The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-04
THEATRE MEN FOR CLEAN PICTURES Z

At meeting o the Oklahoma Theatre Owners and Manag-
cG Association held in Oklahoma City recently the members
pledged themselves that none OF the theatres owned managed
by them would show the Clara Smith pictures.
Commenting the action OF the association, publication
devoted the film trade observes that it good step for the
protection OF the theatres well the public Producers OIL
ten think the public demands pictures depicting crime and the
sordd side OF life generally In Judgment the hm makers
vastly overestmatc the percentage Of show patrons who
this OF stuff In this the exhibitors have undoubtedly
scnsed public sentiment correctly
Motion picture producers depraved
for the uncean and suggestive blame nobody but themselves
for the which has the establishment OF censorship its
object and this movement which open to many valid objections
be checked only by voluntary action the part OF those
connected with the industry looking thorough cleaning
which will include the elimination OF the things which have
aroused public protest The Oklahoma exhibitors to be COM
The silent drama like the spoken. is such marvellous
thing such potent influence for good well evil that
should not be permitted to be dragged in the me and nth OF
low moral standards be kept clean and at the same time
be the less entertaining and uplifting The vital part which
both the stage and the play the normal life of the people
well put recently by Dr. Lyman Abbot one OF Americas
greatest preachers and whose views all moral ques
carry the greatest weight In the Introductory paragraphs
OF magazine article which he his personal "reminiscences
of Edwin Booth Dr. Abbott follows:
"A friend Of nine longer living, conservative in his theoo-
py consistent in his Cavnm once said to me something like
his "I the theatre wholly evil there place in the king
dom OF God for the actors profession why does God endow some
of his children with the dramatic mmec instinct and
to call them the stage by inward impulse distinct as
that by which he call others OF his children to the pull
he only answer can give that question is that the thea
wholly evil and that there place in the Kingdom OF
God for the profession OF the actor No doubt there are every
the great cities theatres which could well spare
and could banshed from the stage without re-
gre But if possible by edct close all theatres and
Danish all American life the loss the community
would amount rreparable moral disaster.
The theatre has theefod service render: has to fur
nish amusement. rest, and inspiration.
1--WE need amusement. II old saying that all work
and play makes Jack dull boy The fathers and mothers
need well their children merry heart the pro
verb oeth good like medicine hearty laugh is medicinal
cooperative laugh laugh all together promotes good fellow
ship Sympathy in fun may be valuable sympathy sor-
good play inspires comply with PauPs injunction:
We with those that and rejoice with those that re-
joice.
1--WE need America would easily turn into great fac
tory and Americans into macineke dudges if there no
literature take Of ourselves and the theatre enacted
literature The monooy OF the Kitchen the monoonous
the shop would become deadenng If there provision
for orgetuness TO Americans the theatre OF
restfu enjoyment in the midst of desert OF unvaryng toll
suspect that my experience uncommon Reading stmu-
ates inspires play rests For two hours am pas
sve played by which drives all and pepexties
of my mind and away from clean and healttu play
refreshed in spirit from the refreshed body