New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-09
TIE Outrage on Maeready.

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The Outrage on Mscready.
Mr. William Macresdy !. an English plsy-actor
Mr. Edwin Forrest an American ditto; ana escn
n eminent in their miserable vocation. Tney are
rivals for popular favor and uniriendiy 70 e9ch
other. having lately had a Newspaper controversy
originating IN a charge by Forrest that Ascfeaay
had caused him u be dspsraged aud missed VINE"
Sormcrly playing 10 J. gland, which Mr. NJ O''e''
denies We have not read much Of thst oon''o
versy. bat what we did read inclined Us 70 Concur
strongly in The general Judgment that Forrest hao
damaged himself essentially By provoking ana
eoo,inpi,g IL. We believe here is no exception
~ h.avard except su,opg those who are wrap
nd mn ia Forrest ard 20 or him On the same
o,,cioI.,ha, they IL for oar County, right or
wrong That F ,rrest believed himself di'parag''
md iniored in Engla. d al Macresdys instieaion
il psin enough that Macready was ever impeHed
by professional rivalry or personal ieeling To urea
Forrest unworthiiy, IL not proved, nor anytoinf
like. The lstrer was pretty sharply cnuc'zeo
~ a London paper alleged 70 be conducted ~ II
warm friend OF Macready, and that Is about me
substance OF all the proof against the latter that
we have seen.
The newspaper war has died out or lulled the
nsrties 10 IL. who have been travelling, playing
and exchanging cards over the Uion, are now IN
our CITY. They were both announced 70 play Mac
beth ON Monday evening-Foncst at tho Broad
way Thester, aud Macready at the Astor Opera
House Forrest played his part without hndrance
or mo estatiou, while Macresdy was interrupted,
Melted. booted, aud driven from the house by
gang Of ruiians. W no finally flung chars and other
dangerous missiles from the upper boxes upon the
stage. TO the peril OF life or limb OF the players
occasionally erlivening their performance win
SsThree cheers for Forrest
"A more wanton, tyrennous and scoundrelly
OUTRAGE than this we could not well conceive II
was ia the first place a cowardly theft OF the mo-
new VIII ich the quiet portion OF the audience ha'
Maid for the expected pleasure Of seeing the play
They had as perfect a right 70 that enjoyment as
either Of the rowdies had to the coat on his bscH
batter In most cases. for they had paid Tor theH
tickets. The house belonged Tor the hisht 10
Macready and his fellow players. with those VINO
wished 10 see aud hear them; whoever went
there intending TO disturb and interrupt got ~ oy
a fraud which was little less than burglary
vyhoever is let into another's house for GER
tain specific purpose is really there under com
nact 10 do nothing inconsistent with the rights OF
others therein, or it'll the accomplishment oil the
purposc for which IL is opened u visitefs. 1"
.uppose that, because man has paid dollar ~
the door he is therefore entitled to annoy ahd
alarm his fellow.vistsrs, to put astop TO the per
form.nce. destroy the furniture and endanger the
limbs of the performers, is to evinco an intensity
should be ashamed Of
The point, however. in which this outrage ap-
pears most fragrant Is that Of its relation 20 Per
sonal Liberty. MIR. Msoready Is splayer by pro
fossion 10 drive him from the stage Is IN princi-
nile 10 doom him 20 starve. True, lie May have
monev laid up. of which We know nothing but
that does not affect tho principle above enon'
cisted. To drive him from the stage IS 10 say
Though he wishes to play and must do So 70 iVe'
and though there are thousands who wish 10 see
and hear him play on the terms proiiered yet
I'VE OF our sovereign pleasure will not permit that
.reoiprocity of benefits to be elected Though
we be but forty, aud those who wish to listen and
enjoy be a thousand. yet we will break up the
performance by yelling and noting driving OIL
the players by showers Of offensive aud danger
Gus missiles. Aud yet every one OF the ms
cresnts who practice this atrceioos and i~puden'
tyranny will boas, of his readiness 10 fight iof
Liberty, and is ready to knock aoy smaller man
down who insinustes aesht sgsinst his Demo
erscy. They can't imagine any better Democrat
than they are, unless it be Forrest
When will the Stage, that Wanted school
Morality. that iusome adolstor aud systematic
oorrupter of Popular Liberty, begin to teach 10
.vo,ar,es clearer aud truer ideas Of Freedom !
When will 1t teach the wholesome truth ina
Libs,ty "a not niece seli-ndalgeuee and impnnN
in hcent,ous grathca'ion-is not oompreoende'
even hy the uuchecsed supremacy OF b ute mum
bers over law aud authority -but 'mperat"ely re
mands OF us constant Rud wstchial regard !"
the eQasl rights of others When shall the stag
have models AID heroes uober than those wh'i
now eogro,s the admiration, pervet the Juds
meuts and corrupt the hearts OF its mos Absor'e'
aud fanatical votsriesl Ii the Thester Is not /
be given up as essentially aud incuraby vic'ou
and vltiaung.is not high time loritto teach noble
Lessons and juster principles than those exempt
Aed ia she outrage on Mscresdy