The evening world., 1912-12-19
]OHN THE BAPTIST'S
fate BARS CLERGY
/ kSSTAGE CENSORS
Some Present Day Dancing
Girl Might Get His Head,
Says Mgr. Brann.
CARDINAL INTERESTED.
National Theatre Movement
Proposes Commission to
Blacklist Evil Plays.
CARDINAL INTERESTED.


has been given to the National Theatre
Movement, an organization started by
Miss Eliza O'Bricn Lumms and others
fsr the purpose Of purifying the stage
Cardinal Farley has promised TO rem
Ger the movement all the aid he can.
Tho Cardinal says no was Impressed
~ q meeting at his house yesterday at
vNich the objects OF the new organ
iaation and existing conditions on the
soogs were discussed. He addressed the
O0thsrins.
The Cardinals address followed
Ontements by men and women. who
Guafesssd they he'd seen some bad
oaays' In this town. II was announced
ut . committee on supervision would
- appointed. Its members, Miss
l1ommis said. will act ~ Christian
eyltics OF the drama II they repor,
. play Il good. II 10 good: II they say
70 u bad. bad Il 10.
Mgr. Henry A. Brann. rector OF st.
ASnes's Church. made a strong appeal
tor . stage censorship like London's,
saeept that he would like to have a
bmrd, not . single censor. The Car
linal smiled broadly when Mgr. Brann
intimated that he would have no min
to1srs Of the goepsl on the commission
e censors.
MIGHT De ANOTHER CASE LIKE
JOHN THE eAPTlsT's.
eYou know what happened to John
~ Baptist" he said solsmniy. THE
Anncing girl got his head. Well. II
there were any priests or ministers of
~ denomination on such . commits
G10n the dancing girls Of these days
would set their heads"
The Cardinal said he had heard with
shame that Catholic women had at
tanded 4 performance where a painted
woman appeared In q costume he would
~ undertake to describe. And wha;
vos she doingf" he said. praying the
heAvens to rain down champagne upon
NJ"
there was . lively debate among tn,
0aDditors 80 10 tho performance the
Cosdinai had In mind. Theatrical re.
portcrs recalled the incident. but wher
one reporter asked II the play was not
'~rhe Garden OF Allah. Miss Lummls
answered tartly:
mo. indeed. II wasn't But don't say
- WoIu oDVul ~. ~ AL nhppenNu NJ inc
Women's Titanic Memorial Benefit"
10 come back to the Cardinal:
~ know that rome people," he said.
nave asked what know about the
toeatre. and why I should Judge. had
usver been at n theatre. How wos I "a
new. We'll. have never been 70
Turkey and yet know that the suffer
ing In that country must he appalling
Nv reports on the theatre are very dis
ooOraging. read the papers. l see
~ adver tisements and the pictures.
,sIt u all disgusting. The representa-.
0oas In some OF tho papers are In.
e1nous. and the bill boards are no bet.
-
sThey are Q challenge to MS. We shal
TIE up the gauge New York Is thc
Iosgest Catholic centre In the country
u ought to show tina best example.
u expect that some persons will coin
peAan that We are attempting to curta.
their liberties. But We have run tha
a. liberty horse to DEATH
MANY NoN-cAThoLlcs TAKE
PART IN THE CONFERENCE.
9hsre WAS . larger attendance a
the conference than even he had ex
Doetsd. and many OF the persons wer
1oo.Catholics. Some persons who ar
~ b prominent IN the movement ar
lgrs. Henry W. Taft. MIS-. W. !. Clark,
Mn. Joseph J. oDonoshue. Mrs.
Charles Emory Smith. Mrs. John L
ynmet. Mrs. Francis y. Hoffman. Mri
yooeph u. Mulligan. Miss Lillian An
6oeson. Miss Lois Bangs and Mgrs. Nc
Ooan. Brann and Flood.
The following committees were On
Nounced:
National. Miss Elisa O'Brien Lummi,
~. J. G. Brown. Mrs. Herman \
Vlsls. Miss Maria de Barrii. Edward
MCGUIRE. Stephen Farroaly. Andre
ohlpman. Civic Committee, Mrs. u
IAposy Kane. Countess Georg1ne Iselil
Mise Mary Bowler. Mrs. Nichols
Brady. Miss Katherine Mccain. Nj,
Mary Brown, Mrs. n. II. Charles, Mi
Anderson. Mrs. Walter A. Burke. Mi
Apnis Peck. Mrs. Alexander Blake. Mr.
0eorge Y. Roesch. Mira william Arnol
AIRS. Stephen wakeman. q. stsnto
rioyd-Jones, George r. Roesch, Rcha,
~ Clarte, Charles p. Davis. F. NJ
Evoy. Frank whaien. p. r. McGowa
John J. o'Keefe. J. p. O'Connor. T.
vsrd Berge, James y. Hurley.
u will be good news for George Tyi
that the movement. Miss Lummis ga,
has heartily approved OF the Children
Playhouse on the roof OF the centu