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Show 12. tfMy voice front of has been heard In states. many 1929 Claypool the in many Land s and in stood on a steel truck in Hotel in lrid1.anapolis and I talked for an hour to 10,000 people a man who protested man told that he arrest the whole United States:1 The, police- couldn't reminiscences of thi veteran of early in Castle Valley vividly illustrate not only the man, but the spirit of the, rural ama teur troupes of the early twentieth century in this Interesting dramatics nature of day the dramatic region.2 1James W. Emmett, Idaho Johnson, letter dated September 10, 1952, 0 2The following letter, written in response to an for information, constitutes a first-hand individual appeal W. Johnson: of James story "Emmett, Idaho "September 10, 1952 "Elmo G. . Geary, "Huntington, Utah "Dear Brother and Friend: on me like a started my mind turnlng back the pages of a past day that has been lying d ormarrt for so As I wistfully brushed away the clinging cob long. webs of latent mental pictures, they took on the old '1Your nice letter of August 20th acted shock , treatment. It life that brought a sympathetic warmness. "The shock of this message was the implication that I added to the great development of communities. It wasn't "You asked why I was 'so active in dramatics. It must money or honor I was after --that's for sure. have been because I loved the work. My reward was If others found in doing the things I loved to do. am work I derived inspiration from my eternally grate ful and happy. I "You asked me about my preparation for the work. into initiated was in I it. practically grew up dramatics shortly after I began to walk and talk. It seems I was so close to dramatics I was a natural I remember an 'incident of the "prop" all the bLme I had first stage play I remember taking part ino to be carried on the stage to a prepared bed by Don CQ Woodward, the hero, and while I slept, Elias Cox the villain, stole in and attempted to stick me through the gizzard with a knife. No one needed coach me , to long scream. MY.lusty yell of terror was natural enough. |
