The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-16

THE RECENT EXCITEMENT IN PROVIDENCE CHARGE
GAiNsT THE "FALsTAFF" MASaGEMENT--CARDs
FROM MIR. q. ". TAYLEuRE AND MR.. HACRErr.



AGAINST THE "FALsTAFF" MASAGEMEST--CARDs
FROM MIR. O. ". TAYLEuRE AND MIR. HAcRErr.
TIE CuARGy.
Iron the Providence (R l. \ Journal, April Ia
Once more q large and respectable audience has been
treated very shabby and dishonest manner at the
Academy of Music, by the star company from New York
under the management of O. W Tayleure OF the Broad
theatre, New York. Instead Of present ng Shaks-
peres immortal comedy Ia FIVE acts called the Merry
Wives OF Windsor, promised the play was
cut and muiilatcd that Shakspcre would have dis
owned and repuda,ed IT, M the audience did last night
As was the case some time SINCE when the
pany pretended To bring out Auah Poguc the
management was resolved To have the actors, ward
O'Clock train for New York. la consequence OF that
determination the performance commenced before
scarcely any OF the people who had scared seats had
arrived and the play slashed mut.ated until 1t
finally brought 10 gnoininous end soon after
nine O'Clock the last act or much Of ses reced
by the actors being entirely inaldbie because OF the
storm OF disapprobacn that kept up in all parts of
tho house. When the curtain dropped rush made
for the depot and the "Star Company from Winter Gar
den" took their departure from Providence amid the
ho0tngs and groannys Of Ave hundred exagperat
disguised people Tnere actual violence that
hear OF, but serious breach Of tho peace was
time imminent This experience ought 70 the
managers that company that the people Of Providence
will not endure repetition OF such mpcsons, and that
II tney come again they must expect little confidence
will be placed IN thor announcements
MR.. TAYLEuRKs CARD
EprroR
TIE published statements of the socalod theatrical
disturbance In Providence Friday evening ar.
equally exaggerated aud unjust Their effect place
myself aud my managerial copar,ner in the attitude OF
reckless theatrical adventurers detected Of
full I'm -oston upon the public pa,encea position It
is almost needless to say from which every instinct OF
my sell respect and professional pride revolt
The charge that the comedy OF the Merry Wives NJ
Windsor either mutilaed or acted with impropcf
the positive assurances ot Mr. j. II. Hackct Mr. John
Dyott, Mr.. G. Kemble Mason VI. Charles Barron, Mr..
att,n and Others % the company that 50 far As Their
nor was It's action IN any particular hurried
Tho comedy seldom occupies IN It's performance more
than two hoursin the Cumberland edition u Is allotted
with all the incidental music, "wnts - &c hours
and 6fteen minutes. And commencing advertised
hour Of hslfpast seven O'Clock only necessary in
order TO catch the O'Clock for New York that
the unnecessary wants" between the acts should be-
shortened That economy OF time practised adj
init, but entirely legitimate and should perhaps
rather have commanded the applause than have excited
the ire OF the audience.
In all other respects the comedy was given without
cuailment or abrdgmen IN any respect and passed on
with marked enthusiasm until the nfih act and ~ itlr
provoked we're the rude demonstrations which then
broke out-Dstgat.d ~ have reason to believe, by
the maevoicnce Of individual who hal been excluded
from the box ofce-thaf it, equally
prisng 10 the actors ON the AMI the great body Of
The audience occupying the orchestra chairs, many Of
whom resented the uncalled-for interruption.
II will not b. difficult, think, 10 convince those IA
miar with the reputation OF the managers and artists
wholly incapable Of countenancng deliberate impo.
ston upon the public confidence and trlst that the
citizens OF Prov dencc--whose good VIII Notwithstanding
this inauspciQus cOmmcnccineDt o acquaintance,
yet hope 10 wnwli be equally generous their
illusions, and equally 10th inlet injustice upon those
whose only aim, earnestly azsurs them TO merit
their esteem and 70 challenge their applause.
CLIFTON w rAyLEuRE
Syw YoEx, Aprii r. 1903
Mr.. hAcgETr'z srArEaksr
Lord Lord How this worid Is given 70 lying ',1ria
ysye's Fsbraf
To rny THEATRICAL coxxcSrry % Providence X -
In conformity with engagement with Mr. G W.
Tayleurc OF New York o. act few nglIn brooklyn.
I. T. New haven conn and Providence II T., I en-.
,hc r.t f.g "a
sor s Prosidesee, l., Friday evening last. 18th
instant
This manager AZ rehearsal that morning notified me
that the performance begin la past
o'clock instead NJ quarter bcorc eight O'Clock
formerly there and also that, unless should require
H. there would be no Necessary delay between the arts
Tor the can-ins OF any actors costumes abs stage
carpenters seng Of other scensryso often complained
OF by impatient andience-ani that ths actdr0p
would descend and irnmefa,eiy rise again la prdcr
merely TO mark H. tie audience thc comedy diygon
~ 70 ~, 'ae cha'a.er 2, fs',an perssna,ee ny 'e
tmr, and pronounced every syllable u and acted
with ny customary and conscicntioas care, prodlcsd
my ordinary effects and srecied with iibsrs asyb,sr
In neither Of Fals,as scenes did notice an onis.on
established stage etion ~ he coined, b. me Other a.
tors about but IN the nfh ACT after the tare. hsi
encrced and piucicd the supcrsui out and prostitute
faiatan and they had disappeared and Fsstan
ing ed from the ground Of Windsor Pars by tho deign
uyes Ford and r,se no,,cef rar',,alsy aine.g -.
cry suddenly became noisy with inartculsts ssoatg.
aud Ne,e rushing and crowdnr the outlet ~ tho street.
doors, as though they thought Tho performance
coneluded, nd DESTROYS await the fail sspoae
mesi, and that their tnmuit seemed 20 annoy the
cTo~ded panquct where al seemed anxloas % listen
and observe the subscquent OF Slender and
,ans the disappointed sailors Too Anne fpg~'s hand
aud % her successful loger Master Fento<. ~hosr
speeches until The fail % the drowned by
the disord of the aorupty departing and caamorous per-
sons In the gallery.
Amer AID psrforr,an.e resumed my yropsr costume
al lessrc and rrturn q 10 my hotel nrsOught ammo
Tested and unatend,d rnd At bre4kfAst next morning
loaned for tie D~t time N the cpmp ant against tho
manager, and ~ tho eadsor proved ngu u TIE NAL
contrntShc night previous. throagh tie repor, IN tho
Pros dsnce Jsrrai u the IAN Inst, and deparief for
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