New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
THE SARDOU PLAY ).
WHAT MANAGER THINKS ABOUT THEM.

A n Palmer while talking with reporter about IA
Tosca7 and It's reception by the critics ana inc p1o-
said; cannot Ike any Of the plays that sar'ou ms
written for Bernhard Passion without the excuse q
love runs rampant through them or the three prefer
heodora becaue It's characters have certain arnount
o, historical esmor about them We kno" the" age %
hsve been marked by great degree OF lcehto''nss sra
ia dramatist has toned down their vices People uSo
10 declaim against what was known as the aduiterous
drama, but am confess that think IL was m
anlelv prefelable to the later type There was ho1
good drama the former class that dld not convey
moral lesson In Of them cid Sin fail 70 bear the III
,h,a hitter fruits Camille IS certainly not wthods
rs moral What can possibly depict moro strongly no
an,nfsh and repentance Of eFring mother than Ms
Mutonr 'Frou-F rou.' one Of the earliest ana sun o"e
Of the best Of class carries loud warning 10 iVo'as
wives It IS not the presentation OF SIN that M'AeS 20
tendency os play n.r osl E IS In making It aurhs ana
ouoying IL TO 20 UNPUBLISHED l noticed with no ltts
astonishment attack upon the play OF faSs~'
because OF OF some Of IN, incidents ana OF %
tain speeches made by Faust and Marguerite Ihe-
he SAYS could not be read aloud % party OF young gs
because a greater amount OF freedom, II you VIII.
coarseness Of dctOn allowed when Goethe wrote 'e
wa to condemn his whole work because OF few ooan iAs
sagesi similar argument would deprive u OF shaAs
speare and even Of Bible Is there not much IN 30
Sacred Book that could be read under the same r.
cuustaucss that the clergyman said made Faust mps
sibel Faust Is a poem On the grea'es' S"'!''' ~
coud rerhap be struggle FOR human souls %
tween the powers Of good ond evil They who only Know
the acting play are acquainted with very little OF the poem
which opens ia Heaven. God AMI the spirit OF hSu
agree TO contend human soul The play shows %"
though the devil for awhile gains the upper hand he
finally defeated. And what defeats hint Kepentanhe
PRAYER and religious symbols The Episcopal or hsno
shed Church has always insisted I'm personal deVi sid
his continual power OF taton ana IL seems TO me ~
ccptouay strange that clergyman Of that Denomination
,houl attack Faust BY the way. the Goethe SOeieSs
reception u Nj Irving at my theatre On IhuI' dsy aHr
noon will think. be very interesting farAe Uoosln
Will deliver the address Of welcome and MI Irving sui
reply understand that Mr.. Irving's subject VIII %
Goethe as 0 Manager After him George william Csr
IFS wifi speak and then suppose there VIII be much ID
formal talk
Fyervthng IS going well for the Wsllack beheh1
continued Mr. Palmor aud It is probable that the sdeS
r,r,s VIII be thus distributed; ophoa" Nine Modessz
.rhe Queen Mrs Bowersi and The Player ouoetr
Miss Coghan From the subscriptions received for MS
Tony Hart benefit and tho good prices obtained at e
auction sale Of seats Judge that shall realize very
handsome amount The Actors Fund, too has been 10
ceying good share OF public patronage az It's VAnas
benefits when l think OF the amount paid out each
week for relief and burial expenses 1t seems almost m
credae how the formerly got on without sch
A friend We pay from $3.50 TO 800 week Quo
old actor very deserving man, who Is no" quite IN
capable Of working, has had $40 week from the fNho
for the last three years and his case Is not very ex