The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-11-21
NEN WHITE LIST
Of PLAYS ISSUED
Philadelphia Bulletin of Catholic
Theatre Movement Publishes
White List" Number.
Publication, Says Archbishop Prem
dergast, Will Give Strength and
Influence to Society.
Organization Established for Puri-
fication and Uplift of Thea
trical Stage.

The first number of the Philadelphia
Bulletin" of the Catholic Theatre
Movement is "white.list" number.
"The publication of a Philadelphia
Bulletin of the Catholic Theatre
Movement" says Archbishop Prender-
CAST, will give strength and influence
to the society recently established in
our city for the publication and uplift
of the theatrical stage"
The Bulletin" contains a history
and clear statement Of the purpose
of the movement. It reviews the work
done during the past year. The spe-
cial feature is statement Of the con-
ditions required for the white-listing
of play. These show the principles
which will guide the organization in
its selections, also how sound, prac-
teal and varied such list should be.
The reasons are set forth for not issu-
ing an official black list. The "Bulle-
tin touches on the scope and limita-
lions of the white list and emphasizes
the constructive character of the
work. The Bulletin" invites the vari-
GUS Catholic societies to take up the
movement, to strive to promote it
among their members and to have
them invite their families and friends.
A "White List"
Appended to the white list" is the
following word of explanation:
The Bulletin Committee would re-
mind all readers that in preparing the
above WHITE LIST it has been gov
erned by the general laws regulating
the approval of the CATHOLIC THE
ATRE MOVEMENT:
/. A play must not, with regard to
morals, occupy debatable ground.
2. There should be general agree
ment that a play is clean and whole
some.
8. The play should be fit for theatre
goers of varied ages and tastes.
It is hoped that the present list,
while obviously incomplete, may serve
as sort of sign-post to the seasons
attractions, and that it is comprehen-
sive enough to set as a tombstone by
which other plays may be judged.
The white list"
Admirable Crichton, Alabama, Alias
Jimmy Valentine, Along Came Ruth,
The Amazons, Arms and the Man, The
Auctioneer, Arizona.
Barbara Frietchie, The Bells, Behold
the Man, Ben Hur, Big Jim Clarity,
Brewster's Millions, Broadway Jones,
Broken Hearts, Brown of Harvard,
Bunty Pulls the Strings.
Caste, The Cavalier, Classmates,
The College Widow. Confession. The
County Chairman, Confession, The
Crisis, Cyrano de Bergerac, Daddy
Longlegs, David Garrick, Diplomacy,
Disraeli, Duke of Killicrankle.
Everyman.
Father and the Boys, The Fortune
Hunter, The Five Frankforters, Freck.
les.
A Gentleman from Mississippi, The
Girl Left Behind Me, The Girl Of the
Golden West, The Ghost Breaker, The
Governors Lady, A Grand Army Man
Gringoire, Grumpy.
He Comes Up Smiling, Held by the
Enemy, The House Next Door.
II Dovo IN Advorfieo
Jack Straw, The Jilt, Jim the Pen
man.
King Rene's Daughter.
L'Aiglon, The Legend Of Leonora
Liberty Hall, The Lion and the Mouse
The Little Minister, The Little Prin
cess, Little Women, The Littlest Reb
ell, The Lost Paradise.
Magic, The Man From Home, Mask.
and Faces, Merely Mary Ann, A Mes
sage From Mars, Mice and Men, Thu
Middleman, Milestones, The Mollusc
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