Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-19

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Wells and Wells, acrobats, and
man and wife, would rather cancel
date than miss church on Sunday.
They know not the night life, nor
will they tolerate promiScuous con-
facts in shows with which they
travel.
It would bring tears Of Joy to many
If they could see, as has the writer,
the bullying curtains that betold of
the many boys and girls kneeling
down before berths ere they retired
on the crowded cars of the Silas
Green show and other one-day stand
organizations. Now, lest one be ac-
cused of making one-sided picture,
let it be known that we have also
heard some awful brawls take place
on these same cars, and have seen
some terrible conduct take place in
theatrical hotels. But the point we
are making is, that the Whole must
not be judged by any part OF it.
Characters are as assorted in show
business as elsewhere.
Miss Susie Sutton (Mrs. Tom
Prown) resident of Chicago, and
widow of the famed actor, inherited
from her husband library that
would make any college president,
editor or minister, violate the COM
mandment not to covet.
Jess B. Shipp, possesses another
such collection of worth while books.
He, like Tom, when Tom lived, is
welcomed in cultural circles not open
to many because they lack the liberal
education that is the sesame to those
portals.
Paul Robson, he Of three profess
sional distinctions, the law, athletics
and the drama, is a Brunswick, NJ,
minister's son.
Monty Hawley, to get closer to
home, is the son of the president OF
the Appomattox Club; A. w. Jack
son, another Chicago boy, was reared
in the Berean Baptist Church, whose
minister, Rev. Bradden, christened
him, and was educated in high school
there. Both youngsters are welcomed
in good homes, and worthy of it.
McGinty and Freeman was a fe-
male comedy act filled with humor-
GUS comedy, yet it was the product
of a pair of Nashville girls, one the
daughter of a minister, and the other
of an editor of a religious newspaper.
But why go on? They come TO
the show business from all KINDS OF
homes, have the same assortment OF
tastes as do other human beings;
rear families, or neglect them as DO
others: are careless, or thrifty; are
generous, or selfish. In fact, show
people are human, and each must be
measured by his own merits.
Of stage, some waste their time
in frivolities, others do many OF the
worth while things Of life. Some
make local friends in one town after
another, while others care not Tor
casual acquaintance; some are edu-
eating children or other relatives
while some are neglecting even
mothers.
There are those whom I have
known to send the weekly allowance
to a needing parent when they them
selves knew not what they were 60
ing to eat for the coming week.
A very high proportion among the
amusement people are buying homes
somewhere, many of them inclinlng
towards farms as does Mr.. Frye OF
Moss and Eyre.
Every big colored subdivision, sucn
as Jamaica, LII, Nepperhan Heights
near Yonkers, and their replicas IN
other cities, contain beautiful homes
o-,1ed by performers and musicians
Some own city cooperative apart
ments, homes, and yet others have
attractive winter or summer RESORT
homes as BELTS leisure periods.
So, you see you can meet EN-, greet
'em, and perhaps either love or hate
'em, Just as you do the rest OF hui
mainly. Show folks are JUS folks
after all.