THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
ARTISTIC PHASES OF THE PAGEANT
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PRIEST EMPHASIZES
CATHOLIC TOLERANCE
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — De-
claring that the Catholic Church,
far from being the bigoted, intol-
a
erant organization she is often
1
painted, is the most tolerant and
kindly of churches," Father
Vaughn condemned the "vice of g
intolerance" manifesting itself in
"unwarranted attacks on our fel- 8
low men" in a radio address on '1
The Catholic Chuich and Toler-
Just as the individual must become submerged and fused
in the personality of the group, so must the individual
facial and physical expressions be made to conform to a
group expression of movement. Here the actor of the
conventional theater does not exist. lie exists only as a
member of one collective body. Alone he cuts a ridiculous
figure swinging his arms or gesturing with his head mean-
inglessly. Merged in a group, the very same gyrations be-
come a most potent force. It is one of the miracles of the
the theater that a carefully trained mass of little more
than mediocre actors can attain the unique and stirring ance" over Station KFAC.
"We can attack a doctrine I 0
moments in the mass drama which only an individual actor
without daring to assert that
of first magnitude can achieve in the intimate theater.
Nor is the audience which numbers thousands dis- those who uphold it are insincere,"
missed with the limp role of passive spectators. In any Father Vaughan said. "Sincerity,
theater a so-called magnetic field of communication must whether in the Catholic Church or g-
be generated by both players and spectators. In the case any other Church, is a virtue and
of the pageant. this magnetic field must be intensified to God will duly reward it And
the point where its action will hold the audience spell- just as I take for granted, as char-
ity demands, the sincerity of reli-
bound, electrified.
The audience of a pageant should, in reality, be part gious people about nie who are
of the action as it was in the early history of that mass not of the Catholic faith, so also
theatrical medium. But in our own clay, that would be I expect them to consider as sin-
hardly feasible. Nevertheless, a zealous attempt must be cere both myself and any other
made to draw the spectators into the arena of the action member of the Catholic Church,
as much as possible. However that may be, any effect be he bishop, priest or layman.
short of complete immersion in the emotional mood of the It is one thing to deny even im-
scene must result in a discouraging dissipation of interest. plicity the doctrines of another
An emphasis on movement that will create a harmonious church, and quite another to at-
dramatic rhythm is therefore of prime importance. The tack its teachers as men who are 1
march of Jewish history down the ages must be made a insincere. And I am bold enough
throbbing, stirring cavalcade of light and movement to assert that the Catholic Church,
far from being the bigoted, intol-
blended in a symphony of drama.
It is our hope that this effect will be achieved when erant organization she is often
"The Romance of a People" is unfolded at Olympia on painted, is the most tolerant and
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these lectures that might spoil my
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standing.
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SURING VALLEY, N. Y.—A
mass meeting to promote closer
understanding among Protestants,
Catholics and Jews was held at
the local high school and was
sponsored by the Catholic Lay-
men's League of Orange and Rock-
land Counties.
The speakers were Rev. Martin
E. Fahy, pastor of the Church of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tux-
edo, N. Y., Rabbi Benjamin B.
Goldstein and Professor Daniel J.
Fleming of Union Theological
Seminary, New York.
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