The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-13

bringing forward testimony 10 prove the facts defending
himself from Mr. Ms many indirect stage attacks and
winding up with declaration that he had proved the lar
ter 10 be a liar. Mr.. Hackett who is inimcal IN M, II
brings Mr. M here, where Mr. f. playing The press in M
M IS predict for weeks before his first nigh,
and crown ALL the morning before he opened these
papers, by way of bolsteng their favoae,
Mr. f. concerning his domestic aairsh wife and himself
having amicaby eparued not long since The took
place here ii is only necessary to make prognos,i-
cations in advance of such an affair, and OIL IL will
surely come. Mr.. F.'s admirers believe that Mr.. M.
the real author OF tho famous London reception, and
were highly ncensed the conduct of the Macread y
newspapers in dragging Mr. F's domestic affairs the
papers They hold Maceady responsible for the action OF
his admirers IN this the Macread yes hold For
responsible for the made by bhoys Monday
nights in neither OF which had the pncp the
part am confident The exclusives are with Macready
and the million OF New York. fifty times as numerous as
their rivals, with Forrest Your readers have the
whole OF this affair in a nutshell New York with
IGNORES the pity Tonight Maceady attempts TO play
again. Measures have been Ia ken bar against
the presence of those who the leaders of the riot OH
Monday night This will prevent any other demonsl
than continued Kissing inside but chances are ten to
that the crowd outside will smash every window in
the building l may say, also, that a brigade of troops
have been ordered Tor tonight prevent deonsa-
ton against the house. An order from the mayor closing
the theatre, would efectuay stop any but Forrest
democrat, IL must be made appear that he all in
| the wrong.
The letter of Mt Brooks, of the Express. recommending
Mr. Talnadge for the marshalship of this district pub
lshed in the National Wing, has created Tremendous
sensation in this city As you in my last he
recently against the appointment, flaming ocoloco-
like editorial denouncing the cabinet and Executive for
| the act.
There will be less than $4,000 people the Opera
House tonight. w
I'VE entertain great respect for Mr. Forrest We ad-
mre his eminent histrionc talents, well his fine
tainments and social We have taken no part
in the quarrel which has been unfortunately excited be-
tween Mr. Macready and himself; but in publishing the
preceding letter from New York correspondent we
think duty lay before readers the following sy
noss rom the Baltimore Sum of the statement and letters
which Mr. Macready has just published in New York
This testimony the charges which have been made
against him.
mr.. Macready's Defence:
1t will be recoected that Mr. Forrest, his and let
tiers, charged Mr. Macready with influencing British
press against him. while he was performing abroad He
said in his "Card"
81 soemnIy aver, and do believe, that Mr.. Macrea.
MS M
the English press, to write me down. Among them
is ever ready to do lis dirty work and this forster at the
bidding OF his patron attacked me in print. even before
had appeared the London boards continued his
| abuse OF me at every opportunity afterwards"
He adds this, in his ''cad." that no did hiss" Mr..
Macready, and did the wtoe audience in Edinburgh.
| He says:
"On the occasion alluded 10, Mr. Macready introduced a
fancy dance into his performance Of Hamlet, which de-
thought desec of the scene and the audience
thought 80 too ior IN few nights afterwards when Mr.
omfooery the Intelligent audience OF Edinburgh greeted
| it with a universal hiss"
To this and other charges Mr. Macrea dy seen fit to
reply by producing sundry letters direct from Europe Mr.
Fonbanqne The proprietor Of the London Examiner, in
critic, writes under date OF l4th December, lSaS:
81 canno' indeed gso far as to say that you never at
dQ INT
towards hum and that you eesedy entIeated MI Forster
be eni ; or silent but M Forster very properly an-
duced to swervc from the he thought just by any
| which il originated"
Next letter from John Mitchell, esq lessee of
asd ana %s"'Es5 Of the 9asss
'Nos did you la any manner direct Indirect, with
personally, my knowledge with any other person,
Forrest might have desired make with me for his appear
ance at Paris"
dated 10Th December, 1913 He gives the that
Mr. Forrest and NJ. only Kissed Mr.. Macready in Ham
al know the of that statement, and have him
His testimony Is above all suspicion He close For
dierce perfectly tranquil and breailessly silent at
the Forrest alone Kissed You know how silent
again. | have a gentleman now the superntend-
Of city police whose EVIDENCE likewise beyond the
reach OF suspicion. He close Forrest In the house,
he says, you might have heard pin fall Forrest alone hiss
s al
cept Forrest who Kissed "a decided solitary Kissing
he did rush for the of the audience
"Once more-I have Of the confidential officers
of the Theatre Royal. He close Forrest when he
Kissed alone, the audience being the time in profound
quiet Nobody that night Kissed Macready except Fo
His evidence have believe TO be in
any less unmpeacliable than the testimony already
hisser There is a notion that Mrs. Leigh (now, |
think, acting in London Mrs Leigh Murray first rccog
Missed DO Forrest At all events it stated imme-
datey afterwards in the that Forrest the
LisseE 'On this Maceady says Mr. Murray, exclaimed,
no, don't believe itForrest is too much OF gentle
man to do that"
Certain, therefore, it is that say that anybody
Forrest Kissed Macready, March 1886 laisehood
the minds Of those connected with the theatre that
either OCCASION any Kissing of any sort occurred
Beleve there but hiss, and one hisser. For
| the hsser-Forrests the hiss"
Then a letter from William Murray, esq proprie.
and manager IF the Theatre Royal Edinburgh dated
| 18th December, lsiS. He states,
ION the evening when Mr. Forrest Kissed Mr. Macready
stated to the latter gentleman in the green
the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh that Mr. Forrest had done
which Mr. Macready replied, Il believe
Mr. Forrest is TOO much the gentleman adopt such
Duct This was said in my hearing"
Mr. Ryder, the actor, makes affidavit also, this effect,
| as follows;
That Mr. Edwin Forrest (and Mr.. Edwin Forrest only
did hiss Mr.. William Charles Macready, in the Theatre
Royal Edinburgh, in the character of Hamlet the night
of Monday March 1886 and that there single
hiss any other through that evening" during
| any night OF Mr.. Micready's engagement"
| letter from Sir Edward Buwer next appears dated
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