ROMAIN ROLLAND AND THE PEOPLE'S THEATER THE FOURTEENTH OF JULY (_Le 14 Juillet_) DANTON (_Danton_) It is perhaps a little surprising to learn that the author of _Jean-Christophe_ has written at least sixteen full-length plays. Most of these, it is true, antedate the publication of the first parts of his epoch-making novel, but since nothing that comes from the brain of Romain Rolland can fail to possess significance and interest, a brief inquiry into his dramatic writings and theories on the drama will reveal an aspect of the man which has hitherto strangely enough scarcely been touched upon. His plays for a people's theater, and his book of projects, are as integral a part of his developme…
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