The record-union., 1899-02-05

from other cities, many Of whom seem
to shed moral responsibility as they
would shed garment when they visit
a metropolis, and who confessedly come
here to relax from the dissolute part OF
the metropolitan population in making
successful the exhibitions that so fire.
quently disgrace New York. But the
danger lies in the increase in number
and the growing fiagrancy of licentious
exhibitions, and the desire of their
managers and promoters to enlarge
their peculiar public by persistently
sending their shameless shows on the
road They hope that what has been
rejected may upon new venture be toll
Grated and finally be welcomed by q
public which they would orientalize for
their own greed of money. They stand
as panders to the vicious of the public
with the unholy hope that they may
infect the greater public to their gain.
Last season saw a vile play - play
whose sensational incident was SIM
ulated attempt to violate Womans
chastity-run 'prosperously' in New
York at a theater classed as worthy
the patronage of self-respecting per-
sons, and under the direction Of a. man
ager pretending to high aims, and this
season that play has been on the road
in defiance of every sentiment that
makes for an ennobling and healthiiy-
amusing stage This is but one OF
number of enterprises put forward by
mana gers who make no pretensions OF
artistic impulse that are offending the
moral sense of the outside public after
catering to the queer class that con-
scienceless managers study to please
in New York. All of these exhibitions
are as deliberately gross as have re-
Gently disgraced certain metropolitan
music halls. The integrity of public ap-
probation and the welfare OF the the
alter demand a quick and an impera-
tive remedy.
TT is astonishing" said the old the
atrical manager the other day, the
vogue the photograph has attained
within the last few years. 1t was not
SO long ago that the provision OF a vast
quantity of gaudy Autographs was con-
sidered a necessity by theatrical COM
panies and town was not properly
billed unless these monstrosit1eS were
displayed in all available windows. Now
few frames of photographs are used
in their stead. Not only do they pre-
sent a better appearance, but they at
tract the appearance of hundreds where
the old lithos gained scarcely passing
notice from a few. They are cheaper
i'm proportion and vastly more attrac-
tive advertising medium"
Saws Clement Scott: Half the time
of English rehearsing is taken up and
wasted in arranging the scenes and po-
sitions on the stage, whereas this
should be done long before the first re-
hearsal in the stage managers study,
on model stage, and with doll figures,
according to w. S. Gilbert's plan. The
rest of the time is taken up in fruit
less arguments and tedious discussions
among the principals. wasting the
weary day of the smaller people, who
almost break their hearts over this
want of system. In America and
France the stage manager or director
never allows any one to give or utter
an opinion on the stage during re-
hearsal. He or she has to do what is
ordered, and is compelled to obey. A
suggestion during the intervals is al
ways welcome to good stage manager,
but he does not permit any arguments
or views on the stage. A man IN the
ranks might just as we'll discuss with
a drill sergeant, or captain of COM
pany with an adjutant. The conse-
auence of a slip-shod, shilly-shally
method is that on a first night, on
which everything depends, the produc-
ton, on which thousands of pounds
hang in the balance. is found to be from
half an hour to an hour and half too
long"
Ellen Terry has offered engagements
to several of the old Lyceum company
for her forthcoming tour OF Nine.
Sans Gene but she has given them 10
understand that she cannot pay any,
thing like the salaries which they re-
ceived from Sir Henry. Miss Terry is
supposed to- be financiering her own