Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-10
Contemplate Spitework.

performance commenced, and the
STANDARD gave diagram OF the shot
from his blundcrbuss, he has been i'll
at ease, and anxious to say something
or DO something that might establish
bc feared at the muzzle than the
-breech.
The Wednesday issue OF that paper
the fact that the bluEderbuss is more 10
tried to make capital out Of the fact
that Tim Murphy had severed his
connection with Hoyt's a Texas
Steer" at San Francisco, when
" John Miller Murphy" advertised he
would appear here on his bill-boards,
AMI lntllnlte- that the show was ga
>nlde' from the substitution Of Chas.
Allison in the leading role. Now the
way Tim Murphy's name appeared on
the bill-boards," after the change,
is capable of just as complete and sat-
isfactory an explanation as the former
one which shut the Olynpian up
like jack-knife. The printing for
theatrical season is invariably pre-.
pared from six months TO a year in
advance Of the tour, and is shipped
direct from the printer to the opera
houses on the route. That for this
city was received month ago, and
was placed on the boards before the
rupture occurred in the management.
The equal, if not the superior of "Tim"
was secured, however, for the leading
part, and such papers of general circu-
lation as the Oakland Tribune, the
Sacramento Record Union, the San
Jose Mercury, in California, declared
that the play was really Improved by
the substitution, an opinion so amply
sustained by the Oregonian's COM
ments in Tuesdays issue. The Olyn,-
plan knew this when it published its
alleged roast" and those of the audi.
ence who witnessed the play Wednes-
day night and had read the Olympian's
structures were unqualified in their
condemnation of its palpable attempt
at spite-work. Think for moment
how unjust may be the presumption
that change of personnel in any bu-
siness must of necessity be attended
by weakened service. Does Jas. o.
Brien Scobey assume for an instant
that if he should leave the editorial
chair of the Olyn,pian that some one
could not be found within . stones
throw of his Office who would success
fully maintain its high reputation as
critic and news-purveyor?
1t is obvious to all that no effort
was made to disguise the fact that
"Tim" was not with the company.
"John Miller Murphy" would not
have circulated several thousand pro-
grammes giving the cast, with Mr.. Al
lison's name in the leading role, had it
been 80.
The anipsus OF the Olympian is cas-.
lily understood. That the six compli-
mentary tickets formerly accorded
that journal were amply appreciated
is shown by the fact that their recip.
tents never failed during the past four
years to occupy the choicest seats;
but there is q vast difference between
receiving compliments as a recipro-
city of favors" and paying hard cash
for them, and the Olynepiam's boycott
has been most thorough. The places
that once were honored by their IA
miliar presence, now know them no
more, and the paid notices that have
been sent by the theater management
were buried deep in its business
graveyard" and so sandwiched be.
tween Kings Discovery" Chamber
lain's Cholic, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy, and Bucklin's Arnica Salve,
that what little good might have re.
suited from better location was alb
solutely lost. Much of this matter
was strictly speaking news" on and a
subject in which the subscriber had a
much more decided interest than the
statement that "Tom Brown" had
come in from his ranch, or "Paul
Jones" had sore toe.
All we have asked of the Olympian
was fair and candid criticisms of per-
formances in Olympia Thester. 1t is
all the performers themselves ask.
Indiscriminase praise is no praise, and
roasts" without cause only betray
the littleness of the person or paper
resorting to them. If that journal
wishes to act white" the manage
ment has always been willing to meet
it half way, but it will never pay trib.
ute to anything or person who does
not Accord q fair doo1