Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-07
PECULIAR POLE HAS BEEN MADE.
Would Determine Whether Preachers or
Actors Prevail in Prison.


Actors Prevail in Prison.
\ poll has been made of the state
prisons of the United States to determine
whether they contain more actors than
clergymen or the reverse. The result is
as yet not definite, since there is some
uncertainty concerning the right of some
Of the incarcerlted persons to he regard
ell either as of the stage or of the pulpit.
Upon the face of the returns Henry IL.
DiXoy will apparently not be compelled
TO pay the $1,000 he has promised to give
to charity If it were proved that there
were more actors than clergymen in prls-
ON. Nevertheless, the polls Indicate that
he will have TO make good the $1,000 he
pledged himself To pay if there could be
found any state prison that did not have
at least one minister in custody.
Mr.. DiXey was moved to make this
novel offer by Indignation ON account OF
the action of the Pittsburg y. NJ. &. \.
III declining to receive an actor into its
membership merely upon the ground that
he was an actor. The comedian, in offer.
ing TO give his money away. defended
ms profession, calling attention TO the
manner in which the stage lightenS the
cares Of life, educateS the public, is al
ways first in charity; to the high char
acter and repute of so many of the stage
folk, and to the fact that actor is no
synonym for sinner. He compared the
!anghter-making mission of the actor
with what he termed the gloomy" as
pect of the man of the pulpit. declaring
that as Il beneticent missionary To man
KIND the stage was ut least as valuable
as the church.
Mr.. DiXey declared that the action Of
the Pittsburg y. NJ. G. a. was one of
blgotry. He ascribed the bigotry exist
ing among clergymen to their ignorance
hi nh
them unqualified TO judge clearly and
without prejudice. The actor, on the
contrary, lived in the world and was
constantly holding the mirror up to hui
man nature, teaching great truths and
correcting evils
Aside from considering men as to
whose antccedents there is doubt the
poil of the prison stands as follows:
Arkansas-Four clergymen: no actors
ArZona-Two clergymeu; no actors
Connecticut-One clergyman; no actors.
Colorado-No clergymen or actors
DelaWarc-No one of either.
florida-Many cOlOred preachers; no act
orS.
Georgia-Scven negro preachers; no act
orS
Idaho-No clergymen or actors
Indiana--Neither actor nor clergyman
IoWa-Ihree actors; no clergymen
kansas-One negro preacher; no actors,
kcntucky-Three ministers; one actor.
Louisiana-None of either.
Malnc-Nelther clergyman nor actor.
Maryland-No clergyman; one actor,
minstrel.
Observation-Disclosures profession repre-.
scented.
AIichigan-One actor; one clergyman
Minnesota-Three actors; one clergyman.
Missouri-One actress 10 clergymen
Montana-One clergyman
Nebraska-Two clergymen expected; no
actors.
New JerSey-Four ministers: no actors
New IIamOShirp-- Entirely out of hot1
New Mexico North Carolina North Da-
kota, Oklahoma, oregon, Pennsylvania,
South lal;ota-Nonc of either.
Rhode ISland-Ono Clergyman: 10 actors.
South Carolina-No actors; no white mir
listers.
Tennessee-Four Clercymen: no actors
TeXas-Nine clergYmen; six actors
ttah-NeyeF had one of either profession.
Nerlnont-Four actors one clergyman.
Nirginia-One preacher (dari) no actors.
WiScOnsin-Nit
Wyoming-No preachers; once had an
actor.
Cleveland Cor. New York World