The critic., 1891-01-22
LOCAL TALKS.


what Persons, Prominent and other
wise, Find to Interest Them.
William pricc--I wonder if the public
appreciates the many sacrifices that actors
make for its pleasure. If u member of the
profession is in n railroad smash-up,
steamboat explosion, or, in fact, meets
with any accident while playing an en-
gagcmcnt, is the first thought for wife,
mother or sweetheart? Verify 1t Is not.
what will they say at the theatre Can
| got thcre?' That is what flashes through
the actors brain, and yet the audience
never makes allowances for any delay on
the part Of the people who bring them
more enjoyment than any other amusc-
ment under the sun. And how the dear
public delights in tearing to tattcrs the
actors private character.
After the lights are out and the feeling
of enthusiasm has grown cold then the
poor players private life is subjected
to n general turning over in which his
virtues are obliteratcd and his vices (somc
thing that all flesh is heir toy magniiicd.
How short lived the triumphs, how brief
the memories of the most glorious sue
ccsses achieved by an actor. Every other
profession leaves enduring mementocs of
fortunes favor; the poet his verse, the
painter his canvass, the sculptor his
marble, but the Thespian, in the worlds
rose garden of recollection lives so short q
life and pcrishes when death ends his
efforts.
Fred. s. Hodgson.-I want to tell you
something: THE Critic is rafting good
paper, and is growing better every day, 4
man doesn't have to wade through piles
of stuff to get the news, as Is the case with
q great many papers. Its news is always
bright and crisp, and it is pleasure to
read it.
Representative Mudd-Thc man who
holds seat in Congress from the Fifth
Maryland district does not have an easy
BERTH and his life is made wretched by
the constant appeals for positions. When
a member succeeds in getting one of his
constituents place, there is q kick from
fifty or more, because something was not
done for them. There are more office.
holders under the Government from my
district than any two districts in the
Union, and still they are not satisfied. In
fact, 1t is impossible to satisfy them.
During my term ! have secured about
800 appointments, and the thanks have
received arc few and far between. If you
don't get every voter place he is against
YOU, and will work for your defeat on
Barnes Compton, had u similar cxpe-
ricnce.
Dr. Middlcton-I have often thought
of much-necdcd institution, If il might
be 50 called, which would provide for the
temporary care of the men who are
nightly found lying upon the streets in o
precarious condition through excessive
drink. Not night passes away but that
the police find q number of men in the
streets who really need medical attention.
i have treated numbers of cases since |
have been in charge of the Emergency
Hospital, and many of them were actually
dangerous eases, and would have resulted
seriously to the patients if they had not
been attended to. Only the other night
was called to the First precinct station to
revive a well-dressed man, who had been
found lying ON New York avenue, and
exposed to the bitterly cold weather. |
| was Obliged to work very hard to resusci-
tate him, and gave him large quantity
| of emetics. Even when had gotten the
| liquor out of him it was the hardest sort
| of work to bring him to II normal condi-
| ton.
Now, this is only one case of the kind
| In the outlying precincts men are picked
up and, after being clubbcd on the feet or
some other hcrculean effort to revive him
had been resorted to, the man would be
carried back and thrown in acell. But
| it's not the policeman fault. They can't
| help themselves. The loose laws of the
| District regarding common "drunks" are,
according to the opinion of great many
citizens, very injudicious, as these royster-
ers are discharged in the morning without
a fine. Something should be done in this
matter. and that right soon.
If place were provided where the men
| or women who are found in Stupefed
medical attention it would be judicious
and prove of lasting benefit. This matter
should be agitated.
John Sullivan-l am becoming more
and more disgusted every day with the
manner in which the Washington hack
and cab ordinance is being enforced.
| There was u time when there were very
few drivers Grabbing" but now man
cannot walk down the street in the
| vicinity of cab stand after IL o'clock at
night without being followed and asked If
he does not want to be carried khome.
| This being followed about the street is
| very offensive to a great many people.
| Then again some drivers are permitted
TO stand in front of saloons and rcstau-
rants and solicit patronage III direct vio-
lation of the law. There are a few who
appreciate finding cab just when they
want it, and then there are others who
legitimate stand. To permit grabbing
is very unfair to many drivers of cabs,
hacks or herdics who are given instruc-
tions to observe the law or be personally
responsible for any fines imposed in the
Police Court for violation.
There is also a combine at the depots
that ought to be broken up. A new
conner will 80 to hack driver and ask
the price to carry him to certain part OF
the city. The new conner will say. "Oh
that is too much" "Well, then, you cai,
pass on down the line, perhaps you can
get it cheaper" the driver will reply. The
man may go to a dozen drivers but the
price will be just the same until the foot
of the line is reached, when driver will
volunteer to carry the passenger for the