The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-23
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The Boston Museum msnarement re-
Gently felt that In Charles Frobman,s h,,,
production OF Edward r. Kidder's new
rural play, Sky Farm. which is due al
| the Providence Opera House next week n
was presenting play which was a decid-
ed influence for good u the community.
10 make doubly sure OF this opinion in
Vtations were sent out to representative
clergymen of the city and suburbs to
witness the performance and to criticlse
II freely. IL is "a difficult matter 10 in
duce a clergyman 70 attend theatrical
performance and publicly comment upon
H. but In this case the replies were many
! and OF the most cordial character:
Kew X Perry Bush. pastor OF the
Church OF the Redecmer I'm Chelsea
wrote; II am Indebted 20 you for n very
enjoyable afternoon. sky Farm is
charming play, ably presented and finely
staged"
keV. Charles Casson of the First Uni
tartan church, Revere, said: Sky
Farm is play whose artistic finish is
only equalied by It's moral force Edwin
Holt is at present one OF the most errec-
tive preachers IN Boston. while Neigh
DOR Nixon makes an ideal assistant pas
tof. " rs the very summit of achievements
To be able Co preach two hours and a
nan 70 congregation that pays for tho
privilege OF attendance SKY Farm Is a
prophecy of the time when the pulpit and
IN" stage an" student and the artist Tho
preacher and The actor will unite theIr
FORCES for the moral uplift Of the world F"
Rev Il \. Beard. of Cambridge. com-
meh'rdi - thoroughly enjoyed tho de-
ilghttul pastoral from start To finish n
~ cream WholeNome and morally uplifting
IN every way
Rev, Leslie Moore of the Virginia Street
ynulch borcester was enthusiastic: "'rhe
play Us iull of strong situations and has
many powerful lines The showing nm of
~uch q character as that of q man whose
u3lH are htauufIhy maniCurrd but
Mpse moral amt Is a piece of wost
thet Will stand repeating indefinitely
Whilr me statement OF NetghbOr Nixon Il
pNn uiyselL expresses AN Independence
mat must he The nnal resort FOR the solu-
uou of orr public uucst IONS and cnunot
roo ofteu he repeated. great many
people who hight shy OF the cburrb.s
class sermons OF the stage. and must Hp
Influenced hy them More Sky Farms
tnd Fewer well, ~ the other kind. will
cause the stage Go commend itself 20 "a
great many people who now have what
lens, ,.e4,, i9 mo very tooish prejudice
The Rev Margaret E. Barnard OBJ
setN'oi ~ avn much Interested iu uli of-
FORTS 90 elevate the stage Tor 10 Ger
ainlF has "a powerful Influence in the
community. SKY Farm is u great inl-
cmcut on most of the plays at the
present Time. and 7 hope that 40 Will have
q successful run and be the precursor OF
many dramas Of still greater mental and
moral Influence
fah hbi samuel llirshburg. of Rrnok'lne
noted The scenic effects are truly
n1uilful. aud The mastrflt manner in
which The thoroughly excellent cumuanN
NOseu 10 enact tho NarIpfe roles down
wen to Tho babe in tho nual scene ac-
quilted themselves ~ their tasks There
was not = weak actor in tho admirable
cast and ! could not hut admire the skill
with which thcv had made so much tho
very possible most. out of the opportuni-
ties they had