The New York herald., 1877-01-15

pulpit. Another service rendered By tho the.
atre 10 In uncovering the OF deceIs and
v,llany. All the designing ways and tricks Of the
votaries OF vice. tho hypocritical wles OF brilliant
scounareis the magnexing spells they weave AROUND
the unsuspicous, are exposed on the stage IN sucn
manner ~ fully 70 put every careful person guard
This unmaskng OF dangers Is a species OF instruction
where SO consummately exhibited as before the loot
hghtk Blu, the central aud essential Office OF the
drama is 70 serve AZ means OF spiritual puripcatou
freedom aud enrichment Il takes people OUT oil them.
selves and makes them hate tyrants. losthe syco-
pnans aomire heroes, pity sufferers love the lovers
grieve with the uhhappy and rejoice With the gaa
Thoy roam at large in the paradise OF sympa
ihetic human kind As we SIT the sneatre and fol-
poured through the soul. Il therefore ceanses and
emancipatcs An actor OF splendid genius and tone.
in the locus oi breathess audience 10 tor the hour
the millionaire OF The SOUL In its charmed inclosure
there Is blessed escape from the Jading and
tolls and hates and gricis AID tears that SO harass
ana corode heart and mind IN the emulous stres OF
the world
BEHIND AND BEFORE rax yoorLIcHrs.
Here pictures OF beauty and bravery Are exhibited,
adventures OF romantic interest forth, the most
sublime deeds and engaging traits OF mon lifted into
the hearts OF tho and all Fictitious distinctions
swept away as thousands OF eyes gaze on the same
scenes and thousands Of bosoms beat together
with one emotion. In the drama all The arts are con.
centrated. There is the audience, with IT'S brilliant
toilets and It's array OF celebrity beauty and fashion,
There are poetry and oratory in the skilled eIocution
OF the speakers There the interest Of The story,
the interplay OF the characters and the evolution and
climax OF tho plot There Is The profound, magnetic
charm OF the sympathetic assembly, all swuyed and
breathing as one And then there Is the penetrntve
incantntion. the omnpotent spell Of rhythm IN the
music OF the orchestra, the chant Of the singers aud
the dancing OF the ballet The prejudiced deprccators
OF the drama have delighted 10 depict the kings ana
queens OF the stage descending their pedes
tails, casting OF their tinsel robes and sinking
away In slovenly attire into cellar and garrett How
much worthcr Of note is the aspect the noble
mctamorphoss actors undergo when the prosaic be-
widerment OF their daily lie Of poverty and caro- slips
on and they enter tho in the greatest characters
OF history 10 enact the grandcst conceptions oil pas
sion and poetry! Further on In his discourse the
reverend speaker said that class ID 80 true and lib
eral 10 It's own members in duties or prompt in re-
sponsc TO public calamity as that OF actors. He told
o. famous singer who, IN passing through the market
place OF Lyons one day; was solicited Tor aims BY
woman with a sick child, that, having lett HIS purse
behind and wishing TO aid the woman, he took of his
hat, sang his best and gave her the mouey collected.
The close OF this story which seems 10 have Lecn put
into verse, he then rected with pathetic effect
The singer, pleased, passed on AMI softly thought
Men Will not knew by whom this deed Is wrought;
But when At night he came upon the stage,
Cheer alter cheer went up from that wide thr0ng
And flowers rAned ON him. Nothing could assuage
The tumut of the welcome the song
That tor the beggars he had sung that day
While standing IN the cty's busy way.
In conclusion he said that is not confined to
the voaries OF the pulpit and that II sometimes
openly Haunted In the theatres u IS sometimes secretly
cherished Ia the Church. He counseled that neither
should scorn the other, but that they should mutually
teach and ard each other and their methods
to purify, enlighten and free the world