The sun., 1902-06-22
AFFAIRS WITH IHk ACTORS.
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WOMgN ~ THr rHORf
tm~v,~ss Drsmsiisss Euers 10 step
the stealing 81 vh~sr werks th~
u~rtsa iiksss sf tr~nsn taree Z
tsse sf u~s<mhlane~ Ne, v~~u pss,s.

the s,esisns 81 vh~sr werks vn~
u~rtsa tikiss sf tr~u~e paree Z
tsse ss urs-mhi.ne- Ne, v~~u pss,s.
| Plain word. NAV we'll - wri,t.n ai-rIt
I the unmanly ain-. Of c~rtain Stage wotnsn
nv c-rtAin theai rtral men We rn~an the
! chorus wom-n and tho men who d-fau-
! them tn the IubliC A r~c~nt rxsmpI. ~
.. the prscTtcr was the --ndinS tn the news
paper~ by q pr~~- agent of the fal-~hCnd
4 tha, q Blhl- rlar- 10 u" opened for
| the reclamation ~ the-e minor sctre--~s
4 employ-d In current extrayAgan:a An
, other was the utterly ha~~le-- assertion
| that. during the dark changes of sorncry
| In a ss-cond play 81 tho kind. the mi-l~-
| hAvior b~tw-~n the maie and female chorus
| was -o detnonStrativ" that q n-~ stag"
| manager had t-cn employed To stop u
THE Srss waste baskets receive similar
| fabrications frequently. and sonnet, lines
| they are eond- nstur'~ily published In other
| Journals Their arr now m Broadway
| siN PLAYS displaying women In hslets and
| chorii=~- and frum some ~ the half f-doz"n
| theatres no Siich defama'ory matter ~
| ever rccpive,i. while tNo of ~" others are
| prolific with u
| The dsplurahl. truth IL that n shameful
proportion uf thesr chorus women are
| wanton. hut the ratio Of virtue 10 viCr l.
| far atov- h common eetimat. Because
!! one poor creature IN -.xtr' - court
| esan. ~ shameless that she IL prnpd of her
no'ori-'y. people should not conclude
| that the hvr others ar disrepu'ahle. Re-
csu~.. one feminine EXHIBIT IN beauty
| show l. later found on view in Tcnd"rlon
resort nf rvrlrv The cynic should not doubt
| that n dorm ~ her comparions have
gone straight 20 their homes IN street car
| Thos' Who are openly. brsz'nlv, nier~e
nariy vicious deserve no defence They
thrive on their lnfanv and ar~ glad when
| anything increases " "" may pity Whit"
W. blame them Bui there should - CON
| tempt only for The n,en Who strive 10 profit
| hy unfortunate women. and The contempt
| should ii~A tn ahhorrenr~ whom the men
are show mon and m" women AZ" chorus
women
| BERLIN and Vienna equal Paris in liking
| of indccorous fsrc~~ A. the plav- " that
| kind thai s,I,~,.cd IN Fr-nch ara translated
| into German. and he prissian and Austrian
aui hors turn out A. many mor' @Beauiiful
| Snuls- j. The latest uaiiV" cSanpc The
| title H. sa'irica' III" '~au,iful soui- are
| cr bodied ~ 'hr head waiter ~ a di-rrpu-
| 'ahl. restaurant And y hran.U woman v no
| goes thor" TO make acquaintance pith
strangers The wori and winning sc-ne
| represents n" Waiter'- prou,,al II marriage
whil" the woman j. 'ip~v and nor chanc"
\ companion l. dead drunk W., Heinrich
| Cunricd assures ~. vhil" rsiug The tdrl
| from Msxim's ~ his Irving pla~r Theatre.
that German~ e. to ,he playhou-" for IN
| 'el.ctiIal satisfaction and that Americans
| gu for amrlamen, mar'lv
| Perhaps u l. well that Maidstone iGcetia
Rvlev has had 'ia~co with Tn" Grn-s
| widow IN London Sh" undertook ~
| turn out = raCv iarc~ "f III" French ivp",
| and IT, tsilur. may r,-irain hnr - ,h" clean
| w fiction vh'ch tho sag" = accustomed
10 get from her IN" 'h"m" NJ h"r naughty
| pl.,. vas the efort - an unloving h-id"
| ~ give. without real "riminslitv, tho owl
| d.ncn an which h. insight "hiAin q diVnr'~
| To tha, end IN" induc,-s lively Young
| fellow ~ Lot himself h" discovered ~ her
room Tn. up-hoi - u du"l W hurlr-II.
| of IN. French in.thui of almost harmless
fights for honor
| Mr. Pat Campbell has found iu tho
| Na.,srhnck drsms ~ sN"rra Nalra- tho
| kind ~ material tn vhich -hn likes 80 de-
| vote her ART and c"rrtrl remurrra'ivc
| attention Tho plot = ~ a general way
| similar 80 that of -Nniic~da Vhich Man
| nc. Barrvinurn wrote fur Helena ModJcska.
| and other pi.re- involving woman
| sacrifice ~ hsr.alf for 'h" SAX" ~ ~om.
| beloved l@r-on or cause In this "a-".
| however. m" afalr docs not lead 10 th"
| haroine's degradation The G"n"rsl ~ an
| army hesiegng an Italian town offers 80
| sond food to the starving inhabitants "
| their Governor will lot hi- VII" -Tend ono
! uighr IN tho en"my'> i"nt ~h" g,-s- with
| ON her husbands knowietg" - comply
\ with the demand Ru, tho I,cn"ral i,-pg-
| rt,es i'm her tho sweetheart pf hts youth
| and therefore treats h"r politely The
| subsequent action dererd- on m. Jealous
husbands distelief in his wifc's LOYALTY 10
him.
The American Drarati-ts' club worked
| hard and ussai all its irfurnc' Ia nhsin
| An amendment ~ IN. f.sieral Copyright
law for tho protertiou uf plsys against
| unauthorizad performance BEFORE that
| time the thriving managers "f many ol-
-cur. travelling companies wer" practically
| unpnnishahle beCsu-s what they did IN
N. district II one Inited States court
did not render them amenable m another
| and To- follow them through III" country
with inJunctions required the services
of a travelling attorney Tor each culprii
Tn. club thought III" problem was solved
when Congress -o altered m" statute that
one injunction became op@raiiv" any
vher. within the United States and the
thief could he punished wherever caught
| Hut II was not 49,
| In the firr, test Css" a nov dificultv
| arose for tn" dramati-,- II had he"n the
practice IN copyrigh'ing = play =" do
! post with the Librarian ~ Washington
| twn ,yp.writtcn Copl"s a. IN. two printed
COPIES Required hy the laN The LIbrs ran
accepted them without ruling on their
validity He IL not a judicial ofhcrr In
| the test suit a Justice of the supreme Court
IL Illinois decided that typ-~riting was
not the kind of printing meant by the Law
80 tn. copyrights ou all plays thus de-
pnsited are worthless. Under the decision
tn. play pirates weni rStl Oh with their
nefarious business
However. not many of the valuable
native plays had le"n copyrighted The
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