The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-19
ANDERSON AND 4rHE ANDERSON.

Anderson Is to be congratulated on the openine
of her splendid new theatre. There is not a finer
one in the State, and not one which will give more
pleasure to the people of any city than The Ander
son VIII to Anderson. The capacity for play and
enjoyment is one of the faculties given man by an
ali-wise creator. and furnishing proper and legit
mate forms of amusement is of the functions OF
we'll organized society. The time was when :.
was thought an evil for people to be amused, and
the Quaker idea of long face and devoutness with
out having the monotony broken with heathful en-
joyment, was deemed proper and religious. This
Idea has been wonderfully changed, and today in
many churches there are forms OF amusement
which few years ago would not have been tolerat.
ed anywhere by the members OF the church. The
idea today Is to give people the right kind of en-
toyment inside the church II possible and outside
IL necessary.
AS means for amusement, and as an educa.
tor few agencies are more valuable than the
theatre, coupled with the right kind of motion pic
lures. or course this means that there must be
shown the right kind OF plays the proper comedies
tragedies and operas. Holding the mirror up to
nature" in Its many forms is quite proper and high.
ly educational That Manager Bleich, backed by a
healthy public sentiment, will do this no one
DOUBTS. II he does not he will not long conduct
popular house. Bat knowing sim as we do we
have no hesItancy in assuring the public THAI the
attractions at The Anderson will be the best OBJ
tainaEle.
II was gratifying to have present on the opening
night the very great audience, who were fully in
sympathy with the progressive spirit OF the new
theatre building and to feel that the public Is back
OF the progressive spirit which actuated Chairman
Fowler and the other members of the building COM
mittee as we'll as the liberal supporters who made
1t possible.
The Invocation delivered by DR.. Kinard. president
or Anderson College. was 80 good and expressed so
appropriately the Thought which should have been
uppermosf in the minds of the people who saw the
new theatre In its true spirit, that we give 1t in
full The words of the prayer we're as follows
20 Lord. our Father, the Father OF all men In
every age and cline the Father or us all. when we
work and when we play, when we weep and when
we laugh. look down upon US and bless us. So
I'm thy great mercy thou hast created us with q
capacity for suffering and capacity for enjoyment
and we can worship thee In both &
I'VE pray thee to help us to remember thee not
only In sorrow. but also in our gladness.
We thank thee for the many ways In which thou
hast enabled us to learn the truth. and for sl the
means by which our souls nre stirred to sympathy,
to pity and to noble deeds.
TO night We thank thee especially for the men
and women, who through their art upon the STAGE.
have shown us life rs Il really Is and have awaken
ed in sIs noble aspirations that we might net other
wise have felt 5s
2 And now our Father, the people Of this city
have builded them a PLAYHOUSE. IN which they may
gather for the pleasure that 1t gives thar We
pray thee to meet with us as we gather here from
e t:e, enc. e:si.ses s=.st.: saai
ssincs ~ith which t.oI hast 90 sracicusly blessed
us s.
wye pray thee 70 bless this house: let no evil
thing ceme nigh It. Make it q power Cor good, and
not power for eyIl In the life OF this city.
afnstruct and guide those who shall control 1T.
20 the end that thy shall be giorlAed and this
people blessed Amen, s ssS