Life — September 6, 1906 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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‘Changes the Status of the Theater These decisions will be a severe blow to those who jokon the theater as a great public institution, sus ining a vital relation to the life of the people. Even the theater men themselves will, we think, find that ibeir business will lose dignity—if, indeed, it ever tad any—from these rulings. The relation which the courts seem to think is the true one is, in effect, that of host and guest. It is true that you pay for soar ticket—for your entertainment—but, after all, sou are only present at the “show” by virtue of the wleration of your host. He must pass on your exalifications. We have all of us, in our opinion, given to the an importance which it docs not deserve. Now that we find that the business is’ purely a pri- ‘sate one, it may be that we shall learn in time to treat Columns have been written on the theory theater was an institution in which the podlic had a legitimate interest. Now we learn that ‘tis no such thing, for the managers may choose may exclude from it such portions of please, may, indeed, exclude the Yet there is place for criticism of a certain sort. For the newspapers owe a duty to the Jblic even if the theaters do not. It is, or ought to business to tell the people honestly about ys that are offered so that they may know stether or not they are worth spending money on. 4sa result of these decisions we fear that this duty Fil be even less courageously performed than in past, for the critic will always fear that he may wexcluded, and so may not be able to tell the people sthing. We doubt whether the managers themselves will ar to pursue their advantage any further. They ure won a victory, but it is only at the cost of havi ter business declared a mere private affair with stich the public—as the public—has no special It must be admitted that many of them ture for years acted on that thcory.—Indiana polis News, Curious Law The decision of the Appellate Division of the New leek Supreme Court in the case of Metcalfe against Zunmerstein will, if it stands as the law of the land, wall critics something to worry about. If the wciation of theater managers can bar a man out uitheir houses because he speaks slightingly of their ts, why cannot an association of boarding-house Lepers refuse to take him if he finds any fault with table? Why could not storekeepers decline to *ikin anything if he spoke in disapproving terms of their goods? Why could not railroad nies keep him off their cars if he murmured of fare or the rough road-bed? Why might be deprived of every necessity of life, ssved to death, frozen to death or driven to suicide Lis decision of the Appellate Division of the New ‘rk Supreme Court is sound law.—Portland Argus. They Couldn't Conceive Such a Revenge The members of the Theatrical ‘Trust, who re- ‘tged themselves on Lire by excluding its dramatic Mr. J.S. Metcalfe, from their several houses of “ertainment, have been upheld in their disputed * 9 to do by the Appellate Division of the “yreme Court. Now let them heap coals of fire “the head of their beaten foe by sending him a Feat ticket for all of their shows. We dare say would not accept the courtesy, with its implied “Sation, but that would be an ‘elegant riposte for “e managers, all the same.—Bujfalo Commercial. “The Automobile with a Repotation Behind It” Every automabile shown bere is a thoroezhly tried Imodel,the very latest and best of Is tvos. Ineach ofits cars, thls company pleces implicit Confidence and guarantees It for one year. 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