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

6mAg-NNAemDNh hdg1fm
what TheS waRa-Ths New Theatre.
The peoples playhouse. the peoples
playhOusS-ths term - a shibboleth.
ant itl"
Ben Greet, who has been demOnstrat-
Ing at the Garden Theatre his idaas %
what are the plays worth while. smiles.
and Mr.. Greet mover looks moro serious
than when hs smiles. He has been fairly
cAught in one corner Of the vantnesses
which are the stage % the -psopls's play
house during rehearsal tin,e. whence h.
- watching the evolutiOns OF certain
little pinAfOred dancing sprites about 60
become wonder book creatures translated
to the stage.
Thus discOvsrSd. he allows himself to
4 @xplain what he thinks a peoples theatre
IL and should be.
1T 10 hard 10 defns.' he confesses.
Society transfuscs so quickly: IL In no in
London. The masses cannot be caught.
IL would seem that the craving OF the peo-
= Pls 70 become so-caiied society 10 second
only 10 tho craving Of the theatrical man.
ag~r to cater to the people; he 10 lucky II
no catches them.
~ should aay. however. that tho New
York thcatre@osH6 pablic might roughly
4 be divided into three Glasses. Those be-
longing to the FIRST OF these may be seen
occupying seats at the two opera houses.
st the New Theatre. possibly in the houses
whsre M1ss Barrymore and Miss Billie
Burke are playing
AZ this point MIR. Greet 10 compelled 70
abandon temporarily the realm OF ideals
and enter that practical world where de-
cision must he made Al regards blue light
effects on blue palace in process Of erec-
ton. appropriate grottO and pavilion &C.
companying. This material matter hav-
ing been disposed Of, ne returns 20 the sub
iact Of theatreeoors and their claasifica-
ton.
To this first class." says he. belong
SAerry's and Dslmonico's-complem ents
of the theatre and opera, " indeed the
latter are not but compiemsnts Of the
former.
SECOND 10 that huge mass which AZ
hovns in EnRiand We call the middle class.
Thi. iOcl,,d.. The n.ooIs Who ,,r.far the
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70 e"7 "~'Oony "eoH"'o /" O~s -.
more. and Who can pay for IL. You will
:s MIA yos sa, ' ,S syS
,h. Eni,L.r.r,A., an. Rro.Ax.v ,ho
- soNS~N' 80. We-II $500 W
Wv Ams'sfunn'' 'ne nerslu SquAre' pro
ferrtnG to be amused through thesr eyes;
alter you will ind them at R1ctor's. at the
Cafe Martin.
Tn. mir, ,ro,,n 4. ,,,rno..a ~ that
.1N siup :. II - o'
w 9''n-'" NJ" "Jsoai csn INC poOp.o~
j se~gn most % al 20 want good plays and
- Drefer than 70 fashion shora and lag
~. -. - ~.
~ny Ss"ou ,es s"o~s NV i~Say
~cancity OF legs. Perhaps 10 would he
Il m IRE polite 20 cay musical shows and
amin Mr.. Greet inriulres In the heavy seri-
II -. . -. -.
""sneoS " "'s s'n'o'
iheSe Peopse are not stArSasers-tney
a Just want q good play. When the theatre
i. over they 20 home. 1 suppose. I
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T@ ~ subway ~"e
sunacs cars
Here at the Garden We are Of the same
~ort-most unfashionable. We are not
n L.. ,o Sh~rrv's vo,, So. vat - a.
80 49,.
close 70 the Csis Martin, But they are
~ 80 ia %hSy,,.a ,t,S., 10y
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70 -, a.,,.,i,-. sod 49,. ,-s1a,,,a.,,,
~ slgnt. acou-s'c~ an" u'e arrangement
OF me oLcnesera. - p
boceuon. As you kso~' - coIlsusreu
most tnppruAnt tning as rsea.rus a
ueaGe, hAs DeNu suSEe"sen u M
ouIs ~ = ur..N s -, ~. - a., - w
fnorulous cfONus coutnk 70 tns Naaisoh
SluAre Oarueh, H .n ne sOStyy nors-
SNOW croNos 70 the r~r. Nsue cIcus
crowds, extending nacS Z" rourth avenue,
DECIDE tnat We are not lnhccessiDn. As
matter o. Iact He Are ul- piNot, . We
conslder ~ ntteu Tor our eNpsrtIhent' a,
Mr.. Ureet mas an inUsresuhg cohec.
uon OF CARDS A. reset OF an eNperinnent
70 Sc Mnat sort OF pIAy. ne Audsences
hke. bhe carus ~ ul-triDu.ruI me
blanks 70 De hIeo WIN hame anu AonrerS
ana suggesuon t0r DIZZY 70 pe NNeh
during vacant week ana leit Nv he ooh
Ohce ann.
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