This has been recognized in the study of the play in literature and in the production of the school play. The application of the art training of the school in giving the play its setting and costumes is of the greatest value. The life of a school finds expression, through co-operation of all departments, in its own community theater.
Dyeing is an important consideration in a dramatic production. Colorful costumes and properties have a large part in making a play.
MINIATURE STAGES, PLAIN AND DECORATED BY CHILDREN
STAGE SCENES IN MINIATURE
The possibilities of continuous play without scene shifting, by drawing unobtrusive curtains alternately [!-- original location of illustration --] [!-- original location of illustration --] to the right and to the left—creating atmosphere by the merest suggestion—is simple when dyes and dyeing enter into the plans of the setting. The old heavy painted scenery is not a part of the new drama.
The ground cloth and colored lights also offer opportunities for the service of the dyer.