Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05


mo laugh Any one who likes walks up
from the audience and wanders in and out
the dressing rooms at tho back of the
stage. Over the stage Is the josshouse of
the actors and back of this their living
rooms, for they never go out of the theater
If they can avoid it. Cinnamon have the
most utter contempt for actors, and II
they catch them on the street will tear
their clothing. from them and beat them
until they arc black in the face Him
kilt. Him no good. Him actor man.
Him paint him face Him dless up all
same woman, is the summary cS their
'disdainful opinions of the hummer.
Apropos of which, Mr. Glennon told me
this amusing story of Irving: Among 9TH
er places the great actor visited was
pawnshop where he bought lot of beau
tiful Chinese eurios, weapons and pipes
While he was buying he chatted with the
Chinese pawnbroker about actors and re-
ceived his opinion Of their worthlessness
with a quiet smile. AS Irving went up
the steps of the cellar shop Glennon turned
to the pawnbroker and said: "Well, John,
you have put your foot in it this time
That is the greatest English speaking actor
on earth. y John tore at his cue in horror
and walled: 'Him actor mani Me believe
-,-.-s.---.s-- Bats For the Unwary.
The opium joints! Notwithstanding the
stringent statutes against this evil, there
are 8, 900 "hop heads, !" or "opium fiends,"
in San Francisco today and in Chinatown
nearly 800 joints. This is the greatest evil
this fair city has to deal with. A menace
anywhere, it is here positive threat One
of the most famous or infamous, joints Is
i
of the oatohpenny fakes to delude the
dimes out of tourists pockets. Blind
Annie" with her thousand cats" is the
bait which lures the tenderfoot who fan
oies he is to behold marvellous sight. The
joint is In dingy cellar reached by a foul
alley 1t is room of about 100 square
feet. There Is not a bit of ventilation. On
greasy rotten bed sits the little old bag
fondling her four or five cats and a NANCY,
wheezy dog. She is not SO blind that she
cannot see Detective Glennon's hand as he
holds out q coin, which she eagerly clutches
and mumbles over. This joint Is frequent
ed by white girls who wish to hit the pipe.
There are plenty others, dozens of nasty
holes, with tiers Of hunks waiting for the
victims of the dope" In one close, foul
room | stood and watched an old, old man,
who looked to be $50 at least roll his pill
and heat 1t at the nut oil lamp. Around
the room lay men and women in various
stages of drunkenness and dishabille. sit
was through that window" whispered
Mr. Glennon, THAT woman sprang one
night when n raid was made on this joint.
1 caught her, but could not drag her back,
US she was very heavy Another officer
won't around and took her down outside"
The most notorious joint for whites is
All Kings ON Jackson street. AS we came
out of the sitting, disgusting room some
thing fitted through the gloom before us
like ghost-something that turned it's
face aside as IL fearful Of being seen-and
skunk into dark corner near doorway
and waited there for us to pass. Even in
tho shadow of this black courtyard one
could see that this covering, shlyering OBJ
Jeo' was "reoA' phahVoiii' Uerriple
ohingl
Ihere Is yen anoeher len'ure ol Ohina-
oown "hion Is qu'te 's loaVhsoiie-Ohe
oraiiio III Chlneso woihen' which goes
S1eaoliy On III spi.e Vi laws against IL.
ineso sifls arg aU liio noVooiii VI .he many
G ,,a iiiuruers communism III chinatown.
'ehoo.'a, oreaiiZeo AM, o,rrieo on as sys
.cha'ioaiiy DIS any III i.aiy oay thae
nlehplhdef' member vi the Lee family,
mas young pretty slave VINO Is worm
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