New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-09
SUPERIOR COURT-TRAL TFmi--OcT. e.-Before JUST
OUR AMERICAN COUSIN CREATES TROUBLE.


developed the attendance was full Mr. stuart manager Of tho
Winter Garden Joe Jefferson who claims 10 be at least IN pIe
the author the play in question blr DYot MI refers h
Clarke plaintiffs and Mr. Andrews were al present
Mr. Booth for the plaintiff opened the explaining that
shortly before last September our American Cousin was aulef
tscd for ; Winter Garden and Miss Laura keene hearing OF
served them notice not to play that comedy as she was me
prohibition had been commenced and that the trial OF that
case had been decided that the papers which the pa
on that lad not yet been decided That the present suit was for
damages or The performance OF the comedy BY the defendant
Miss Kccn some years ago purchased this play from Tom
Ipier shoy 9iier she podufd II ne am aon
in thr United States Court at that time against Clarke
Whcacy which finally decided in her iaof ana decree
C5c was The last man who should violated her rights
He had had suit in which his copy decided TO be mpcr
fc I'm That t he had set up tie defense as he does in
this lie had carefully identified has present WIN ms io er
defense On tina, former defense he was defeated lie nov
over goes step further and clnins that the damages ne
wa complied 10 pay in that p for license to play
anywhere He further sets up that the ply has become pup
| lie piorrltg by abandonment by the ldaintif , .
Mir John yo called to show tue Identity OF he
peccs and testified that he knew the parties had the play me
hst me he played in it was at MGShis TOT" under Miss
Krncs management IN 1863 in The part oi Abel Mareot ne
wa. familiar with bis scenes were conccfed
he ny ed for about three weeks last n the Winter Tar
den TIE leading at that time was Mr. clarke himsc-at
least he PLAYED the part of Asa rcDchar his (winc part
was all intents aud purposes ms at Allss hcee
there were tsng differences The scenes and nets ere
substantially the same it required reading OF two OF the dc
PENDANT annscPi get p his part there WAS some H un
many iaroducOns or guys us they were called US Ia A
script o: Miss Kccncs play nor have read the Whole OF M
Gs m hSTc H NF k ScS ' m"%agcn
have played except then and under MT 'ihe nov
seen portion; paved at 'arioas tnchieIs VICE. r s some
very slight alterations in ,ne two day' S% very rgsm ss who
gave the part me; probably the stage managers Or caooi
REDIRECT never what arc called the funny scenes
play exactly alike they substantially alike but some
Times there wcro little lamentations such things are very com
mon in plays like the American Cousin though not IN The most
serious and standard plays ,,,r,-
here rather more conrolid by inc management a,
Charlie Peters sworn, testified that he had often played the
nan OF Bmcy he had played two or three hundred times
quite familiar with his own part but not win inc ohcr
parts played il atthc WincTJarIen Inst year Tor about
four weeks he played Binncy with Mr. Clarke the parts
With him and Miss ccnc were very much t siin soe htib
difference tc business but the same div on OF scenes ana
hrc mi ht have been some omissions but very ins
10 Nj James: Had the manuscript Of the other
parts Lad raycl with Miss Ecenc elsewhere; Mr. Stuart
Iy-s thcsiEuiagcr of the Winter Garden.
William Andrews. who played Lord Dundr ~ with Miss
E,u, t'o wears ago last September testified that be was
W.st Is rgn his part Us he played the Wtcr Garden
wa, ,c. SIMILAR that At A Kene. hi the pat rs given
him was than thar ri him by Miss kccne II was cur
tb ,r, ,Tr 81 thc scene. thonrh there may have bccn
irarsption: with regard Tie othc. paris the play Is
shog'Glnny parts cut DOWN some o. thc NAMES arr
chr,soie Of tho young ladies' in one called Geofgiana Is
10 Mr. JamcsEI never Mr. Clarks entire manuscript
have ne, or read caicfuly Miss hive this play
played ia Providence H. L. NJ the Pincst Thcncr think IN
September. lse Miss Kccnc had nothing to do with that thea
Hafa. Nova Scotia and in Washington az Alr Gm,ers; It
was played in Baltimore while was there Int lid not see H.
