The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-04
THEIR PLAYS BAD.
r. Wallace's Denunciation Of
Potter and Bellew.
.or AN ENEMY OF THE DRAMA.
=. nn~s Not object TO Good Plays, but
Cendemns French oEes to Their
Performers' Faces.

8 ss,ouncing Mrs. James Brown-Poster
"a Kyrle BeIlew from his pulpit in
- presence, has been In the CITY,
''-.-aa,nauied by Mrs. Wallace, and the
...,s we're the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Esckware at I4ll Seventh street.
~ Wallace was seen by reporter of
=. pos4-IsTKLLIsEEcER last evening and
.-sssioaed relative TO the attack he made
Mrs. Potter and KyrIe Bellew and their
-ssrs from his pulpit and his attitude
..ss-alIy towards the dramatic profession,
! 81 be said;
auv attack, as you called II, was di-
.<ssd more to the plays than the players
O.. Potter and Mr.. Bellew, of course
ssme In for some of my attention because
ass brought those vicious plays there.
Ts.v rut in a full week at the Marquam
| sand last week. and last Sunday morn
~ / announced in the papers that
seud preach about them. using
ny topic. An insult TO Portland
4 the Mayquam Grand IL cannot be said
a ne that am bigoted or narTow-minded,
i>csass am not. The drama is inherent
us being diyineIy planted there. and l
rcegnize the power To- appreciate the
/ nre. and do myself appreciate il. have
1 hen considerable of a traveller abroad and
4 Il home, and have enjoyed much good
4 kritimaie acting. / love Shakespeare and
q rjoy to see him well interpreted. There
4 ~ plays that elevate and educate. while
4 tsn comedies with clean environments
I IN rsstful TO the tired BRAIN To that ex-
M. believe in the drama and encourage
bat the stream of abominable yieness
,sst Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew had
ssured out every night last week was so
faring through its pretensions 10 art and
sent that ] am justified in criticizing
/ 18th play and players. for had seen Mrs.
| bitter and Mr. Beliew in the East.
the church was crowded. and yoa can
4 nsgine my astonishment on seeing both
raik 10 and take two vacant side seats near
i lie pulpit. The church fiAed rapidly and
fzirs had to be placed in the aisles TO
azommodate all. They sat out the musi-
al sryices, prayer and readings, and
nId dose attention TO my prelude. which
gseeded the regular sermon, and in
Urn showed M tho yileness of their
IS, their demoralizing effects on the
nnlunity, and spoke of Mrs. Potter and
q vie Bellew in connection with them
! fthe end of the prelude and while was
4 Fparing 10 goon with the regular SER
BON, Mr.. Beliew pulled out his watch,
oked at it, snapped IL shut and beckoned
IL companion. and the two started to
Sex their way ont among the people that
rcwdea the aisle, causing considerable
pmmotIon.
Il stopped short. and, fearing that they
might think ! had not recognized them
sad that Beiiew might say that, had
! kacxa they We're present, | would not
l. have spoken as / did. | deliberately
4 ylnted them out 10 the congregation and
Eid:
".rhere are the people l have been
: ussking about o 3
"The announcement created consider
able Of q sensation and everybody watched
them until they got out Their presence
shere Indicated strange lack of taste or
else desire by their presence 10 bride
the pulpit and prevent use OF palmer
language than might be used in their
tsence. Whatever their object. they
g hlsd so far as my language aud purpose
ne concerned and can only regard
81 af presence as studied attempt to
re free advertising by their sensational
a g
a amy prelude | referred TO the nsces-
Egiw recreation and the need for whole
fmssmnsement. such as good. legitimate
Tsr Morded, and before whose genius
seessd with q special reverence because
dnAf loyalty 10 the principles oG purity
righteousness. | showed on the other
asad TIE class of plays which, while they
pesstssed genius, were suIlied and stepped
y IN atmosphere of impurities. OF
nn class were those produced by Mrs.
F'lisf and Bellew last week--French plays
elhe suggestive order. III those who had
nsd the works that had been thus drama
tad and produced by these two people
~ The need 10 have the pollution cleaned
non their hands, how much more injuri-
co vas II TO an entire community 20 have
~ uncicaniiness OF these suggestions
nhhslfed through the drama. Alter
zach inors OF the same order. with illus
faiions. asked
who are these people kyrle Bellew
ID Mrs. Potter7 They have just re-
ained from India, where, judging from
- pays here presented, IL were better
Fl Nty had stayed. This country would
have profiied by their exile. They come
nsskng in through the Golden Gate of
ns rae re. presenting vile plays as feelers
2 see u they can deluge the country with
zen and carry them further East
10 the newspapers kyrle Beilew has
w associated with others in what was
a1howledged to have been the most dis
paeesal divorce case in the courts of Chi
NO There IS an honored and respected
aver IN that city, Mr.. Leslie Carter,
- MS child, the one now wifeless, the
set moihesiess, caused by the associa-
a-Ay Wherever Mrs. Potter presented
pays IN the East before she went to
-sia me moral sentiment of many COM
-a'sss rose IA strong and Indignant
k@@s against such representations.
sss vie plays are q disgrace TO Ameri-
~ ald !, a. Christian, must raise my
49, ~ protest against both the plays
g The players
-. Nallace's sensational sermon in
~sana created a great excitement. and
VVsgcaiaa has fairly turned over its
s.los 70 the supporters of the principals
ns controversy DIR. Wallace, the
ss-sass, and the subjects of his sermon,
~ Ie'ssF and Kyrle Bellew. The sd
.. 49, OF the sectors have advanced the
se'aeat that Mrs. Potter and Kyrle
-" were not at the church and were
# ~sas persons pointed al by DIR. Wallace
Isl sy passed out OF the church. Letters
eject have been poured on the
and many Of them were published.
we writers, Edward Emery, goes SO
say thar be was dining with the
- - tae time Dr.. Wallace alleges they
szs. ''''' ii''s - ''e
sare yen viii Re glad 10 correct a
II 49, uade IN your issue of today.
kss,~. zoe heading Of A Drama in
M. grapAic description is given OF
1, p.aoes sermon and OF tire exit OF
49, aud Mrs. Potter from aths
Ns'ther Mrs. Potter nor ii r. Be-
a.. snM pr. Wal,ace's church or any
10 . .sch an Sunday evening. dIned
ls, n and asterward spent several
y kn,.9 assr company without leaving
sssssls no ths people were who SO
=. WaIlace might enllgbten nm a. 10
e.saety: have heard Of preachers
Ne, % stage tricks 10 make a
W r.Arf cQrrssrnn4nIlt u ~ H,n.rra a.