Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-04
MRS. POTTER BoYCorrED.
Why 'Ostler Joe Was Criticf sed-JeaI-
Ousies in Society Circles.

Prom the Hartford Times.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-''There has
been a great deal said in the newspapers
in regard to why Mrs. Brown Potter, Of
New York, and her recitation of 'Ostler
joe at Mrs. Whtney's, was sat upon by
Washington society folks" said a we'll
known leader Of society, ''but no one has
vet struck on the real reason. Here IL is:
Mrs. Potter and her company Of ANA
tours from New York play for charita BILE
affairs, but there Is no charity about their
playing Whatever. They get all their
expenses paid and certain share
OF the receipts. In the case of
their performance in Washington their
share OF the receipts was S675. The fol-
lowing day they played for the School OF
Cookery in Baltimore, where their share
was 1896 Originally Mrs. PotteTs COM
pany were employed to play jointly for the
Mount Vernon Association, which does
not need any money, and the WOman's
Exchange. place where number Of
broken down society people dispose Of
their needle work, cakes, preserves, etc,
they make. Any person, provided they
are a Presbyterian or are Endorsed by
Presbyterian, can sell their stuff through
the Exchange. A week or so
before the performance took place
the ladies having charge of the
Mount Vernon Association end OF the
scheme insisted that they should receive
three-fourths Of the profits, leaving to the
Exchange but one-fourth. The Exchange
folks protested, and finally pulled out
and donated tue remaining time to efforts
10 make the performance Of the Russian
Honey Moon" failure financially. The
managers of the Woman's Exchange
nave kind Of moral control OF society.
There were not adozen Of the people who
heard "Ostler Joe" recited that supposed
there was anything wrong about IL: in
deed the people there paid but little
attention 10 what Mrs. Potter was
saying. They were much more
interested IN what she wore
and bow she wore it. Here came in the
fine Italian hands and tongues Of the TX
change. They told every body that the
recitation was horTid that it was per-
fectly shameful and terribly dreadful.
This criticism, coming flom nigh moral
Exchange people, VINO have the Presby-
terian attachment, 10 was believed.
Though Mrs. POtter's performance a
couple Of days afterwards was financially
very successful the Mount Vernon assC-
citation got 20 per cent. Of the receipts. or
about 81 900 metz. She was "a mark d
woman socially. People who were glad 20
meet her the day before feared 10 DO so any
more, for a social boycott is not easily
taken of when 10 is put on by hign
moral WomAn's Exchange. Mrs. Potter's
recitation Kept several hundred dollars
out Of her house in Baltimore, for the
boycott got here ahead OF her. The
Woman's Exchange are TO have their
show soon. 10 Is 10 be on Easter Monday
night Giberps 'Sweethearts' is TO be
sung by a company OF society amateurs.
The Mount Vernon Association folks and
the friends Of Mrs. Potter are already be-
ginning 10 knife IL. This illustrates the
charity OF society charitable institutions.
As for Mrs. Potter, her charitable per
fOrmances are ruined for the balance OF
the season at least"