...e and such witnesses as W. William Archer, Mr. Granville Barker, Mr. J. M. Barrie, Mr. Forbes Robertson, Mr. Cecil Raleigh, Mr. John Galsworthy, Mr. L... ...ause it may hinder the growth of a great national drama; but the Office of Examiner of Plays shall be continued; and the Lord Chamberlain shall retain... ...private action for defamatory libel. His sole refuge is the opinion of the Examiner of Plays, his sole protection the licence of the Lord Chamber- lai... ...ng will get anything licensed, because the public will have it so, and the Examiner of Plays, as the holder of the office testified before the Commiss... ... with all the male characters in the piece was described as “immoral,” the Examiner of Plays objected to that passage, though he made no objec- tion t... ...with the whole mass of plays sent up for license, but only those which the Examiner of Plays refuses to pass. As the number of plays which the Examine...

...ilyard school, or—look- ing up to a very different plane—the genius of Mr. Barrie. He has, however, gifts of his own, and his genius has served his co... ...ansion. It would add no strength, but it would remove a possibly effective barrier against the surprises the future of Europe may hold in store for th... ... politics with a practical bearing on the stability of European peace—as a barrier or perhaps better (in view of its detached position) as an outpost ... ... properly approached, would consent to give the needed instructions to its examiners of Mas- ters and Mates. Behold the examination-room of the future... ...nd Mates. Behold the examination-room of the future. Enter to the grizzled examiner a young man of modest aspect: “Are you well up in modern sea- mans...

...th educated men as teachers and practical handbooks to help, and practical examiners to guide them, there is no reason whatever why the great mass of ... ...ity against Mr. Kipling, and about Mr. George Moore or Mr. Zangwill or Mr. Barrie one may hear the most diverse opinions. By the test of blackballing,...