The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10


cednre even IL the information were
wanted They have come to Sc the play
mefeiy; M other elements are present.
A. Co the prospects for a steady season
81 plays worth while In New York. Mr..
Greet is hopeful. hut not too much 30.
-, New York h 80 transitory.' he saye:
The population alters. Somewhere
have heard that only Ons-ffth Of the
Svneatregosng public are native New
just what this huge unknown mas 10
that daily and nightly iills the half hum
dred theatres l do NOS kGsOS. nor whe1cs
y cotne~. nor where u Goss; but ] do
know that what I have termed the third
degree live right here In the city. are the
unknown residents OF New York. IL tAey
would stay fixed our problem would be
On the whole. matters are improving.
J am glad 10 see the great dramatic devel-
opinent that u going on. When l first
came over. under Charles trohman'a
mana cement. he said that my ideas were
ten years in advance Of American senti-
ment. have been here seven years now
and am eagerly watching what the next
thnes may bring forth.
u then suggested an enterprise for
broadway which the New Theatre now
/ embodies. Seven years ago studied the
theatrical situation In this town and saw
that the people needed and wanted at
least one higher class playhouse out OF
! uttY THEATRES.
ON the East Side too am pleased TO
watch the progress. l wanted 20 take
the Grand Street Theatre and run EnGliah
classical plays there. Co no avail Nat
now Shakespeare performances have
been given under the Peoples Institute
at the Educational- Alliance. jewish. ON
East Rroadway-Eacked also-at. the
Brooklyn Institute -pAcksd again. hear
there IL talk about giving George Bernard
shaw ON the Bowery: tramble &C the
people and there will be no dOSbt Of
| sucsSess.
AS for the View Theatre. I think am
the most optimistic Of my professiom in
regard TO its outlook. I've been thsrs
ONCE he Incorporates sadlyG-haye sat
among the audience all over The house.
four times In the top gallery, aud think
oan put my finger on the cause OF the
Mr.. Greet IN asked TO do 90.
NO. he replies with 0vtdsnt regret.
| Il must not give away my ideas for max
ing the New Theatre the most snccsanful
in New York. ~ l aasuredly think could
be- done. The founders have heir own
free. gratis and for nothing. In a sealed
envelope. any time they desire.
have sat in the top gallery when my
self and friends we're virtually the only
1
sealed envelope and they may put finger
on the source OF that trouble.
Il have aAt In the balcony below IN
virtually the same state. There ara rows
OF empty seats. but then. Of course. you
may look down upon the exquisite love-
illness % New York society, q beautiful
representative Of which l overheard
after n performance OF Sister Beatrice
i was sitting In the orchestra on this
occasion-say 90 her companion. Isn't
that one Of the spookisst things you ever
saw
Hero also was overheard the spec
tator who. after sitting with soIsmn lace
throughout n performance Of The School
for Scandal asked. Who wrote that play
anyhow. ShakespeareF
(which was almost a. bad says Mr..
Greet mournfully, 'as the instance OF
the Washington senator who avorred
that When knighthood Was in Flower
was tho best Of Shakespeares plays.
And which in turn was almost - bad
a. the instance OF that gentleman who
effected an entrance into the orchestra
/ OF the New Theatre for q performance OF
The school for Scandal impresaing
| those at the door with the fact thas he
was an intimate friend Of the author.
AT any rate says DIR. Greet. we are
now living in the midst Of q crAEe for
repertoire. IL has come like that Tor
dancing. and 20 what length either may
be carried no one knows.
The public, every class Of Il. u vMri-
able. Last Christmas whsn / was sssinG
about giving n religious play for = certain
fashionable church certain details had
arranged were objected 20 by some Of the
members. They would not support mo
a second year. | was warned. should / do
thass and thus, and think excited some
Indignation when I asked whether they
ever supported anything a second year.
Thus the matter stands.- Aod Mr..
Greet, smiling his serious smile. puts
away his ideals for the present and hurries
AWAY.