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WORLD COMICS
The Value of Dramatics
to a Community
By Gertrude I’arlhenia M, Broun >
I- r The A .;e< ir.ted Ne'^ro Pres;;) I
f '>me .teJv G, :r..i. :cs has become I
mt’sumcnhil in offering recreation
and in ; Emulating the social re
ligion patriotic, literary and gene
’ The ;,nn of community dramatics
| ral arti.-.tic life of the community.
lis to do-. e’op an intelligent, happy
(surrounding by absorbing the self
expre iv,> forces of the communi
ty. Dramatics is. therefore, a potent
factor u: the Negro community, for'
it offers opportunities which are '
ofttimes otherwise denied.
'Community center- I Lave f< .nd 1
that dramatics is one of the most
far-reaching aetivi’n ojiticularly
in Neegro centers.
The Negro, has a rich heritage of
song and dance and he i., by natur,-
an actor; therefore; dramatics is
especially appealing to him i.s jt
offers an opportunity for the deve
lopment of his artistic gifts as well
|as affording much pleasure.
j When I was a senior in Emerson
| College of Oratory, it was my pri
vilege to work in several com
jmunity centers with mixed groups-
Z'-ws. Italians, Negroes and those
i who claimed superior blood. In
‘ itching these groups it was al
'.••s interesting to note that the
.degro children were particularly
' ienuZ. displaying exceptional
thm and dramtic ability.
I.st summer, while I was direct-
F'- ‘he various groups at the South
: eo=t (' immunity House. Washing-
C i!: D C I had the opportunity of
eing many excellent projects
worked out and much talent re
vealed, During the six sessions the
•■ v.'a. divided into periods for
। Stu.v t Hina.” Creative writing”
•md “Dramatics,” These courses
: w’se cloi-Cy correlated with the
' aik in the Arts and Crafts De
p rtment. In this way the mem-
H • u! th- story telling, creative
, v/ritim; and dramatic groups were
able to ilhtsi:at<? their stories and
i । ‘"'ni- •'ml .a, -mt in designing cos
। turn - for the plays.
I'■ r t>i” “Pied I’ip<?r of Hamlin.”
wha n va: ;he closing play of the
a .'. t. ” costumi were design
।cu e inn of th'> are instructor,
■ M ” 1 vs LT Jon<?s.
!. ’ i im'y d.im t'cs with its
F ” ' i ni'iT signiis ance is a fertile
Diary of a Harlemite
By Ferol Vicent- Smoot
I >r Tae Associated Negro Press/
?<ew York. Dec.—ln these time:;
of strife, stress and strain, it is re
freshing to occasionally read and
! ponder over the utterances of those
: optimistic citizens who are able to
' litt their heads above the maze of
। difficulties which today surround
j the mere effort to secure the bare
i necessities of life. The Words of
j tiie educator are given scant atten
! tion these days. And yet, it is the
.’educator who provides us with the
' tools today which we must use in
l the tomorrow which a re of vast im
’portance to Negroes. These state
; rnents have added significance be
. cause they come from n mote and
। unrelated sources.
Dr. Ambrose Cali ver. research
I worker in education at. Teacher's
I College, Columbia University, has
| been telling us some interesting
(things about higher education a
jmong Negroes. Ho has just con
| eluded a study of existing condi
i I ions mnong 3.00 ) Negro students
jin 50 institutions. We are told that
I the last decade there are now ap
i witb an increase of 150 per cent in
| proxiina'cly 20,000 Negroes attend-
Hng colleges and universities. Dr.
iCaliver asserts that "because of li
mitations in the field of life work,
this army of students turn their
eriisation.il efforts along narrow
channels. This must be recognized
and corrected by the schools if the
race expects to keep abreast of this
I rapidly advancing scientific and
i mechanical age.”
Educational channels among Ne-
I grocs have been narrow because
। the channels if opportunity have
i been narrower. If we change the
| curricula to fit the times, the times
(must be changed to fit the curri
'eula Trained Negroes, frustrated
(m every turn, have been wondering
ci and when the times would be
igin to change. Fer what is more
(tragic than the oft repeated spec
t. cle of the trained one perform
ing the tasks of the menial, or per
haps barely existing in a state of
threadbare gentility.
