New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

1t Is, perhaps. as good a test OF tIstinr<,.-
another; especially when 1t happehs to h. ! Ia
ner over which the Duke Of York preside
dinner was In aid OF the Hospital for s,ct ~.
dren. English critics not familiar with th.- q
BILE who are wont to say that sick Is an An...
canism VIII please take notice-and the ple,,.-
duty OF Mr. Jones was to propose a toast II 49,
Medical Officers OF the Hospital But Tho As
ject Of his speech was largely himself Mr. -
on himself Is Interesting. All autoboer,nh. :.
interesting and Mr.. Jones is just at Ills rnon,H
more interesting than usual. His plw hs. 49,.
been produced at the ST. James's Th,a,ra 80
great applause; applause due, L think. m r,..N
ure to the play. He has a theory OF dram,a.
art. He advocates truth. sincerity. r-rara ~
probability and for nature In the writing NJ MIA.
How he carries out this theory we hay. .aa, -
THE MasQueraders," one Of the falsest ~ n,.
But ne clings 10 his theory just the sarns. :
states It with an air of really believing IN /, a..
Of believing that he acts upon IT,
|, Well, II you cannot have both theory ana -.
tice. It Is perhaps better to have tbaorv ~
nothing. II you do not act on IT, soraespdv ~.
may, and 1t was long since pointed out thai RI.
goodness OF the sermon does not depend entret,
on the goodness Of the preacher. Human na,us
Is weak To require Of man that he shouL
both preach sound doctrine and order his Iiss a
accordance with his own teaching is to reour.l
great deal. There have been men who w.
equal to both demands. Let US not ren-o.A
those who think compliance with one sufHc,sr,F
eve have lately SEEN" says Mr.. Jones ~.
English stage asserting its right to deal with n.
larger and profounder problems OF life. and En-.
lsh audiences ready to uphold and welcome -.
dramatist in a holder and more searching M.
traiture Of humanity" ] will not ask whers a..
when we have seen this, nor whether 'Ta,slvs
means the evening OF Saturday, April g. the Az.
OF the production OF THE Masqueraders. n
may. for aught know. mean THE Second W.,
Tanqueray." and Mr.. Jones may intend "a -.
knowledge and to acknowledge Handsomely ~.
obligations to Mr.. Pinero Or II may mean "raa,
Wlndermere's Fan" and Mr. Oscar Wilde AZ mn
as Mr.. Pnero may be in Mr. Jones's mind a,s
writer to whom he owes debt; which Mr.. VIVA.
Is not, perhaps, overanxious TO claim The ala
Guilty with this theory is that Mr. Jones ss.r.
rather disposed to criticise other playwrighstb,,
to pay them their due tribute Ibsen seems IA !.
odious TO him. There are many people to vhor,
Ibsen is odous. but their dislike OF him Is ira
from the stimulus and sting Of professional a.
vary.
Mr.. Jones speaks OF the growing compsYum
between the drama and medicine. and pleas.
himself not to attempt the realistic representaIon
OF mumps and measles on the stage. 1t rnisAt IA
more to the purpose II he said what he houst,
OF the competition between the drama and n~
gambling club. and pledged himself to renounN
henceforth the realistic representation OF card.
playing scene with a million OF dollars On
one side as stakes and a woman on The
other: the husband and the lover OF the woman
holding the cards. and the woman a spectator
the performance II. in Mr.. Joness opinion this
hdeous spectacle teaches a moral lesson. 10
might at least explain in what the moral lesson
consists. Surely he would not deny that morality
is as important in the drama in Literature
Nay. I imagine him capable Of contending that
his own drama bears some relation to literature
G.W.A