THE object of the Theatre of Art and Letters, to which attention is called in another column, is so highly recommended by prominent members of the faculty that it seems fitting to call attention of the students to the first performance to-night. It is largely through the efforts of Harvard men that this work has been undertaken. As stated already the ultimate object is to establish a standard theatre, where plays written by the most famous American authors can be put on the stage for the public without undergoing the savage overhauling and distortions of unliterary managers. In other countries the works of the greatest literary geniuses are produced with great success. Theatrical managers here maintain that the public would not tolerate the plays of our literary men. To test the truth of this assertion is now the purpose of the Theatre of Art and Letters. It has made a fair beginning in New York and now with its most representative play, it is to try to show by performances in different cities that the public is sufficiently intelligent to enjoy a "literary play." The company also intends, when more firmly established to organize a school for dramatic learning, to fit men chiefly to follow out the theories of this particular school. We believe that there is a large element in college which may feel an especial interest in the work of this organization; men who care for real literature and wish to see it thoroughly appreciated whether on the stage or in a book. To all these the performance to-night may prove a valuable experience.