The Censor and the Theatres (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Censor and the TheatresFirst, few people have time to read half-a million words on any subject. Second, no one not professionally interested in the theatre would care to read the Report from the Joint Select Committee, etc., even if he had the time. For the book is mostly dull, in spite of its authors, also it is extremely exhausting, even where it fails to be dull. It is a mine of entertainment, but it is really a mine, and the entertainment has to be dug out. The method of Joint Com mittees scarcely favours literary brilliance in the witnesses. A witness prepares a statement of his views, but instead of being allowed to read it preliminary to cross-examination, so that it may go down in bulk upon the Minutes, he is coaxed and bullied into a confession of his opinions by questions put seriatim by members of the Committee. From the official point of view the method is admirable. It is obviously most correct that witnesses should be ri'dden on the curb, and that the Committee should have power to suppress anything which may be pertinent, though inconvenient to be heard.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.