The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-16
GOOD QUALITY NEEDS NO IN
PRODUCTION OR TESTING.
BY Nine. Mayme Lucas Rose.


| must indeed thank the good pee
pie of the city of Nashville for their
hospitality and speedy relief to
those very unfortunate girls so mex
perienccd and unframed left upon
the mercies of the public at large to
lie Scoffed and criticized, | can draw
picture in my mind of those per- |
feet gentleman in the persons OF .
Messrs. J. p. RhineS, +. w. ID. Isaac,
Jr.. d. w. Crutcher, r. Clay Moore
and ID. Wellington Berry, who like
brave soldiers going to the rescue Of
their country, came to the rescue OF !
Iheir AtrO-American women. Would /.
t. God that there were more such
men all over the country, and God
lie praised for these.
look with pride and my heart
leaped for JOY to know Nashville al
lurded such great men, and as over
the country | go. | shall laud and
praise the community of this beauti
lul city, especially the members OF
te Board of Trade. AS have
formerly sad, my heart knew no
hounds to see these men with SO
much race pride displayed. Their
there was damper OF diSmay
thrown over the situation as
thought OF those rascals who i'll.
fringed upon the intelligence of the
| delightIully eXpectant audience when
/ they kacr they had no show to
/ come up to their advertisement, nor
| would get real artists paraphelnalia
or scenery. And to- keep the affair
! from completely failing, they had no
/ pianist nor singer, so they fooled lis
up to thinking everything was ar
ranged differently and secured Miss
Simms and me to come here to hOld
it up enough to get the money. OF
course lie was not alone, that is
clearly seen. don't belleVe an
/ Alro-American gentleman even lost
time to sit and try to criticize this
company OF uniortumates as | saw in
the Globe last week. Read between
lines.)
want to state to the people CT
Nashville don't think OF my feeling
badly over this show, for it was ell
tirelv trained and managed by other
larties in person Of Fields and
Clark. My money was advanced by
contract. | did not even see the
show and tried hard to train the
girls something different to make q
little letter showing. We are al
ial ible to mistakes, and one never
knows until re tries out propOsi
ton. Experience is the lest teacher
after all. My show has never beer
called "Octoroons" and the whole
billing matters surprised me when
4 got here, as we'll as the show. VThi
As not nv show under my training
Ny show disbanded i'll the city o
Louisville and some went their way
I, while others stayed and | was coaXe
into letting my title be used wit
! contract. of 500 per week, whic
| cancelled after some fraudulanc'
y and we compromised in time to com
here to be made victim of circun
II stances. You, the people of Nasl
vile, have never seen any of NM
,G Roses productions, which have bee
said by all observers to lie "ver
4 good" and l look forward to f
ture day to convince you.
= Ny most embarrassing momel
was caused by one of the city's mo
Il promising colored gentlemen {
much to my disgust. Having BET
- a little upset probably heretofore,
displayed his volumes of temper u
~ on two innocent women. Mi
Simms and | had been granted wat
~ for several days, so we decided
seek some to drink. Having pre-
nt ously met the gentleman, we thong
it no more than right as he own
ar the building, to ask of him pitch
Of water. | knocked on the 81
door and was told TO enter; lit
embarrassed as ! saw all strar
-, men, | apologiZed and stayed
All m ssion. We were told to have
, seat by the fire until the very gala
l'h youth returned with the water, a
he had 10 more than gotten in
lo.l place letore the Big Boss entel
, and asked us what we were dol
'''e in his private Office, which was d'
uncouthly, and drove us out like
we we're even worse than dogs. | rec
-, could not have treated a canine
ON he treated us. Before we could
cover from this shock such show
of oaths toward all concerned W
ave- rained, and we had to dodge TO X
from eing thrown out. knew
hth to lie Mason, and tried to expl
but he ran cut to call an officer
-o"' vet | thought lie would soon be G
it and wanted to leave as | had
". tered-"a lady" And y defy
he man in or out Of Nashville to
otherwisely. But he would not h
" so | looked down at my Star
'spi- especially the point Esther whic
represent, and walked out in dis
nue. with heavy heart over such br
treatment as l had never before
llloy Judge Va no for fear We be jut
with the same judgment" Ye
lnth each a just God to face. First Sc;
YOUR own heart and look not unN
ehty- " or with disdain upon your bro
or sister. Be every ready to I
tai. and help, Morals, Love and U
Doing good to others and hel
ave- YOUR fallen brothers should BIB
motto as Christians.
Again let me thank a part of
Board of Trade with God spee'
Yours truly,
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