The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
SALVATION ARMY PLAYS
Chicago Plan for Religious Tbeat-
riealS Approved in Baltimore.
The Plan Not Entirely NcU-A Pro
duction styled Cunning the DeyiI''
Given Several Years Ago in the
Sums of New crk-Church Com
petition with the Theatres

BALTIMORE. Feb S-The despatch
from Chicago to the effect that Major W
W WincheII. of Peoria. has launched
new scheme which Will place members Of
the Salvation Army upon the stage was
not q surprise to the Baltimore officers of
the army
Capt. a. Traul said last night:
Major Wincheu though one OF the
brightest lights in the army. is not alone
in the movement Of launching new
scheme to promote public interest in the
army work and appeal directly to the re0-
pie by presenting in popular form NOR
Appointing play
Although a false impression has 10
doubt been created BY the despatch from
Chicago, which places the projected work
Of Major Winchell on par with the pro-
ductiOn Of The Belle of New York there
IS probably no doubt that play called
The New Homestead which would pre-
sent the home OF a drunkard before and
after his reformation. Will in the near Iu-
ture be presented in Chicago.
cat several cities of the East the idea
has already been acted upon. and even at
Baltimore there has been produced play
called 'Drunkards' Homes in which IS
described the life OF a reformed topper
Il seemed TO prove interesting to the class
II was intended to appeal to. and several
converts were secured through the direct
influence of the scenes.
Several years ago an army production
called Burning the Devil was given in
New York and for a time was successful
in the slums- It can be seen by this that
the idea is not altogether new
--ThurchpS Major Wi0cheii SAYS do
not draw the crowds that the theatres do.
and anything which within moral bounds
resembles the latter enough to draw the
people without going cut Of the bounds
prescribed by the army laws and would
place them IN touch with the good influ-
ence OF the Salvation Army Is undoubtedly
good
THE best way" says Major WincheIl,
ito do good is to keep the people from
the theatres and TO do this We must give
better shows than the theatre people
CAPTAIN Traul does not think that the
Maryland branch Of the army will yet
adopt the new movement and does not
think either that bad companies and
naughty" productions will be in the least
affected BY the production Of the moral
scenes presented by the members Of the
army.
Lieut. Col. W. J. Cozens. divisional chief
Of the Pennsylvania Maryland. Delaware.
and New Jersey section OF The Salvation
| Army who was in Baltimore yesterday.
said:
II can answer for the officers OF Mary
| land and Pennsylvania that no steps will
| yet be taken in this division OF the army
| toward presenting plays Of moral dramatic
| scenes in the manner proposed BY Major
| Wincheu- ! am IN sympathy with any
! movement 10 draw the poor people closer
| to US. but we viii net yet go further than
| the moral scenes similar to the Drunk
| ards Homes which have been conducted in
| Baltimore"
Mrs Rccth-Tucker. wife Of Commander
| Booth Tucker, official head % the army IL
America viii give in the Bijou Theatre
at Pittsburg. on Sunday, February q a
production by the acting talent Of the
| army known as Love and Sorrow"