The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-24

gagement was entered INTO as long AFRO AZ March.
stated my terms 10 MIR. S,lwyn, VINO was then the
manager. ana the repre- entatlve OF Mr. Arthur
Cheney then anu now the PROPRIETOR, and the FOL
low. Y letter which HIS never been published, was
the document or ACCEPTANCE
nv DEAR wALLAoK letter OF the 9Th inst. !.
ss cd and - answer e y desire TO state I'm, cons er
q nsn''asd si1Ihat soa enase tor seiwyn ,nea.re
~aSs al sn %S a.rsss 4 IA Il I, 'ss second
.Isr dsdacias soserSmsn ' tax when You
yoaI>c ana n al plays proAueed cosin,es to DO
sssss ~ the wi. me s,c ,,s. d ,s s9s
nssessy ami any performance beyond thai 70 DC paid
as, believe, everything FOR believe nothing
noas insa ,as 1snay onss which have existed q nope be-
Nssn yourself and yours siucerey, ,,,, !, sprvvs
Immediately subsequent TO the foregoing engage.
meut s~iw,n was displaced by the appointment OF
tecater manager. put the engagement Was ra-
the line VI business Waiack was 10 do there appears
20 have been no very clear understanding. and
hence, perhaps. the reason OF SO mucn consequent
MlsUnocfsi Anu.M.
II -npl osei.p Waack told your correspondent In
the iAtFrveN 'thas vas 10 DO The parts for which
was best adapied and IN AN interview hal " I'll
Mr. iecater IA The presence OF Mr.: Chene' ms was
Tue positive understanding. told techter mat We
ouggt 20 alternate n necessary, III HDS thlng that
came up. AMI he readily assented 10 my suggestion
Oh toy aud TO confess the truth j was really IN.
fatuated ana struck witn admiration for the Fellow.
very perfection ~ perfection ITSELF III assign you
part lac salu and YOU think IL u not your iofte
/ I0u have only 10 make your wishes known ana we
WI compromise ant rearrange 10 suit your ldea
and c0nyencrce.' liis whole ambition, hc SAID,
was 10 elesate he drama IN America, and In tails
eeaisnenlabie mJdNe united WIN MIN most
hearuy.M
oar interviews were of the most cordial nature,
ana me idea mat the man was aUscrupuols jealous
and o'eroraginS was AS remote u tnat OF prehedi
tated sucide.h
\ '.Mhca did YOU nrst discover, Mr.. wallack any
4
i psr . NJ. Fcch erf'' inquired.
/ ~ VIII tell yosL Just before the season opened
some rlenas ~ mine. who had come through Bos.
ton from the White Mountains. called on IN New
4 iorg, aud said that they we're surprised 70 learn
that was not gong 10 tne Globe theatre here.
/ 81 toto them That ! eNpec,ei 10 appear there at
the beginning OF the season, as haa already intl-
| mated 10 them before. ana asked what gave them
the inpression tnat the ensas meat had been an-
nuliei."
~ enc o. the regular company and tnat tacre were
| - Dc no stars there Whatever and Mlen We came
huge posters ~ the t,ioue, anl tccncr's name was
"a PLAYED SOLITARY ani alone in the largest KIND OF
letters, and yours Was NOT even Ineu..oned.'
tue iacts 10 from o.ner sources, anu
scat a ic,ler o. nquly - Nh. Cheney. aaa ne sent
me back tnis anssor's--
GlonE TnEArnr,
| hoftpN, August 10, lsloS
DKAr sir-f have norolng received your or
as s S ass a e ws a. ss ,r aa
plaesT1. fbe act q SIMPLY ths.-Aftcr BIZ hoar.s
placed poslloa. Ia oder they allied
arc sga pec,ate, had posters Iseci upon item
| wasca read a. .o'ioss.-
Tiis TaEArEE WILL orEs SEPT :,
i Mr. cn1RLss ffSaIkR
s s's ~ S 5sisf %
You certainly are avsrs that the theatre = not nenaet "a
be saT' theatre and sincerely hope TIA, " Yea have
any .senss Other taG that yoaF unersand'ag vita NJ
sa VII r ss Ts % fga Fullest s's sa ha s vow
h M ss ~ pos sarSari. rs.sns 3 size YOU ssas,
as a ls s ave hs. .s an. e.
