The Drama of Night Linging

A study of the development of modern ideas in most countries will prove that the drama has succeeded in driving home great social truths. Russia, with its terrible political pressure, has made people think and awakened their social sympathies. France, on the other hand, with her continuous struggle for liberty, is indeed the cradle of radical thought. As such, she too did not need the drama as a means of awakening. The drama is the vehicle which is really making history, disseminating radical thought in ranks not otherwise to be reached. Let us take germany for instance. For nearly a quarter of a century, men of brains, of ideas and of the greatest integrity made it their life work to