New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-31

Good one. Professor Baker never pre-
tended 20 DO anything more than teach
bus pupils something about the business
~ building shows.
As matter Of fact, he has done
more than that. Mr.. Nathan's facts
arc more awry than his theory. he has
not done wisely in naming Sheldon ana
Ballard. A number Of persons are OF
tho opinion that Salvation Nell Is the
hest piece Of work Sheldon ever did ~
snite Of the fact that It was completed
shortly after he quit Bakers class
room Young America" which MIR
Nathan likes, was begun about one
wear after Ballard left Harvard. II Is
q better play than Believe Me, Nan
Time" written at Harvard. We be
Icve that there is also an upward
trend from "The Silver King" Of Henry
Arthur Jones to Mrs. Danes Defence
bv the same author. In fact, If we are
not mistaken. there Is some adage or
other about the perfectlng qualities OF
practice.
Of course. there is degree Of truth
in what George Jean Nathan says. he
has discovered that the classroom OF
q university is not the best place IN
ever said that IL was?
There is no great novelty in pro-
claiming that moving pictures are an
important factor In American life. But
there are places where such state
ment will not be accepted. Whos
Who In America" leaps from Benjamin
Whitfield Griffith, who, as you may re
member. was elected Mayor Of Nlcks-
burg on a reform ticket In 10000,
10 Elmer Cummins Griffith. the well
known author Of "Epochs in Baptist
History" We suggest 10 the press
agent at the Liberty Theatre that he
send a box for "The Birth Of Ma
ton" by David W. Griffith. TO the
hoard Of editors Of who's Who in
America
Upon seeing "The Unchastened Won
an" for q second time we were I'M
pressed by the merits Of the perform
ance given by Miss Christine Norman
Thevc can be no question that her work
strikes home She plays her part IN an
honest. straight from the shoulder
manner that is decidedly attractive. tei
acting rs as sincere as the tears which
tricklo down her face IN the second act
The great ability OF Mss Norman
hoightcns .hc brilliant performance OF
Emily Stevens Decidedly the best
scene i'm the play is the passage be.
tween the two women near the end OF
the second act Neither player in such
"a scene can do well unless her oppon.
cnt is good. Joseph jefferson in his
autobiography speaks Of the team play
OF two famous actors OF his day as fol
lows.
The acting OF these two great artists
always set the audience 10 wondering
which was the better The truth rs
there was no better about the matter
They were not horses running race
but artists painting "a picture; II was
not 900 their minds which should win
but how they could, by their joint ef-
forts, produce perfect work
Nothing about dramatic criticism n
this city delights us more than It's op-
timism and its high morality
"Now. art is long and this is "a fairly
broad country. but ] don't believe Their,
is room in it Tor Mrs. Boltay's Daugh
ters,' says Charles Darnton. Of "ThC
Evening World"
"lf there is one thing we keep close
20 our hearts, he continues. its IN,
ocethclf nov TO say tne hacreQness, O.
the home"
fie. he. upon Lear and all his horrit
household
How IN this land OF ours can IN,
home wreckng proclvities OF an lag,
be borne as n theme OF drama?
Away with Ghosts" and Danish "Hed
da Gabler" not 90 mention The Sec
ond Mrs Tanqueray" and "Tho MOTTO
rious Mrs Ebbsmith."
After all, as Harry Thaw might hav
remarked 90 Mrs Carman: "lf there
one thing We keep close 10 our heart
IT'S the docency, not 20 say the sacred
ness. OF the home.
According 20 THE Theatre" anothe
drama may be a protest against sue
poverty as exists In some foreign coun
try. but such poverty and cireum
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