New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-06

o hat he
hnshsh USED In oolloouies OF Incians should be
simple. and should suggest an Indian vocab,larv.
hOIses We're comparatively little known or used
IN the region OF the great lakes OF America about
t'O0 except ny British ana French military forces
| An Indian. at that time hardly ever sat astr,de
"a N01se' Inc very name applied to the Indian
messenger OF the period shows thts-'an Indian
runner feI IN this play an Indian talks about
me Ihno that / have taken for mine own and
states thet II is well stocked with game ana
iodoer Tor my horses" Frequent mention occurs
! OF the peacock bird Indigenous 20 +ha Fes,
Inoles' and unknown to the North American Ind
ians; ana frequent use is made OF such words and
phrases as condoned' Sanctuary; ..rnstress,.,
| learnt uhat speech by rote"; name linked with
yours strumpet'; 'Illegitirnate': '.rnv unnroni
tious stars; 'unruly tears thar beIia NV 49,. -
marble and-gern OF all for an Indian OF 17EO in
the backwoods OF America.-.nay the scints endow
thee'i
All 'hese defects were apparent on the first night
II was also apparent that the piece contains the
germ OF plays strange IL IT did not CONSIDERING,
me sources that have been explored for its ma
ana LOT that reason. and because of the ex-
ceAeht scenery. and also because OF Mr. Rrady-s
leaT4ui soHetude as TO success the papers Of New
YORK were. In general lenient In their remarks on
14e pIooueuon- Mr. Bradys ebuIlition OF resent
neht IS not, OF itself. important but II provides
4AuicAuoh OF very general feeling among man
sgers-a feeling that often reveals itself in ouer
4ous complaint In the eyes Of many of these peo-
parrots who praise their shows" The newspaper
obtains the advertisement the newspaper for that
reason is expected TO give the piece "a lift: and
the ooAgaton OF the paper its readers dts prin-
cipal oblgatioro is ignored.
The dramatic critics OF New-York NAV be able
10 orlVe me out OF the theatrical business but
VIII Gle nghting," exclaimed Mr.. Brady in a fine
burst OF hysterical emotion That fntrepd shirt IS
perhaps, the natural survival of long association
WIN those distinguished promoters Of somnoIence
ana dramatic art Mr.. James J. Corbett and Mr.
James }. Jefr1es. But how are "the critics" TO
orlVe this heroic champion from his vocation?
Mhat Is their powerT An adverse press may be
detrimental TO a manager who producing play
with care and at some expense has not capital
enough 70 face bad business for a week or two;
but not TO any else. u the play is g good one
Inc pubic does not take its opinions from the
press The public goes see what It ukes-pay-
ing little or no heed 20 the opinions OF newspapers
The writer Of theatrical review IS not Jove
launching his thunderbolt: he is only making g
newspaper record OF a passing event, and IN most
cases his review will be forgotten by the day
after tomorrow. Mr.. Brady is not a manager
with a small capital. is he in the least danger
OF being driven out of business by anybody. He
received. in producing The Redskn." generous
consideration. Nothing would have been easier
for an experienced writer. than to tear his piece
10 tatters with the claws of ridicule. The play will
meet with measure of success-largely because Of
MI Tyrone Powers superb acting. Mr.. Brady could
easily have escaped oensure II he had been what
he pretends 10 be-e competent theatrical Manager
for then he would have known enough to know that
Indian play should not be written In the emas-
culated Miss Nancy dialect of a second hand Sir
Percie Shafton- tHThey drove Fanny Davenport TO
her grave" exclaims Mr. Brady. This is news.
indeed-for Fanny Davenport had G successful Ca
reer, and received. alike from the public and the
press all the recognition that she ever deserved.
Many nights my wife. the mother of my child,
has come home from the theatre. where she has
been playing, with tears streaming down her face,
the result OF tire unkind things said about her
by these critics" That grievous: but the meIan-
choIy fact only suggests that Mrs Brady must be
Of a temperament almost hysterical that OF
her excitabe spouse.-so ready 60 quote his In
dian dialogue) with the unruly tears that do be-
lie a marble heart" Miss Grace George CIrs.
Brady is good actress. within her somewhat
row limitations. and full recognition of her tai
ents has been accorded by the press. If Mr.. Brady
is anxious TO promote literature and dramatic art
he might begin by acquiring, for his public ad-
dresses. a language superior TO the slang of the
period. cultivate grammar and endeavor. by read
ing and study. 10 obtain some practical knowledge
Of the respective arts OF writing and acting.
The only aim OF the press writer's declared Mr.
Brady. lis 10 make fools Of us~s-Overlooking the
fact that nature above art in that respect
If Mr.. Brady has been correctly reported. he de-
cares that "a conspiracy exists among the critics
Mr.. Brady hardly know the writer's of the
press IN New-York If he really thinks that they
could remain harmonious terms long enough TO
conspire about anythingl In most writers
for the press honest and industrious persons.
inclined IN the right way. and laboring sometimes
against opposition from the business office. where
pressure IS brought 20 bear. by means of the ad
vertising club, against free expression Of critical
opinion The conscientious writer for the press
does his work under conditions unknown to the
majority Of managers readers. He must pass
many nights IN The Sitting atmosphere Of
crowded III ventilated theatre rendered almost IN
toIerable by the foul fumes Of drugged tobacco
smoke waited in from the lobby. where, between
the acts the sapient cigarette fends commingle 10
ask each other What do you think Of it?' He
must sometimes contemplate shapes Of architecture
that would make the fleeing trolley seek an
other route He must listen to the nasal twang
Of the national catarrh, and to piercing feminine
soueals that would startle a sphinx. He must
be tranquil when accosted by the soappol
ished theatrical agent, who greets him with
efusion and privately wishes him in
Fades He must endure the rudeness OF surly, I'M
couth doorkeepers and Fresh ushers, who slide
mast him in the aisle under apparent impression
that they are in a roller skating rink He must
calmly listen 10 the endless chatter OF gthbering
auditors who talk OF play though it
vaccination and wonder If 1t will take" or refer
10 II as II II porous plaster. and speculate
40 10 whether # VIII draw" With all these an
novances he must keep his mind clear and his
feelings under control, though every nerve Is
tingling with nervous anxiety. and the sense Of
reenonsIbiIity He must rush frantically TO his
distant paper, and he must perform his task Of
criticism of the most thin-skinned. sensitive people
IN the world under adverse circumstances. that
would paralyze any mind not specially trained To
the task, and he must do with the knowledge
that a single slip, made in haste. a single word
nisplaced may cause his paper almost endless
,rouhle and viii almost certainly be made the sub
tact OF detraction and aspersion- And he must DO
an this 10 the best OF his ability ara conscience