The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-09
GREAT ROBBERY IN BUFFALO.


Elegant Bxsracts from the Immaculate
u0al Journals, Sc, dc.
orr BprpAI) CORRESPONDENCE
buffalo, Jan. o, 1851
Bs&vesa Mn. MacNahoa and the theatre and The
Hnnp here quite pretty row m ths city just Il pre-
sent Perhaps nttle Of the viii MOI Do cus
Of order .. TIM junctare.
Several weeks since, lady nom New York, Mr. Nae
Nahon played engagement q i've nights q Mr.. Uayr's
theatEe-t being her nrst appearance on any stage
The newspaper! here, exceps Tie Courier, assxled
her personally snd professionally, and her engagement
In peounsry point Of view, Was failure That there
must lave been for the assault by the press
evident from the fact that nothing IKE CRITICISM
even known here The papers Puff The theatre some
times, and the, 10 oil they do, unless they have
reason for blackguaTd,ng woman. AZ sample Of
their scumep, may state The fact that krs NacMAhou
had been promised good actor 70 support her In We
part Of Romeo, when young man, who did not know
the words, put into H. In the last scene he
had dagger and By his carelessness very ear
spelling the entire performance and yet the papers said
the Romeo was good. The fact b he guilty Of the
highest professional msdemeanor, 10 going the sage
without knowing she WORDS Of . shaksperesn part
The reason ass,gnsd for the hostility Of the prees 49,
that Mr. Kschhon declined 70 give the editors 500 eaOh
be was advised do by the landlord Of hotel and
statements Of Mr. and Mrs hscMahon, made here pub.
Hcly and not oontradcsed.
On the Las, night Of her engagement Mrs. NacNshon
called before Tie curtain and addressed the audience
% follows-
ILpIIs AND GDrENxx-l tnsnk you for your attend
this evening. also take occasion 10 thank those
who have favored me with their appearance on the five
previous evenings Perhaps yen may think me bold IN
raging what, In usce 10 mysef feel bound 10 say
tbs present occasion bu: win here quote the sentence
a. in he n 0f ba ie fal
ly accused before her husband, "The beart Of limo
cen!e he DO d." hence ladies and gentlemen, ! feel
ger among you, knowing NO one IN this city,
save the manaser OF this establishment consequently
during my short .tsy have been most fsrOci,usly
abused by the pvefs here. II had feed them as was
strongly adved to DO In order TO procure fsvoraoe
notice doubue,s Tuesday morning should have
brsnched out into secora Rachel, with all the perfec
lions which thai artist alore possesses but having failed
10 supply the Beedfu In their pockets, appeared before
the pr ople OF Buffalo importer which speculation
am forced TO cone,s i.tle surprised me However,
sss GEEK Ss Ss h
last before Buffalo audience. The critic Of the CONNER
csol ,aysin Fridays PAPER, hat have not improved
dts and gtntemen TO Judge or the truth OF this crit
cnm, wher the gentleman in question not II the
the lAuer occasion expressed him,er as navns been
much better pleased than Oh the p-eviou, evening
though beg leave to differ With him, as ]
think my rene alo1 OF Jciiet was far superior 10
that Of Parthebs The critic remarks that VOC
bomey to appear before audience. Admitting such
to be the case, suIpeot, ladies and gentlemen, viii
have The first srst that has peared before
The footlehts with an ordinary exterior for Charlotte
Gust msn- though have mover had the pleasure OF
seoiIe hers, am told very plain looking person,
but has the reputation Of being very superior artist
NE ZANE cTc iaI,ner ,aaes IN TINS syen'1S paper
lie slse, be having no authority either from my hus
band myself TO make this assertion While n |
! cation, the hand, such WAS appeared 70 be .
