The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-13
hitting STAGE
IN AMERICA A
SERIOUS J TASK
b1MILLO WAS BILLED AS
nnEAT MORAL DIALOGUE

: This Guiss New Esslasders
Witnessed Drazna Without
Pxieking Conscisncs
oeerss oeilhamsr stoutly maintains
- hlo book Of 30 years ago that .dra-
800 histofy IN America began with
~ Dgpdpction Of AddisoQ'o Cato"
- 311ladelphia IN August, l7le. Pre-
Dtjne now her 'Romanco Of the
1n11ean Thsater." Mary Caroline
sThsrs : every reason to suppose
~ e was this same little band Of
konpians who on March s. l760.
~ n New York the nr1t pro3ee
Gnnl performance Of Shakespeare
y11eA can b indisputably ascrtbo4 70
HSoelca. IN The Weekly Postboy Of
NJ. q, the company announced their
Ilval frum >Philadolphia and stated
10 room on Nassau-st. had been
D1Don fog . playhouse. The play.
Aooea Tor the initial program Wa
601oy Cibbor'D vor13on o. King
oohArd H., Thomas Kean acting
Eo port of the humpbacied tyrant.
s1his season vas not : long one.
AonGh . VARIETY Of pieces were
)ooyoo, end ~ - close there were
- = number of benefits, one o8
80 being for the widow Osborne
o3eribod IN IN advertisement - =
Soon who had met with divers lAte
nkvoahipo and miofortunes. tor which
Ma hoped that all charitable ben
looont ladies and others viii favor
Gp with th11r company Not yet
Fovor,. was the drama 70 b 90
01ed ! cordial welcome IN New
E6fk, ana nsither the widow o..
cuo nor Thomas Kean found their
6 ooaSou O. <1760-1161S'
t01y = romance, It has too many
lD and Agures for that. Nor r. Il
al history. It contains many
~ stories Of old theatrical dAyA
- pictures. and enough later men
- % bring IT. chapterp quite up 70
~ Altogether. Il II . book Of
10y interest, and one calculated To
IL Ne msmories Of "olG stagers."
zDfopos Of the proposition that the
1)ef actors found but . cold vel
~ In New York. W have . lament
Sho Italians. who came up from
flnia with their London company
1kt1y after tho appearance Of the
1870 from Philadelphia. This u
& EXTRACT from their long tale Of
Ehsy tolA a. that We should meet
70 geutoel and favorable Recsptioo:
the Inhabitants were generous
y po11to, nG&nrally fond Of Diver
- Sn&ional, pnEticularly those Of
ThGatrU: MY, they even told -
- Wnss 4 vory me Playhouse
11ng and that We were really ~
-. This Was Encouragement SUI
%nt Tor ~ q We thought and We
= hxmly assured Of Success: but
"a ar our Expectations are an
I'd We phall leave to the Candid
1otormino. and only beg leave %
That o w aro People Of no -
b. e cannot b. supposed that We
10 Fund sufacient to bear up
n1nse such unexpected Rspulses.s
R6oed. the age was not cordial 70
k1oxn. at least IN the northern
1Snioo OF America. There were
71inkp IN plenty from pulpit and
- ana the cold shoulder Tor 40
n 1Smpting the fAtes.
n11Uss variations Of such titles
&Tho Theatre, the High Road 10
1nay be found IN any library
o111lpped with Americana. Quite
lnleed, IN c0mpArison with some
49, philippics, u the statement
111o ~ President Dwight Of Yale
80 IA his Essay on the stage
~ that 10 indulge taste toe
(3S Roluk means nothing more NOR
thnn the loss OF the most valur
R70 1roasuro. the immortal soul. 4
1S IS determined,' he continues, ~
SnOat 8 price, 20 immense . looo.
3n6nlao he qualifications of his
\6IIoWod deoiroe, and yield Obodt
80 - the pfecspts Of fAlse morality.
~ the murderer @ ne own eou!E
ppNevsr, the Hallams protest
$500 somsthing IN New York. and
h Sept II, 17G3, TO March u. 17t4.
|6 company performed every Mon
6T. wednesday and Friday evening.
~ Dhakeopeare offered consisted Of
80 aad Juliet" Richard Ill"
6 king Lear" only; but 0arrick,
-. tsrQuhar. Addieoo, Rowe,
2G1o' Yielding and Congrsve were
71D lnclndo1 n the ropeetoty, "th1e
11ont Ooly Of players evidently
3V1ne tho@solvee @ acceptable u
1I11o1S g n tragedy, and - god IN
80 - n both other Aslnat1a
= d Soeounts Of ! GUNNER season u
l75 - meet for the frst time the
iSSnS D1n1oEuoo," under cover oe
I5SS 10y coed New nnllauderS
~ olgGtsenth century long -
rc4 ~ 1rnma without exper1enctng
I6So16 prlck o. c0oecienco. And
S1tAof quotes = ploy-bdn en-
S1nueine that &C King's Arms Tav.
1871 WoVport. h, l., On Monday, June
swfil be delivered Series Of
- nioioeueo, b Y1ve Parts, De-
7561N0 no Evil E6ectS Ct Jeo3ousy
I16 0fh1r Had Pnso1ons. and Proving
I72 E2ppiness can only Spring hon
~ HnSsuit Of Virtue
BoooElhing the nrst 'D1a!ogus" %
.Sr'S6rntcd. the bill declares that
~ SoS1o ana magnificent moor named
H1lIn. Who loves = young lady
~ l1oodemona, ana aleor be has
5131rlSH hSf. hsrborO (ao q too many
lS1S) IL. .dfesdfui passion Of jeal-
y: - =. 6ccordins to this bin. -
SG 80 thouehtloso .omcoe who,
~ Srunk. loses his situation and
0SnogN1s esteem. All young 9en,
S0oVog. take example from Cas-
= Xnd one Of the player9 - -
recent "an old genueras tn.