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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
2
A dramatic discourse from New York discusses stage trends and the careers of Marlowe and Sothern. The speaker argues for entertainment over preaching and urges a balance between artistic freedom and public taste while reflecting on past theater dynamics.
The interview centers on Mr Sothern defending continued Shakespeare production against media push for popular plays. He argues the public still desires Shakespeare and explains the economics of the New Theater project, noting wealthy patrons could endow theaters and advance arts education while preserving classic drama.
In an interview Mr Sothern defends critics while stressing the audience seeks performance. He notes personality can taint judgment but asserts actors should give audiences what they want. The Hickman company plays Grand Opera House with Nurse Marjorie and other acts. David Bispham appears April 21.
A manager discusses balancing public amusement against critics. He argues the audience’s desire guides productions, including replacing plays that fail, and cites an actor recalling a dialect challenge with feedback from theater officials and managers. The piece reflects tension between artistic authenticity and audience reception.
A critic laments the Royal Academy's reliance on a single foreign master, noting Sargent's absence would render the exhibitions dull. The piece contrasts grand expectations with a mass of mediocre, routine work and condemns entrenched artistic inertia at Burlington House.
A quoted column argues mothers and fathers inadvertently ruin boys by overcontrol. The speaker predicts state intervention, with officers guiding youth, to curb drinking and smoking, until parents can rest easy. The piece cites Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus era satire.
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