Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
AFTER AMERICAN DOLLARS.
of Money in This Country--- Reck-
oninG Without Their Host.
[sUncle Bill'' in Chicago Herald. |

[''Uncle Bill" in Chicago Herald
Thrust your hand into America, grab ii
full of dollars, and tden pull it out That is
the foreign idea Of the plenty and looseness
OF money III this country. In trying to carry it
into practice tho visitor is pretty sure to
learn that we are good bargainers, never
buying anything that does not at least
promise to be WORT: its cost in qualification
OF some sort have read that we ara fools
because we paid high prices for views of Mrs.
Langtry, the accusatioa being that we let
ourselves be swindled by expecting to see
good actress We simply bought sight of
notorious women and got it. In the case Of
Sarah Bernhardt, we were willing to give
more, because she brought great talent in
addition to notoriety; and who can say that
we were cheated? Scores of European per-
formers sorrowfully know that we have de-
cllned to purchase their entertainment,
though cleverly importuned to do So In
the present instance of Irving, our instructive
demand of value for value has kept US sensi-
BILE. New York has liked some of his roles
and disliked others, praised his merits and
condemned his dement's. bought tickets at
high rates for such performances as pleased
and left the SPECTATORS heavy losers on the
others.
Two men Of elninence in holier profession
than playacting are now being rather I'M
pleasantly instructed in this matter of get
ting American money They are Capel, the
English Catholic priest and orator, and Hya-
clnthe, the French seceder from the Romish
church. Each has worldwide celebrity, each
needed replenishment of his church fund,
and each concluded to come to the Yankees
for the money. Neither is getting it. They
have been socially made welcome in this city,
and it may be that private subscriptions will
help their entirely worthy causes, but the en-
tertalnment-b buying public is not dealing with
them to remunerative extent. Hyacinthe
lectured last evening in Chickering hall, which
can hold 5000 persons, but did contain only
800 The receipts could have no more than
covered the expenses. The metropolis cares
little for lectures, and appeals for charity on
behalf of foreign building projects do not
touch our hearts. Another fact is that our
own clergymen justly believe that there are
as yet plenty of eligible sites for new
churches on this side of the ocean.
Capel has had no backing from Cardinal
McCloskey in his mission, and Hyacinthe re-
ceives no Protestant sympathy of an influ-
entail kind. The failure Of the latter to
draw a crowd to his lecture was manifeily
depressing to him, and his eyes seemed to
have dread of the rows of empty seats. His
gaze was carefully adjusted, SO as not to ex-
tend beyond the occupied front. I pitied him.
Nevertheless, had to laugh when third of
the originally small audience departed in
mild panic. There had been no intimation
in the advertisements that he would speak
in French. He had not delivered six SEN
fences in that language before horror of
hearing him for an hour without understand
ing him took possession of those who were
ignorant of his tongue. A holder man than
the rest led a movement to the door, and was
followed like sheep after a bellwether.