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Temuka Leader, Issue 173, 6 September 1879, Page 3

FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Writing of the operetta '' H.M.S Pinafore,' which has enjoyed such an extraordinary ruu in England and America, Dr Holland, in " Scribner's Monthly," writes: —" The average playwright has a fixed opinion that certain definite appeals must 'be made to the groundlings in ordei to produce a successful play. There must be coarseness or profanity, or the half-disguised obscenity that can be put forth in a double entente, or else the great multitude will not be satisfied. As a consequence of this, many ladies do not dare to go to the theatre, or to take their children there. There is no question that these objectionable elements in plays have kept many more people out of the theatre than they ever attracted thither. People—even vulgar people —are not pleased with vulgarity, and it is quite worth while to call attention to the things that the people are pleased with, both in the fictions of the book and of the stage. We have had a lyrical comedy running in all the theatres of the country during the last season —' Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore,' which will illustrate a part of what we mean. Since we began to observe theatres at all, nothing has had such a run'of popularity as this. Young and old, rich and poor, have been amused by it, and there is not a word in it, from beginning to end, that can wound any sensibility. It is a piece of delicious absurdity all through, and a man can enjoy two hours of jollity by witnessing it, which will not leave a stain upon him anywhere. It is simply delightful—pure fun— and the most popular thing that has appeared on the stage for the last 10 years. We call attention to it specially to show that fun. when it is pure, is most popular a thousand times than when it is not. Nothing can be more evident to any man of common sense than that any admixture of unworthy elements in this plav would damage its popularity. What is trtie of this play is true of any and every play. There, is no apology what/ ever for making the stage impure. Even vulgar people do not seek the stage for impurity. They seek it for pleasure, and they find the purest plays the most satisfactory, provided only that the pleasure-giving element is in them. A

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