The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

gAgsd n writing the music for this op.
cratic work
The energetic playwright and producer
for Mr.. Hlrsch produces much Of his
own works. also planning the presen-
tat3on Of two new vaudeville sketches In
the near future. enc Of which b q Hn-
doc Miracle Pay win q cast Of fourteen
people.
Of othars - the outcome Of Pure and
and indfffsrence. Again It D. due to
thoughtless1esk When the former 4
the case one might comment upon II
from the housstops until the nnal 3udE-
ment and IT would have about a. much
effect As water on \ ducks back, but
where others are made to suffer just
because some one else dosan't take time
70 think thars II always q hope that q
hint offered In q kindly anirit WGl prove
effectivA
n h In this hope that I an tempted to
comment on the frequent demonstrations
IN our local theaterS Of the indifference
or thoughteasne8s-aa the case may be-
Of seat holders who hum or chatter
through an entire performance. or in va
rious other Waya seriously disturb and
Near me IN the Columbia Theater last
Monday night sat = little party Of peo-
pie who kept up . running commentary
on the play from the nraf to the final
curtain One Of the group seemed de-
tsrmined 10 impress the others with her
knowiedge Of thinEH theatrical and pro-
eeeded 10 chronicle the life history Of
Those about her grew restless and irri-
tated, and saw several turn deliberate
ly and scoWl at the offender. but II In no
way atemmed the tide Of talk. and It did
seem 20 me q great pity that the en-
joyment Of % many should be destroyed
through the thoughtlessness OF one
On the same evening some friends of
Movies at the National. They told me
afterwards that much Of their pleasure
was destroyed by two young women who
sat back Of them in the theater, one Of
whom had seen the piece IN New York
and was bent upon making every one
within hearing distance OF her aware Of
the fact, with the. result that she won
obvious nl-breeding, and made them
sadly regret the money they had spent
for an entertainment they were prevented
by her from enjoying.
1 cite but two OF many such examples
OF reconsideration, hoping that in all the
Instances that have come under my OBJ
servation or within my knowIedge the
cause has been nothing more serious
than thoughtlessneaa. and that the Of
tenders. even II they are not sufficiently
interested In the play they have gone to
see TO give Il their quiet attention on
their own account, will have the COM
mon courtesy OF allowing those who
may enjoy II take their pleasure with
cut being ANNOYED BY the disturbance
And make this plea, not only for the
SCAT holder, but for the player-folk who
make every effort to project the best of
which they are capable across the foot
lights and who are keenly sensitive to
any unrest on the part OF an audience.
The complete submergence Of them
selves into the characters they are pre-
Henting becomes an impossibility the
minute the consciousness Of inRttentive-
ness On the part Of the people tout
front" Ia borne in upon them, 90, for
the sake Of the actors and actresses and
the art the represent, as wen as for the
sake Of our neighbors we can surely
manage to reserve our opinions Of the
play and players, as well as other con-
versation for the intervals between acts
or until the last curtain announces the
close Of the entertainment which we are
attending.