The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-27
DRAMA NOT FOR SCHOOLGIRLS.
kEEP I'm Ar HOME, SilS HRON-
son HOWiRD, PLtlW RIGHr.
We Must Have plays Of Al sorts. Problem
Plays Included. TIE Tells the Drama.
ttsts' ltub-Jhe Talk about High
Art Comes From NOn.PrOtlucers

tits club The Talk about High
Art Comes From N0n.Protlucers.
The American Dramatists' Club gave a
dinner at Delinonico's lat nigh, to it,
founder and president. Bronson Howard,
To celebrate Mr.. Howard return to This
country after his long solourn III fur"l"
IN search Of health Mr. Howard, after he
had been felcitnted by the club, through
the president. on the success OF his
search. took advantage Of the occasion 10
give the assembled plavwright- som"
fathsrly advice abou, their work.
Mr. Howard made the point and cnpha-
nzed Il tnst the theatre was not Instituted
for schoolgirls, a. some critics seemed I"
think, and that the American drainatist
never would consent 10 tn" schoolgirl
heing the standard by which the morality
Of his work should l,c judged. The stage.
he insisted. should he az broad a. the morals
If the people. and the prop" could reform
II or not. a. they chose. ih"-" remarks
were brought ONT by a reference made Nv
some Of the speakers 10 Mr. Howard a. "A
writer Of moral play
Vice-President J. | {. Clarke presided
and with him at the tabl" were Augustus
Thomas. David Bclasco, Biand.r Mat
thews. Al HayInau, John Drew, l.. 4. S'c"-
man. Frank Sargent and Heinrich tonriod
lnterspersed ith the courses ON the lnchu
card we're the names of some of Mr. How
-, L.. ,,i,,,;,, ain, .S,rat,pa A"
' f: IL .,i ~
prouuoeu III io'V' ana "''-on"s ~
eta, Shenandoah ana AIls'o'idNH
Ia opening the spcechmaklng MI Clark"
spoke of Nr Howard a. a person whom
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drew great applause from hl~ reno" hr NJ
hers. Augustus Thomas who followed, said 1t
was oui, . impossiblo TO formulate rules for
,h', ,'rats..i,ir ~ tho ,lo,,,riyL, II had
''o ~ us ,,"s,
no curriculum and no diploma 70 "n'''
The drama,'st musl b' Seh-ihdd"
man" said Mr. Thomas That Is noticeable
nr ali drana,i,,s but ..peciallv of NJ How
ard Nor. than any other man l.. has
created The comedy drama that genera
blending of COMEDY and eilara that ma kcs
Tho we'll rounded modern play When the
fitun, historian writes the history of the
country IA he finds il in the drama. he
will moi find i, in the salacious play. but in
the clean drama Of Bronson Howard.
Mr. Howard referred 10 himself H. h" old
soldier of the company present Referring
To the remark of the tuastma>ter thai the
cIuh vould nlvays reflect him president
ba re,nark.d ho intended Ia live -,, m" time
And said no. -the Drarratists' hub
does no, exist for the parpotuation Of my
self II came into being l-cau-, there
was need in America of such club. III"
stage i. the only form ot literature which
to-day il guarded by the law. That j.
beca,ise of the tremendous power Of tie
drama The future history Of the American
drama will come back 10 Va AZ IT, founders
which should be To us "A great source of
pride
What that drama will be we don't know
II will reflect the feelings of a great pnople
Ii will have the characteristic Of utiver-
SALTY n will no, belong 70 ono school
hut TO a)I--melody farce, cxtravagau2a.
the burlesoue and even the vaudeville
form, which. in this country, has a more
sR,u va,,deville belongs To the drama
that gives salient features Of our social
lite 1he late Nr. Hoyt was Nh. loadrr
of that form IApplau,e TO object to
tbo, forn, yo,, might n well object tn an
uvs,ar haca,I.e II hasn't "A bs ,kb mo ".
M, ,osnac, nurs.al,as ". must b,
,n;vsrsal accent the Church and refer
lin, 20 ,ha no, osica a. >ya do the public
and lao Very grateful for mis- support
~ bavc been coplplin,on,nd on tho good
morals of nv nI,vs / assure YOU gentle
,"on ,ba, TX morals ~ those playg have
''on,. srn,, a,,is,ic imnllse. SOLELY When
wr,,a ,Lor, tIa American rnonie v.r, a
n,o,ai n,orlo FOL, I was illustrate tho
Amar;can no, rlc wien they we're a mora
,,anuia NJ l,a,. sLp,IlJ Ic a. broad a.
,,I,n og ,hn ron,le Won INNS, Iaaye
i, 20 10 ,,ao,,Io u.I ber they shall reform
T. w Wv trIa,'.o
% . III g., la guidod in ,ur morals
Ia. * nacas.i,y 81 ,Iat iynnrance which
,;on,, ,h;,. ~, scboolyiri -hou,d have.
~ ,b;s roi,, wa viii drCr tho critic. to