the Langer farm, and in the sittingroom of a farm home. The play told the storyof a lazy country boy who decided to leave thefarm and go west in search of adventure, andto study about machinery with the aid of a cor-respondence course. He didnt like school.[92]. CHARACTERISTIC INCIDENTS After being in the employ of a western powercompany for a few years, he returned arm was broken. While at home he be-came interested in the community where he wasborn. In order to help his people enjoy life heshowed them how to harness natures power,so that the drudgery of the farm might be doneby machinery instead of man power. Thecrowd which witnessed this play was a veryresponsive one. The New Country Woman,written by a girl of French descent, broughtout the leadership of woman in improving thesocial conditions in the country. There wereten characters in the play. The action tookplace in three scenes. The existing rural con-ditions in the state were splendidly portrayedin The Country Side. It was exceptionallywell written, the thought and the English wellnigh perfect. Whenever possible, the young people whoare competent are broken in as directors on theoriginal plays as well as on the others. Thisis done to give them th
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