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artistic predilection* to the theatre*<br />

In its review of Th» ffinter'e Tala. Tho stage attempted<br />

an anelysie of the reason* for Miss Anderson*0 failuitu The<br />

reviewer suggestod in the first place ft distinction in uses<br />

of the word "Ideal" ~ it should toe ap lied only to the mental<br />

qualitiea of character^ and should not properly be associated<br />

with beauty of physical appearance* The distinction may be<br />

elementary, but the word was r=o fre*ly acted that some attempt<br />

at a definition was a jtep in the right direction* The critic<br />

then proceeded to the declaration that Miss md reon*o art traa<br />

"wholly objective" in tliat it dealt with "the real rather than<br />

the ideal", fhe new term, "objectlife", ia a little confusing,<br />

but it does not obotract the immediate argument of the articlei<br />

Slice /Uideroon o \tiefiee the eye rather than the m nd* she<br />

censidare her ;*rt to impert aoiritaul truth by cculptoreoque<br />

poses, but she would attain that end more effectively by<br />

enacting the humanity of Hermione end Perdita, the one co<br />

"Goullees" and the othdr o "modern" in her interpretations*<br />

Tiaia critic*o 0truggle to account in theorotiool term©<br />

for the actreoo'a failure to oatisfy moot of the roviev/oro<br />

is cyapton-otic of general failing in drc tic criticiEra of<br />

t" i r e.i;iitiea» Convinced of the need to apply a r.ount! theory<br />

of tn.nctic art in the discussion of a niraber of controversial<br />

nro< actions, the critics fourul theraaelves at c loss* lev; of<br />

then - Archer beins the most notable - wore ble to analyoc<br />

theatric '.1 events in tormo of r rational r.ir -.r- c*icr,l concept<br />

of what onould and ; houlO act happen in theatres, or vtfiich<br />

plays were /rood and. v»hich bod. The contcnnorrry • rtiotic world<br />

offered n challenge to oat blic^i«»d idooa of purpose an method<br />

in pointing, but ev«ai in the crti,,tic jaumr:lo c.nd -^/-iozinea<br />

of art there was a confu ton of tcr, iinolo-y. Procuotiono of<br />

Shake?7>erre which cppe-led to raohionablc tactes might also<br />

be judged in the currently i'.ohiarable terms of t;rt-..-riticioo t<br />

but the nf1 .. rejection of narrative and ui^actie terno values<br />

in .->ic to rial art conflicted v?ith -lio taoatric, I co ibin ,tion<br />

of .rhi.l:v.opor-ro and painting;*<br />

Ae though to c-d: to thie coiifuoioa, Dry .\nclerson*c<br />

lainly i oa n^ecl judgement by ; one cort of pictorial ^.'

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