New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
A PHRASE misunderstood.

and and heaven knows the woods are fun OF them)
a. scholar 4 scholar who. learned IN art. history
it affairs appreciates thai Shakespeare Is
What item of human knowledge can be left GU, Of
schos hs fcnoa It rs % ia
mis- ,nry years Of silent and labor N our
who say that MIR Daily should i have mounted shake
speare Shakespeare staged himself; that for e1-
Merry %es shopd have s"d BEEN with
rush,s. and that the rather frank familiarites
been sandpapered for nineteenth century ears polite
But these cavillers few and far between; are az
young Shakespeare only the "decaderce of the
drama" and the degradation Of the theatre" and
Mr. DAILY the New York Shakespeare Society and
We have seen your successes as they came crowding
one upon another in magnificent succession. and as
y Mm ire s. eys s yoa5 have e0 ss
presented them" Applause)
MIR. DAILY SPEAKS
Mr.. Daily. on rising to respond, received with
enthusiastic applause that long sustained In
the course of his speech he frequently inter
rupted by applause for many telling points. or with
laughter for his w.tticisms. He sad:
Gentlemen In rising to acknowledge the the, nat
e1 beg your aI PATIENCE %S' While recall few Of the
thoughts that occurred 10 me when receiver tne
first intmation of the honor proposed me IN TINS
dinner. a compliment which has eliminated in this
distinguished ard representative gathering,
tSe high p pr %GS which H believe You feel have
tried TO live up 10 in my managerial career ii 10
Ge IN. upon SDRS than to make its laws then the
who control the amusements of the people
greater. than the men who fill It's pulpits IT Is
With a sense of such responsibility that | have
0Ie is easy to a decide what S the right course to
follow to keep The theatre up to high standarqs
and healthfui. or what is morbid and degrading
The difficulty lies in adhering 10 your s,anua ,l
Sockins to it. you had to fock there all by your
self. 1t causes certain lonely Ieehng 10 Snii
Some may say. as have often said to myself
know Won s' are ~ Fight but there cold cynlcsm
about rows of empty seats which sometimes ef'll h
herring to Your standard In the face Of discourage
have known every phase OF me struss,s oc 90
where the most thorough entertainment can be had
while distinct encouragemeni is given TO the NIX"
MAN WITH A SINGLE PURPOSE
man who has a clear purpose in what he does
is apt to be a man OF single purpose. 10 'ha'
single purpose rightly wrongly all else Is SUD
ordinated Fortunately, and unfortunately, some
times too. everything is made to yield 10 that one
object. Hence complaints OF the man ih , s
OF doing business. OF ms manners A''' VI '''
called peculiar ways -. ,,.,, oo,,,ap
Perhaps It does not tend 70 make man coi',pnm
ionablc or socable or clubabe 10 nav eS hi.
ambitions and unsetsfied longinss Tor sun nit"sl
achievements, which apply contihuai spur 10
ertion |, does not make man .oie'an t, "
going indifference. nor OF cr,. i, s,n r.scn,
may. truth. SOW his path with sn Mixer than
doors In the world II the wofkers ,, nav h,ne
i'm the ma jority. make up reputation 'o' MN
The reverse OF aR,r"able. $3.50 ,, ,
tcuiarly observe with regard to high PURPOSE IN ~
theatrical managemcn, i tnns sus" and ken, alive
by Inclination and in one sense. therefore, 'h' "ue
manager is born and not MADE -,,os, ro,4,l my
,l..rf hat ro
inclination when permitted t, see the rom show
theatre was for Pys as Sen boy to BGron
those stages drank in my nrst draughis Of Shake-
spearian nectar and understood then ana from
them what a dramatic company truly meant ana
II your courtesy tonight warrants me in ne nov
that have kep aye In th tor TosH o be enf rep
resenta;ion; that | have worthly followed IN tne
succession OF Of whom Bnf in hopng that
nv efforts will bear fruit In the future for the Soo
OF the drsm ma IN a cGnaY ina ana and i now finding
in my theatre the inspiration which VIII cnaDe nm
F. For believe that the work OF maintaining high
and great theatre in this country depends upon nu
yidual exertion and upon personal ntness' zap
THE END NOT ATTAINABLE.
know what has been said about the great adj
vantage to a country TO have theatre suppor'ei
by a permanent fund and protected from the V'is-
STUDIES of fortune owing TO the hckleness OF pubic
favor But I do not believe the end is obtainab".
There are two propositions for such theatre: one
is an establishment by the Government but M rs,
been established in Great Britain. which has Pr.
duced the chief literary glories OF the ngsn III
genluses under managers thoroughly meIed @'tS
The correct view OF their duty n m na,,ci
the hereditary patrons Of every form OF or eabe to
expect It in our own country , ri. o,aou,-
m rne1 Of aon anf
The iaudable object In VIEW ths tn Is 10 s" Rent open
Ia ali Seasons OF the Year SO as AFFORD all TINES
rational and elevating dramaie enter,a IN nn
dreds OF OF to contribute to such cpp niI
and mos. ss anns Ts Of
mum in this country, s.o ora =, our
great cities having each endowed such an institution
and placed 1t in charge OF competeht mana nam 10
end in view will be attained by theatre n one
city any than the establishment OF one '9 FacE
city should therefore have its own endowed 'ne'-
tire.
WHAT THE MANAGERS WOULD DO.
Cumulative OF each others efforts. the several
managers would produce the most novel. the most
or,gna and the most respondent effects and these
after charming their own pubic, would DE OK
changed with the other theatres for their pronuc-
lions so that the whole country would enjoy III
s,,ccesson the fruit OF the highest culture III the
most fascinating Of all enterta nments ann anus n
ment and instruction going hand ID han' ,e and
would be gradually weaned from an low" edo1 @n
coarser forms OF stage attraction. But an endowed
tbeafre Ike n silver purchase blu; would hayr Il
host of enemlcg from the START fhi ,aa,no or
Gin the outcry Why not an en1owed naEh r o
an endowed daily newspaper? why give one i" 49,
nrofesson that Of the stage lie once ~ -,
some salaries while numbers Of another proIes,on
have TO struggle with the hckeress, ot ~" ~ tRbo On
And Won NAV Imagine what II would De u ~, ,
dowei theatre and the endowed manager did ,r no.
possess the entire friendship OF ne p,,Is;so ~
hubble would still be affected by the crluc's.n ~
It's favor!te newspaper and the whoe eIiee. al me
National theatre would be lost II mere i ore Nv
would foresee for the manager OF sucn a snea..
life of tria.s. continual running ,ns o, fre.h
OF critical assaults upon the occasion OF every resn
production-for his Unfortunate choice OF pNces 40
too old new for his unfortunate ieaH.ns ~ .,
particular school OF the drama. for his unio.tuha,e
choice OF nerformers. TO begin with. by whch WI'I