New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14

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IA had cot his booth knocked up and wanted play to
Wv nut on II which should be fresh new important and
also attractive he confessed that he was hugely en-
cd the paygong crowd had read so much 30 ne
H. 20 himself the Dramatic Poet and Merry Andrew and they
o. counsel together The three pcrsonages represent magma
~ and lofty idealy selfish business and ShreWd
a practice in of FOLLY and fppcry The Poet
A for the beauty goodness and truth that are enduring the
49, Andrew for drama OF life motley picture with little
h much error and fimmeng OF truth something to amuse
~ child which man is in his mature age The Manager
~ If what IS done long fills his Golfers at last bids
hem TO work at without waiting for inspiration inpressins
that presents itself their ken, stars beasts
G trees rocks fire. water darkness light day and night
Thus in our booths contracted sphere,
The circle OF Creation will appear
And move. we deliberately impc
From Heaven the World TO Hell
The tragedy as eventually completed, sweeps over even
i.r course for physically and spiritually from the
e Of God through the world and hell and back again to the
~ If heaven the place inhabited by beings, celestial and halt
CELESTIAL who float the spaces where earth and heaven meet
That was the dramatic conception OF the master mno OF herman
v MIR Percy Macay when he planned his masque Tor inc
on Of the tercentenary Of Shakepeares death seems to
80 t -.eoved not to PC outdone adventure by Goethe
s CIban bv the Yellow Sands seeks to exploit pretty much
everything the world Of dramatic art and ITS accessories from
b earliest historical times down TO to-day and TO enht lot inc
- go and mind great MANY things which belong wholly to the
bere Of learned speculation is with one phase OF his vast
utanagora only that this department OF The tribune con
obas 10 which music reaed-but even superhcial
ertaon Of this phase would I'll book much larger IMAM INC
printed copy Of the nasque, with all Its ntmaons OF what "
10 rented the historical nterludes. 1t is so tremendous
,tbi that il will never masticaed, still less dgesed by
s oerorrners readers or hearers However the play
A t written the scenario of the pageants laid OUT some
,,, composed some music coaed from pages printed !" "
MAST rhearsals of singers and dancers have begun and pi0
that the universal revelation will be made at the oaolu 81
M ~ COLLEGE in fortnight proper preparation by the Puoo
d involve long period OF fasting and prayer but since S
. h.. asked Of busy people attempt may be MADE 10
m fine curtain little the benefit OF the readers OF this journal
The aso,e proceeds from Shakespeares Tempest as the
, and principal speaking characters suggest Inc tnee u
M aban seeking learn the art OF Prospeo says
i- Nackavc is Of the slow education OF Hid'NN
~ the influence of cooperative that u.s. OF the arr OF e
e in its full social scope perhaps by this is meant soie'ns
ike Magnetism plus the philosophical concepts WhCh some
ces inject into Wagner artistic creations FrosPerolS ~
chic arr shown at work through the ages and incarhaeu III "
in the person of Shakespeare Ariel and Miranda the lat
go ~ ectes pity and admiration IN Caiban are froSperoS
agents The art Prospero which IN Shakespeares play INC
so nv which Ariel released from the coNeh Po e
which the sote had been confined by the foul WltCh 9ycol
d nv MIR Mackaye "as the art OF Shakespeare IN It's UNI
~ scoDe that manyvisioned art o. the theatre whch age
400 has come 70 lberate the imprisoned Inauguration OF man
kind from the letters OF brute force and ignorance tha' same "
which being usurped and Aed by gropng P
w Or lust has been botched in its ideal aims anoke e "
handled or hidden by passionate child has wrought "avo
hypocrisy and decadence. Caliban IS ina, PaSSt0 -,
% ~ f o all whether individuals or races groVene
close 70 his original origins yet cropping up and
almost rbvthc falls and bacdngs-toward that selener piano
Of pv and love- and disciplined Will wnere AuA w
prooe commune with Ariel and his Spirits The education ana
doo Of Caiban accomplished by permitting him TO be the
spectator Of series of incidents presented on an inner stage rom
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-. .;,;+a and the oopuar life OF Elizabethan
England
Thus far : within the provinces
Pelham Humphreys
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