Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-06
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
us yet not definite. since there is some
uncertainty concerning the right of some
OF the lncarcerated persons TO be regard
Gu eltner as of the stage or of the pulpit.
Upon the face of the returns Henry E.
DlXey will apparently not be compelled
10 pay the $1,000 he has promised to give
10 charlty 1t 1t were proved that there
were more actors than clergymen in pris-
on. Nevertheless, the polls indicate that
ne VIII nave to make good the $1,000 he
pledged himself to pay if there could be
louhd any state prison that did not have
1T ieast one minister in custody.
Mt DlXey was moved to make this
novel offer by Indignation on account OF
the action of the Pittsburg Y. III. C. a.
III declining to receive an actor into it's
membership merely upon the ground that
ne 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 Oh life, educates the public, is al
ways hrst III charity; to the high char
ac1er and repute of so many of the stage
folk, and to the fact that actor is no
synonym for sinner. He compared the
iauShter-maklng mission Of the actor
with what he termed the gloomy as
pect OF the man of the pulpit, declaring
that as benehcent missionary to man
KIND the stage was at least as valuable
as the church.
Mr.. DiXey declared that the action of
the Plttsburg Y. NJ. G.. A. was one of
blgotry. He ascribed the bigotry exist
ing among clergymen to their ignorance
of life-of men and things-which leaves
them nnGn1ltjQd n in6un olnorIu nd
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 antecedents there is doubt, the
pol OF the prison stands as follows:
Administrations cergymen: 10 actors
Arlzona-IWo ciergymen; no actors
Considerations clergyman; no actors.
Colorado-No clergymen or actors
DelaWare-NO one of either.
tlorlda-Many colored preachers; no act
orS.
Georgia-ScTen negro preachers; no act
Idaho-No clergymen or actors
Indana-Neither actor nor clergyman.
1owa-Three actors; no clergymen
kanSaS-One negro preacher; no actors
Kentucky-Three ministers; actor.
4OuiSiana-NOne of either.
Maine-Neither clergyman nor actor.
Maryland-No clergyman; one actor, a
minstrel.
Observation-Disclosures profession repre-
scented
Michigan-One actor: one clergyman.
MinneSOta-Three actors; one clergyman.
MiSSOuri-One actress no clergymen
MOntana-One clergyman
Nebraska-Two clergymen expected; no
actors.
New Jersey-Four ministers; no actors.
New HampShire-Entirely out of both.
New Mexico, North Carolina, North Da-
kota Oklahoma. Oregon Pennsylvania,
South DaEota-None of either.
Rhode Island-One clergyman; no actors.
South Carolina-No actors; no white min
listers.
Tennessee-Four clergymen; no actors.
TeXaS-Nine clergymen: six actors.
Utah-Never had one of either profession.
Vermont-FOur actors: one clergyman.
Virginia-One preacher dark; no actors.
Wisconsin-Nft
Wyoming-No preachers; once had an
actor.
Cleveland Cor. New York World