THE OMAILV SUNDAY VJEE: SEPTEMBER 1. 1910.
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Lizzie Treligb.
at the Cjaylg"
Henry Miller
on
Future or Staore
R. HEXItT MlLLEri'P nrfs-nc-lit
th Hran'lcts n-s on io;
1urln thp T-pels on h:oh th
ty eoM!d r-st with rotrfort
Mr. Miller Ik one of th Amprl-
CHn actor hn ran alrrwv
relied uiori to put forrh 3omethlns worth
while at the theater. Hi -:lt th!e tlm
rone the lei welcom? b.-ra-iae h '.are
with laughter on li'n l!p. rather than
trenuutialy endeavor n; to rhnu u ho-T
to solve wme feature of the creat rroMem
of life. Indeed. It n:ay be fjucsilon.d If
h war not the more welcome for thi
reason, beca.u It Is not m very A ffctilt
to Tr.ako us tiiini, after all. while It re-
with" 101 RANCH "
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&y:iWrz.; MARIE
: : ": " : . " : ; V' : y. MEBRcS
n Tvr-'r- -y -with
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W e " ;:;.. L ' (V , jT
ouow xri -ixi i lit; loianmco-u lraii - it rue Arug - - 'ihI V ' vvm 1 1 '11
-!!:-' a rfal gemuit afford us the de
Mtht of hsarty lausbter whh na tln?
of wr.r'nrrs, end there is nolh nt -n "He:
UueLand'a Wife" that tends to anything
but ;cy Mr. Thomas has provided a
!m?y built alon? the bronlest linen and
5-1 so delicate In Its- ter.ture that It re-
I'lirta the most careful treatment of capa
ble ectora to . show Its beauties, and this
affo-dj-i by ?lr. tll!er and his company.
1'ut in one of h s few pile moments wh'le
in ,'hi Mr. Miller was al;el for p.'s
vlp.v on ihe outlook of the theater, esi-
c'a!ly with rranl to the turmoil that no-v i
ioo!ps th bufiness management and
re- T.rl'v thus ' af frcta the artistic ffe.-l
of th .;iee. He talked on this topTc. a!
uion all other, hopef'tlly nnd optimist c-
nl!y. Th ovt r-prolu'tfon of thratr- and i
the suld vision of business 's nut. In hfs i
opinion, a necessarily fatsl effect. It Is
an evidence more of ml?tp.ken leal on the
pit of eop'e who do not thoroughly ;
understand the business In which they are i
embark nr. But. he says. "Po Ion- as men
have bank arco in;s" and bricklayers are
waiiawiaiia u n.a-ia -. ,r -w.-.-.-,. -b-wci . .. ,al
not on uike the bu'.'ding of theairra will
proceed. ' Thij will necesarilv entaii, as
'I alriac.- haa. lo.rs to those w'io are ;
encased In the business end of the theater. ,
Another io:nt madi by Mr. Milltr is that
at present, and he con-ii!ers It rren-t'lv
unfortunate, the verdict of Nw Vori; de
termines the taste of the Amer can public
in matters of the drama. It aptars to him
pinnular that the arcat cities of America.
whkh are IndeiK'ndent 'n other matters, i
h'ul: be so ilomlnaied bv New York In'
the matter of what Is (rood or bud at fie ,
theaters. Ins:ead of makin? ui oi.r min-'s
for ourselves as to the n'ue of a play or
the plnt'i's merits we wait until the p'ece !
haa been predated n New York, ha; bi-n
O'scusreJ by newspapers and mar.zins. :
and v.n are thcroushly familiar with It In !
evp4 - way. before we ncret ' ' "This -practice
of railing for rredirs'ed plavs
Instead of tukln? them new. - very had '
for the theater." he says, and then points!
out the remedy. "It must come throurh '
the establishment of theater that are not
to be conduct-. d Tor pufi: alone. lu; with
. v.,w to Iht. proper rrStn'!on of V-hi J IWlVTV II CCVi J
! bjff UlustraUnB the ! olnt. rffvrrd j , mm . I H T 2 - V ?f ' rCSC
to the stock company now !:cvr.s .f. t.i I v I II XlVv V' If I V VC?!il - , ' . . , j-.J&CS
Bo. d "Th's coi'ipar.y I? coin;, rood v.-orl'.'
j he m d.' "b'Jl It could lio miKii l-et'.er if II
j we e not held down to lhe t;- of .-cc i-.d-
hnd iiEir s. Ita lorr- for Koi wo.iUi
bo fa- better were it d?voiei in unrl at
least, to the production of nv plnys. and
not rlvfn over entirely to ih'1 reprod'tftion
of pieces that have be-n tried elsewhere.
