The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-07

-. ,,,,,. that the s<roll bs~rine the
ma "A ID lgSf shall have peen un
,,,-l..I the popular taste VIII oethAnu "
lr.ma much Of the same material wnien
'Ne =. ,,aliyh, our grandparents aaif
,,-~,, In other words, Shakespessre
80, a.. o,, TIN and the nondescript fever
s 80 r,,nrssTions Of the present day.
II. for want OF a better name a''ss
- ,,sle.irnma." viii have passed away.
,o,,rt her with the inoongruoas mixture o'
>-,usryille. farce and negro mtnsfreisy no"
known ~ farce comedy
II i not to he ssppo-s'd. howeser' sna1
one class Of Entertainments Will sanoe 10,
onr rrea, grandchildren eue a.os' %
them will incline To the ssrcty
,h.re will still DC many who viii want
s,s.',x.,, ,ort az amusement The tastes OF
the.e peopIe will la supplied y Amer'o.Aa
-. with the comedy and tragic ele
nent. both strong These plays VIII IN
.-rsa, measure deal with the pe<uliarfties OF
1;f. In different sections OF the country and
will he faithful picturss, for they VIII %
written by residents Of the various iocaiF
ties The lighter form of theatrical enter
ta;nment will be farce, with songs which
are germane 10 the story.
Nusic In America will have advanced
maryelously In 1878 there Will oe aun'
dr,ds OF persons with ~ fine voices and q,
EXCELLENT methods As Adelins Patti now
noss.- sses, but they will not be considered
maryels and will be glad To receive as much
per month As that favored lady II paid per
night. Music of about the quality OF I'll
| Trovatore," with dialogue instead OF ~
citative, will he the vogue Concert Will ba
obsolete, as Will aiso whs' We CAL eo"se
! opera"
Ao The ualuPtHs of
the ordinary performers will be smaller
| than now. owing 70 the increased purcha~
| ing power of money. but the few. possibly
| less than a dozen in the whole woyht, whs
NAV succeed in echpsirg all competitors
| will receive incomes which would dazzlu
Sarah Bernharlt and cause Adelina Patti
| to have commissions The money which IN
now expended for elaborate scenery and
paudv costumes will he devoted 70 iDcreas-
ing the membership and efficiency Of thu
| company. America will during the mex
century produce worthy rivals Of beethe-
ven. Mozart and Verdi. while IN the dram q
| Sheridan and Goldsmith will be SURPASSED
| Shak.speare's equal simply rs u writer OF
dramatic language Will never live
| Theaters for the better class OF perform
ances will be few in number for the reasoal
that each reasonably well to do man-and
there will be lots Of them In l9o3-wtll
have telephote In his residence. by means
of which the entertainment ut any place OF
amusement in that city may be seen ~
| well as heard All cheaters Will have Ne
| volviug stages, so that there will nos b.
! more that 10 seconds wait between sets
| This will Of course do away with the vile
orchestras which now torture US. The
chairs will not be arranged In rows, but
| will be divided off into little stalls, with a.
aisle on each side. Attached to each chat
will be a call bell, an opera glass which
may be used without the formality Of drop
ping a Dime In the slot, . faucet from
which ice water may be drawn, and tutn
bier from v'hirh ,cdriRk 80 cooling bever
age
Theaters will be Illuminated from tn;
outside. mirrors bringing the light IN soft
ened and even form into the building. TIT
footlights will be small oalciums Of diffss
ent colors. Performances will begin at Il
O'Clock snt ard at midnight. ChioaSuwil
be the eastern head ua,terr Of the theatrio
al World and San Francisco the western
Actors and singers of ordinary aepute viii
be received into the very best society. Will,
those of particularly great reputation vii
be eagerly sought after by fashions lead
ers. Stock companies will have diAap
peared altogether and no posters on tn.
dead walls will there be in 1908.
| O(,hCA VIA COHEN