The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

49, ~. wolre: II SUPPOSE. broadly
sneaking. an immoral play Is one thas ooss
HARM
,rza Eethersole: do you not think That
tho meaning OF the word morality Is al
wavs distorted? Surely morality Is
knowledEe OF right and wrong and 1ust'cn
"a ones fellow creatures That IS the osn-
milton of the word morality 10 you H"'
think soT'
Miss d. Wolfe: Yes, perhaps 50; but nos
altogether. o. course l "as 40 ~
sue with your play"
Mrs. Langtry: That is al excellent oenn1-
,,or but not ell people would accept It"
Mics De Wolfe: Among Anglo-SaHon
rsople-that Is, tbs people OF England ana
uar,cs-we have no fences We have no
way OF keeping any one out Of tho thea'er.
uere cur ;heaters are open to every one
Ever one goes-raen, women and younS
xtrls, Unfortunately. II France'it IS hS'
-rbera r certain theaterz which no
Young cir! ever enters The Palais hoya
MAYER entered by the jeune file In Franco
In America no author should WHO anu 10
actor should present an immoral play for
the reason that We have no barriers Livery
body Is free to $50 a play: everybody o0eS
see It."
pefa-ss, Whist Is an immoral plsyr
NfSs De hD4Ies CJto NLA.-I oOoS
Mrs raugtry: "a II not very difficult TO
.grea mon a general definition @: morality
+bst will suit. because OF the differing opin-
ions that prevail es 20 what Is moral or I'M
moral? Certain things that some persons
ro,Id condemn IS immoral. others, who arc
Aso,,aIIv good citizens and equally anxious to
>,ad good lives, would not consider Immoral
s, the least. You might say almost that
each person has an Individual coce-ceTtain-
* that different forms OF society nave az
ferert codes. OF course, there are csrtsLH
things that everybody regards as Immoral
t,, or, speakiuE Ia a broad way, and IN
reference to the presentation upon the sthge
q. subjects involving questions OF moraIity'
Miss NethersoIe: Cant We first OF al os-
nns morality In It's bro2dest senseF DO you
not agree with me that morality IS jus'
what I have saba sense. a kno"ledSe OK
right and wrong and a kno"leoge Oh II
,roner attitude toward ones fellow-menT
.oss not that apply TO morality in Ifs.
and therefore TO morality IN the dramaT
,,.s n. Wolfe: Il agree with what you
say as 70 ones attitude toward ones fsl-
To-, That IS an important point An act
o-l,na-Ilv wrong may be Justified by er-
.-.ors{nary clrcumstances-as a mother 10
.,s,i8es In stealing a loaf FOR her starving
Child"
Miss Ncthersole: Nothing would JUSTIFY II
a. Won live according to the laws or your
corntry. because II YOU violated them you
vould be certain to make soineoody else
surer. Your laws have provided for your
.torvips children, and II they have not 1t
Is your duty TO make The state PROVIDE
for them. because here you-tAe people
make the laws. II the State Is properly
administered there Will not be occasion
,or stealing a loaf Of bread II the state
does not provide it. It is your W fault
for YOU. as one Of the people. are a paH
Of the State. That IS absolutely an act OF
immortality"
Miss De Wolfe: TT would not so appear to
me-"
Miss Nethersole: IF you stole 70 appesse
your chIld's hunger you would be making
sonebody, perhaps an innocent person.
suffer: whereas. the State should provide.
and does. for starving children. You have