The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

Comic, which b the gentus II th0uGh1fui
lAuRhtar.' Pure comedy y the flower -
civili1od society, In which the mind has
asserted sway over passions and ernotns,
and In which women, ednnated and SE-
perisnood In the world. mOVO With msn 0S
plans of spiritual equality. The IpOAt
English comedian a 6cttSn exh0Tts -oul-
tivated women to recognize that the Genie
Muse b one Of their best frisndgs and
accuses them Of being blind to their IN
terests IN swelling the ranks Of the senh-
msntaHsts.V A true woman With q sense
Of humoF has all mankind 81 her feet and
rules them fer hsr just ends with . mile Of
understanding. you may estimate your
capacity for comic perception by being
able 10 deteot the rdicule Of them you love,
without loving thsm les; and more by be-
ing able 70 - yourself somewhat ridiculous
in dear eyes and accepting the oorrection
their image Of you proposes. II you detect
the ridiOuls and your kindliness IL chilled
by It you are sHpping into the grasp Of
1atire.b II \ 70 their stately school Of pure
comedy, Ga John Stuart Min remarked,
that ths FrsnOh owe the superiority Of thsir
social Hfs and the capacity for judging
character, IN which they 30 much excel
their neiGhboES on the north and east.
MonerO, O0nSummhte master Of the stag
a. he was, thought little Of justifying him
self, Of pubic GlOrihcation. The source
OF his Wit h clear reason; IL IL the fountain
Of that soI; and Il springs TO vindioate rea-
SOP, connsn sense, Brightness and justice
for no vain purpose ever OF The Ms
anthrops' Meredith says The fable is
thin. Our pmRant contTfvers OF plotA
would seo no Indication Of ms In the OUT
linsa. The ktS Of the comedy ts In the Idea.
As with the AAgiaG Of the SkyiArk out OF
ERht. you must love the bird 10 be attentive
70 the cong, 90 IN this highest flight OF ne
comic muse you must love pure comedy
warmly 10 undsrStAnd The MiStAnthTopa
Aiso. you must love Moliere; for lnre HSM-
II, whom hs resembles IN hh pandonnts
dsVotOn 70 truth and purity, AlosHS - gphie-
ually WY mar Of kin 70 hs creator. HoOs-
sOau. Il b tpA, discusses him - an inoaInA-
ton Of miaanthrupyS BUtnOthing y plainsr
than that AISSSS OnlySooAsthis 10 OthAtaA
and to-thS fTtNolsus cd polished SooSU
IN which - mGyOS- othGS hAys saAd
that for hiS mSdA HohhrO usod tn o1S
HuEnon0t, DUN d AoutGUEter. ThEs y
h1elIhsOd In thAt, for MnlieTO would
have hated tls thsuGk - ShAkl1peafs
hAtod it. thst he - gCro6 hl Swn tbo1GheA
sold cheap Whst b ROst DOR Yea shSlO-
speAros SSunet h . o0nSolInoi and SonS
formAatAOn tbaFS probahlywp1 for ths pep
ular fable that AlesutS tHhnm koliAEO
played was hunSIlf, and that OthsAbAs
was the youthful, VtVaciOus md none -
faithful krmsndS ptt@A his sOtTUS win,
who played the part
sC6lintAS y W0adtlnsal,' HagS hGodhhl
sAIosssa b unwogidIinsaS' sarOey r.
think, Q little nearw the mark IN Oooing
IN AIosSb IA loEiquo, IT, sustsrO and M
compromising Eptrh 81 TOctituds and COZ
0iatsaoy-a spi1dt which, h real LIE can
only SvoatuatS h nadioalian, even IN FOvo-
Iuti0a. 'AtOSHtS y the most astounding
Of MoliArO's creations, for such msn did not
exist In the court Il tie gTGAd TOt II was 10
himself, and by . sort Of divine intuition
that the OoubamPlAtivS poet found the ma
terial upoa which he built UP such . subject
The Americans and the EnGiish, - We go
thsm In ths radical phases Of thsr character
would End IN AIeSSts one Of thsir anesstorS
Moliere himself had Bootohmen among his
forbeara The austsrefy noble Puritan, IN
love with tie happy. high spirited, quick
Vitted. nclle woman Of ths world Of e1;
ohaTSStsr upon which Moliers built bis
Sdihcs o. spiritual laughter.
There , much more than laughter IN this
oonOdy. Voltaire called holiAre that
joStar, thoughtful - an Apostle. The
underlying mood Of lie MisanthroPe' y
OF Gpfrttual perturbation and passional
suffering which verge upon tragedy. One
doe not weep 10 be sure; but neither does
one laugh very much. These are matters
too desp for this sort Of thing. t
Was boosuss Of the silent depths OF the
bhought, perhaps, ~ well a. because OF the
eIoeptional thinnass Of the story, that the
NAY failed when Moli6re produced II. 1
can't improve on It. and certainly never
ghall,s hs said But the Partisan public
Improved on lie judgment Of II, and soon
saw 10 II the supreme masterpieces II IA.
There \ q dfvtning touch, II somewhat
sentimental, IN Hugo MOCulloohs BAL
ado Of MoliSre:'
whatever svn ME might bnnE
He Knocked ~ n, and so Trcw ray
with laughter. never g0rrowinG
Fof wrongs HE hands wert weak 70 stay.
80 when ATmande Wa led Astray,
When ali his Joy was buned deep,
Wben he IVES click 70 death, he'd say,
10 laugh Il better than 70 weep
Poet We rrieve. too but betray
Our grfef with tears. We cannot keep
The rule thy strength could stu obey:
TO iGugh 3 better Than 70 weep"
JOIN GOBLIN.