Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-11-22

49, "hy q Got tuiSs
Its from 3 lady who signs herself
- -. daughter OF a
Southerner, from st. Petersburg, Flor
ida
When one who is all southern goes
to he theatre to see you play in a
supposedly southern play, a story de-
plotting the old South. and comes out
OF that theatre resolved never to see
0 play again. what is wrong? Judge
Priest Is far. very far. from being q
true picture of the South OF that period
hat 1t depicts Tor any other period.
Our feelings are hurt. That you should
be SO misled as to think you were In.
terpreting a southern tourist.
II Mr., irwin Cobb wrote that story
as 1t was presented. then Mr.. Cobb is
not a true southerner. The negroes
Kept. and still do. their places as ser
wants. respectful and obedIent. never
appearing in public except In caps and
aprons Tin other words uniforms1. the
women with clean dresses. caps and
aprons. the men wearing a white coat.
all the time keeping a respectful si.
lence. The South OF that day was known
for Its culture. andal know not In his.
tory OF a southern tourist manifesting
SO great ignorance as Judge Priest
manifested.
You played the part ex%cellently.
but you did not understand the south
and only southern men. and southern
women should play the parts protray
Ing life In the 'Old South as thew
only understand the South. Judge
Priests sister-in-law was also a trav.
esty. a woman who held the social
position OF the sister In law of Judge
Priest was usually a gentle refined
woman OF understanding. Even though
she were naughty, she would alwaya
be gentle. Its q pity those who do not
Know anything about the "Old South
should assign you to a part that is
destined TO ruin you with the southern
people.
Should you live In the South among
real genuine southern people you
would agree with me, | know. There
are many In the South who will con
niue to enjoy you In the pictures, who
Will understand that you have been
misled as to the South. But something
should be done to redeem that false
picture OF the South. should suggest
thai the play be presented again-with
a cast Of all southerners, then there
would be a different Interpretation.
We like you, Mr.. Rogers. but we
think Q have the wrong opinion Of
Us. Sincerely yours, - -
daughter of a Southerner, st. Peters.
burg, Fla"
Now there Is lots of ways to treat
that. could start In by kidding about
1t. But Its a lovely letter, Its printed
word for word, with the deletIon OF
one OF two rather hattering personal
illusions to me. And the letter de-
serves think ar answer In the sans
spirit as meant. | myself would like
to see It played by real Southerners. 1
was raised in the Indian Territory.
my father fought With the famous
Stan Waite Regiment for the COME
eracy1. and If this lady Will look at
her map, she will notice that Okla.
which was then Ind.4Ter. lays south
OF the Mason and Dixon line. So am
not the daughter Of a Southerner. but
| am the @ Of one. and am like
II its to be done over again. II
should be written by a man further
south tina Paducah. Kentucky.
Now there is only one thing In the
whole letter that | think the criticism
was not justified and that was aboul
my sister In law.
She said that all
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