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The Stage Women's War Relief
The World War 1 poster of the Stage Women's War Relief organization that is located in New York shows women who are part of Theater Stage. This Image reflects a large groups who became involved in volunteer work during the war torn era. -
Kenneth MacGowan
Kenneth Macgowan was born on November 30, 1888 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The start of his career as a drama critic he wrote most of his books about modern theater which include The Theatre of Tomorrow (1921) , Continental Stagecraft (1922) and many more. Kenneth in 1922 he ran the Provincetown Playhouse as a producer. He later moved to California to became a story editor and would eventually become assistant producer. By 1932 Macgown had become a film producer for RKO film Little Women. -
Epic Theatre
Epic Theatre is a theatrical movement that start in 20 century from theories and practices that address the issues to political climate and the creation of new political theatre. Epic theatre helps emphasize people perspective and their reaction toward the piece. -
Robert Edmond Jones
Robert Edmond Jones was a film and theatrical state designer who had set colors for the state performances and the films in US. Jones thought a new way to craft the New Stagecraft he would use multi- color illuminations and lighting. In 1914, his first creation was under the new concept in New York the idea was inspired by his abandoned project The Merchant of Venice. Jones was later hired in 1915 to production of The Man Who Married A Dumb Women which was a huge success. -
The Emperor Jones
On November 1, 1920 the Provincetown players and Eugene O Neil became a huge hit with the premiere of O Neill's play The Emperor Jones. The play was a huge hit because it was the first play for American Theatre that a had a production featuring a full play commitment to the Art Theatre Movement. This play was also important because it was the first time an African American play the lead role in a American Drama. -
Group Theatre
In 1931 in the summer three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg who had a passionate dream of change the way we look at American Theater. They set out to find actors they were able to recruited 28 actors. The group Theatre had one focus which is acting many individual actors would play individual parts that weren't important the main focus was on that cast that were familiar and believable. -
Zona Gale
Zona Gale was an American Novelist, short story editor and playwright. Gale was the first women to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Many of her books were inspired by her family who she was very close with. Zona Gale books always capture the feelings and motivations of her characters that make her books so great .+ -
The Federal Theatre
The suffering of American Theatre began long before the Great Depression. In 1910 the increased costs of railroad travel made touring companies less profitable before World War 1 many citizens in the Middle West, Far West and large parts of the south theatrical entertainment was taken away. Many art theaters would often perform play on the current issues but they were usually located in isolated communities across the country. -
The American Negro Theatre
On 1940. The American Negro Theater (Ant) was organized in Harlem, New York. The Coordinators were Frederick O Neal, Abram Hill also the members of the McLendon Players. The Ant was a African American Theater school and company who helped hundred black actors, writers, and technicians start their careers. Over the next nine years 50,000 would attend Ant Productions. -
American Theatre Wing
In the Beginning of World War 2 in 1939 the Crothers reestablished the Stage Women's War Relief it was a branch of the British War Reliefs Society. This organization had many members like Mary Antoinette, Toni Perry, Helen Hayes, Lynn Fontaine and Tallulah Bankhead. The organization start fundraising and organizing clothing donations for European refugees. In 1941 the organization was renamed The American Theatre Wing of the Allied War Relief and shifted it's focus to the American War effort.