Sport in the Dominican Republic continue to make matters worse for the average Dominican financially. The few wealthy families in the Dominican work hard to keep the interests of the United States in place so there is a revolving door that keeps the wealth in a select few families. In addition, American professional baseball has hurt Dominican professional baseball as most Dominicans who play in the MLB are not allowed to play in the Dominican League in the winter. The National Federation of Basketball holds every year a professional league, the National Basketball League, LNB (Spanish: "Liga Nacional de Baloncesto"). The National Basketball Association (NBA)
The Indian Princess (play) date in Baltimore. Barker wrote in his letter to Dunlop that the play was subsequently and frequently performed in all the theatres across the country. It was the standard practice in all these productions for the Native American roles to be played by white actors wearing dark makeup. "The Indian Princess" has been cited as the first well-documented case of a play that was originally performed in America being subsequently staged in England. Although records indicate there was a play called "Pocahontas; or the Indian Princess," credited as being adapted by T.A. Cooper, that played The Theatre Royal at Drury