, 1875-03-07

TIE cry1I. RIGHTS AND TIE ACTUAL HANAaEhs'
hotel-keepers and the proprietors OF theatres
are supposed to be most vitally Interested IN tne
nassaee OF Mr. Charles Summers legacy to the
American Dation-the Ciyil-Rghts bill. Con-
seonently, they a1e all in state OF
uncertainty as to what they are gong
to do about it. They do not want to
lose the patronage Of fashionable people, and
thev cannot afford to pay fna OF $500 twenty OF
thirty times night by refusing to obey tho Law.
But there seems to be no danger Of their coming
into collision with the legacy. They curse 1t
freely, and wo are sorry to say, Mr. Summers
memory suffers every time the matter ls men
toned: but what can they do? They must AVe'
and must obey tie law, for they are all law
abiding citizens. They are unwilling 70 Say
mnch shout the case. But the act will not give
them much trouble. The colored population
of Chicago is very quiet, respectable, and
uell-behayed element, and not able to Afford the
Injuries of the white people. They possess, TOO,
sufficient inherent deicacy and self-respecs not
to force their presence upon those who WILL make
them feel ont Of place. OF course, il colored
man insists upon taking box or SEATS IN tne
parquet or dress circle, he Will Lave them'
whether his neiehbors like his presence or not.
II thev do not, they can do the other thing. II
ia not likely, however, that the treasurers will
be unable to dissunde them from trespassing
upon the prejudices Of others. It is moro proba-
bio that they can be provided for in other parts
of tie house until public feeling is reconciled to
their proximity of footing OF soclal equahty'
The danger lies in the unprlnclpled con.
duct OF the sbyBter element OF the legal
fraternity. The Jaw provides that nan
the fine goes to the intormer, ana II
in seriously possible that some Of the dregb OF
tbe noble profession will make business Of
sending colored men into the best seats for the
nurposes of profit. The easy prevention OF
ench iniauity lies with the Bar OF this city. As
rule. the managers will treat them Win =, Inv !,
sarno circumspection and care that they Will az
nthsr natrons OF the theatre likely to cause q
dstnrbance. The intrusion Of dirty BIads'
nort rough, lumbernan, squaHng oapy, :
1erson troubled with an infectious disease "oulo
ha followed by his ejectment, not on account OF
rolor. but as = damage to business; and go N
tho other case. Perhaps the most characteristic
and enierammatic way OF disposlDg Of the ques,
Zion was elected from Mr.. Grover. IL. SAG
ho az darley nado pTono1t"cea a;anes nuiGanes
If himself, don't you see, and the audience
raised bells delights about it, should pnl
him ont a. T would fire." Perhaps thar Il
what they would all do il it came to the point.
An nttempt was made by two vanglor1ous col
| ored brethen Wednesday night, and was success.
fnl. at McViclers theatre They asked for seatf
| in tho dress-circle. Seats were onereo then
elsewhere which they refused. 1nsls5rng m uPol ..
Going into ssthe ladies' dress-c1rcle. Ihere VA
no alternative, and in they went. They sal, y.
IRE Informed, in Division B, Nos. "a and 70. u
is said that they tried to get into the academy O
| Music but were tempted to try alcf1chefs ~
| being far more amusing.