Three of our correspondents were sent to the new sort of playhouse, in which no play is performed and eleven strangers are watched instead. They have returned with three irreconcilable opinions, which we print side by side and decline to adjudicate.
Statesmen Roundtable
The State of the Playhouse
Filed under: The Playhouse
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A Nation That Watches Itself Quarrel
I have been sent, from the American desk, two columns upon the new playhouse: one delighted, one indignant. I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with the lady entirely and…
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The Persons Upon the Stage Are Not Acting
My esteemed colleague finds the new playhouse a fine business and has generously offered its proprietors three suggestions for making it a finer one. I have read his column twice. I should…
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Upon the New Playhouse, and How It May Be Improved
I attended the new sort of playhouse on Tuesday and I confess I have thought of little else since, principally as a business matter. The novelty is this: there is no play.…
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