On the heels of Dr Caliver's ob
servations. comes what seems to be
the answer to our query. An edi
torial in one of New York's widely
circulated d rihes discusses the re
cent ordination of Father Joseph
Faye, a Senegalese Negro, born in
Africa 2d years ago. and now a
fully ordained priest officiating in
the magnificent Paris cathedral of
Notre Dame The editorial com
cent ments ma' “ his event is ip.
teresting in many ways, and princi
pally as :t illustraties the ancient
wisdom of t’w Catholic church in
giving opportunity to those that
i can deserve it Business men that
। want their affair to thrive and
'their < --.im/ations to last years- at
; ter ile , m.> imne may learn aI,
i .111 lu‘l.l Ulf let opportumtn.T
PAGE SEVEN
field for the cultivar m of happl
nesi
II; - vaim <f community drama
tics ncswiencatiy, menra.’ly Oll c|
even physically cannot be over
estimated. In speaking of drama
tics in general, an eminent critic
cays: "Aesthetically, the actor Is
awakened to the beautiful and
worthwhile in literature; morally
he i.s aroused to higher standards
of living; physically, he responds,
realizing a well-poised, self-con
trolled body necessary to play a
character part; mentally, he attains
alertness, which results from the
foregoing attributes,”
The field of community dramatics
is one of the greatest fields for self
realization An actor cannot in
terpret his role effectively without
developing self-realization. Presi
dent Henry Lawrence Southwhich
ays in a recent article in "Baker’s
Drama-Gram;" "Even as the soul
of a mother's lullaby lies locked
m the printed notes upon a page
nd is released when the mother's
ove sings it. so the actor reveals
life’s mysteries in terms of sound
and sigh. Interpretation is the
path of realization.”
Among the many personal bene
fits from community dramatics is
the satisfaction of the play in
stinct. Whether young or old,
every normal individual likes to
play Play is a primitive instinct.”
sential characteristics of all our hu-
Play recapitulates the most es
man forebears, and also anticipates
। nearly every active occupation of
man.
It is, therefore, evident that com
muni’y dramatics not only satis
i fies the simple play instincts, but
it also acts as a medium for the ex
bracos all arts, all of the actor's
, emplification in the arts of the the
atre; and since tehe theatre em
appreciative and creative powres
are, for te most part, brought into
I play.
The actor and in turn, the audi
, omc :II . ; -(. s wit h th e dramatist,
ri "' In ■ literary sense, but al-
L:s ..non for the graphic and
, pla-tn- c ements of pictorial effects
ami ■ .•em-.- of rhythm and music.
Uhde it is true that theactor re
ceives tlie greatest benefits, the
public slimes abundantly in the
I l ' -Ings i f community dramatics.
bo open to ALL give advancement
! to those that deserve it.”
Weil, now, if educators, white
ne . papers and business men will
i- vend the h ind of fellowship and
: • ad the doctrine of fair-play, a
new day will come for both white
.nd black Americans. Negro stu
/lents will eagerly grasp the oppor
t inity for training in new fields.
Perhaps this depression is produc
ing something besides heartaches
and deprivations !
It will be welcome news to some
that the Republicans of the 19th
A embly District have come alive
ufficiently to hold their annual
election. You will recall that it
was in this district that, in the re
cent election, the Democrats anni
hilated Francis E. Rivers, ex-as
semblyman. and Fred R. Moore, ex
alderman, thereby bringing into
Tamm.iny ranks what had always
been considered a rock-ribbed
Republican District. With the dist
rict suffering from internal dis
sension at the time of the election.
none will deny that the final blow
was pretty serious. But what the
Democrats do not know is that
Republicans have more lives than
the cat family Plans are on foot
for a new club house. z\n appeal
was made for contributions to com
plete the initnal payment. It is in
deed sad that a few Democrats
were not around to witness the re
sponsored to that appeal. The way
those loyal Republicans laid per
fectly good American greenbacks
and checks on that table was a re
\id tier' if there is a depression,
evidently the Republicans of the
-f'th A ;embly District of New York
Citj have not heard about it. We
have been thinking that maVhe
some of those renegade Republi
cans are not going to make such
good Democrats after all. 1932 is
till in the offing and we shall seo
what we shall see.
It would give us great pleasure
to bring to you the 11test news of
the Unemployment Relief battle
front. Secret conferences of im
portant people are being held al
most daily and another offensive is
about to be launched. However,
your columnist has promised not to
spoil things by publishing imma
ture plans to a waiting world.
Reverend William L. Imes, chair
man of the Harlem Fund PaMinf
Committee, delivered a welfare Hr
mon last Sunday in which he urged
the Negroes to close ranks and fight
, harder.
Through it all. one Is inclined to
wonder what has become Of al! thg
powerful, white friends who howl
;o vociferously for mter-racl*! «0-
operation and fair play when ttn*M
are peaceful ami quiet. Harlefh M
l« •inmg .pdL' a f e w things |H®
« inter.
