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criticised by many as being too tolerant of human weakness。 The
conditions of society and the moral standards of France are so different
from those of America that his point of view and his proposals for reform
will not meet with general acceptance�察 �but it is encouraging to find a
dramatist who realizes the importance of being earnest and who uses his
art in defense of virtue instead of its destruction。
Other comments follow�察�showing the great interest manifested in the
play and the belief in the highest seriousness of its purpose�此�
There is no uncleanness in facts。 The uncleanness is in the glamour�察�
in the secret imagination。 It is in hints�察�half´truths�察�and suggestions the
threat to life lies。
This play puts the horrible truth in so living a way�察�with such clean�察�
artistic force�察�that the mind is impressed as it could possibly be impressed
in no other manner。
Best of all�察�it is the physician who dominates the action。 There is no
sentimentalizing。 There is no weak and morbid handling of the theme。
The doctor appears in his ideal function�察�as the modern high´priest of truth。
Around him writhe the victims of ignorance and the criminals of
conventional cruelty。 Kind�察 �stern�察 �high´minded�察 �clear´headed�察 �yet
human´hearted�察�he towers over all�察�as the master。
This is as it should be。 The man to say the word to save the world of
ignorant wretches�察 �cursed by the clouds and darkness a mistaken
modesty has thrown around a life´and´death instinct�察�is the physician。
The only question is this�此 �Is this play decent�拭 �My answer is that it
is the decentest play that has been in New York for a year。 It is so decent
that it is religious。
HEARST'S MAGAZINE。
The play is�察�above all�察�a powerful plea for the tearing away of the veil
of mystery that has so universally shrouded this subject of the penalty of
sexual immorality。 It is a plea for light on this hidden danger�察�that fathers
and mothers�察�young men and young women�察�may know the terrible price
that must be paid�察�not only by the generation that violates the law�察�but by
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the generations to come。 It is a serious question just how the education
of men and women�察�especially young men and young women�察�in the vital
matters of sex relationship should be carried on。 One thing is sure�察�
however。 The worst possible way is the one which has so often been
followed in the pastnot to carry it on at all but to ignore it。
THE OUTLOOK。
It ��DAMAGED GOODS�� is�察 �of course�察 �a masterpiece of ;thesis
drama�察�an argument�察 �dogmatic�察 �insistent�察 �inescapable�察 �cumulative�察�
between science and common sense�察 �on one side�察 �and love�察 �of various
types�察�on the other。 It is what Mr。 Bernard Shaw has called a ;drama of
discussion;�察 �it has the splendid movement of the best Shaw plays�察�
unrelievedand undilutedby Shavian paradox�察 �wit�察 �and irony。 We
imagine that many audiences at the Fulton Theater were astonished at the
play's showing of sheer strength as acted drama。 Possibly it might not
interest the general public�察�probably it would be inadvisable to present it to
them。 But no thinking person�察 �with the most casual interest in current
social evils�察 �could listen to the version of Richard Bennett�察 �Wilton
Lackaye�察 �and their associates�察 �without being gripped by the power of
Brieux's message。
THE DIAL。
It is a wonder that the world has been so long in getting hold of this
play�察�which is one of France's most valuable contributions to the drama。
Its history is interesting。 Brieux wrote it over ten years ago。 Antoine
produced it at his theater and Paris immediately censored it�察 �but soon
thought better of it and removed the ban。 During the summer of 1910 it
was played in Brussels before crowded houses�察 �for then the city was
thronged with visitors to the exposition。 Finally New York got it last
spring and eugenic enthusiasts and doctors everywhere have welcomed it。
THE INDEPENDENT。
A letter to Mr。 Bennett from Dr。 Hills�察 �Pastor of Plymouth Church�察�
Brooklyn。
23 Monroe Street Bklyn。 August 1�察�1913。
Mr。 Richard Bennett�察�New York City�察�N。Y。 My Dear Mr。 Bennett�此�
During the past twenty´one years since I entered public life�察 �I have
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experienced many exciting hours under the influence of reformer�察 �orator
and actor�察 �but�察 �in this mood of retrospection�察 �I do not know that I have
ever passed through a more thrilling�察�terrible�察�and yet hopeful experience
than last evening�察�while I listened to your interpretation of Eugene Brieux'
;DAMAGED GOODS。;
I have been following your work with ever deepening interest。 It is
not too much to say that you have changed the thinking of the people of
our country as to the social evil。 At last�察�thank God�察�this conspiracy of
silence is ended。 No young man who sees ;Damaged Goods; will ever
be the same again。 If I wanted to build around an innocent boy buttresses
of fire and granite�察�and lend him triple armour against temptation and the
assaults of evil�察 �I would put him for one evening under your influence。
That which the teacher�察 �the preacher and the parent have failed to
accomplish it has been given to you to achieve。 You have done a work
for which your generation owes you an immeasurable debt of gratitude。
I shall be delighted to have you use my Study of Social Diseases and
Heredity in connection with your great reform。
With all good wishes�察�I am�察�my dear Mr。 Bennett�察�Faithfully yours�察�
Newell Dwight Hillis
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CHAPTER I
It was four o'clock in the morning when George Dupont closed the
door and came down the steps to the street。 The first faint streaks of
dawn were in the sky�察 �and he noticed this with annoyance�察 �because he
knew that his hair was in disarray and his while aspect disorderly�察�yet he
dared not take a cab�察 �because he feared to attract attention at home。
When he reached the sidewalk�察�he glanced about him to make sure that no
one had seen him leave the house�察�then started down the street�察�his eyes
upon the sidewalk before him。
George had the feeling of the morning after。 There are few men in
this world of abundant sin who will not know what the phrase means。
The fumes of the night had evaporated�察�he was quite sober now�察�quite free
from excitement。 He saw what he had done�察 �and it seemed to him
something black and disgusting。
Never had a walk seemed longer than the few blocks which he had to
traverse to reach his home。 He must get there before the maid was up�察�
before the baker's boy called with the rolls�察 �otherwise�察�what explanation
could he give��he who had always been such a moral man�察�who had been
pointed out by mothers as an example to their sons。
George thought of his own mother�察 �and what she would think if she
could know about his night's adventure。 He thought again and again�察�
with a pang of anguish�察 �of Henriette。 Could it be possible that a man
who was engaged�察�whose marriage contract had actually been signed�察�who
was soon to possess the love of a beautiful and noble girlthat such a man
could have been weak enough and base enough to let himself be trapped
into such a low action�拭�
He went back over the whole series of events�察 �shuddering at them�察�
trying to realize how they had happened�察�trying to excuse himself for them。
He had not intended such a culmination�察�he had never meant to do such a
thing in his life。 He had not thought of any harm when he had accepted
the invitation to the supper party with his old companions from the law
school。 Of course�察�he had known that several of these chums led ;fast;
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livesbut�察 �then�察 �surely a fellow could go to a friend's rooms for a lark
without harm� �
He remembered the girl who had sat by his side at the table。 She had
come with a friend who was a married woman�察�and so he had assumed that
she was all right。 George remembered how embarrassed he had been
when first he had noticed her glances at him。 But then the wine had
begun to go to his headhe was one of those unfortunate wretches who
cannot drink wine at all。 He had offe
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