Life — June 7, 1883 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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266 a minister $20,000 a year, and so abandoned and despicable as actually to walk about the public streets to flaunt her shameful emaciation in the eyes of fat divines and merry hearted deacons, and perhaps annoy them by the mute eloquence of her white face and fevered eye. Then the children—they were just as vicious. Away with the whole crew. Let the vengeance of the outraged people be swift and terrible. We must have spires of carven stone, and roofs of cedar and mullioned windows of costly color- ed glass for our temples, that we may worship; our choirs must be paid princely salaries, that they may chant our holiness, and our ministers must live in silken luxury that they may preach the Crucified Christ in befitting fashion—yes, these are our ne- cessities, and for that wretch who would divert one dime from this noble cause to selfishly put bread into the mouth of her starving brat, no punishment can be too severe—no justice too inexorable. Let her be made an example. e 8 ¢ “TH management of the Madison Square Theatre is quick to profit bya mistake, Its original platform was the encourage- ment of native talent, For several years the only plays produced were by American authors,“ Hazel Kirke,” an olla podrtda by Mackaye, was so carefully revised, cast, artistically mounted and well acted, that it became a thing of beauty and almost a joy for- ever. It could not be considered ‘strictly a new play in all its parts, but the ancient materials of which it was composed were so nicely dovetailed and burnished that the whole passed as a nov- elty, and was satisfactory to the general public.‘ The Profes- sor” was, be it said to the credit of foreign authors, a purely American play. Good acting and the established reputation of the theatre saved it from deserved damnation, and it is still, we be- lieve, inflicted’ by travelling companies upon rural communities whose crimes call for just sach an awful retribution, ‘ Esmeral- da” was a series of illustrated dialogues culled from one of Mrs. Burnett’s novels. It was undramatic, but was at least original, and the excellence of the dialogue offset the demerits of the plot and action sufficiently to carry it, notwithstanding that two of its characters—the unfilial daughter and unnatural mother—were decidedly disagreeable. Next was Young Mrs. Winthrop,” by Bronson Howard—a strong, clear-cut, well-balanced and whole- some drama, to which was accorded a most generous and pro- longed patronage. That to such a work should succeed a feeble rechauffé of the plagiarized work of a second-rate French author was as lamentable as the effort to give it caste by alluding to the social importance of the translator was ridiculous, It is therefore pleasant to note that the management of this most charming and deserving little theatre has decided to banish the hybrid to Siberia, where it belongs, and return to first principles by pro- ducing an original play by an American author. Mr. Young is a strong writer, and if he has succeeded in getting his too tragic muse to smile once or twice, even artificially, in each act, his work, “ The Rajah,” will be a success. WanTED a small but vigorous electric battery to galvanize for the coming campaign. S. J. T., this office.—Adov. WaANTED.—25 boys as messengers. Must be able to run one mile in seven hours. Apply at main office of American Union District Mutual Telegraph Co.— Adv. ‘LIFE: A STUDY IN SPASMS. Novi ingenium mulicrum ; Nolunt ubi velis, ubi nolis capiunt ultro.—TERe: [With anger :] I refused his outrageous request For a kiss—which I took him to task for $ [With greater anger :) And he said—the mean thing !—'twas a jest / [With only conscientious anger :| I refused his outrageous request— [With fatteringly argumentative anger :] He's offended, and—I—DON'T fear lest Another he never will ask for! [More in sorrow than in anger :] I refused his outrageous request For a kiss, which T took hitn to task for. HARRISON ROBERTSON. A HOPELESS CASE. RTHUR ARCHIBALD is in a brown study. He wants to marry, but his income is only $2000, and Angelina's papa says Angelina shall have no hus- band whose income is less than $5000. But when Angelina marries her “dot” will be $3000. year and a house. “Now,” says Arthur, “it costs, $5000 to support a wife. I cannot have the ‘dot’ until I do not need it, and now that I need it I cannot have it. Why, demmit, I can’t marry any way you fix it!” A POSER. Grigsby (lately home from a few months in England) : How po, oLp Boy? How po? I say, Brown, Ac- COMMODATE US WITH A SOV'—I MEAN A FIVER—UNTIL TO-MORROW ; THAT'S A GOOD FELLOW. B’ Jove, HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY IN SO LONG, HAVE ALMOST FORGOTTEN THE DENOMINATIONS OF YOUR CURRENCY. Brown: Or course, Gricssy, I’m GLAD TO Ac- COMMODATE YOU ; BUT PRAY, WHAT MAY THE DENOM- INATIONS OF your CURRENCY BE? comicbooks.com