Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — Drive Out Purveyors of Foul Theatricals Whether They Be In Theaters or Moving Pictures [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Drive Out Purveyors of Foul Theatricals Whether They Be In Theaters or Moving Pictures

By WILLIAM A. BRADY,

Theatrical Manager

THEBE isn’t a day when there are not more persons under roofs looking at the stage than there are outdoors looking at baseball. Therefore I feel that during certain times of the year at least the THEATER IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD RECEIVE AS MUCH ATTENTION AS IS GIVEN BASEBALL IN ITS BEST DAYS. We have discovered in the theatrical profession that billposting is no longer of much use, and the QUICKEST WAY TO REACH THE PUBLIC IS THROUGH THE NEWSPAPERS. THERE IS ONE THING WE HAVE GOT TO DO, AND THAT IS TO DRIVE THE PURVEYORS OF FOUL THEATRICALS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, WHETHER THEY BE IN THE THEATERS OR IN MOVING PICTURES. I HAVE A YOUNG BOY GROWING UP, AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE TEN OR TWELVE PLAYS ON THE STAGE THAT ARE BLACKLISTED IN OUR HOME. THERE ARE AT THIS MOMENT THOUSANDS OF PERSONS REHEARSING PLAYS THAT MEAN JUST ONE THING—SENSATIONALISM. I BELIEVE THAT THE MOVING PICTURES SHOULD BE USED FOR EDUCATION. II