[1.] Origins : Soil for theatre / Robert E. Gard -- Theatre is a faith / Paul Baker -- Tale of two cities / Alan Schneider -- Theatre '50 : a dream come true / Margo Jones -- [2.] Development : Inner quality of a work / Frederic McConnell -- From stock to television / Barclay Leathem -- Dream on a dime / Gilmor Brown -- [3.] New growth : Theatre for art's sake / Leslie Cheek, Jr. -- Science and the contemporary theatre / George C. Izenour -- Symphonic drama : a narrative of reminiscence / Paul Green.