| Show TELEGRAPHIC II 1D The PassieB Play New York 28 Rose Eytinge actress in the Herald today protests against the passion play in behalf of many members of the theatrical profession She says lilt I remember right I was in San Francisco at the time the play was produced The whole community of that cty was inexpressibly shocked and it was in obedience to outraged public pub-lic sentiment that the exhibition was stopped by the mayor and council I was told by several intelligent persons who have the best opportunities forjudg ing that the olay where it was not revolting ¬ re-volting was absurdly dull and stupid Louis Delafield counsel for the society for the prevention of crime said Morao told us last week his play when produced in San Francisco disarmed criticism and was approved by the press but there is the statement of Rose Eytinge to the contrary Morse who had been impati ently listening to Delafield jumped up and flourished a copy of the Herald and aid here is the letter from this woman < and I will explain how it came to be written Miss Eytinge was playing in San Francisco at the time my play was produced and go poor was tho audiences wine to the supeiior attaction of my piece that she was obliged to close her house and give up the engagement He continued that his play was stopped because cause Maguire took away ONeil and put an actor named Loco in his place It was not in accordance with my ideas to have an actor play the part of Christ on my Mage who might perhaps have played in Oamille some where else the night before Sol returned the money to the people in the house and that was the end of ths Passion Play in San Francisco Morse offered Mayor Grace 500 orB or-B license to present the play Among those in the mayors office to oppogo the production of the play via a represents tips of the New York Sunday School AsSociatIOn SociatIOn A leading dramatic paper her says Let a lair showing bd given to Morses version of the passion and if found to be evl put an immediate stop to itt it-t |
