The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

Miss Marie Cahill. the well known
Catholic actress. who some two years
ago startled Broadway by entering a
strong protest to theatrical managers
against compelling chorus girls to wear
tights and exec, Gingly short skir,s
on up the crusade by an attack ON the
"Salome Dance says All Associated
Press dispatch from New York dated
Aug. 25. Miss Cahill is not one of those
who talks and does not act and TO en-
phasize her position in the present in
stance has enlisted political aid.
She has writer letters to Presid"ht
ROOSEVELT, tho presidential and vir>-
presidential candidates. National
Chairman Hitchcock and state Chair
man woodruff. on the Republican sids,
and Chairmen MEX and Corners. on
the Democratic side asking that they
do what they can to check the "Sa
'Oinc craze
r In her letters to the two State
chairInen tire actress makes a frank
attack on the vaudeville managers for
irving "Salome" dances, declares that
hey have throw" discretion to .hc
winds and have forfeited the privilege
nf Judging what the youth of the coun-
ty may he permitted to see She
characterizcs the "SalOme" dances rs
such theatrical offerings as clothc
;,ernicio,ls subjects in a boasted artis-
';c atmosphere. but which arc really
an excuse for the most vulgar exhibi
ton that this country has even been
called on to tolerate" 49,.
Plain Talk bv Miss catili.
The letters. which are identical.
read:
Dear Sir:-In IT," hope that IL may
serve to call to THE attention Of your
BILE tendency OF the stage. and cspe-
c tally the vaudev;.i. section of IL. 10
;ecome more and more vulgar and III
decent. and that you may see nt TO
take some action which will result Nv
Legislation that will put q stop to this
wilful poisoning of that great teach
'ng Institution, the drama. I have the
honor TO suggest the incorporating in
she platform to 'Je adopted by tho
Sto>N ,1o,, 20, La,
establishment in the state OF New
York Of a commission with powers Of
censorship over III dramatic stage.
The multitude "f our young peorie
who cannot go to school because they
rust work are earning in a majority
Of instances. enough over their living
requirements to 20 occasionally to the
theatre. and they frequently choose
he vaudeville theatres because Of the
,rexpensive prices which prevail there
Because their preliminary education
has been SO weak they have acquired
little or no taste for reading good
hooks and their minds are fertile
fields for the inevitable Impressions
which the stage gives. This is partic-
ulary true Of the large body of for
eign youths and girls. Is it not there
for the duty Of the true citizen to pro
t.ct the young fr'.m the conta minatinl
cf such theatrical offerings as clothe
ernicions subjects of the "Salonlc'
kind in a boaste1 artistic atmosphere,
but which are really only an excuse
-or the most vulgar exhibition thu.
this country has ever been called on 20
tolerate.
There has been time when refined
vaudeville" was = fact and the mother
was glad to take her immature dauSh-
er to spend an afternoon in one Of
these houses, but the managers of this
class of entertainment seem now to
have thrown discretion to the winds.
Since they have proved themselves in
capable Of judging what is right for
the young to witness they have for