eiy Val boar Al sorts o. ae tales sottnes told ~ thoas
70 erea ass oisas stores % aaaoy ne Don believe any
@ ~ eToui so a Ii oa 5s Is te
annoy vac. val 20 ~ pars aesor4n 70 .aaes reeh
You wiz undou0seay bear fsoia him sae''y regarding th
Mpt kina resa.l. % y'ur we, t.iIsys me- YOUR sin
n..5Ny. M. Waliack, hcs did YOU gei along at TIC
! cord succeeded narInong ~
"ESeyihng was apparently satisfactory at III,
beginning. hut very cary began 10 discover that
petty Ieaionsy lurking IN the heart OF the mari
ayer. Furthermore, ~ was pam ina, ne aiected IT, h
feared aad ol,cysi aadar al ctrcunstanrea. Ins.
was that tndcstsiba'hc air about nim which scenes
t. say That \ am manager. ana want YOU all {
stand Ia line vita yoar nats or wnen am around
That may do. yOa know. "a some countries. bat W
actors aoa't worship ordinary men IN that Wa
.was this hi- domeanor towards all tae atiache
\
| ''0n. yes; universally when ne was there ru
II should, perhaps, be remarked that he was yer'
slack anu ailatory IN tie business usually required
OF manager. Ia fact, 70 use an irisn phrase, =
Mr.. Na.lacs remarked, fcchter was generally con.
spicaons On account Of bcaf absent He was high
Oh his discipline whom ne came, aud what eA.
pected 20 Ialcn OF IN thts particular there was an
entire absence o. II h. ordered rehearsal at ten
the chances are that be would not be around unt
long alter noon, aud then with rrovis anu scowls
more hecomlng Fecnter tnan a gentleman
"Mr. Walaok. now how dii matters seem % work
4 Al ~ Al
We'll / can hardly say a. o. mat Fechter,.
salary was ana T. nov sAa9o week IA gold. and
wiiil the other exnayagant expenses ul tue place
tior Mr.. Cheney was bound "a have lrst class thea
raised much less Than 5000. Now, when you con.
slider that The opcnpg night when the house was
crowded only Yielded about $500, you can answer
II suppose, tneE, Mr.. allack, you mean % In
snuate that the season has 20 far. beea a Iaiinre
financially as wei as Otherwise ~
"lest that n IL; bat Wish you to further under.
stand ihat the failure II not attributable any lack
Of foresight or enterprise the part 81 DIR. thene
repeat agan, and most cmpbatlcaily, that Fech.
ter's characteristic or cnronc weakness be re-
gaided IA the Great am was the sole cause OF The
troubles which 80 sincerely deplore.n
"iho deciaraton OF trouble was the result OF
over aud rresumng upon Nh deslre 10 com.
promise as ne TOLD me nj the tune oi
n ny n eng S,gsi o ana not nke any
fully stating that 1t od VIVA my APPROX al.
Ills reply was that he sent u TO me 20 study NO,
W approve of. and unless 4 stauca IL nv services
were useless and mighl consider them at end
that very week. Presenting thai the beet personal
ana professional iceslng existed. WAS lewhat
astonished al lAis singular response, and therefore
Appealed TO Nh. Cheney. whom only recognized as
| possessing the authority 10 discharge me-
''Did Mr.. Cheney sustain you or the manager ~
Gle has acted AS fairly az he could under the ln.
pleasant circumstances IN winch he was placed. lie
has paid me my salary according To- agreement, aud
have held mysei IN readiness 70 serve hill, and
do nowo
"Dld you not go 10 the theatre the other night 10
play the,oh0st Ia Hamlet 80
"ies. and was refused adniiitancc az the stage
door ~ order Of Mr.. Cheney. tcchtcr "a he would
botgo GA the stage II l did, ana 10 prevent un.
pleasant and pubic demonstration D. IL course, IA
Dot insist simply went there 10 mlnl nay part ol
the cont act, and Thai stand ready To do now "a
always have from the beginning.
Has there ever been any attempt 20 coneiiiatc IN
differences bel wcen you aud fcchtcf ~
"uh yes Friends Of both % ~ have tired. and !