The New York herald., 1844-11-13
Phlladelph1a.

Correspondence Of the Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday Night, Nov. IL, lS4%
Singular Theatrical Emufe in PAiiadslphia.
DEAR BENNETT
Quite E" scene" occurred here this evening at the
Chestnut street Theatre Of which and with which II Ia
proper that you should be informed and your readers de-
lighted. play announced the bills for to-
night entitled the "Monks Of Monk Hall, or the Myste-
ries OF the Quaker City one Of those abortive and
lent limitations of the absorbing Mysteries Of Paris which
the mania Of the small beer scribbeI Of the day
The play was dramatised by astarveng writer, from
story Of the name, being published in this city
anonymously at the present time Both destitute Of
merit but singularly full Of ncace and they show up
the opposed weakness Of certain prominent individuals
in Phadslpha under fictitious Names OF course the rich
sition and all toe world" Of Quskerdom is agog upon
the subject The little indescent particulars 81 the He
beIon and Mercer catastrophe, which you doubt
imagine, therefore, the sensation which the
ment Of such performance at "Old Drury" occasioned
II the town talk. Ladies few into by gtercs and
gentlemen terribly did "our army FIan-
ders' As we in the secret, and have key to the
characters, we enjoyed all; but Of this anon Nothing
but CONSERVATION IN some quarters and delight in Others
manifested themselves The author In ecstacies,
and the public alternately in tantazing suspense and
manager and threatened that IL he out of the
piece, he would anticipate the laws delay by making
uncomfortable ncsion into the epgottis Of that fnc-
,onary. Alarmed at sucha sanguinary demonstration
the Judge and Reverend friend Of his cut cut Of
the play Towards noon the excitement augmented II
said that Of 800 tickets had been secured by
Singleton Mercer-the young gentleman who avenged
his sisters dshoner with the blood Of her wrongsr Mr..
Heb8rton-that they had been distributed among that
number OF regular Southwark rioters and that the de-
ruction Of the scenery and the demolition conhaga
ton OF the theatre would be the consequence Of the repre-
senation of the drama About several oher persons
who felt aggrieved by this attempt Of theatrical msnsger
to make few dollars by backenn the character Of
Of most respectable citizens applied to the Mayor
who, being satisfied that such performance was out
rage on the sancty Of private life, and adapted TO oc
cason fearful breach Of the peace, issued inunc
ton and put stop to the play At night Grandfsthsr
Whitehead" substituted for the obnoxious piece, but
crowd gathered around the theatre and for hours
there was every appearance OF destructive outbreak
Finally tranquility restored and told that the
author mortified at his inability thus to bring his malg
nant eusion before the public here is resolved have
enacted at the Chatham Bowery In your city. II 10
trashy verbose. sotorifc competition, only rendered
pqnan by It's assaults Privsts character Of few
have no piquancy in Gotham. The author boy,
and this production liz the oervsscence would seem
of his spleen, directed at those who have in sny way
crossed his path, refused to submit to his ignorant
pudence incurred his everlasting enmiy BY doing him
service His name Geo Lippard he familiarity
termed by the Juveniles in the Streets Leper He In the
Of late constable out in Germantown and bis moth
maintains herself very respectfully by keeping shop
In. Eleventh ct. He first rescued from beggary and
starvation by amiable lawy in this city, whom in
turn for his Kindness he has bitterly malgned in this
piece Expelled from thence he was afterwards taken
from motives OF charity into the Times Office in this city
where we first saw him some years ago perfect New
with twne he used to carcaure the editorial tabe
with his pen, his earlier beneactors However by his
bold eronery and uDscrupuous impudence he has
rived minister bravey the DEPRIVED appettes the
lovers Of scandal and should not be surprised his
book, nconsequence of this tm,ue up very heavy
edition, though from its general indecency, 10 thought
that the Court will prohibit further publication We pre-
sumo the play will not be announced again; in the
time the public indignation strong against the
ayers tor attempting to desecrate such theatre with
such lcsntous and scandalous production.
Yours, PETER PEEP x CO.