I, male one and doubtless written BY Of the
poop no. In the habit OF paying any regard
to ymous letters but thin king that the actress IN
e liberty a
would embrace the present occasion ard give her mine
sse .sys natI have no, sufeien; personal attraction
for tie STAGE ard she sdvkes me 70 quit
H. snt that she IL An ardent admirer
Of shskpere her,e am happy to hear this, ladies
bard and have oevo,ei much Of my time io the last
two ears the dhseoon Of his sublime language; but
from the perwsi Of her letter. il quite evident hat
regketed her grammar and sihography therefore, my
advice woue be thai he had better devote many OF her
Murray grammar, a., in my humble opiSion, ladies and
gentlemen one cannot appreciate the sublime language
Of shspcre when they are dea:ient IN these two very
had introduced TO my face much rouge aud 20 wder
AZ lie actress in que,on nigh, have looied quite ~
well, q roi little better than che. am well aware,
Gs and gentlemen that the style Of acting liked in the
Western cities 10 quite different from that which the
Ea tern and southern audiences admire; you like more
nouihirg and conventonaties In Q wcrd, the more
noise Jour actor makes, the better you are
pleased hence you incapable Of approaching artistic
coming among on; consequently came, not 70 be ap
precisied as n had desired that should have remain
CHI ., in Quantity or quality But viii take this oocsson
TO thank Mr. Carr for allowing me the use OF his theatre
for ,I iisht, IN order that might gen .ccustomed to
the footghis and mercy practice 'rtage business"
also thank the Stage manager Aso NJ Hardenburg, for
his iendrnors OF lngomar and Master Walter; his bus
ntts ard perfect; hence ladies adj gentlemen
L
kindnes ard Ia the last time that sha ever appear
up the boards OF this theatre but during the month Of
Js1rary expect 10 appear before New YORK audience
capable OF sppecstpg an arttic style OF actipg snf
10 not recessty but pure lore Of ART that induces me
TO adop. the profession OF the stage.
The papers nov assaulted the lady In lmmeasured
terms, and some Of the New journals the
ter up The HrSAID OF saturday gave 40 itcs stating
attempted bribery charge and TO day Of
our papers reply. The Euniso Poa says
The INV Yosg HnRAD has either been bought up by
the money which the Fifth avenue. 'dtbuant. % snob
mansser Carr's beautiful theatre or else Il has been
grossy i'm posed upon. In ~ Saturdays issue gives
Here follows the HERALD paragraph
We have rarely read paragraph that contains more
vrhushng uniruhs than the above The Mnerani snob
husband Of the Filth avenue humbug 6bta-e dif make
the most obsequious advances towards the Buffalo dss
Al bis money and bonied promises were reased with
basrood Custom House Oovi:r, which paper aone co
JOY ed the unenviAble noorey Of publishing Insults
sgsnst all in eos mpoiAries 1he charge that the Bsnso
editors attempted TO put The snobbish d,bHdn> down
fross iabrisaiion. With the exception OF the CorS-
corp, they treated her with silent contempt and e her
70 .rioy und.,ureed the barren triumph Of playing 70
empty benches
We we're honorsd'~ with a visit from the snoS bus.
band champion Of the csjut1rk and m stock him
for the notorious Ned supsine whom hal
but whom. from the descriptions we had read We sup
POSE 10 be the Besides bis persona call,
waited by several other gentlemen, ut the soob hus
band champions special request and asked opsn
ipdonitabe columns In defence OF the ds5ssupe AL
OF which overures respectfully but ptfsm p,ory de-
clped We would think Of esp3usns the cause
OF The Joint Stock Swndlsy Rag Bsro, 10 attempt 70
boster up the acting. Heaven save the msr d toe be
puned IN advance snSe STRUCK dsbgant from the Finh
avenue. We have scores Of young atss fresh
IRON boarding school, Who without making sny preteu
sons 70 dramatic genius, Charlotte Cush mans
partd with this spobbish smanAou OF the codl ASH s,o
csacy Of New YorS.
The Copvmer1S Adrgvistr says
A NEW YORK LADY CHASED BY HERD or BrFFALoRs.
suoh Is The heading under which the Nsw Yoes
HnArp chronicles the iEnomipsus failure G Nrs. Mao
hahoc the stage In this city. The HnsAtD 10 charwa
bic Only reason ooad exist ,r Mrs Ms,vhsts her
ma A. 4n~ A.