Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-28

the National Theatre Some of these papers have pub
iished very severe remarks upon Mr.. Wallsck, for
the part he took in this matter One paper has Gen.
sured Mr.. Simpson severely. Now all this is wrong,
decidedly wrong. Asd in order to give the public
true and an impartial view Of this affair." we will re-
view the whole matter. beginning with the followng
CoRREsrossrScE.
MoSpAY EVENING, 10 o'clock.
s.KThe manage Of the Park Theatre feeling for
calamity that has overtsken the many attached to The
NAons Theatre by the csrHgraicn Of that ed
svas itself Of the moment offer them the Of
the Theatre for benefit upon night after Tuesday,
you they prefer The entire proceeds without de-
appoint for distribution among An early reply
E. SIMPSON
wv. WALLACE, Esq
AsToa Housr, IL o'clock, Monday night.
ing have handed il Mr. MITCHELL who viii communicate
with doubtless, When he has shewn It to those whom il
concerns J. W. WALLACK
+. SIMPSON, Esq.
WRiTE STREET, Oath Sept 1884,
sk-Ysur addressed the Management Of the late
National rendering the offer OF your establishment for
free benefit having been read to fall meeting Of the
pany desired their part respectfully decline it, On
W. MITCHELL.
L. sraPsos, Esq.
There is the respondence; and merely upon
an effer of benefit from the Park manageme 10
be given to the many persons attached to the
National THEATRE whose next weeks salary would
be of immense importance to them, he was wrong
The GOODNESS or want Of feeling attributed to Slmp-
applicable TO him a crime; it is his man.
| ner; he intended insult; and some would have
borne with il for the sake Of those 400 sufferers whom
| a benefit Of 1890 would have done much for; it
| would have been Sc each, and that is object
| when man has lost his all.
But before we proceed to cast upon any
one, must lift the curxin, and present TO the
public gaze the real position Of the parties behind it,
From this it will be that neither Mr. Simpson
nor Mr.. Wallack 10 TO blame. On looking behind
the curtain, il will be seen that managers, like ed
tors, have their private and personal quarrels rival
interests, and violent jealousies Like editors, too
they apt to think that they the most i'm
por;ant characters in creation; that the rises
and sets solely for their comfort and convenience;
that the whole world awaits their beck and call and
that time and eternity will be occupied solely with
their projects and plans
We will FIRST show the part performed by Mr..
Simpson in this little domestic drama, hold him
harmless, and then kill him of make room for the
other characters Mr.. Simpson is of the most
just, accurate, business like and honorable men in
perform TO the letter; he punctualy and honora-
bly, meets his engagements and fulfls his contracts
he interferes with one; desires to injure one;
never TRUSTS himself Pompously forward upon the
community; is q perfect gentleman in his manner
and department; pursues the tenor Of his way;
shows his good sense BY noticing attacks made
upon him brainless oafers and has feeling heart
ncased in cold and apparently forbiddng exterior.
Such 10 Mr.. Simpson; always last, and not unfre-
quently generous. He wrote the above letter, il is
true bat the sentiments and words Of that letter are
Mr. Simpsons; he did not ndite them, and he 10
an amannensis for Mr. Price, who framed that letter.
and rho gaze directions at the lobby door of k< Park
theatre to Ms that carried IL to Mr.. Waiiack du.
ring the time that Miss Poole was singing Wap-
ping Old Stairs" which was nearly ii o'clock
Mosdsy night. Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Wallack have
beea COED friends for fifteen ostwsuty years. and we
believe that Mr.. s. never addressed Mr.. w. in less
kindly terms than comnencing " Dear Sir" or
Dear w allack," and ending with Yours truly"
Had not Mr. Price been with him, he would so have
addressed Mr.. Wallask, this occasion, aad writ.
Mr. Simpson from the stage Of this controversy, and
present the true Issue Il exists between Mr.. Wal
lack and Mr. Price and here let be just by saying
that this is none Of Mr.. Wallack's seeking; he did
publish the spondence; he refused to do so;
il thrust before the public by Mr. Price, and 90
him, and him alone, rests the responsibility Of the
whole.
For several years Mr.. James w allack acted al Mr..
Prices theatre with credit and success TO himself,
and emoument 60 Mr.. Price Years passed ON, and
Mr. Price grew rich and fat and sausy upon his sue
cesses and hoggish and Asoent by reason Of the
money which the liberal American public were pc
riodically pouring into his pocket He insulted his
friends and bulled his foes; he behaved like brute
to men better than himself; and like hog to those
who allowed him to tramPle upon them; he dis
gusted every body by his behavior, and in the
plsnitade Of his pomPcus power he insulted the
whole American public; swors they should have
what entertainments he chose 20 give them, and
had the American eagles torn of the lamp posts -
front Of his theatre. He then left for London,
without leaving his folly and brutality behind him;
for in London he became a greater hog than ever;
abused America and Americans; nsulted its citizens
derided its Institutions; again repeated his decara
tion that the people Of New York should have last
what actors be chose 10 send them and capped the
climax Of insolenee, ignorance, brutality and folly
by trunpsg mp marriage between Madame vestris
and Mathews, and sending them ia amuse the
American public fer entire season. And in add.
tieu he has in Eagiand taken every opportunity TO
abuse asd deride Mr.. wallack, and those whom he
had easagsd, Miss Shirren, Wilson, Seguin, Van
denhod Kean, &C. stigmatizing Mr.. waliack AZ a |
bankrupt st the Garrick Club, with . view Go pre-
vent his making any successful theatrical engage
ments such Is Mr.. Price, sseh has been Mr.
Prices behavior.
We have looked upon that picture now let us look
upon his Mr.. Wallaek, after delghtine the public
for many years years N actor; after conducting
the general stage nanagemeH of one ~ the first
theatres 10 the world, considered the time was come
for an opening in New Yosk Ais own hook con-
.,a.~aA vs~bslv that shs Ms~ Work uuhi,c