The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-17
, r,,pnAy .sEPTEMBER Il, 1870.
rp.,,-sca, Morality Hardworksn9
Aa assres.ea with spendshrif' spo'ises. :,
In.naas, " no s.Counts the House..
xxo.teru.s Gambler.

,,u-,sr,ndcncc ST. Louis Republican.
Ne" nn,,,r of the theatrical profession
a. n sneaking of Charlotte Cushman, la
aiet her lonely condition. and the fate
! .,sh hoe brought her no husband, and in
. .nr, let my memory run through
tSe long. long list Of my professional! ac-
rnaintance>, and sum up, their domestic
narp called to mind cannot fail TO win the
,Hn,,os. advocate Of marital bliss to my Opt
s';,n that in celihacv the theatrical female
49,. .';,.os tho greatest boon Of Heaven, and
49, r. the hiStrionic Charlotte ever Ia
49,. w.. IN. want Of 4 husband to whom TO
t' m -, bcr wcll-carncd dollars. she has also
hcan shared the much greater misery OF
s,ninc them fly from under her nose for the
oil,,rrment and delectation OF strange ana
unknown women. Prooaoy no othe. sasS
harn suffered So much from the pcrfldy OF
, ,',a,, ss that much-abused profession, the
, n,oa Eich. perhaps. in fame, i'll mo-
.,a,, in hnaufy. in talent. poor indeed nave
,hor been in love. and how richly many OF
,ha::a .,;gbtcd ones have deserved the nap
r;ness thew sought and never tounu.
M nnhlcst of actresses, mothers ana
,,.;,.nS Adelaide RiStori. brought to this
country handsome. good-.or-nothlng nus
hand, who. during her absence at the thea-
,rn 50 conducted himself at the windows
FIR the csptivation of opposite boarding,
hol,Sc women that an outraged huSoah1
had him arrested for the most shameful ana
discussing practices. Many time late nj
n;Ght. after her wonderful pcrSonation OF
:" Marie Antoinettc' or "ElZateth,' L
hive seen her go home with a servant rs nm
r~rort-her son and daughter nj some party,
Tho Naro,lis ALWAYS away till all hours.
She woulI sit alone over her little supper,
and 90 weary in body and soul to her bed,
while those her talent supported pursued
their own pleasures.
one of the best actresses America ever
produced toled year after year ut her pro-
lesion, amas>ed large property, married
!; poor man. and has the great reward now
of passing her days in second-class ho'ei
and witnessing her husband preside over
dramatic hare;n and make himself famous
for nro8lscuous love affairs. Another, who
owns whole blocks of brown-Stone build
incs. has taken to herself that desirable az
ticle-a husband. The pair, with hand
some agent, wander about the country,
making lots of money the little Sl1'" fsles
about the stage. and the husband flies about
in front, making charming acqualntance>
among the country maidenS. taxes the niue
tired wife home after the performance Is
over. and returnS-like the dutltul nus
band he is--to the agent to count the
house and see all 5 rlSht, you kno". VI
if Madame could see that house countea,
and the oysters and champagne, ana the
INNOCENT lambs who assist at the counting,
she would fly after divorce on the first
train to Chicago.
Poor Lucille Western saw her hard-earn-
ed thousands time after time lost ut gam
bling table in night. and bore the abuse
a gamblers wife usually has to, till her spirit
rose and she severed connection that was
uncomfortable. The amiable Mrs. Prior has
dragged through fifteen or twenty years OF
married lte-doing her homework. educa-
ting her children, and earning every dollar
that was used by the family.
| could fill a column with the news OF
these marital victims in the theatrical
ranks. know Charlotte Cu>hman. KNOW
Ing as much as she does Of professional I'M
happiness. is perfectly satisfied with her
lot, though some of the ignorant >ympa-
thize with her husbandlesS condition.