The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-14

Row among supernumrrarIes at the
New BOweEy Iheater, New YOrt.--A
sword COmbst--One OF the Parties
Arrested.
Now entertain conjecture of time dated
in the calendar as last Saturday evening.
Scene, the New Bowery theater, behind
the scenes. Characters, "supes" TO the
mystical number of three, and the Hcsp-
tain" of the same, wearing his previouslv-
uohsshed stage sword at his side. These
supernumersries, this time and place, were
brought to the notice of the police BY q
row among the individuals mentioned
Record il. ..a.
Seldom, alss, do the regular theatrical
critics accord to rising genius in humble
positions the full need Of praise. Super
numerAries act the waking gentleman
with unhesrd Of grscefulEess, or utter, in
dulcet tones, Me lord, the kerridge waits"
without winning high encomiums from tha
| press, or grasping st single bound the
| histrioic disdem.
'''Tis ever thus with modest worth -
There are, to be sure, certain paris of the
sudienee that never fail to applaud the
"supe" Whether hespFesr in tight psnts-
| to put down the stage carpet or TO remove
the chairs, or whether he cometh on with
bosom and scsttereth the dust ingenious Y
| in the eyes of tha sittsrs in orchestra seats,
the gGnlin from the gallery is sure to greet
! him. "ROmeo," Romeo" "DethdemO-
ner,D and other historical names, intermin-
gled with cat-calls, are hurled at him.
On Saturday night, FeTdinsnd Hoofter,
captain of the supernumeraries st the New
BoWery, met Samuel jacobs of his force
and two others, srrsyed in Kendall green,
behind the scenes. They had entered R
and requested that he should dispense their
usual weekly stipend of filthy lucre. So
said all.
Hoofter, instead Of replying,
any gracious, lOrds, here is the bag of
gold" Showing it. responded in effect that
Kirby mad not yet expired upon the stage,
and that the very strong necessities Of the
time commanded his services yet awhile
longer.
First supe-"shApt be tonight at sup
PERI"
Captain-aNo, not tonight"
Second Dupe-"TO-morrow st dinner,
then ?"
CspEsin-EI shall 1os dina at home;
meet the esptsins at the citidel"
Third Supe-"Perdition catch thy soul
Who steals my purse steals trash; but he
that steals from me my weeks wages takes
that with which I get my dollar jswelry-
! (Wldly) Arouse, arouse, black venge-
! snce from thy hollow cell-r-r-r Hs-s-a.a
Captsin-'Odo's, bodikins
First Supe-"WeH make Rome how,
, wow-wowl"
(All supes seizing clubs and swearing
: not By the inconstsnt moor )-"DrOr, vii
: lian r. "Let corporations thrivep "Give
? me another hoss.h ABEL lud."
Q Then came the tugof war. The captain
had already shaken sloit his Roman blade
and the Alsbasler gas lights cleaned upor
it as he brsvely Dared his boiling breast
b Above the din could be heard the follow
t ing:
Captsin-"Hs ave you said your morn
9 ing devotlons this evening" ?"
An Supes-HWe hs-s-Ve nOtD
/ Csptsin-aThsn thou hsdst better hade.
haves5 hs-s-Ve."
-s Thus, in the 'Ereles vein, the bsttI
d waQed, and Hoofter, it is said, made som
slight flesh wounds on Jacobs arm, posi-
r blY opening another vein.
9. The supernumeraries left the field Ell
as resolved to make Hoolter groan, and swea
is and fardels bear, orat least hoping to mai
him look through a stsiion-hOuse gra
" with other prisoners, Ike GRIMM
"a baboon.
Il A complaint was made, and Ofisr NJ
it Cable led Hoofter to the halls OF judi
,e Mansfield, who held to bail In the sum
1t five hundred dollars.