Show THE HAPPY ENDING one reason why motion pictures have gained such wonderful popularity is that usually they have a happy ending the majority of the best plays of the spoken drama have ended in dark despair without a ray of sunshine to lighten the gloom descending sc upon the spectator this is one reason why Shake superb plays do not draw bigger audiences the best of them are tr tragedies they leave the beholder profoundly depressed many people say there is tragedy enough in real life and they do not care to pay 2 to have their feelings harrowed Play writers defend the unhappy ending on oil the ground that it is often the only ono that Is true to life it f the drama shows a person violating all the laws of god and man it is abnormal wrong and silly to represent that person a as undergoing a hudden budden conversion at last and ad escaping the penalties lie he has so justly incurred 41 yet optimism is a mighty good message to give to the people and it is more winsome you may make goodness seem worth while by suggesting that clean lives and honorable conduct are foicey that make for happiness and success A good drama ought to have both its lights and shadows if the play la 13 to be interesting to int intelligent ellig cut people it must be true to life the selfish wrongdoer should get deserved retribution for his wicked acts and the play accords better with truth and justice if he is not permitted to escape by an illogical elev bilth anth hour repentance and representations senta tiong of evil and self socking seeking ought to be offset by fine and noble characters whose generous acts and high purposes help them through trial and win out at last such plays make goodness attractive without seeming to pre preach tell any ally sermon |