. On the art of the theatre . atre offen-sive ? Please say what is the meaning of thisextraordinary idea of yours, that that which hasbeen good for hundreds of years is suddenly to beheld as bad. It is exceedingly difficult to replyto all this, and as it is exceedingly difficult let ustry to do so. Of course to me the whole question is so clearthat it ceases to be a question any longer. Ithas become the obvious with me that when a mansets his hand to a work he should not take bythe wrist another mans hand and use it todo the work in question, and then call it hiswork. The whole thing is so obv
. On the art of the theatre . atre offen-sive ? Please say what is the meaning of thisextraordinary idea of yours, that that which hasbeen good for hundreds of years is suddenly to beheld as bad. It is exceedingly difficult to replyto all this, and as it is exceedingly difficult let ustry to do so. Of course to me the whole question is so clearthat it ceases to be a question any longer. Ithas become the obvious with me that when a mansets his hand to a work he should not take bythe wrist another mans hand and use it todo the work in question, and then call it hiswork. The whole thing is so obvious to me that, in orderto be able to reply carefully and sensibly to thoseto whom it is not obvious, I must remove myselffrom the picture before me, and see every line inthe pictures which the others see. And if I try to 112 HUNGER. A Deama Scene I.—The Servants. / have another design for this Drama in another place in thisbook, and have written there all that is necessary concerning it.(See illustration facing page 263).. \Face page 112. A FRONT ROW IN A LONDON PIT do that I shall have to see some very dullthings, and discuss some very dull points, whichare obvious to most of us ; but if the questionhas to be gone into at all perhaps this isinevitable. I have a horrible dread of proving people to bewrong, especially the man who takes the artseasily. I have more than a large appreciation ofhis good sense. Besides, I do not want to provethat the man who goes to the pit to see Richardthe Third is wrong for going there, no matter whathis reason is. Let us take the whole front row of the Londonpit, consisting of twenty people. Ask them the reason why they have come to the theatre. Five reply, I come to see Mr. act. Three reply, It is such a great play, I like to hearit so much. Two giggle and reply, We dontknow why we come, but we think it is such are there from a sense of duty both to the actorsof the play and to the audience; and the othereight will give us several el
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