The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-07
.uAErsrrsRE FOR ruE MILLION

All works OF art are dignified by the
great idea that underlies them; that Il
the aim and purpose Of their being
their life. In general terms, the great
aim Of art 10 to realize the ideal. The
soul Of genius separates the precious
from the vile, tho honorable from the
worthless, the good from the bad
the beautiful from the ugly, /
tho true from the false,
the momentous from ;he vain, IN all
things, and out Of these elements bodies
/ forth the worl, of art, according to i.s
kind. The good, the true, and the
beautiful are the business Of
art Creation in its highest aspect.
and humanity as it IS, most hon
orable. Sculpture animates the mar
Die. deeensualizes the body and
makes it but the image Of tho
soul. Painting concentrates the bcs;
features Of history or scenery to caPtl-
waite the mnd at glance. The drama
makes causes effects. and strongly
marked characters so to live and move
and ~oik out human problems that
lessons Of whole lives pass before Us
O. and impress themselves within an
hour-things high and moving, foil Of
state and woe. the absurdities Of rank
folly. the divineness OF love and hieli-
D. ty. and so compels US to recognize tho
greatness Of virtue, the weakness OF
man, the wisdom and goodness anc
power Of God.
Art, in It's various branches, has it.
devoiees and students, its privilege
classes and favored few. And art haI
its common bcnefciaries. Whether th
., profits. perquisites and enioymeuts @
It's chief priests, ministers, and acolyte
and great operators are better than lh
drippngs, tips and incidents that fa'
,. to the hangers on, and TO the gencr.
"a world. may he question. The u
yites Of old did not probably get OBJ
best pieces of the sacrifices, but the
81 did get living and have a good tim
s.. out Of their association and hnshi
with those that walked in the sanctl
se AIRY. Many many good things fell t
,. their lot, aud they fatlsned ON them.
To coufne our discourse to d
, drama, and closer still TO Shakespen
i and to fall from the higher level of a
criticism down TO the low and radio
level OF the common crowd that fc,
~. only ON the crumbs that fall from Oh
masters tables and enjoy Shakespeare
scraps. We do believe that the seuer
common crowd the everyday unamt
.l ii us vulgus, tho unbooki-h. uulcarne
10" ..3. ~ has. , great eni,yment
the plays and good things of Shah
TO ,1..3 o,l,aolo,nlaired q
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s'- .. v.,.,.o. ,.o,,,o,iors indie.
'ci ......,,,,,o. 3.,,h, whether snat.
'e' ,o.,..ni,h artistic view
b ..,.,,.. n.. aoino. or ever. any mo
"' n.nr..i,hors panl. Indeed his oy
,,e donb. whether he was an
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tch th'hs 'lAo 90 7'N"'' "' MS
10. knew half a, much about The drama
i...r ch.l.s,o,,oane The
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I. stmCt of genius Is one tIlHh' Du' III %
.,.,,,s ono,hor Nobody ever acco
he-
.,, pish,d anything Dy the rules Oh "
-. We exceedingly doubt whether Shak
peare if alive, could pass am examn
, ton ON his works, any more tn
Horace on his metres, or Caesar
~ Latin grammar before our TITLED p
fess.ors or examination boards.
, We have profound learning and
yious wisdom 70 get in clnsid ering
lilies. and bcho!ding tho fowls of
AIR. Nature is a high instructor.
can be too deeply learned, and lose {
bes, things los buying them with mu