New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-02
NETWORK TRIBUNE.


.nsc;.a,e this expiring evil Its claims are put
fd,,h with yeh.mepce. Let us examine them
III, drama cultirotes he taste. Let the appeal
ne 10 facts. Let the roll Of English Literature se
explored-our Poets. ROmancers, Historians Is
ssyists Critcs ID Divines-ior what par o. tneH
memorable writings are We indebted TO the Dfs-
MAJ II we except one period d oar Iteraiore'
the claim il wholly gro@nlcssi and az TINS asy'
H. ,u,th IL 40 Opposite 10 he claim. that e&rasa
gance aicctaiion. and rant, are PfoFe5giany -
non,iaa,ed MAaiIiodi II agriculture should aitehipl
o. suner.ede the admirable implements Oi hus'
b.ndry now in use. By the primitive pow Or sharp
,ned sticks. il would not be more absurd than u
advocate that clumsy machine d literature thc
Theatre by the side Of the popular lectgrc inc
pulpit and the press II Is not c0nsenlM " our
age or necessities. Its day is gone BIT IS "a us
dotage a. might DO suspected from tne "eshhe'S
Of the garralous apologies It puts ior'h-
UuosoAool of naoyals. Yes, doubtless 20 ne
,nillot,oe ia defended on the plea d humanity-
Inausitors declare their racks aDd torture oeo' u
be the instruments Of love, anecti0nateiy aNnCF
,biog the fallen Of the error Of their ways lie
.iave.trade has been defended on the plea Of h1-
mso,,V and slavery is now defended for its mcr-
,;es Were il necessary for any school or party
do,,ltless We should hear Arguments To prove the
Devils grace and the utility OF his agency among
Theatre virtue. BY he home thrust Of Tow pisAi
questions.
VIII any Of YOU who have been 70 Tltatrcs'
uieasc 10 tel me whether virtue ever rcceiFed IN
porisi.t acccssions from the gallery Of Treaties
VIII YOU tell me whether the Iit IS place
where an ordinary modest man would love 10 seat
hIs children
Was ever a Theatre known where praycf at
the opening aud prayer at the close would Dot
DC iornaentingly disoordanti
How does i happen that IN school Tor morals,
the teachers never learn their own lessons
Would sou allow son or daughter 70 assOoia
alone with actors or actresses
DO these men who prOI9Ote virtue so jealousy
1chea ncitng, take any part ia public moral enter
priscs when their stage-drcsses ere Oh
Which would surprise yOn most 10 sec actors
steadily at Church or 70 Christians steadily at
y Theatre Would not both strike yOu a. singu
lar incoDgruitics
What is the reason that loose and abandoned
men abhor religion in Church, aud love II somuch
IN Theatre
Since the Theatre is the handmade Of virtue. why
are drinking houses SO necessary to its ncigbbOr
hood vet so offensive 10 Churches The trustees
of the fremont Theatre in Boston publicly protest
cd against an order Of Council iorbdding liquor 10
be sold ON the premises on the ground that II was
impossible TO support the Theatre without H.
! am told that Christians do attend the Theatres
Then will tell them the story OF the Anclcnts
holy monk reproached the Devil for stealing
Young man who was found at the Theatre He
promptly replied, q" found him on my premises
and took HIM.
But, tits said if Christians would take Theatres
ia hand instead of abandoning them to loose men.
they might become the handmaids OF religion.
Tho Cisus,b bas nHn M intimate acquaintance
with the Theatre for eighteen hundred years Dur
ing that period every available agent tor The dhu
.ion OF morality has been earnestly tried. The
Drama has been tried The results that familiar
i,y has bred contempt and adherence. - alter so
long and thorough an acquaintance, the church
stands the mortal enemy OF Theatres, the testimo-
Il. -. o.stIo of lion
speaking by the most SOBER thinking and honest
men Let not this vagabond prostitute pollute any
longer the precincts of the Church. with impudent
proposals OF alliance. When the Church needs on
alliance il will not look for 1t IN the kennel All
what blissfll scene would that be-the Church
and Theatre Unparalleled in each others arms =
What n sweet conjunction would be made, could
we build our churches so as to preach Ia the morn
ing aud play in them by night And how melting
IL would be- beyond the love OF David and iona
than TO see minister aud actor In loving embrace
one staying Satan by direct thrusts OF plain preach
ing and the other sucking his very life out By the
snchantment of the Drama TO this mienial
scene of Church and Theatre, only suggest SIN
ale improvement that the sesiry be enlarged to
n ring for Circus when not wanted for prayer
meetings that the Sabbath school room should be
furnished with card tables, aud useful texts OF
scripture might be printed on the cards for the pi
Gus medtations OF gamblers during the intervals OF
play aud worship.
rorse ones. Where will they find worse ones =
Are those who go to the Theatre, the Circus, the
Race course the men who abstain from worse
places 1t is notorious that the crowd OF theatre
goers are vomited up from these worse places. Ii
Is notorious that the Theatre is the door 10 all the
sinks of iniquiiy. 1t is through this infamous
place that the young learn to love those vicious as
socates and practices to which else, they would
have been strangers. Half the victims OF the gal.
lows and ofthc Pententiary will tell you that these
schools for morals were TO them the gate OF de
hauchery the porch OF pollution, the Nestibule Of
the very house OF Death.
The Drama makes 0Ac acquainted WlthhNmQHifc.
nad ruth nature. IL is too true There is scarcely an
evil incident 10 human life, which may'not be fully
learned at the Theatre Here fourishcs every va.
riety OF wit-rldicule OF sacred things; burlesques
ol religion and lcentious d0ubleeateadps. No
where can 80 much of this lore be learned la so
short time as at the Theatre. There one learns
how pleasant thing Is vice amours arc consccra-
ted; license is prospered; and the young come
away alive 10 the glorious liberty OF conquest and
lust But the STAGE is not the only place about the
Drama where human nature IL learned. In the
Boxes the young may make the acquaintance OF
those who abhor home and domestic q'Net OF those
who glory in profusion and obtrusve s5ay; OF those
who expend all, and more than thor earnings.
upon gay clothes and iewelry OF those who think
IL no harm TO boTop fkesT money ,ctA0ui feGre iron
their employers till of those who despise ulsar
appetite. but affect polished and sentecl licentious
whole round of villain life from masters in the art.
He may sit down among thieves blood.loving
scoundres, swindlers. broken.dowu men OF pleas.
uro--the coarse the vulgar the debauohed, the IN
human. the Internal. Or If still more OF human
nature is wished he can learn yet more for
the Theatre cpitomizes every degree of corruption.
Let the virtuous Young scholar go 10 the Gallery,
and learn there decency, modesty and refinement,
among the quauehng drunken, ogling, mincing,
brutal wcmcn OF the brothel All there is DO
place like the Theatre tor learning kpisga mature
young man gather up more experimental
knowledge here IN week than elsewhere in half
n year. But wonder that the Drama should ever
confess the fact and yet more, that it should lust,
liz plead in seltdeenoe, that Theatres teach men 50
aaA<A Of kEs,aa nature Here are brilliant bars
10 teach the young to drink here gay compan.
ions 10 undo in half an hour the scr0ples formed
by an education of years here are pmps Of pleas
ure, TO delade the brain with bewildering sophsms
al license here is pleasure, all flushed in It's gay.
est boldcst most fascinating forms and few there
be who can resist its wes. and fewer yet who can
yield to them and escape ruin. If you would per.
vert tastc-go to the Theatre. Ii you would i'm.
bibe false views-go ~ the Theatre. lfyou would
stfa>C SneellX all aualYoS Of coincidence.