Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-18
SERVANT IN THE HOUSE
REJECTED BY AUDIENCE
Prof. S. ~. Clark Draws Expression
From His Hearers Regarding the
Widely Discussed Drama.

Prof Clark drew am audience which
filled Rarratt hall again both yestcr-
day afternoon and evening His audi
cnces seemed determined 90 Jose not "a
single fragment of the narratives being
related, or the scholarly comment Of the
dramatic reader lie prcmced ycstor-
day afternoons topic with O. species OF
review of the readings OF Monday even
ing and Tuesday afternoon Prof. clark
said that ia other cities he had asked
his audiences which they Liked the best,
'The Servant I'm the House or Haupt-
manns drama Of "Uannele.' and as a
general thing the preference seemed TO
favor the former he would ask those
present who We're there on Monday
evening and Tuesday afternoon, 20 state
their preference Prof clark had made
uo secret OF HIS lack Of approval Of
THE Servant in the House He had
held that the principal character, the
bishop OF Lancashire, is a gross parody
ON the church. and he did not want
young people 20 imagine the bishops OF
tho church were such as the one por-
trayed in the present novel Manson.
the butler. though intended TO repre-
sent spiritual character. is certainly
Moreover, he is altogether too clever
q person TO be natural. However. the
object of the work is Commeudablo
I'm that frs purpose Is 10 demonstrate
that men must work together as bro
theirs Tho lecturer held that the drama
that does not satisfy the Intelligence
ana upIift 0ue's nature cannot be called
great. however well 10 may be put to-
gethcr In view Of these criticisms and
the unusual strength and force Of Prof
Clarks personality Il Is not al all
strange that his audience of yesterday
afternoon unanimously decided that
the Hauptmann drama was by far the
better of the two. Prof clark held that
"The Servant boo The House indicated
more than anything else the advent "
"a strong and able writer, rather than
any portrayal Of the natural iu social
and economic experience.
Tho topic Of the afternoon, was then
taken up u George l1liots well known
novel of "SIIas Mamer' The lecturer
said that th. purport of this work was
Goo show salvation through service.
where bon les Miserables salvation was
shown as being achieved through love.
Eliot wrote the book also 10 show spiri-
uaI content 10 is not geo dramatic as
Victor Hugos work. Silas Mariner does
not recover bis position as q man un-
an Doe reaches the social plane of his
ueiunhurs a point was made iu the
mtWty off trusting to luck. 90 chance.
instead of working az some handirrft
flr which ono is especially fitted or
adapted Tho main features OF tho
story were presented enough to give a.
connected idea of me thread of the
narrative. aud the moral of the story.
In the evening Prof Clark rcld "a
ith's 9Th. ordeal OF Richard Fcverel DO
the sad results that come from any
attempt 90 bring children up accord
inc t0 system" by SEQ of prepared
-uIas 90 which 10 De- expected that every
child must conform The central NJ
rIrp of the story o. thus reared until
% and tHau expected tO start out iu fha
world 90 conduct himself as though
hIs u,cuuHr.les ana personal iilosyu-
crlslea bad been carefully adjusted
svuchr1ui1.d tO tho experiences OF the
time Iu which event DE- would have
been wen posted and prepared to
meet fha rNiEaucIes uf tho day a wreck
was tha natural result no rulo or set
of rules cam be- prepared in advance for
the government of amy group of chill
Ipan The IudlyIduHllties OF each the
personal nature must he consulted. and
at,unod t1 its setting in tho economic
environment
An announcement was made that
Instead of "OtheII1" tomorrow night
Prof CLARK would give "Marnaua.
by thp author uf "Tho world and His
WIG" "a u.N drama which Dr. meeting
with success 0u fhe American stage.
There Is uo lecture this afternoon, but
this evening thr lecturer win give
Ihsens "Huud Tomorrow afternoon
comes Halzac's Eugene Gwndot'