, 1873-04-07
Dramatic md Journalistic Cos
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Ftom Our Dun Correspondent.

Of care. and offered 1t to Jarrott il Palmer; 0f
Niblo's at tho very time they wore Arranging
p1an for aomo sensational spectacle. Tlloy
found on looking ovor tho Ms., that they could
1T ballet toit,' mud Introduce it with all the
soeno-pautorft nrt and tho propertymnn's
resources. They accepted tho drama
in consequence, afreeing to g1To the
author q fixed prlco for each representation.
Before they had put it on tho stage, they had
mt. and hacked, and niutiatcd tEo pioco SO NOR
cilesaly that tho "incantation-Bccne alone was
left Of its original proportions
Tho vanity Of tho author was rocklossly disro+
zardel but tho nYarico Of tho man aaB boul'to"
ously anttorod. Barras got from tho extraor"
dinary run Of aTho Crook III tho Metropolis,
and throughout tho country, u sum somewhat
exceeding s100, 900, and was still in receipt OF
money thorofrom ut the tirne Of his doath. L
doubt IL any man were ovor so literally paid for
30 small m amount Of literary (sic) work.
Bouoicault is said to havo cleared $500, 600 from
bis Colleen Dawn," which he wroto in throo'
days; but Barres did the "incantation-Hceno in
fifteen minutes, md had IN advantage, thero-
fore, over tho prolific Dion.
,-. LITERARY LucK.
What ptlro luck thore is aftor oil In literary
vsntdreaI Writcrs who do their best and most
considerations work seldom. roap much reward
from It, at least III linohoy; whilo somo careless
effoTt yields thom profit they novcr had antics-
pated, DaarraB, for example; Ind written many
shings for the stage with very little peouniary
1uccees. and a1n suro ho would havo boon will
inu to take $500 for his ineantation-soeno when
he had discovered 1t was the sole remnant OF his
pretentiouB production. That ho should realize
n fortune from 1t VAS not to DO conceived,
though ho often declared that ho deserved 1t on
ntcount OF the rtdloulo ana anuho ueaPou "Po"
him for being tho author Of such miserable
hodge:podgo aa tho acting version of "Tho
rroolr !, nrovd7 tn he.
o''oA po'oa ,. rr ~ ~ ~, onv.r sncorss.
-, sisuuAAA soenoG ~ a "nHAn n
Speaking OF lucky Tehsufes, l'ooo,s nounot M
wis extremely lucky In getting hold OF the
Tadoer. Ho Vas working at the oase for 915 or
eoo = ,.aa1, havo hoen told, when tho ownor Of
ez9 "eeA, nt'so oosD 'e,4' '-'..,. -,
the paper, VINO caueo II tuo me' c4u" tsuso.'
determined to give 1t up that no might aoVo1e
his entire time and attention to d press he had
s.sssa.ss ..s ~ 1,;.,, In aunno,oi would Bud
usou.oH' Do.1,o. 80 +,,n ato-v cooa VIVA m.
p.ans aus .. no' Nv . .a ooT1.no-,ort-
willing to lose ns weekly saia,y; an ~ M
II, mado an offer TO tho pubhahef 1or tne prop"
,rtv. The offer was accepted, and the Merchants
- ,....,,,. o;ro,,,ot;on ~ bnt q nm unseed
tsoae'' nasins snoos i ~ than.,a a
INTO 1Gonos a1onnss TSa oommStcIs sheet T. B.
cellaneous reading; ana to tMa eno ~, no
secured INC services oa ahns tetn eia Snas; y;
tartonh Ihen . NJ" Ate1a1y Aen1, ~ 1ne anso ~. ~
85, 600 per nnnnm,-Hhe agreeing 20 Mr1te lo5
nobody eIso. IAe o1Perlmen1, aueeaasan pesvno y.
expectation, lea 70 otner on9hge'nee4ss e 49, ~
elm1ar sort, anu 70 5ne lounoas'on ~ ooAAoA
FORTUNE. ' -, ,,r,o.or ~ +o Eptoe,. dIos. novs-
paper pubnsheFa ougn. " ea9Is at H. Annat1o ~
pger his grave TO .ae arin'u1y mg ~ Ina hoon Ha II
Adye[tialng, % no e 4a,au ~ III I'M nm and ha
PEobapy To1tn eth IT, %a1f fLnt a,n n nvor.
has expended more tnen nda nay .na' sun ~
!i8in8: ho uas t. Rat M ~ 4.ooI,a axart;sne
hemen. an aoE ,,r;Ttera nj 1n1,n
he noe tho 1aen1on u 4n'hg H. sa1.rd ~
-; TIE ~ 3taa Nta4n Aeosa 1ASs,of Iaqt anco
khoaBh u WI 10 eu&uo So41n ,riored t1,ara at;I1
ben1amin Nathhh was Hntueaoa y @ tnI,o' =, ustn
stanuh "1tnouE 1;aonoao ~ II. Trnt.,-
Bomeat ana moss ues1lnuio 1 ~ - m9}
third street ena yes - eannot % e1 10 pa1 plae11o
brought before the trageay' Ine sons s q. ni3 .na
mnrdefaa u man na'o nrieu ~ T.o son n Had
" upon o1 It 1epes a 81 essoog and buyers
T. IT, 10 ocu orhaa 70 aaSncaton should ira Tho
neau5 n am0 0ann|.h1y " %r tra ou' 'l'' II nAA IL
'aTS@ Persons ~ - % have Ceased even to spenk Of the
Nasnnh nnnnn ;a aenn1oi that tic woathy Hebro
aaa oid or eonpivanco S of others Which OK.
n3sn.a Why The reward Of $50 00O offered for the
S;scoverv @ and nrrost Of tho nssaseiu. has neyel
f,asT e1a;noaI % - N'o~'
oeen '4"4'ut nsaooun.orso n sonrnnrEns,
1don,t liko to tliacourare lifted noyicen. bu,
feei bound, ont OF consideration to them, tc
INV ti,at tho literary market hore is at prcscni
i9 eiiifors have Informed me- that their Mss. or
fnnd haye never been quite 80 ample, and thai
thew conld ret along vory comfortablY If noi
another article wero onored to them during ths
un.t threo years.
It is remarkable how many personH are villipg
and oven anxious, to write, when tho prospect
of their getting into print is go very small
They care very 1ittlo for money, as is evident
from the kind Of profession they are dlsposot
euqh distinction aa might bo conferred upo1
them by the publication Of the most ordinary ar
ticles. When, on IN average, twonty;four out o.
twenty-five communications are declined, there
Is little reason for tho indulgence OF scrlptura