The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
NeWs and Notes
of w omen S Clubs

The dramatic section Of the Ladies'
! Literary club and number of visitors
enjoyed an address by William Bernard.
manager OF the Garrick theater, on The
Psychology OF the Modern Audience" -
yesterday afternoon at tho club house.
Mr.. Bernard said that the poet appealed
TO the individual: the novelist to a chosen
lew. but that the dramatist must appeal
/ TO the crowd. All crowds are on 4 com
mon footing I'm that they are animal ed
by united Impulse, For instance the
church congregation gathers for wor-
ship: the theater audience To be amused.
The opinions and feelings OF the individ-
ual are merged into the thought Of the
whole. TO appeal to a crowd the dra-
inatiSt must appeal not To the intellectual
few. but TO the masses. the persons of
average intelligence. who are largely un-
thinking and swayed principally By the
emotions. The crowd is much like "A
child susceptible. easily Impressed In an
emotional way and enthusiastic when
properly appealed 10. The most success
full plays according TO Mr.. Bernard, are
those which involve struggle, The
contrast between the right and wrong
must be clearly drawn. because the crowd
is partisan and loves TO see the hero all
right and the william all wrong. with the
happy ending In the final triumph OF
right,
The greatest dramatists OF the world
have recognized the value Of appealing 10
the masses and in making this appeal
their work was still the delight of the
most cultivated scholars. Shakespeare
and Molicre were quoted as proof OF this.
The appeal OF the dramatist' must he
broader than that OF the lecturer or the
minister, In that his audience Is more
varied. The typical theater audience. Mr..
Bernard said. was composed largely OF
the masses and OF women, and the two
elements were not so far apart as one
might imagine, as both were emotional
and largely unthlnking Their attention
must be aroused and held. Action is more
valuable than words. since the eye is
more susceptible than the ear. For the
same reason stage setting and spectacu-
lar effects are valuable. Music also is an
aid since IL awakens feeling independent
Of thought Hence the popularity OF mu-
sical comedy.
Mr.. Bernard handled his subject in a
thoroughly interesting: as vel! as "a Scien-
experience. At the close Of his talk he
hold a number Of amusing anecdotes re-
latinS 10 his thea life.
The section took up the reading OF
Lady WindeTmcrs Fan, after Mr. Ber-
nard had finished, completing the first
acis
The Mothers club OF tho Free Kinder
esrteu and NeShborhood House asSocia-
tion met Thursday afternoon AT the
neiphborhood house and had an interest.
ing programme Professor William Stew
ari of the University NJ Utah addressed
The mothers on the proper training OF
children. Miss Helen Hall played mum >
Der OF pleasing piano selections and MISS
Hazel Franklin sang SWcetN- 'potOlSlS
was served at the close OF tho pro-
gramme
st. Johns guild held an all day seas
sion at St Johns chapel Thursday.
Luncheon was served III noon ana the
day was spent il sewing.
The meeting of the Ladies Literary
club announced for today will not be held
because OF the failure of the music ser-
tjnn 10 arrange a programme. The chair
man OF the section, Mrs A. II. Peabody,
is visiting in the cast
Mrs Mary Kuhl. national evangelist ut
the w G. T. u, and Vice president of
the Illinois ". &. r.. T., Will arrive In
thc city today from Ogden where she has
heen lecturInE, and Will ho the guest ot
Nrs Freeman Morpingstar cp East South
Temple Mrs kuhl Will deliver an sd-
dress at Fort Douglas tonight. Mrs. H.;
r, Shepard who has been with Mrs, SUM
ia ogden. returned homo last night
Rice circle Ladies or tho G. a. II.
,rd their friends H-iI) be entertained AT
1.rds Saturday evening at the home OF
Mrs ]. c. Coad. 1855 West Sixth South
street.
Tha I-tnh Congress OF Mothers VIII
hold It's regular meeting next saturday
March 30. nj n, m.s at Rowland hail.
Tba sspaker will be a. w. North and MS
,nnic viii be The Trails OF Utah. The
n,h,c Will be welcome.