The New York herald., 1874-11-19
SABBATARIAN PASTIMES.
What the Managers Say About
"Concerts" on Sunday
TALMAGE AS A STAGE MANAGER.
Criticisms on the Plots of His Sensa.
tional Dramas
STRAKOSCH AND MARETZEK IN.
TERVIEWED.

the Academy OF Mnsic was the next place Wis
ited by the HERALD representative, In search OF
opinions TO the propriety, as wei as advsabity
OF sunday concerts or other secular amusements.
Mr.. Max Strakosch was found IN the box ONCE on
Fourteenth street. up to his eyes and collar in
hard work ana surrounded by his aides-de-camp,
who were writing letters. receiving kilograms and
answering the frivolous questions OF bill stckers
ana the hopeless entreattes OF miserable beings In
hot pursuit free passes for the "Messa" perform
ance Mr. Srakosch was so busy that he felt dis
posed to make his remarks short and to the point
"wnat do ycu think. Mr.. Strakosch about Sum
day evening concerts and performances ?"
al do not think about them at ALL" answered
Max. al give them. give them"
"Wnat are your views, then, as TO their moral
effect 2"
II do not consider Il vice to give them. I
was brought up TO my business, and II Mr. Tamage
Will mind his business | Will MIND mine. Suppose
tnat my receipts or opera performances during
the week do not cover my expenses Then, If
did not give sunday evening concert would
not be able to pay my chorsteTs on Monday I
only follow the preachers who give concerts on
sundays for the benent OF their churches, and why
ness There are newspapers published on Sun
days, hacks are driven on sundays. restaurants
are open on sundays. and all these are necessary;
railroads are run on Sundays and they are neces-
sary. and are not proper and wel!-Conducted
amssements necessary to the people as any OF
opera In some church and Glmores band Will
play In the same cnurch next sunday for the
benefit Of the church business, and shall not DO
the same for my business Hah yn
At this moment Mr.. Max Maretzek entered the
spacious box ctice and instantly Mr. Strakosch
"An, ,hat's the man TO talk to you-Max Maret-
EEK he he IS the man IAN 70 O. agal M ten you He is the
that Max says VIII srand BY"
ION, TINS IS all humoug, this Talmage business,
only wants TO advertise himself. Don't notice him;
u yohd you do what he wants and he Will be
"Me, MAX, Just cad tne HERALD and see what
this Mr. Talinage says about the sunday perform
answered MIR. strakoscn. in a hurried way.
Yes" said Mr. Behrens the leader OF the
weny n9 nas Mo Inc drum
mon.,, He IS very Ieroclous and orutay abusive:
Ilwlll help verdrs Messa. don't you think sos"
commenced to read the very full report OF the
Rev. Mr. Talmage's sermon preached last sunday
mandatory against the stage and It's actors and
actresses, and particularly those VINO acted or
read a part OF the sermon quite calmly. IN iii he
came to passage that made him enraOe, as the
French say. Then he threw the paper down and
Tins Mr.. Tamage says that the Christian world
has been asked Its verdict on the stage and lts
periormers-gullty or not guiltyp-and 1t has said
guilty. Now,r said Mr.. Maretzek, excltedy.
.'that ls big lie. Are there no Christians IN the
suppose that Catholics are Christians as well as
Protestants, and suppose that there three or
! four Catholics in the world Tor every Protes .snt;
but is II not well known that tue most eminent
Cnurchmen and most plous men have attended
Christians both Catholic and Pro sesiant, OF France
! England, Germany and Italy Ss dt TO judge
his sapdu Of Is m Mr. pronny
He says that charlotte Cushman ls, 40 dOuot, q
pure and NOBLE woman. but THAT her grandest per-
fOrmance OF all upon the stage was when she
walked on IT, but she has not walked on the stage
and never VIII" ontinned Mr.. Maretzek. .And De-
10 M avNh q Gala
Shakespeare where that great poet says Nothing
10 his lie became MIN i.e the leaving o. It. Mr..
reused and taking up the HERALD again, ."woud
any OF Us have men and women IN our drawing
with which they appear on the board OF o theatre
and with such an entire scantiness OF hg leaves.
talks that ways SAID Mr. haretzer II donr ' want
to be personal about the unfortunate occurrences
that have happened IN Brooklyn lately and are
probably occurring AZ this present moment In the
| same city. But when Mr.. Talmage speaks OF the
scantlness A ,,,a q stage costumes he should re-
are to he found evening after evening In the
parlors OF the best society in Brooklyn. 1t was
world alter the chaos OF paganlsm had broken
society to pieces, and dramas VI sacred charac-
OF God who had helped to propagate,
sun Mr. and ramsns nsan the poes cnr'an svpea peou
council, Presbyterian convention or an Episcopal
diocesan body that he should take upon himself
VIC IdSA VI JuuSlHk koou lucu duu WOueu VINO
appear on the stage and tax visitors and honest
people who go TO witness their represe tations ?
| think not" said Mr.. MaretzeA. "The ideas that
Mr.. Talmage Is endeavoring TO force down the
necks OF as good people as himself, come from q
corner OF New England and are not found any J.
where else, excepting among home few thousand
| irrepressiDe people Ia OLD England but the voice
OF civilization is against them and they must fail"
Mr.. Maretzex and Mr. Strak0sch tnen bade tho
writer good day, the latter manager remarklng
| At the finish -
II tell you, Max MaretzeE is the man TO nght
this Talmage"