The Nevada journal., 1851-12-18
SACRAMENTO, Dec I3. 1871

80 "a a - lfah vs. AFANr -. o.
-'lsSsrs. Editors II Having read
with some interest the theatrical con,
H'o"erSy now going on between yours
self and the Times md Transcript,
we are compelled to make few re-
marks in regard to the Family" now
astonishing the good people of Ne
vada.
some time last spring, Mr.. G. Il.
Thorne arrived here with a company,
composed Of the Chapmans, Mr.. King,
Mr., Anderson, and Seymour, together
with himself, and opened at the Pa
cific theatre. Mr.. Stark's company
were then the only one here, and in
credit to that gentleman let it be said
that he had spent large sum in get
ting together Il good company, such q
one as Sacramento ShoUld support,
Well, great was the rush to see the
new comers aud for some weeks, full
houses graced the walls of the Pacific.
But soon the 'goers" at the Pacific
began to see that the new company
was net much better than the old one,
if quite so good, and a "falling off"
was visible, whereupon Mr.. Thorne
departed for the States, to bring out
''new attractions" 1t was then evil
dent that the Pacific must 60 down,
for the audiences began to grow
"dreadfully small" New accessions
having been made, also, to the Teha-
ma, there appeared to be no hope for
the Pacific.
About this time, Mr.. Stark, who had
been in the habit of admitting the
whole office of the Times and Trans
cript on the "lree list" concluded that
he would do so no more. This caused
quite a commotion among the practi-
cal printers of that paper, who con-
sidered, as they published the Times
and Transcript by contract, that they
had as good a right to 60 in on the
free list as the editors Not at all rel
ishing this, the printers resolved to
have satisfaction some how or other /;
and looking around they concluded
Mrs. G. Chapman, lady with some
little popularity, would answer their
purpose. A letter offering her COM
plimentary benefit, headed by Messrs.
Wheeler, Fish, Head, Gish, and sev-
eral other printers, whose names we
do not recollect, was accepted by her,
and then was set to work all the infu-
ences in their power to bring together
large audience for the OCCASION
Columns of the Times and Trans
crtpt were devoted to this lady, and
the public were assured that she must
be great actress, as the printers had
said SO, and they sought to know"
Mammoth posters were issued, prin-
ted in flaming colors, with the striking
words of"Tribute to genius and worth
by the printers Of the Times and
Transcript" at their head. Well, the
Saturday night came, and the largest
audience, perhaps, that ever graced
the walls of any theatre in California,
assembled in the Pacific that evening.
The printers were satisfied. The Te-
hama was closed for want of an audi
ence on that night, and the Pacific was
filed to overhowing, How much re-
gard for printers, and gratitude, is pos
sessed by ''the family" is cvinced by
their conduct to the profession on the
first opportunity, especially as some
ofMose who la6ored so hard to adcance
this complimentary benefit are no'c en-
ployed IN yo,u office!
From this may be dated Mrs. Chap
mans popularity, The lady from
that time, (and in fact the whole fami-
ly) looked up. Mrs. Chapman would
play second to no one, and Mr.. Chap
man concluded that he was as good an
Othcllo as Mr.. Stark, or any body
else. The printers had said so, and
it must be true.
The "Chapmans" proceeded to San
Francisco, and even there crowds
hocked to see the lady whom the prin-
ters had given complimentary bene,
fit to. Next they proceed to Nevada,
and what do we see? Why, the Times
and Transcript doing the printing and
publishing daily any quantity of
"puffs," written, perhaps, by some
member Of the company. Well, let
them go on; suppose you don't de-
pend upon the theatre printing for sup
port; at least we hope not, and the
public will soon begin to see whether
the tribute to genius. merit and
WORTH" is actually deserved and they
cannot fail to see that the substantial
benefits conferred by a journal in the
mines, are far beyond the claims of
anv theatrical comnapv nnob p,nro