slW it advertised be- played made additions 10 the
par. rs given 10 me by Mr. Stuart; hnd Mr. Jefferson
play the part OF Asa 1Icnchard have acted IN the piece with
him don't know whether he mad any alterations OF the part
originally written bat know alterations were made
for it, acting AT Halifax or washington and ihns not at i
moro. suppose acted uut her knOal"lgc j, quito
customary ug alterations be made during the rehearsal
iosrph Jefferson comedian 10y Prors'ioi-.hoNs ne CON
cdv perfectly we'll familiar with MI parts knows the org
inal manuscript used by Miss Kccnc k shown witness aud
,t in c cncc the manuscript Of the ply pt' on c Winter
T.. ~ III ,s, 49, s,,,. e. r,,oe
The leading part my part Is only D. sLriio-n ls
there Only the cues here They have eoi Brueboo VI
Poatiic Mich Thought better to make tbs 'i rnc'tr an
Eastern place OF Western man originally written
comedy Nlic loosely and rambngy put together Is apt
10 be varied from night 10 night.
10 Slr Jnmcs-I FIST saw the manuscript Of this play at
Miss Kcencs pIocnrd ap, Of Mr. Tnylors here then
There alterations mad, y II from night TO night IN the
BUSINESS until il quito ineIeEt play from Mr. Tuylors
Inanusc int Tiarvduc7 many alterations IN the play and
M Clarke and old professional Friends informed him
Of these things and gave BIN such h4is AZ 40 doubt he would
have given TO uc lncvcr transferred my right IN hoe utter
atoms Improvements to Miss keGnc Lnd received couI'
this manuscript bcfo.. knew Mr.. Sisbce quite well
don't know though heard that he had manuscript OF onr
American Cousin played at various places where MISS
Kccc connected with the management but IN Amer
ca did under m arrangement with Aliss heene In Aus
BREACH o. PROMISE or MARRIAGE
Aliima solomon agt. Bernhard lirovn
THIS simply suit for the breach of promise by the
do.cadunt to marry the plaintiff Aceains TO the lazy own
testimony sc became acquainted with him az no 10 Alhsoh
st. and there PROMISE him marry her in six months
hesntroiucng her as lis bride and drinking wine according
and half -four months when he suddenly ceased visiting,
alleging that bis brothers and sisters were not t
isied They bad had ~ usual their photographs iake winch
home to her mother Preparations were mnde By the
TO Mr. Sor-I lived with my aunt the defendant lived
with lis brother IN Grandsi the Plaintiff had known han
three weeks before the engagement That was on the h
after the 4h Of Jgy never went ont with any other men
mover engaged before since Mr. Brown had said
thing about having may friends she bad said ~
be didn't like he cond leave had written linn letters one
about week after the 4ih Of Juy told him she was will
"a
this letter he his portrait back have had ever since
Mr. Brown made hundred dollars worth Of presents
while he coming 10 not coo WORTH on that day he
did say could Keep the presents
said that they KEEP company together for three and half
months that he often found her nit some young mems that she
seemed very friendly init them then he say away some six
again and be called two weeks farther when evening
when he there she not down. and he going
home he saw her young that she be keeping
company with crossing East Broadway then he stayed away
and be came down 10 him end he said her her with
this Young and he would again. she said If she
could keep the presents she would stay away and was willing
If she should moi trouble any more the presents were worth
TO Mr. ColweI-I don't know the young man by name
times at Miss Soonions said keeping
pany with him can't that she was keeping company with
him there was great many friends coming there she lived
with her aunt she is not macd saw him there oiten he
there nearly every time was there saw no young man
take any liberties with her other than any friend might told
Miss Solomon that the proprietor OF the store that was
Of told her that to make her think me rich
Redirect The young saw her with not relatives
Miss Naelesmh told me
Adds brown brother OF the defendant testified that she
came 10 the store this charged her with being in East
Broadway wh nnotcr young and She did not deny it, but
she could keep the presents he willing TO give up
To Mr. COwe-I am the proprietor OF that store at the
there oil of us in the back she bid us good day.
others asked my brother why he didn't there any
he gave the reason that all
Gustav Lppman and Adolph Brown confirmed the testimony
Of the last witness
The letter OF the plaintiff then read In which she asks
20 be left alone ard she shall yet find educated person
in New York WORTHY Of her The plaintiff was recalled and