It Has a Seating Capacity of Two Hundred 53 The Package Library System 55 A Farm Home Scene in Iceland Thirty Years Ago 70 Scene—“Leonarda” 72 Scene—“The Servant in the House” 78 Scene—“Back to the Farm” 82 The Pastimes of the Ages 84 Scene—“Sitting Bull-Custer” 88 Scene—“American Beauties,” A One Act Play 92 Scene—“A Bee in a Drone’s Hive” 100 Folk Dances, Parades, and Pageants have become an Integral Part of the Social Life of the State 172 Of the Fifty-three Counties in the State Thirty-five have County Play Days 174 The Greek Theater, University of California, Berkeley, California 222 “The Crescent,” One of America’s Largest Open Air Theaters, El Zagal Park, Fargo, North Dakota 223 The Stadium, Harvard University 224 The Interior of the Stadium 225 Rural Community Center, Rusk Farm 228 Community House, Leeland, Texas 229 Village Hall, Wyoming, New York 230 Community Building and Floor Plan 231 Auditorium, Hendrum, Minnesota 232 Stage Designs 235 THE LITTLE COUNTRY THEATER THE RAINDROPS One day, about three weeks before the Christmas holidays, two young men came to see me. I shall never forget the incident because to me it marked one of the most fascinating episodes in the social life of country people. One of the young men was tall with broad shoulders and had light hair and grey eyes. The other was of medium height and had dark hair. His home was in Iceland. That they both had something important to say was evident from the expression on their faces. After a few moment’s hesitation, they told me they had thought out an idea for a play. Both of them were brimful of enthusiasm in regard to it. Whether or not they could produce it was a question. An obstacle stood in the way. Most of the scenes were laid in Iceland. And what playhouse or village hall, especially a country theater, ever owned any scenery depicting home life, snow-capped mountains, and landscapes in that far-away region? Above all, there was no money to buy any, either. [Illustration: “Perhaps we will meet again like the raindrops.”]