THE MODERN STAGE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 4

THE MODERN STAGE.

A CLERGYMAN'S VIEWS.

".(By. Telegrapu.-rSpecial^.Oorrespbn^entJ.:':'. ■*: : '-;>,'■ r: Preaching to a large,-congregation, in;.. Berest'oru'Street" ttiigßgatioudi; Unuroh.-.-: last.oVening tne Key.. Kenry.: t>teei Craik ; : : : said that: fue stage; ii as' now a fixed .factor, ■'} iii mociern : civiasa'n'ou;v^il'he-'pro'uieni-^:'-was-.not" that of abolishing it, : '-hilt? that? ..';. ofiiniritymg .i.t,;:o-.:probiehi: whollyun th?;;; 'hands of ;■ tne public. ~ The -.serious play-; V wrights'of 'to-day; he was-'glad ; ;td'.\eay,:-; .were out to iuaice'"the tttedtre. a .factor:. in. the'veducationy;ahd -uplifting of ;.- theV;; people, and - real" problems \W.ie put 'be-; / • i'orfl'.ithfl-:-pubiio';.ey'e>\.'-'"i , he-:-.;Pfeing'.:^f.' : -/. .the Third .;'J;\oor>;iiack"-: now being •-■ sented in Auckland' was':ij-serious play, ,;' seriously, and, sympathetically. 'played. '•',«:>£ wa'sia source,of -greac.-'sansfaction'.to hiui -;'. peVs'oually, and" it u.ust; be-;tp;.ali''those. ; :;■: -who .';imVi-.ch?'/publi.c'';;iveifarejat ;lic.art,. to;^.;-ireaiise:-'that two fy^mg 1 i ciiine' before'the public;.supported; by'an;';,; aitogelliir excellent -pomfiMiy, 4n ,a- play•■:. . of that type. '• Success 'in 'euch'va ..venture'-;-'.;-., was "somewhat .problematical..;: Speaking,;; as:a mere -layman,-hev thought, that"; this/--'' particular •: company"-.' 'could: most ; credit-;- .: ably produce a "more;, rwpular -kind/of ..- play; - but the viuahajemcnt; wiis. to -be -'. congratulated / oh': : putting;-: before;;: th'q;-'. ; pub!ic something: that .would cause: ■ them'■.:;: '.■_■ . public .allowed;,;i,t7«tp\do-so,;.;preach;:an 7;' eloquent ;■ sermon, and, which : would stir 7,« men .and women, to the oobility; of -life;::'.;7;'i