The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
The New Theatcr.

The sentiment so gracefully express
I'll in Sol Smith Russell's speech at
Monday evenings auspiciouS dedication
of the new Rockingham theatsr coin
Ciies with that OK the great majority OF
ScrauionianS In this busy AMI rest
less age when men pot infrsQusntly So
stark mad in the chase for wealth or
bankrupt their physical resources while
pursuing the pace that kills that Is
certainly no small service 70 humanity
which offers scms pleasant hours Of
seli.sorgettu,uesS and enables the busy
worker with brain or hand 70 sink III
Wholesome sutag:AiHm the wearing
strain ot business routine. That the
s:sEs occasionally exhibits vicious
symptoms doss not obscure the lsct
;ha; in the aggregate its tendency IS
wholesome, sigcRliye aud euu0bAuS.
The standards os the drama sys cou-
Siautly becoming higher Tae Iu:sl.sl-
lra. sd artistic jamSais o: American
scilsuces srs constantly increasing
TIE ability tbs: ministers - these H.
m5gts mus: therefore De a. improving
ability. aal Is ChA; improvement: 4a1ss
i,ss,: NANTES: ,as wao,e tenor Q. the
a,rica,s shows ulm,s;alab.s sigls u
tv,.sgm7u:
:wss with t,ucl .: real iaspiGA-
:.ya TIA: VI. Russell. c3nt7ss;si the
standards o: quarter JtA century
u-o, IS ;yg.Isi locally Ia Washington
ball. :1s: hAl - bs "swsv; OUT .o-
A- Eass7,.'s reception. with the s;snl-
g-!s G: .5Itg. : .yY.Esl il the pa.A-
ia. --us &. ar: s-l sc:eriA,ll NJ
With v-.,a A-:hG. Rockingham has
sci-we! IS Tbs ga:lo 3t swi:! al
va-c=us1t c4s gs-usatsj g., other az
ta.-s bc,l: ; ya.y fair 70 the g-0yC.e
:-- e.: il= new :csat7c - say iGac d:
tll I5;. a--l..9s;lr1..y 3: least, BE-
come NANTES; In SCRANTON :1sa;..cs.s
--:.. 4r E--,Ll-ElaI magic wand
called .l.1 form aci shape all color
the exquisite play house wblca bears
his name That 3 city o. I.9. 90 ia
hao,;a1.s s1.3gias II the main al
vantage. comparable with those Of any
other city = cores sy5ntl1S s.z5 10 The
United States should be restricted In
is entertainments to one Iasa:sr Of
tze more sI2euIiys class was II Itself
al anomaly ;la; could no: last: No
matter aow ably .bI cid play aolss Eas
tesr managed, a-i regardless Oi tas
p=asIl; associations :l4; cluster
around i. the mare uouentGm ct
Scranton 3 irresistible progress vas
hound some day 70 na;sr!aiizs in a
naw and batter .Laassr. jas: as.. had
n4tecia.zad in o;ls. business d.rec-
tons II ias keen compa:i:ioa by which
s.ocs progress Is sustained
Is should, then Be . naiisr O.! con.
graduation that ;hs Lsw :aea;sr has
COM. i1 tas perfection 1i b-sl;y. sls-
ga-ce. convenience aad arrangement:
tG4s caarrcs-riz-s ta= Frosninzlam.
When, in pursuance ai tue na,ura, law
Q; JEEasss rivalry, the prsssl: Acli
e1y sEal. be trlIBio-m7I into a cor.
responding v.s.0E o' architectural
maga .Eceace. Scra1toa.ads uii. DO
equally generous in thel: praise, aai
will accord 20 tas two clT2, ao1sas the
Discriminating patronage which zach
shaIl merit Ua:Ii that time comes il
would be in7.i.5gs and 11cai7alric not
70 render 70 Mr Ec5;a.agaam and hia
assistants me co;lia. congtatGlarion
which vaTm.hsart.l Scranton Is ever
ready 10 accord % msr.; and 10 enter
J.ise. wherever maniissta5 aud 70 feel
IN the matter that hOnorsbls vriie.
which a Municipality may feel, tina,
sses i's ci,.zens constantly striving 70
expand iis rsnowa and psrisc. It's man
isJ.d ad7antayss