New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
THE DRAMA AND DR4N4TTSTS.
MRS. IDA JEFFREYS GOODFRIEND AD-
DRESSES THE PROFESSIONAL
WOMAN'S LEAGUE.

"American Dramatists and the Drama was the
subject OF n paper given before the Professional
Woman's League yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Ida
Jeffreys Goodfriend. 1t was most Interesting re-
sumo OF the more important works OF our American
dramatsts.
Mrs Cioodfriend said TO her audience that In
nearly all Of our American plays which have been
successful the dramatic rather than the literary
quality has been most conspicuous she quoted as
the highest and most notable examples OF Ameri-
can masterpieces Boxers Frances di kifnini'
John Howard Payne's "Brutus.' made almost I'M
mortal hy the genius Of Edwin Booth. and William
Youngs .'Cianclon" Lawrence Barretts last pro-
ducton.
THE American people," she said. ARE more
deadly In earnest with life than any other class OF
people on earth and me moment you strike at 'hc
found atoms OF homc-for every American expects
10 have ono II ne has not one arc ady-he protests,
and falls 10 see anything the least clever IN tha'
which ridiculcs existing social conditions ii' P''
fers 10 poke fun at the expense OF ms he'N"oo'' =
and can Wit IN satire on ms So,''' '"
domestic fe. Bronson Howard TOOK a step !" @ t"S
direction when he wrote "Aristocracy. ana whhe
in a measure successful 1t dld not become pop'-
lar sidney Rosenfclds stepping stone IS an
other tyne and unsuccessful, although mafNel Oh
clever cpigram. . ,,.
Mrs Goodfricnd could not close her talk without
a passing tribute TO women drama'iS's' '"'iu"'''s
Margaro, Mcrington. Martha Morton MrS, iio't
son Eurnett Mrs &. 4. poremns. MISS All l..
Ives Mrs Pacheoo. Minnie Madd"rn lSk'' ~ Rim
sheridan and Mary +. stone. VINO h'N' ''0'''
plishcd noteworthy "nortS- - 49,, rerioa in
The present T. 10y no means our PSI peI.ou a ~ ~
literature" continued the speaker "nie ~ :" "
come and perhaps II H. not iir hls'tn'' -, ~
sea ION OF contemplation Will follow thr, SIIir o'
ac,for which has possessed our country ioi s'H'H
Perhaps our dramaiists viii b" deN.0p'n ~ ~ W." iu
our great poets all IN on" era ne nm I'M, 49,
sH,e,y come that will produce American genius III
this department OF literature IL Is "a 800 a.
fact thai when the spirit OF any nm" n"n ~.
ed a God given genius 'hl- "oiYr.. '"' ''''
frv has uufailinely responded 10 its caII.
In closing Mrs. GOodfri"nd s"ln - ,,,,.h g.,
aecms 10 me Will be pertinent and ntiinS tloukn II
40, l, fact a part OF the subject. t',r' L" "
,inweIcome report that Manager \. NJ faIihrr -
abour 70 take away his theatrical lht'i-Ls l'".n ~
S.w-York 10 Chicago. NJ f'fh"I ~ ~
Tho rise and growth of the American 1tAina anu
,hc American theatre could be consld't"l ON
,.,. without a reference 10 this distinguish" b'l'
,inr,,, and manager His productions "''' '''',
H., ,inne and showed the beneficial in'ii'Nc'H, %,
= v.il',roiued mind and refined iast" IN 'n'tl'''.'
arairs | trust that these "9'H- VIZ. IT,, ~, r,s
Hinn IN him but only a kindly recognition OF ms
services and his uniaiihS 'i''''''' 80 '''
oi vtss tn NorT r stone presided and among the
,odtrs who listened with interest 10 IN. hSc
it,i.b his uaucr brought forth w'r" NJ I,,',l-
ick Hond Mr. william Todd Nic1N' ., s,,,t
NJ Gallant Mrs Louis Nalsawald. HlSs Sputn-
,"or,b Mrs q; II Wheeler. Mrs 'lar"mc' h"'"S'
~ Why and Mrs. Gertrud" Andrew ~
!, u,,s announced los the secretary ei th' iS'isr
30, ,ho annual bazaar will open on p"c'hlD.I ~
H. :, cloud Hotel II viii continue on "'. "''".
Among the latest conirihuuohS AZ ,"a,-,,,hcd
~ n'''ois i,s,r the Bonnie Brlar Ku-h. auios,aph"'
- ra- N,ciar.u and Joseph JEFFERSON fNut"",-
ograt,hy' also with the author Au'os'"P" III '