ce ▁Baker , ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree , ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁exhibition ▁of ▁stage craft ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁New ▁York , ▁Chicago , ▁Detroit , ▁and ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁H ume ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁Theater ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Theatre ▁Mov ement . ▁He ▁brought ▁Sh eld on ▁Chen ey , ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁from ▁Ber keley , ▁to ▁Detroit ▁to ▁launch ▁Theater ▁Arts ▁magazine ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁Theater . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁H ume ▁returned ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁become ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁dram atic ▁literature ▁and ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁where , ▁in ▁addition , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁Greek ▁Theatre ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 – 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁commission ed ▁and ▁produced ▁Lex ington , ▁a ▁left - lean ing ▁play ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁Co e ▁Howard , ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Paris ian ▁architect ▁and ▁set ▁designer ▁Walter ▁René ▁F uer st ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁Tw enti eth ▁Century ▁Stage ▁Dec oration . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁in ▁Paris ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Port ia ▁Bell , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Ber keley ▁gradu ate ▁who ▁was ▁studying ▁sculpt