SCHOOL OF DRAMA IS INCORPORATED

The Cambridge School of Drama has been incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts as an educational institution, according to a statement made last night by Professor F. C. Packard Jr. '20, Secretary.

At present there are 68 students enrolled in the school, of which 40 are either undergraduates or graduates of either Harvard or Radcliffe. The course in Contemporary Theatre and its Background seems to be the most popular course, having a total of 42 students. The course in Play Production is next in favor, with 32 students, while the course in Playwriting has 26. Six students have been enrolled on a scholarship basis.

Professor A. L. Lovejoy who will have charge of the courses in Playwriting and Play Production, was formerly head of the Department of Drama of the University of Washington at Seattle, where for five years he conducted courses in Playwriting, the Drama, and allied subjects and directed the productions of the Washington University Theatre.

Old Play Discussed

Walter Prichard Eaton '00 on February 6 and 7 held the first meetings of the course in "The Contemporary Theatre and its Background", giving two lectures covering the theatre up to the American Revolution: he also discussed the play "Contrast" by Royal Tyler of the class of 1717, the first play ever written by a Harvard graduate.

David Carb '09 and Lee Simonson '08 will be the next visiting lecturers, but the date has not yet been determined. Professor Lovejoy expressed pleasure at the manner in which the school has gotten under way, being especially pleased with the plays submitted by applicants desirous of admission to the course in Playwriting, stating that several of them had great possibilities for production and development.