The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-09

notice that the "capltally anus
| ing burlesque of the modern
| Woodruff Claff1in Tilton rosion OF Wo-
mans Rights is to be served up for the
entertainment of our citizens by some of
our best local talent" we submit to the
public that the character of the play it
self was not such as to justify its rendi-
ton on the stage for the benefit of the
church. The church should have i'm
proved the opportunity to introduce upon
the stage a play that would have tended
to elevate and purify the drama as
well as amuse the people and
make them better. But it lost
the opportunity. All however is not
lost. The Congregational Church has
done something in initiating the use of the
drama for its benefit. The opportunity
remains for some of our other churches to
introduce such plays as befit the church.
What church will improve the opportu
nifty? The people need amusement, and
the churches have an equal interest with
the rest Of the people in determining
what kind of entertainments shall be fur
nished them, and the purposes for. which
they shall be furnished.
From our imperfect knowledge of the
English language we have been obliged
- ,,7o eo,,,o xr4orJ, which xx,o ~r>,I5 ~Io5
" have avoided We refer to the words
stage, drama and thsator, particularly the
after. An article went the rounds of the
newspapers not long ago to this effect. A
ady parishioner OF Henry Ward Beech
3r's called on him one day, saying she
lad been told that he allowed fiddle in
lis house and allowed his son to play on it.
TO which he replied, "a fiddle? It is g
violin we have" He then told his son to
ret the violin and play, indicating to
lin to play some of the liveliest and
pest tunes. The lady was delighted, and
eft perfectly satisfied, saying it was
TRANCE how people would talk, and The
riolin made such good music too. Nowif
We knew any word that bears the exact
citation to tbeGter that UioZin does to fiddle
We should use that word in place of the
word thecter. Or if we knew any word
n Greek that bears the exact relation to
beatr0n the original Greek word in Eng :
sh letters, from which ,theatsr is angli- ,
ised, we should anglicise it and use it, !.
But as we 90 not know either, we must ?
ither use the wordgtb6Gter or the original p.
}reek Meat107a from which theater is de-
ived. If any of our Congregational
or any others, feel hurt by our
Sc Of the word tbe0t8rSin this article we j.,
ropose to drop it and use in its place till
better word can be found the word tile
tron So if any one should ask about
he Congregational heater, do as Henry /,
Ward Beecher did, ask them back again,
| theater and say, It was theatron we
ad, or the Congregational Church had,
s the case may be. If this is not salts "
4ctory the only course left is to apply to l
Ienry Ward Beecher for word which {
ears the exact relation to Meater that 81. {
IAN does to. fiddle. BuG this we shall leave
Or those TODD or not do, as they may think |
est, who need the word more than we {
o. t
This article being already quite lengthy I
re shall close by saying that we shall I
GREATER have something to say on the {
Sc and abuse of complimentary tickets {
THE FIRE FIEND.