The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-20
TIE AMERICAN ACTOR.


Not against light houses, walking home
on railroad ties in bad weather, dead |
cats, cabbage stalks, bad eggs and other
cccentricities incidental to the profess |
sion, but against the paupcr players of |
Europe who come to this country and |
work for prices that won't pay for the
paint on players face.
They propose to ask Congress to turn
the imported contratS labor hose on visit
ing actors and wash them from the face
Of the stage. They claim that while
an American actor gets $40 week for
twenty-six weeks, the English actor
only gets $40 n week and this is worse
than Chinese cheap labor.
Mary Anderson, "Our Mary" is charged
with having an entire company, supes
and all, of these Cinnamon" and the
Kiralfys are charged with importing
ballet girls because they are cheap, while
our own crop of ballet girls are prettier,
and are at least twenty-five years younger
than their foreign competitors The
same may be said and is said of Monte
Cristo, jr., an English importation now
demoralizing the business in New York.
They, however, are willing to exclude
first-class people like Irving, Coquel in,
Patti and the others of that class.
We extend our lea ding support to our
friends the actors Of native production,
and we go further and say, make the
high-priced people divide profits with
Americans or drop their tickets to reason
able figures. Protection from foreigners
is needed before and behind the foot
tights. Let us open our doors as they
do TO everybody, and let us charge ad-
mittance as they do. America for Amer
leans, all others cash.
Mr.. RUSSELL HARRIsoN will be in this
city in few days. The principal inter,
est which attaches to Mr.. Harrison is that
he is the son of his father.
THE APPOINTMENT of Leon o. Bailey
of Indianapolis as United States District
Attorney for Indiana by the President,
can scarcely be called a compliment from
the President to the President-elect. 1t
was MIR. Bailey who made, probably, the
most sensational speech against Mr..
Harrison during the campaign; it was,
at least, the most bitter and uncalled for.
1t was in this speech he charged Mr..
Harrison with a desire to make the
streets Of indianapolis run red with the
blood of workingmen. 1t was buncomb,
OF course, and spoken for effect, but the
effect is so bad that the United States
Senate should teach Mr.. Bailey lesson
in muzzling his impetuous mouth by re-
fusing TO confirm his appointment.
The Senate owes this much to Mr. Harri-
son, as a man and good citizen, regard
less of any political affiliations which
exist between him and the Senate ma
.jority. Turn AIr. Bailey down and give
him at least four years and seventy-four
days for reflection.
SENATOR LAcoUR Of France said in q
speech yesterday that Frances greatest
danger lay in her evident desire to pro-
strate herself at the feet of Boulanger.
Boulanger should now proceed to 90
after NJ. Lacour as he went after Floquet
some time ago.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS are de-
veloping power of backbone that is
invigorating to a weak and feeble moral
ity, They are bcseiged by high and low
TO renew liquor licenses in case of known
violation of the Sunday law, but they
are standing out against all pressure At
least they have done SO up to date.
What the future may bring can not be
stated, but if it brings weakening to them
their glory will have departed forever.
Right is right and should be maintained.
Cudworth Signs with the Browns
LOWELL, Mass. Dec. 2O.--James A. Cud,
worth of the Lowell Baseball Club signed
with the St. Louis Browns last night He
viii probably play centre field for the
Browns.
!; AIRs. GALLAGHER, from America who
was arrested in Queenstown, Ireland
with fifty cartridges concealed in hei
clothes, has been fined '2 pun 10'' fol
her crime. With this fifty shillings anC
the fifty cartridges England can let heI
90 Gallagher.
THE SEASON FOR kids to go to Heavel
by the ice, breaking route is at hand.
THE UNITED STATES will not permit an,
foreign power TO cut the two America
assunder via Panama.
THERE WAS NOTHING unusual In tn
meeting between Mr.. Harrison and Mr.
Quay at indianapolis yesterday. Per
sons who thought it would be something
like the famous meeting between Staplo
and Livingstone are therefore mistaken
1t couldn't have been that way in an
event for il is an undecided questio
whether Quay found Harrison or Hami
son found Quay.
Begin al the Right End,
Fy0Dt ma HtyVH bIee Y1tsS.
The Kansas Legislature wants to make It
ms3em egnor for o sloepIug-car porter
receive perqusltes from passengers WI
not make Il pcugl ofteuse iOr Pullman
hire portcrs for S2U q mouth aud tell 'em /
get thes other sSlO0 out Of the tmyelin
public
Credentials Sufficient.
From ne Ne,g York Igeekig
Young Usher On fashionable church,
q lOoi, AZ that stranger down there waiting
be seated. That's Cheap John suit be hi
on isn't ~"
Old Usher latter critical examnation)--UN,
THAT'S The new style Of French goods; cost s.
II q cent, show him front pew.n