DRAMA IN BRITAIN
MR H. A. JONES’S MESSAGE.
(Australian Press Association.) (By Cable —Press Assn. —Copyright.)
LONDON, January 10
The late Henry Arthur Jones (the dramatist) included in his will a message dealing with the future of the theatre: “Several .times when I offered my best work to the public regardless of popular success, I encountered condemnation from both the press and public. I am convinced that England cannot have a modern drama worthy of her place amongst the nations until the great body of English men of letters take a diligent and understanding interest in the theatre. I ask them to accept this legacy of my last few words in a spirit of forbearance and friendliness. ’ ’
Mr Rudyard Kipling, Sir James Barrie and Sir Arthur Pineto are all indisposed, and were unable to attend the funeral to-day.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 January 1929, Page 7
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