New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
THE WAR AND TIE THEATRES
MANAGERS NOT AT ALL ALARMED.
ENGLAND CAN BE BROUGHT TO TERMS By KEEP
ING ALL HER ACTORS OR BY SEND

ING THEM HOME
The universal hope and the all but universal be-
lief Is that there will be Yet the very sug-
geston OF war has set everybody to thinking what
the effect would be in this that and the other quar-
ter If war should come. Tribune reporter set
out yesterday to collect opinions to what would
he the effect the theatres He went TO see lead
ing managers and asked them what they thought
about 1t. He expected to be told only whether
people would probably be inclined to go TO the thea
tres in time Of war, whether any. many, of the
payhouses would have to close, and whether the
prices would probably be higher or lower. But tho
managers talked on quite other points Of the sub
ject: than these. and on points so much more in
teresting and conclusive that realization left antci
patton quite In the shade.
1--WE do not feel at all alarmed about war; my
colleagues and l." said theatrical manager.
because feel that II the occasion should really
arise we have the whole matter in our own hands
You are too yourg remember" he went on. WIN
look OF lofty Indulgence at the reporter. THE pro-
posal that was made at the time when war with
England was feared on account Of the Alabama
claims. II then suggested that for the defeat or
England nothing more was needed than to cut
hole in the Isthmus OF Panama. What Is the lati-
tude OF England? You do not know. In degrees and
minutes. and neither do /. but II is the same as
that of Labrador. Where. then, does England get
its warm climate? From America-from the CUR
Stream. Now. the Gulf Stream comes from the
coast OF Africa curls around Central America and
the Gulf OF Mexico, whence It's name. and then
shoots up the and over to England The
on the Pacific side Of the Isthmus Of Panama
IS 2 few inches higher than that on the Atianuc
side, and II is also colder. II a cut were MADE
through the sthmus the colder water or the IA
cifc would rush through in a torrent chill inc
Gulf Stream and undo all that that wonderful cur
has been In the habit OF doing all these centu-
ries for England. English house architects have
excessively
weather, and In few days every Englishmans
house. instead Of being his castle, would De MS ice
palace The whole Of England would simply De
frozen up and a little thing like war would make
no difference to 1t way or the other. 1t wouid
be an iceberg. and while an Iceberg Is an ugly
thing to sail a ship against, 1t canno. carry on
much of a
Il say ell this only by way OF illustration Amer
lea deprive England of its climate II II wants
to, but there will be no need or such extreme
cruelty We can deprive Engshmen Of all their
means of amusement and leave them in gloom
That will be enough Not only VIII we stop sendiis
nossession of me English companies that We have
now in our power Think OF thein i, i nnnnanv
John Hare and his company. the His Excellency
company, the Hanse and Gretei COMPANY me
sg og a' Nethtrsoe Miss cissy Fitzgerald and no
end Of ndvdHa opera SINGER London season comes
spring what will they 90 without h a., d5v
They can do sy n9hg rsmen cannot stand Tney
cannot exist They Will have to make any terms ter
plain to the British Cabinet as to anybody else IL
attention is once called 10 IL: Don WHY '"'
II is a pity that this manager will not permit MS
to be mentioned his ihe next mani
aser who was questioned disagreed Wit, with MN m
radically The way b for ms 10 actors Whom
have, but to send them back send them back az
every Of them A Ths GnF aonn o e
in comparison with the great herd OF EngIishm Tnl
panes Why. there is scarcely theatrical com
pany America that has not two or t Ha be E5e
IhG ,n W who are playing in the theatres
tonight exclusive Of the sarted Now re-
member that London has at the present s
the ali t Se" Enssh actors and
dancers should be suddenly sent nome VIVA. c9u ha
simply so many thousands OF unemployed artists
thrown the country for support ana not orui'iai
common fare but persons used to every luxury ana
liable to not fgpPEstbed On viii
understand this you may be sure and VIII not take
Is much to be regretted The clear insigh, and the
70 BIZ nsefbe d on s aSet Of
brass but he permits his sentiments 10 De m s,d
The The third manager was one of the aggressive
American sort. One Of the tngoes VINO o nave ESQ so
laughing Of their ~ don't believe there ere, VIII
need a ns be- s nSpf Keeping
Tho English actors or sending them home either.
They viii go of themselves In time Of war every
man wants TO be in his own country. Inc fhEnsn
actors will all leave u.s. and then the American
actors will have chance. We shall then nave
American ploys played by Americans. We shall
stnnort our own brothers and sisters instead OF
foreigners and 1t will be a good thing me war
snt coming but let it come If 1T wants to as far
as actors concerned ,o,
At this point the reporter felt that ne had learned
oe mich International theatrical Law as there was
any need of knowing and he started for Nassau-st
with new confidence I'm the ability OF upper Broad
way TO regulate the affairs OF the world
7 sEAyER PAGES PATRIOTIC REMARKS.