New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Blind in the Dramatic Eye
The Broadway Stage and Its Relation to Such Drama a.
'The Torches"
By Ralph Block

is merely VIVA. new are merely so many markings on
the new skin social conscience Even that enehs % tie
Nav building which the delights in calling technque M M
pay from The same source civilization destroys the
eegancies life peness of its conventions tne sne -
; with which men try the sharpness ana quohoa us
posn in science extends rationalsm in art ana IN
the theatre appears-a certainly has done IN fan' w
~ p the result was the Theatre Antoine For Germany the resu'
os Spdermann or for Russia all the eans's ~
has not s % b radoed materials living attempt to see
life as it markedly is -, ... in III.
midst of life that can only exist so s because in the
c.pe il can bring of mechanical 1910 be
midst Of insist for its own safety I maintain an
facts OF lie as ex,ept the old fables rOmncism
ideas new attitudes penetrate this medieval ht ~ en-
with so sudden they undertake the daring Start
tv strange philosophy theatre has grown up IN the % p.s
inc With belief the audience known as the m d i
Man. following with the entirely u m M aid psycboogy and
the public this philosophy now calls 10 us a
pojnts out that playground Of an oppressed h
lie 80 M relief from thought by this measure becomes an
play 70 seek & ~ the PLAYWRIGHT or the the ma
tup such bsvI5ernr combinations differently from what
nav be expected of the theatre that audiences may @
The ends therefore become the umen' OF
suppressed desres"the desire win wesl'n anu w. n person.
sire to win position clothes the desire OF the many ~ &
Of country antecedents distinction with all its emOumn ~ me
why should carefully insist on running M M other
Of life perssmg IN | 49, s. of Tho civilized world
naly as possible transcription only be explained
bv the fact magnstvey Overdeveoped and oVersensv
we are still be able face with
~ what is cold and unendng life without inner com
fort that wisdom like adults we are children wo NUM-
make
allows us to forget TaorMado Man. or eyes Of Youth
AIR WILLIAM ARCHER his admirable but somewhat
M badly named Making" that the French are given to over
emphasis on the intellectual What really true the
that they mOrasts which very neu io n
because the Frenehman deals carefully ah % @
side of life that the past eaare eqaa
avoid The Frenchman writes entirely from ., S % not
eufosy-"n 'e vSan n curious about life ITSELF
facts OF
deeatelv but none persisny commonplace thing " speak
with some deprecao Of the triangle does represent after ALL
h Fns convention Of powerful motivation life he
that has its place in the United states but passed , "
unnuitve American playwright he recognizes az @
mnagers-by musical comedy full of He appar
few plays like "The Easiest way TO treat WIN
seriousness dignity
Is>IE TORCHES suspicious beginning at the BO Theatre
Wednesday night the old material Of the French n sS
Reduced to its elements The Ioch wnen
the Partisan public from somewhat oddy
his friend returned to her for brief moment
after her marriage caught and had to fight duel whh @
modern ideas The conventional approach
such story in an earlier chief figure Of the play
would have taken the form of romantic ana syrupy
drama eenrins about the young woman OF the R t of Ewipe
would recede into the shadows OF
Dumas hs But part OF the modern discovery Of human ni a. %
u , ~ Thfp srb Tnrbes" becomes the story of Professor
Bouquet aocaly actually of heroic mind and will
requires something fight against Drama
representation conflict" said Brunetiere with the
Ous powers and bett of
thrown living upon the stag, stage @ " t bf ss b an.. the
ambitions preud the folly the maeenee Of those
p I h morality which finds rs justification In the pursuit Of
knowledge cold hand thought
passion human interest 1t is fOregone conclusion
this of mod
ernism
so much more persistent vital than theories.
fOrehad knowledge the development of the
the point of failure mpacency of the Professor
the Nobel his obvious feeling that he has foed his
friend
the Of
essor work and u his unthful wife the So far the
Professor had little The
duel follow, he
fdetie Of mankind
which his allegiance As
doubtful the he that all
him. His the beginning the passion
and the passion Of his friend the final all of them from
rational attitude life a
philosophy He sends
pledges them his scientific
quietly powerfully
but the force does entirely lie
tentay the most powerful idea all the
deeply in the history Of human
the playwright because he with
conception of
ideal
been fitted the old materials The same only
the attitude that changes
The Torches colleges was recently instructor IN
French
4s;a' whit his