The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-27
THE MINISTER'S AND PINAFoRE


Az 10 "Plnaforc," Mr. George William
Curtis says in the Easy Chair Of Harper's: 80
simple and innocent is this recreation. after
Mr opera boufTe and the Black Crook and
kindred performances. that it ia not surprising
That il hns had the benefit Of clergy In a clerical
sugg, ston that 1t was harmless entertain
mrnt"
1t has boon claimed In behalf Of the immense
popular success OF Pinaforo." as compared
with even the best productions OF opera boufTe
In this country, that II proves how much more
warmly the popular taste turns to good music
that has n ccanly text than to good music
that illustrates an cquivocal story and, fur
Their, that II Ia well To encourage Gilbert and
Sullivans opera. because. In that encourage
mont recognition Is given TO the efforts Of
authors and composers to elevate the character
OF their plays and the librettos Of their operas.
Upon these two suggestions many leading
New York clergymen Of different denomina-
tons have been asked M to their views upon the
character Of Pnaiorc." aud as to whether
they would object either to advise their con-
gregations to see or to sec themselves. n per-
formance which Ia admitted to be thoroughly
interesting in an artistic sense. and to be al
together free from the objections often raised
against the character OF ordinary operate or
theatrical performances.
The Rcv. DIR. william Ormiston OF the Re-
formed Dutch Ohutch' ruin avenue ana
IwehV-nlh,h Htree' nus never met ou, one
person VINO mas seen OF uo"ru iln"ore' ihe
Doctor heard and saw SO much about it, how
over that he told his son to get MIN n copy OF
the words and music. On reading il he found
II only silly rubbish. What 1t might be
when played on the stage he does not
Know Out IN iseli II Is correction OF
buo'lme s'ilness' however uuoo9ec'loh"o'c IN
sp'rn may w. II onlS serNes W 'ior e"se III
orn's'on oppos',loh oIhe".re solhE oy snow
INK MI" '"e Alnu VI SUN anu ruoo'sn ."a' can
ara" poop'e 10 the s'age' ne can understand
the great interest with which one oil the grand
playa OF Shakespeare might be witnessed with
ID warrins, nnssiona ana nrincirlos Ian, for
us warning passions anu prihclples, Out LOT
II. Nj. S. Pnafore" he has nothing but con-
tetnpt II IA not altogether pure I'm language
.i,ber No Cbristiop would vant IN hear n, bis
supper table. when surrounded by his family,
auch nm exnreesion as TINT used by Cant Cor
800 80. ~, a. 49,, ~. I'm - ~, IL.
o"d"A why u. H. II 700 o"u y vi 'ne' o'"ei
expression used by the sailors. however true to
$500. - ,ai,aS -, b., ~ Cruis,or "a
preston as speneo OUT ny Dr' Orn's'on' 10
Tha Raw DR. William r. williams Of the
Ir,i,r par,,s, C,rrch nod no, ,ona 10 soa
hunlV p"p.ist N"utvn' n"u no' Eono =" eoo
"Pnaiore." He had read the Bah ballad. on
which be had learned tina onera was founded
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and Thought that the spirit OF rompihg sport
was quite unobjectionable In ITSELF Yet he
10 a
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10 make tia wholly admirable entertainment.
W., n il were 10 ba made tho enterinp wedge nv
''' " "oio " 70 'i'''0 .N' '"'Vii"s 1850
Nt'ue OF "nich iHrces Oh uu uhtesraineu anu
Hcentous character were TO follow, II would
not Ia, nron.r for On rfstiapa 10 o., 10 sao q.
n, D.. u,ini.,.' 9 Nts,'a,sss a.. r., ~.
tist Church passed the Bowery Theatre one
evening when he was boy. and looked in at
the door, On stone over an inner entrance
was the word Pit" From beneath this stone
there came such an outpouring OF rude swag-
that ne thought the place was appropriately
named. The impression he then received has
remained with him ever since; ne mas never
gone 10 thentre. yet. from what he learns Of
the Pinafore. he Judges II would not in itseli
be- harmful TO hear H. NeNertheless he would
i hT, S!, sae himself or desire 10 see parish
The Rev. Dr. Brady r. Backus OF the Eplsco-
PGi Chgrcb OF the Holy APosi 81, has not seen y,
Its character he Judges 1t to be harmless. lie is
glad that something light, entertaining and in
OF immoral opera bouf1r and OF the negro min
strrls, Of whose periormance. he says, people
are beginning To IRE. 1"t ne wuuid not IKE, IN
general terms. to recommend NJ ;. PIMA
i"rn 10 NE youpg P,"hG 2i hls H.
has meyer iorhidLrn M Young parlshionsrs 10
% instruct them in such way that they would
be- 1bir ani Inclined u, dlscrimlnMe 1siit"ten
good und tad places ot anus"ment ne mas
br'h ADVISED ~ 4 lrlrhu 70 ~, lihhloIe,
even 10 h" has 10 disguise himself bui ne mas
mo- Eon" yet; - c,-., n. nm MI.
The R-v c, r. Glover ~ the Hose II iil Moth! Meth
ofist church, ~ E4st twenty seventh street
has not seen llnalure," ana ms convictions
against the dramh,hre 80 str9ng tht. noIWltn'
standing the good REPORTS he has heard 81 TINS
particular play, he would not 90 TO see Il, nor
readily consent TO the patronage oil IL py any
on else
~ The Rev, Ntlhhm >. Srapury oi the EpiS'oph
Chur'h Of the Annunciaton mas not seen
:, Pinnlore. ana has no definite KNOWLEDGE o.
" rhhrh'Wr ne u hol altoE'Ihhrr opposru !,
th'Airr-golhs bu' nos lul teIaru IL az d proper
al, us"urhl Tor ,nltrgyn'In 70 mus IN; 60,
me Key. Dr. Henry l. IQtter' retloI 81 uI I
Shurrh' mas not seen ur htuId tne pee an ,,
ms MOI sunlcien' hhoTeugr 70 ep"ule nih, :, -
form an opinion Wh..ner or nol ne ouEu' u
sHn,tl9n uV,wnuNRinltTT "a. ll'o pot lo tiluh Co.,
,,lhe Rev Mr. Nlllhlns OF ihe oexxIun ny. Streee
h"inpulHt Chutrh uas ny nvcu ,n"iip ltVI
anu the reason 10 lhhl ne mas not nhu ugslI'
70 uo SO. II ne Waniru 10 70 go 20 ne Mouit u e
oprhiy hhu aooNe o'hIu. ne u"s ~ u's ~, ~
mat KIND OF anlusemneni; ahn pesldas th i r.
mas no the LOT luuuklnE ~ ~, htS lu'.a y
that person o. lntriIlgenee VINO is ChristiaI
VIII naturalB nhu ms uIe 30 nIucn occupies
that he cannot go 70 the theh[e' MhhhE, ~,
therefore. are opliReu 10 nake tutli ehteIlhIn