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Excerpt from Decoration in the Art of the Theatre, Vol. 1: A Lecture In speaking of decoration as applied to the Art of the Theatre, it was impossible to avoid mention of the German and Russian Theatres in comparison with our own; in those early days of the war no apology was needed for the mention or discussion of aesthetic values, where they touched on German Art or thought. Had my lecture been written a few months later, the task of freely stating views I held as true ones in this connection would have been more difficult and it would have been in bad taste possibly, to choose such a moment to give expression to them. To-day, coming back to my work with a fresh and open mind, after having voluntarily played my own small part as a soldier, I have earned, I feel, the right to emphasise that which I wrote in all good faith and sincerity in days when the joy of my artists' world seemed to outweigh all other considerations. That which I found true with regard to our own and other theatres in 1914, I find true to-day, true that is in matter of broad principle, and my lecture attempts to deal with the principle only, not with the detail of the subject concerned. Returning to a life I had deserted in 1915, I have set about my task by rolling up my shirt sleeves and sweeping out my house. Through every portfolio I have searched and in each corner of my workroom, sitting in stern judgment on my former work. The task has been an illuminating one to myself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.