Show AS s TO THEATRES THEATRES' 0 i It seems to be true truc that cs theates' cs arc l' l g gaining i iti it favor eV every r year car It is o only a century since ce thousands of people thought hught it wicked to att attend nd u a uhe theatre he and great greaL editors wo would ld not give what hat hat thc they called play pla much of Ull any credit for tor character char char- acter Now nearly c everyone er nc gocs goes to the theatre na Jd if il anything l tI ing ever breaks up tip 1 th tho habit it will be because theatre managers insist oa ot pulling on ou inferior in in- in- in f fi fc-fi r plays phiys fh rule now is to lo send one COI company com com- 1 pany aft after r another over ocr the country a 11 syndicate has control of all alithe the theatres and fitl ut particularising parti parti- I e hing it seems clear cleu that on only a about out one play i in II three Is really first class The hc mercenary spirit i in full in-full f fill I force and aud the thc price of admission is not an any p proof that people who ho attend the lC would s see sec seca e a finished performance Theatres when conducted right arc are great things great t to broaden men and thc they are c area a s school of they arc are a it vast comfort to lo thousands of pc people who cannot afford more expensive ex ex- pensive c a amusement t and ami if ff wily only the struggle struggleS wis S as I much td id increase the character of the thc performance perform ance anee as it t. t i is to W o draw n the theatre managers man main agers agel'S would have a go o d thing hing long as ns th they live li because a really pla play is what tired mc men and nd w women want nt to to 10 sec T Whether l' l it t be J a drama il ma or or a tragedy Ol or sh simple music it ong ought t to p b be always s 's pu put on oit i in ill the thc Q best I form l rm A A. opera with aI all the thc ador adornments th id embellishments n ll l rendered c cr i by really 11 fP great ar- ar us 1 Sl l a tf bf f young as as aswell a as being an iii enchantment enchantment- nt lelL p Then the managers arc c not altogether tt to blame A x A great maJ many p g go be because it is fashionable and aud thc they do 10 not think enough of oi the hc performance even when ItiS It t. t is superb to 10 bc behave c well in the theatre the the- atre The person who do does s not care for or l never ought to be p permitted to attend an an opera b be because cau cause c sue 1 p people arc in the wa way Even if thc they keep still their presence is a n damper on the thc per pct a But a really enlightened manager seeing th the thc oT r the people plc nowadays s 's ought to have for his greatest t anxiety a desire t to put such performances per per- on oil the thc stage as ils to lo increase the the popular c- c popular popularity ity ily of HIP theatre an and in that wa way i insure sure m more rc revenue for or himself anil auLa at th the same same time fh contin- contin tally exa exalt thc business |