As a coinparit on lie cited t"ie ci,n s of
not so very lonp aiso- uTien th" jtrea! a-f.rs
traveled over the country anil were a
ic!t?d leeausj t'aev were (treat a'-'tvx. snd
not litca .. they were presenting ar
ticular play. And In lho" fiay in- s.: u
the lhea'.fr was do'r-T it" b-s! v.-ori-
cause not only v.re'the pirh priced sfu
(.'lupled. but the waller e" wt .e fil'.r-rl
Nowadays a f'rs-.-cit-ss thcat'-r wlieie h'?h
ciade drama Is presented !;as Ptile. If inv. I
eullery attendance, because, the f"llcs win.)
once patroniied the callery seek Ihe'i 1
annie ntnt elsewhere and the price o! j
fc aw downBia rs ra been raised lo ti
l:'j-h a fl-juie In th" effort to counierva l i
til" less of the ups'alrs paironaiie. To
i li-niedy this he aufeste the tr-;ah!ihm"M
J of th'i-t..:? endtr public cortre! wh eh j
thr.:l K(.t lie run as charitable u!!on.. t
l it' v ;.(--. ahhli be dirert-.! for th fn- i
o" the people, a.id not tor pr! : pre.'li. r
in a leeen. magazine article My. X iic i
ouilinei his v. a on this point e-rten-'yel
Rrd antic paUd" therein the notion of Mr. i
Fi-nrna- avd th" XeT th'a'.r i-cf"-dl to
n this e;arlment last woe'. Hi es -r-- d
himself n" iri'f'i err titled thtl ih N '-r '
ih'a'T had d 't rml -e.- in o ir. . o.-:
c "- f.-is- ii'' rs:tnta in i- -'-' o-', !
! on i'-.t Tc-' r.-'irpJ. hv. sa'rt ''ni i
! to ,- i:,io a th.-tr wh-re thev
ill'-..-- v ".-, 1 1 wm. ivi m j
i - : v.
III
Edwin Evans - At the Boji
felt they were not only epial sharers In
the bauties of the house, but wre also
ye.iual o".vnrrs and Fherers In Its profits.
" Tnc mission of t'te theater " sa s Mr. j
Miller, " s to the .oath of th- country.
lis a'.p'al Is through its play on the cmo- j
liens; tiie pleaia cstablixlid in youth are
ihos- ihieh affect the l:fo of the indi-1
vidua', so the theater must look to Is
cf!e: i on youns foii.t. f..r whatever effec t
! i! Is to have 'n shaiiini the dst!iiv of 'he 1
I nation. To do Ihin it nmet lie devoted to i
j s-eiixj. To tach lerons of us- fulness, arm j'
j lo make this tei,chin effective. H ntust be
j Permitted to r.'a' h thoe who need It n
ilie time wh n they need U mm't. O.tt !
! tin at .' mu-.'t be attractive liir plavjl
nii-at b." cnu ne. n sfn:iin ill and ftr- I
1 ts-. and must b- presented so tin. t the i
' pubic w'll feel an ir.P'r.-Kt in them. As'
' to lh.- s.p:a ''.hies lulv.-teit iho mana ters
' the public eares noihinir. It ria'r?s no j
t d t't .-. ,) I)-,. j.-..). j.. under who?" d'.-ec- ;
t'o.i -V.- ''a'- i- prH'.:i--d or tlv- actor '
, ap'-.a-s to in ai it is a p!:i ' rf purpose j
o: a: ii-tor or uP.lity. Th cr at thlnT 'n ;
lii '.; r t a 1? to iia.ii th- pull'". !
'Ar-. ii..1! p- rt th:.t 's o.-rrl oi.-d t;o)
, -r.t:int'.:- i.; ' i at i 1:1'! ihe tensl '
I tr'siiie i.-.- n':tU'v-. a t r sn-! the
i"-ii- -. Th- .''-ihir air v s Hi i o rt.
j 1 ii ; c z: -. 1 . .i .-. f. at h in. nt and It
Is t fL. r -. f -. i ihc- r'-vi. -ve. i) sh-j- I:
, ih-; mv : :-. 1 ti : n rr a .' eii-a -. Vhei
j pa: 1... . j-. 1 on these lh c- It;
icia. t .:a. c en tsio o' th -n Th:- f . nc
j t o-: oC ill :ev'e-r- Is Jus- as mper-aat!
