The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

"a. 70 tse Seattle theater Friday
49, rsxA4. was given ar length In gss-
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-, ar,snIoo OF play thai Is everywhere
- :, ~ highest esteem. as a morally
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-. svses ihe Rev. ". NJ kellogg 20
s-srasny me &c the taeater Friday night
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ss.nzs n II. no matter what ones own -
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o, ge..s<g says: ''Pgai; ne to express
:. srpreciation Of your courtesy in max
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,isa request 70 write MY impressions CT
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rx- se REGARDED as coming from the pull
M sad ,helr value will b. measured by
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ssAsgalnt.
III Z Of at least some Importance to
s.sx ;hat enterpriesng Journalism asks
:. onsnlon OF the pulpit on a question OF
~ kind Mr.. James A Herne is GER
s.sly an artist Of rare accomplishment
"a renders his part to perfection To say
"a a. actor neither falls short nor exax-
ssraiss Is 20 recognize, the hlgheTt attain
ser possible IN that line. This can be
rnsfuliy ssd Of Mr.. Herne In his render
~ Of shore Acres. II would b. diff
eli % make an unfavorable criticism Of
Az part Of his supporters tn this drama
While Witnessing the production OF THE
ssg Eagland scene / could not avoid the
| .nprssson that IL all stage productions
ssn a lofty ia moral sentiment and as
rsgs ID tone as this one much. IL not all
- oDjecfson raised By church people
sEAmSg ne theater would be removed
rat TIE objection which the church raises
. ne theatsr is not IN the scenic proiuc-
fg Eseif but to the character OF the
sl4ys Produced and TO the character. or
| pTksps lack Of character OF the actors is
fsa IN the fact that the church every
Were has approved Of such productions
q Queen Esther 'Jephthah's Daughter
David ne Shepherd Boy. etc. There is
~ a9abt. then. that the stage might be
ts@f ar a powerful agency 10 aid ia moral
avs social reforms II all plays we're
5lacsa on Ar high plain as Shore Acres'
4RBt since you solicit the Impressions OF
~ pulpit concerning this particular pro-
esrton Il woaif hardly be proper FOR me
hssqse~ nv delight with the skin OF the
ss.s<s and the unusually high moral tona
re play. provided / have suppressed
scr Impressions.
Viewed from the pulpit Il seems 10 me
"a TIE play Itself contains one serious
assci. Il was impossible for me TO sheks
q ne conviction as the play proceeded.
~ Fnen the curtain dropped II yet re-
nsired. Doubtless many poorer stories
ave eesn told IN Illustration In every pull
81 81 the land than shore Aores.' but II
sefe 70 use. even this in illustration OF
y self-sacriaess " al elder for a younger
epiaes ] would try to avoid the impress
ness here referred 10.
TIA nrst act represents q Christian
bone n Maine invaded By an atheist and
Yeealator. These two gradually bat
fS'sly destroy all the finer sentiments that
nAss BONE what Il ought 70 be until IL
vas ieii In eesolation. Whether the orig
"a Intention was TO put atheism, snadal-
y ard sioicssn m ia a more favorable ligat
t1Aa these nneT Christian sentiments, or
tsA cannot determine, but the impress
taa made apon re was that n Christian
Ssne = SCI az great Disadvantages By the
eaaaAss. It il true that Nat Berry was
as.fs aeiusted ~ TIRE pur>st moral sen
ssas' pat even ne is made 20 yield 20 the
!. 20 aesserRtt0e o. mothers grave No
fae7s hFoasanut a.s play Is this tnprex-
- sorrHctsd. II fusY s~ crly sentiment
~ N,Gkes Christian hoals what Il L.
~ u y destroyed BY atheism c. spec,i-
sAlon NAat viii they supply IN Al. place?
lisa eane<'t claim 10 20 founded upor
ssahc certainty, nor GOES II orer n
eaeF Intellectual development. Neither
- " propose tc substitute q htgher
:. - Sue Il does demand that the pur-
Sais0An sentiments whieh cluster
LBS ias old aome and mothers crave
- . wiped ou. without sny cofnpcn-
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@e IS that - Martin Berry. The
s.AIts ~iris Is 40 better for IL Of
- hsNains % supply she place Of these
-efe sentiments except dollars
Issa nc standpoint 81 he pulpit. the
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80 aoing of Mr. HeTue II. AZ the ccn-
- !. we're te being oas viyidly the re-
s4ss'y q the sentiments watch we're ahan-
Es Naen mothers grave wes deze-
- ana tas Christian sentiments 90 tho
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substitutes to climax OF re pay
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80 = 10 compensation for ali thaI
SA ne threshold % shRt happy home
ssas'eeraaae has been said Of isss re-
@eE TIE eut3re movements OF ex-
~a's'on Coroctt. Reports have had him
to Australia. forming a combination
sisz ard Tssppssrinx IN ne 'Nsval
" spite 81 ar these ruufors. how-
- tae chances ara tnat the ex-chaYu-
Il Ia T.
t'ai Expectations are pending where
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F y A'f.mT2se s Vests orzanlKa-
- SeeHtt TIRE p}sns now under cor
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'As sao@ az some point west o. pen-
rsasa Interviewed = Few days $50 ln
tity George Primrose d.d rot
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matter He finally admitted. how
- oat Coreett FAD made proposi-
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