The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
euA AMERICAN COUSIN.
Superier Court.
Before Judge Jones.

Lauru John s. CLARKE. In this case Miss
Laura Keene brought an action against John g. carks
TO recover damages for having produced the comedy Of
"0ur American copsin'' ~ the Winter dsasdss
for twenty nights, without license from n'..
Kesne who claimcd TO have exclusive title 70 the
comedy having purchased from the well known Eng.
lish dramatic writer, Mr. Tom Taylor, and first produced
Il In this country Ia 1883 Our American Cousin has
sss1 ss & ss
the suit denestha Tom Taylor b the author o ths pay
and alleges that no bad paid $500 as GecnSe 70
different theatres in the United states mat nigh.
repy 70 this says Tia. tho aefendan, show that
these performances were acquiesced IN oy Mss keene
and that whatever use other wrong nae o
ing their example
Nr John Dycu examined, IL am an actor knox ~. z
plAy called aur courin - played In In 1885
a. Abel Murcos under Mics Kecne's management, two
or three dozen times; know my own part but can.
Abel hurcos a the Winter Garden In 1895 for shout
three weeks; do not recollcct " u was done o. any
maiinees NJ Clarke himself played the part o. Asa
that under Miss Keenes nanaxemcutr A. To al
nlents and purposes IL ~ shs same; there are some
number Of acts are the same aud the Dialogues the
substantially throughout the whole pscs tmnk
siso ' 70, The mssSsr,p frsn Hs Kssas; reading o.
Two refreshed my recollection, - TO The dSdMGn Pr
como bscve they sse the same; with regard 70 the
brought oas under Mis- Kssnss mssagsmsnt ihs part
r, e c"rl.msu sAS.soa Or emsnaaion bai can
not specify any material point Of difference
Ursss examined II never rsaA che sa,ire o. The man
the ss entire Or tie msnascrps IS produced Sy NJ
Clarke; there was dlasssnes 10 the nsnuscript
s.p. m.s id.ae. nS Ssyooa my own ps cannot ss
u Mr. Clarke gave me the nannscrips probably S1
re- Rsd,Uss-X Sissrsss ihssrss q which ksvs sesn
this play performed u under Miss keenes manage
msoi o From hearing the parts o. Other .cscrs, were
the funny scenes never raw them all done alike there
were some h,s emsndai,ons made By the actors that
a. ss 10: ss% e. .9 N .. s p. ss oa' AA
M Charles Peters sxanlncd-I am . comedian; !
ss. ss g:: sss a.. . .s M
@ prot TWO nandrsd O. three HUNDRED Tune:
w,h ss w wSsr dsrsn .soSs s ss With regard q
u ss A a saESss e there was % difference sscs
s.the business" that IL the fun the substance o. the
ss. ". Is ss: ns ss n: . as
u acts; t,ers may have bees sems curtsilnent
Cross-eyamiped-f did not zoe the vbole o. the
Casden ! dont know who gave me The manuscript
Mr.. stuart was mansger ~ the time
I know The parties 10 this ssif and the comedy IN
question; I pisyed u as Lord Dundreary under Miss
ksssss masassmsss ,wo ysar ego; Isyed !, os &c
or twice during the week for Two mopths am familiar
v,sh my own part; played ycsr ago q the
winter Garden - ! Played 20 a the w'n.ss
G.rsen Il vaa very nearly similar " that played
undsr Nj Keenes management but the psr rses
ms 70 phy N the winief Garden ~. dian'.e. I,
reslossd good deal o. The diapgus- We gtS'--es
had done before. O yca meAa they cut out he run.
and yoa PCT my A. Yes, ] put some v@ ees
pu~ltlon tho number Of and acts The sAe,
am so4 seusInsed With the pay " detail sone ~ NE
other change except change In e name Of one o. the
chsssesra In sns pccs ~ psodsesA 1n1ss Mis Kssnsa
manaxemanl there IL the Of G<orTiara, and thai
IL ths plsy produced BY w. cisrhs d ms6s Emily. %
noS thiok ths other cAenGse exesps ~ cuStos
| meat rbs sisns<s having been further examined,
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