New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-28
THEATRICAL ANGELS SOMEHOW, NEVER FEAR IO IKEAI
If Shakespeare Fell
Among the Censors
In Which the Film Folk Obtain Terrible Revenge r.,
Elisions Ordered by the Moving Picture
Censor Boards

but we insist that Caliban be 4,A..
eliminated entirely or reduced IA '
fash.
RICHARD u.-Remove Seen. w
Act I, as likely to excite preird,.n.
against the rich and thereby ipc;t;ss
class hatred. Cut Scene V, Act v uS
consists almost entirely Of acts Of e,i.
inal violence.
RICHARD III Not approved III.
play abounds in crimes and yillanies
KING HENRY VI Part D.-Pau.s
KING HENRY VI Part II).-Pas..S
KING HENRY VI Part llI-Cu, ~.
Scene |, Act !, showing bloody SWORD.
all the fight between Warwick az
York and ell the grewsone sights n
Scene Nv of the sane act. Omit rrest.
er part of Scene V in Act X a, IA
horrible for portrayal; in Scene vi AZ
Act V omit stabbing ARRAY king Ia.
ry and Gloucester). =
KING HENRY VIII.-The diyor..
proceedings OF :he King against Can.
crime of Aragon are pointed ONT /,
too much detail They might have
bad effect on married couples and must
he reduced to flash. Scene w /,
Act l must be radically changed. ris
subtitle, "He would kiss you twenty
times with a breath must be omittsS
and the kiss following title must \.
reduced TO normal length ordained 4,
board. Scene III in Act II must B.
omitted as tending to corrupt young an
both sexes. Omit Scene V Of Act
as 1t might give offence TO lars,
division of Christians.
ROMEO AND JULIET-Cut out in.
liet. Here is girl just in her teens con.
Quoting herself in most unmsidenh
fashion and opening her window in IA.
night time or possibly In the early
hours of the morning to young mar
TO whom she has never been properly
introduced. This play abounis in IA,
very kisses and embraces and passion.
ate love scenes which the board IA,
repeatedly condemned There are too
many street brawls of extreme VIC.
lence. Reduce these to a fash AZ
! about ten feet. The board has N.
ouently announced its d!sapprovsl Of
the administration Of secret sleepin0
potions and all such scenes in the play
must come out. The ball which Ro.
meo and his companions appear in NAV.
remain as it is educational ia char.
acter
0THELLo.-The play may be shown
with the following eliminstions: Cur
out lago. His conduct and language
cannot be tolerated in a respectable
community. Omit entirely Act Y. This
act shows the smothering OF Desde.
mona and the suicide Of 0thello Two
such terrible crimes in one short act
will not be approved by this board
JULIUS CESAR.-The assassIna.
ton of julius Cesar must be elininst.
ed, as plainly offending against Ne
rules Of the board. As the plot. how.
ever, requires that the fact Of the death
be conveyed to the spectators, two
courses may be pursued; Mark Antony
may be shown receiving letter a.
nouncing Casar's death, or Cesar mas
be shown dying a natural death caused
by rheumatism or old age. Reduce an
riots to a fash. Omit Scene II in Act
III as plainly contrary to rules Of the
board.
HAMLET.-Not approved. This play
is too hideous TO receive the approval
OF our board, which has. repeatedly
ruled out the very things in which this
play abounds. "The drinking Of hot
blood" for instance. and the doing Of
| such business as the bitter day would
quake to look on" is highly unbecoming
and might amount TO disorderly con.
duet or even graver crime. Such things
will not be allowed in the State Of
Pennsylvania Cor Ohio. Evidently the
author never heard of our rules and
regulations, else he would have omitted
at least all the capital offences.
MACBETH.-Not approved. This
play visualizes several murders in the
first degree and a shocking suicide com.
mitted by a woman. The conduct of
Lady Macbeth il we permitted it 10 be.
come generally known in Pennsylysnis
Cor Ohio would undoubtedly have
corrupting influence on our people and
especially on the young Of both sexes
What this woman says she would DO to
her own sucking baby if it stood Dc.
tween her and her ambition is not q!
to be known by the young ms.rens OF
this state. If the producer VIII Guy
down the play to the scenes showing
pretty scenes in the Scottish Highlands,
we will be inclined to give II our sp'
proval. q