The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-29
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II IL curious when 0ne thinks nf 10
how dependent we all are upon reefea'
linn,
"All work aud noplay makes Jack a
dull boy d lhl ns true of crown up
people as ohlldlen, beside, relaxation
h necessary W both health and llAppl
ness, OF course, tho Older We grow
The nature VI our amuRpmgnl5 change
a. well ~ Their amount,
the alnuHemenm Of people are Hl-
WAYS characteristics, and this Is true
not Of individuals merely, but has
marked nations. In all histories, Of
all peoples, their reoIenllOna have boon
marked aud distinctive traila, 1he
Ilder and more Ignorant tho age, thc
l0nrser and more gross the objects "
divert tho people Sports, plays,
aud amllsemenla have all appealed 10
The senses ana passions Of the masses,
~ they advanced In culture these have
changed aud appealed 10 the higher
aud purer lnHles Of the people,
la all ages, and among all people, no
method Of amusement has been more
universal or more popular than the
drama, Ever the people have Hooked
~ soe, for centuries down, and In all
countries, the emotions, experiences
and passions Of the human soul ppr-
lrpyed upon the stage, aud these eYhl-
bilious have varied from the rudest
surroundings 10 the most magnificent
that wealth could offer or art achieve,
THIS N recreation Of which people
never tlrei II never grows old, never
lrlte, and wherever there N genuine
talent, 0r raror still, true genius, the
nultlludea have gathered and given
way ~ their enthusiasm and delight,
Many curious anecdotes are told of
the pitch of excitement aud cnthus-
nam % which audiences have some
times been wrought,
Among the Chinese, these lh0Ntera
are continuous, like novels where tho
plot goes on week after week This
would scarcely suit ~ eager, restless,
laHt Americans, We people Of Dallas
have had u rare treat glvon w this
week past, by the "Snlvinl Club,n for
which we ought 10 bc grateful ~ well
~ proud. Many Of tho mombers of
this troupe have real talent aud only
need encouragement aud practice 20
become n source of genuine pleasure 10
w,
We have done our share toward pat
ronizing "VarIetlesh such amuse-
ments only serve 10 vlllate the taste,
degrade the morals and Keep the
masses low and gross. But people are
bound 10 be amused, especially the
stcrner sex, and II they cannot find
good amusemonts they take often
with seli'c0ntcmpt, that which oilers,
We have grown beyond these things,
we ought to DO ashamed OF them, aud
do away with all recreati0ns TO which
n man cannot take his wife, his
mother, his sister or his sweetheart,
and let ~ encourage the true and logit-
innate DIANA.
II was Il real pleasure TO see the eX-
cellcnt turnout we had Tuesday cve-
Ming last, There seemed no lack on the
part of Dallas then, although she has
often been accused of II, OF apprccia-
ton for this better kind Of pleasure,
and now that we have 30 good II home
company, let W. show them every
time that we do know enough aud
care enough to appreciate u good thing
when we have II.
This Will leave but two things to he
deslred-Ilrst, that the dear amateurs
will all learn to onunclate distinctly,
and that The audience will he polite
enough to be more punctual. Eight
o'clock Is not nine, nor Is there any
reason why people should come noislly
In, disturbing the punctual and serl-
ously interfering with the comfort of
the actors. IL is an ollense against
good breeding we can avoid just as
well as not. Come soon again, Salvinis'
and we will try to do better by you in
this last respect ut least.