Arizona republican., 1909-02-22

Art sacrificed to Hypocrisy. Why
 let me tell ye afther this here
 dhrama f'r tn young was suppressed by tn chief of polls in Pikestown or account iv his insane hathred iv ouI
 press agent who is his ony son, an we come back to tn methropolis ye cudden't get wihin a block iv tn theaytre tn sthreet was so crowded with people thryin' to show their lapprecyation iv our sthruggle fl
 American Art I thried to suppress
 tn facts but tn iver vigilant press
 was too alert fir me an tn story somehow or another crept into tn advertisements
 An there ye are. It's a disgrace | to our civilization that onselfish men like this shud be persecuted to such an eXtint that they have to put in LeXthra seats while there is plenty iv room in tn theaytres that don't ralize their mission as art schools. It's a blot on us. It makes us tn laughin' stock iv tn wurruld. Why they're even tall1iE iv suppressin' 'Salomy.' Ye niver heerd iv 'Salomy?' Well, tis a quaint little thing
 
 la grown man-more suited to child her an medical experts. Hogan wint to see it tn other night What was it like?' says I. It was a very ar tistic performance, says he. 'Ye don't say?' says l. Was it raaly that bad? Wait a minyit till I lock tn dure an pull down tn shades. Now tell me all about it. Well, says Hogan, tn play was wrote be a man, that I won't mintiOn tn name iv or ye'd throw me out. Twas set to music be a German musicyan be tn name iv Sthrauss. niver heerd more thrillin music. All tn time l felt as though l was in a dentists chair having me tooth filled be a plumbers helper. This grand composer is tn first man to inthrajooce a scissor grinder, a man filin' a saw an a lawn mower into an orchesthry. It isn't tn kind iv music ye wud like Ye cudden't whistle anything in it. Ye might cough it or ye might reprajOoce it be shakin' tn stove an steppin' on tn dogs tail at tn same time, but ye cudden't whistle it. It's what ye might call a quaTelsome kind iv music with all tn instruments hurlin' insults at each other. But 'tis well-suited to tn play. Tn play was taken firm tn bible, but l doubt if it wud fit into tn place if they thried to put it back. Tn au- thor done it over in a way that gives ye a delightful sinsation iv wondhrin' what name ye will invint at tn station whin tn place is pulled be tn polls.
 "I niver was so mortified an shocked in me life. It was worth twinty times tn price iv admission An thin tn dancing! My, but it was fine. Ye see tn lady in this Biblical dhrama has a saints head cut off because she is in love with him an thin does a dance in front iv tn head. It is a pretty conceit an charmingly depicted. I will say nawthin' about what she wore an I have now described her costume. But didn't think iv that-it was all so graceful, so artistic, tn poethry iv motion. I'm sorry I f'rgot me opry glasses. Tn next time l go I'll get front seat an take along a till scope. Ye bet I will. But there was nawthin' vulgar about it. Not a thing. Whin tn great artist come out an began to hop the man settin next to me, a man not aisily moved be tn higher things iv life, give me a dig in tn ribs with his elbow an whispered: I'll risk wan eye on it annyhow.' But it's no use thryin' to describe it to ye'er vulgar mind, Martin. Ye don't understand Art says he. I understand Hogan says l.
 Well, annyhow, Hinnissy, Morality an Art are clinched an tis always amusin' to me to see thim two great champeens fly at each other l will say wan thing about Art It's a great match maker. Ye won't get Art to go on until he's counted up tn house. He is no bush fighter. Tn threasurer calls out firm tn box