The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04
ONLY TWO PLAYS NOW
HERE IN WHITE LIST
Catholic Church Movements
First Bulletin Names II
Good Shows.
NINE NOT IN NEW YORK
Other Attractions Will Be
Added to List-Therp Will
BE No "Black List"

A golden silence" that is expected to
turn the golden profits Of indecent and
improper plays into dreary deficits Is to
he the attitude of the Catholic Theatre
Movement in its fight for clean stage.
That such is the aim of the orsaniza-
ton. which was founded more than year
ago with Mgr. Lavelle az director. was
made clear yesterday with the publica-
ton of the first bulletin giving the
white" list OF plays which the officers
of the association approve.
In announcing few of the plays
which are regarded as clean the officials
Of the association say that within "a short
time the list of clean plays will be made
as complete as possible.
Among the plays now running In New
York that are approved are The Things
That Count" and Peg O. My Heart" Other
plays favored that have appeared here re-
Gently are "Bunty Pulls the Strings"
''Disraei." Liberty Hail." "Alilestones."
OFFICER Gss." "Pomand.r Walk" THE
Poor Little Rich Girl" "Rebecca OF sun
nybiook Farm and 1.-THE Governors
Lady"
Pledge Goes with Bulletins.
Copies of the bulletin will be distributed
hot ohlE III inc catnohc churches put VIII
oe sei'' oIo.u'as. WIN pl.'.'eu ~, .'s oa
m eusc ma. 'neiiesoe.S arc aSneu W s'ei'.
plays and exhibitions and use their in
nuence that others do likewise
Cardinal Farley has n letter In the
bulletin commencing the aims of the
movement and saying that IL was started
at his earnest desire
7h''c ueii' ~ Sa'r' .h' o,tua',o'
Win resaru 10 improper Pia!S mas oe
come az tiiiss even hioie acute anu
tnrea'ehii,s me secular press nis AZ
ilos, "uhou, eN'ep'vii 'ecos,iHeu ',e
danger 10 pubic moraiity' ana mas made
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ana soul III Il movement so ti''e'!' ana
ma! auu SO N'ta,E necessary
nave tne iu,est confluence 'hat 'ne
'athoilc lhsatre MoNeneh' WINE VIII
encounter uin'cui,ies aiiu pe,p,e".'es i''
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luz acton ana Iarseiy successiuI III ns
results, l ask ior " the esnerous ana
unqualHieu supPolt u, ."e Sa'ho'io IT,
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peop'e VII cVore' WIZ Wv nv et'e..'
IN concerted eIior, 10 uIr,;n @ ~.
tneir laIii.ies a,,o '!.er ..''a I'M, l.o'' ''e
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In commenting on Cardinai rarie! let
ter the bulletin says that there VIII DE
no atteinpt III the Juusihen. vi p'"ss "
set up pharisaical standards and asserts
that whatever sympathy there may De
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purpose or the 'atho'ic Anea're MoNeheht
NJ TINS time cannot pe uiNer'eu 10 suor'
laudablc enterprises AZ IN. creauo" vi d
Catholic drama or the iouhaihs u
Catholic theatre
Inc puiietiI eNpiah'S tna' w nv, -,
| the movement VIII u. u,rec'eu ,o"aiu ,ne
support OF laws regulating pu''o a"'uSe'
ments. -,
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torial say. no "ouo. at -, .,r..rsd
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do whatever IL can 10 su.hs'i,e" w.
| hands or the proper nu'no' i.Ies ia 'i'e''
Efforts to protect PUBIC ueceho!,
| The hrst practicai measure u ~