The Character of the Theater

The Character of the Theater

“It is not what the theater might be, but what it is, that causes the opposition of so many high-minded men and women to the theater as an institution. There must be some reason why, with all the attempts to elevate the theater, it has remained in almost every case so degraded. It is said that Booth sank half a million dollars in the city of New York in the endeavor to found a school of the drama where no plays would be represented except those which were elevating and uplifting. We fear that there are not enough people in the community, that are of a high tone of morality, who are ready to uphold any dramatic institution where no appeals are made to lower propensities.”