1 - t - Ml'Hie.' 8 i3 nl 1 ne "l.inrr
I o ato:. 'a f . 1,1- t'tre- s- '.-li.li.
I : r r.! n if. v-oi.'.i!:ai" it 3I1
t :..-s in oft.i lhai ih ,1 a.-.-: -0-d tiij
i r. 1! :l! - ma" be ti;. t in pi-coelni; In
' i"e -r-cir-ce of Ne.'. Yi.it .A" I'.e !-:ser
..'e- r. the a ". try. In (. !:! 1 as
ir'rr i- n'r; ti .'- a 't i t .1 : '. n.
, t f r n-a";. ; 1 3 - ..is it is t.it ':!.- t at
j'- ir;. nt lir-eril Y .. 1-c .0 ;-h :;
' tie Ir. it i . t 1. h s n rrtM'e-?' ;:er
I 'e'-'.ns to th-.- 'i ate.-. T.'-'.'- i- :iat
! V- !. ' v. v,-:., , . fr. 1 .filer - f so
li '. i 1 .r.e.-. a .1 iK.it: --; .!'- ia A:tri.a.
( " V e 0 a lv.it '. C.'-'.i .t mal
' t -i- .11' ir .1 V. .i.tf. ra.:ia;e! th . in-
ar t
;h
r" ovi.n:es
is the 'nmiey
:i
y
r t e .
1 e
: e II
:. a-.J i.i.e of tlie
. rij. 0 .d without
r.e. 'j ,. i-.; . re. :h-1-1
b;:s;r s ia :.r.
n .- f t .e rounf y
t .'; m New v r
of tii
f.'e fan
uf r ,
'i'l r t: e..t
iii I. in -.:
r.
.!. "A "f ;iou -a:-.. I.-- of visitoi so
U'le-.d I- ut:Fire;.s riiattcis, and
1 : ptea-ure ia 1 iit-:r few leisure mu
ir.OFt'y at ti e theaters. Asture-I of
.'!,..)
men
this
ationue. me New York manajera
eiier t-. it by .tiiejr.g to offer alwa)j the
(.est. As" a :sult N w York haa i to
be trie one s:xat Judgment bar before
.in, eli a.! nhu .. ih for fame on the state
. u.-t appear No play I counted a auc--f:..
no irwtttr hw often It may have
oeu productrd elsewhere, until It baa ra
- " e.
Sidney-Dale
ceived the stamp of New York'a approval
This ro ot has been der- -etia'.e. many
ll:i:es. ii .-. llil't -. 01 -if. n
mm m oat:ea'! . No antne
with tie ll.ai ills p..- r
uo.en I;
I.lel t.lJl
be taken
vsto w York, and tin re win plau Ills
fiom peorjltand plaiie from the press. .'
actor liiuu ntnu'eir wah (i-eas paint la
l.ie etuffy dteevint room if a country
iiuater. but 10..KS rorward to the lime
wren U nam shall flasa In bril-ianee
' nuj.'lna to the alar m. v
j manager cuunla leee.ots while 1.11 tn n.l"
j w no la not looking ahead to that day alien
( hia office v. Ill be mime hen, ar.iL'nd ine
'severed preclncta of Forty-aee ond and
Ur.iadway. And even the reviewer.
tenderly remembered by Mr. Miller, oci-a-lonaJly
Indulge la a. dream wbereln he
Lara e Clark "Wrie
llae OrpLc
lira,
nees his name In blaek
Yo.lr re'... s'n-re W. ni
t pe in th New
-t New Y'orat
. .1 '.- a iiose Uvea
"."e Jl'd l sty ill th
ii.ht.iit ambltiona
; r. s v. IciiJ ..; t e
j r-: !"it to JKR1.- .' f.c
; -.eri-i. j.sst t i it aJi j,. :
ci.!-.- ff- in.. 1 u,is of vtiiei wlio are
' yet i.eij
' Iiorn tiat:r.K out their Uvea
j aTa.rirt th iid . H,d.l:r.a of ealstene
1 in t :et ri-iixl.iikt iiie.rut.oiis. AnH w. l,.,
di New York can t1.4ll.1w up these Uvea
and Tie I other liv.a ready to keep a con
stant st: earn pouring inlt the maw of lh
ti:! at ty. . :m bit loinf Mil) New yrit
dominate, the '.heater of the country, and
Jtibt so Ioiik will we be asked to take our
p'tys "predisested.- If ever the lime shall
come when Mr. Miller's Idea of a chain f
alate-cwnu oiled theaters exists th dotaaV
nilioii of Stw Vvrk may be broken.
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