The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-07

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must be protected. Judgment for the defendant.
affirmed.
| For the Crescent.
. Tho Drama:
It's Moral Character, Tone and Tendency considered
BY coLLEy CIBBER.
THE history of the Theatre of any country ought to show
uy any III that may HOW from either the people tC
those engaged
But the question will here arise' How are the evils flow
ing from theatrical representations be banshei from them
and the good secured? 1t has been
that the only remedy is be found in the making the theatre
an object OF governmental patronage We question the Do
priety OF this movement, nasmuch all questions of moral
lty which have been submitted to legislative bodies have
invariably become. in the hands of political parties objects
lor eectOneerng 1t is true censorship
might be established dramatic abuses and the ex
pungng from the stage all such productions tend to de-
moraize society, and which would ultimately standard
OF Just and and proper CRITICISM But even here the peops
would consider themselves dictated to- and the advocates
the Jakey school would. doubt. all such innovations
their favore system of eashng morals through and
by the influence of the stage.
The stage not unlike the press in influence upon the
minds OF men, The pure stream of instruction flowing in
upon city from the Of the DRAMA of value
than the purity of the water which is to cleanse and
pullfy it, and affords ament Danish the vices and crimes
which abound in and about it.
In Greece. at period in its history when the arts had
attained to an almost state of perfection plays the or
Of the people, and the simulants heroic actions and
glorious unuse nd
were all enlisted to subserve the of DRAMA At the
pinnacle of her refinement her citizens conpra
gated at her public games attracted by and united in manly
exercises listening TO the Rotations poets witnessing the
exhibitions of the works art the representations of The
dramatic works of Eyschylu. Arstophanes or Sophoce
The great (modern) objections made to theatres
from pupt critics and biased censors the
formed therein This is but feeble one for we can raee
crime, the of crimes to other places and other
hoons whose characters, at least in the estimation of
chuchgoers, were as purity itself compared that of a
theatre Therefore, as place free from vice. and as il
seems to be of prefer what is yops
that which is good becomes incumbent duty upon all
who control public Places well places of public amuse
ment to guard against evils from which greater ones are
to flow. Nf
We have already shown how the production of cenou.
pieces has injured Northern cy-we have now to saw that
al or nearly ALL OF those gangs of rowes whose outrares
have disgraced native city Philadelphia can be traced
indirectly not directly to such exhibitions we alluded to
IN the hrs part OF subject The cha of the dram,
have given to society their counterparts and bns the
Imaginary scoundres of the damatist have given urs to
their realities in real life.
10 such an extent has this propensity to ape the paintsd
Villains oil the stage been carried that the Legs aura of
Pennsyva found necessary to create new office that f
Marshall whose duty it and is organize new system
OF police. arm them with budgeons and revovers for the
purpose OF suppresing and putting down. if possible the
spirit OF rebellion, as against and go1d order
Our readers aware, that noble and generous class of
citizens, the Firemen of Philadelphia have been widely
us being leaders, Or at least leagued with these
gangs Not So Tor these rowdies have, in instances
attached themselves to Fire Companies and carried their
dramatic akeysms even into that most honorable ami b;h
honor d department.
As the DRAMA therefore, exercises such an influence n, n,
,a forth the strong arm of power put down the fleets o
Us lessons how much good must have flowed in upon the
')mmunity, before managers became caterers to uc o,,
Or dlshed daines such have described for tb.
morbid appetites The influence of the drama is NOT
ally known, and must discard it from our lst or
ciences, and the school of MORALS because few foreign
managers with their Blngsgate slang and yagabond ,,so
cations are striking at the very of the
usuce forbid! Before their advent stage was well or
ieea respected and admired artists Were the cherished
instruments OF taste and refinement. To make use of the
anguage OF historian and philosopher shall we cast into
ne gun oil OBLIVION oil the TASTE and and invention ali
me movements of free thought and sublime and gorous
sohss form oil The SOUL which the Republics of Rome and
reece have bequeathed u.s. the form dramas and nil
me knowledge contained in modern dramatic authors be-
'ause momentay cloud rests lis otherwise bright hor
zon! NO!' Another writer Gays /: MANY playera have
'nt what profession we free from such mem
,ers? 1t may be of task to show that the
ions are strong which bese the player and that these are
uch as the plan proposed above would remove But q
must not ior moment confound the actohe hsronc art
-wth the pretenders and low hange son of the theatre
even the lowest etaners OF the play house. ed
protected by government or an association such
$ we nave alluded to- with such support and under
eh CONTROL be decent, ii not vruous, members of society,"
ne writer here audes to the plan of placing The theatre un
Ter governmental patronage, plan we decidedly on
ose' space VIII not permit to give at length
he idea OF such plan making member of the proassap
opposed 10 be vicious vruous is Usefan anner THAT
which canno. her officers honest can
but little effect or Influence the morals of people
large. The people hemse the only ones to correct
uses. as they in all governmental acts, fright
rong."
Having cursoy the ground of the a uses
the stage, it is with pleasure add that the New Or
theatres ably and morally conducted as any in the
non Pieces for representation carefully selected and
ery attention paid to the language, well as the depart
ents oil the stage amusement etc.. etc. 1t not our in
non to anaiy the quality the capacity of the comma
es their mental physical constructionhey are made mn
The various talents which are to be found in thu dramatic
orld and we Judge them they seem identified with and
W the time being the characters they represent Rsvo,d
lis we nave nothing to do with them and as long as the
managers conine Themselves to the production of moral an
fanng and instructive pieces long theatres will ms
icy should be- schools for Instruction. pleasure and amuse
lent |
In ouF next the subject of Sunday theatrical representations
Ill be considered. |