The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

ton this spectacular, under the care OF
the very best men and women in the
community there shall be nothing wit
messed that would he unfit for a par
lor. ANY attitude, any look. any woru
that would offend you seated al your
own tireside in YOUR family circle will
be prohibited from that platform. Ky
what law of ommon sense or of moral
ity does that which is not til to be seen
or heard by five people become mt TO
be seen or heard by l.5o0 people? On
the platform Of that spectacular all
the scenes of the drama WIZ be as
chaste as was ever Il lecture by Edwarn
Everett or a s,rmon by +. W. EoEert-
son. Or the Platform shall come Only
such men and women as you wuuN
welcome to your homes. ! do not make
the reQuisition that they be professors
of religion. There are professors OF
religion that / would not want III my
parlor or kitchen or coal cellar. II is
not what we profess. but what we are.
fNi' va" '""i' VI 'H"t i'''i'' :,
spectacular will be gentlemen and Ia
dies in the ordinary ac~ceptation Of
'hoSe TERMS persons "hohl you """'u
invite to sit nj your table and whom
you would introduce to your children
ana win "hoAi you would not Nv com
promised II you were seen pu99'pS
uo"h pennsylvania avenue OF hF"'"'
way WIN 'nt'h'
On mat platform there Sha'' De n"
car"">er' n" lh'pflat'' no 'NPr'ah' no
Toe OF g"oH morals masculine or i'"'i'
nine II Is often SaId we nave no r'&h'
10 rrti'iSe the private h'"ra'S" 81 Pu""'
entertainers wen 40 aN you P''"Ne
with "ih'r q" lh' Pia'-
FORM on inns INSTITUTION we N'"n '"'e
"hiI goo" men au" goo" women III tue
ordinary S"''ai sense OF Ro"ul't'S' just
as soon as INC platform Oh me spec.
tdculhf Is luIIS ana laiFIA 'SlapJlSllth
many Il genius who hitherto has SnP'
pressed the dramatic element in his
nature because he could not limo the
realm in which to exercise II Will step
over on the PLATFORM ana glah'ho Oh IN"
drama. their name known the world
over, who nav" been loIilng Tor the 'Ie-
Natlon OF the drama, VIII step over on
that platform s'Ich women as 'har-
Iotte Nushman OF the past. Such men as
Joseph Jefferson OF the present,
The platform OF mat new institute
tton, OF that eNpurght"d drama, occli-
pI'd only by these pureSt OF men ana
women, VIII draw TO l1Neii hli1iohS OF
people who have never been TO see t*lc
drama more thah once or twice IN lnrIr
lives or ne'"' saw 1t at all Ihat m
Stltu'lon Will combine the best music,
me pest arrhliecture' the pest genus
SIX nights the week on Inc SIDE OF IN
lcIliEtNrt ana gOou morals,
DO you tel me TINS plan Is chlmerI'ai?
! answer II only requires one man
somewhere mere ana san IRAN
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