New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-21
The lhenters.
REyEFITs.

Mrs. Jennings, az Wallacks, Mr.. Taylor at
the Winter Garden and Mr. Morton at the Olympic.
take their respective benefits tonight Particulars OF
the several performances were given on Monday
Mr.. George Holland IS announced as the next beno-
feiary at wallacks. lie will take his benefit on Fri
day evening next and win appear IN Paul Pry aud
Deaf as q Post" MIR Holland is. We believe the
odes, actor on the American stage At the age Of -
years be still ves with the most active and indus
trous OF his professional brethren and maintains q
front rank among low comedansif that be the correct
technical phrase whereby 20 designate the players
whose especial business 1t IS TO make Us laugh. int
ace is NOT Mr. Hollands title TO high professional rank
His deepapprecaiion Of humor bis drolery. lis mex
hausble vvacy. bis nice knowledge Of the require.
menis and capabilities ofhe stage his uneTring mag
inaton--wbich guides him that De is never out Of
place in any scene-and finally, bis naiuraness Of
method in acting. unite 10 make him one OF The best
artists Of our time Such actors claims fof good
benefit need not be urged upon a public whom be has
so often and so long delighted
DRAMATIC IMPoSTOR.
Anonymous letter-writing is one Of The most
offensive tricks Of blackguarlsm. The recent recep.
ton OF a couple Of anonymous .'tiers post marked
Ro,bury Massachusetts. has especially attracted our
attention to this subject. Orr correspondent who
STYLES himselfa " We'll Known New. Yorker" and who
expresses himself In manner that cvuCes bcth l,nO-
rance and siluoss-uTgcs - 20 publish. item 81
theatrical news statement which be perfectly well
knows would be a Al,chOod hat De- wishes ne 70 say
s that Mr. Lester Waack hes temporarily withdrawn
from the stage. for the purpose al writing play. SO
statement. indeed has recently got Into prlt In nt
least two New. York pspcrsfom which fact We infer
tia. this anonymous .cilerwIier Las been more sue.
cessu in hs efforts impose upon others than he Las
beer IN the cndeayor 10 deceive nj. His statement Is
lnquaifedy false. Ill health Is the sole c--sc OF Mr.
Wallacks absence from the stage; and we are author
lied TO dcny in his name the assertion ta1t hc has
see ldcd himself FOR the purpose OF writing play.
Accident W may add has pat ~ possession OF the
facts connected with this case OF anonymous letter
writing and attempted imp0stuTe. They are worth the
telling We think az illustrative ofthe possible insoence
and fraud OF mefcenary shfcWdness ana also as nus
tlatvc 81 form Of annoyance % which managers and
journalists are often subjected These thea are the
facts. The "Well-Known New Yorker" resident 81
Eoxbury Massachusetts. has written play.
This play he has sent 10 hr. Lester Wal
lack requesting that gentleman 10 assume ia
authorship mud 20 produce II NJ his theater paving
u him. tue aforesaid "WollKnown New. orkcr the
proceeds resulting theTeffom or course this modest
proposition has not been entertained. Meanwhile the
"We.. Known New. orkor has anonymously addressed
this and other papers, enGeayorng 30 the assist
ance Of the press n his insOeut scheme OF imposure.
We hope that be viii prOht by tins exposure so lar a. 70
spare the necessity OF publishing his name which
we have asceftaned since receiving his letters The
way Of the anonymous letter writer Is hard-and may
become harder.
| rae Commercial Adrerfiser. by the way. protesting
aooipst this same nuisance publishes the following
paragraph
TO A CoRREsPoNDENT- "Well-Known New
yorkerp who send. us items Of supposed news from
Rotbnry Mass NAV well save bis postage stamps,
unless he sends his real name. and an affidavit OF
merits" "New-Yofkers live IN New ork, and not IN
poxbnry and one hardly expects 10 go 80 far away
from hone for knowledge of the motives Of men here.
e.les tho fact Of the T0rem from Tie stage OF the
gentleman in question though lamented by the public,
l. a matter of bis own concern. and nothing need be
aid I'M regard to it, until he breaks silence.