New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28

Mss Olga Nethersole appeared Yesterday morn
ING in the Centrest- court where the examination
INTO the question as 70 whether "SaphoF Is an
immoral play was 20 be resumed She came IN
with Hamilton Revelle, her Leading man and sew
eral others. Magistrate Mott. who was dispoGng
OF q small case, quickly settled II and went into
his private room 20 with the hearing IN the
case OF the actress Accompanying her and Nr.
ReveIle were Theodore Moss Marcus Mayer her
manager, and A H. Hummel their attorney.
The first witness was Mrs. AImon Hensley, presi-
dent OF the Society for the Study OF Life Other
witnesses subpcsnaed testify the hearing were
Mrs julius hamburger, Mrs : NJ Harris. OF tho
New-York Mothers Club; Mrs. Amelia VI S. Cal
kins OF the Study OF Life Society. and Dr. ElOisa
F Church. There were also several dramatic
writer's among the witnesses
When Mrs. HensIey took the stand she ques-
toned by Assistant District Attorney O'Rsilly.
She said that had twice visited Wallack's The
atre since the production OF ~sapho-" She gave
description OF the OF the play with consider
able detail, and in a manner indicating that they
had made an unfavorable impression on her.
You had this impression as 20 those episodes the
Irst time you saw them asked AIr. HummsL
7 had she replied
Why did you 90 a second time2
Mrs. HeasIey replied that she had been sub
posnaed and wanted 20 be that she had clear
impression OF the play. She insisted that she was
biassed when she went The witness had read
the book by Daudet IN the French, and said that
she thought IL improper book, and that she had
thought all along that the contention 20 nave I1s
play suppressed just
What your idea in reading the book
Exactly as I read any other book By a well
known author"
DO you put It alongside Shakespeare
Certainly not"
Mrs. Hensley was examined at length a. 70 the
question OF her having been prejudiced against the
play ut the time but she
denied emphaticaIIy that such was the case. She
said that she admired Miss NethersOIe. and was
not prejudiCed She had previously said that she
did not consider the book proper one for dranna-t
zaJiOn- She further said that there nothing
in the costuming OF 'SaphO'' that she considered
improper. Mr. Hummel in the DENOMINATION
led the witness through the different scenes n the
play, which she had described IN the direct sx-
animation and she corrobOrated her previous state
AT the end OF Mrs Hensley's testimony Hillary
Bell was called he was on The stand out a few
moments. He followed by Mrs s. NJ Harris
Of the Network Mothers Club; Dr.. EIOise T.
Church and William Iuglis al OF whom testified
at greater or less length the Impressions
made upon them by the different scenes in the pro-
duCriOn, and 10 the purpOrred LprOprteUy OF the
performance Their testimony did not vary Largely
from that given by Mrs Hensey, and The axarnina-
uious by counsel We're similar
In spite of the fact that Magistrata MOTT had
expressed a desire 70 end the case YESTERDAY A.
sisJant District Attorney O'ReilIy asked for an ad-
iOurnment shortly before o'clock. saving he had
a large amount OF work 70 DO 70 uranscrfbe the
testimony The case was adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.