The sun., 1900-07-08


Hur." The Christian' and Quo vadis' TO be
wholly NOR al In tone. put aside their rejudics to
see their favorite personases Of fiction simu-
lated In the flesh. Prejudice Is stuooorn
thing" Mr.. Frohman says. and SLOW 70 %
eradicated from tho human mind. 30 ne -
glad TO 500 theatres filed By people who wouio
not permit themselves to risk attendance ~
play the nature Of which they were not sure
about lie adds:
Plays such a. those have enumerated have un
con scousy benz ned the theatre, inasmuca as 'ney
have opened tho way for hide bound persons 10 me
wholesome pleasures Of the drama. From ben huf
10 more conventional stage presentment Is NOS such
q far cry as Il would seem on the surface once ac'
customed to seeing plays tina, bear the stamp ana ap
proval OF chuTchly authority thc pfeIuaioea
theatre novice soon learns Discrimination
II the nontheatre. going public must oe educated
through the A D G channels II the drama aud by
means Of the religious play, let us have no limit
10 those productions education Is the stepping stono
70 every pe,ec, appreciation Of ART In any Of It's forms,
and education for the proper appreciation Of the stage
by whatever means Il Is accomplished. cannot but
md a mmsndston among intelligent progress
dve men and women.
In other words, familiarity with the acted
DIR anna will breed less of contempt than esteem
in those who have been taught 10 despise IT,
The change OF view will come through oo)sct
lessons 10 those who can be- brought INTO the S1e
less pronounced results, II any at oil. will come
cf TIE Efforts OF the Actors Church Alliance to
sountenanoe socially the people of the theatre IRE
most conservative sentiment of the stage.
and II says:
We never had much faith in the ultimate success
Of the organization. because we thought thai sucn
liar a Q he( uFsh M
desired by either Of the contracting parties and the
aid and comfort which were to Be provided for the
iiksy 10 win his appreciation Imagine the average
actor introduced into the social fe OF the parish pre-
sided over BY me resident cha and thus s9,a,S
festival or donation party. Think how his pulses
would quicken amid such scenes Of stirring gsyesy
sr eSi oT iof s ss'V. shp
Potter President OF the Alliance. evidently thinks
that such harmless pleasures are rscessaIy for the
D.s. S e asqt., ssqts mental the Ohs re-
cen! meeting he ssysiy made IKE S s,s!smfn ss;S, In,
IN isolation. and this danger, the result OF constant
and sole communion With those OF his own profession
Is. according 10 the reverend gtntlsmans theory.
visiting Of such penalty upon the offspring OF those
who have neglected the advantages OF marital Ieia
lions with non professionals Were any oInds , a.
unable to see that the organization Of this alliance
was necessary TO avert this dire evil for there has
Dcen
the championship OF non nprofessionals or the prtv
iege Of marriage within that unlimited class such
oomp need not be sought BY either actor or
actress for their scquaintance Is eagerly longed fof
b. those who SIT In front Of the footlights and the
danger OF ultimate idiocy in the line Of the posterty
Is easily ayerted BY marriages which have every
social, legal and religious sanction
The society OF stageland has quite IA many
gr adss as society elsewhere. Any attempt 10
deal with II IN a missionary spirit Will be re-,
santed by actors who are self-resnecting and
- at.aA h.Vr NIhn
Night Club Is composed Of actresses who Will
not admit soendalous women Its discreet
policy has brought upon 1t some ridlcule along
Womon's League has been careless as 10 the
morals Of its members. and has prospered
financially and pSpulrly under that good
narea S1 Tsv, lax taken sT those Women Of
the theatre who are socially inclined among
them selves There are many Others whose pri-
vate lives are either Isolated, or WHO as 9ciate
evitable yet still pity for reputable actresses.
that bad behavior IA ohroniclsd and good be-
havior Is not There is more ado Just now over
three thousand who have not needed to. The
men OF the footlights have the widest range
from Gent!emanliness TO loaferisn. Some OF
them are welcome In the best clubs, and some
the Actors Church Alliance can strike Into this
diverse held with any good result 10 not clear
The foreign theatrical news OF the week that
Is probably most interesting TO Americans
Is that London Is to have an example
OF the American staple, the continuous
show. B. T. Keith. Of our own Union Square,
and with theatres In Boston and BPhiladel-
phia, IL To do the transplantins He has bought
the leasehold Of the Princese Theatre, Lon
don, with that Of consider able adjoining prop
perty. He will tear down the present struo-
lures and erect in thsir place large and en-
tireiy new fashioned playhouse His hand
some Boston house Ia proof Of what he IL will
ing to do In the way OF theatre building. and
a half-mlllion dollars Is his present estimate
OF his London expenditure. Once the theatre
Is completed. It will be added TO the present
Keith circuit that IA. American specialists
hired for the Union Square will at the same
time be held for tho London house. and Eng
lish variety folk viii bs heard at the London
theatre and then will cross the ocean TO appear
In all the Keith houses here AZ It is likely 10
be year before the building is completed. Il
i impossible to tell exactly the details Of the
London start. but the present plan Is to trans
fer the continuous show idea without varia-
ton. and 10 make American performers a ma
jority In the initial bill Sir Henry Irving
will use AZ the moet prominent play Of his
next American tour an English version OF
the old German drama, The Blood Marriage,
which has the massacre Of St Bartholomew
Day as q foundation to its plot 1t Is TO bs
acted frst at the London Lyceum next Apr1
Henry Arthur Jones has written for Charlie.
wyndham. and ultimately for John Drew, 4
comedy with serious strain and somewhat
similar to The LIARS" though different In on,
important particular. These two actors hav,
passed the age for youthful lovers an dhave with
f. S. Willard. George Alexander and one or two
others been made TO appear as middle-aget
squires Of danes, protecting frtendless or sus
pected women and generally setting right al
domestic trouble In their surroundings Ii
Mr. Jones's new play, however, the middle age
man will be the actual hero even more than
he was In The Physician" Elisabeth Robins
who Is known ~ an actress Of Ibsen plays II
London and al the author Of physiological
novel, Is 10 make for Bee-bohm Tree dram,
founded on the life Of Benvenuto CeinL Mr.
Trees next Shakespearean revival will be o
"Othello," and there are already promises O
the beautiful views ofvenice that VIII be revealed
Kyrle Bellev who has been In Australia il
search OF health Is to be seen next In Lopdon Il
play Of East End life, written BY L. l. PaIke
and Addison Bright j. NJ Barries Two
Kinds Of Women"--one Is an ar lists model ant
the other strictly domestic Scotch woman
IL to be produced In London by Winifred Emery
and Cyril Maude. IL was written for ChaIle
Frohman, who thought Of presenting Ami,
Russell IN It but later gave up all idea Of usins
Il on account OF its dLsa9reeable character
A new play by j.. NJ. Barrie not drawn iron
one OF hls novels Is TO be acted at the Garricl
by Arthur Bourchisr. Forbes Robertson wht
IL likely to encourage the exotic in dramatl,
art will soon give an English version OF IN,