Page Four ‘hlti Play it “No plzvy has ever mmlc tiicl public ilizlddcr,” scitl Richard} Meyer (drama) of Arthur Miller now play “After the Fall” at the line arts lecture yesterday. Mcycrl was closely involved in the New‘ itorlt production of the play at the Liilcaln Center Repertoire Theatre while (in sabbatical leave 1962363. His lecture traced the Creative work trom the impulse in the cre- ator to its presentation to the pub- lie. “The question was,” explained Meyer of the critics' reaction, “should it have been Written at all?” “Alter the Fall” is a thinly veiled, autebiographic drama of Miller’s lite and inner struggle through two marriages, Miller's second wile was Marilyn Monroe, who ended their marriage aiter rive years by suicide. The play’s unusual artistic formifragmentary construction and open staging —‘ and the obvious identity or thel characters led the critics to ones-i tion Millers motives in writing it. Meyer, who knew and workedl with Miller on the production, re-l filled this criticism leveled against the playwright when the playl opened. “He did not write the play tor sensationalisin or money. He‘ worked lroin sincere, deeprfelt, and honorable motives." Meyer's lecture explained the history or the play through the lite of its autliur. Citing Miller’s ear- Iier plays, “All My Sons,” Ever Merle Public lli‘ “hill or A re Frill” M antler] "Dedlh of a Stiles’mt‘in,“ tilitl “The Crumble“ ver said tlli’lL lli “Crucible” it seemed that man liiltl reached the high point oi moral cvullltlun. Bcloic his next pliiy came the “joltlllg realization" of the “inability of all his will to save his Marilyn.” “Miller is a full time intellect- ual,” asserted Meyer, who is afraid of his emotions and WhOSe only release is to quickly put them into words. Thus explained, the play was a painiul and tliiticult but necessary creation of Miller’s. “ ‘After the Fall” is rooted in guilt." Meyer said. It is the pro- duct of Miller’s “quest Within him- self” following his Wife's suicu‘le. ‘He recovered her time and again irom death," Meyer said In the play, Quinton is in the role of the savior. He believes that If there is love, it must be limit- less. But Maggie will not allow him to save her. He pleads with her, “You eat those pills tu blind yourselii Do the hardest thing or all — see your guilt and live!" But iinally he sees that to embrace his idea of limitless love is to be God. Limitless love is impossible for main, And as the probable third Wile says, “One must finally take ni'ie's life In one’s own arms." Meyer told at how Miller him- seli had explained the message or “After the Fall” on opening night. “ ‘Guilt is the false face one gives one’s knowledge or responsibility Guilt is an Evasion. _ it: SCARLET AND BLACK More Letters . . . Friday. December mitts ._~. SU ”caught; cinci Unieasibie T0 the Ediltti': it is i'dlhet‘ interesting, in the light ot eiirront indications on the part oi Sccrctory ot Detensc lilo Namai'a that our troop commit- merit in Viet Nam will soon be increased, to take iiotc oi a recent statement by Secret y of State Rusk at Rio De Janeiro as to the naturc ol our commitment in Viet Nam. According to an AP article which appeared in the Des Moines Register, Secretary Rusk defined our commitment as film oi prov ing to the Communists that wars oI liberation are bound to be tin» succcssiul, and that, “When that type of aggression is turned back, as it will be, then the clouds of war will begin to dissipate and men will be able to look ahead with confidence and hope." There is implicit in this state- merit a commitment on the part of the United States to combat these “wars or liberation" where» over lhey occur on the grounds that they are all part of a long-run strategy for global domination which his bcoii iorniuloted in Pe-t king oi Moscow. This might or; seen as logic extension oi the. containment policy toimulated byi Gcoigc Kclinan in the immediate; po an era but it is not it isi moie increasing inflexibility of oi comiiiitinciit in Viet Nam and out i general commitment to ultimately' disprove the theory of world domi- nation through “wars or libero tion" which is evident in a further statement by Rusk that “the iii- tegrity of the American govcri men at stnirc in the outcome or our present policy. It is the belief of this writer that the Clliicnl. commitment as detined by Rusk (and thus sup posedly the administration), is too gcncial to he sustained. and thus is unrealistic. Victory in Viet Nam may not, in actuality, result in a dissipation of the clouds of war. The present failure of the United States policymakers to discrimi» hate between indigenous national- ist revolutions and global “‘Cum» munist conspiracy” is likely to as- sure our continued participation in wars of the Vietnamese type ior years to come. The neighboring nations in Southeast Asia are not lnvulner- able to the kind or upheaval which is being experienced by South Viet Nam. As the process of economic development accelerates and the impact of modern industrial tech- iiology makes itself incrcusiiigiv felt in these areas, they become more susceptible to the kind or social unrest which gives rise to revolutions. It is not important whether these revolutions are fu- inented by Peking or not, what is important is the ivay Washington views them. If we continue to view all national insurrections in which Communists are participating as being directed by Peking then we are committed, according to the above statements by Rusk, to con. tinuous intervention and blood;- shcd around the globe. Whether or not this kind or intorterencc in other nations' business is right or not is not at issue hero The point INTERVENTION— (Continued on Page 5) pennant Your Sania ALWAvs FIRST QUALIW SHOP NOW FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS Complete Stock now in Phone all catalog orders ro- day. Don't be disappointed 617]. because of delay. 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