The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-08

lence that stands in a mans way. II self
cannot with decency be asserted, it is at least
something to disturb the existing balance.
This accounts, no doubt, fer great deal of
criticism in art and literature that puzzles the
initiated. Even where the critic has no work
of his own subject to comparison, jealousy
may have early embittered his judgment,
and TUNED him against the popular voice
which has refused him the need he thought
his due. In social life, most thoroughgoing
contradictiousness, however il may show
Itself, is connected with this jealous reference
to self, and to the worlds injustios in prefer
ring some inferior article to the diamond in
the rough which people are 80 apt to esteem
themselves. If persons even know them
selves to be unattractive, and are cantanker-
GUS accordingly, they are jealous that tinsel
should tell with the world instead of the ster-
ling gold that is lost in their lump of ore
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THEA TRIOAL WOMEN AND LOVE.
Correspondence Of the 50. Louis Republican.
member of the theatrical profession
lately speaking of Charlotte Cushman la
mented her lonely condition and the hard
fate that has brought her nc hugbaud, and
in consequence j let my ,uonory run
through the long, long liss of my profess
sional acquaintances and SUN up their
domestic happiness. Only partial men,
tioning of those l called to mind cannot
fail to win the sternest advocate of mari
tai bliss to my opinion, that in celibacy
the theatrical female receives the greatest
boon of Heaven, and that if the histrionic
Charlotte ever laments the want of husband
to whom to leave her well-earned dollars, she
has also been spared the much greater misery
of seeing them fly from under her nose, for
the allurement and delectation of strange and
unknown women. Probably no other class
have ever suffered SO much from the perfidy
of man as that much abused profession, the
theatrical. Rich perhaps in fame, in money,
in beauty, in talent, poor indeed have they
been in love, and how richly many of these
sighted ones have deserved the happiness
they sought and never found
That noblest of actresses, mothers, and
wives, Adelaide Ristori, brought to this coun-
try handsome, good-for-nothing husband,
who, during her absence at the theatre, so
conducted himself, at the windows for the
captivation of opposite boarding house
women, that an outraged husband had him
arrested for the most shameful and disgust
ing practices. Many time, late at night,
after her wonderful personation of "Marie
Antoinette" or Elizabeth" / have seen
her going homo with a servant as escort
her son and daughter at some party,
the marquis always away till all hours.
She would sit alone over her little
supper, and go weary in body
and soul to her bed, while those her talents
supported pursued their own pleasure. One
of the best actresses America ever produced
toiled year after year at her profession.
amassed large property, married a poor
man, and has the great reward of passing her
days in a second-class hotel and witnessing
her husband preside over dramatic
harem, and make himself famous for
promiscuous love affairs Another, who
0wna whola hlopkq of hr0up .ctnua huiId-
ings has taken to herself that desirable
article-a husband. The pair, with hand
some agent, wander about the country
making lots of money; the little slave flies
about the stage, and the husband-fies about
in front, makes charming acquaintance
among the country maidens, takes the little
tired wife home after the performance is
over, and returns-like the dutiful husband
he is-to the agent to "count the house, and
see alls right, you know" Oh! if Madame
could see that house counted, and the oysters
and champagne, and the innocent lambs
who assist at the counting, she would fly after
a divorce on the first train to Chicago.
Poor Lucille Western saw her hard-earned
thousands time after time lost at gaming
table in night, and bore the abuse gam
bler's wife usually has to, till her spirit rose
and she severed connection that was unen-
durable. The amiable Mrs. Prior has dragged
through fifteen or twenty years of married
life, doing her housework, educating her chill
dren, and earning every dollar that was used
by the family. / could fill volume with the
names of these marital victims in theatrical
ranks. know Charlotte Cushman, knowing
as much as she does of professional unhappi-
ness, is perfectly satisfied with her lot, though
some of the ignorant sympathize with her
husbandless condition.