Show R MADE BUSINESS OUT OF AN ART Allegation A Against Frohman the Theatrical Thea al Manager Defeated r 4 I KING KIG K AUD QUEEN AT THEARES THEATRES 1 t T PLAY LY HOUSES BOUSES ABE AE pROSPEROUS lOS EROUS 4 to toO ONDON ObON O DON Feb 8 Archer L j tl th dramatic critic and n nd author I has ba taken up Ul the cudgels cudgel in behalf of 01 r the th fh d theatrical truSt tu or Dr t t what he lie to be bethe bethe beme the U me criticisms an nt it i which have h ave recently appeared appear in the tle London Time T Tm x imea Mr Ir Acher jK l Wt t was wa rat of or the first to denounce the syn sn d unsuccessful attempt to terror Ize h ze e the press and that tt therefore he jannot annot be he accused of or partiality s But he lie adds add It makes make me m a little litte tired tre to see se the syndicate subjected to abuse abu which can tn only oly exas erate Its ita Ib members and obscure ob re the real rl point At nt issue isue Quoting the Loon Times Time critic who ho declared d that Charles Chrles Ch le Frohman had re reduced d the theatrical profession from rom roma a dri TL ri to a purely business 3 basis Mr Ar Archer A Arher her cher says On what other basis has ha it ever eyer rete r ested In America or England There have ii ave been frequent instances In in n Lon London Ln don d on and I dare say sy in America where theatre t have been endowed in the tite in m merest interest erest terest t of ladles ladies ladie Whose thos beauL was per perhaps haps hap more conspicuous con than their tal talent talent ent e nt Profits Are Essentials Esen Even in these tee tasea tse SC I hope profit Were the was ens sometimes not nut lacking TV re American managers in the cote ate days given to embarking in enter enterprises irises for the sake of of art without any hope lope ot of profit The Insinuation that Mr Jr Frohman is degenerating art is entirely unjust unjust From the time Times the English reason reson cannot be altogether that hat Mr panders Frohman deliberately to 0 corrupt tastes and that consequently the he American stage is less decent and respectable that thau the English stage If I the the latter proposition is 1 true and it is very cry questionable the fault faul is certainly I Inot not mot Mr He degrades the I American stage neither more nor less I Ithan than ban George Edwardes Edwarde Frank Curzon Curon and a n dozen ther managers degrade the English stage Were I an American Amerian critic I should warmly support nil all honest endeavors to o break down dOn Mr monopoly oboe oly Iy and should vigorously remonstrate with wih him for his really rely short sighted neglect of native American merican art But I certainly not assail him hint for try tr ing ag to make his Ils theatres pay What else use can cn he possibly do doThe doThe doThe The theatrical season saon continues good The Phe king and other members member of the th e royal family are frequently seen in the th e boxes 1 The king was present last even een evening eveni ing i at the performance of Mademoiselle trUe selle sEle Mars lars at the th Imperial theatre and nd vigorously rigorously applauded Mrs Langtry New Plays Brought Drought Out Three new plays have haye marked this thi s week Mixed Relations at the Roy Royalty Ro Royalty alty The Heel of or Achilles at the th thI e Globe Glob I and The New Clown at Terrys The Time latter later will wi be produced tonight Mixed Relations has ha been severely y criticised as being but a poor version por of i The Heel of Achilles by Louis Par ker k r and Boyle Lawrence is a rather rathe r Interesting political play pla y in which international relations tally Ialy Russian designs IS on India Inia form fOn the pl Julia Jula and Fred Terry Terr y take the t leading parts arts two American plays Sher lock hock Holmes and Arizona continue e to draw good houses house The Sherlock k Holmes companies compa l ome are already playing g in m lit the provinces province and two more mure will wil Wi l start soon They The are all al equipped with wih wit h American e lan machinery macht er effect Sherlock Holmes Holme win will be produced at a t St Petersburg and Copenhagen Feb 10 It I is already being played pied pl ed in Am Amsterdam and the scenery for the Vi Vienna Vienna enna production Is now being prepared prepare d in London August Van Biene Blene at the th e Princess theatre tonight celebrates s I Melody the performance of The Broken Broke n |